Ch 206: The Netherworld Emperor’s Awakening!

“…Is it because of the Great Tribulation?” Chu Mo walked through the wilderness, a hint of realization appearing in his eyes. He remembered his past conversation with Lishan Laomu.

The Great Tribulation of Heaven and Earth!

Compared to the tribulations artificially created by the Jade Emperor, such as the Baolian Lantern and the Legend of the White Snake, Journey to the West is an orthodox Great Tribulation, and without a doubt, Tang Sanzang is the true protagonist of this tribulation.

“Embarking on the Journey to the West also means that the tribulation has begun, and evil energy is entangling me… If this is the reason why I awakened my memories! Everything can be understood.” Chu Mo carefully sensed, but did not detect anything unusual. After all, he was still just a mortal.

Silently smiling, Chu Mo’s gaze suddenly sharpened, and he summoned the Netherworld Emperor.

A illusory shadow condensed and formed behind Chu Mo, wearing a black dragon robe, with a smiling face, possessing an unparalleled aura.

Chu Mo’s aura exploded with terrifying speed at this moment, transforming into an immortal on earth!

The vast and endless Mount Tai condensed and formed around him, affecting heaven and earth.

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Inside Chang’an City.

Li Shimin’s casual expression froze, and he suddenly turned his head, his eyes shooting out brilliant and divine light. Luck Technique!

“…How is this possible?!” Li Shimin’s body trembled. In his life of warfare, he had fought all over heaven and earth and had no equal. Even the high and mighty Jade Emperor had to treat him with respect. What hadn’t he seen?

But, he really hadn’t seen this before… To be precise, he hadn’t even thought about it!

He sensed Chu Mo’s aura, and without a doubt, this outrageous existence that triggered the upheaval of the laws of heaven and earth was his sworn brother. But he was very certain… that the sworn brother he had seen before definitely did not have such outrageous strength. No, he was just a mortal!

He did not believe that anyone could withstand his Luck Technique. Unless the Jade Emperor, Buddha, the Five Emperors, or the Three Pure Ones, who had been in seclusion for a long time, personally descended. It couldn’t be that those people sealed their cultivation and came to play hide-and-seek with him, right?

“…Your Majesty!” Yuchi Gong was a little nervous at this moment, “Could it be that someone has attacked the Holy Monk? Right at our doorstep… This, this, this!”

“Your Majesty, I request to fight!” Gripping his axe tightly, Cheng Yaojin was full of fighting spirit, “Such actions show that the other side completely doesn’t take our Great Tang seriously! This is a great humiliation… I request to pacify the country behind the culprit!”

“Alright, it’s nothing.” Li Shimin lightly waved his hand, deeply looking behind him again, then frowned, finally realizing where he had sensed something was wrong before, and turned his head with a strange expression to stare at Wei Zheng. This one hadn’t said a word the whole time!

“Your Majesty.” Wei Zheng cupped his hands, his gaze deeply fixed on the distance, “This aura… I’m very familiar with it!”

“Do you think… and the dream dragon I cut down back then! When we, ruler and subject, entered the Netherworld together, was it…”

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and after careful thought, his expression finally changed drastically, “What?!”

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On the other side.

“…There’s no suppression at all.” Chu Mo stared at the sky, a thoughtful look on his face. He turned his head and glanced at Chang’an, which had completely disappeared, and could feel the aura there stirring.

“It seems that Li Shimin and the others have sensed my aura! I feel like they seem… pretty strong?”

Chu Mo frowned, not because he saw through them, but precisely because he couldn’t see through them at all. Of course, this didn’t mean that the other side was a whole level higher than him. Chu Mo suspected even more that Li Shimin’s attainment in Luck Technique was also outrageously high.

“Hmm?” Chu Mo looked at the sky again, “This feeling of being spied on… Hehe, do as you please.”

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Chu Mo smiled noncommittally and continued walking forward, unrestrained and free. He naturally knew that as the protagonist of the Great Tribulation of Heaven and Earth, he might be watched by the immortals, gods, and Buddhas in the sky at all times, but he still dared to act like this… because—

Did they know the value of the protagonist of the Great Tribulation of Heaven and Earth!

If Chu Mo died here now, the Jade Emperor and the Western Paradise Buddha would probably suppress their cultivation and appear in front of Chu Mo at the first moment, kneeling on the ground and begging Chu Mo not to die. They would spare no expense, break through the Netherworld, reverse reincarnation, and have to save Chu Mo’s soul…

After all, if Chu Mo didn’t resolve the tribulation energy of the Great Tribulation of Heaven and Earth, then the countries on earth and the gods in heaven would have to bear it.

“I’m still a little surprised… At first, I thought I would travel to the era of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang or Empress Wu Zetian this time! At that time, I might be able to glimpse the root cause of the fall of the Heavenly Court…” Chu Mo’s thoughts raced in his mind. He wondered if it was because of the black qi he had absorbed?!

If that was the case, he would have to investigate the information about that black qi carefully when he went back this time! According to Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Di was probably plotted against and soaked in the source of that black qi, which greatly increased his strength and caused him to lose all his memories.

Thinking of this, Chu Mo was a little envious… MMP, why didn’t they let him soak in that source of black qi!!

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The Heaven of Heavens.

The vast Heavenly Court.

Clouds and mist filled the air, and divine light shone brightly.

An ancient divine corpse sat on the Divine Throne, coldly overlooking everything in the lower realm. His left arm was broken, his chest was pierced, one eye had completely rotted, and drops of divine blood flowed out continuously. But for more wounds… the divine blood had already dried up!

“…Netherworld Emperor?” The Jade Emperor murmured. He sensed the fusion of the laws of heaven and earth. Compared to Li Shimin, as the supreme Heavenly Emperor who controlled all the laws of heaven and earth, he was too familiar with it, “It doesn’t make sense! Why is it the Netherworld Emperor?!”

If the Holy Monk awakened the memories of Golden Cicada at this moment, then he would ridicule the Western Buddhas for being incompetent, and would not feel surprised… Although the awakening of reincarnation memories is rare, it still happens, especially for those who were once great masters in their previous lives.

But…

Did Golden Cicada and the Netherworld Emperor have any relationship? Did they…

The Netherworld Emperor was directly and fiercely beaten by the ambitious and tyrannical Qin Shi Huang, who wanted to rule heaven and earth… and even attacked the Heavenly Court!

That human Ancestral Dragon truly stood in front of the Jade Emperor. He was a terrifying existence, a very rare human ruler who could rely on combat to reach his doorstep… He still remembered it vividly!

Later, the Netherworld began to cultivate a second Netherworld Emperor. Unfortunately, the second-generation Netherworld Emperor was only half-cultivated when another one emerged. Emperor Wu of Han, who had a similar domineering aura to Qin Shi Huang, once again attacked the Netherworld and wreaked havoc.

Since then, the Netherworld Emperor had been in a position that was neither empty nor full.

Of course, Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of Han also paid a heavy price for this…