Chapter 49: The Sudden "Calamity of the Gods"

  Looking at Qing'er's complexion wasn't good, I hastily asked.

  "Qing er, what's wrong?"

  "Brother Long, I...I didn't know that 'Wu Huang Jue' could only be passed down to one person. I'm sorry." Qing'er said with her head lowered, speaking to me.

  "Hehe, silly girl, it's okay. I've also figured it out, this 'Nu Huang Decree' is most suitable for you to cultivate." I smiled and said to Qing'er.

  "Why? Don't you blame me?"

  "How could I blame you? Actually, when you said that cultivating the 'Huang Emperor's Decision' would make you the king of the demon world, I had already thought of letting Xue'er give up on cultivation. It was just that I was afraid that if you knew, you wouldn't accept the inheritance either, so I deceived you."

  "Brother Long! Thank you." Qing'er said sincerely to me, this was also the first time I felt Qing'er's sincerity.

  "Alright, hurry back to your room and cultivate, also study 'The Empress's Decree' thoroughly."

  "Yes!" Qing'er said, stepping out of Xue'er's room.

  "Xue'er, Dragon Brother didn't refuse to let you practice the 'Nu Huang Jue', he's just afraid that something unexpected might happen to you, forgive Dragon Brother." I said as I walked to Xue'er's bedside and grasped her hand. Xue'er still doesn't know when she'll wake up. It's really hard to say whether it's good or bad luck. Sighing, I walked out of Xue'er's room. Planning to go cultivate in the high altitude of 10,000 meters, yesterday's cultivation was very beneficial, so today I had the idea to cultivate again.

  At this moment, I stood with my hands behind me in the place where I practiced yesterday, thinking about something. Today, when I came here, I always felt a bit uncomfortable, but I couldn't quite put my finger on what it was. Never mind, let's not think about it anymore. Let's just practice first. Just as I was about to start practicing, a surge of pressure suddenly pressed down on me, and my vision slowly began to disappear. The originally clear sky instantly turned dark! In the dark sky, a massive dark red vortex suddenly appeared, with a diameter of at least several thousand miles, constantly rotating, and its terrifying energy seemed to make the entire sky start shaking. And my shadow was also slowly enveloped by this dark red vortex.

  The entire mortal realm suddenly plunged into darkness, the entire mortal realm was eerily silent, a silence that was terrifying, as if it were doomsday. Everyone was shocked and gazed up at the dark red gigantic vortex in the sky, within which they could vaguely see a white light spot.

  "What's going on? Has the Demon Realm already taken down the Divine Realm?" I shouted loudly in the dark red vortex. But no one answered me, and it remained eerily silent.

  Suddenly, in the dark red vortex, a deep blue lightning slowly emerged, and those deep blue lightnings madly rotated in the dark red whirlpool, forming a large circular array of deep blue color. The array was a ring-shaped, with strange trajectories inside the ring, and the deep blue lightning continued to flow through the array lines. Slowly, the dark red vortex also disappeared. The sky restored its original clarity, the mortal world regained its brightness, and people seemed to have had a nightmare. But at this time, in the dark red vortex, I suddenly heard a majestic voice.

  "I am the reincarnation of the Dragon, proud and arrogant. I am the God of Thunder from the Realm of Gods, specially sent by the Emperor to bring you a divine calamity. Due to the power of the divine calamity being different from ordinary responses, I will lead you into the whirlpool of tribulations."

  It wasn't until I heard that voice that I finally understood the whole story. This dark red giant vortex is called the Tribulation Vortex, and the reason I was sucked in here is because I'm about to undergo a Divine Tribulation. Before I could even speak, the voice continued, "Originally, your current cultivation level isn't enough to attract a Divine Tribulation, but with the Demon Realm becoming increasingly rampant, I have been ordered by the Divine Emperor to bring down the Divine Tribulation ahead of schedule to help you awaken the Golden Dragon." So it was actually to help me after all. That's what I said - the War God said that the Divine Tribulation would only arrive during the middle stage of the Mortal Realm, so how could it be happening now?

  "Brother Yunlei, if that's the case, then the power of the divine tribulation I experienced shouldn't be too great, right?" I asked with a smile after hearing Yunlei God's words.

  "Please, don't be polite, Big Brother. I can't bear the weight of these two words. If it weren't for you being ambushed by the Demon God back then, you would be the current God Emperor. So, you don't have to be like this either. However, regarding the power of the Divine Tribulation, the God Emperor had entrusted me with a message: originally, you were supposed to undergo an ordinary Divine Tribulation, but in order to help you awaken the Golden Dragon ahead of time, I was specially ordered to bring down a triple Divine Tribulation upon you, because the power of an ordinary Divine Tribulation is now completely insufficient to awaken the Golden Dragon within your body."

  Upon hearing the words of Yun Lei God King, my heart sank to the bottom. I'm doomed! The War God said that even an ordinary Divine Tribulation would be difficult for me to overcome, let alone a triple Divine Tribulation. How am I supposed to survive this? Forget it, for the sake of awakening the Golden Dragon, I'll give it my all. Saying so, I activated the Wu Wei Heart Method and conjured up a crystal longsword, pointing it at Yun Lei God King.

  "Come on, I'm ready." The Thunder God showed a hint of approval. At the same time, he also regained his previous dignified tone.

  "I am the Thunder God, Lord of the Divine Realm, and I have been ordered by the Divine Emperor to bring upon you three divine tribulations. The first tribulation is now before you." The Thunder God boomed in a loud voice as he spoke to me. At this moment, only the deep blue lightning within the vortex was visible, wildly swirling around and gathering into a bolt of lightning that shot towards me. I didn't dodge at all, not because I didn't want to, but because it was impossible for me to avoid it. Suddenly, a golden light burst out from my body, and behind me, the enormous head of an Eastern Dragon appeared, shimmering in and out of sight. The dragon's massive mouth sucked in the lightning bolt, and the first divine tribulation instantly vanished into thin air. I also revealed myself, and at this moment, the Thunder God, who was hiding within the vortex, showed a surprised expression for a brief instant before recovering his composure and continuing to speak.

  "The second heavy, divine calamity is present." The deep blue lightning seemed to have a spiritual quality, and after hearing the words of the fallen thunder god, it immediately formed a circular lightning array that looked like a millstone at first glance. That deep blue millstone was slowly rotating in the dark red vortex at this moment. Before I could react, the golden dragon behind me suddenly spoke in human language.

  "Double Divine Tribulation? Nine Thunderbolts Appear Together." I carefully looked at the millstone, and indeed, there were nine deep blue thunderbolts constantly moving along the trajectory within it.

  Rumble...

  The gigantic grinding disc, composed of deep blue lightning, slowly rotated and descended towards me from the vortex. Although its descent was slow, I felt an oppressive force akin to doomsday. The first calamity that had struck earlier had been swift and direct, but this massive grinding disc formed by nine deep blue lightning bolts rotating together was descending at a relatively slower pace, taking almost a minute to reach my side from the gigantic red vortex. I wondered: "Why so slow?" But I only thought about it briefly, as the grinding disc was now above my head, and I needed to think of how to counter it. Suddenly, the golden dragon behind me contracted and transformed into a golden sword. Upon seeing this sword, I felt an inexplicable connection, as if our hearts were linked; apparently, this was the weapon of the Carefree God.

  All I saw was the golden sword transformed from the golden dragon floating behind me, and when the millstone was about 10 meters away from my head, the golden sword suddenly flew out from behind me and rushed towards the millstone. The huge millstone falling down with a loud rumble, formed a sharp contrast with the small figure of the golden sword, and the small tip of the sword collided with the giant thunder millstone.

  But the result is...

  The nine deep blue lightning bolts that made up the giant millstone suddenly cracked open and completely collapsed. The nine deep blue lightning bolts that made up the millstone swirled around like a dragon without any rules, wherever they hit me, I only saw a burst of light from the golden sword's body, and then it dissipated. When it was all over, the golden sword turned back into that faintly visible giant eastern dragon head image. It just seemed much clearer now.

  "It's indeed impressive, the true power of the Carefree Immortal." Just then, a voice came from the sky, belonging to none other than the Thunder God.

  "Hehe, lucky, lucky!" I said with a busy laugh. If it weren't for the Golden Dragon's help, how could I have passed the Tribulation so easily? But I really don't know why the Golden Dragon suddenly ran out now, did it sense the destructive power of the Tribulation?

  "Alright, the second calamity has passed. Whether it's luck or strength, the third calamity should arrive now." The Thunder God continued to say.

  "Ah!"

  "The third heavy, divine calamity. Present." As the word "present" fell from the mouth of the Meteor God, seven lightning pillars suddenly appeared from a dark red vortex, their colors following the sequence of red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple to form a circular rainbow-colored pillar that struck down towards me. At this moment, the dark red color in the vortex seemed to have lost all its color, leaving me trembling with fear. However, the giant dragon behind me made a move that left me bewildered - it opened its mouth and directly bit into the rainbow-colored lightning pillar, instantly swallowing it whole. Looking at the rainbow-colored lightning pillar, the Meteor God spoke up.

  "Congratulations to the reincarnation of Xīao Yáo's divine body, Dragon Overlord Tian, for passing through the three divine calamities. I should also return and report back now." Before I could respond, the dark red vortex suddenly disappeared in an instant, truly coming and going swiftly. Is it that every divine realm's personality is this eccentric?

  Feeling the disappearance of pressure, I also went through the trial of tribulation. I couldn't help but sigh and say, "So this is what tribulation is like, it's really freaky, if you're not careful for a moment, you'll be doomed forever." Thinking of this, I quickly took a look at my physical body to see its condition, only to find that inside my body was like a boiling pot, churning non-stop. The primordial energy inside me was rampaging wildly, completely beyond my control, and the pain transmitted by my nerves had already put me in a semi-comatose state.