Chapter 453: Terrifying Thunder

The Dark Origin rejoiced.

Just as despair set in, hope rekindled.

The Dark Origin had almost given up on Lu Ye returning, but after slaying Lin Wuye, he actually came back.

Perfect!

The Dark Origin wavered internally—should it secretly ask if it could pledge allegiance to Lu Ye?

Ahem, just, y’know, asking.

Nothing more to it.

The Dark Origin figured it was a long shot.

Moreover, it wasn’t particularly willing either. After all, it was the Dark Origin. While no match for Providence, after countless years of accumulation, it was just shy of it.

In his past incarnation, Lu Ye had reached the Celestial Lord realm and tried repeatedly to destroy it—always in vain.

Lu Ye and Providence were peers, working side by side. If it pledged allegiance to Lu Ye, wouldn’t that put it beneath Providence?

The real problem? Serving Lu Ye meant stagnation!

For something at its level, the only way forward was to become Providence itself.

Surely Lu Ye wouldn’t allow it to replace Providence, would he?

No harm in asking, right?

As for being struck by Providence?

After what Lin Wuye said, the Dark Origin felt it no longer mattered—let Providence smite away—what’s the worst that could happen?

Soon, Lu Ye materialized before the Dark Origin.

"Lu Ye!"

Its androgynous voice echoed, source untraceable.

Lu Ye raised his fist.

"What, gonna throw a Celestial Lord Fist at me?" The Dark Origin couldn’t help but laugh.

The Celestial Lord Fist packed a punch—at Lu Ye’s prime. Not in its current state.

Lu Ye wasn’t here to chat.

In the void, limitless qi erupted.

The very cosmos trembled in harmony at this moment.

"Futile!"

The Dark Origin scoffed.

Even a full-power Celestial Lord Fist, what could it do?

Against the Dark Origin? A mere ripple.

How can fireflies rival the full moon?

"Oh really?"

The Dark Origin responded with absolute certainty.

"Yes!"

At this moment, Lu Ye truly drew the Celestial Lord Fist to its peak power. In fact, he owed it to the Dark Origin for the opportunity.

A single punch!

"Boom!"

The instant the punch was unleashed, the power of Providence erupted violently.

An earth-shattering thunderclap resounded through the Nine Heavens.

The sheer volume?

Almost all those in seclusion across the Nine Heavens jolted awake, eyes wide with shock, by the sound.

The roar reverberated through the entirety of the Nine Heavens.

The black lightning charged like rabid beasts, surging forth from the void.

At that moment, countless thread-like patterns suddenly appeared across the Nine Heavens, tangled as a spider’s web, enveloping the entire realm.

These were the edicts laid down by the Great Sage of the Nine Heavens—the very foundation of the Nine Heavens' existence. This attack was so powerful that it shook the very foundations into visibility.

All nine Great Sages of the Nine Heavens stirred, their gazes locked onto the black lightning.

The black lightning flooded wholly into Lu Ye's veins, merging with his punch as he threw it.

Thus, the fist imprint that emerged was jet-black, a void that consumed all light.

Mortal hands wielding heavenly might.

At this moment, the Dark Origin convulsed violently. Even the elder entities within its depths opened their eyes, their faces etched with disbelief as they witnessed the punch Lu Ye had unleashed.

Someone within the Dark Origin immediately unleashed a Divine Ability.

Darkness coalesced en masse before the Dark Origin, forming a pure black shield. Its thick surface bore countless eerie engravings—visages twisted in abysmal corruption.

A grotesque, nauseating sight!

The fist imprint arrived in an instant.

It crashed with obliterating force into the black shield.

"Boom!"

Shield and fist imprint collided in a cataclysmic struggle.

The spiritual energy of the Sixth Heaven seethed into turmoil.

Layers of ripples formed terrifying gales, hungering to erase all creation.

The nine Great Sages of the Nine Heavens instantly merged as one!

Extending their hands, a surge of power erupted, forming a colossal light barrier that trapped Lu Ye and the Dark Origin inside.

The shockwaves from this clash were horrifying.

If allowed to spread, they could easily obliterate the entire Sixth Heaven.

This wasn’t hyperbole, for Lu Ye’s punch was infused with Providence’s heavenly tribulation power, its might amplified beyond measure—likely reaching the full-powered strike of a Celestial Lord.

This time, the Dark Origin’s defenses also reached the level of a Celestial Lord.

But the Dark Origin overlooked one thing.

The moment the humanistic power coating Lu Ye’s fist dissipated, the Tribulation Lightning would unleash its full fury.

And Tribulation Lightning was the bane of the Dark Origin!

"Boom!"

The black lightning exploded, blasting the dark shield to smithereens as the Tribulation Lightning rampaged deep into the Dark Origin.

Barrier after barrier of defenses manifested within the Dark Origin.

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But they buckled instantly.

Screams of agony rang out.

The once-pure darkness was now pierced by a sliver of light.

Because this Tribulation Lightning had brutally punched straight through the Dark Origin.

The Dark Origin convulsed violently.

Countless shrill shrieks echoed—some from the ancient powerhouses parasitizing within it, others from the Dark Origin itself.

Vast amounts of Dark Origin energy were vaporized by the Tribulation Lightning.

This was no longer the minor skirmish of before.

Just this single strike reduced the Dark Origin by a full one percent after it struggled to mend the gaping wound.

What did this mean?

The Dark Origin had existed since an unfathomably ancient era.

It had no idea how many millennia of energy it had silently accumulated.

Perhaps a million years, perhaps ten million—even the Dark Origin itself didn’t know.

And now, regardless of how many eons’ worth of energy it had stored, this single blow had erased one percent of it.

Bear in mind, the power of Tribulation Lightning—the force Providence could wield—grew stronger as Lu Ye’s own strength increased. Right now, Lu Ye was only at the Nine Extremes Realm. If he reached the Void Realm, the Great Dao Realm, the level of an Emperor, or even a Celestial Lord, and then unleashed such an attack again…

What kind of devastation would that bring?

Unthinkable!

Absolutely unthinkable! The Dark Origin went mad.

The black mist contracted violently.

It wanted to flee—this strike had dealt too much damage to the Dark Origin, wiping out eons of accumulated power.

Lu Ye, of course, was unwilling to let the Dark Origin escape. The stone sword appeared, and the limited True Essence erupted with peerless sword aura.

"KABOOM!"

Another Tribulation Lightning struck.

But the moment Lu Ye stepped into the Sea of Oblivion, the entire Sea of Oblivion convulsed violently.

Not collapsed—contracted.

Undaunted, Lu Ye unleashed another slash, black Tribulation Lightning coursing alongside his blade as he struck at the Dark Origin!