Translated by: La0o9
Edited by: Dr.Lock
Proofreader:? Arya
Empress Li Yang had prepared a lot of methods to deal with the Devil Kings.
Gu Qing Shan himself was also wondering what kind of rewards he should offer to convince the Devil Kings.
But in the end, all it took was seeing a part of the battle in Huang Quan for the Devil Kings to agree to his plans.
ă Then weâll form a Contract now?? ăEmpress Li Yang asked.
ă No problem give the Contract here!? ăthe Malahoh Devil King spoke first.
Receiving the Saint Bramble Leaves, all tree Devil Kings happily made their vows on it
The entire process was quick and simple.
Seeing his plans coming through, Gu Qing Shan clasped his fist to the three Devil Kings: âThank you all, then we shall meet shortlyâ
ă Ahaha, itâs nothing, nothing to speak about? ăthe Hunger Devil King spoke.
ă As fellow Devil Kings, of course we all have to look out for each other? ăthe Bloodthirsty Devil King spoke.
ă In life, everyone needs a friend or two to help each other out, arenât I right, Huang Quan Devil King?? ăthe Malahoh Devil King spoke.
âOf course, and Iâm more than happy to make a few more friendsâ Gu Qing Shan smiled and replied.
Seeing his attitude, the Malahoh Devil King took out a jade spoon and threw it to Gu Qing Shan.
ă This is my token, whenever you need to, you can use that to summon me? ă the Malahoh Devil King explained.
The Hunger Devil King and Bloodthirsty Devil King also each gave Gu Qing Shan their own tokens.
The Hunger Devil Kingâs token was a ball of rice, while the Bloodthirsty Devil Kingâs token was a gourd of blood liquor, together with the Malahoh Devil Kingâs token, Gu Qing Shan was in disbelief at how strange these tokens were.
Then the three Devil Kings stood there looking at him, waiting to receive his own token.
At this point Gu Qing Shan felt a bit of a headache.
Even if he gave them a Communication talisman, those can only be used in the same world.
He doesnât have anything that could bypass the world limit to transfer information.
Then he remembered something and smiled: âI donât have a token that I can give everyone, but youâre all welcome to visit the Justice Iron Fist Club to find me at any timeâ
The Malahoh Devil King couldnât help but ask: ă If I remember correctly, that place should be a Super Dimensional world, yes?? ă
âAh, it isâ Gu Qing Shan confirmed.
The three Devil Kings exchanged glances, feeling incredibly shocked.
This Huang Quan Devil King is able to settle down on a Super Dimensional worldâââ which means he at least has friendly relations with a Lord-class Combatant.
Itâs widely known that all discovered Super Dimensional worlds are already owned by Lord-class Combatants.
Within the 900 million World Layers, Lord-class Combatants are akin to gods!
The three Devil Kings silently sighed and erased the faint thoughts of personal benefits from their minds.
Of course, they didnât know that Gu Qing Shan only arrived at the Iron Fist Club when Barry and Kitty were both nearly at the end of their ropes, bringing hope for Barryâs recovery, as well as having Xiao Die as a 3rd party to introduce them that he managed to obtain membership.
Naturally, regardless of how strange and roundabout the process actually was, being able to form relations with a Lord-class Combatant was already impressive enough.
The mist scattered.
The three Devil Kings returned to their Devil realm and patiently waited for the Tribulation to begin.
The deal had been sealed.
Gu Qing Shan nodded to everyone and went back to his cushion and slowly sat down.
âIâll need to prepare myself for a bit before I begin facing my Tribulationâ he said.
The Tianma sisters all hurriedly backed away.
They were all knowledgeable enough to know how deadly a Lightning Tribulation was, not to mention in this special world.
ă Wait!? ăthe Progenitor Fiendess shouted.
Gu Qing Shan looked at her.
ă Lightning naturally counters the ghost army, that is indeed a wonderful coincidence for you? ă
The Progenitor Fiendessâ expression was solemn and continued: ă But in this world, the Old Godâs divinity has greatly increased the power of Lightning, which in turn also increases the power of the Lightning Tribulation. I fear that before the ghost army dies, you will have already been struck to death, are you sure about this?? ă
Gu Qing Shan smiled and replied: âI can feel it as well, this is probably the toughest Lightning Tribulation Iâve ever faced in my life, but now that the arrow has been knocked, Iâll have to release it no matter whatâ
Hearing that, Laura had an extremely troubled expression.
She silently pulled on Ilyaâs sleeve.
âYour majesty, what is it?â Ilya asked.
âWill he be in danger?â Laura asked.
Ilya explained: âBecause of the Old Godâs divinity, what was originally a tough ordeal will become even tougher for himâ
âBut then, if that was the case then why does he still insist on doing it? Wouldnât he at least have some level of confidence?â Laura asked.
Ilya smiled bitterly and answered her: âThere is no guarantee of failure or success in a Heavenâs Tribulation, not to mention one thatâs several times stronger than it should beââ just look at the Tianmaâ
Laura turned to them.
The Tianma all had nervous expressions on their faces as they retreated.
âââthey were taking more and more distance from Gu Qing Shan.
âWe should also back off as well, otherwise if we stay in the range of the Tribulation it would only cause him more troubleâ Ilya told her.
She and the guards then protected Laura as they backed away from him.
Laura was even more anxious and asked in a low voice: âDo we not have a way to help him?â
Ilya shook her head: âBefore breaking through, a cultivator would always prepare pills, formations, weapons, armors, talismans and other necessities to help themselves. This is part of whatâs allowed by the rules of the Tribulationâ
âI trust that he had prepared everything he could prepare within the range thatâs allowed, the only thing to do now is to watch over and see if he will be able to endure this Lightning Tribulationâ
Ilya noticed Lauraâs worry and sternly reminded her: âLaura, remember this well, this is the path he chose for himself. No one can walk on it but him, otherwise the power of Tribulation will only increaseâ
Laura was stunned for a bit before muttering: âBut then⊠his armorâŠâ
Hearing that, Ilya also remembered.
âAhâ she looked at Laura curiously, âI did try to give him a set of Bramble Bird General armor, but he couldnât wear it. According to him, youâve already given him an armorâ
âLaura, what you gave him should be a hidden armor correct? What kind of armor was it exactly?â
âIâŠâ Lauraâs face slowly went pale.
In the middle of the plaza, only the Progenitor Fiendess and Empress Li Yang were still standing by Gu Qing Shanâs side.
âIâm about to begin, you should take some distance as wellâ
Gu Qing Shan spoke as he sat down on his cushion and closed his eyes.
ă No need to hurry, I shall help you determine how strong the power of the Lightning Tribulation is first? ăthe Progenitor Fiendess spoke.
âThen Iâll trouble youâ Gu Qing Shan said.
His inner sight passed through his entire body, controlling the residue spirit energy to concentrate at his Dantian to prepare for the breakthrough.
Under his mindful accumulation, the spirit energy inside his Dantian slowly rose and reached a certain limit.
The time for his breakthrough was approaching!
The Laws of heaven and earth immediately noticed the changes inside his body.
A storm began to pick up, the Tribulation clouds above started to swirl.
All of a sudden, two streaks of purple lightning came out from the Tribulation clouds and slowly went into the lightning dragonâs head.
The lightning dragonâs eyes were drawn in! (1)
Roar!!
The hovering lightning dragon in the sky opened its eyes wide and stared down at Gu Qing Shan.
The Progenitor Fiendessâ expression greatly changed and shouted: ă The lightning dragon became sentientââ this is a characteristic of a Virtualized realm Lightning Tribulation! Gu Qing Shan, you wonât make it, disperse the spirit energy in your Dantian immediately!? ă
Gu Qing Shan shook his head: âEverything weâve done so far rests on this moment! Itâs already the final gamble, I wonât back down!â
Seeing him like that, the Progenitor Fiendess understood his determination. After careful thinking, she gestured to Li Yang with her eyes.
ă Someone like this is very useful for us, letting him die here is too much of a waste, try and convince him to stop? ăshe silently sent her voice.
Hearing that, Li Yang also sent her voice: ă Mother, can he really not make it through this Tribulation?? ă
ă The chance is too slim, heâs still only Sainted realm, but this Tribulation was supposed to be for those three realms above his own, itâs next to impossible for any cultivator to survive? ăthe Progenitor Fiendess replied.
Li Yang felt her heart tighten, quickly thought about it and came up with an idea.
ă Gu Qing Shan, do you remember your Shifu?? ăshe asked.
Gu Qing Shan then stopped his breakthrough and opened his eyes to look at her.
â-right, at the time Shifu was fighting with the Virtualized realm Qi Yan while she and I were preparing the Tianma magic in the sky.
She had indeed met Bai Hua Fairy before and knew that she was my Shifu.
Gu Qing Shan asked: âWhat about my Shifu?â
ă Nothing, but Iâm the ruler of the Tianma realm interconnected with Shen Wu world, if you are willing to return to Shen Wu world before breaking through, not only will the power of the Tribulation greatly decrease, you can also ask for advice from your Shifuââ after all, she was the first cultivator in your world to break through Sainted realm? ă Empress Li Yang told him.
Gu Qing Shan thought about it briefly: âYou mean, Shen Wu world also has its own Samsara cycle?â
ă It does? ăEmpress Li Yang nodded.
Gu Qing Shan said: âIf thatâs the case, then please deliver a message to my Shifuâ
Empress Li Yang was stunned for a bit before she realized: ă You mean you still want to break through right here?? ă
âThis Heavenâs Tribulation is something I must go through, the only option for me is to go forward and face itâ
Gu Qing Shan continued: âIf I canât make it through this Tribulation, please tell her something for me. This life, I am forever grateful for being able to join Bai Hua sect and become her disciple, being taken care of and taught by her. Itâs unfortunate that I couldnât repay her for what sheâs done for me, but if I still have a chance in my next life, I will definitely go to hell and back for her to pay back this debtâ
Note:
(1) The dragonâs eyes were drawn in: In ancient Chinese, itâs said that at the pinnacle of art, an artist can create life through their drawings, and the only way to prevent that is to not put the finishing touches on their art, which is usually the eyes. Thus the eyes signify sentience/life in a lot of Chinese literature, where they say that no matter how beautiful everything else in the drawing is, if the eyes are bad/not drawn in, that drawing doesnât have life.