Shui Miao chose not to bring anyone else, but specifically took along the young dragon, Hui De.
Shui Miao’s decision was not without ulterior motives. He had been contemplating and pondering for a long time, and only at this very moment did he finally make up his mind.
Back on the island of Rakshasa, when Shui Miao and Longzun Aode joined forces to destroy the immortal soul of Hua Yuting, Shui Miao had acquired a sliver of Hua Yuting’s memory from the chaotic energy after the explosion. This fragment contained a unique technique that could conceal one’s presence, transform into another’s form, and remain undetected.
Because of this technique, Shui Miao planned to use Hui De’s aura to impersonate him and ascend to the Immortal Realm.
Thus, Shui Miao sealed Hui De into his own spiritual planet.
This time, Hui De had resolved to cultivate diligently. Without distractions, he immediately began meditating upon entering the spiritual planet.
Meanwhile, Shui Miao concealed his own immortal energy and Soul Devouring power, instead channeling Hui De’s aura and spreading it around his body.
At the same time, he transformed his appearance into that of a newly ascended dragon demon immortal.
In this new form, Shui Miao passed through the Realm of the Dead, exited the Ghost Gate, and returned to the mortal world.
It was midday in the mortal world, the sun hung high, and a gentle breeze blew.
“Huh?”
As soon as Shui Miao returned to the mortal world, as soon as he emerged into the countryside and inhaled fresh air, he sensed a change in his body. A strange, light-headed sensation quickly spread through him, becoming increasingly intense.
“How is this possible? Could Hui De already be ready to ascend?”
His body lifted into the air uncontrollably, impossible to suppress. Shui Miao’s thoughts raced as he realized the aura of Hui De within him was undergoing a transformation. After absorbing yang spiritual energy, his inner power surged rapidly!
This phenomenon was something Shui Miao had never encountered before.
Shui Miao only knew that immortals ascended to the Immortal Realm through the Heaven’s Gate, but he had no idea how a demonic immortal would ascend.
“Boom! Boom! Boom!”
Suddenly, the sky darkened with clouds, and thunder rolled with continuous rumbles.
Why had the weather changed so abruptly? Shui Miao’s consciousness flickered, and he spotted hundreds of thunder deities above the clouds, all wearing different uniforms and busily moving about. These thunder deities looked like charred apes, and more continued to arrive from afar, as if something extremely urgent had occurred.
Shui Miao had heard from Bai Feng about the thunder deities of the Immortal Realm. He knew they wouldn’t appear aimlessly; their presence always signified a reason, especially when hundreds appeared at once!
The emergence of a demonic immortal would inevitably provoke a thunder tribulation. Judging from this situation, they were most likely targeting him! As thoughts raced through his mind, Shui Miao recalled Bai Feng’s words about the Divine Sovereign of the Jade Mansion Thunder Bureau in the Immortal Realm. This sovereign governed thirty-six divisions, the Eastern and Western Hua Tai, Xuan Pavilion, Miaoge, the Four Bureaus, the Six Academies, and numerous departments. Among them, the Immortal Fire Thunder Bureau of the Jade Pure Palace in the Nine Heavens was responsible for the tribulations of demonic immortals in the lower realms.
Clearly, this was a tribulation meant for him!
If he succeeded in surviving the tribulation, he would become a true demonic immortal.
However, from Hua Yuting’s memory, Shui Miao knew the Immortal Realm strongly opposed demonic immortals. They would only use the thunder tribulation to kill them and would never allow them to pass.
“Quickly! Quickly!”
“Form the formation! Hurry and set up the Fire Thunder Soul-Destroying Formation! The orders came from above—we must eliminate this demonic immortal. Time is short. All twelve palaces of Thunder Deities from our Immortal Fire Thunder Bureau have begun roll call! Divine Thunder, Five Directions Thunder, Wind Thunder, Rain Thunder, Cloud Thunder, Blessing Thunder, Heaven Thunder, Sand-Flashing Thunder…”
“Present!”
“Present!”
“Present!”
“…”
The sky darkened with thick clouds, blocking out the sun, creating an oppressive atmosphere, as fierce winds suddenly arose.
Above the dense clouds, a formidable figure stood tall—broad-shouldered and bear-like, clad in a crimson battle robe, holding a fiery thunder token, with a leopard’s head and ringed eyes, standing nine feet tall. This was Fang Zhentian, the Thunder Division General of the Fire Thunder Bureau, rapidly calling out names and hurriedly arranging the formation to eliminate the demonic dragon at full force.
“Cursed! They actually want to kill me!”
Shui Miao’s mind raced. In the Rakshasa Sea, he had slain even Immortal Lords; how could he now be killed by a few Thunder Deities?
“Attack!”
Suddenly, a wild idea struck Shui Miao—why not storm the Immortal Realm itself and scatter these Thunder Deities?
How vast was the Nine Heavens of the Immortal Realm! Once he entered, who could find him? After eliminating the Elder Immortal, he could simply return to the Rakshasa Sea. After all, the dragon demon had no interest in staying in the Immortal Realm. He was confident these Thunder Deities wouldn’t dare pursue him all the way to the Rakshasa Sea.
Having grown increasingly bold after his rampage in the Rakshasa Realm, Shui Miao now had the courage to take such a risk.
“Whoosh!”
Shui Miao acted decisively. Suddenly, he activated his immortal energy and shot straight into the sky!
“Bad! This demonic dragon has gone mad—he seems to be charging up here!”
A thunder deity with a painted face was watching the ground below when suddenly he spotted Shui Miao flying toward them, causing him to panic and shout loudly.
Upon hearing this, General Fang Zhentian of the Fire Thunder Bureau immediately halted the roll call, raised his command flag, and barked, “Quickly prepare the Commanding Wind Thunder, Fire Cloud Thunder, Great Unified Cosmic Thunder, Supreme Thunder, Sword Flame Thunder!”
“Understood!”
The thunder deities roared in unison, immediately beginning to channel the formation, preparing to unleash five divine thunders to instantly obliterate Shui Miao.
As Shui Miao flew upward, his spiritual perception sensed the formation above growing stronger and more powerful. His tension rose, and he accelerated his flight while hastily mobilizing his immortal energy and Soul Devouring power to respond. He remained fully alert, ready to dodge the thunder at any moment.
“General, what should we do? This demonic dragon is too fast. Our Five Division Thunder won’t have enough time to charge fully!” Fang Ze, a purple thunder deity and deputy commander of the Fire Thunder Bureau under General Fang Zhentian, hurriedly whispered a warning.
“It’s fine. The Five Division Thunder is powerful enough to kill a Flying Immortal. Even if only half-charged, it should be more than enough to deal with a demonic immortal.” General Fang Zhentian swung his command flag fiercely. “Release the Five Division Thunder!”
“Boom!”
The Fire Thunder Formation activated, and a red lightning bolt as thick as a water barrel immediately descended!
Sensing Fang Zhentian’s command, Shui Miao quickly dodged to the side… but the thunder bolt turned mid-air, directly striking him! The speed of the lightning was simply too fast. Shui Miao was undoubtedly struck by the Five Division Thunder, his mind instantly numbed, and his consciousness faded as the intense heat burned away his clothes.
Dazed and unconscious, Shui Miao plummeted naked toward the ground!
“General, he’s stunned—he doesn’t seem dead yet!”
Fang Ze reminded him.
“Silence! I can see for myself! He’s a demonic dragon. If he weren’t extremely evil, the higher-ups wouldn’t have ordered us to eliminate him at all costs!” Seeing that the dragon wasn’t killed outright, Fang Zhentian was visibly furious. He waved his command flag and bellowed, “This demonic dragon is marked for destruction by the authorities above. Since the Five Division Thunder failed to kill him, we’ll bring out something even stronger. Listen well—Divine Thunder, Great Cave Thunder, Immortal Capital Thunder, Northern Thunder, Supreme Thunder, Purple Mansion Thunder, Jade Morning Thunder, Supreme Heaven Thunder, Supreme Ultimate Thunder, True Fire Thunder—prepare them all!”
“Understood!”
General Fang Zhentian of the Fire Thunder Bureau truly was a ruthless character. Having just used the Five Division Thunder, he now ordered the deployment of the Ten Supreme Thunders!
He was clearly determined to eliminate Shui Miao at all costs!
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