Chapter 896: Heavenly Punishment

He stood with his hands behind his back under the starry sky, his clothes fluttering, his entire demeanor transcendent, like a god-king standing between heaven and earth.

He trod on the earth, with the vault of heaven above his head, accompanied by a violent thunder tribulation raging wildly, the aura of destruction continuously erupting, making one's heart and soul feel like shattering.

When these words fell, the thunder tribulation instantly became violent. Thick, mountain-like bolts of lightning raged forth, erupting with sky-rending sounds. The entire sky was dyed blood-red, its power terrifying beyond measure.

The people around trembled in fear. This was heavenly punishment! Yet the young man showed no fear, and even intended to tear the sky apart!

The blood-colored thunder dominated the world. The entire Earth seemed to shake. Countless people felt oppressed in their hearts, sensing a great calamity looming, unaware of what was happening.

From various sacred mountains, shadows leaped out, all gazing toward Mount Longhu. When they saw this terrifying thunder, each one's scalp went numb.

"Who has attracted the thunder tribulation? It hasn't appeared in many years. Could it be that a strong practitioner has emerged from Mount Longhu?"

"No, this is heavenly punishment, with overwhelming divine might, terrifying beyond compare. Who has drawn the heavenly punishment? Are they about to do something against heaven?"

The thunder tribulation grew increasingly terrifying. The rumbling divine sounds were deafening. The sky was shattering, turning into chaos. The apocalyptic light was pressing down.

"Big brother, Xiaoyu is so scared..." The little girl, delicate as carved jade, had tear stains at the corners of her eyes. She was very close to the thunder tribulation and couldn't help trembling.

"It's fine. Watch me break this thunder tribulation." Yang Tian flicked his sleeve, and the three of them vanished instantly. If they were to undergo the tribulation here, the entire Mount Longhu would collapse.

"Heavens, where did the senior go? Where did they go?" The people around cried out in alarm as Yang Tian disappeared.

"The thunder tribulation has also disappeared. Xiaoyu and Yunxiao are gone too."

"The senior must have feared destroying Mount Longhu. Let's follow the thunder tribulation." A group of people went wild. This was heavenly punishment; could one truly act against heaven?

Over the boundless sea, great waves surged, tsunamis roared endlessly, and the blue waves shimmered. But in the next moment, it turned dark. A terrifying divine might erupted, dyeing the entire heaven and earth blood-red.

The nearby living creatures were scared half to death, all fleeing. Some demonic beasts that knew cultivation also ran, sensing a great calamity looming.

Yang Tian appeared there, rubbing Xiaoyu's head with his hand. He never expected to encounter a Nine Yin Divine Body again. This little girl's constitution was exactly the same as Yun'er's, only it had not awakened. Mount Longhu didn't know she was a divine body.

"Big brother, can you really save Fourth Grandpa?" Xiaoyu tugged at his clothes, looking up at him, asking innocently.

"Yes." Yang Tian nodded, his expression somewhat desolate. He sighed. Sometimes, fate truly plays tricks.

Over the infinite sea, spiritual energy was abundant, comparable to the outside world. At that moment, several Daoists came out from an island. Seeing the infinite heavenly punishment, they were greatly startled.

"Elder brother, what is this? Why has heavenly punishment descended? Is someone about to act against heaven?"

"That person is terrifying. Could he be a reclusive strong practitioner?" Someone looked at the young man sitting cross-legged in the high sky, greatly astonished.

Many cultivators in seclusion emerged, gathering a large number of practitioners. The appearance of heavenly punishment made all cultivators on Earth feel as if a great calamity was imminent.

"That person seems to be Yunxiao Daoist from Mount Longhu. His vitality is so astonishing! What is this? Could this man be a senior from Mount Longhu?"

"No, his aura is faint, as if he is about to die?"

Fairy music resounded, the sound of zithers ceaseless, ethereal melodies approaching. Nearly a hundred Daoists were discussing here. Hearing this drifting, uncertain sound, they all looked up.

As if fairies descended to the mortal world, a dozen women in white, fairer than snow, descended from the sky. All were beautiful as flowers, with transcendent temperaments, radiant skin, and graceful figures.

The leading woman concealed her immortal face with a white veil. She was graceful and elegant, like a banished immortal, untouched by worldly affairs, with an ethereal, transcendent aura. She crossed over on a banana fan.

"The fairy from the Jade Pool has arrived. It seems this heavenly punishment has alarmed the entire cultivation world."

The Jade Pool fairy's eyes shone with divine light, her pupils like water. She looked up and was also startled. This world-destroying power was about to strike down.

"Holy Maiden, this person is truly terrifying. Could he be a great supernatural power practitioner?" Someone asked, their face full of shock.

"I don't know. Is he going to survive this heavenly punishment?" Seeing his calm and composed demeanor, the Jade Pool Holy Maiden murmured to herself.

Rumble!

The sea of thunder erupted. Blood-colored lightning danced wildly, each bolt as thick as a mountain, striking the heavens and earth, causing them to tremble. The divine might was terrifying beyond compare.

The aura of world destruction manifested, as if opposing the act against heaven, about to descend.

Yang Tian pointed his finger, and a vast vitality surged. The scar on Yunxiao's chest dissipated, smoothed away by his finger. A surge of life force also emerged from his crown.

Rumble!

The heavenly might was greatly provoked. Finally, it could no longer hold back and struck down. It was a blood-colored thunder dragon, terrifying beyond compare, smashing down, shattering the void.

Yang Tian snorted coldly. His large hand extended, blood energy raging. A golden giant hand swept over, covering the sky. The palm faced upward, concealing a small world within, and directly captured the thunderbolt.

"What?!" The people around were greatly shocked. This person had actually captured the heavenly punishment! The mere thought made their scalps tingle.

The blood-colored lightning scurried about in his palm like an ant. Yang Tian's hand closed, and his gaze fell on the thunder arc in his palm. He pointed his finger at Xiaoyu's body.

The little girl was only five or six years old. A misty immortal aura rose around her, making her look like a little fairy. But she sometimes looked around in panic.

A power of creation flowed from Yang Tian's palm, pouring into Xiaoyu's body. Her skin transformed, her entire being resonating like a Dao embryo, holy and flawless.

"What is he doing? Helping this girl undergo a rebirth?" The Jade Pool Holy Maiden slightly clenched her jade hand, astonished.

Rumble!

The dormant thunder tribulation fully stirred, directly crashing down. It was a boundless sea of thunder, oppressing people's hearts with fear. Hundreds of blood-colored lightning bolts struck down.

Yang Tian sat cross-legged within it, unmoving, his aura like a mountain. He let the thunder tribulation strike him, while his fingers continuously unleashed the power of creation. Xiaoyu's entire body transformed, her skin emitting divine rays, steaming with auspicious colors.

"Open for me!" Yang Tian then pointed at Xiaoyu's dantian, awakening her divine body. Immediately, a divine aura began to spread, and the emitted divine rays became even more brilliant.

"Big brother, Xiaoyu feels so comfortable." The little girl bathed in creation, her body radiating divine rays, surrounded by divine rainbows, stepping on a cloud of auspiciousness, as if about to ascend as an immortal.

Yang Tian smiled. A golden book appeared in his hand—this was the Nine Yin Divine Art, obtained back in the Dao God Mountain.

With his great supernatural power, he implanted the cultivation method into Xiaoyu's sea of consciousness. Her entire body emitted vast chanting sounds, and the dazzling divine rays grew more and more numerous.

"It's coming." At this moment, Yang Tian looked up. He could see the high sky was chaotic. This thunder tribulation was extremely terrifying. He hadn't expected such a fearsome heavenly punishment to be drawn out here.