Chapter 573: 9-Tailed Divine Spirit's Ground-Level Thunder Tribulation

Faced with the tribulation stirred up by Jiang Qiu and the Nine-tailed Fox, even the Celestial Wolf Ancestor, a being at the Super True Dominator Level, was now filled with lingering fear. He cast aside all concerns for his dignity as an Ancestor, frantically activating the full might of the Celestial Wolf Race’s heritage to help the areas of Celestial Wolf City inhabited by his kin resist the disaster.

Yes, he had to do something to resist the Celestial Tribulation. Otherwise, it wouldn’t care one bit that he was just a bystander; it would strike at anything and everything within its range.

Under the circumstances, he had to protect all of Celestial Wolf City. This wasn’t out of some profound sense of integrity or responsibility, but because the entire city was practically his, and its million-strong Demon Race population were all his people.

Furthermore, the great Celestial Wolf City had developed for tens of thousands of years; its scale was immense. If it were destroyed now, the losses would be incalculable!

On top of that, Celestial Wolf City was protected by countless Arrays. If it were truly destroyed now, all those strategic formations would be lost. It would be tantamount to losing his home—how could he not intervene?

And with his status as the Old City Lord of Celestial Wolf City, Ancestor of the Celestial Wolf Race, and possessing strength above the Transformation Realm, he really shouldn’t have needed to fear this Celestial Tribulation.

For one, the epicenter of the Celestial Tribulation was far away, which naturally meant he was also far from it, greatly reducing the risk. For another, Celestial Wolf City had been fortified for tens of thousands of years and possessed a profound heritage; there was no need to be excessively afraid of the tribulation.

While their research into the dao of Arrays was likely a far cry from that of Chaos Main City—merely scratching the surface, by comparison—their formations were still magnificent and intricate. They should have been more than capable of handling the fringes of a Celestial Tribulation.

It was in this situation that the Great Demon Ancestors, who had come for the longevity banquet, witnessed a sight they would likely never see again. A legendary Great Demon—the Celestial Wolf Ancestor—soared into the sky and activated the massive Array of Celestial Wolf City, forming an invisible Barrier that became a shield to protect the city’s core region.

Beyond this Barrier was the endless Thunder Tribulation. Yes, the tribulation had begun. As one bolt of Thunder after another struck at the furthest edge of their vision, the faintest aftershocks were enough to make the Celestial Wolf Ancestor’s heart pound with terror!

He threw all decorum to the wind, directly demanding that all the visiting Great Demon Ancestors cough up their most precious resources. Today, they would either withstand the Thunder Tribulation together, or they would all die here!

Of course, he didn’t actually say that last part aloud, but his meaning was perfectly clear. If they didn’t all empty their pockets to help Celestial Wolf City resist the aftershocks of someone else’s tribulation, death was the only alternative!

The Celestial Wolf Ancestor himself wouldn’t die, of course. Even if he failed to protect Celestial Wolf City, he was a Great Demon above the Transformation Realm. How could he possibly be unable to even escape?

But the other Great Demons were a different story. They weren’t as fast, nor were their Realms as profound. More than likely, they would just be waiting for death.

Still, none of them had ever imagined that a sudden Thunder Tribulation could cause such a massive commotion. No one knew for sure who was undergoing it, but they secretly had their suspicions.

To cause a commotion of this magnitude… Forget the City Lord of Celestial Wolf City undergoing a tribulation. The idea that even all the Old City Lords from every Great Demon Race city in the Middle Rank of the Primitive Ancient Forest undergoing their tribulations together to break through to the True Body Realm could cause this was utterly laughable.

A disturbance of this scale seemed to have forced the very heavens into a rage. This wasn’t like a tribulation; it was like the heavens themselves were punishing a Super Great Demon who had gotten too arrogant!

Even for them, representatives from major cities who had seen all manner of spectacles, their hearts were now seized with terror. They felt like ants before a falling meteor, utterly powerless to resist.

Who could have imagined that Celestial Wolf City, a famous and high-ranking power in the Middle Rank of the Primitive Ancient Forest, could be brought to the brink of annihilation by the aftershocks of a faraway tribulation!

Yes, this was no exaggeration. The edges of Celestial Wolf City, the areas not covered by the Celestial Wolf Ancestor’s defensive barrier, had already been annihilated by the Thunder!

Of course, it wasn’t just Celestial Wolf City. In truth, across the vast Primitive Ancient Forest, wherever the dense clouds of the Celestial Tribulation gathered, countless bolts of Thunder had already rained down, threatening to grind all living things to dust!

The Thunder struck trees, igniting raging fires and sending thick smoke billowing into the air. Simultaneously, a heavy rain fell from the sky. The furious Thunder roared like a fierce Tiger as heaven and earth flickered between light and darkness. The violent tremors had already scared many of the more timid members of the Demon Race to death; those who weren’t frightened to death were instead killed outright by the sheer, overwhelming might of the heavens!

Any member of the Demon Race below the Spirit Control Realm was either dead or had suffered a complete mental collapse. Even Dominator Level demons in the Spirit Control Realm were left with psychological scars that would never fade. They could no longer think normally, and they would never again dare to look directly at the heavens!

Meanwhile, in the core region of Celestial Wolf City, where the Celestial Wolf Ancestor held his longevity banquet, the various Demon Race Ancestors had already brought out their most valuable treasures to aid him. They simultaneously unleashed the bulk of their own power to help Celestial Wolf City withstand the tribulation!

However, even with their powers united, the Celestial Wolf Ancestor was not faring well. Every bolt of Thunder that crashed against the barrier felt like a direct blow to his spine. His once tall and mighty figure now slumped, his aura exhausted. Gone was his initial composure and arrogance.

That’s right. This legendary Great Demon, the founder of Celestial Wolf City, the only one present who was above the Transformation Realm and at its Perfection—a supreme expert on the verge of breaking through to the True Body Realm—had just been nearly crippled by a minor, peripheral bolt from the Thunder Tribulation, even while bolstered by the full might of his city’s defensive Array!