Chapter 1286, Unafraid of Death; The Eighth Decay Tribulation

Translator: Fate

Translation Checker: Silavin

 

Chu Gucheng’s voice was indifferent as it carried an indescribable sense of determination and reverberated across the Land of Celestial Suffering, causing many people to turn pale.

 

He knew that Gu Changge was trying to sway his Dao Heart.

 

Once his Dao Heart was swayed, the Human Emperor Sigil he had condensed and the collective Fortuity of the kingdom he carried would be affected. Things had come to such a point where he could not back down.

 

“Well, I have to say that I feel sorry for the residents of the Land of Celestial Suffering.” A smile played on Gu Changge’s lips. His gaze was impassive as he swept a disdainful glance over the territories of the Land of Celestial Suffering.

 

In the capital, many ministers were sorrowful, bitter, and helpless.

 

Chu Gucheng always appeared to be a righteous King who loved his people. It could be said that he was a kind-hearted King.

 

Nevertheless, he was a King, after all. He had to prioritise the Kingdom’s interests at the most critical moment.

 

At this point, even ministers like them could be discarded, let alone the ordinary people.

 

Now, they were worried that Gu Changge was truly going to slaughter everyone in the Land of Celestial Suffering.

 

If that was the case, they would not wait for death. Despite knowing that they were not a match for Gu Changge, they had to do their best to counterattack.

 

“Stop trying to fool the people of the Land of Celestial Suffering. None of us is afraid of death. If you want to destroy us, all of us will join forces and go against you.” Chu Gucheng growled.

 

He knew that Gu Changge was trying to affect the foundation of the Land of Celestial Suffering and sway his people. Naturally, he would not let Gu Changge achieve his goal.

 

*Boom!* When Chu Gucheng finished speaking, Divine Lights shot into the sky from the territories of the Land of Celestial Suffering.

 

Those were the Divine Lights of Fortuity, which swept across the entire sky like an ocean, blessing Chu Gucheng with their power. The dark sky was illuminated by the Divine Lights of Fortuity.

 

An indestructible light swirled around Chu Gucheng as he growled and charged forward.

 

His cheeks radiated a glow as he was surrounded by Chaos Energy and the Dao Light. The flower of the Great Dao seemed to be blooming above his head.

 

Every petal was shaped differently. Three vague figures were seated cross-legged on the petals, representing the past, the future, and the present. This was his Dao Fruit in the Ancestral Dao Realm.

 

“Well, did you just say all of you are not afraid of death and will fight me? In that case, I’ll grant your wish.” Gu Changge suddenly laughed as his voice reverberated across the universe.

 

He looked dispassionately at Chu Gucheng and pushed out a finger. A blood mist dissipated following a boom. One of Chu Gucheng’s arms exploded, followed by his other arm. Then, his legs were gone, and it was his head in the end.

 

Despite his severe injury, he was not dead.

 

His Dao Fruit was deeply rooted in his Soul. The endless Power of Fortuity provided nutrients for his Dao Fruit, which allowed it to be more condensed.

 

The Land of Celestial Suffering had an incalculable number of people. Every territory was as vast as a Great Universe. No one was certain about how many residents there were.

 

Although many lost their lives during the war, the Kingdom would recover and flourish again after thousands of years or several epochs.

 

This kind of loss was negligible to Chu Gucheng. If he could rule over the entire Primary Hope Civilisation, the Land of Celestial Suffering would grow into something unimaginable in the future.

 

He was willing to pay any price to achieve his goal, not to mention that he just had to sacrifice some people.

 

Many territories fell into darkness.

 

The living beings in those territories bloomed beautifully before losing their lives. They had been thoroughly sacrificed.

 

Before those people died, they still did not understand why their consciousnesses were removed from their bodies when they were merely praying for their King.

 

Threads of the Power of Fortuity and the Power of the People’s Will rose from those darkened territories, forming a silver galaxy.

 

Chu Gucheng’s Dao Fruit brightened and his flower of the Great Dao became translucent. Then, the flower split into three. Every petal showed a vague figure.

 

These three figures looked similar to Chu Gucheng. The first one was his old self, the second one was his young self, and the last one was his present self. All of them looked intimidating.

 

They opened their eyes and stepped out of the petals, trying to become one.

 

Chu Gucheng’s body was being refined in the distance.

 

At the same time, he was engulfed in the True Flame of the Great Dao, which was refining his body. All his pores and cells were showered in very pure Power of Fortuity.

 

Suddenly, a horrifying sound was heard reverberating across the world as though an ancient door was being pushed open. In the depths of the void, the chaotic lightning thundered and struck Spacetime, causing ripples of the Great Dao to spread.

 

Presently, Chu Gucheng looked at the Power of the People’s Will and Natural Fortuity, trying to merge the three petals and getting through the Eighth Decay Tribulation.

 

A calamity was looming over the world. It was something strange and unknown that no words could describe.

 

All the Dao Realm experts were shocked and terrified.

 

A portal that couldn’t be clearly seen abruptly appeared outside the world. All the Daos, Principles, Order, and Techniques disappeared into that portal. A bizarre True Aura slowly exuded from the gap of the portal.

 

Even a wisp of this True Aura could make everything in the world vague. It was as though everything in the world was nothing more than a piece of the void, a piece of paper, a mere reflection…

 

The view in that direction contorted. Spacetime was falling apart and time was passing. No one could see the portal with clarity.

 

All the guests in the capital of the Land of Celestial Suffering were flabbergasted when they saw this.

 

“The Decay Tribulation is about to descend…”

 

“I can’t believe King Chu is trying to get through the Eighth Decay Tribulation at this time…”

 

Many of their voices were shaky.

 

Gu Changge looked at everything with dispassion. He was surprised that Chu Gucheng would use this way to go against him at this point.

 

Anyway, it was because Chu Gucheng was already close to the Eighth Decay Tribulation.

 

To any Dao Realm expert, a Decay Tribulation was the most appalling calamity. Even the abundant Great Dao of Heaven and Earth would be exhausted, let alone a cultivator.

 

Even if a Divine Turtle could live a long life, it would eventually die, and it was the same case for a powerful cultivator. Before achieving Absolute Detachment, no one could be truly Immortal.

 

A Decay Tribulation was a calamity any Dao Realm expert had to go through before they met their end.

 

It might also descend in advance when a cultivator faced a bottleneck in their cultivation or became badly injured.

 

Naturally, when a cultivator felt that they had hit the ceiling, they could attempt to get through the Tribulation and breakthrough.

 

Presently, Chu Gucheng was trying to bring his Decay Tribulation forward. He intended to get through the Tribulation with the Power of the People’s Will and the Fortuity of the Land of Celestial Suffering.

 

Only cultivators who had experienced a Decay Tribulation knew how horrifying it was.

 

All the Dao Realm experts were terrified, feeling the fear from the depths of their Souls. It was as though they were facing their archnemeses.

 

The Decay Tribulations they had gone through were different. Some said it was a Heart Demon Tribulation, and some said it was a Nine Heavens True Lightning Tribulation.

 

The Decay Tribulation would strike the weakest part of one’s heart, and everyone had weaknesses, including cultivators in the Last Stage.

 

The strange True Aura was coming from the contorted portal. It was like a glowing world which was filled with Celestial Light. Law Particles permeated the place.

 

Chu Gucheng hovered in front of the portal, looking like he was in pain. He started showing signs of the Five Immortal Decays. His clothes were dirty, his hair turned white, his armpits were sweaty, his body was filthy, and his eyes were out of focus.

 

He was contorted as the True Aura coming from the portal engulfed him. He was writhing as though he was trying to go against an invisible force.

 

The entire area turned blurry. Things such as water, wind, and fire appeared. There were also lights and mists of different colours. When bolts of lightning struck Chu Gucheng, he growled in pain.

 

*Boom!* A purple waterfall that looked like a galaxy poured down from the portal. The mist exuding from it was seen with flashes of lightning.

 

The galaxy was full of lightning. Every bolt of lightning was like the primordial lightning during the time when Heaven and Earth were created. They were pure and destructive.

 

Engulfed in the galaxy, Chu Gucheng’s flesh was disappearing and his bones were crushed. Even his Dao Fruit started showing horrifying cracks.

 

The entire world shook. Water poured down from the portal as though the dam had burst.

 

From the Land of Celestial Suffering, the endless Power of Fortuity flew towards Chu Gucheng and blessed him. As a result, more and more territories dimmed as life there disappeared, buried in eternal darkness.

 

When the people of the Land of Celestial Suffering saw that, they were petrified. No one was willing to die during the war. However, it was apparent that Chu Gucheng did not care about how they felt.

 

The endless Power of the People’s Will came from his subjects’ reverence and devotion to him. But now, what Chu Gucheng was doing was no different from mercilessly ending their lives. Many of them were swayed.

 

Chu Gucheng could certainly feel that. While bearing the pain of the Decay Tribulation, he was absorbing the Power of the People’s Will to strengthen his Dao Fruit.

 

The immense True Aura filled the world. The flashes of lightning came from outside the world and struck different parts of the Land of Celestial Suffering.

 

Every bolt of lightning was destructive. Thunder roared in the dark Great Universe. Upon impact, the entire world shook.

 

In the capital, while all guests were flabbergasted, no one dared to disturb Chu Gucheng. Anyone would avoid a Decay Tribulation. They dare not have a hand in this.

 

This was the plan Chu Gucheng had devised. He intended to go against Gu Changge while going through his Eighth Decay Tribulation.

 

He did not think that Gu Changge dared to come into contact with a Decay Tribulation unless Gu Changge was not afraid that he would be dragged into this.

 

Naturally, Gu Changge had already seen through his thoughts. To him, the so-called Decay Tribulation was no different from an ordinary Heavenly Tribulation.

 

The claps of thunder intensified as though a massive Dragon was hovering outside the world.

 

The gap in the portal widened as the thick True Aura exuded from it and filled the entire sky. It was as though a Celestial Being was looking through the portal and watching over everyone in this world.

 

Illusory figures descended. All of them were different. Some looked like Emperors, whereas some looked like celestial palaces. Anyway, they were the most powerful things that had ever appeared in this world.

 

Chu Gucheng kept growling. His flesh was disappearing and his Soul became translucent. There was not any part of his bloody body that was intact. He was going against the Decay Tribulation while withstanding the flashes of lightning.

 

The River of Time trembled, and the repercussions spread beyond the Boundless Expanse. The other True Worlds and Civilisations could feel it.

 

His body kept falling apart and being reformed. The Decay Tribulation affected more and more areas. Chu Gucheng was about to be destroyed.

 

“I’m afraid King Chu can’t hold on any longer…”

 

All the Dao Realm experts in the capital understood what he was going through. They did not want to face the same kind of fear again.

 

“I can’t believe it’s so hard to get through the Eighth Decay Tribulation. Even with the help of the Power of the People’s Will, it’s still so difficult for him.” Elder Jin’s throat dried up as he was fearful. If he were to face this Tribulation, he would’ve turned into dust.

 

“Father…” Chu Wushang stared fixedly at the scene while others supported his weight.

 

Presently, countless living beings were paying attention to this event. Many powerful beings in other parts of the Primary Hope Civilisation were watching it as well.

 

Suddenly, Chu Gucheng was heard shrieking. An illusory figure of the Great Dao struck him, causing his flesh to explode and turn into a blood mist. Even his Soul turned blurry. It was as though he was about to be annihilated.

 

No one knew how many illusory figures of the Great Dao there were. Even someone as powerful as Chu Gucheng could not withstand the terrifying pressure.

 

His cultivation was close to the threshold of the Eighth Decay Tribulation, but he had not been able to get through it. That was why he needed the Power of the People’s Will to help him achieve his goal.

 

It was apparent that he had underestimated the terror of the Eighth Decay Tribulation. He was about to be gone forever.

 

Another illusory figure descended and carried with it a flash of lightning. Chu Gucheng finally looked despondent and helpless. Was he about to lose his life just like this?

 

He swept a glance over everyone in the capital before looking into the distance.

 

Gu Changge was hovering there, looking as impassive as an Immortal who had been alive for an eternity. He was emotionless when watching Chu Gucheng dissipate. There was not a hint of sympathy on his face.

 

Chu Gucheng was unresigned to his fate. He could not believe that his efforts were going down the drain.

 

Just as he was despondent, sounds that sounded like flowers blooming were heard.

 

The three vague figures in his Dao Fruit suddenly became one, nurturing new vitality as a tremendous Life Force was felt coming from it.

 

Chu Gucheng’s withered body started showing signs of vibrancy.

 

“I’ve made it! I’ve made it!” He was elated. The thick Life Force was flowing in his body. All his cells were madly absorbing the Power of the People’s Will and the Power of Fortuity in the air.

 

Another illusory figure struck, but because Chu Gucheng’s Dao Fruit had been strengthened, his power had increased tremendously.

 

He pushed out his fist as a dazzling light cut the illusory figure into pieces.

 

Another illusory figure descended, but Chu Gucheng was unafraid. No longer passive, he took the initiative to charge forward. The Signs of the Five Immortal Decays on him dissipated. His cultivation and aura started changing.

 

The people in the capital were shocked. Many were thrilled. They thought that Chu Gucheng was not going to make it. Much to their surprise, things took a drastic turn as he was about to breakthrough.

 

“It seems that King Chu is about to get through his Eighth Decay Tribulation.” Old Lady Xing Ying, whose face had been solemn the entire time, was finally relieved.

 

Chu Gucheng was showered in bolts of lightning. The blurry figure of the Human Emperor behind him solidified.

 

The Dharma Body behind him was turning into a Human Emperor. When Chu Gucheng became one with the figure, he would be a real Human Emperor.