Divine Emperor of Death

Tia Alstreim cried miserably as she looked at the skies where the heavenly tribulation clouds began to once again rumble to strike her down. She couldn't understand what she had done to deserve this other than acting willful, but was it so sinful that the heavens decided that she must not live?

She dragged her body as she ran on all fours towards the crater over her side before she saw that her big brother remained unmoving while lightning danced on top of him.

"Big brother..."

Her aggrieved voice resounded in a feeble tone. Even though Davis still seemed to hold the golden-black spear tightly while his body kept twitching, he did not seem to hear his little aunt calling out for him.

At this moment, five seconds had already passed since the last tribulation lightning fell to the mortal ground. It did not come falling after three seconds as it had done before but seemed to be brewing with deep, pure heaven and earth energy that congregated a massive array of lightning in the center.

The three Ninth Stage Powerhouses twisted expressions went ugly as they noticed that the heavenly tribulation seemed to be preparing for its last strike!

However, their expressions went even more ugly as they saw the little girl stand up and spread her hands out, guarding Davis's unmoving body as she looked at the heavenly tribulation.

"Heavens... If you want our life, please... just take mine and... leave my big brother alone..." Her lips quivered as she sniffled, taking gasps at intervals as she kept crying in pleading.

Her words were so soft and touching that they struck the chords of the three Ninth Stage Powerhouses, managing to make their hearts feel heavy.

*Rumble!~*

However, the heavenly tribulation deeply rumbled as if it had responded, but its answer was crystal clear as the energy in the entire dark skies seemed to be s.u.c.k.e.d clean by it, creating a bolt of terrifying tribulation lightning that crackled and arced, dancing like a dragon snake, one similar to the Chinese Dragon.

Tia Alstreim lost all hope as she saw the twenty-meter wide dragon face. Its whiskers and two horns also crackled with tribulation lightning as it began to undulate with a terrifying aura while its prowess had also seemed to reach the very apex of the eighth stage.

However, she didn't bend or retreat in the face of this overwhelming aura. She stood her ground, standing in front of Davis's twitching body as she gritted her teeth, determination welling up in small purple her eyes to block this attack with her own body so that her big brother wouldn't be harmed.

Although she was aware that she was hoping that the lightning wouldn't get past her, she knew that it was nothing but a vain hope on her part.

'The least I can do is die along with big brother for my stupidity...'

Tia Alstreim produced a forced smile that swallowed her sorrow at this moment, making her deeply hate the heavens.

She practically readied herself to be burned into a crisp, with not even a chance of ashes remaining. However, her smiling expression froze as she sensed a towering figure standing behind her. She slowly cast her gaze behind and saw the charred Davis seemed no longer charred. Only his previous purple robes were charred black, while on the other hand, he seemed relatively unharmed as his fair skin practically shone with vitality under a greyish white illumination.

Davis jumped, his hands streaming with his death-like energy from his soul sea, and the Golden Sheen Obsidian Spear, which seemed to have already had its blade chipped at the end, trembled with intensity as its earth armament energy surged like a tide!

It was the ninth second at the same time...

*Boom!~*

The dragon-like tribulation lightning descended in a calm manner, taking its time as if it had its own will while watching the two of them with its lightning-filled eyes with hostility.

The three Ninth Stage Powerhouses' expressions all went aghast as they sensed the terrifying might from the ninth tribulation lightning! They mused that they might be able to block it, but Davis, who had just entered the Low-Level King Soul Stage, was far from being able to defend against it!

"NO!!!"

Ancestor Dian Alstreim's expression went ugly as he took a step forward.

"Don't interfere!"

Davis's voice echoed deeply as he kept his head high, causing him to stop.

The greyish-black death-like energy that already covered the spear in its dreadful might once again surge out of his forehead as it covered the entire portion of his body, forming a black mist that surrounded him in a circular sphere that was as small as two-meter in radius, incredibly condensed and consolidated as it was a wall made from emperor grade material.

It was thick, filled with an ominous air that might suffocate any party in it to death!

Inside the almost pitch black mist, his lips moved as his sapphire eyes flashed with rage while the dragon-like tribulation lightning neared while its eyes appeared as if it deeply looked down on the human!

"King Soul Domain~"

*Bang!!!!!!!~*

A resounding explosion echoed as the illumination overwhelmed the eyes of the onlookers as it caused them to close their eyes! The sound echoed only for a moment before their ears became filled with ringing noise as they shut out any sounds.

Ancestor Dian Alstreim couldn't believe the destruction it caused in mid-air that he almost believed that two Ninth Stage Powerhouses were battling it out just now. His expression was blank as he could not see or hear if Davis was still alive or not amidst the blinding illumination.

"..."

However, after the illumination had receded, he noticed a new crater that seemed to have formed after the ninth strike had ended. However, it appeared wider in radius than before, making him understand that Davis was sent flying towards it with immense force.

His expression had just turned ugly as his heart skipped a beat when his face suddenly changed!

*Rumble!~*

The heavenly tribulation rumbled as the tribulation clouds began to move.

There was more!?

His expression went hideous as he began to feel absolute hate and fear towards the heavens. Why was this happening!?

Wasn't his Alstreim Family allowed to grow while all else were allowed to thrive!?

He felt frustrated and reluctant that he almost didn't want to see what the aftermath of the last strike was as he could not bear to see Davis's lifeless body. Even if he was still alive, the body that took the onslaught of the tribulation lightning would naturally be crippled, making Davis lose hope for cultivation that he couldn't help but feel dread in his stead.

If even Ancestor Dian Alstreim felt like this, there was a little girl whose heart had sunk into the deep abyss.

Tia Alstreim's expression was lifeless. Her vision was momentarily blinded, but she could feel the tremor on the ground, knowing that her big brother was struck into the earth once again. She slowly wobbled in that direction as she regained her eyesight, searching for his figure amidst the center of the crater when she found his body.

It once again looked charred, black as charcoal. Strands of tribulation lightning still ran around his body as it danced in an arc. However, Tia Alstreim became rather disoriented as she saw his unmoving body that sat in an informal position while he still held the spear in his hands. The back of its rod struck into the earth for support while its black obsidian blade on top had seven cracks on all its sides.

"Big brother~"

She ran towards him with all her might as her tears fell down her face. She was intent on doing the same thing she did before, wanting to shield him with her body before the next lightning strike could arrive.

However...

"Don't come near, little aunt... The lightning strands on my body will turn you into a crisp..."

Davis's hoarse voice echoed out. He had his eyes still closed, but he seemed to be able to sense that Tia Alstreim was getting closer to him.

Tia Alstreim became stunned, but she did not stop but slowed down.

"Big brother... I'm sorry... I will accompany you to the reincarnation cycle..." Her sorrowful voice echoed out.

Even if she was not able to block the attack with her body, she was still intent on dying together with him. She felt that she did not deserve to live after she brought disaster, especially to her big brother.

"Hehe, cough~" Davis chuckled before he coughed, spitting out a mouthful of blood to the side before he opened his eyes, smilingly looking at her.

"What are you blabbing about? Can't you see that the heavenly tribulation is over?"

Tia Alstreim became stunned at his words before her head shot up. She witnessed the tribulation clouds dispersing, no, disappearing as if they were blending into thin air. The tribulation lightning also stopped crackling while the terrifying aura began to fade.

Soon, the skies became normal. However, the tribulation lightning that seemed to dance over Davis's body was still present.

Davis's body kept twitching every second, but he still possessed a smile on his face, "Wait for a few seconds as I still have to overcome the tribulation lightning that's wreaking havoc in my body..."

Tia Alstreim absentmindedly nodded her head, looking pretty dumbfounded as she couldn't understand how her big brother was still able to talk and smile as if he was not injured.

Indeed, Davis was harmed greatly, but he was working on overcoming the tribulation lightning. However, it was not the death-like energy that was suppressing the tribulation lightning, but it was the life-like energy that was also healing his body.

'Oh, man... I didn't think that the life-like energy would be able to placate these berserk strands of tribulation lightning...'

"Ah... It finally left..." A hoarse voice echoed in his soul sea.

Think of the devil, and it shall appear.

"Fallen Heaven! F.u.c.k! You just had to screw me over, didn't you!? But in any case, we'll talk about it later! Lend me your life-like energy fast!"

Davis's tone was a mix of anger, impatience, and excitement as he prodded Fallen Heaven.

Without a reply, Fallen Heaven started providing him its pure white life-like energy, which almost instantly caused the tribulation lightning to become tame on touch!