Chapter 2320 - 2279: The Arrival of Dual Tribulations

Jade Yumo was under the control of Wang Xiaoqiang. Whether it was her physical body or soul and spirit, Wang Xiaoqiang had her firmly in his grasp. At this moment, she was like a lamb waiting for slaughter in Wang Xiaoqiang's hands, completely unable to resist whatever he intended for her.

Wang Xiaoqiang placed Jade Yumo on the dignified and sacred soft couch. Realizing his malicious intentions, Jade Yumo struggled desperately.

Wang Xiaoqiang extended his right hand toward her, and with a grasping motion, there was an instant explosion as her entire robe burst apart, transforming into strips and fluttering like butterflies. Beneath, her body lay exposed, exuding a certain alluring beauty tinged with poignant tragedy…

Subsequently, beneath Wang Xiaoqiang, even amidst intense resistance, Jade Yumo transformed into a woman. She shed two lines of clear tears, her eyes vacant, her expression a mix of sorrow and despair, as if her heart had turned to ashes.

To turn a beautiful Immortal Maiden from the Primordial Era, at the Heaven-Stepping Realm, into his woman, and a virgin at that, Wang Xiaoqiang indulged in his triumph. Whispering something into Jade Yumo's delicate ear, he felt gratified and fell into a blissful sleep. The Patterned Beast emerged from his back, transformed into strength, and stood watch vigilantly.

The Patterned Beast, equivalent to a beast at the Second Step, with an incredibly formidable physical body, stayed close to Jade Yumo. If she attempted to assassinate Wang Xiaoqiang, it would counterattack swiftly, preventing her from succeeding in close combat.

In reality, Jade Yumo would not make a move against Wang Xiaoqiang because of something he said before sleeping: "We are already a married couple, and you're carrying my child. If you kill me, our child will be born fatherless and scorned as a bastard."

One instance of intimacy could lead to pregnancy, or it might not; Jade Yumo, ignorant in these matters, believed she was inevitably pregnant and trusted Wang Xiaoqiang's words. She wanted to kill him but couldn't bear to harm her own child, thus dismissing the thought of taking action.

Wang Xiaoqiang awoke refreshed from a delightful sleep, only to see Jade Yumo had donned a purple dress, far more beautiful than the previous black robe, though her expression was woeful, filled with humiliation and hatred in her eyes.

"Haha, Yumo, you look far more beautiful in this outfit than the previous one. A woman should be lovely and happy, not consumed by hatred and violence. That's when a woman is most beautiful. At your age, you weren't truly a woman; now you finally are—aren't you happy…

Soon, you'll become a mother, completing your life. Only then will you truly be a woman. In the future, we'll fly together, ruling the martial world with a smile. Our son will be prosperous and have a bright future…" Wang Xiaoqiang pulled Jade Yumo into his arms, continuing to brainwash her.

He had killed her dearest nephew, and her hatred for him ran deep. If he couldn't successfully brainwash her, even if she followed him in the future, she would never be wholly devoted. On the contrary, she might secretly harm him.

In Earth's civilized society, many have experienced a radical transformation in mindset, even a complete turnaround, due to brainwashing. Let alone a woman from the Primordial Era, whose thoughts were ignorant and outdated. With Wang Xiaoqiang's cunning words, her thoughts began to align with his. Gradually, her perceptions and impressions of him started to change…

Of course, these changes were infinitesimal. To completely change her thoughts, make her put aside hatred and wholly commit her life to him, required a long process or a significant opportunity.

This opportunity soon arrived.

That day, Wang Xiaoqiang was prepared to take Yumo to quash the turmoil when the previously clear sky suddenly clouded over with rolling thunder.

The sudden change in weather was only above them; elsewhere, it was still clear skies—a clear sign of Heavenly Tribulation. Thunder rumbled from the sky, bolts of lightning converging from all sides, seemingly endless.

The scale of the lightning suggested it was vast indeed. For a Heaven-Stepping Realm expert undergoing Heavenly Tribulation, it was no ordinary small thunder; they were enormous like water barrels, akin to missiles on Earth, with significant destructive power.

Crack! Crack!!

The sky boiled with dark clouds, lightning roared.

When Jade Yumo looked up, a bolt of lightning slashed through the clouds like a long serpent flicking its tongue. The lightning cast its glow in her black onyx-like pupils, filling her gaze with terror, as she faintly sensed a powerful aura descending from the heavens, enveloping her…

"The heavenly tribulation has descended, please spare me," Jade Yumo said, her expression woeful, looking at Wang Xiaoqiang. She doubted she could survive this tribulation, for the sheer scale of the lightning suggested a dual tribulation. Even a single tribulation was hard to overcome, let alone two, promising certain peril.

"Yumo, you belong to me, your life as well. If I want you to live, you cannot die. If the heavens intend to destroy you, I shall defy the heavens."

Wang Xiaoqiang declared, grasping Jade Yumo's hand and pulling her into his embrace. Then, with a sudden surge, his blood qi erupted, dispelling the terrible aura surrounding her as he took her and flew forward swiftly.

Jade Yumo was momentarily stunned, slightly losing focus, for she never believed Wang Xiaoqiang would protect her, especially during a dual tribulation, which was indeed a life-threatening risk.

Yet Wang Xiaoqiang did it, surprising and moving her. Unable to resist, she asked, "Why are you saving me?"

"Because you are my woman," Wang Xiaoqiang replied, flying swiftly toward the scene of chaos. But no matter how they fled, it seemed they couldn't escape the clouds and lightning, as if the shadow of fate loomed overhead, remaining inescapable like the sun always above one's head in a sprint.

Seeing the clouds gathering into a whirlpool overhead, lightning poured into it like rivers into the sea, Wang Xiaoqiang was anxious. To Jade Yumo, he said, "You cannot resign to despair. For yourself and the child inside you, you must use your movement technique and quickly reach the battlefield…"

This time, Wang Xiaoqiang wasn't deceiving her; Jade Yumo indeed was pregnant, though the embryo was not yet formed. But a life was already taking shape inside her. While modern medical technology like an ultrasound couldn't detect it, their divine sense could make it evident—they both knew and understood clearly.