The God of Heavens

Chapter 158 The Pendant's Tribulation
The turmoil at the Central Plains Ancestral Temple gradually subsided, and although the matter of the Feathered Divine Dynasty had caused quite a stir, it had fallen silent because no one had found any clues. Lin Yu had already quietly returned to the Yao Guang Holy Land and was cultivating in the Immortal Jade Heavenly Palace atop the floating divine peak.

On this day, as he was comprehending the "Immortal Ascension Scripture," his divine energy was rising and falling like a galaxy within him when he suddenly sensed an anomaly coming from the hellish plane.

The golden cocoons formed by the four semi-saint level god-slaying insects were now radiating a dazzling divine light, with cracks spreading across the surface of the cocoons, as if a powerful life force was about to break free from the seal.

With a thought, Lin Yu moved the four golden cocoons to the outside world.

Four golden cocoons floated in the void, each one as if cast from pure gold, its surface flowing with ancient divine runes. The aura emanating from the cracks had surpassed the level of a half-saint, faintly touching the threshold of the saint realm. The essence of the saint-level insect corpse bloodline that had been refined in the past was finally showing results.

"Click——"

"The semi-saint level God-Slaying Insects are finally about to break free from their cocoons." Lin Yu's eyes flickered slightly. The four alien species that he had subdued from the thirty-third level of the Ancestral Temple that day, nourished by the essence of saint-level insect corpses, now exuded a ferocious aura comparable to that of an ordinary saint.

"Click——"

With a crisp sound, the first God-Slaying Insect emerged from its cocoon.

Its one-meter-long body shimmered with golden light, covered in fine dragon scales, its powerful physique resembling that of a true dragon descending to earth. Though it lacked dragon horns, it possessed an awe-inspiring dragon's might.

Immediately afterwards, the other three cocoons burst open one after another. Four god-slaying insects coiled in the void, their golden scales reflecting dazzling divine light, like four young dragons being born. They roared to the sky, their voices shaking the surrounding mountains and causing the clouds to swirl.

Lin Yu stood with his hands behind his back, divine patterns swirling in his eyes. These four God-Slaying Insects had completed their ultimate transformation; each scale was imprinted with natural Dao patterns, and a gentle sway could tear through the void. Their ferocity was enough to kill even a saint.

The four God-Slaying Insects hovered in the void, then suddenly withdrew their ferocity and transmitted divine thoughts to Lin Yu.

"Master, we sense that the tribulation to become a saint is approaching." The leading God-Slaying Insect's scales trembled slightly, and a childish yet majestic voice rang out.

"Come with me to the outer reaches of space, or the vast lands and rivers of Yao Guang may be in danger of being preserved."

Lin Yu's gaze sharpened. The tribulation of the God-Slaying Insects to achieve sainthood was no small matter; if they were to undergo this tribulation in the Big Dipper, it would undoubtedly cause a massive upheaval. He immediately flicked his sleeve, storing the four God-Slaying Insects into his inner world: "Let's go!"

With one step, the gates of hell opened. Lin Yu, carrying the four insects, traversed the void and entered the outer starry sky.

In the vast starry sky, countless meteorites floated. Lin Yu selected a desolate star field and waved his hand to set up the Origin Heaven God Array to isolate the fluctuations. Four God-Slaying Insects transformed into golden light and flew out, revealing their true forms in the void.

"boom--"

Deep within the starry sky, calamity clouds suddenly rose. This was no ordinary tribulation of lightning, but a destructive storm of crimson gold. Within the storm, the phantom of a true dragon could be vaguely seen swirling, and ancient sacrificial chants echoed.

Lin Yu gazed at the crimson-gold storm in the starry sky. The four God-Slaying Insects writhed in the tribulation lightning, each bolt of lightning making their scales even more dazzling. Having devoured the essence of Saint-level insect corpses, they now displayed astonishing resilience, tearing apart and swallowing the dragon-shaped tribulation lightning.

"It seems I don't need to get involved." Lin Yu nodded slightly.

Having confirmed that the God-Slaying Insect could pass its tribulation without hindrance, he simply sat cross-legged in the void, his body circulating the Yin and Yang energies, and the five great secret realms resonated in unison. At this moment, the bottleneck of the second level of the Immortal Platform Secret Realm loosened.

"Since that's the case, let's break through them all at once."

As Lin Yu released his suppression, the starry sky suddenly changed color. Another layer of terrifying lightning sea condensed, and within the purplish-black lightning, the phantom of the ancient Heavenly Court could be vaguely seen floating, with chaotic energy permeating the air.

"boom!"

A massive bolt of chaotic lightning, as thick as a bucket, struck down. Lin Yu neither dodged nor evaded, letting the lightning penetrate his body. His flesh shone brightly, every inch of his blood and flesh being tempered and restructured in the lightning. At the same time, a hellish furnace appeared above his head, devouring and refining the excess essence of the lightning tribulation.

In the distance, the four God-Slaying Insects sensed their master's presence and let out a fierce roar, their tribulation-crossing momentum intensifying. They even began to actively pursue the tribulation lightning, tearing and devouring streaks of dragon-shaped lightning.

Amidst the churning sea of ​​lightning, Lin Yu's breakthrough entered a crucial moment. The barrier of the fourth small step of the second level of the Sendai Heaven began to shatter, his divine sense continued to rise, and the vision of the Lord's Eye pierced through layers of void, revealing more of the patterns of the laws of heaven and earth.

"Om-"

Suddenly, five blurry figures emerged from the sea of ​​lightning, each radiating imperial might—the mark of an ancient emperor reappeared!

"Well done!"

He rose to his feet, spear of the underworld in hand, angel wings unfurling behind him, and charged directly at the illusory figure of the Great Emperor. The battle shook the galaxy, and countless meteorites were reduced to dust. Ultimately, Lin Yu shattered all five illusory figures, transforming them into the purest Dao principles that merged into his own body.

Lin Yu's cultivation level reached the fourth minor step of the second level of the Sendai realm.

At the same time, the tribulation clouds surrounding the God-Slaying Insects began to dissipate. Four golden insect bodies hovered in the starry sky, then suddenly contracted in unison, unleashing a dazzling divine light.

When the light faded, two pairs of golden boys and jade girls appeared on the spot!
The two boys were about seven or eight years old, dressed in short gold-threaded shirts, with delicate features and a red dot between their eyebrows; the two girls had their hair in double buns, wore gold-embroidered skirts, and had innocent and radiant smiles on their exquisitely beautiful faces.

Seemingly harmless, yet its eyes harbor a hidden ferocity. Upon closer inspection, its skin reveals fine golden scales, and its hair occasionally flashes with a metallic sheen.

"Greetings, Master." The four children knelt in unison, their voices childish yet chilling.

Lin Yu surveyed his new combat power and nodded in satisfaction. These four little guys seemed innocent and cute, but in reality, each of them possessed the combat power of a mid-stage Saint, and also had the ferocious nature of the God-Slaying Insects.

"Now that you have taken form, you should have names." Lin Yu condensed four divine runes at his fingertips. "You shall be called Jin Hao, Jin Yao, Jin Ling, and Jin Yue."

Upon hearing this, Jin Hao (the boy) grinned, revealing two small tiger teeth; Jin Yao (the boy) nodded steadily; Jin Ling (the girl) twirled around happily, her skirt fluttering; and Jin Yue (the girl) smiled quietly with her lips pursed.

Jinling suddenly tugged at Lin Yu's sleeve, blinking her big, watery eyes: "Master, can we go play with the bad guys now?"

Lin Yu frowned and flicked her forehead lightly: "What are you playing around with? Behave yourself!"

The four children immediately displayed different expressions: Jin Hao covered his mouth and chuckled, Jin Yao stood up straight with a serious expression, Jin Ling pouted with a wronged look, and Jin Yue obediently lowered her head.

"Stand still, all of you!" Lin Yu said in a deep voice. He could see that although these four little ones had transformed into human form, their inherent ferocity remained unchanged. Especially the two girls, who seemed well-behaved but were actually even more mischievous.

The four children reluctantly lined up in a row, Jinling's little feet kicking in the air, her eyes secretly glancing at the ancient meteorite in the distance. "Snap!"

Another resounding flick on the forehead.

"Master," Jinling cried, clutching her head.

"Remember, without my orders, you are not allowed to act rashly," Lin Yu reprimanded sternly. "And you are absolutely forbidden from eating people!"

"What about the bad guys?" Jin Hao asked innocently.

"Even bad guys have to ask me first." Lin Yu rubbed his temples. These four little killing gods were even harder to manage than ancient ferocious beasts.

"Let's go back to Yao Guang." Lin Yu waved his sleeve, and the gates of hell opened.

Four children skipped and hopped along behind him. Jin Yue suddenly tugged at Lin Yu's sleeve: "Master, can we keep a few spirit beasts as pets when we get back? We promise we won't eat them!"

Lin Yu: "."

It seems that education today has a long way to go and a heavy responsibility.

Upon returning to the Yao Guang Holy Land, Lin Yu caused a huge uproar as soon as he appeared with two pairs of golden boys and jade girls.

It was during morning prayers, and disciples were bustling about the holy site. When four exquisitely beautiful children appeared behind the Holy Son, disciples along the way stopped to watch.

"The Holy Son is back!"

"My goodness, where did you bring this celestial child back from? He's so adorable!"

Jin Ling and Jin Yue held hands and smiled sweetly at the female disciples watching, which aroused the maternal instincts of a group of female cultivators; Jin Hao made a funny face; only Jin Yao followed behind Lin Yu with a serious expression.

Lin Yu ignored the disciples and led the four little ones to Yao Guang Divine City.

"Holy Son, who are these four?" Yao Xi's beautiful eyes flashed with a hint of surprise as she looked at the four little guys peeking out from behind Lin Yu.

Lin Yu coughed lightly: "These are four boys I recruited outside." He deliberately omitted the shocking identity of "God-Slaying Insect".

However, Jin Hao immediately objected, retorting in a childish voice, "Master is lying! We are clearly the infamous Godslayers!"

"Snapped!"

Lin Yu quickly pressed a silence spell on his head.

Unfortunately it was too late.

"God-Slaying Worms?!" Black Emperor jumped up. "You mean those ancient, ferocious creatures that can devour even gods?"

The God-Slaying Insect is a terrifying name; anyone who knows about it will turn pale at the mere mention of it.

The entire hall erupted in chaos. Several elders dropped their teacups with a clatter, and Yao Xi's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Holy... Holy Son, you mean... these four are...?" A white-bearded elder pointed tremblingly at four innocent children, his words slurred.

Seeing this, Jin Hao proudly puffed out his chest: "That's right! We are Saint-level God-Slaying Insects!" As he spoke, he deliberately released a trace of pressure.

"boom!"

The oppressive aura of a Saint-level being instantly swept across the entire area, causing several elders with slightly weaker cultivation levels to collapse to the ground. Yao Xi's face turned pale, and she barely managed to stand by leaning against a pillar.

"Jin Hao!" Lin Yu shouted.

The four children immediately suppressed their auras and returned to their harmless appearance, blinking their big eyes at everyone.

"This...this..." The elder wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. "Holy Son, where did you find this...uh...boy?"

Lin Yu rubbed his temples helplessly: "The creatures I acquired during my travels in the Central Plains have already pledged allegiance to me. You need not worry, they are very obedient."

As if to prove their master's words, the four children immediately stood in a row and recited in unison: "The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao."

Jinling suddenly stopped halfway through reciting it and whispered to Jin Yue, "What's the next line again?"

Seeing this, Yao Xi couldn't help but burst out laughing. Who would have thought that these four seemingly innocent and adorable children were actually the incarnations of the infamous Saint-level God-Slaying Insects?
"From today onwards, the four of you must abide by the rules of Yao Guang." Lin Yu solemnly instructed, "Especially you, Jin Hao, if you dare to release your pressure to frighten people again, you will copy the Qingjing Jing one hundred times."

Jin Hao immediately wore a bitter expression, while the other three children sneered gloatingly.

The elder wiped his sweat and whispered, "Holy Son, should we arrange a tutor for them?"

Lin Yu was about to answer when he suddenly felt a tug on his sleeve. Looking down, he saw Jinling tilting her little face up and asking innocently, "Master, that big black dog looks delicious, can I..."

"No!" Lin Yu's forehead veins throbbed.

"Wang!"

Black King felt a chill run down his spine and darted behind a pillar, only half of his head showing.

It seems that the days ahead for the Yao Guang Holy Land will be far from peaceful.

(End of this chapter)