Chapter 2225: A Good Place

Chapter 2225: I'll Take You to a Great Place

The vast starry sky was shrouded in thunder, left scarred and battered. It wasn't that Han Jiang's heavenly tribulation was exceptionally vast, but rather that so many people were being dragged into it passively, one wave after another.

Splashes of brilliant blood flowers bloomed under the heavenly tribulation, staining the world red.

Just as Tian Zhu had forewarned, Hong Huang suffered a massive disaster. Because of this single heavenly tribulation, everything was thrown into chaos, with people and mounts scattered in disarray, struck down until their forces crumbled. Every time thunder poured down, groups of people were obliterated into ashes.

"Damn it!"

Han Jiang's roar, laced with the power of thunder, echoed through the vast universe. But no matter how loudly he howled, it couldn't compare to the effectiveness of Ye Chen's iron staff, which kept smashing him down repeatedly. He had originally planned to head to the Zhutian side to undergo the tribulation and use it to severely damage Zhutian, but now he realized he had been overly optimistic. Not only had he failed to drag Zhutian into it, but he had also caused his own allies to scatter in panic across the sky. No one knew how many from Hong Huang had died—only that they were being wiped out in droves.

"Damn it!"

The roars from the Han Jiang clan shook the nine heavens. Their own emperor's son was undergoing the tribulation, which should have been a stroke of fortune. But who could have imagined that the Sacred Body would be so domineering, completely ignoring the heavenly tribulation? They could have endured that, but what they couldn't tolerate was Ye Chen beating their emperor's son all over the sky amid the Han Jiang tribulation. If he had to hit him, couldn't he at least do it in an empty area?

"Damn it!"

The furious howls from the Hong Huang clans were the most thunderous, shaking the entire cosmos. Every time they clustered together, divine punishment from the heavenly tribulation would strike. The previous times had involved enemies undergoing tribulation, which was fine, but this time, it was their own Hong Huang emperor's son, and they still couldn't escape the lightning.

Ye Chen paid them no mind at all, diligently swinging his iron staff. Though it wasn't his own heavenly tribulation, his positioning was still sharp—he struck wherever the crowds were thickest.

"Sacrifice the emperor weapons and blast him to pieces for me!"

The Tao Tie clan emperor bellowed, summoning an ultimate emperor weapon from within his body that shot skyward.

Like him, every clan with emperor weapons activated them in unison. Dozens of emperor weapons hung across the starry sky, like dozens of dazzling suns, their radiance illuminating the world. Every beam of emperor light was enough to destroy heaven and earth. Even before the attack began, the starry sky was collapsing.

"Stop!"

The Han Jiang clan emperor roared in anger. After all, it was their emperor's son undergoing the tribulation. If these dozens of emperor weapons struck, he would undoubtedly die. They had finally drawn in the heavenly tribulation, and if he survived it, he would become a Zhun Di, and in the future, he might even ascend to Great Emperor. They couldn't let him be killed instantly.

But his angry shout went unheeded by the other Hong Huang clans.

It was still the same sentiment: if it wasn't their own emperor's son, they didn't care. Because your emperor's son was undergoing tribulation, our clans have suffered countless casualties. This blood debt would be tallied not only against Ye Chen but also against your emperor's son. What was the point of undergoing this damn tribulation anyway?

That was how things stood—no one listened to the Han Jiang clan emperor's ranting.

At that moment, no one cared about the ongoing tribulation frenzy anymore. They just wanted to send Ye Chen, along with the Han Jiang emperor's son, straight to hell. Especially for Han Jiang, this was his tribulation, so he had to die.

Buzz! Buzz!

The ultimate emperor weapons hummed, sweeping out immortal light in the same instant, targeting Ye Chen and Han Jiang in the heavenly tribulation. Regardless of who was who, they would strike first and sort it out later.

Han Jiang's emperor's son suddenly paled, his eyes bulging. Dozens of emperor weapons attacking together—even a Great Emperor would have to think twice, let alone him, a Great Saint still in the midst of tribulation.

"I say, you Hong Huang folks are really trying to wipe us both out!"

Ye Chen sighed.

With that single line, Han Jiang, who hadn't even steadied himself, spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

What do you mean "wipe us both out"? It's clearly aimed at you! I'm just minding my own business undergoing tribulation, but you had to cause trouble and drag Hong Huang into it. If it weren't for you, none of this would have happened.

"Let's go. I'll take you to a great place."

Ye Chen grabbed Han Jiang and vanished in an instant.

Any perceptive observer could tell where they had gone—it had to be into a spatial black hole, using that method to evade the emperor-level killing strike. But it was an extremely risky move.

After all, within the range of a heavenly tribulation, the laws were chaotic. Even attacks from ultimate emperor weapons could deviate, let alone secret techniques. One slip-up could lead to backlash—shattering the Samsara Eye would be the least of it; they might even lose their lives.

Because the two disappeared, the thunder filling the starry sky also vanished in an instant—or rather, it followed Han Jiang into the spatial black hole. Wherever the one undergoing tribulation went, the thunder would follow.

However, the dozens of emperor weapon immortal lights didn't stop just because they vanished.

Boom!

With a tremendous explosion, that section of the starry sky was obliterated in an instant, turning all the meteorites and desolate stars within into nothingness under the ultimate emperor power.

"Damn it!"

The Hong Huang clan emperors gritted their teeth. The people of Zhutian could see it, so how could Hong Huang not? Ye Chen's heavenly escape technique was something Hong Huang had experienced before. Back in the day, he had used it to evade their ambushes countless times, rendering even emperor-level kills useless.

So, the question arose: Ye Chen had taken Han Jiang into the black hole—would they come out again? When, and from where? This was worth pondering.

As they thought about it, the major Hong Huang clans didn't dare linger. Taking the area where Ye Chen had entered the black hole as the center, they retreated in all directions, getting as far away as possible. Many even summoned emperor-level portals, not wanting to be dragged into another passive tribulation.

It was easy to dodge an open attack, but hidden arrows were hard to guard against. Who knew where Ye Chen would emerge from?

Boom! Boom!

The starry sky remained unrestful, with thunder rumbling on, though its source was nowhere to be found.

Everyone knew this thunder came from the black hole. The heavenly tribulation wouldn't stop just because the one undergoing it entered a black hole. In other words, even if they fled to the edge of the universe, the thunder would chase them there—unless the person died or the tribulation ended.

Boom! Boom!

The black hole, usually dark and silent, was now flashing with lightning due to Han Jiang's tribulation.

Pfft! Pfft!

Under the tribulation, Han Jiang kept spitting blood, barely able to stand as the destructive thunder struck him, tearing his flesh and leaving him unrecognizable.

That guy had a strong will to survive, always feeling he could still turn things around. Since being dragged into the black hole, he had been fleeing desperately, wanting to finish the tribulation quickly and advance to Zhun Di.

Seeing his determination, Ye Chen wouldn't let it slide. Ignoring the heavenly thunder above, he used Shrinking Earth into Inches three or five times to catch up, then swung his staff with absolute dominance, knocking Han Jiang down again.

To be fair, Ye Chen wasn't in great shape either.

If there were no tribulation, pulling Han Jiang into the black hole would have been no big deal. But with such a domineering tribulation, it was different. The moment he activated the heavenly path, he suffered backlash from the tribulation. His Samsara Eye's pupil power had scattered significantly, and as the caster, he was injured too, with blood constantly overflowing from his mouth and his face turning paler.

But it was the only option they had—to avoid being killed by the emperor weapons.

"Ah!"

Han Jiang's roar was hysterical, driven mad by the tribulation and furious from Ye Chen's beatings. He wanted to fight back against the tribulation, but Ye Chen gave him no chance; he wanted to fight Ye Chen to the death, but the tribulation kept interfering. Of all the tribulations he had undergone, this one was the most humiliating.

Buzz!

Before he could stop, Ye Chen appeared like a ghost, swinging his staff ferociously for the second time and knocking Han Jiang down again. Then, he reached out with a large hand, grabbed Han Jiang, and prepared to escape the black hole with this Hong Huang emperor's son in tow. The business of pitting Hong Huang wasn't over yet.

In the starry sky, the chaotic Hong Huang clans finally steadied their formations.

Apart from those who had escaped via emperor-level portals, the Hong Huang clans still present were countless, their pairs of violent blood eyes terrifyingly fierce.

The Han Jiang clan hadn't left, of course—their emperor's son was still undergoing tribulation, so how could they?

The people of Zhutian had no reason not to be there, though they didn't dare get too close, standing on the outskirts of the starry sky with their hands folded, waiting for Ye Chen to show his divine prowess again.

"We're back."

Accompanied by a wolf-like howl, Ye Chen made a grand appearance, dragging Han Jiang out of the black hole, with the sky full of thunder emerging alongside them.

The place he chose to exit was quite strategic—that section of the starry sky had a dense cluster of Hong Huang people, a large group at that. Just as he could peer through the black hole from Zhutian, he could also see through to Zhutian from the black hole. He knew exactly where the crowds were and where they were gathered.

"Scoundrel!"

The Hong Huang clans cursed in anger and fled in panic. They had thought they were far enough away, but they had underestimated Ye Chen. His positioning was so precise—it wasn't a coincidence.

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

Disasters like this seemed to happen every year, but today there were especially many. Under a wave of thunder, who knew how many were obliterated. Those who ran fast were okay; those who were slow didn't even have time to scream.

"Blast him to pieces for me!"

The Jin Ni clan emperor roared in fury, activating his emperor weapon and sweeping out destructive immortal light.

The other clan emperors weren't idle either, all reactivating their emperor weapons.

The clever Ye Chen wouldn't stand there and take it. In the instant before the emperor light hit, he grabbed Han Jiang and escaped into the spatial black hole for the second time.

Boom! Boom!

What followed was quite entertaining: every time the Hong Huang major clans unleashed their emperor weapons to kill, Ye Chen would cleverly evade them, and after three or five breaths, he would reappear out of nowhere. Each time, he would precisely find a Hong Huang cluster, emerging where the people were thickest, sending the Hong Huang clans fleeing in disarray—even the peak Zhun Di didn't dare stay.

The bloody spectacle was quite a sight.

Da Chu's Tenth Emperor was like a persistent dogskin plaster that couldn't be shaken off.

It was easy to dodge an open attack, but hidden arrows were hard to guard against.

The Hong Huang clans truly understood the meaning of that today. They had no idea where Ye Chen would emerge or which clan he was targeting. Every time, they were caught completely off guard.

Given his utter lack of principles, the Hong Huang people wised up.

At that moment, no clan dared to carelessly use their emperor weapons again—one after another, they fled faster than the last. Many summoned portals, sweeping up their people and escaping deep into the starry sky.

They had no choice but to leave; in this part of the starry sky, they were at constant risk of being struck. To avoid it, they had to get far away, out of Ye Chen's sight, to be truly safe.

"In the future, we will grind your bones to dust."

Every Hong Huang clan left with venomous roars.

To be fair, Hong Huang still had some sense of camaraderie—they were mindful of the ongoing tribulation frenzy. If not for that, they would have started a war today and flattened Zhutian in one go.

It didn't matter if they couldn't catch Ye Chen or kill him.

Hong Huang would slaughter his family, friends, and seniors one by one, and the thrill of their killing would become Ye Chen's deepest agony.

"Good job!"

Seeing the Hong Huang clans retreat one after another, the Zhutian people cheered. The holy lord of Tian Ting was truly worthy of the title of God of Schemes. Even though it wasn't his tribulation, he used it so masterfully. If it were his own Zhun Di tribulation, the scene would be even more magnificent.

However, not all Hong Huang clans had left—there were still some who hadn't.

Clearly, it was the Han Jiang clan; their emperor's son was still undergoing tribulation, so they couldn't leave.

The holy one stroked his chin. "How about we wipe out the Han Jiang clan?"

"Spot on."

The Kui Niu emperor's eyes flashed.

"Spot on."

The Zhutian quasi-emperors agreed. This heavenly tribulation had driven off the other Hong Huang clans, and it was rare to see the Han Jiang clan isolated like this—an opportunity not to be missed.