Cultivating with Top Enlightenment Chapter 866 - 367: Demons Rise Amidst Chaos (Part 2)

The Will of the Two Worlds has poured most of its power into stabilizing the Spirit Realm and the War Realm.

Thus, Ning Qi knows without doubt that the Two Worlds’ Will remains vastly stronger than him.

For total triumph, Ning Qi vows to conceal his true power until the final instant!

The Mountain and Sea Realm Will viewed his modesty as usual and felt deeply pleased.

Unlike the stubborn Mountain Ancestor and Sea Ancestor, Ning Qi proved far more compliant and deserving of guidance.

Yet at present, amid the fierce Spirit Realm conflict, it remained entangled.

After their brief exchange, the Mountain and Sea Realm Will’s phantom turned toward the escaping shadow and spoke to Ning Qi:

"Countless Harmonization Cultivators fell to your Heavenly Tribulation—won’t you finish him off entirely?"

Ning Qi eyed the fleeing figure’s back.

"Realm Venerable, don’t you wonder if he’s truly insane or merely acting?"

The Mountain and Sea Realm Will let out a chuckle.

"Your words reveal your plan—you aim to toy with him like cat and mouse?"

Ning Qi responded, "No, I’ve faintly discerned his identity. His survival caught me off guard. Since he endured, I simply wish to check if his grudge against me has truly faded. If not, I’ll plunge him into utter despair!"

The Mountain and Sea Realm Will shot Ning Qi a look.

"I have no clue who he is, yet you’ve figured it out."

Ning Qi rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

"Maybe it’s a gift from the last Heavenly Tribulation."

The Mountain and Sea Realm Will shared that curiosity.

Ning Qi’s aura now felt profoundly mysterious, leaving even it uncertain of his precise power.

Observing Ning Qi’s magnificent robes, swirling with Yin-Yang ink hues and etched with three hundred and sixty-five star silhouettes, the Mountain and Sea Realm Will inquired:

"Your Heavenly Tribulation wielded three hundred rules, yet your robes display three hundred and sixty-five star shadows. Post-tribulation, have you comprehended sixty-five more rules?"

Ning Qi gave an embarrassed laugh:

"The Realm Venerable sees through everything. The Heavenly Tribulation truly granted me immense gains."

Having hurled countless treasures into the tribulation, refined by its fury and fueled by his relentless Enlightenment, Ning Qi had indeed grasped sixty-five extra rules.

"Incredible!" the Mountain and Sea Realm Will acclaimed once more.

"Realm Venerable overpraises me. Let’s track where this fellow heads."

The Mountain and Sea Realm Will nodded in agreement.

With that, the pair soared from the heavens, keeping a distant pursuit of the shadow.

The Vast Realm Will’s phantom, noting the figure neither begged aid nor acted deranged, chose not to meddle.

He couldn’t tell if the shadow hailed from the Vast Realm or Mountain and Sea Realm as a Harmonization Cultivator.

Besides, a call from his superior, the Saint Ancestor, urged him to report back first.

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The shadow lurched forward in wild zigzags.

Upon regaining awareness, he assessed his wretched state.

This grotesque, inhuman form ignited burning rage within him.

Worse, he never imagined becoming the lone survivor!

From awakening’s first breath, the shadow realized confronting Ning Qi was impossible now.

Still, he burned to unleash his fury!

Once bathed in glory, now stripped bare—even in death, he’d pull others into the abyss.

Thus, the shadow blended true madness with calculated pretense, driven by raw emotion.

Luckily, as the sole escapee from Ning Qi’s Heavenly Tribulation, he reaped certain boons.

One was the total wipeout of his aura, letting him fool all for the moment.

So far, it succeeded—no one, not Ning Qi nor the Two Worlds’ Wills, identified him.

Another boon: his power tripled!

The shadow heaved a soft sigh.

Had these gains come before clashing with Ning Qi, his fate might have differed.

The shadow scanned the War Realm discreetly.

His Spiritual Sense stretched farther than before.

Grim news hit: Ning Qi and the Mountain and Sea Realm Will trailed him.

But desperation overrode all caution!

At last, the shadow locked onto his vengeance mark.

In the eastern zone lay two Integration Realm armies, bereft of Harmonization Cultivators.

Before and after Ning Qi’s tribulation, the War Realm had paused in truce.

These forces, commanded by Integration Realm experts, belonged to Sword Ancestor from the Profound Truth Realm and Qi Keqing from the Fuyao Realm.

The instant the shadow breached the War Realm, he plotted to harass them and lure Ning Qi.

Leng Qingao had blocked him earlier, forcing a delay.

Now, he resolved to doom them all!

His body bore fissures everywhere, scorched pitch-black, with crimson, withered flesh peeking through cracks.

Despite Harmonization Physique and rule-infused form, restoration eluded him—proof of Ning Qi’s Heavenly Tribulation’s horror.

The shadow wobbled onward through flight, babbling insane mutterings nonstop.

"Chaos births demons. Chaos births demons..."

Below on the ground ahead.

Sword Ancestor, Qi Keqing, and their comrades still stared toward Ning Qi’s direction.

At the Heavenly Tribulation’s onset, faith in Ning Qi filled them.

How could Harmonization’s trial halt such a figure as Ning Qi?

Yet by the Ninth Tribulation, distant Harmonization Cultivators’ jeers chilled their hearts.

Through the tenth and twentieth, only desperate pleas lingered in their minds.

Only after Ning Qi weathered the thirty-sixth, clouds parting and thunder fading as he emerged, did relief wash over them fully.

Joy lit Sword Ancestor’s weathered face, his piercing sword-eyes gleaming.

Recalling Infinite Sword Sect’s near-collapse under his watch, now dusted off and glorious anew—with a Harmonization Sect Leader at last!

Qi Keqing and Fuyao Realm cultivators erupted in cheers for Ning Qi.

His breakthrough sparked greater elation than any from their own Sect!

Suddenly, a shadow loomed overhead, tottering toward them.

Sword Ancestor and Qi Keqing traded puzzled looks, hesitant.

Spotting Ning Qi trailing the figure eased their worries instantly.

Charred or Harmonization Cultivator—what did it matter?

With Ning Qi in pursuit, as the black shadow hurtled toward Sword Ancestor’s group, Ning Qi’s eyes sharpened fiercely!

"It truly is you? Even after barely surviving, your plots persist!"

The shadow closed in on Sword Ancestor and allies, poised to strike.

His madness-feigning eyes abruptly blazed with killing intent.

The scorched form charged them, unleashing tribulation-like lightning bolts akin to Ning Qi’s!

Ning Qi’s eyes flashed; his hands dropped into attack stance.

He boomed, "If not now for your tribulation, then when?"

Hearing this, Sword Ancestor and the rest grasped it at once.

Ning Qi had urged them earlier to seize the right moment for tribulation.

Clearly, the shadow’s assault provided the ideal trigger.

In a flash, Sword Ancestor, Qi Keqing, and every peak Integration Realm cultivator from both armies rocketed skyward.

Long restrained, they unleashed their Cultivation without restraint.

The shadow froze briefly as all rose.

Clouds billowed from each, the heavens amassing dark thunderheads mirroring Ning Qi’s prior spectacle.

Terror flickered in the shadow’s shrinking pupils.

Instinct drove him back, halting his advance.

Yet the next instant, shame scorched him for his fear.

"Second Brother, Third Brother—you’re all gone, and I alone survive. What have I to fear?"

"Ning Qi slaughtered you, wiping out Three Domains’ cultivators. Retreat is impossible!"

With that resolve, the shadow surged forward again.

Lightning erupted from his ruined body, drenching the world in bloodthirsty crimson.