422: Chapter 422 Hold on, everyone!

In the deepest part of the Abyssal Sea Eye in the Chaotic Star Sea.

Hou Chen sat cross-legged in the center of the Formation, his entire body thoroughly soaked in blood.

The Origins of five Purple Mansion Divine Abilities were melting frantically within his Dantian.

Earth-yellow flames burned through his Meridians.

A wisp of Ji Earth golden essence, exuding an aura of eternal indestructibility, finally condensed and took shape at the very core of the flames.

Hou Chen suddenly tilted his head back and opened his mouth wide.

He swallowed that wisp of golden essence into his belly.

The violent Earth-attribute Law instantly coursed through his extraordinary Meridians.

Earth-yellow light erupted frantically from every one of his pores.

The light tore through the ten-thousand-zhang deep-sea pressure with extreme brutality.

The seabed, originally pitch black, was illuminated brightly by this power.

Under the scouring of the golden essence, Hou Chen's Physical Body rapidly withered, then quickly reorganized.

Above the sea surface.

The sky for a thousand miles around instantly turned into pure darkness.

Extremely heavy, earth-yellow tribulation clouds gathered frantically from all directions.

The cloud layer was extremely low, almost brushing against the rolling waves.

Dark purple Heavenly Dao lightning slithered frantically deep within the clouds.

The lightning tore through the darkness, illuminating every inch of the reefs in the Chaotic Star Sea.

The might of the Heavens was vast, pressing down directly.

Low-level sea beasts for tens of thousands of miles around flipped over, bellies up, in droves.

Their internal organs had been shattered directly by this Heavenly might.

Inside the Dragon Palace.

The Dragon King of the East Sea turned around abruptly, his gaze nailed firmly in the direction of the Chaotic Star Sea.

Golden Core Heavenly Tribulation!

Someone was going to attain the Dao on his turf!

Violent killing intent instantly broke through his previous fear.

The resources of the East Sea were already scarce; it could absolutely not tolerate a second Golden Core True Lord coming to take a share.

He strode out of the side hall.

"Someone come here!"

"Beat the drums and assemble the generals!"

The roar echoed above the empty Dragon Palace.

Dozens of Purple Mansion Initial Stage crab generals and shrimp soldiers scrambled onto the plaza.

The Dragon King grabbed with one hand, and an azure trident fell into his palm.

He was going to take action himself.

He would take advantage of the time when the person undergoing the tribulation was beaten half-dead by the heavenly lightning to completely annihilate them.

Just as his right foot was about to step out of the Dragon Palace's Formation.

Deep within his Sea of Consciousness, the faces of those three flood dragons flashed by.

Those intact soul-life lamps.

Those memories that had been tampered with so flawlessly.

That terrifying existence hidden in the shadows, capable of playing a Golden Core True Lord like a monkey!

The Dragon King's right foot froze in mid-air.

A chill shot straight up his spine to the back of his head.

If he led his troops to attack now.

Would he be falling right into the trap of that mastermind behind the scenes?

The Dragon King's breathing became rapid, his chest heaving violently.

His palm gripped the handle of the trident tightly.

His fingernails scraped against the hard trident shaft, creating a harsh, grating sound.

Killing intent and fear were frantically tearing at each other within his spiritual terrace.

This stalemate lasted for a full ten breaths.

The Dragon King abruptly pulled back his right foot.

"Great King, the army has finished assembling!"

A Prime Minister Turtle hurried over and knelt on the ground.

The Dragon King gritted his teeth tightly, a hoarse command rolling out of his throat.

"Transmit my decree."

"Activate the Palace Protection Formation!"

"Seal all waterways; no one is allowed to step half a step out of the Dragon Palace!"

"Those who disobey will be executed without mercy!"

Prime Minister Turtle lifted his head abruptly, his face full of astonishment.

Someone was Undergoing Tribulation right at their doorstep, and the Great King was actually ordering the palace to be sealed?

"Why haven't you gone yet!"

The Dragon King kicked Prime Minister Turtle, sending him flying dozens of zhang away.

He turned around and strode back to the side hall.

Bang!

The heavy palace doors were slammed shut by violent true essence.

From the outside, it looked like the Dragon King was being magnanimous.

In reality, this East Sea overlord had been completely scared out of his wits.

Even the courage to go and test the situation had been crushed to pieces.

The phenomenon in the East Sea could not be hidden from the people of the world.

In the Central Plains, beneath the ruins of the Tianji Mountains.

True Lord Leiji, who had lost an arm, opened his eyes abruptly.

"Ji Earth golden essence?"

"Who is seeking the gold in the East Sea?"

Enduring the severe pain from his severed arm, he split off a wisp of Divine Thought and pierced straight into the Great Void.

In the Western Desert, on the edge of the Sumeru Sand Sea.

Monk Faxiang stopped tapping his wooden fish and looked up towards the Extreme East.

"The Dragon King of the East Sea can actually tolerate others meddling with the Luck of the aquatic tribes?"

Several extremely obscure Golden Core Divine Thoughts directly tore through the barriers of the Great Void.

Crossing millions of miles, they hovered on the edge of the Chaotic Star Sea.

These old monsters all harbored thoughts of picking up a bargain.

As long as the Dragon King made a move to interrupt the Lightning Tribulation, they could take advantage of the chaos to snatch some golden essence Origin.

But when their Divine Thoughts swept over the East Sea Dragon Palace.

Everyone was stunned.

Above the Dragon Palace, twelve layers of azure palace-protecting light screens were stacked on top of each other.

They protected the entire Crystal Palace so tightly that not even a breeze could get through.

Not even a fly could fly out.

Not only did the Dragon King not send out troops, he had instead activated the highest level of defensive Formation!

Deep in the Great Void, several Divine Thoughts fluctuated violently.

"That old loach Ao Guang actually retreated?"

"He doesn't even want his own base?"

"What kind of monster is hidden under the Chaotic Star Sea to be able to scare Ao Guang like this!"

These old foxes who had lived for thousands of years instantly smelled an extremely dangerous aura.

If even the local bully didn't dare to move.

If they, the outsiders, dared to reach out, they would definitely die without a whole corpse.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

The Divine Thoughts hovering on the edge of the East Sea retreated at ten times the speed they had come.

They were afraid of getting stained with even a shred of Karma.

The vast Chaotic Star Sea completely became a forbidden zone that no one dared to provoke.

On the outskirts of the Chaotic Star Sea.

One-Eyed Shark, shirtless and holding a trident, blocked the entrance of the Sea Eye firmly.

The violent aftermath of the Heavenly Tribulation kicked up massive waves a hundred zhang high on the sea surface.

The huge waves smashed fiercely against the Protective Aura of the people from Longevity Tower.

Several Foundation Establishment Disciples with slightly weaker cultivation spat blood instantly.

But not a single person retreated half a step.

One-Eyed Shark's left eye erupted with an extremely fanatical light.

He could clearly feel that the power at the bottom of the Sea Eye was undergoing a qualitative transformation.

The person sent by the Master was about to step into that legendary Realm!

"Hold the line, everyone!"

"Whoever dares to let a single sea beast in, I'll chop him alive!"

One-Eyed Shark's roar exploded amidst the wind and waves.

The Cultivators of Longevity Tower roared in unison, outputting their true essence frantically.

They held the outer defensive line firmly.

At the bottom of the Abyssal Sea Eye.

Hou Chen had no idea that Gu Changsheng's lingering might had already helped him block all the fatal hidden arrows.

All his energy was now nailed firmly onto the pitch-black seawater above his head.

The earth-yellow golden essence was spinning frantically within his Dantian.

His bones were being reshaped inch by inch by the Earth-attribute Law.

His flesh and blood kept collapsing under the extreme high pressure, only to heal rapidly.

The severe pain tore through every nerve.

Hou Chen bit down until he shattered his teeth, blood gushing down his chin.

But he didn't even let out a single scream.

Cultivation was inherently about defying the Heavens to fight for one's life.

The Old Ancestor had paved the way to this point; even if he had to sacrifice his life, he had to cross that threshold!

He suddenly pushed his hands upward.

Above the sea surface.

The purple-black lightning deep within the tribulation clouds had finally gathered its momentum to the extreme.

Boom!

The first bolt of dark purple lightning, as thick as a water vat, tore through the sky directly.

Carrying the will of Heavenly punishment to destroy the world, it crashed down towards the Sea Eye.

The seawater was instantly evaporated by this terrifying high temperature.

The lightning penetrated the ten-thousand-zhang deep sea without any obstruction.

It smashed straight onto the top of Hou Chen's head.

Hou Chen's skin and flesh exploded instantly, blood spraying wildly.

But he did not retreat half a step.

He tilted his head back, facing that destructive lightning light.

A shrill roar pierced through the ten-thousand-zhang seawater.

"Come on!"