Chapter 901 - 837: Tribulation Thunder Comes Knocking Again

"Are we still waiting?"

Su Xiaoxiao approached Mu Zili, her face carrying a touch of melancholy as she spoke.

After all, they had been here for seven or eight days now, and what Han Yu promised hadn’t materialized at all yet.

It’s natural to feel anxious.

"Wait! We’ll wait until he wakes up."

Mu Zili sighed and spoke with a furrowed brow.

He wasn’t blaming Han Yu; he had heard about the sequence of events.

It’s just that the twists and turns of fate are hard to predict. What seemed like a simple disruption ended up being a mire.

No one could have anticipated this.

Originally, it appeared to be just a Yama Hall and Celestial Dao Sect rivalry drama, unexpectedly involving even the Heavenly Dao in the end.

Its outcome was astonishing, as neither the Celestial Dao Sect nor the Yama Hall came out victorious, but rather the Heavenly Dao, which never showed itself.

Or perhaps one could say Central Continent was the winner.

Why say this?

Just one point: when the soul-devouring array no longer belonged to Yama Hall, the slaughter on Central Continent would become meaningless.

In other words, until Yama Hall regains control of the array, it can’t wield its sword over Central Continent.

Isn’t this indirectly giving Central Continent a chance to breathe?

Moreover, Han Yu is deeply entangled in it, and escaping might be difficult.

Di Liuxin would never let him off, nor would the Yama Hall.

"Do you think that kid might truly be groomed by the Heavenly Dao?"

Su Xiaoxiao asked suddenly, intrigued.

After all, Han Yu’s cultivation path was wild, boundless beyond measure.

Such a person couldn’t possibly be groomed by the Celestial Dao Sect, nor by the Yama Hall.

Mu Zili furrowed his brow tightly and shook his head. This was a high-level matter, and he couldn’t answer; everything was shrouded in uncertainty, and until the final moment, no one knew how things would turn out.

But based on the current conditions:

"Even if he isn’t, he’s likely one of the Heavenly Dao’s people."

This was almost an empty statement.

Su Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but feel annoyed, resulting in Mu Zili glaring at her.

"This isn’t nonsense; this determines my future stance."

Mu Zili said.

Su Xiaoxiao widened her eyes, feeling both shocked and incredulous.

Then, she stammered, "Senior Brother... you wouldn’t..."

"Mm!"

Mu Zili nodded heavily, his expression solemn.

"Central Continent is impoverished and weak, Han Yu is strong but was just a rootless floating duckweed."

"But if he has the backing of the Heavenly Dao, Han Yu becomes remarkable, and Central Continent’s circumstances change."

Naturally, Mu Zili’s stance will change as well.

Han Yu, in this capacity, is indeed trustworthy and worth betting on.

Su Xiaoxiao’s expression was odd, hesitant to speak, but eventually she blurted out.

"You’re betting everything—including our families—on this!"

It’s imaginable that if Mu Zili stands with the Central Continent side, Su Xiaoxiao’s stance and Chen Xixi’s would lean this way too, even the old Dao.

"We don’t have any choice left."

Mu Zili sighed deeply. Di Liuxin intends to kill them for a reason, and the biggest reason might lie with the old man.

In this situation, the Celestial Dao Sect certainly won’t let them go.

He’s not one to accept fate passively, nor to hide away throughout his life.

If the Celestial Dao Sect doesn’t let them go, they won’t let the sect have peace either.

Thinking of this, Mu Zili’s expression suddenly grew peculiar; he thought Su Xiaoxiao and Chen Xixi were already disruptive enough.

Unexpectedly, he’d become even more disruptive, for his decision to change sides overshadowed their antics.

It seems he’s not one to be an obedient type either.

Mu Zili couldn’t help but reflect on himself.

"By the way, where’s that troublemaker?"

Mu Zili suddenly noticed Chen Xixi’s presence was getting erratic recently; hopefully she wasn’t out getting herself into trouble.

Now’s not like before; perhaps he won’t be able to cover for her anymore.

Saying this, Su Xiaoxiao’s expression grew odd again.

Chen Xixi causing trouble wouldn’t be surprising, but oddly, her trouble was only in smaller worlds, outside not so much.

Like back overseas, besides tricking some sects to live out the thrill of Great Ancestors, she feigned her death and escaped, not really harming anyone.

Mu Zili seemed to be the same, without those constraints, in Central Continent, didn’t he live as usual?

Sometimes he wonders, maybe Celestial Dao Sect’s inhumanity contrasts their peculiarity?

Regardless of cultivation, dropping him and Chen Xixi in Central Continent, aren’t they the same as everyone else?

Mu Zili indeed thought about this; the Celestial Dao Sect’s air was too oppressive, like those two would stand out no matter what they did.

Yet here, there’s no sign of anything peculiar with them.

Except for Chen Xixi’s curiosity-killed-the-cat personality.

"Where did she run off to now?"

Mu Zili wasn’t worried about anything else, just worried this person would suddenly reveal her true self.

Chen Xixi’s beauty is like poison, it’s easy to unwittingly trap those around her.

"That’s not true, has she been listening to the Spirit Body tell stories these days?"

Su Xiaoxiao said this in such a strange manner.

Spirit Body?

Before Mu Zili could react, Su Xiaoxiao enlightened him.

"It’s the Spirit Body attached to Han Yu. If you want to hear about the battlefield, just go and listen to it."

The reason Su Xiaoxiao knew this was because he had also gone to listen a few times out of curiosity.

Most of the events at the convergence of the East and West Realms also came from it, like Han Yu’s battle with Di Liuxin, the double kill of Chang Gen and Maitreya, and of course, its account of destroying the Celestial Dao Sect’s formation.

There’s an element of exaggeration, Su Xiaoxiao would never believe Han Yu could solo Di Liuxin.

As for the double kill of Chang Gen and Maitreya, that Su Xiaoxiao could believe, after all, Han Yu had already killed two before.

But from its perspective, one could somewhat imagine the brutality of the battlefield at that time.

"Why would she be interested in listening to stories?"

Mu Zili found it strange, could Chen Xixi be interested in such matters?

"No, what she’s interested in is Han Yu."

Su Xiaoxiao said, both amused and exasperated.

After saying this, he noticed Mu Zili’s expression also turned quite peculiar.

"What could she find interesting about Han Yu?"

...

Even the Artifact Spirit was puzzled by this, once the stories were over, it was ready to go home and rest, only to find someone had followed it to the doorstep.

Uh... which was right beside Han Yu’s bed!

As before, when he didn’t wake for an extended time, Han Yu was naturally carried back and placed there.

The issue of Pills needed during this time was directly taken care of by the Artifact Spirit, oh wait, that was its job anyway.

It had handled two batches of Pills, covering a span of seven days.

The Artifact Spirit suspected that the odd old man had once again kept him.

It had already informed Quan Xiaotong and the others about this, and now the longer Han Yu was delayed in emerging, the more it signaled a fateful encounter.

Thus, the Central Continent side finally felt at ease.

"I say, what exactly do you find interesting about Han Yu! The stories are over."

The Artifact Spirit said irritably.

"Tell me how he managed to fight Di Liuxin on the battlefield?"

Chen Xixi asked curiously.

The Artifact Spirit’s eyes widened, I was just blowing some smoke, and you believed it?

If others believed it, it could understand, but Chen Xixi, at her level, believed it too?

"That’s exaggeration, artistic embellishment, don’t you understand?"

The Artifact Spirit said helplessly, just trying to get rid of her.

Yet Chen Xixi pulled it back, she naturally knew it was impossible for Han Yu to solo Di Liuxin, however, any boasting has to have a core of truth to make it plausible.

In other words, Han Yu really did fight Di Liuxin, which gave the Artifact Spirit the nerve to boast like that.

What intrigued her was how Han Yu did it.

"There was someone of the same level as Di Liuxin supporting from the side."

The Artifact Spirit honestly explained.

"No, I meant how Han Yu did it."

Chen Xixi’s eyes shone, she wanted to know what power Han Yu used to achieve this.

The Artifact Spirit understood, this clever ghost wanted to probe Han Yu’s power, looking to learn!

"You can’t learn it."

The Artifact Spirit stated bluntly.

Not only could she not learn it, even it, as Han Yu’s closest Spirit Body, couldn’t wield that power.

All of Han Yu’s other powers it could use, but that ultimate power it couldn’t even borrow, let alone anyone else.

Such things weren’t easily explained in a few words, rather than wasting time asking it, it might be better to watch Han Yu when there was an opportunity.

"If you get the chance, you’ll see it for yourself."

It said as much.

Yet it didn’t know whether it was jinxing it or what.

Right after it said that, a powerful aura pressed down from above.

The heavy pressure instantly changed the expressions of both the person and the spirit.

Chen Xixi looked in terror at the person with closed eyes on the bed.

As for the Artifact Spirit, it was gnashing its teeth, though it had come out, it could still sense what was going on inside Han Yu’s Sea of Consciousness.

Damn it, that damn Ping strengthened Han Yu without a word.

Clearly, this time the enhancement was excessively strong.

Ping had poured two thousand years of Qi Fortune into Han Yu.

Good thing, Han Yu’s physical body was about to break through.

Bad thing...

Chen Xixi spoke in terror, "Do you know that ascending the divine platform also comes with Tribulation Lightning..."

How would I know that!

The Artifact Spirit was almost losing its mind, during such a critical moment, Han Yu had yet to awaken.

Meanwhile, in the sky over the entire Eastern Sea Domain, thunderclouds stretching for ten miles were continuously gathering...