CHAPTER 274: I WILL SWALLOW TRIBULATION

It did not know why someone had spoken the Language of the Heavenly Gods.

But those ancient eyes... understood one thing.

Someone on the other side had uttered a tongue that only their enemy possessed.

And that alone was enough.

A pulse of murderous intent spread across the void.

It needed to find the one who spoke that word.

Because that speaker could be their enemy or future enemy.

They had planned to wait.

They had planned to amass strength properly.

But now...

Their timeline shattered.

The attack would come earlier—

And it would be far more violent than originally intended.

***

Normally, in a sect, elders handled every matter, but this Mini Heaven Immortal Sect was different.

The Elders rarely appeared.

Why?

First, because the sect’s inner system was self-sustaining.

Disciples took administrative roles for sect points, handling tasks elders usually did.

Second and more importantly.

Not all Elders were here.

When they descended to the Lower Realms, it had not gone unnoticed.

Other forces, had sensed their movements.

So every elder present was given a simple yet crucial task:

Monitor the actions of the other side.

They couldn’t cross the Great Divide freely; doing so carried a heavy price.

But they possessed ancient tools that allowed glimpses beyond the barrier.

Thus, outside the Mini Heaven Immortal Sect.

Hidden deep in the void, stationed at various invisible nodes, multiple Elders focused on the other side.

Until suddenly, without warning, all of them noticed the same change.

The enemies from the Fallen Heavens were... moving.

Restless.

In a hurry.

As if preparing for an unexpected advance.

All Elders instantly connected their Divine Senses, exchanging reports in urgency.

Their collective message was relayed back to the sect.

The Heavenly Demons were accelerating their plans.

And so, the entire Heaven Immortal Sect felt an invisible tremor.

The new disciples of the Mini Sect...

Who believed their cultivation would be in peace...

Would now face their real trials much sooner than expected.

***

The first Black Lightning descended and slammed into Yu Xuan, who was already battered beyond recognition.

Instantly, he summoned the True Nirvana Flames, letting their white gold radiance envelop his mutilated body.

Every time the lightning tore into him, the flames burned brighter — mending flesh, sealing bone, filling him with new vitality even as the next strike arrived to tear it away again.

Then, he coated his fists in Darkness Chaos Flames and punched the lightning itself.

Of course, punching Heavenly Punishment Lightning was absurd.

Of course, he couldn’t disperse it completely.

But Yu Xuan never needed to win, for now, he only needed to steal it.

And as the lightning roared through him, he felt agony not just in flesh, but also in his very soul.

His nerves and meridians overloaded and shattered.

Yet he gritted his teeth, then clicked his tongue.

"Tsk... that’s a bit too much!"

Another bolt struck him.

Yu Xuan threw his head back and yelled, the sound echoing across the entire peak.

"AAAHHHHHHH!!"

He fought the Heavenly Punishment Lightning head on, his body cracking, burning, regenerating, and breaking all over again.

Each time he struck back, the lightning tore deeper. But even through the pain, a manic joy flashed in his eyes.

Because he felt it.

Inside his dantian—

The Black Tribulation Lightning was caught.

Now, ten different types of lightning crackled within him, forming a terrifying Lightning Star.

"HAHAHAHAHAHA!!"

Yu Xuan laughed like a madman as the tribulation raged.

His surroundings lay in complete ruins, scorched earth, shattered stone.

He looked no different: blackened skin, smoking hair, charcoal-like limbs... except he was still standing.

But then the tribulation decided to fight dirty.

Suddenly, from beneath the earth.

A surge of Black Lightning exploded upward, striking him in the back and launching him into the sky like a ragdoll.

"GUH!!"

Yu Xuan coughed blood mid-air, stunned by the ambush.

Before he could stabilize—

BOOM!

Another bolt.

And another.

And another.

He was thrown higher and higher, into the thickest layer of the storm.

His arms went numb, then lifeless, hanging limp at his sides. The pain was so overwhelming that even the Nirvana Flames struggled to keep up.

But even so...

Yu Xuan charged directly into the clouds, an unhinged grin twisting his face.

His voice trembled with exhilaration.

"You think I’ll stop NOW?!"

Lightning rained on him like a meteor shower. The sheer frequency made even the Elders watching squint their eyes; the air itself tore apart with each strike.

Only when Yu Xuan hovered just outside the core of the tribulation cloud, still being hammered by black lightning, did he finally exhale.

A slow, controlled breath.

His gaze lifted, meeting the heavens with a look that could only be described as...

Deranged determination.

Then—

BOOM—!!

Darkness surged from his body like an eruption of night.

It swirled, expanded, twisted space.

And then shot upward, attempting to swallow the tribulation clouds themselves.

***

"What did this kid do to provoke a Heavenly Punishment...?" Elder Kun muttered, utterly baffled.

The Elemental Heaven Peak Master had black lines forming across her forehead.

Her disciple’s ability to create trouble was now officially phenomenon.

The Grand Elder — the Golden Celestial Dragon was still trying to understand how Yu Xuan survived after speaking that word.

He was a human, after all. A squishy, mortal human.

He should’ve died instantly.

Daoist Thunder Jr.’s eyes were glowing with such fanatical excitement that the only accurate term for his expression was:

Lightning Yandere.

The other too were all silently asking the same question:

What kind of lunatic pokes the heavens until they get Heavenly Punishment?! What did this kid do?!

Meanwhile, the Chaos Heaven Peak Master, the old woman, stared blankly at the sky, dazed.

’...Is this brat really a genius like my disciple...?’ she thought.

She still couldn’t believe that Lingluo and this brat shared the same family name.

But the looming threat of the Heavenly Demons tugged at her thoughts.

That had to come first. Preparation was needed.

Just as she convinced herself that this abnormal tribulation would finally come to an end.

Yu Xuan was blasted upward, straight into the clouds.

And then.

BOOOOM—!!

A tidal wave of Darkness exploded from his body, expanding like a black hole and attempting to swallow the thunderclouds themselves.

The old woman’s expression froze.

"...This crazy kid." she muttered.