Manman Bug’s words left everyone present stunned.

What kind of joke is this?

Who possesses such power as to tear apart Cangqiong?

"Manman..." Zhou Mu, hearing this, showed a hint of uncertainty on his face, usually as divine as the Divine Residence yet now pale as snow, and hesitantly spoke. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

To tear apart Cangqiong?

How could this be possible?

This is utterly ridiculous!

"Who is it? Who exactly is the great power? Why not reveal yourself?" Yet Manman Bug showed no concern for everyone’s doubts, his bug eyes bulging wide, his bug face tightly furrowed, as he shouted.

Seeing Manman like this, Zhou Mu couldn’t help but feel anxious inside, using all his strength to barely speak, "Manman, did you make a mistake? Tearing apart Cangqiong, this..."

"How could I make a mistake?" But before Zhou Mu could finish, Manman immediately turned around to cut him off, solemnly pointed to the sky, and said, "After the dark clouds obscure the sky, the sun still hangs high! Such weather should not bring down the Heavenly Punishment Thunder, unless there’s a great power secretly aiding, Gu Changsheng, this audacious mortal, could never have the chance to face the Heavenly Punishment Thunder and would have perished prematurely without a chance, so how could he be trapped in this Nine-Layer Godslaying Heavenly Lightning Punishment?"

As Manman spoke, a trace of panic appeared on his bug face, as he glanced around at the surroundings, and continued with a heavy tone, "Who exactly is this great power! To have such a power to split the heavens, why not show yourself?"

All around, besides the people crouching on the ground, absolute silence reigned.

No one answered Manman Bug’s question!

"I, Insect God Manman, sincerely request the great power to reveal yourself! Since the beginning of the Ancient Wilderness’s decline, no person in this world holds the power to reach the heavens, who are you, great power, to possess such divine power to tear apart Cangqiong?"

The response to Manman Bug was still a pool of silence...

Within this silence, Zhou Mu shook his head.

"Manman, if you won’t lend a hand to help..."

"It’s not that I won’t help, but even if I lend a hand, it might not be of assistance! I am merely a wisp of Divine Breath, and before this Nine-Layer Godslaying Punishment, I dare not act rashly! Do you think this is just any ordinary thunder’s fury? Reflecting on the Ancient Wilderness era, the Nine-Layer Godslaying Thunderbolt is termed ’Godslaying’ because it is the Heavenly Punishment that deities endure when vying for the True God status!"

"Do you think many deities have successfully claimed the True God position under this? The power of a True God can vastly dominate, easily altering heaven and earth, reversing the sun and moon; do you think, even in the era of the Ancient Wilderness, how many True Gods were there? By rough count, you need no more than ten fingers! How could I possibly assist you when you’ve attracted such Heavenly Punishment?"

The elusive divine words, carrying boundless majesty, struck everyone’s heart like thunder!

Zhou Mu, upon hearing this, was also stunned.

He thought the Nine-Layer Heavenly Thunder was challenging enough to find in time, yet he never imagined this Nine-Layer Heavenly Thunder would possess such might!

Then...

The pain and suffering endured by Changsheng in his arms was unimaginable, her spirit bodies around her were already starting to dissipate...

Staring at the person in his embrace, Zhou Mu sighed, not looking at the furious Manman Bug, and slowly said, "Very well, if even you can’t offer any help, then it must all be the will of heaven!"

"The will of heaven? The will of heaven wants me and you all to be buried together?" Manman Bug, upon hearing Zhou Mu’s words, immediately shouted angrily.

To think it is a deity, albeit in decline, it still is the only deity in this world!

To be harmed to such a state by Gu Changsheng, this audacious mortal!

Could Manman Bug’s heart not harbor anger?

It once left this world in anger, only to be forcibly brought back by Gu Changsheng’s parents, its divine soul bound to return forcibly, and it endured that; yet once back, it faced all kinds of torments!

The torments were one thing, but they pale next to this impending doom!

This is truly an apocalypse!

The Nine-Layer Heavenly Punishment Thunder is the calamity of Godslaying, do you think this is a joke?

This is a tribulation that represents the advent of a True God into the world!

Not to mention Gu Changsheng is just a mortal, even if she were originally a deity, she might not survive this Godslaying Heavenly Punishment!

This is simply...

Even Manman’s heart was once thrown into chaos!

How could the punishment for Godslaying descend upon a mere mortal?

More than ten thousand years have passed since the Ancient Wilderness, could even this ungoverned spirit of heaven and earth become blind as well?

Such an error to commit! It’s really infuriating!

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"..."

At this moment, the lightning fires surrounding Gu Changsheng finally couldn’t bear it anymore and began to rampage...

The sound of thunderclaps filled the ears incessantly!

With overwhelming momentum, it instantly swept up the two people and one bug in the center of the arena!

The raging thunder’s aura unleashed with destructive force, the overwhelming oppression immediately caused Zhou Mu’s face to pale even further as he was engulfed within...

"Pfft!"

A mouthful of blood was spat out.

Under the ravaging thunder and lightning, Zhou Mu suddenly felt his soul unstable, one spirit after another being forcibly pulled out from his body!

"Ah!"

A cry of pain escaped his mouth.

Zhou Mu bent over, holding the person in his arms even tighter.

In that instant, he finally realized...

Realized the hardships his Changsheng had endured...

This soul-tearing pain was far more irresistible than the Heavenly Punishment Thunder he had experienced before!

At this moment, when he broke through the shackles in Shi Wujue’s City Lord’s Mansion, he had the Divine Tears Supreme Treasure gifted by Shi Wujue beside him, that night, in Linyuan City, was filled with lightning and thunder, endless to the ears!

However, at that time, Zhou Mu, being amidst it, understood its power profoundly!

Far less than one-tenth of the current situation!

At that time, he had not yet reached the Transformative Realm, yet he could barely endure the might of three Heavenly Punishment Thunderbolts!

And now, as a Master of the Primordial Transformative Realm, under the immense pressure of the Nine Heavenly Punishment Thunder, he was utterly defenseless!

A Master of the Primordial Transformative Realm, transcendent and outside of the world, even with Zhou Mu’s firm heart, his spirit body had no power to resist and was forcibly pulled out!

What kind of power is this?

What kind of unstoppable force?

"Damn you! Heaven and Earth above, could you see clearly, the one causing your Nine-Layer Heavenly Punishment isn’t me! Why involve me in burning as well?"

Zhou Mu and Gu Changsheng were in a dire situation, yet the state of Manman Bug was hardly any better!

Being a piece of Divine Breath, used to the crude words from Gu Changsheng’s mouth, at this moment, Manman Bug could not help but curse!

No reason, simply because, this Nine Heavenly Punishment Thunder ravaged with no regard for people!

Zhou Mu was within the attack range, and Manman Bug could not escape disaster!

Indiscriminate attack!

Doesn’t matter if you are human or Divine Breath!

Burning without error!

"Damn you! Too much bullying of the gods! Simply too much!" The holy golden phantom of Manman Bug, covering its head, fled in a sorry state around Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu.

The overflowing spirit bodies of Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu had a tendency to dissipate, while Manman Bug’s holy golden phantom gradually being ravaged into bright red...

The bright red bug body, seemingly crying blood...

It somewhat resembled the state of Manman Bug when its Divine Breath had not awakened...

"Wah... what ghost? What kind of ghost is this? Burning the baby!" The voice of Dandan Bug hastily transmitted.

"Damn you, Old Heaven! You really want to slay the gods, don’t you fear the extinction of gods in the world? I’ve... I’ve truly been defeated by you!" The voice of Manman Bug, jumping in rage!

"Wah, it hurts so much! Dandan’s mom, save me!"

"Shut your mouth! Don’t lower my value! Even if I perish, I shall fall with the dignity of a god!"

"But Dandan really hurts..."

"I am one with you, do you think I don’t feel pain? It’s all because of that hateful human, Gu Changsheng, bringing such unwarranted disaster upon us! Truly, heaven wants to snuff out the path of the gods! Heaven wants to snuff out the path of the gods!"

"You go die! You go die! Dandan doesn’t want to die! Dandan hasn’t lived enough yet..."

"You shut your mouth!..."

On the shared body of Manman and Dandan, holy golden and bright red colors constantly revolved and tangled...

Above and below the stage, watching that flash of alternately gold and red phantom, hearing its bug mouth speak in two different tones while arguing, a sense of madness seemed to envelop everyone...

And in just the blink of an eye, amidst the ravaging thunder and lightning on the stage, several spirit bodies already showed signs of dissolution!

Gu Changsheng’s extracted divine soul had started to dissolve from the feet, transforming into streams of starlight like meteor showers, disappearing within the thunder and lightning, in the blink of an eye...

And Zhou Mu’s forcibly extracted spirit body was hardly better, under the ravaging thunder and lightning, it gradually decayed, losing its divine luster...

"Southern Emperor and His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mu, are they facing tribulation?"

Below the stage, someone unknowingly murmured, instantly sparking waves of emotions among the gathered crowd below the stage, engulfed in a melancholy atmosphere.

Yet above the stage, those from the Hidden World Clan, witnessing this, exhibited extreme excitement!

"Nine Heavenly Punishment Thunder! Gu Changsheng, you absolutely won’t surpass this! Disintegration of Soul awaits you!"

"A dignified Southern Emperor, a dignified Crown Prince of Great Zhou, perishing under the Nine-Layer Thunder, truly dying worthily! Dying worthily! Haha!"

"If that piece of Divine Breath could escape disaster and fall into the hands of our Hidden World Clan, that would be perfect! Haha... Truly heaven aiding our Hidden World Clan! Heaven aiding our Hidden World Clan!"

A few elders of the Hidden World Clan laughed raucously.

"Dammit, shut your mouth! If my disciple suffers disaster today, even if I have to sacrifice this old life, I’ll fight to the death with you all!" The Medicine Immortal Old Man, hearing their words, immediately turned back, eyes bulging with rage, and shouted.

At this time, above the stage of the Nirvana Martial Contest, as the Nine-Layer Thunder mercilessly ravaged, wreaking havoc upon the two humans and one bug, within the City Lord’s Mansion, a door which had been tightly shut for several days slowly opened...