All the living beings in the deepest region of the God Realm of Absolute Beginning, whether profound beasts or humans exploring the realm, suddenly found themselves involuntarily raising their heads. Shock and astonishment spread across their faces in an instant.
In the grey dome of heaven above them, black clouds began to roil and gather. They seemed boundless and endless, swallowing all the light in the sky.
Black clouds continued to roll in, constantly thickening and forming a dense mass over everyone's heads and hearts. The throbbing in their hearts caused by this irresistible oppression made them feel suffocated.
Qianye Ying'er stared blankly at the massive clouds that covered the entire region, so vast that they seemed almost the size of the entire Eastern Divine Region.
Screech!
A deafening crack suddenly split the skies with an earth-shattering roar, as a bolt of lightning tore through the heavens, as if trying to split the very sky in two. A sharp, glaring purple ray of lightning began condensing within the stormy region, letting out terrifying, ear-piercing sounds.
Yun Wuji gazed at the gathering lightning with an excited smile. To others, this might be a life-threatening trial, but to him, it was just a meal. A very delicious one.
In fact, before undergoing the tribulation, he had even considered bringing his main body along to bathe in the lightning as well. But he quickly dismissed the idea. If the lightning tribulation were to "run away" again, he'd probably stay depressed for days.
Rays of lightning exploded with blinding brilliance as deafening thunder roared across the heavens. A furious streak of heavenly tribulation lightning tore through the sky, slashing straight down toward Yun Wuji.
Boom!!
The moment the heavenly tribulation lightning struck Yun Wuji's body, a three-thousand-meter-long arc of purple light erupted into existence, with him at its very center. It unleashed the untouchable, undeniable power of the heavens in a single, earth-shaking burst.
"So fast!" Qianye Ying'er narrowed her eyes. Within the knowledge of the God Realm's profound practitioners, heavenly tribulation lightning usually flashed for about a hundred breaths. It was akin to a form of mercy that the heavens bestowed upon profound practitioners, giving them a crucial chance to prepare for a hundred breaths! Yet, this sudden strike of heavenly tribulation lightning only flashed for the very short space of five breaths!
Yun Wuji spread his arms, threw his head back, and closed his eyes, bathing in the lightning.
Crack!!!
Another thunderous explosion echoed across the skies as two streaks of heavenly tribulation lightning shot down from the lightning region, striking toward Yun Wuji at the same time.
Boom———
The heavenly tribulation lightning surrounding Yun Wuji had barely shown any sign of fading when once again, it erupted in an even denser, more terrifying burst of purple brilliance.
Staring at the unrelenting descent of the heavenly lightning, as if determined to erase him from existence, the dragons' eyes gleamed with intense hope. If that monster were to die, they would finally be free!
This was the will of Heaven itself, sent to liberate them from the tyranny of this despicable human!
The heavenly tribulation lightning struck down once again… but this time, it was four full rays of lightning!
The third stage of tribulation lightning!
Rumble!
The four bolts came crashing down, merging with the three that had already been raging below. Together, they exploded into an even larger and more fearsome lightning domain.
Right after, eight purple streaks of lightning descended and then struck down with immense force!
Boom boom boom——
Eight lightning bolts simultaneously exploded as a brilliant purple filled the sky.
"How comfortable!" Yun Wuji, still standing with arms spread wide, let out a soft moan. The pure energy from the lightning felt incredibly soothing to him, refreshing, warm. It coursed through him like a gentle spring breeze, softly caressing his body as if it were nature itself embracing him.
Under the continuous strikes of heavenly tribulation lightning, its force surged like berserk beasts, crashing violently against his body. A pagoda suddenly appeared above his head. Stimulated by the raging tribulation lightning, the Great Way of the Buddha instantly activated, greedily absorbing the immense power coursing through the lightning.
Yun Wuji couldn't help but let out a sigh of pity. "It's a shame the main body can't summon heavenly lightning. Otherwise, with these three Tribulations, I could've reached the 6th stage of the Great Way of the Buddha."
Rumble!
The skies trembled again as blinding lightning brilliance began to form. This time, it was a full sixteen strikes.
CRASH!!!
The sixteen streaks of tribulation lightning slammed down together, converging into a massive lightning pillar that struck his location.
In that moment, the heavens were entirely stained purple. The once roiling black clouds had turned to purple, and it almost seemed as though the entire world had been engulfed by the violet light cast by the lightning strikes.
"..." Qianye Ying'er stared at the absurd scene, her hand clenched so tightly that her knuckles turned white.
The sixth stage of tribulation lightning arrived, thirty-two dazzling streaks of heavenly lightning struck down…
CRACK!!!!!!!
As the seventh stage of tribulation descended, the purple sky changed to a deep scarlet, unleashing a massive, three-hundred-meter lightning sword.
BOOM!! CRACK!!
The eighth stage, ten times more terrifying than before, a three-kilometer-long scarlet lightning sword slashed down.
BOOOOOM!
The ninth was a white lightning dragon!
It crept closer and closer, growing clearer with each passing second, until it was practically within reach. Its massive maw yawned open, revealing countless jagged teeth forged from pale-white lightning, before it lunged forward and clamped down violently onto Yun Wuji's entire body.
The lightning dragon crashed down to the earth, a blinding eruption of white light filling the air. A towering pillar of pure white surged skyward, piercing through space itself, tearing through the heavens like a divine spear.
...
Slowly, the black clouds that had been blanketing the sky just a short while ago completely vanished.
The dragons and Qianye Ying'er kept their eyes fixed on the area where Yun Wuji had been.
In the area where Yun Wuji had stood, there now lay a massive, fifty-kilometer-wide crater. The bottom of the hole was pitch-black, so deep that one could not see its end. Hovering in the air above it were the lingering traces of pale white lightning.
The pale white lightning let out a faint, whinnying sound as it slowly receded. Within its fading glow, the figure of a person gradually became visible. As the last strands of lightning faded away, his face was finally revealed.
"How nice," Yun Wuji said as he floated down and lightly landed on the ground, a satisfied smile spreading across his face. The process had gone far better than he expected, the Great Way of the Buddha had advanced to the fifth stage, and he had even broken through to the 5th level of the Divine Spirit Realm in one fell swoop, just like Yun Che had done back then.
All of this was thanks to the Great Way of the Buddha absorbing the immense energy from the heavenly tribulation lightning.
He glanced around and saw that all the dragons were staring at him as if they had seen a ghost, their hopes of seeing him destroyed by the heavens completely shattered!
Yun Wuji frowned and snapped, "What are you all idling for? Get back to work!"
He added with a vicious glare, "Or do you want to taste some... tough love?"
"Sorry, Master!" The dragons quickly scrambled to their senses, fear flashing in their eyes as they dashed off like frightened flies, tripping over themselves in their rush to return to labor.
Having scared the dragons away, Yun Wuji turned to Qianye Ying'er, who was still staring at him like he was some kind of monster. Smirking, he tilted his head and asked, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"..." Qianye Ying'er didn't reply at first. She simply shook her head lightly, remaining silent for a long moment before finally speaking, "You win… I accept your offer."
As soon as the words left her lips, she felt as if all her strength had been drained away.
To voluntarily become someone else's slave was unthinkable to anyone, let alone someone like Lady Goddess.
However, contrary to what she expected, Yun Wuji acted as if he didn't understand her intention. He cleaned his ear with his pinky and asked, "What are you talking about?"
"Ah, right! You mean what I said last time?" Qianye Ying'er's face darkened, her body trembling in fury. But before she could speak, Yun Wuji suddenly smacked the bottom of his fist against his palm and exclaimed, "Ah, sorry, it's too late. You took too long. I changed my mind."
"You!" Qianye Ying'er's golden eyes flared with a tinge of red, her gaze swirling with rage. It had taken her an immense amount of courage and determination to utter those words! And yet, this man had the audacity to brush them off as if they were nothing!
"Unless…" Just as she was about to erupt, Yun Wuji suddenly added with a smirk, "…you convince me."
"You are nothing but a broken shell of your former self. Your strength is completely insignificant to me," Yun Wuji said mercilessly, glancing in the direction where the dragons had left. "I could take out any of my slaves, and they'd be much stronger and more obedient than you."
He sized her up again, a smirk playing on his lips, before adding, "So tell me, what could possibly make me willing to help you?"
His words carried disdain and cruelty, each one trampling over her pride, and even her very existence. If anyone else were to witness this scene, to see a man actually speaking to the legendary Brahma Monarch Goddess in such a way, the woman whom countless men in this world yearned for, they would likely hack him to death on the spot.
Qianye Ying'er closed her eyes, her chest rising and falling with each breath. After a long while, when she opened them again, there was no trace of anger. Her eyes had become completely calm, entirely indifferent.
"My body." Qianye Ying'er knelt down, she raised an arm and slowly removed the golden mask from her face, completely revealing the celestial countenance that had once caused Yun Wuji to lose his soul in a single glance.
In that instant, all of the light in the area dimmed.
"Everyone in the universe is aware of the titles 'Dragon Queen and Goddess'." Those beautiful eyes, which could cause the heavens and the earth, the stars, and all the flowers in the universe to lose their color, stared straight into Yun Wuji's own. Every word that spilled from her beautiful lips was as sad, dreamy, and beautiful as fine, mist-like rain. "As a man, have you never dreamed of... making the 'Goddess' that all the men in the world are infatuated with into a toy that belongs only to you, a toy that you can play with however you like?"
There was absolutely no one in this world who would have imagined... Or believed, that such words could ever leave the mouth of the Brahma Monarch Goddess. Not even she herself would have believed it not long ago, even at the lowest point of her life. She had never once considered this possibility.
But now, after being struck by wave after wave of relentless shocks, each one grinding away what little pride she had left, yet paradoxically igniting a flicker of hope for her revenge...
She finally did the unthinkable.
And with her own will, she offered herself to become another man's slave.
Yun Wuji smiled warmly, bending down to stretch his hand and gently caress her face. "That's right. Your appearance is indeed a huge bargaining chip. In this world, I doubt there's a single man who could resist you if you use it."
"And I am certainly no different." His hand moved up, delicately caressing her head as he twirled a few strands of golden hair around his fingers.
He retracted his hand and took a step back, then spoke, "Get up."
Qianye Ying'er slowly stood up, her cold, golden eyes fixed on him.
Yun Wuji didn't care about the way she stared at him. He spread his arms and said, "Come here."
She slowly stepped closer until her body pressed against his, her soft breasts meeting his firm chest, her exquisitely perfect face just inches from his. Yun Wuji's arms wrapped around her, his chin resting on her shoulder as he spoke in a gentle voice, whispering in her ear, "Good, I like the obedient you."
"Since you became my slave, I'll give you a reward then."
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