On the desolate empty island, a palace appeared and disappeared, crossing between reality and illusion.

The six soul divisions have been wandering outside for a long time but were never able to enter, which clearly indicated that he was truly abandoned.

The choices left for him were either to deal with Chasing Soul or... die.

He had no doubt about the means of these adults, and they would certainly not be lenient, especially towards him.

After waiting for a long time, the six divisions finally stood up in resignation.

Trying to ask the adults for help to deal with Chasing Soul was not feasible; in the end, he had to walk this path himself.

Soon after the divisions left, a stone bridge spanned from the sky, like a light extending directly into the palace.

Simultaneously, several figures appeared one by one.

Saved!

This was the heartfelt relief of eight cultivators and Xin Zui after landing.

If they had been a step slower, others might be unsure, but these minions certainly wouldn’t have come back intact.

Everyone wore a look of surviving a great ordeal, except for Lei Wang and others whose faces were extremely grim. These fools thought they could escape tribulation thunder using this method, but only they knew the truth.

Tribulation thunder, unavoidable!

As if validating Lei Wang’s guess, what he feared the most happened.

Boom!

A clap of thunder resounded, shaking the entire palace instantly.

Looking from the outside, tribulation clouds formed above the palace, with the oppressive dark clouds looming like mountains about to descend.

Red lightning flickered within the clouds, occasionally making rumbling sounds.

The tribulation thunder, it followed them!

Elsewhere, Han Yu realized in a daze that he was already in a familiar place, the small world.

He had been here not long ago, and the impression was quite deep.

For instance, the unruly senior, and the fragile barrier comparable to an eggshell membrane...

At this moment, Han Yu belatedly reacted, looking strangely at the five people.

Could the strong and unruly senior possibly be among these five?

"I sense you’re thinking something offensive to me."

Su Xiaoxiao suddenly turned his head, then glanced meaningfully at Han Yu.

So powerful? He knows everything I’m thinking?

Han Yu was startled, hurriedly composing himself, to prevent his thoughts from being peeked into.

Seeing his now cautious demeanor, Su Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but find it both funny and annoying. It was starkly different from the do-or-die attitude he had shown earlier.

"You little rascal, sometimes carefree, sometimes reckless, now so hesitant. Which one is the real you?"

Han Yu grinned, patting his chest, "Whatever the senior needs me to be."

Well, now he’s acting all shameless and unbothered again.

Su Xiaoxiao rolled his eyes, too lazy to delve deeper, waving his hand in boredom, "People of our realm are sensitive to negative emotions, don’t slander me secretly, or else..."

"I can sense it."

Han Yu quickly behaved meekly like a quail, yet hurriedly communicated with Artifact Spirit in his mind.

Oh my, such a terrifying sense, better not let him dig up all his secrets.

Upon entering the Sea of Consciousness, he found it already shrouded in mist.

Well then! Everyone, both Ping and Artifact, were stealthy as ever, hiding away tightly without needing his reminder.

Meanwhile, Wang Xingzhi and his group were all collapsed on the ground, the enormous exhaustion had already brought them to the brink of exhaustion, and now, with the initial escape from danger, they couldn’t bother with anything else and fell.

Fortunately, it was just overwhelming exhaustion, with no other issues.

However, the faces of Su Xiaoxiao and his group were surprisingly grim, especially Su Xiaoxiao, who looked at Han Yu with a complex expression.

This kid had indeed deeply pitted the Yama Hall but also messed up, causing them to be caught in this mess too.

Red tribulation thunder, ha!

Su Xiaoxiao gave a bitter smile, how did he deserve to draw such a red tribulation thunder to strike him?

This thing wasn’t something at his or Su Xiaoxiao’s realm should be encountering.

Delving into the small world wasn’t the best method; its drawbacks were significant.

If not forced by the red tribulation thunder, he wouldn’t have chosen to evade this way if his life was at stake.

As the instigator, Han Yu was still nonchalantly looking around, prompting Su Xiaoxiao to speak up.

"I have good news and bad news for you."

He couldn’t stand seeing Han Yu foolishly happy, he had to know what kind of stupid thing he had done.

"The good news is, you’re quite safe here."

Han Yu was puzzled. Hearing the good news, he truly started to smile.

Safe is good.

Before he finished rejoicing, Su Xiaoxiao delivered the bad news immediately.

"The bad news is, you probably won’t have the chance to leave this place in your lifetime."

No chance to leave?

Han Yu was stunned, why wouldn’t there be a chance to leave?

Leave?

Su Xiaoxiao raised a hand, conjuring a bronze door without needing the stars.

This was a conventional method, not the terrifying power wielded by Su Xiaoxiao.

With a wave of his hand, the door slightly opened a crack, and a muffled thunder followed.

The thunder roared, and just its roar startled Wang Xingzhi and others to leap up in panic, their faces pale.

Luckily, Su Xiaoxiao acted swiftly, closing and making the bronze door disappear quickly.

"I don’t need to say more, do I?"

Anyone not a fool should know what that noise was.

"Was it tribulation thunder?"

Wang Xingzhi’s face turned extremely ugly. Even after hiding here, the tribulation thunder wouldn’t leave?

Leave?

Su Xiaoxiao bitterly smiled. If tribulation thunder could be dispelled this way, why would cultivators be so afraid of it?

If not for Han Yu’s reckless actions, neither Yama Hall nor their Celestial Dao Sect would have fled this way.

If not desperate, neither side would have used such an extremely foolish way in the first place.

But there was no choice, given the circumstances earlier, if they didn’t run, they would die. Running meant at least being trapped, the choice was obvious without further thought.

Han Yu realized it too.

Was that noise the tribulation thunder?

This damned thing was so petty, chasing them all the way here?

Elsewhere in the sea, it seemed empty, yet high above, tribulation clouds enveloped the sky.

Similarly, red lightning flickered continuously, with dark clouds roiling above, never dispersing.

As if waiting for something!

"Tribulation thunder is unavoidable!"

Su Xiaoxiao spoke helplessly, implying they were trapped in the small world, any attempt to emerge would inevitably result in being struck by tribulation thunder.

His words made everyone present look grim.

"Can’t we use that move you just did to go out?"

Han Yu thought of the skill he used to cut through the Celestial Chasm.

Similarly, Xin Zui and others asked the same question, with more options at their disposal.

Both the Celestial Travel Flag and Granny Bridge’s stone bridge were means of teleportation.

To this, Lei Wang shook his head.

"The tribulation thunder is already formed. Whether you teleport out or simply walk out, as soon as you show up, you’ll be hit by the thunder."

There’s no fundamental difference. Once tribulation thunder is formed, no prelude is needed.

Opening the door to walk out or teleporting out would lead to the same outcome; as soon as you reveal yourself, you’ll be struck right away.

Otherwise, why would they endure bitterly?

This damned thing, the more Lei Wang thought about it, the angrier he got, especially as the face that made him grit his teeth was vividly etched in his mind, appearing frequently.

If not for that bastard’s reckless behavior, how would they have ended up like this?

"And you useless bunch, you were sent to Central Continent to activate the array, yet you couldn’t even complete it halfway."

The eight turned pale, they didn’t quit halfway; they never even had a chance to start, who would expect to encounter such a lunatic the moment they stepped out.

Not only sneaking an attack on them but also skewering them like grasshoppers.

Yet none of this could explain away their dereliction, so the eight looked fearfully at Lei Wang, not daring to utter a word.

Lei Wang’s reprimand grew increasingly intense, for he suddenly remembered something.

If they’re trapped by tribulation thunder at the entrance, what about the matters in Central Continent?

Who would do it?

If nobody could get out, wouldn’t the Holy Sect’s plan be shelved!

Such responsibility, even he couldn’t bear it!

Thinking of this, Lei Wang’s face grew uglier than ever.