Eternal Tale

Chapter 343: Heavens Shaken, Divine Fury Unleashed

The earth groaned with a deep, ominous rumble as tremors coursed through the Sacred Ground. Even the massive crater, painstakingly carved into the blackened soil, began to heal before their eyes.

Chen Xun and Brother Ox exchanged grim looks. Though they held the line, the endless tide of corrupted beings refused to abate. Worse, the Deity Transformation Stage corrupted beings lingered in the shadows, biding their time.

“Attack!”

The corrupted beings commanders’ voices thundered across the battlefield. A fresh wave of corrupted beings surged forward—half throwing themselves against Chen Xun and Brother Ox, while the other half sacrificed themselves to restore the land.

After an entire day and night of relentless combat, Chen Xun’s expression turned ice cold. With a sweeping strike of his Mountain Splitting Axes, he carved a zone of deathly silence around himself, the ground littered with lifeless remains. He exhaled slowly and spoke with an unsettling calm:

“Brother Ox.”

Brother Ox’s battle fervor blazed higher as he stood amidst the carnage. His gaze sharpened as he replied with a low, determined moo.

“Guard me. This ends now.”

“Moo?” Brother Ox’s voice wavered with surprise.

Chen Xun’s silver hair shimmered with arcs of crackling lightning as he sat cross-legged mid-air. “I’ll draw on the Earth’s calamities—one final gamble. Trust me. I don’t bet on losing hands.”

Brother Ox hesitated, but his loyalty never wavered. With a resolute snort, he nodded and leaped into action, summoning his black coffin to hover protectively above Chen Xun.

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Thunder rolled across the heavens, a deafening boom that shook the very air. The battlefield grew still as all eyes turned skyward.

Dark clouds swirled with unnatural speed, blotting out the dim light above. Electric currents crackled violently as a colossal storm brewed in the heavens, its wrath palpable. Lightning bolts danced across the sky, illuminating the stunned faces of the corrupted beings below.

“What… is that?”

“A divine tribulation?”

“How can this be? Why would the heavens unleash their fury here?!”

The corrupted beings recoiled in fear. They knew well the impartiality of divine wrath. None were exempt from the judgment of the heavens.

Brother Ox’s eyes reflected the brilliant flashes of lightning as he stood guard over Chen Xun. His imposing figure radiated unshakable determination. “Moo!” he bellowed, his defiant roar echoing across the field.

Thousands of corrupted beings disintegrated instantly under the force of his shout. Their tainted blood rained down, painting the ground in streaks of black and red.

The storm above intensified. Black mountains loomed on the horizon as ten Deity Transformation corrupted beings charged forward, dragging their massive peaks with them. Together, they unleashed a devastating assault aimed squarely at Chen Xun and Brother Ox.

Brother Ox’s gaze turned steely. Without hesitation, he met their attacks head-on. The battlefield erupted in a symphony of chaos—blood and debris scattered like fallen leaves in a hurricane.

Three days passed.

With each passing moment, the heavens’ fury grew stronger. Rolling thunder echoed ceaselessly, and dazzling lightning bolts tore through the darkened sky. The corrupted forces faltered as the sheer weight of the tribulation bore down upon them.

A bolt of lightning struck the earth with deafening force, sending shockwaves rippling outward. The corrupted beings howled in anguish.

“The heavens themselves oppose us!”

“Retreat! We can’t fight this divine wrath!”

“Why does this mortal yet live? Why does the heavens’ judgment favor him?”

The battlefield was awash with chaos as corrupted beings scrambled to escape the onslaught of divine punishment. Their leaders barked frantic orders, but fear had already taken hold.

Chen Xun opened his eyes, his expression calm yet unyielding. He turned to Brother Ox. “Let the heavens clear our path.”

Brother Ox’s jaw dropped, his mind racing. “Moo?!”

Chen Xun smirked, his confidence unshaken. “The divine tribulation isn’t just here for us. It’s connected to the Three Thousand Great Worlds beyond. If we align ourselves with its fury, it will break through the barriers below.”

Brother Ox stared at him in disbelief. “Moo…”

“Trust me,” Chen Xun said, his tone reassuring despite the chaos. “When have I ever been wrong?”

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Deep within the crater, Xiao Chi’s flickering flame-like aura surged upward. His voice rang out with urgency: “Chen Xun! Brother Ox! There’s a barrier below! A massive spatial wall!”

“Hold the line,” Chen Xun commanded. “Prepare for impact.”

“Moo!” Brother Ox affirmed, his resolve solidifying as he caught the fainting Xiao Chi. “Leave it to me.”

The massive breaker vessel shuddered as it charged deeper into the earth. Five elemental pillars of light swirled around it, growing brighter with each passing second. The Five Elements Tree above radiated a celestial brilliance, its branches stretching high into the darkened sky.

The heavens roared.

A bolt of divine lightning descended, splitting the clouds as it tore through the battlefield. Its brilliance illuminated the entire crater, striking the ground with a force that shattered the earth’s surface.

Corrupted beings screamed as they were annihilated in an instant. Even the Deity Transformation beings quaked in terror, their hatred giving way to desperation.

“Why does the heavens grant them hope?” one ancient corrupted being cried, its voice choked with despair. “Why are we forsaken?”

The gray-blue sky rippled violently as beams of gray light fell from it, nourishing the corrupted earth below. Yet even this act of restoration faltered under the heavens’ relentless assault. The earth cracked, its foundations trembling as if awakening to a long-lost memory.

“Sacrifice everything!” a corrupted being commander roared. “Stop them at all costs!”

The corrupted forces hurled themselves into the fray with suicidal fervor, their bodies exploding into torrents of corrupted blood that seeped into the ground. Yet it was not enough.

Far above, the cultivators of the War Realm froze. Their eyes turned toward the distant battlefield, where the heavens’ fury raged unabated.

“What is happening there?”

“Is it… could it be our pioneers?”

The entire War Realm fell silent, the bloodied warriors and their shattered warships pausing as one. The once-mighty Celestial River grew still, its currents heavy with unspoken tension.

Even the heavens seemed to hold their breath, waiting for the answer that lay beyond the thunderclouds and the raging storm.