Divine Emperor Demon Emperor

High above the Imperial Palace, several Primordial Ocean Realm experts gazed toward Lin Yun’s location. Despite having reached the Primordial Ocean Realm, none of them had personally experienced a Celestial Punishment, though the Royal Family certainly possessed records of such events.

"This... is a Celestial Punishment..." several of them said gravely. Then, to investigate, they took to the sky, flying toward the low mountain where Lin Yun was located. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Completely unaware that the Royal Family had taken notice of the Celestial Punishment, the entire low mountain was blasted in half by the first bolt of Celestial Thunder, sending dust and debris flying everywhere.

With such destructive power, one could only imagine the force Lin Yun had to face as he directly confronted the Celestial Punishment.

The dust slowly settled, revealing Lin Yun’s figure standing atop the ruins of what had been nearly leveled. A single strike had obliterated half of the entire low mountain.

"COUGH, COUGH, COUGH..." Blood spewed from his mouth as the Bone Spear appeared in his hand.

Lin Yun had already swallowed a Life Extending Pill. That last strike had shattered nearly every bone in his body. If he hadn’t taken the Life Extending Pill at the first possible moment, he likely wouldn’t even be able to stand.

Even so, Lin Yun’s condition was dire. His entire body was charred black by the Celestial Thunder, and his clothes had long since been blasted to pieces.

As if sensing that Lin Yun was not yet dead, the rift in the sky suddenly unleashed another bolt of Celestial Thunder. This second bolt was even more powerful than the first.

His eyes locked onto the descending Celestial Thunder, Lin Yun showed not a trace of fear. He had chosen this path, and he would not back down—not even from the heavens’ punishment.

Tightening his grip on the Bone Spear, Lin Yun swallowed three Qi Essence Pills in one go. When fighting a Celestial Punishment, there was no time to worry about consumption; you had to unleash your strongest attack from the very beginning.

"Red Flame Spear Technique," Lin Yun rasped, his voice hoarse. Immediately, the Bone Spear, wreathed in thick flames, viciously collided with the descending Celestial Thunder.

BOOM! The Celestial Might this time was even more intense than before, so much so that even the approaching experts from the Royal Family stopped in their tracks, horrified.

"What powerful Celestial Might. But it’s strange... it’s vastly different from the Celestial Might of the Primordial Ocean Realm. What’s going on?" one of the Royal Family experts asked, forced to a halt.

"Perhaps it’s someone with a weaker foundation breaking through to the Primordial Ocean Realm," replied the companion beside him.

"Impossible. A Celestial Punishment only grows stronger; it never weakens. This is a punishment from the heavens, after all."

"Let’s stop speculating. We’ll know once we go take a look. After enduring a Celestial Punishment, this person will surely be extremely weak. It would be best if we can recruit them into the Royal Family. If not..." As he spoke, the man made a throat-slitting gesture.

The meaning was clear. An expert who had reached the Primordial Ocean Realm, if they could not be made to serve the Royal Family, would become a grave threat. The best course of action was to kill them at their weakest to eliminate any future trouble.

"Heh heh, perhaps we won’t even have to act. He might already be dead."

After a brief discussion, the several Primordial Ocean Realm experts from the Royal Family hurried toward the low mountain once more.

Unaware that danger was gradually closing in, and with the two bolts of Celestial Thunder having fallen, the rift in the sky began to close. The dense Celestial Might slowly dissipated back into the world as if it had never appeared.

After two consecutive bolts of Celestial Thunder, the low mountain had been completely razed to the ground. Only endless rubble and shattered trees hinted at the brutal event that had transpired here.

Lying on the ground, Lin Yun couldn’t muster an ounce of strength. When the second bolt of Celestial Thunder fell, he had unleashed his greatest power, even using his Battle Intent.

However, a Celestial Punishment was a Celestial Punishment. If not for his Flawless Flesh Body, Lin Yun would likely be on the brink of death right now.

This was his first time enduring a Celestial Punishment. In his previous life in the Divine Realm, Lin Yun had only witnessed them, never having experienced one firsthand. Now, he had finally felt the power of a Celestial Punishment for himself.

"ROAR, ROAR, ROAR..." Gravely injured, Lin Yun was completely immobile. Just then, Little Ape, who had been watching from a distance, found him the instant the Celestial Punishment faded. Seeing Lin Yun’s charred body, Little Ape roared with worry.

Looking at Little Ape, Lin Yun managed a faint smile. He was about to say something when suddenly, the auras of several Primordial Ocean Realm experts began to approach rapidly. Lin Yun’s expression changed. ’My Celestial Punishment must have alerted people in the Capital City,’ he realized.

"Little Ape, go! Find a safe place!" he said urgently.

Hearing this, Little Ape instantly grew to a height of three meters, scooped up Lin Yun, and transformed into a streak of crimson light, fleeing into the distance without a second glance.

Grievously injured and jostled around in Little Ape’s arms as they fled, Lin Yun soon fell into a coma.

As he fled with Lin Yun, Little Ape also sensed the auras of the several Primordial Ocean Realm experts behind them. He even used his Bloodline Power, pushing his speed to its absolute Limit.

Just a few dozen breaths after Lin Yun and Little Ape had fled, the Primordial Ocean Realm experts from the Royal Family arrived. Looking at the low mountain that had been completely razed, they each sent out their Soul Thought to search for Lin Yun.

They searched the entire area, combing over every corner, but in the end, they found no trace of a person, not even a single living creature.

"Could he have been killed directly by the Celestial Punishment?" one of the Royal Family experts asked.

"It’s possible. The period after a Celestial Punishment is when one is at their weakest. We were so fast; there’s no way he could have escaped."

"What a waste of time. Still, this Celestial Punishment was very strange. Its power was indeed much weaker than expected."

The Royal Family’s Martial Artists spoke one after another. In their minds, they were already convinced that Lin Yun had been blasted to death by the Celestial Punishment.

"Let’s go. We’ll report this to the Old Ancestor. Someone undergoing a tribulation just outside the Capital City is a major event."

With that said, the Royal Family experts departed, flying back toward the Imperial Palace.

Little Ape ran for dozens of li before finally confirming that no one was chasing them and gradually slowing down. The full-speed sprint had consumed a massive amount of his energy. Fortunately, Lin Yun had given him plenty of Qi Essence Pills. Swallowing five of them, Little Ape felt slightly better.

As he grew stronger, Lin Yun no longer restricted Little Ape’s consumption. He would just give Little Ape a hundred Qi Essence Pills at a time, and when they were gone, Little Ape would naturally ask for more.

Glancing at the unconscious Lin Yun in his arms, Little Ape’s face was filled with deep worry. In a way, Little Ape saw Lin Yun as both a father and a friend.

Lin Yun had raised Little Ape since he was an infant. For two years of growth, Little Ape and Lin Yun were hardly ever an Inch Step apart. Now that Lin Yun was grievously injured and unconscious, with an aura so weak it was barely there, how could Little Ape not be frantic?

After searching for a long time, Little Ape finally found a hollow in a tree within a forest. The tree was enormous, and the hollow was naturally quite large, big enough to hold ten people at once.

Placing one of his own Qi Essence Pills into Lin Yun’s mouth, Little Ape let out a low growl, continuously nudging Lin Yun’s body with his palm, trying to wake him.

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