Chapter 2538: A Breakthrough

The indigo planet resembled his previous life’s Earth. It was deep blue and looked beautiful.

Had he seen it under any other circumstances, Zu An would have been impressed, but to see such a huge planet crashing down on him amid his heavenly tribulation caused immense fear that couldn’t be explained with words.

He had heard the term ‘megalophobia’ in his previous life, but since he had already gotten used to seeing something huge whenever he went to relieve himself, he'd never thought that he could suffer from it. However, he now felt as if he was a megalophobia patient.

How insignificant was an individual before an entire planet?

He didn’t have the time to think about why the planet was falling on him, or why the planet he was on wasn’t affected by this celestial body. Rather, he was more anxious to figure how he could overcome this ordeal.

The Mermaid Queen stared at the massive indigo planet with a pale face. While she wasn’t the main target of it, when it came to something as huge as that, it didn’t make a difference.

“Do others face such trials in their heavenly tribulation too?” she asked, stunned.

Yumen Beiqing stared at the falling planet in utter shock as well. “I’ve never heard of anyone undergoing this in their heavenly tribulation. This is bizarre.”

However, she quickly snapped out of it and said, “No, that’s not a real planet. It’s just an illusion conjured by the heavenly tribulation. It’s probably targeted at the challenger and not us.” She was the Sun Goddess, after all. She could tell whether the planet was real or not.

“But what about big brother Zu?” The Mermaid Queen had many questions on her mind. “Why are big brother Zu’s tribulations so much tougher than those of others? How is he supposed to survive this?”

Yumen Beiqing fell silent.

I have already helped him once. Should I help him again? Why am I even here at all? It’d be for the best if he died here, but why am I not as happy as I thought?

Zu An stared grimly at the descending planet. With a wave of his hand, the red Sun Slaying Bow appeared in his grasp. He nocked an arrow onto the bow and drew the bowstring. It was as if he had turned into the bow himself, his bulging muscles pulsating with strength.

The Mermaid Queen squealed in glee. “Big brother Zu’s bow is formidable! I can sense a destructive energy building up on the tip of his arrow.”

There was no response from Yumen Beiqing, so she turned around and was shocked to see the latter with a livid expression. Yumen Beiqing was trembling, and the hands hidden in her sleeves were clenched into fists.

The Mermaid Queen was startled. “Is big brother Zu in danger?”

“It would be best if that was the case!” Yumen Beiqing clenched her jaw. She had plotted all these events to change the future of Yi shooting down the suns. That was the very bow that killed her nine sons in history! How could she not be furious?

The days she'd spent with Zu An weren't enough for her to fall in love with him, but they had changed her impression of him. Yet the bow reminded her of the last time she'd seen him shooting down the suns. Back then, she'd sworn to kill him, but she'd almost forgotten about the vow she made back then.

The Mermaid Queen was stunned. She had no idea why Yumen Beiqing was reacting in such a manner.

She seems to have a deep grudge against big brother Zu. Aren’t they lovers?

She thought that it could be a misunderstanding, so she didn’t dwell on it. At the same time, the massive congregation of white light on Zu An’s side drew her attention.

A white arrow was released, and it flew across the horizon like a shooting star. In the blink of an eye, it struck the indigo planet.

Pah!

The planet instantly unraveled, shattering into starlight that scattered all over the sky.

“He overcame the tribulation so easily?” The Mermaid Queen rubbed her eyes. She couldn’t believe that the other tribulations were so difficult, but the scariest one thus far was overcome with such ease.

Yumen Beiqing sneered, “It’s all because he has a good bow. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have stood a chance in this trial.”

“Saintess, you don’t seem happy about his victory,” the Mermaid Queen said carefully.

Yumen Beiqing simply looked at the tribulation clouds coldly without answering.

With the shattering of the indigo planet, the tribulation clouds billowed once more and slowly turned violet.

“Why does his heavenly tribulation have so many phenomena?” Yumen Beiqing fell into deep thought. The Seven-Colored Divine Tribulation had happened before, but it was never to this ridiculous extent.

Every tribulation Zu An had encountered thus far could easily be the most dangerous one for other people’s heavenly tribulation, yet he faced them one after another in succession.

All of a sudden, Yumen Beiqing froze up before sneering.

I don’t care whether he lives or not! It would be best if he died here.

The violet tribulation clouds slowly parted to reveal a brilliant universe in the sky. The Mermaid Queen and Yumen Beiqing had seen the starry sky before, but they had never seen one as beautiful as this.

The sky suddenly tilted, and the stars began pouring down. However, each of these stars was actually a planet. It was utterly insane to have all these planets simultaneously crashing down on one person.

The Mermaid Queen was flabbergasted. She didn’t even ask Yumen Beiqing about it, as she thought that it wouldn’t make a difference no matter who she asked. Even a single planet was already a terrifying force to behold, but here, Zu An was up against the countless planets of the universe.

How could Zu An shoot down so many planets? Even a deity would be helpless before such a force, let alone a cultivator.

Yumen Beiqing looked grim too. She had never heard of such a heavenly tribulation. Even Dijun would have died for sure if he had encountered this heavenly tribulation back then, let alone her.

Meanwhile, Zu An was exceptionally calm. After overcoming six tribulations, his body and mind were now sharpened to the fullest. In the face of the falling planets, he emptied his mind, and his body slowly became ethereal before finally morphing into a black hole.

He wasn’t planning to absorb all these planets, however. Even a real black hole would explode if it were to absorb all the planets in the universe! Rather, he was hoping to become a part of the universe as well as a black hole.

Even though Yumen Beiqing wished for his death after seeing the Sun Slaying Bow, she couldn’t help but admire him for the solution he had come up with.

If only this man wasn’t an enemy...

Zu An had already emptied his mind and become a part of the universe. Witnessing the birth and destruction of the universe and countless planets, he gained a profound understanding of the world.

With that, he finally overcame his bottleneck!