Chapter 1731 - 791: Nine-Nine Gui Yi, Arrival of the Heavenly Tribulation

Chapter 1731: Chapter 791: Nine-Nine Gui Yi, Arrival of the Heavenly Tribulation

The sky, thunder and lightning intertwine, torrential rain pours down.

"The celestial signs tonight are somewhat unusual."

Inside the Eight Desolates Divine Palace, Yun Sheng leaned against the window, watching the rainwater cascading down the eaves like a waterfall, forming a curtain of rain.

"Indeed, such unusual weather is rare in the Eight Desolates Divine Realm, it looks like someone is undergoing a tribulation."

Ye Beiming pulled his thinly clad beloved wife close, pressing her forehead against his chest.

He gazed at the sky, the rumbling thunder and flashes of lightning followed one after another, purple lightning splitting the sky.

Like an enraged dragon baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, its tail swung across the entire sky.

"A tribulation? Fox Ye, what are you babbling about, even when you and I underwent tribulations, it wasn’t such a grand spectacle, right? Besides, within the Eight Desolates Divine Realm, wouldn’t we know if someone was undergoing a tribulation."

Yun Sheng retorted irritably.

"I was just saying offhand, speaking of which, the direction of that Thunderflash seems to be towards Si Garden. That huge lightning, it wouldn’t have struck the trees over there, would it?"

Ye Beiming said, frowning deeply.

Yun Sheng too knitted her brows.

They both knew how much their daughter Ye Lingyue cherished the sapling in the Si Garden that she planted with her own hands— the Purple Leaf Bodhi tree.

As long as she was in the Eight Desolates Divine Realm, she would almost visit the tree daily, confiding to it her deepest thoughts known only to herself.

This fact made Ye Beiming and Yun Sheng self-mockingly realize that they were outshone by a tree in their daughter’s heart.

"Fox Ye, why do I feel my eyelids twitching, I must go check on Yue’er."

Restless with worry, Yun Sheng hurried with Ye Beiming towards their daughter’s palace, silently praying for Yue’er not to act impulsively.

But upon arriving at Ye Lingyue’s place, they found the room empty, the bedding on the bed gone, the window wide open, letting the wind sweep in, the surroundings desolate and vacant.

"Divine Master, Goddess, this maid deserves death, just now Prince Yue said she was going out, we maids tried to stop her seeing the dark night with strong winds. Who would have thought, she still disappeared, outside the wind is fierce and rain heavy, not knowing where the Prince has gone."

The palace maids looked at each other anxiously.

"Si Garden."

Yun Sheng and Ye Beiming immediately rushed to Si Garden.

In Si Garden, under the influence of thunder, rain, and windstorm, the atmosphere was desolate with withered scattered flowers exposing their vibrant daytime splendor now lying wilted on the ground.

In the pitch-black Si Garden, only that purple sapling stood erect.

"Such fierce Thunderflash."

Ye Lingyue stood amidst the rain.

The rain did not affect her Primordial Spirit in the slightest.

Her gaze inevitably pierced the layers of rain curtains, looking towards the distant tree.

For some reason, Ye Lingyue felt the tree looked familiar.

Purple leaves, golden trunk...

No matter the wind and rain, the sapling stood unwavering, like an unshakable mountain.

In the sky, Thunderflash transformed into the nine-clawed Golden Dragon, the violent power of thunder and lightning, resounding as it fell.

With a loud boom, a Thunderflash descended across the sky.

The purple dragon opened its massive mouth, bearing down from above.

One, two...branches and leaves of the Purple Leaf Bodhi fell to the ground.

A cluster of branches ignited, and as the flames blazed fiercely, threatening to engulf the entire tree, at that moment, the pervasive Thunderflash showed no sign of ceasing.

Thunder surged like a dragon’s rise, numbering as many as eighty-one in total.

Ye Lingyue watched trembling with fear, worried the tree might not endure through the night considering compared to her own tribulation, even Lady Qiu Tian’s Meteor Tribulation might have paled in comparison.

Yet in Ye Lingyue’s eyes, that Purple Leaf Bodhi was just a sapling, so she didn’t overthink.

Although entering these scenes, belonging to no one in particular, for but mere fleeting fragments, Ye Lingyue found herself quite fond of the daughter of Yun Sheng and the Beiming couple.

If that tree really were to die, the little girl would most likely be heartbroken.

Ye Lingyue glanced at the sky’s increasingly intense Thunderflash, only to lament her inadequate strength.

Having only experienced the Divine Power Realm and Heaven and Earth Tribulation, Ye Lingyue was unaware that even with the same celestial phenomena, the Heavenly Tribulation was graded by severity.

At this moment, if Yun Sheng and Ye Beiming were to witness it, they too couldn’t help but be astonished.

For in the Divine Realm, the nine-nine-unified Heaven Tribulation was something even the God Emperor had never experienced.

Back then, when Yun Sheng and others underwent tribulation, there were only nine flashes in total.

This little Spirit Plant, who knows what offense it caused to invoke such a grievous curse from heaven.

Just as the forty-ninth Thunderflash descended, a shuffle of footsteps approached.

A tiny voice hurried through the rain.

Closer, closer still.

Ye Lingyue’s heart skipped a beat, her eyes shifted over.

In the rain, she saw what seemed unbelievably like a quilt swiftly approaching.

Looking closely, beneath the quilt was a small figure, none other than that little girl.

"Zizi, don’t be afraid. I’m here to protect you."

The little girl hurried on short legs, panting, clearly, she had run the whole way.

Only a six or seven-year-old child, on such a stormy night, one would expect to seek refuge in their parents’ embrace.

Yet she ventured out alone for a tree.

Not only that, but she also dragged along a damp and heavy quilt.

She was now shorter than the Purple Leaf Bodhi Tree, struggling on tiptoes to drape the quilt over its branches.

In the sky, a new storm was brewing.

"Danger, Yue’er, get away quickly!"

Ye Lingyue watched with bated breath.

She hurried forward, attempting to carry off the little girl.

But her hand passed through the little girl’s body.

Ye Lingyue repeatedly grabbed at thin air, forced to watch as the little girl and the Purple Leaf Bodhi Tree swayed amidst the tempest.

Rumble—

Another peal of thunder shattered the sky.

From the east, an awe-inspiring Thunderflash darted swiftly, forming into a furious dragon.

The entire sky turned purple, the lightning aimed furiously at the tree and the small figure, crashing down vigorously.

At this moment, the previously silent Purple Leaf Bodhi leaves rustled to life.

The branches wrapped around the little girl, gently tossing her aside.

Yet right then, the little girl made a shocking move.

"Zizi, I will protect you."

She pushed the branches away, her body like a nimble monkey, leaping onto the tree; she stood tall, her small face held high.

"I won’t allow you to harm my Zizi!"

In that moment, the rain and wind seemed to freeze into stillness.

The little girl’s silhouette, appeared about to be consumed by Thunderflash.

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