Great Xia Military Department.

Chu Sheng landed in front of the Military Department headquarters with Lin Yuehua and Feng Wuji.

The surrounding soldiers were stunned for a moment when the two people and one mosquito appeared out of nowhere, but they quickly recognized them.

"Emperor Lin! Emperor Feng! And the National Guardian... Divine Mosquito!?"

The soldiers cried out in alarm.

Lin Yuehua was covered in wounds, and Feng Wuji was unconscious.

The soldiers rushed over to help support Feng Wuji.

Chu Sheng set the two down and, without lingering, spread his Boundless Wings again and vanished on the spot.

Lin Yuehua watched Chu Sheng’s departing figure with a complicated expression.

She remembered the first time she had met this mosquito.

Back then, she had only seen him as a promising Beast Pet and had even considered finding him a new master.

Who could have imagined that after such a short time, this very mosquito would end up saving her life?

What shocked her even more was Chu Sheng’s ridiculously terrifying Cultivation Speed.

An ordinary, common mosquito you could find anywhere on the streets had actually reached the Emperor Realm in just over a year!!!

’How long did it take me to reach this realm?’

’Ten years?’

’Twenty years?’

’Or was it thirty?’

She couldn’t remember clearly.

But no matter what, it was at least several decades.

But this mosquito had done it in just over a year.

’So I’m the real clown here?!!’

Besides, when he was at the King Realm, he could already dominate a Half-Step Emperor Realm expert.

Now that he had reached the Emperor Realm...

Lin Yuehua didn’t dare to imagine just how terrifying this mosquito’s potential truly was.

She took a deep breath and murmured to herself, "I’m afraid... all of us still underestimated this mosquito."

...

Chu Sheng spread his Boundless Wings and, in the blink of an eye, returned to the skies above Dongdu, Sakura Country.

He didn’t enter the range of the Celestial Tribulation, stopping only at its edge to watch the world-ending scene from afar.

The last time he advanced to the King Realm, he had gained quite a few benefits from the lightning tribulation.

He had used the God-devouring Needle to absorb the power of the heavenly lightning, causing his strength to skyrocket.

’This time, advancing to the Emperor Realm, I’ve got to get another piece of the pie, right?’

If the Sakura Ancient Gods knew what he was thinking, they would probably cough up three liters of blood. They would die of rage even if the lightning didn’t kill them.

As Chu Sheng made his calculations, he quickly summoned his system panel.

He opened his system panel and began studying the new Skills he had upgraded after this evolution, seeing if any could be of use.

As his gaze swept over the lowest-level Skill at the bottom of the Skill list, his massive compound eyes suddenly lit up.

’Got it!’

Just then, RUMBLE!!!

A deafening roar came from the center of the Celestial Tribulation’s range.

A bolt of purple heavenly lightning as thick as a water bucket, like an enraged dragon, tore through the heavy dark clouds and crashed down.

Its target, of course, was not Chu Sheng, but the five avatars of the Sakura Ancient Gods at the very center of the Celestial Tribulation.

"Be careful!"

In the midst of the Celestial Tribulation, Amaterasu Yuan warned in a low voice.

Among the five of them, besides him, the strongest was the grim-faced Sakura Ancient God named Susanoo.

Susanoo didn’t speak. He just snorted coldly and took a sudden step forward.

The Space around him instantly distorted, and a massive Samurai Sword forged from the pure Destruction Law abruptly appeared in his hand.

"Sever!"

Susanoo roared, and the Samurai Sword in his hand swung toward the descending heavenly lightning with world-splitting momentum.

BOOM!

The purple heavenly lightning and the black Sword Aura collided violently in mid-air.

A violent shockwave of Energy spread out in all directions, shattering the surrounding clouds.

In the end, Susanoo shattered the heavenly lightning with a single slash, and it dispersed into countless electric serpents that vanished into the air.

As for Susanoo, he was merely knocked back three steps, completely unscathed.

"Is that all?" Susanoo said, retracting his sword and standing tall, his tone filled with disdain.

Seeing this, the other four Sakura Ancient Gods all breathed a sigh of relief.

Based on the power of this first tribulation bolt, it wouldn’t be too difficult for the five of them, working together, to endure all nine bolts to the very end, even if each one was stronger than the last.

"Hmph! Once we get through this damned Celestial Tribulation, we’ll immediately lead our forces to attack Great Xia!"

"We must find that damned mosquito, tear it to pieces, and grind it into paste to feed the dogs!"

The Sakura Ancient Gods’ hatred for Chu Sheng had reached its peak.

Just then, something unexpected happened.

The dark clouds in the sky began to churn violently again, ten times more fiercely than before!

Before the Sakura Ancient Gods could react, another thick tribulation bolt tore through the clouds and crashed down!

"Something’s wrong! Why is the second tribulation bolt arriving so quickly?" Mu Huaji mumbled in confusion.

No one could give her an answer.

But the heavens did.

The second tribulation bolt hadn’t even fully descended before the third was already forming in the clouds!

Followed by the fourth, the fifth, the sixth...

In an instant, the sky, thick with dark clouds, was densely packed with tribulation bolts flashing with purple light!

’Since when was heavenly lightning as common as cabbage?’

’Were they being sold at a wholesale market, available in any quantity you wanted?’

The same question echoed in the hearts of the five Sakura Ancient Gods.

If the Celestial Tribulation descended bolt by bolt, they would still have the confidence to endure it.

But now, with dozens, even hundreds, falling at once, what could they possibly use to block them?

The Sakura Ancient Gods were completely dumbfounded!

Unfortunately, the Celestial Tribulation had no intention of giving the Sakura Ancient Gods time to be dazed.

One after another, the tribulation bolts descended upon them like roaring beasts, raining down on their heads.

"Form up!!!"

Amaterasu Yuan screamed himself hoarse.

Susanoo no longer dared to act tough. Along with the other four Sakura Ancient Gods, he activated his Domain Power, quickly forming a massive domain shield.

The domain shield hovered above the Sakura Ancient Gods, blocking the bombardment of the tribulation bolts.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

The dense impacts sounded like a torrential downpour on a tin roof, ringing out ceaselessly.

One bolt, ten bolts, a hundred bolts...

The domain shield continuously emitted cracking sounds as if it were about to break, its light dimming at a speed visible to the naked eye.

After blocking the 108th bolt of heavenly lightning, the domain shield shattered completely.

Fortunately, the Celestial Tribulation had also stopped.

The Sakura Ancient Gods breathed a collective sigh of relief.

"Thank goodness... we finally endured it," Mu Huaji said, her heart still pounding with fear as she straightened her messy hair.

"It’s finally over. I’m dead tired," the other female Sakura Ancient God, Rain Maiden, complained, shaking her umbrella, which had been torn to shreds.

Only the old man named Tengu Kid showed no sign of relief.

His gaze was fixed firmly on the sky.

"The clouds haven’t dispersed."

Tengu Kid suddenly said in a hushed voice, as if worried he might startle something.

Hearing this, Amaterasu Yuan froze for a moment before quickly looking up at the sky.

Indeed, the oppressively thick, dark clouds showed no sign of dispersing. On the contrary...

They were still gathering and compressing, growing ever thicker and darker!

"What’s going on? Could it be that the Celestial Tribulation isn’t over yet?" Rain Maiden’s expression changed as she cried out.

"How is that possible? That was over a hundred bolts of heavenly lightning just now!" Mu Huaji said in disbelief.