Chapter 239: Chapter 238: The Celestial Tribulation Arrives
Jiang Zuo ignored the Abyss. The Abyss, not at all embarrassed, was about to shout again when it suddenly froze.
Then, it stopped seething and resisting. With a *zap*, it accepted the suppression and consciously retreated.
Meanwhile, Jiang Zuo couldn’t help but furrow his brow.
He was about to advance a tier.
But that wasn’t the point. The point was that he could feel the aura of a Celestial Tribulation.
That’s right. He was about to cross a tribulation.
Jiang Zuo was dumbfounded.
’Crossing the Tribulation?’
’Why would I be crossing a tribulation just to go from Tier One to Tier Two?’
’There’s no such rule in cultivation.’
Jian Shisan, who was beside him, also spoke up. "Fellow Daoist, didn’t you say you were at 1.7?"
Jiang Zuo’s expression was grim. "I did. I’m advancing to Tier Two right now."
Jian Shisan’s brow twitched. "You have to cross a tribulation for Tier Two? Has the world outside changed?"
Jiang Zuo had no explanation for this either. He had no idea what was happening; the aura of the Celestial Tribulation had just appeared out of nowhere.
’But could a Tier One to Tier Two tribulation really force the Abyss into hiding?’
’Probably not.’
’So what is going on?’
Over with Jingyue, she lowered her hands in resignation. "My little complainer, your big sister can’t hold on any longer. The Celestial Tribulation is here."
Su Qi: "..., Senior Sister, are you trying to get me killed?"
Jingyue said, "Don’t worry, your husband is going to get killed by me too. I have a feeling this Celestial Tribulation isn’t so simple. The island outside probably won’t escape either."
"..." Su Qi was silent for a moment, then rolled up her sleeves and said, "Senior Sister, I’m going to fight you."
Zi Feng sighed as well. "It’s too late. The Celestial Tribulation is here."
Lan Yue said, "Senior Brother, why don’t you just grant us our final wish?"
Zi Feng shook his head. "It’s useless. I sense three other people are also crossing the tribulation. You are all doomed. I might as well join the party and see you off on your final journey."
Everyone: "..."
Chi Xue Child took out his phone and said, "Let’s think of some last words. Say, should I make a last-minute love confession before I die?"
Blade Master Hai Bian sighed. "I’m all alone in the world. I don’t have any last words to leave."
Unless he was truly dying, he wouldn’t leave any last words. The last time he did, he lost everything.
Then, he asked curiously, "Who are you planning to confess to?"
Liu Yiyi asked, "To Liuyue Xue? The belle of the group, huh?"
Chi Xue Child shook his head. "Too cold."
"Then Mo Yan?" Blade Master Hai Bian asked.
"Too gloomy."
"What about Fairy Liu Yiyi?"
"Too dazzling."
"The Saintess?"
"Too holy."
"Witch Dan Xue?"
"She’s an eyesore."
Blade Master Hai Bian: "..."
Liu Yiyi: "..."
The others: "..."
So, there was a reason this guy was single. He was picky to a fault.
Then Liu Yiyi asked, "What about Chu Qing?"
Chi Xue Child shook his head helplessly. "Too much of a freak."
"..."
He’d better not confess. To be this picky even when facing death.
Chi Xue Child sighed. "Hearing myself say all that, it seems I have no one to confess to, and no last words to leave either."
"My life is exceptionally barren."
Liu Yiyi sighed. "I have so many last words, and I still have a large inheritance. Oh well, I’ll just give Zhong Yiyang a call."
Just then, Chi Xue Child said, "No, let me call him! I just remembered, my popsicle is still with him! I have to get him to deliver it to my grave!"
As he said that, Chi Xue Child dialed the number, leaving Liu Yiyi utterly exasperated.
’This guy... serves him right if he dies.’
Lan Yue was planning to call Yin Li, but the other person didn’t pick up. Then she considered that four people were crossing the tribulation at once, and she was doomed to die as well.
’Whatever it is, we can talk about it after we’re dead.’
As for the others, they had no one to leave a message for at all.
Seven people from the same sect, and all their lives were exceptionally barren.
And today, their entire group was about to be wiped out.
How utterly tragic.
Meanwhile, on Liyuan Island, the Island Lord was also completely baffled.
He had been suppressing his own Celestial Tribulation perfectly well, but just now, someone had triggered it.
Now, his tribulation was coming too.
’What is this supposed to be?’
’Teaming up to cross the tribulation?’
’Fine, team up then. But I’m on Liyuan Island right now, which means the entire island is about to be engulfed by the Celestial Tribulation. Won’t that get everyone on the island killed?’
But the Celestial Tribulation had already locked onto this location. It was impossible to move it now.
The Island Lord sighed, then gave the order to begin evacuating the island’s inhabitants ahead of schedule.
Thankfully, he had made some arrangements earlier. ’Save as many as we can, I suppose.’
Crossing the Tribulation as a group... he probably wasn’t going to make it out alive.
After all, he had made no preparations whatsoever.
Alone, his chances would have been high. But he’d never been in a group tribulation before and had no idea what it entailed. God knows what would happen.
Jiang Zuo was also frowning. He could feel it. Four people, including himself, had drawn a Celestial Tribulation.
He’d never played this game before. In his previous life, he had always crossed tribulations alone. What sense did it make to do it with other people?
’Isn’t that just suicide?’
’It’s over. This is completely beyond my expectations.’
Jiang Zuo took out Duan Qiao and asked, "Can you contact the outside world during a Celestial Tribulation?"
Duan Qiao replied confidently, "No problem."
Then Jiang Zuo asked again, "Do you know what happens when people team up to cross a tribulation?"
Duan Qiao was taken aback. "People team up to cross tribulations??"
Jiang Zuo: "..."
’Alright, so this bridge doesn’t know about it either.’
Just then, Jiang Zuo’s phone suddenly rang. He took it out and saw that it was Su Qi.
A sudden unease washed over Jiang Zuo. Su Qi was here too. Their tribulation could very well drag her into it.
Jiang Zuo answered the call immediately.
But before the person on the other end could speak, a clap of thunder pierced through everything.
BOOM!!!
The phone connection was instantly severed.
Jiang Zuo looked at Duan Qiao.
Duan Qiao immediately said, "It wasn’t me! The other party lost their signal. Our signal here is full."
Sure enough, Jiang Zuo saw that his phone had full bars. He tried calling Su Qi back, but the call wouldn’t go through.
’It seems Su Qi really was dragged in.’
He had to find her.
He was already locked on by the Celestial Tribulation, but he still had to make sure Su Qi was safe. He wouldn’t be at ease otherwise.
The Seal was nearly complete. Jiang Zuo left the altar directly, intending to head to Su Qi’s location.
But just as he stepped down, Jian Shisan asked, "You’re in the middle of your tribulation, and you’re still running around?"
Jiang Zuo then looked at Jian Shisan and frowned. "Senior, you’re also about to cross a tribulation?"
Jian Shisan nodded, then added, "You don’t have to worry. My Celestial Tribulation isn’t that urgent. You all can’t trigger it."
Being called "Senior" by Jiang Zuo made Jian Shisan feel extremely pleased. To be called "Senior" by a man who could marry the Saintess felt great.
’But on second thought, if a junior like him can marry the Saintess, does that make me, his senior, a bit useless?’
Jiang Zuo had actually been planning to ask Jian Shisan to go rescue Su Qi. With Jian Shisan’s personality, he definitely wouldn’t refuse.
And even if he did, Jiang Zuo had ways to make him agree.
But before he could speak, the tribulation clouds outside fully formed.
The people on Liyuan Island were dumbfounded. Who was crossing a tribulation here? And one that was absurdly large, at that.
The next moment, everyone was fleeing Liyuan Island.
The Island Lord sighed. There was no escaping it. He could only accept his fate.
Just as he thought the Celestial Tribulation was about to descend, a beam of light locked onto him. The light flashed for an instant, and the Island Lord vanished along with it.
And in the Skull Throne, a beam of light locked onto Zi Feng, and he disappeared along with the people around him.
A similar beam of light locked onto Jingyue, and then she and Su Qi vanished together.
And Jiang Zuo was also locked on by a beam of light. The light lingered on him for a long moment, and then "excitedly" whisked Jiang Zuo and Jian Shisan away.
