A terrifying aura descended, overwhelming and impossible to conceal.
At this moment, it wasn't just mortals; even those cultivators, and even Ancient Great Powers, would pale at the sight.
It was a truly world-destroying Heavenly Punishment, fearsome beyond measure.
For all to see, the moment the deafening roar appeared, boundless, blazing tribulation light manifested at the highest, unreachable reaches of the heavens.
It wasn't one or two bolts of tribulation lightning, nor dozens or hundreds, but thousands upon thousands, even more, converging majestically together, transforming into a terrifying sea of tribulation light and thunder!
And each bolt was equally terrifying and peerless, capable of destroying everything. Now, they were all descending in full force.
"World-Destroying Heavenly Punishment!"
Within the Monarch's Holy City, countless experts cried out in alarm at this moment, gazing in terror at the boundless tribulation light above their heads. The might of that Heavenly Punishment was simply overwhelming, capable of annihilating all.
Even the Five Ancient Monarchs guarding outside the Monarch's Holy City changed color at this moment.
"Is the Fiftieth Trial Pass truly the elusive one?"
One Ancient Monarch spoke thus, staring at the vast Heavenly Punishment already descending from the heavens.
Even Ye Chen felt a sense of shock; it was no less than his own Great Power tribulation.
Terrifying!
However, which of the Five Ancient Monarchs was weak? They were all universe overlords dominating the All Heavens, peerless throughout the ages, finding no rivals. Now, even facing such a vast Heavenly Punishment, they showed no fear. Some remained cold and indifferent from beginning to end.
Boom—
A Monarch made a move, though it wasn't Donglin Monarch, but another Ancient Monarch. He sat cross-legged in the void, his entire body wreathed in the most fearsome Dao light, with countless illusory great worlds rising and falling around him, as if he were the master of myriad realms. At this moment, he let out a soft shout, like an emperor's roar, the Dao Sound shaking past and present.
Moreover, this Dao Sound transformed into a heavenly stele that shot up into the heavens.
Words Become Law!
Yes, it was Words Become Law, where supreme Dao techniques emerged from his mouth.
In the past, Ye Chen had also witnessed Will's Divine Language Law, which possessed such Words Become Law power. But in truth, it was merely a special Great Dao, though extraordinary, compared to this Ancient Monarch's Words Become Law, it was truly fearsome.
Boundless Dao light surged forth. That single Dao Sound directly gave birth to countless Great Dao runes. Each Great Dao rune represented a Dao, capable of evolving living beings, deducing great world heavens and earth, or transforming into fearsome Dao weapons and artifacts... In short, they were supremely extraordinary. They charged upward, colliding with the Heavenly Punishment lightning.
Boom—
At the highest point of the heavens, right there, the most terrifying collision occurred, causing all people in the world to feel terror in their hearts. Even if a peak Great Power charged up, the final result would only be death, nothing more.
Boundless light continuously erupted, illuminating past and present, shaking the myriad realms of the All Heavens, and vibrating the starry cosmos.
But in the end, the boundless Heavenly Punishment lightning ultimately dissipated. Everything was over.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a sense of having survived a catastrophe.
In fact, it was indeed so. If not for the Ancient Monarchs' intervention to block it, all living beings here would likely have been utterly destroyed.
After all, this Heavenly Punishment lightning was far too destructive. In the vast world, how many would dare to withstand such terrifying Heavenly Punishment?
Crack—
At the same time, just as everyone relaxed, another soft sound was heard. It was precisely this sound that caused everyone's relaxed spirits to tense up once more, all of them abruptly looking over.
Indeed, the ninth white tortoise shell had descended.
Crack— Boom—
Before anyone could react, a Heavenly Punishment even more terrifying than before descended. That world-destroying light even covered the entire sky above Birth Emperor Star. The brilliant world-destroying light shone, shaking the spacetime of past and present, causing the river of time to tremble—an immeasurable terror.
Let alone others; at this moment, even the Five Ancient Monarchs simultaneously changed color.
"How terrifying!"
"It must involve some terrifying taboo. Otherwise, the Heavenly Punishment lightning couldn't possibly be this terrifying, practically equivalent to world destruction."
"One person alone might not suffice!"
"We cannot afford any mistakes, lest the efforts of the Nine Great Celestial Masters be in vain."
"All of you, don't just sit there. Let's act together."
None of the several Ancient Monarchs dared to be careless, because the truly terrifying tribulation lightning had appeared, far more fearsome than before, enough to make even supreme beings like them become solemn.
"The Fiftieth Trial Pass definitely has a Great Emperor reincarnation body. Moreover, this ancient pass is absolutely extraordinary, perhaps even involving other Great Emperors. Otherwise, why would it be so terrifying?"
The Five Ancient Monarchs spoke to each other, completely convinced of the Fiftieth Trial Pass's fearsomeness. Now, they too would act, jointly resisting the world-destroying light that had suddenly descended from the heavens.
Boom boom boom—
Bolts of Heavenly Punishment lightning continuously descended, directly flooding down like Ye Chen's sea of tribulation light and thunder.
Only this time, the scale and magnitude of this sea of tribulation light and thunder exceeded everyone's imagination. The torn endless void was enough to cover the entire Birth Emperor Star.
Boom—
The Five Ancient Monarchs all wore solemn expressions. Naturally, they did not wish for this tribulation light to fall upon Birth Emperor Star.
Although they were lofty and aloof, indifferent to the life and death of Birth Emperor Star's billions of living beings, karma would attach itself. The devastation of billions of living beings would be calculated by the Heavenly Dao and imposed upon them. If consequences later arose, that karmic force would be far too terrifying; even they would not wish to provoke it casually.
Moreover, if the Heavenly Punishment lightning fell, they would be the first to suffer.
Boom—
The Five Ancient Monarchs all made their moves. Each manifested an unparalleled Heaven-Earth Dharma Form outside their bodies, standing tall enough to support the heavens, immeasurably massive. Even a single strand of hair could sweep up stars. Only a supreme great star like Birth Emperor Star, rare throughout the ages, could withstand the divine might of the Five Ancient Monarchs without collapsing.
"Be destroyed!"
"Shatter!"
"Perish!"
...
The Five Ancient Monarchs all roared, unleashing their strongest Dao Sounds, and successively attacked, striking out with fearsome Monarch-level blows that charged into the heavens, shattering layer upon layer of the sea of tribulation light and thunder, fully colliding with the most terrifying Heavenly Punishment lightning.
Boom—
How fearsome, how peerlessly invincible were the Five Ancient Monarchs? Each was an invincible universe overlord dominating the All Heavens. Now, acting together, they were enough to shake the past and illuminate the present.
The entire starry cosmos trembled. Even many experts deep in the universe were startled and awakened, because this was the Five Ancient Monarchs' origin attacks, a terror surpassing all.
However, the Heavenly Punishment lightning was too terrifying, continuous, with bolts of world-destroying light constantly descending, endlessly attacking those below. Boundless as the All Heavens, it seemed as if the entire great cosmos had become enraged, fully descending its fearsome punishment.
Even mighty as the Five Ancient Monarchs, they were wounded, with blood continuously sprinkling down.
Each drop could transform into a vast ocean, containing fearsome Great Dao essence, capable of easily annihilating the Great Dao. Now, they fell with a rumble, transforming into a brilliant rain of blood.
Whoosh—
At the same time, terrifying phenomena successively appeared: blood rain falling from the heavens, endless corpses plummeting, underworld soldiers emerging, sun and moon sinking, holy spirits manifesting...
One astonishing phenomenon after another successively presented itself, all because of this world-destroying collision.
Only, everything was drawing attention because the Heavenly Punishment in this collision was too terrifying, making people wonder if the Heavenly Dao itself was enraged, or if a Great Emperor was making a move, requiring the Five Ancient Monarchs to act together just to withstand it. It was simply unbelievable.
But it was merely so, because it couldn't continue. No matter how terrifying the Heavenly Punishment lightning, it would eventually exhaust itself.
Soon, the Heavenly Punishment lightning gradually dissipated.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and also looked seriously at the Nine Great Celestial Masters. The divination symbols on the ground could only truly be understood by these Heaven Masters.
Similarly, the Five Ancient Monarchs diverted their attention to look down, intending to inquire about what the Nine Great Celestial Masters' divination symbols revealed.
But it was also seen that each of the Nine Great Celestial Masters wore rather grim expressions, because the various divination symbols represented by the nine white tortoise shells on the ground explained much.
"What is it?"
The Five Ancient Monarchs inquired.
Among the Nine Great Celestial Masters, the two leading Great Power-level Heaven Masters wore very deep expressions. "Your Majesties, we advise that it would be better not to enter the Fiftieth Trial Pass this time."
Upon hearing this, the whole world was shocked. The Nine Great Celestial Masters actually gave such advice. What divination symbols had they deduced?
Only these divination symbols, apart from the Nine Great Celestial Masters, even the several Ancient Monarchs couldn't understand.
Each has their own specialty, especially concerning the Heaven Master Dao, which contains philosophies profound and mysterious.
"Speak. What divination symbols have you deduced?"
The Five Ancient Monarchs spoke, seemingly quite interested.
"The divination symbols not only indicate the location of the Fiftieth Trial Pass but also show the most terrifying Great Ominous Divination!" After a moment of hesitation, one of the Great Power-level Heaven Masters finally spoke.
"Great Ominous Divination!?"
Upon hearing this, many immediately changed color. Whenever a Heaven Master deduces an ominous divination, it is related to death, causing unease.
Moreover, a Great Ominous Divination—that kind of divination symbol is even more terrifying, causing widespread panic. The ominous signs are likely extraordinary.
"Tell us, what exactly is this Great Ominous Divination?" Donglin Monarch spoke. They were all interested.
"The divination symbols say that if we insist on proceeding—" The Great Power-level Heaven Master said gravely, "A Sovereign will fall!"