Chapter 823 - 795: The Tribulation Lightning Is Deferred

The blood-red lightning flashed incessantly, turning the entire sky into a blood-red ocean.

As the blood light illuminated the scene, a huge twisted human face manifested within that blood-red ocean, increasingly clear, like the visage of a deity descending to the earthly realm, its furious eyes overlooking the vast lands, snuffing out everything within sight!

"Roar—!"

Amid the torrent of blood lightning, it seemed as if the sky was torn apart, accompanied by the echoing roar of a dragon filled with anger resounding between heaven and earth.

The dragon’s roar was hollow and desolate, unsettling the hearts of all who heard it.

At this moment, nobody could divine what was transpiring within the tribulation clouds ten thousand meters above, but it was imaginable that the golden dragon was resisting the Power of the Heavenly Dao.

As time slipped short, the tribulation cloud suddenly swirled and contracted crazily, erupting with myriad golden rays like towering swords, impossibly slicing and dispersing the tribulation cloud!

The terrifying aftershocks reverberated through the heavens and earth, causing all observers to retreat in alarm, scrambling to distance themselves.

"It’s... vanished?"

"That dragon actually... defeated the Power of the Heavenly Dao!"

"Everyone look, the tribulation cloud has disappeared!"

"Did it truly overcome the Nine-Layered Thunder Tribulation?!"

"..."

No one knew what the ultimate outcome of this heavenly tribulation was, only wild speculation prevailed.

Some braved closer inspection, but the residual force enveloped the earth tangibly, rendering the Fire Lake Islands inaccessible.

...

Time passed unknowingly.

When Sun Zhe regained consciousness, he found himself lying naked amidst the rubble, his pose somewhat obscene and ridiculous.

Soon after, he discovered that the flesh destroyed by the tribulation lightning had already healed and been reformed, his skin flawless and unmarred, just like a newborn.

"What exactly happened?"

He patted his forehead, tried to recall but couldn’t remember anything at all, he was about to take out new clothes from the Ring Space to change into when he suddenly paused, his gaze locking onto the enormous corpse turning to ash and scattering hundreds of meters away.

It was the dragon’s corpse!

"Your Highness!"

Sun Zhe’s gaze trembled intensely, his heart suddenly harboring a bad premonition, he rushed towards the corpse without even caring to dress, while simultaneously spreading out his Divine Sense, shocked to discover that the Fire Lake Islands had become a vast crater extending dozens of kilometers in radius, now empty save for himself and the dissipating corpse before him.

As for Bailang and Lin Feiyan, they were long gone, either fled or annihilated in both form and spirit.

Standing before the dragon’s corpse, ascertaining it was Long Youyou, tears welled up in Sun Zhe’s eyes.

"Your Highness... why you..."

At that moment, a warmth surged from his right arm, lowering his head he was astonished to find golden dragon tattoos now adorning his right arm.

Those dragon patterns emitted a faint golden light, bearing a striking resemblance to the black dragon tattoos on his left arm.

"What is going on here?"

As he wondered, Long Youyou’s calm voice suddenly resonated in his mind: "Don’t make a fuss, I’m unharmed. Come here and talk."

Sun Zhe’s expression brightened, he immediately sat cross-legged, projecting his Divine Sense to form a Divine Sense Body and entered the Ring Space.

...

Inside the Ring Space.

As soon as Sun Zhe’s Divine Sense Body entered, he saw Long Youyou elegantly seated in a folding chair, holding a high-stemmed glass filled with black liquid, appearing quite leisurely.

"Your Highness, what exactly is happening?"

Long Youyou looked at Sun Zhe, almost crying, a sudden urge to laugh overcame her as she asked, "Do you still plan to cry a bit?"

Sun Zhe’s countenance shifted to seriousness as he feigned indifference, "No, just my eyes feeling uncomfortable."

Long Youyou set down the glass and spoke indifferently, "This drink is quite good, better chilled. Why didn’t you offer it to me earlier?"

Sun Zhe, slightly speechless, corrected, "This is cola."

Long Youyou said, "Before, I exploited my life to eradicate that Thunder Spirit, finally preserving a sliver of intelligence and binding it to a contract with you, leaving the remainder of the Sixth Layer Thunder Tribulation oweing to you."

"Ah?"

Sun Zhe listened, utterly bewildered.

"Hold on, Your Highness, let me think this through."

"You’re saying... you sacrificed your life, that dragon corpse outside?"

Long Youyou said, "That was a true dragon clone manifested by a secret technique catalyzed with my Essence Blood, basically no different from myself."

Sun Zhe nodded, "You scared me, I thought it was you..."

Long Youyou interrupted him, continuing, "Gu Yan’s death previously gave me some inspiration, so I tried the Resentful Dragon’s Death Force on your left arm, setting a fake seal. Alas, I failed to preserve the power generated by my clone’s death, completely inferior to Gu Yan’s seal."

"Slap!"

At this moment, Little Dragon Girl suddenly appeared from somewhere and slapped Sun Zhe’s head, "Master treats you like his own son; even I am jealous, quickly thank Master!"

Sun Zhe, still slightly confused, hurriedly expressed his gratitude despite not fully understanding.

Long Youyou waved her delicate hand, "No need for this. Sun Zhe, you did me a great service by recreating me, and now I’ve completely repaid the favor. From now on, we owe each other nothing."

Sun Zhe recalled the terror of the blood-colored tribulation lightning, fear lingering in his heart, he said, "Your Highness saved my life too."

Long Youyou said, "But don’t rejoice too soon, for this is only temporary, the six thunder tribulations you owe will eventually need repayment. The tribulation you must endure, cannot be evaded, nor borne by others in your stead."

At these words, Sun Zhe’s heart sank slightly, nodding, "Rest assured, Your Highness, one day I’ll pass the remaining Six-Layered Thunder Tribulation by myself."

Long Youyou said, "The remaining six thunder tribulations are sealed within your left arm, and the residual Divine Sense of the Thunder Spirit is within. When it awakens, you will come to know everything."

"Additionally, the spiritual vein retrieved for you by me is sealed within your left arm, merged with the Thunder Spirit, allowing it to live within your space, endlessly providing you with Spiritual Qi in the future."

Sun Zhe, overwhelmed with gratitude, said, "Thank you, Your Highness! You are really like a mother to me!"

Long Youyou couldn’t help but roll her eyes, then stretched out her arms lazily as she stood up, gazing at him, "Everything here is done, I’ve cleared my debt to you, time to bid farewell."

At her words, Sun Zhe’s heart brisked with urgency, "Where are you going, Your Highness?"

"Home. My clan was annihilated once; now, upon my return, I’m set to seek revenge and restore the glory of our clan."

At this point, Little Dragon Girl approached Sun Zhe, her smooth white hand clasping his, eyes full of reluctance, saying, "Xiao Zhezi, I can’t accompany you anymore; I’ve decided to journey with Master."

At this, Sun Zhe became silent, suddenly hesitant to face Little Dragon Girl.

He never imagined there would be a day when Sister Long would leave him.

It was too abrupt, making it hard for him to accept.

After a quiet while, Sun Zhe finally smiled and said, "You take care. I plan to venture into the Outer Domain eventually, and I will visit you both then."

"And Dragon Sister, these foods and drinks, they are all bought for you, take them along. When I go to the Outer Domain, I’ll bring you many goodies you love."

"..."