Divine Emperor Demon Emperor

Chapter 346: Chapter 346: Celestial Punishment Again

After reaching the Third Layer of the War God Technique, one gained an incredibly heaven-defying ability: the power to burn one’s own Elemental Power during combat to boost their fighting strength.

However, this ability consumed a massive amount of Elemental Power. Based on the current reserves in Lin Yun’s body, he could probably only sustain it for about a hundred breaths.

But this hundred-breath period was not to be underestimated. In a battle, being able to boost one’s combat power for that long could very well be the key to victory.

Joy filled his heart, but now was not the time to dwell on it. Fueled by the Divine Ape Demon Core, a rumble echoed within Lin Yun’s body as he broke through to the First Layer of the Primordial Ocean Realm.

Even after reaching the First Layer of the Primordial Ocean Realm, Lin Yun’s Cultivation growth didn’t stop. It didn’t even slow down as he charged toward the Second Layer of the Primordial Ocean Realm. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

’The Energy in this Divine Ape Demon Core is truly immense,’ he thought. ’To think there’s still so much left after it completely reforged my body.’

This wasn’t to say the Divine Ape Demon Core still held a vast amount of Energy. Rather, at Lin Yun’s current level of Cultivation, even a sliver of its Energy was enough to elevate his Cultivation by a huge margin.

He broke through to the Second Layer of the Primordial Ocean Realm, and still the Energy from the Divine Ape Demon Core was not depleted. He continued to press onward, toward the Third Layer of the Primordial Ocean Realm.

With the Energy from the Divine Ape Demon Core, Lin Yun’s breakthroughs seemed to face no barriers at all. He advanced unstoppably until he reached the Fifth Layer of the Primordial Ocean Realm, at which point his progress finally began to slow.

All along the way, the Energy of the Divine Ape Demon Core had shattered every bottleneck with brute force. He had never felt anything like it. Lin Yun felt that breaking through had never been so smooth, so exhilarating.

But Lin Yun failed to consider what the Vajra Divine Ape was: a Venerable Divine Beast from the Divine Realm. Using its Demon Core to advance one’s Cultivation, forget the Primordial Ocean Realm—even breaking through into the Spirit Realm would be no challenge at all.

Furthermore, this was after the vast majority of the Divine Ape Demon Core’s Energy had already been expended on reforging Lin Yun’s body. What was now helping him break through Realms was merely a wisp of residual Energy from the Demon Core.

With just a wisp of Energy, Lin Yun had broken all the way from the Ninth Layer of Qi Sea Realm to the Fifth Layer of the Primordial Ocean Realm. One could only imagine how much of the Divine Ape Demon Core’s Energy Lin Yun would have wasted if not for the Vajra Divine Ape’s foresight.

The speed of his breakthrough gradually waned. Finally, after Lin Yun broke through to the Sixth Layer of the Primordial Ocean Realm, the Energy within the Divine Ape Demon Core was completely exhausted, and his Cultivation stabilized at the Sixth Layer of the Primordial Ocean Realm.

Leaping six levels in a single go to reach the Sixth Layer of the Primordial Ocean Realm, Lin Yun’s Cultivation showed no signs of instability; on the contrary, it felt exceptionally solid.

This was the benefit of having his body reforged. Because Lin Yun’s foundation was extremely firm, his Cultivation felt perfectly stable even after consecutively breaking through six levels.

Having reached the Sixth Layer of the Primordial Ocean Realm, Lin Yun’s aura was incredibly powerful, not at all like someone who had just broken through. Aside from being slightly unaccustomed to the sudden surge of power, he had no other issues.

Once the Energy in the Divine Ape Demon Core was completely spent, the golden barrier that had been enveloping Lin Yun shattered. At the same time, the Divine Ape Demon Core itself crumbled to pieces.

Golden dust floated around Lin Yun. After more than ten breaths, the golden powder from the shattered Divine Ape Demon Core completely vanished into thin air.

Lin Yun had gained an immense benefit, but before he could even celebrate, a Celestial Might several times more intense than the one Little Ape had faced instantly enveloped him from above.

”Oh, crap...” He had been breaking through continuously, and Lin Yun had been wondering why no Celestial Punishment had descended when he entered the Primordial Ocean Realm. And just as he was thinking about it, the Celestial Punishment arrived.

In truth, the Celestial Punishment had been delayed entirely because the Divine Ape Demon Core had been blocking the aura of Lin Yun’s breakthroughs. The moment the Demon Core vanished, his aura leaked out, and the Celestial Punishment naturally descended.

This Celestial Punishment was on a completely different level from the one he faced in the Qi Sea Realm. Its power was countless times greater; merely the feeling of it forming was enough to make Lin Yun feel like he was suffocating.

’I can’t stay in the house.’ He knew that even the slightest aftershock from this Celestial Punishment could destroy the entire courtyard. Moreover, Little Ape was still sleeping nearby, and Lin Yun was afraid the Celestial Punishment would harm it.

With a flash of movement, Lin Yun shot out of the room like lightning. Just as he arrived in the courtyard, the Supreme Elder, who had been in seclusion, appeared in the sky above.

”Another Celestial Punishment?” Looking at the rift torn in the sky, the Supreme Elder was speechless. ’What is it with this Celestial Punishment? Is it going to strike the Flawless Palace every other day?’

’Celestial Punishments are rare in the entire Eastern Domain, yet in less than a month, one has appeared here twice.’

The Supreme Elder was still at a loss for words when he finally noticed Lin Yun standing in the courtyard. With a single glance, he realized Lin Yun had already reached the Sixth Layer of the Primordial Ocean Realm.

’He broke through six levels in less than a month?’ The Supreme Elder was stunned. ’What kind of damn speed is that?’

The moment he saw Lin Yun, the Supreme Elder, though finding it hard to believe, was certain: this Celestial Punishment was definitely caused by Lin Yun.

”You little brat, are you trying to destroy my home? Daring to face a Celestial Punishment here!” he barked irritably at Lin Yun.

Hearing this, Lin Yun put on an aggrieved expression and replied, ”I didn’t know this would happen, Supreme Elder. If it’s too much trouble, I can go elsewhere, so I don’t destroy your place.”

Lin Yun’s response made the Supreme Elder fume with rage. ’Go elsewhere? Do you have time to go elsewhere? Is this brat planning to lure the Celestial Punishment over the Flawless Palace’s disciple residential area? If that thing strikes there, who knows how many people will die!’

”Hmph. You little brat, I’ll settle the score with you after this is over. Just face your Celestial Punishment here. I will stand guard for you.” He had no other choice. Having Lin Yun face the Celestial Punishment here was the safest option for the Supreme Elder.

If he let Lin Yun leave now, there was no telling where the Celestial Punishment would strike. If it hit the Flawless Palace’s disciple residential area, the consequences would be catastrophic.

”Oh? So you don’t blame me for destroying your home, Supreme Elder?” Lin Yun asked.

”Enough with the nonsense! If I tell you to stay here, you stay here!” the Supreme Elder roared.

While the two were speaking, the Celestial Punishment above Lin Yun’s head had already become terrifyingly immense. The sky over the entire courtyard was shrouded in a thick layer of black clouds. At the center of the clouds was a hundred-meter-wide fissure, from which a dreadful Celestial Might continuously poured out.

”Supreme Elder, please help me look after Little Ape,” Lin Yun said. Judging by the scale of this Celestial Punishment, he knew the entire area was likely to be utterly destroyed.

”Hmph.” Hearing Lin Yun’s request, the Supreme Elder said nothing, merely snorting coldly. With a gentle flick of his sleeve, a surge of Elemental Power lifted the soundly sleeping Little Ape and carried it out of the house.

The fist-sized Little Ape was plucked directly into the Supreme Elder’s hand.

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