Chapter 652: Ancient Divine Punishment

Boom! Rumbling! Thunderous roars!

In the heavens above, the air was filled with thunderous roars.

Beneath the heavens, shadows darted chaotically in all directions.

No matter if it was the Zhun Tian Jing or Kong Ming Jing realm, anywhere Ye Chen went, people were struck senseless, losing all sense of direction.

It was a massive spectacle, with cries of agony everywhere. Many had already perished under the heavenly tribulation, while others barely escaped with their lives, fleeing without looking back for over ten thousand zhang.

Bang! Boom! Bang! Boom!

Ye Chen struck out repeatedly, shattering four descending heavenly tribulations, then turned to pursue Zhengyang Laozu again.

But when he glanced around, he saw that Zhengyang Laozu had already slipped away to a great distance during his battle with the tribulations—his escape speed was no joke.

"You're lucky you ran fast," Ye Chen cursed, scanning the surroundings before charging straight toward the area thickest with figures.

Seeing Ye Chen approaching, those already disheveled experts nearly spat blood in frustration. Without a word, they turned and fled, terrified of being caught by this beast.

"Run? Where do you think you're running?"

"Weren't you all acting so tough just now?"

"I don't show my power, and you think I'm just a pushover!"

Beneath the heavens, Ye Chen's howls echoed everywhere.

He stuck to his shameless style, rushing wherever the crowds were densest, and completely ignoring any patterns—chasing one group only to suddenly veer off in another direction.

Puff! Puff! Puff!

It was still a bloody scene, with those heavenly thunder tribulations striking people in an intensely painful way. For those who had never seen a heavenly tribulation before, this was an experience they wouldn't soon forget.

Roar!

Just as Ye Chen was showing off his might, a world-shaking dragon roar echoed from the eastern void.

This roar carried immense power, infused with thunderous force, exuding supreme authority like the will of heaven and earth, leaving no room for defiance.

At that moment, those who had escaped turned their heads upward to gaze into the misty void.

What they saw was a massive dragon, over a thousand zhang long, its body entirely covered in thunder—or rather, it was formed from condensed thunder. With one roar, it shook the vast sky; with a second, it shattered the void; with a third, it tore apart the heavens.

"What... what is that?" Everyone's faces changed at the sight of the thunder dragon.

"Dragon Grandpa, what is that?" Ye Chen stared blankly at the void, having never seen a thunder dragon during his own tribulations before.

"This is the interesting thing I mentioned," the voice of Taixu Gulong rang out immediately. "When Xuan Ling Zhi Ti underwent her heavenly tribulation, it summoned a thunder phoenix. As I expected, yours has summoned a thunder divine dragon."

"Then what?" Ye Chen asked hurriedly.

"Then fight it!" Taixu Gulong scratched his ear. "Take down that thunder divine dragon, or your tribulation will never end."

"Got it!" Ye Chen's eyes sharpened instantly, his battle intent surging.

But just as he was about to charge into the void to clash with the thunder divine dragon, a second roar erupted.

Billions of thunderbolts converged, and under everyone's gaze in the western void, they wove together into another colossal beast.

Upon closer inspection, it was a massive white tiger, over a thousand zhang in size, its roar shaking the earth and heavens, radiating overwhelming pressure and authority.

"Damn, there's more?" Even Taixu Gulong was startled, looking up in surprise.

Roar!

No sooner had he spoken than a third world-shaking roar resounded, and in the northern void, billions of thunderbolts gathered to form a massive thunder Xuanwu, over a thousand zhang long. It exuded immense weight, its body flowing with thunder, its pressure extraordinarily strong.

"Seriously, do you have to go this far?" Taixu Gulong gaped, as if he could see the colossal Xuanwu from across mountains and seas.

Roar!

Right after his words, another earth-shattering screech pierced the vast sky, and in the southern void, billions of thunderbolts assembled to create a massive thunder phoenix, over a thousand zhang in size.

"This is ridiculous," Ye Chen muttered, swallowing hard as he stared at the misty void.

"Impressive, aren't I?"

"You better shut your mouth," Ye Chen cut off Taixu Gulong immediately. "Every time you say something, another one shows up. Can you just keep quiet?"

"How is this my fault?" Taixu Gulong protested. "I'm just talking, and they keep appearing?"

Roar!

Sure enough, as soon as he finished, a fifth roar echoed, and in the central void, billions of thunderbolts converged to form a massive thunder Qilin, over a thousand zhang in size.

Uh...

Taixu Gulong's mouth twitched at the sight.

This time, he stayed silent, truly keeping quiet, afraid that another one might appear if he spoke, and Ye Chen might actually strangle him.

As for Ye Chen, his face had already darkened. He didn't even need Taixu Gulong to say anything—he felt like choking him right then and roasting him on a skewer.

Roar! Roar! Roar! Roar! Roar!

The roars continued, carrying thunder and immense pressure.

High in the void, the scene unfolded like this:

The eastern thunder divine dragon coiled menacingly, the western thunder white tiger roared fiercely, the southern thunder phoenix screeched sharply, the northern thunder Xuanwu advanced steadily, and the central thunder Qilin howled powerfully.

Now, everyone's faces had changed.

"I've seen so many people undergo tribulations, but this is the first time I've witnessed something like this," an elder cultivator stammered, staring in disbelief at the misty void.

"The eastern divine dragon, western white tiger, southern phoenix, northern Xuanwu, central Qilin... What kind of tribulation is this?"

"Lived for hundreds of years, and today's the day I learn something new."

"How high must Qin Yu's talent be to summon such a tribulation?" The experts from the three sects looked on in sheer horror.

"Someone with talent like this, if he can't be used by our three sects, must die," Zhengyang Laozu said coldly, his figure in disarray.

Like him, the experts from Hengyue and Qingyun wore expressions of cold intent. For once, the three sects were in complete agreement: no matter the cost, Ye Chen had to be killed.

"Thunder divine dragon, thunder white tiger, thunder phoenix, thunder Xuanwu, thunder Qilin—four divine beasts and one divine spirit beast. Qin Yu, who exactly are you?" Ji Ningshuang gazed steadily at the high void, her cheeks full of shock.

After all, with her own talent, she had only summoned a thunder phoenix, yet Ye Chen had called forth four thunder divine beasts and one thunder divine spirit beast, completely overshadowing her.

"Kill, kill, kill." Yin Zhiping, his figure ragged, twisted his face into a grotesque mask, like a demon. From what he knew through the Taixu Gulong within him, summoning such a tribulation proved the tribulator's talent was heaven-defying.

He couldn't accept it—he refused to accept being outclassed. Up to now, he had only undergone one tribulation, and even that had no divine beasts, not even a single insect.

In the grand hall of Tianxuan Gate, Fu Ya glanced at the scene in the water curtain, then turned to Donghuang Taixin.

"This is the exclusive Desolate Ancient Divine Punishment of the Huanggu Shengti," Donghuang Taixin said with a faint smile. "He only possesses the origin of the Huanggu Shengti, not its divine repositories. If it were a complete Huanggu Shengti, it wouldn't stop at just this."

"Half a Huanggu Shengti—who knows if he can withstand this Desolate Ancient Divine Punishment."

"I have faith in him."