Ascension Day

Da Zhong was quite puzzled. "Ying, Elder Zhou's wisdom is indeed world-shaking, and this scene before us is certainly magnificent. But even if he kidnaps all the Weekly Heavenly Gods and brings them to the Mortal World, so what? The Celestial Tribulation is still here."

Xu Ying said, "But the passage for the Celestial Gods to return to the Heavenly Dao World has been sealed off by the Celestial Tribulation."

Da Zhong CLANGED, somewhat taken aback.

Xu Ying continued, "Right now, all the Celestial Gods are under the tribulation clouds, caught within the Thunder Tribulation. They will have no choice but to fight the Celestial Tribulation alongside Zhou Qiyun. They must ensure he succeeds in Crossing the Tribulation, because he is their only hope of ascending back to the Heavenly Dao World."

He paused for a moment, then said, "Lord Zhong, do you still remember the Celestial God Hall?"

Of course Da Zhong wouldn't forget. The Celestial God Hall was an Ascension Land where the barrier between the Heavenly Dao World and the Mortal World grew thin. These Celestial Gods would descend to the Celestial God Hall and form the Celestial God Council.

However, the Celestial God Hall didn't allow their true bodies to descend, only their consciousnesses, which would possess triangular-headed stone statues.

This was because this particular Ascension Land, the Celestial God Hall, was too ancient. The traces left behind by the Ascensions of Immortals had faded, and the barrier between the two worlds had gradually thickened, making it impossible for their true bodies to descend.

Xu Ying said, "Their only chance to return to the Heavenly Dao World is the Ascension Radiance at the moment of Zhou Qiyun's Ascension. When the Ascension Radiance descends, they can ride it back to the Heavenly Dao World."

Da Zhong understood. "So no matter what, these 360 Celestial Gods must help him fight the Celestial Tribulation to return to the Heavenly Dao World! The Celestial Tribulation Zhou Qiyun faces is terrifyingly powerful, but with so many Celestial Gods helping him, he has a good chance of ascending! His scheme... it's truly..."

Kidnapping 360 Celestial Gods to help him fight the Celestial Tribulation—it was something no one else would even dare to imagine!

Not only did Zhou Qiyun imagine it, he actually did it!

Xu Ying's Heart Spirit surged with excitement. This would be the first Ascension of a Nuo Immortal, and it would bring hope to countless people!

If Zhou Qiyun successfully Crossed the Tribulation and achieved Ascension to Immortality, any scheme by the Master of the Mud Mound Palace would be rendered completely useless.

On Jiuyi Mountain, the Celestial Gods, who had been enjoying their sacrificial offerings, all raised their heads to look at the tribulation clouds in the sky. They let out roar after roar of fury, but the clouds showed no sign of retreating.

In this Celestial Tribulation, they too would be caught beneath the clouds!

They had no choice but to help Zhou Qiyun shoulder this great tribulation. They had to fight for their lives for him. Only if Zhou Qiyun survived could they return to the Heavenly Dao World!

On the distant Jiuyi Mountain, lightning flashed.

The crowd on Wuyang Mountain saw a bolt of Celestial Thunder, nearly as thick as Jiuyi Mountain's main peak, come crashing down. The light that erupted in that instant was so bright that even they, more than a Qianli away, had clear shadows cast on the ground, which were then stretched out with incredible speed!

After the shadows faded, they saw the lightning flow down the main peak of Jiuyi Mountain. The bolt of lightning actually flowed like a shimmering liquid. After reaching the base of the mountain, it rippled outwards in all directions, illuminating the surrounding peaks!

The Guo Family Ancestor murmured, "That single strike... I'd be dead."

The ancestors of the other Noble Families had the exact same thought.

A Celestial Tribulation of this magnitude was too terrifying. It simply wasn't a tribulation they could ever hope to survive. Even if they were just grazed by it, they would die and shatter on impact!

They even felt that not even Zhou Qiyun was worthy of facing such a Celestial Tribulation.

Its power was so immense that they felt even a legendary Immortal would likely be blasted to ashes by a single strike.

This was simply not a power that could appear in the Mortal World!

The next moment, they witnessed another bizarre scene. Near Jiuyi Mountain, some of the mountains suddenly grew much taller, while others suddenly became much shorter.

Some mountains would more than double in height, then suddenly shrink to only half their usual size. Other mountains that were clearly tall would abruptly be cut in half, only to suddenly shoot up again!

It was as if an invisible force was stretching them, crushing them, and arbitrarily kneading and toying with them.

"Spatial fluctuations!"

Da Zhong recognized this phenomenon and said, "The Energy contained within that bolt of Celestial Thunder is too terrifying. The moment it was released, it caused space itself to tremble. When a mountain is at the crest of a wave, it becomes taller. When it's in the trough, it gets compressed. This phenomenon isn't dangerous. We won't even feel a thing."

This spatial wave moved so fast that it reached them in an instant!

They seemed to hear a strange whistling sound, but their bodies felt nothing, and the world in their vision remained unchanged. Only their souls were violently jolted.

Xu Ying recognized the feeling in his soul. 'It's similar to what I felt at the Water Gate Temple when I entered the Broken Temple World. The sensation of space having thickness and mass, of passing right through it.'

After this wave passed, they heard a second sound, like a whistle, followed by that same feeling of a soul crossing a boundary.

The second and third bolts of Celestial Thunder erupted in succession. The main peak of Jiuyi Mountain seemed to be a magnet for lightning, always managing to draw the terrifying energy of the thunderclouds toward it.

In the flickering light, the crowd on Wuyang Mountain saw the figures of Celestial Gods leaping up from the other eight peaks of Jiuyi Mountain.

Between the flashes of light, each Celestial God's figure was different, each pose unique. Three hundred and sixty Celestial Gods, three hundred and sixty different stances.

Those stances were profound, archaic, vigorous, and powerful, creating an immense visual impact!

When the next bolt of lightning flashed, their stances had changed once again, and still, not a single one was repeated!

They were helping Zhou Qiyun Cross the Tribulation!