Chapter 395 - 396: This Celestial Dao

For a moment, everyone present was so stunned they were speechless, their expressions frozen on their faces.

It was too absurd!

To actually dare to openly command the heavens in front of so many people.

And what’s more, the heavens actually agreed.

Is this really something a human can do?

RUMBLE!

At Su Mo’s request, the Celestial Tribulation, which should have descended in nine separate strikes, instead gathered into a single, hundred-meter-thick, sky-shattering bolt of black lightning.

Beneath the black lightning, a torrent of celestial might roiled!

"Come on,"

Su Mo said calmly.

CRACKLE!

The black lightning let out a low, cracking sound and descended from the nine heavens with world-ending power, striking fiercely at Su Mo.

"Holy crap, the Celestial Tribulation is coming down!"

"Get back!"

"A Celestial Tribulation this terrifying would obliterate even a Martial Emperor! Everyone, run!"

Everyone scattered and fled in terror.

However, the passageways of the stone hall had long since been collapsed and blocked. With the terrifying Celestial Tribulation descending from the only exit above, there was virtually no escape.

Left with no other choice, the crowd could only press themselves tightly against the walls to take cover.

"Defend!"

Someone in the crowd shouted, and everyone immediately unleashed their power, collectively forming a halo of light for defense.

At this moment, they all gave it everything they had.

Their fates were now bound together!

Just as they finished...

BOOM!

The Celestial Tribulation struck Su Mo with terrifying force and then exploded violently. Roiling black lightning instantly filled the entire stone hall.

CRACKLE! SIZZLE!

Arcs of black, destructive electricity flashed in every corner of the stone hall.

A long time passed...

WHOOSH!

Only when the black electrical arcs had completely vanished did everyone breathe a sigh of relief. They stepped out from under the barrier of light and stared, dumbfounded, at the stone hall.

The massive stones within the hall had all been turned to ash.

As if it had endured a baptism of divine fury, the hall was now filled with scorched black earth.

It looked no different from Hell.

"Where’s Su Mo?"

"Do you even need to ask? He was definitely struck dead."

"The heavens got angry and sent down such a terrifying Celestial Tribulation. Even a Saint-level Powerhouse might not have been able to withstand it."

"Hahaha, that’s what he gets for being so arrogant!"

Hearing everyone say that Su Mo had been killed by the Celestial Tribulation, Luo Fenghua, He Tianteng, and the others burst into maniacal laughter.

It felt so good!

Su Mo might have killed their ancestors, but in the end, he challenged the heavens and got struck dead by lightning.

Could anything be more satisfying?

Luo Fenghua looked at the Ninth Floor Master not far away and said arrogantly, "Didn’t expect this, did you, Ninth Floor Master? We’re the ones having the last laugh."

"You..."

The Ninth Floor Master glared at Luo Fenghua, his anger uncontrollable.

’This bastard is infuriating.’

’Why didn’t this bastard dare to be so arrogant when Su Mo was here?’

’Some hero he is.’

He Tianteng said coldly, "Palace Master Luo, let’s not waste any more words on him. Just kill him and vent our hatred."

"Let me do it. I’ve got a belly full of fire I’m holding in,"

Hua Gu said, his killing intent surging.

Tianbei cut in, "No, I’m even more furious than you are. If we’re going to destroy the Drunken Immortal Tower, my Celestial North Sect should be the first to act."

"Stop fighting over it!"

He Tianteng stepped in front of them and said, "The Haoyue Sect is the most furious! My sect has been bullied by that man surnamed Su for far too long. Not only will we destroy the Drunken Immortal Tower, but we’ll also wipe out the Xiao Family of Qingyang City and end his family line!"

"Since no one is willing to yield, let’s just attack together,"

Luo Fenghua suggested.

"Agreed!"

"Agreed!"

Hua Gu and Tianbei agreed at the same time.

In the end, He Tianteng also agreed.

He Tianteng walked up to the Ninth Floor Master and chuckled sinisterly. "I advise you to mourn. No one can save your Drunken Immortal Tower today."

"What if I want to save the Drunken Immortal Tower?"

A voice sounded beside He Tianteng’s ear.

He Tianteng said dismissively, "Forget you, even if the Celestial King himself came... wait, Su Mo? How are you not dead?"

"What? Su Mo’s not dead?"

Everyone whipped their heads around and saw Su Mo walking slowly toward them, looking as carefree as if he were taking a stroll through a garden.

Instantly, everyone was dumbstruck.

After withstanding a world-ending Celestial Tribulation, Su Mo was somehow still alive.

Not only was he alive, but he was completely unharmed.

How did he do it?

The Ninth Floor Master said in pleasant surprise, "Su Xiaoyou... no, no, Elder Su, you’re still alive?"

"Do I look like a dead man?"

Su Mo asked.

The Ninth Floor Master chuckled obsequiously. "My apologies, Elder Su, that’s not what I meant. I just never imagined your methods were so powerful, that even the heavens..."

"Oh, you mean that old bastard in the sky!"

Su Mo looked up at the roiling black clouds in the nine heavens and ordered, "Alright, you can disperse the Celestial Tribulation now. Let the world calm down. Thanks!"

"You’re welcome!"

An indifferent voice replied from the nine heavens.

Huh?

Everyone was stunned, disbelief written all over their faces.

Even Su Mo was dumbfounded.

’Did that old bastard in the sky just talk?’

Su Mo frowned. "Am I imagining things?"

"It’s not an illusion!"

The Drunken Immortal Spirit transformed into a streak of light and appeared before Su Mo, saying excitedly, "Master, the one who just spoke was This Celestial Dao."

"This Celestial Dao?"

Su Mo asked, puzzled.

The Drunken Immortal Spirit nodded. "This Celestial Dao is the ’heavens’ of our Cangxuan Realm, and also the sovereign of our Cangxuan Realm’s Celestial Dao."

"Explain in detail,"

Su Mo ordered.

The Drunken Immortal Spirit began to ramble, "Let me put it this way. The Celestial Dao doesn’t just control the Celestial Tribulations. It also controls our realm’s karmic fortune, good and bad luck, the fundamental order of things... From the smallest insects and ants to the ascension from Extraordinary to Saint, His Venerable Self is in charge of it all."

"Without His Venerable Self, our realm would lose its balance. The laws would be null, heaven and earth would fall into chaos, all living beings would be annihilated, and everything would cease to exist."

"To put it simply, His Venerable Self is the very foundation of our realm’s existence and its strongest sovereign."

"I see!"

Su Mo, suddenly enlightened, asked, "Is there anything else?"

"Well..."

The Drunken Immortal Spirit shook its head. "This little one doesn’t know anything else. What I just said is only based on records from ancient texts, and it’s never been confirmed. Honestly, that was the first time I’ve ever seen the Celestial Dao myself!"

It was the Celestial Dao, after all, and even the spirit had never seen it before.

Besides, from ancient times to the present, Su Mo was likely the only person who could command the Celestial Dao.

"However, it seems Your Venerable Self has already earned the recognition of This Celestial Dao,"

the Drunken Immortal Spirit said with a look of adoration.

Su Mo mused, "So, you’re saying that from now on, whenever I want to undergo a Celestial Tribulation, I can do it at will. And if I don’t want to, I just have to give This Celestial Dao a heads-up."

"Theoretically, yes!"

The Drunken Immortal Spirit said, "This Celestial Dao only controls the Celestial Tribulations within the Cangxuan Realm. Outside of the Cangxuan Realm, the tribulations are no longer under its jurisdiction."

Su Mo nodded.

’As long as I’m strong enough, it doesn’t matter where I go. No Celestial Dao will be able to do anything to me.’

The Drunken Immortal Spirit asked tentatively, "Master, would you like to call This Celestial Dao down here?"

"The Celestial Dao can be called down?"

Su Mo asked in surprise.

The Drunken Immortal Spirit said, "Of course! Although This Celestial Dao is an intangible entity, it can take on a physical form. Since you were just able to command it to send down a Celestial Tribulation, you should be able to call it down here."