CHAPTER 285: CHAPTER 285: LESSER GOD EXPERTS DRAW THE HEAVENLY TRIBULATION

Johnnie felt the power in his body shake. The chains carried a heavy suppressing force.

"Dragon-Binding Rope!" Red Carp cried, her voice trembling. The chains’ pressure hit her even harder.

"Red Carp, get into the Map of Heaven and Earth." Johnnie could tell she couldn’t bring out her strength here and would only get in the way.

The chains pressed on him too, but not much. He had dragon blood, but he wasn’t a true dragon.

Without hesitation, Johnnie put Red Carp into the Map of Heaven and Earth. At the same time, his power surged as he triggered the Heavenly Tribulation to become a god.

Rumble...

In an instant, the world went dark. Black clouds churned, thunder rolled, and a world-ending force filled the air.

This was a Heavenly Tribulation aimed at the Lesser God realm.

"Heavenly Tribulation!" Several Tidal Giants turned pale.

Their leader shouted, "Quick! Suppress his power! Don’t let the tribulation fall, or we can’t stop it!"

Clang!

Several chains howled through the air, sweeping toward Johnnie.

Each chain carried a powerful suppressing force.

"Vajra Indestructibility!"

"The Myriad Phenomena!"

Face set, Johnnie unleashed two Forbidden Spells without hesitation.

Golden light wrapped him, and his defense shot up two hundredfold.

At the same time, countless vines surged up, blotting out the sky. They blocked the chains and bound the Tidal Giants.

The Myriad Phenomena was strong. For a moment, even Demigod-level Tidal Giants were trapped. Only three Lesser God experts tore free and charged at Johnnie.

But by then, the first bolt of tribulation had already fallen.

Johnnie didn’t dodge. He rushed straight at the three Lesser Gods.

"Courting death!" The three Tidal Giants whipped their chains, sweeping them across.

Crack!

With a deafening boom, a massive lightning bolt crashed down right after.

Space rippled. Johnnie’s figure winked out—a spatial blink.

An instant later, he appeared beneath the three Tidal Giants.

Not good!

The three of them paled. It was too late to dodge.

Boom!

A massive purple pillar of light tore the sky and slammed down with a world-ending force.

The three Tidal Giants took the hit first and were blasted away.

Even as Lesser Gods, they were hurt badly.

But their scales didn’t crack, so Johnnie still couldn’t truly threaten them.

"Again!" They had blocked most of the tribulation, so he wasn’t hit too hard. He triggered his spatial blink again and charged them.

"He has a spatial skill. Lock down space!" the lead Tidal Giant shouted, face tight.

Without hesitation, tidal power rippled from them, sealing the space around. Their chains howled as they whipped toward Johnnie.

"Ash-Extinguishing Sword Domain!"

Johnnie unleashed his Domain Power without delay. Endless flames spread out. Sword light filled the sky, covering the Tidal Giants below.

"Hmph. Know your place," the leader sneered. "In the ocean, we are invincible."

As he spoke, the huge chain in his hand screamed with a strange tidal force. Space shuddered, and it smashed Johnnie’s Domain.

The chain didn’t slow. It shot on to bind Johnnie.

Clatter!

Chains rang. Johnnie didn’t dodge and was wrapped up by several chains.

Crack!

Then, with a thunderous boom, another terrifying Heavenly Tribulation fell from the rolling black clouds.

Not good!

Their faces changed. This human was doing it on purpose. The chains conduct electricity—they’d get hit too.

They tried to leap back, but it was too late. The second Heavenly Tribulation was brutal and crashed down at once.

Boom!

With a deafening blast, Johnnie spat blood. The golden light around him shook, and a sharp pain stabbed through his head.

Over the sea, the soul attack inside the Heavenly Tribulation was not weakened.

Even so, he still managed to block the second strike.

The terrifying aftershock of the Heavenly Tribulation ran along the chains, blooming into a dome of purple lightning that covered the dozen-plus Tidal Giants below.

"Ah—"

Screams rang out. This was a god-ascension Heavenly Tribulation aimed at Lesser God experts. Aside from those three Lesser Gods, the other Tidal Giants couldn’t withstand it. Even though it was only the aftershock, it still tore their flesh and ripped off their scales in an instant.

Perfect chance!

Johnnie’s eyes lit up. Ignoring his own injuries, the Seven Sword flew out, split into seven, and slashed toward the badly wounded Tidal Giants.

Puff...

With a flash of cold light, black blood sprayed.

Damage numbers popped up one after another. Johnnie’s attacks couldn’t threaten Demigod-level foes yet, but the poison was terrifying.

"No, I’m poisoned!"

"Lord, save me! This poison is horrible..."

They panicked and begged the three Lesser Gods for help.

"Despicable!" the leading Tidal Giant cursed. He threw out a Healing Spell, but it didn’t cleanse the poison.

It seemed only that Tidal Colossus had a way to cure it.

Johnnie felt sure of himself. As long as Pitiless could keep that Tidal Colossus tied down, he was confident he could slaughter every Tidal Giant on this small island.

Rumble...

Thunder rolled. Under the churning clouds, the third bolt of tribulation gathered.

At this point, the surrounding Tidal Giants were on edge. They stopped caring about Johnnie and fled in a panic.

Even the three Lesser Gods looked grim and uncertain.

"Trying to run now? Too late." Johnnie wore a faint smile. He blinked through space again and appeared in front of the three Lesser God Tidal Giants—right as another Heavenly Tribulation followed him down.

This one was even stronger than the last two.

"Despicable! Get into the water!" the leader yelled, turning to dive into the sea.

If they got into the sea, the tribulation’s power would be greatly weakened, and their own strength would rise.

Boom!

Before they could reach the water, a thick bolt of lightning like a giant stone pillar crashed from the sky, enveloping Johnnie and the nearby Tidal Giants.

Endless purple lightning danced, covering a kilometer around and swallowing the nearby Tidal Giants.

Crack...

Scales shattered, mixed with waves of piercing screams.

Even the three Lesser God Tidal Giants couldn’t withstand this third strike of the Heavenly Tribulation, let alone the regular Half-God experts.

A prompt popped up: [Ding: You were killed by the Heavenly Tribulation. Tribulation failed. Special rule blessing: you revive on the spot.]

Johnnie hadn’t blocked the third blast either, but his goal was already met.

Dozens of Tidal Giants caught in the Heavenly Tribulation had shattered scales and were badly wounded.

"Die!" Johnnie’s cold voice echoed. The Seven Sword roared out, split into seven cold beams. Pitch-black sword light flashed in an instant, cutting toward the Tidal Giants.

Puff!

Blood sprayed. Without their scales, these Tidal Giants couldn’t stop the Seven Sword at all.

The Instant Kill effect didn’t trigger, but they were all poisoned, and their Health points kept dropping—this included the three Lesser God Tidal Giants.

"Despicable human, you’ll die miserably!" the leader cursed. They had strong Health recovery skills, but none could cleanse the poison. They might stall for time, but in the end they would still die.

"Milord, save me!" A Tidal Giant staggered over. He was already poisoned, and after the tribulation damage his Health points had fallen to a tenth. At this rate, he wouldn’t last ten seconds.

Buzz!

A Lesser God Tidal Giant raised a hand and cast a Healing Spell, barely stabilizing his Health points.

"This human is hurt too. All together—maybe killing him will clear the poison," someone shouted, charging at Johnnie first.

The other Tidal Giants brightened and attacked without hesitation.

Whoosh!

Chains howled. Seawater surged everywhere, heavy with terrifying pressure.

Johnnie was strong, but he couldn’t match so many Half-God and Lesser God experts.

Boom!

Endless seawater crashed down, and his Health points were wiped out in an instant.

[Ding: You were killed by a Tidal Giant. Special rule blessing: revive on the spot.]

A prompt flashed,Johnnie revived where he stood.

These Tidal Giants were strong, but they had no soul attacks. Even if he died a few times, he wasn’t afraid.

"Let’s see how long you can last!" Johnnie controlled the Seven Sword again and used the Myriad Sword Technique, covering the nearby Tidal Giants.

Buzz!

Sword Intent hummed. Endless sword light flashed, blanketing the sky and sweeping in.

Johnnie had mastered several strong elemental laws, so his damage wasn’t low. With the poison ticking, the Tidal Giants were in agony.

[Ding: You killed a Tidal Giant. EXP +4,800,000; four base stats +10,000]

[Godslayer power triggered: all stats permanently +10%]

A prompt appeared.

Johnnie’s eyes lit up. One Tidal Giant couldn’t hold on and fell.

The weakest of these Tidal Giants were Half-God level. Every kill gave him a huge boost.

"I wonder how much I’ll gain if I kill a Lesser God?" Johnnie’s gaze sharpened, locking onto the three Lesser God Tidal Giants.

He had never killed a Lesser God before.

Those three were already poisoned, losing over ten billion Health points per second. Their healing skills barely kept up with the poison.

Buzz!

Seven flashes of cold light. Johnnie drove the Seven Sword at the weakest of the three Lesser Gods.

Puff, puff...

Blood sprayed. Damage numbers flickered:

-6428500

-6513000

...

Johnnie’s attacks only dealt a little over six million true damage. Even with the poison, it still wasn’t enough to threaten a Lesser God.

But the Tidal Giant’s face changed. He cried out in fear, "This human’s weapon is strange—not just poison. It carries a terrifying power!"

Seawater surged around him, forming a Water Shield to block the Seven Sword.

What a hassle.

Johnnie frowned. He couldn’t break that Water Shield.

Looks like killing a Lesser God is still going to be hard.