109: Chapter 109 Ascending to the Supreme Immortal King, Returning to Shrouding the Heavens

"Who is that woman?"

"I don't know... I've never seen her before."

"And who are those two? Where did they pop out from?"

Countless Divine Thoughts intertwined in the Void Realm, filled with shock and uncertainty.

At this moment, at the center of the Lightning Tribulation, Chu Tianjiao and Xiao Nannan had already stood up.

They raised their heads to look at the terrifying thunderclouds in the sky, their eyes devoid of any fear, holding only calm Battle Intent.

"It has been eight hundred thousand years," Chu Tianjiao said softly. "It is time to repay these Lightning Tribulations."

Xiao Nannan looked at him, a smile curling the corners of her lips.

"Teacher, together?"

Chu Tianjiao nodded.

"Together."

The two exchanged a glance, then soared into the sky simultaneously!

"Boom—!!!"

The first Lightning Tribulation descended!

It was the Nine-Colored Chaos Lightning, each bolt as thick as a mountain, containing world-destroying power. Yet Chu Tianjiao merely raised his hand and threw a punch, shattering the lightning filling the sky!

Xiao Nannan followed closely behind, Chaos Qi erupting, the Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art in operation, directly devouring and refining the lightning falling toward her!

The second Lightning Tribulation, the Tribulation of Ten Thousand Weapons.

Countless lightning weapons descended from the sky, each exuding the pressure of an Immortal King level. Chu Tianjiao summoned his Tyrant Blade—the Emperor Weapon that had accompanied him through a lifetime of battles, which had long since transformed into an Immortal King weapon under the nourishment of the Immortal Domain—and slashed out. The blade light poured down like a galaxy, annihilating all the lightning weapons!

Xiao Nannan raised her hand, and the heaven-swallowing magic jar appeared. The jar spun gently in her hand, and its opening erupted with terrifying suction, drawing all the lightning weapons in the sky into the jar to be refined!

The third, fourth, fifth...

Each layer was more terrifying than the last, each layer more difficult.

Their Immortal bodies shattered multiple times, and their Immortal blood splattered across the Void Realm. Yet they never retreated, always fighting within the sea of lightning, always tempering their own Dao and Law on the edge of life and death.

Those creatures of the Immortal Domain watching from afar were stunned.

"Are... are these two lunatics?"

"Undergoing Tribulation together is one thing, but resisting it so forcefully?!"

"Do they have a death wish?!"

But Chu Tianjiao and Xiao Nannan could not hear their discussions at all.

In their eyes, there was only the Lightning Tribulation.

In their hearts, there was only one thought—survive it.

The eighth Lightning Tribulation descended.

It was thirty-six phantoms of Immortal Kings, each exuding the aura of a Peak Immortal King, joining forces to attack the two!

Chu Tianjiao let out a long roar, the Tyrant Blade slashed out, and with one strike, he annihilated three phantoms!

Xiao Nannan unleashed the Indestructible Heavenly Art to its full extent, summoned the heaven-swallowing magic jar, and endless Chaos Qi erupted from the jar, forcefully refining five phantoms!

The two stood back-to-back, fighting amidst the siege of the thirty-six phantoms. Emperor Blood splattered, Immortal bones fractured, yet they never fell.

When the last phantom was annihilated by Chu Tianjiao's blade, the two were soaked in blood, their auras withered to the extreme.

But the ninth Lightning Tribulation had already descended.

It was the "Dao-Extinguishing Lightning Sea," the lightning light grey-black in color, extinguishing even the Dao Law wherever it passed.

Chu Tianjiao looked at Xiao Nannan.

Xiao Nannan looked at him.

The two smiled at the same time.

"The final strike."

"Together."

They reached out their hands and clasped them together.

Then—

The two simultaneously burned their final Origin, turning into two brilliant rays of Immortal light, rushing toward that sea of lightning that destroyed everything!

"Boom—!!!"

An indescribable roar resounded throughout the entire Immortal Domain.

The light was too brilliant, making it impossible to look directly at it.

Those creatures of the Immortal Domain watching from afar, including the Immortal Kings of the ancient factions, subconsciously closed their eyes amidst this light.

Who knows how much time passed.

The light dissipated.

The sea of lightning vanished.

Above the sky, two figures floated quietly.

Chu Tianjiao and Xiao Nannan were soaked in blood, their Immortal bodies broken, their auras so weak they could barely be perceived.

But they were alive.

They had survived it.

The moment the Lightning Tribulation was successfully overcome, heaven and earth began to bestow gifts.

Endless Dao Origin gushed out from the Void Realm, pouring into their bodies. Those Origins nourished their broken Immortal bodies, repaired their shattered Immortal bones, and restored their exhausted Origins.

Chu Tianjiao's body healed at a speed visible to the naked eye. The aura around him began to climb crazily—from the edge of death, all the way back to Immortal King Early Stage, Immortal King Middle Stage, Immortal King Late Stage, Peak Immortal King!

And it was still rising.

He could feel that the shackle that had troubled him for so long was loosening.

He could faintly touch the threshold of an Immortal King Titan.

It was the same for Xiao Nannan. Her Chaos Body had been tempered to the extreme during the Lightning Tribulation, her Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art had reached complete Perfection, and her Indestructible Heavenly Art had fused perfectly with her Dao. Her aura was also stabilized at the Peak of Peak Immortal King, only one step away from being a Titan.

After a long while.

The two opened their eyes.

They exchanged a glance and saw smiles in each other's eyes.

"We succeeded," Chu Tianjiao said softly.

Xiao Nannan nodded and held his hand.

"Mm, we succeeded."

The two slowly descended, returning to that mountain Peak.

Willow Deity was already standing there, waiting for them.

Her face wore a gratified smile.

"Congratulations."

She spoke, her voice gentle.

"Eight hundred thousand years, from True Immortal Middle Stage to Peak Immortal King, and Xiao Nannan has also stepped into the Immortal King realm. This achievement, even in the Immortal Domain, is enough to make any faction take notice."

Chu Tianjiao and Xiao Nannan bowed at the same time.

"Thank you, Senior Willow Deity, for protecting our Dao."

Willow Deity waved her hand.

"No need for such formalities."

She paused and continued:

"During these eight hundred thousand years of your seclusion, I have been guarding outside the array. Within the Immortal Domain, several Divine Thoughts attempted to investigate, but I blocked them all. No one disturbed you, and no one discovered your existence."

Chu Tianjiao nodded and was about to say something, but was interrupted by Willow Deity's next words.

"However, there is something I must tell you."

Her tone became solemn.

"Eight hundred thousand years have passed."

Chu Tianjiao was stunned.

Xiao Nannan was also stunned.

Eight hundred thousand years?

They had been in seclusion for eight hundred thousand years?

In Xiao Nannan's mind, a figure instantly appeared.

That figure, standing in the courtyard of the Undying Mountain, smiling gently at her. That figure, waving at her when she left, with a brilliant smile on his face. That figure was one of the people she held dearest in this world.

Her brother.

Xiao Shitou.

"Teacher."

She spoke, her voice trembling slightly.

"Brother, he..."

Chu Tianjiao looked at her and saw the worry and longing in her eyes.

He did not hesitate.

"Let's go."

He held Xiao Nannan's hand, his gaze firm.

"We will go back together to pick up Xiao Shitou."

He turned to look at Willow Deity and bowed solemnly.

"Senior Willow Deity, for these eight hundred thousand years, thank you for protecting our Dao, and thank you for helping us promote. Now that we have broken through to the Immortal King realm, it is time to go back and resolve the matters of the Shrouding the Heavens World."

He paused and continued:

"Would you like to come with us?"

Willow Deity looked at him, watching the firm light in his eyes, and the corners of her lips lifted slightly.

"Of course."

She said softly.

"I also really want to see what that world has become over these eight hundred thousand years."

Chu Tianjiao smiled.

He held Xiao Nannan's hand, and together with Willow Deity, they transformed into three streams of light and soared into the sky.

The gate to the Immortal Domain opened slowly before them.

Behind that gate was their hometown.

It was the Shrouding the Heavens World.

The gate to the Immortal Domain closed slowly behind them.