Chapter 256: Sensible (Fifth Watch)

The calamity qi surged and roiled.

The Fourth Heaven consists of five realms, as it is the most vast and populous among the heavens.

They are the Celestial Realm, Divine Realm, Domain Realm, Samsara Realm, and Heaven-Earth Realm!

Those who reach the Heaven-Earth Realm can be called Grandmasters.

Judging by the boiling calamity qi now, this is clearly a divine retribution capable of reaching the Heaven-Earth Realm.

Lu Ye was furious.

But there was nothing he could do.

"Boom!"

A thunderclap resounded.

Countless bolts of lightning appeared, each with the power of... the Celestial Realm?

Huh?

Before Lu Ye could react, tens of thousands—no, countless—Celestial Realm-level tribulation bolts rained down upon him.

Energy seethed.

This can't be right?

"Boom! Boom! Boom..."

An ocean of tribulation lightning madly baptized the earth.

Gales howled, and the ground sank.

Mountains crumbled, rivers evaporated.

The entire world turned into a scene of apocalypse.

Lu Ye stood amidst the sea of tribulation lightning. The Celestial Realm-level bolts gave him only a tingling, ticklish sensation.

For a moment, Lu Ye didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

Well, well, Providence is finally getting the hang of this. Relieved, he sat cross-legged and began cultivating the Nine Tribulations Indestructible Physique.

Block?

What was there to block?

Though the Celestial Realm-level bolts were countless, their individual power was too weak to even breach Lu Ye’s defenses.

Had these bolts merged into a single pillar of lightning, Lu Ye would have been reduced to ashes.

But split apart like this, annihilation was impossible.

He could only use this vast calamity qi to refine his Nine Tribulations Indestructible Physique.

His half-shattered body began to recover.

His flesh continuously absorbed the calamity qi, his body rumbling as it rapidly strengthened. The range of the Enlightenment Incense's fragrance expanded ever wider.

Images of faces kept flashing through Lu Ye's mind.

These were the faces of those who had ambushed him at the ascension point.

Unsurprisingly, this group was still hunting him down.

However, thanks to his Heavenly Demon Bloodmorph Dash, he had been too fast for them to catch up—for now.

So many people—Lu Ye would settle the score with each and every one of them.

Those blinded by greed must be prepared to bear the consequences of their greed.

If not for their interference, An Li might have been left behind... Well, even without their meddling, An Li probably could have ascended anyway.

Lu Ye didn’t care—he blamed them all!

The second wave of tribulation lightning struck.

The tribulation energy grew even denser.

This time, the power of the lightning increased, each strike now carrying the terrifying force of the second level of the Celestial Realm.

It almost tickled Lu Ye into laughter.

His shattered body mended itself.

Having just reached the fifth calamity of the Nine Calamities Unbreakable Body, his physique now surged toward the sixth calamity at an astonishing pace.

His body resonated continuously.

After two waves of tribulation lightning, the tribulation clouds in the sky began to disperse.

"Don’t run! Hit me with one more!"

Lu Ye shouted at the heavens.

The dissipating clouds gathered their final strength.

"BOOM!"

The tribulation lightning descended once more—this time, all of it coalesced into a single strike, slamming mercilessly into Lu Ye.

His recently restored body exploded once again, and the scent of Enlightenment Incense began to spread wildly.

How many times was this now?

The fifth?

Or the sixth?

Lu Ye had no time to dwell on it. He immediately began reassembling his body, absorbing the tribulation energy saturating the air.

A new body took form.

Now, Lu Ye’s skin glowed with a crystalline sheen, his jet-black hair cascaded like a waterfall, and though his face remained the same, it carried an even more striking and heroic aura than before.

In one word—handsome!

Refreshed and invigorated, explosive power surged within him, especially in his arms, which had gained yet another terrifying boost in strength.

Although his realm had just entered the Celestial Realm, Lu Ye couldn't even imagine how shattered his enemies would be with a single punch from him.

"Ding ding ding, host, were you scared just now?"

The system emitted a series of crisp jingles, clearly in high spirits.

"Transform into Shen Xitong and come out for a moment. I have something to discuss with you," Lu Ye said with a gentle expression.

"Ding, I don’t believe you! You definitely want to hit me. I’m not coming out!"

The system was sharp as ever, refusing to foolishly appear and get beaten up by its dog of a host.

"I absolutely won’t hit you. Come out!"

"Ding, ding ding ding ding..."

Lu Ye shook his head helplessly. It didn’t matter if it didn’t come out now—sooner or later, it would, and then he’d see if it could keep jingling its way out.

"Boom!"

A violent burst of speed triggered a deafening roar.

By the time Lu Ye heard the sound, a group of powerful figures had already arrived nearby.

Lu Ye raised an eyebrow—perfect timing!

Just the opportunity to test his newly enhanced physique.

Celestial Lord Fist!

With a furious roar, Lu Ye’s entire body erupted in radiant light as he threw a devastating punch toward the fastest-moving Grandmaster at the forefront.

This punch—

"Bang!"

The Grandmaster of the Heaven-Earth Realm made his move, causing the very world to boil as his power condensed into a single palm strike.

His body paused for a moment—only for Lu Ye’s Celestial Lord Fist imprint to be utterly shattered.

Sorry... my mistake!

Without a second thought, Lu Ye instantly transformed into a streak of red light and vanished.

The gap was far too vast.

At the Celestial Realm, he could fight through Divine Realm experts, contend with Domain Realm opponents, but taking on a Reincarnation Realm expert would be difficult, let alone a Heaven-Earth Realm one.

If he couldn’t win, running was the only option.

As long as he could outrun them, Lu Ye would be the victor!

This time, it wasn’t just pursuers from behind—countless individuals across the vast Fourth Heaven, blinded by greed, had joined the chase to encircle and intercept him.

But Lu Ye had far too many escape techniques at his disposal.

While these pursuers had planned their ambushes with intelligence, from a distance, they had already caught the scent of Enlightenment Incense.

Intoxicated, utterly intoxicated.

His eyes instantly turned as red as a rabbit's, all reason vanished. His body, his soul, his will, his Great Dao—everything screamed one thing at him.

That was, devour Lu Ye!

Devour Lu Ye!

Devour Lu Ye!

Lu Ye kept accelerating, not only employing the Heavenly Demon Bloodmorph Dash but also harnessing the Dao of Wind, the Dao of Space, the Dao of Light, and the Dao of Speed!

The void itself seemed to distort under Lu Ye’s extreme velocity.

The heavens and earth condensed into a single straight line.

Finally, Lu Ye shook off the entire group.

But keeping this up forever wasn’t a solution—the moment he stopped, his pursuers would catch up.

He couldn’t run indefinitely, could he?

He had to think of a way.

Yet, the Fourth Heaven lacked a place as advantageous as the Three Valleys Deadlands.

Lu Ye pondered for a moment.

Wait—there might be one!

Those sects, every single one of them, boasted immensely powerful protective formations. Wouldn’t they be the perfect sanctuaries?

Even if these powerhouses shattered one, he wouldn’t have to worry—there was always a second sect.

If the second one was destroyed, no problem—he had a third!

Lu Ye’s eyes grew brighter and brighter.

Alright, let’s do it this way!