Chapter 694: Nine Heavens and Ten Earths

The sea beasts left behind glanced at each other, all revealing expressions of lingering fear. Only those who had truly faced the lightning tribulation just now could fully understand the terrifying energy contained within it.

Looking down at the Sea God Array disc in her hand, the Mermaid Queen couldn’t help but sigh. "We made a grave mistake just now, didn’t we...."

The Sea Dragon King frowned tightly and asked, "Is there any way to make amends?"

The Middle Pillar King remained silent. In fact, he was the one who had come up with the idea to pressure Tang San, and he indeed had selfish motives. In his view, if a Sea God were to emerge from the Endless Blue Sea, they should be born from the Sea Giant Clan, not from another race.

What he hadn’t expected was that this human, who wasn’t even at the tenth order yet, could display such wonders in the Endless Blue Sea, especially that extremely terrifying lightning tribulation. They all understood perfectly well that a tribulation of this magnitude was incredibly difficult to overcome, but once he succeeded, what level would this human reach?

The Sea Shark King remained silent. He secretly mocked them in his heart, but he knew that if he spoke up now, he might very well become the target of everyone's anger.

The Mermaid Queen sighed. "Let's start by doing what he said. First, try to resolve the Sea Plague. At the same time, we should assist him in relocating the humans as much as possible. It will likely take time to regain his favor. I suggest we issue a joint decree: any humans on the Endless Blue Sea shall be protected by all sea clans, and no sea beast may harm them. When humans need help, it must be provided."

The Sea Dragon King nodded, then turned to look at the Middle Pillar King. The latter also nodded. "Agreed."

The Sea Dragon King made the final decision. "So be it. Purifying the Sea Plague is the top priority. If the Sea Plague can be successfully purified, our Sea Dragon clan will acknowledge this Sea God."

***

At this moment, the Sea God they spoke of had already returned to Golden Valley.

Sensing that the tribulation had no further pull on him, Tang San dispersed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and put away the Spacetime Beacon.

He let out a long breath as well. Although he had confidence in the usefulness of the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, the pressure he had endured when facing that terrifying tribulation was immense!

Everything he had done today had multiple purposes, and one of these purposes was actually getting a firsthand experience of the power of the tribulation.

The facts proved that the tribulation he was about to face was, as he had anticipated, the worst possible outcome. It was the most terrifying of all tribulations targeting those below godhood. Considering the power system of Falan Planet, even an Emperor couldn’t withstand it. Indeed, the tribulation he faced was something that even an Emperor couldn't resist directly. This showed how deeply the plane was determined to destroy him.

This tribulation was called the Nine Heavens Ten Earths Divine Extinguishing Tribulation. Simply put, the arrival of this lightning tribulation meant that the entire plane didn’t want him to succeed in crossing it and was determined to use the combined power of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths to annihilate him.

Just one bolt of lightning had descended, and Tang San had already deeply felt its terror.

At this moment, within the Spacetime Beacon, a thin, inch-long golden spark, resembling a fine needle, flashed and flickered. This was a trace of the tribulation’s energy that Tang San had intercepted with all his might through the Spacetime Beacon.

Though it was only a sliver, it still contained immense terror. This was the entire plane’s crushing force!

"How did it come to this?" Tang San sighed.

The Rainbow Skyfire Liquid silently seeped into the Spacetime Beacon, continuing to refine it while also quietly sensing the fluctuations of this sliver of tribulation energy as he entered a state of deep meditation.

Time passed quickly after Tang San first ignited his tribulation over the sea. The sea clans soon issued orders to foster goodwill with humanity. There were no more sea beast disturbances along the coast, and the speed of human shipbuilding increased by the day. With the nautical chart Tang San had brought back, the sailors had much more confidence, and more and more new ships continuously transported humans out to sea.

Regarding this, Mei Gongzi implemented strict information control. The construction of the human settlement continued, but it was merely improved, not expanded. It was like a bottomless pit—no matter how many people entered the settlement, it wasn’t growing at all. Of course, this was because while the pace of immigration was accelerating, so was the pace of emigration to the islands.

The time for Mei Gongzi to head to the Ancestral Court was also drawing closer. This would be the most important event for Kali City and the human population in the settlement.

Mei Gongzi's cultivation advanced at a breakneck pace. After her tribulation, she had undergone a complete transformation. The complete integration of her two bloodlines, combined with Tang San’s guidance, the vast resources of Kali City, and her regular trips to the Ancestral Court to cultivate inside the White Tiger Demon Emperor’s amethystine room, led to rapid progress in both her divine consciousness and bloodline power.

Mei Gongzi increasingly felt the benefits brought by the Golden Fiend Tribulation. With the transformation it had brought her, her potential seemed almost limitless. Most people’s cultivation would slow down once they became Demon or Nymph Kings, but that was not the case with her. Within just a few short months, she had advanced to the mid-Demon King stage. Moreover, as someone with the talent to become an Emperor, and who possessed two first-tier bloodlines and the Asura Sword as her core divine artifact, she had full confidence in her ability to battle against even those at the Great Demon King level.

After the overseas migration settled into a routine, Mei Gongzi saw Tang San less frequently. Tang San was rarely in Golden Valley, and she didn’t know what he was busy with. As for his cultivation, he had long since reached a bottleneck and he didn’t seem to make any further progress.

Besides Crescent Island, humans had begun to occupy two other large islands. Relocating three million people to these three islands by the end of the year was quite feasible, and that was the maximum number of people that Kali City could gather. After all, the humans coming here were mainly from within Kali City’s original sphere of influence and nearby major cities, while human settlements spanned across the entire Daemon Continent.

Even so, the Redemption Society was incredibly excited about this. It was impossible to migrate all of humanity, but having several million people move overseas to thrive and grow in a peaceful environment was more than just a glimmer of hope—it was a true flame.

As a result, the Redemption Society even proactively requested that Mei Gongzi lay low and be as discreet as possible to prepare for the upcoming report to the Ancestral Court.

***

In Golden Valley, beneath the Golden Tree.

A stone table was placed here, with two wooden stumps as chairs. On the stone table was a large pot filled with water from the lake. This water, purified over time by the life energy in Golden Valley, was crystal clear and carried a faint aura of life. The steam that rose as it boiled added a touch of the mundane, a hint of the everyday world.

There was no fire beneath the pot; what kept it boiling was the intense heat of bloodline power.

Surrounding the pot were plates of fresh ingredients, primarily seafood and vegetables. The vegetables, of course, were produced within Golden Valley itself. No other land could grow vegetables as fine as those nourished by the peak ninth-order Golden Tree.

Thanks to the Golden Wood spirit essence that Tang San had merged into it, the Golden Tree had reached the peak of the ninth order and was ready to break through at any moment.

However, Tang San was in no hurry to let it break through. One reason was to allow the spirit essence to achieve perfect fusion with the Golden Tree and cultivate to the absolute highest degree possible before breaking through. The other reason was that he wanted to wait until he himself had broken through first.