Above Dongdu.

The sky, having just shifted from green to white, suddenly changed once more.

Dark, oppressive clouds instantly blanketed the entirety of Dongdu.

The clouds moved in so quickly that no one had time to react.

In the blink of an eye, the whole sky went dark.

The sun was completely obscured.

The dark clouds churned madly above Dongdu.

The clouds grew thicker and thicker, pressing lower and lower.

The air grew heavy, so oppressive it was hard to breathe.

"It’s starting to rain! Time to get the laundry in!"

Someone shouted.

But no one went home.

The common people simply thought it was the sudden arrival of a thunderstorm.

For them, watching experts from the Great Xia’s Emperor Realm get killed was far more exciting than bringing in the laundry.

They all stared, craning their necks, waiting to see how Lin Yuehua and Feng Wuji would die.

Only the avatars of the Sakura Ancient Gods sensed the furious Energy within the seemingly tranquil clouds.

Those were no ordinary thunderclouds.

It was a Celestial Tribulation!

"How can this be?!"

Mu Huaji’s expression changed dramatically. "Could it be... someone is ascending to godhood?"

She had barely spoken the words before she dismissed the idea. "In a world like this, how could anyone possibly ascend?"

"This..." Amaterasu was also stunned, his eyes filled with shock and doubt.

He had lived for tens of thousands of years, yet he had never encountered a Celestial Tribulation descending without someone achieving godhood.

"No matter what, we avoid the Celestial Tribulation for now," Amaterasu ordered in a grim voice.

Although this Celestial Tribulation had nothing to do with them, he had a bad feeling about it.

"Kill those two from Great Xia immediately. We’ll retreat and wait for the Celestial Tribulation to pass."

Amaterasu turned, preparing to personally finish off Lin Yuehua and Feng Wuji.

But just then, something unexpected happened.

The clouds roiled violently, and a crack quietly split open.

Vaguely, it seemed as if a divine dragon was weaving through the clouds, unleashing a terrifying pressure.

The pressure came crashing down, so immense that even experts of the Emperor Realm felt suffocated.

CRACK! A bolt of lightning streaked across the sky.

The heavens were as bright as day!

...

「Meanwhile.」

In the Sakura Country’s national treasury.

CRACK! The Golden Cocoon split completely open.

Chu Sheng emerged!

"Wuhu! This Lord Mosquito is out!"

He cried out happily, then looked around.

The hundreds of shipping containers filled with Spiritual Artifacts and Magical Treasures had all been reduced to scrap metal.

Chu Sheng nodded in satisfaction. ’Buzz buzz... No wonder I evolved so quickly. It’s because I used up so many Heavenly and Earthly Treasures.’

’System, open my stats panel.’

[System Panel updating...]

[Update complete]

[Host: Chu Sheng]

[Race... Primordial Holy Mosquito]

’Just as I thought, my Race changed again.’

’The Primordial Era... sounds even more badass than the Primordial time before.’

’If I keep evolving to the Emperor Realm, I can’t imagine what incredible Race I’ll become next.’

Chu Sheng was filled with anticipation.

He continued reading.

[Lifespan: 5,000 years]

[Qi Blood: 115,000,000 (Early Stage Emperor Realm)]

[Mental Power: 115,000,000 (Early Stage Emperor Realm)]

[Evolution Points: 850,000]

[Hint: The next full evolution requires 1 billion Qi Blood (Emperor Realm), 1 billion Mental Power (Royal), and the consumption of 100 million Evolution Points. Additionally, you must fully comprehend the Power of three Laws.]

He had already mentally prepared himself for the fact that the Qi Blood and Mental Power required for the next full evolution would be an astronomical figure.

But he was still shocked when he saw the number: one billion.

’This wasn’t just a simple tenfold increase!’

’That’s equivalent to the resources of dozens of Sakura Country treasuries!’

’And the Sakura Country’s treasury held the resources of the entire nation!’

After a few moments of lament, Chu Sheng quickly accepted reality.

He was about to continue down the list to his Skills when, suddenly—BOOM!

A deafening clap of thunder exploded. The terrifying pressure of the Celestial Tribulation instantly locked onto Chu Sheng.

’Crap, I almost forgot about the Celestial Tribulation.’

With no time to check his Skills, Chu Sheng immediately used the *Heaven-Deceiving Star-Shifting Art* that Immortal Venerable Shi Xi had taught him.

Transfer target: the five avatars of the Sakura Country’s Ancient Gods!

As the Forbidden Technique activated, an invisible wave of Space instantly enveloped the five Sakura Ancient Gods high in the sky.

High above, the bolt of heavenly lightning that was poised to strike suddenly paused.

Then, the already immensely thick dark clouds began to churn and expand even more frantically!

Amaterasu was just about to kill Lin Yuehua and Feng Wuji.

But in the next second, his body froze.

He sensed that the Celestial Tribulation’s target had changed.

The tribulation before had been terrifying, but he had the power to either evade it or withstand it head-on.

But now...

The pressure from the Celestial Tribulation was a full five times stronger than before!

Do not underestimate this five-fold increase.

A Celestial Tribulation of this magnitude was enough to destroy all of Dongdu!

For the next ten thousand years, not a single blade of grass would grow in Dongdu; it would become a land of death!

The most troublesome part was... the Celestial Tribulation had actually shifted its target and locked firmly onto them!

"Formation! Get into formation!"

Amaterasu roared at the other four until his voice was hoarse.

The Celestial Tribulation had them firmly locked on; even if they wanted to run, they couldn’t escape!

The only thing they could do now was join forces, create a formation, and face this horrifying Celestial Tribulation head-on!

Just then, an extremely faint "buzz" sounded.

The sound was so quiet it was completely drowned out by the thunder.

But Lin Yuehua heard it.

Her eyes snapped open.

Beside her, a mosquito had quietly appeared.

It was Chu Sheng!

Lin Yuehua’s eyes widened. "You... You’re not dead?!"

She couldn’t believe her eyes.

That mosquito had clearly been killed by the Holy Emperor. Its body was lying right there on the ground.

How was it alive again?

"Bzzz! (Hey, watch your mouth! *You’re* the one who’s dead. This lord is alive and well.)"

Lin Yuehua froze for a moment when she heard Chu Sheng’s soul transmission.

She quickly apologized, "Sorry, I thought that body down there was you."

Chu Sheng couldn’t be bothered to waste time talking to her.

Although he had used the *Heaven-Deceiving Star-Shifting Art* to divert the Celestial Tribulation to the Sakura Ancient Gods, a tribulation is indiscriminate.

If a stray bolt of lightning were to strike Lin Yuehua and Feng Wuji, it would all be over.

That was why Chu Sheng had immediately unfurled his Boundless Wings and come to their side.

Chu Sheng moved closer to Lin Yuehua and Feng Wuji.

Lin Yuehua immediately understood his intention.

She hauled Feng Wuji to his feet.

Chu Sheng spread his Boundless Wings.

The next moment, the three of them vanished from the skies above Dongdu.

Only then did Amaterasu, who was completely focused on bracing for the lightning, suddenly sense something. He whipped his head around to where Lin Yuehua and Feng Wuji had been.

The space was empty.

"What’s going on? How did they disappear?"

"This aura of Space... No! It’s that mosquito from Great Xia!!!"

Realization dawned on Amaterasu in an instant, and a wave of extreme fury and humiliation shattered his composure.

They had been played!

Played for fools by a mosquito they had looked down on from the very beginning!

It had stolen all the resources from their national treasury, drawn the Celestial Tribulation down upon their heads, and even rescued the two Great Xia Emperor Realm experts who were right in their grasp!

And now, they were probably going to lose their lives here as well!

"AHHH! DAMNABLE MOSQUITO! THIS GOD WILL NOT REST UNTIL YOU ARE DESTROYED!"

Amaterasu let out a hysterical roar.

But his roar lasted only a second.

In the next instant, it was utterly drowned out by the world-destroying thunder of the tribulation, crashing down from the highest heavens...