"This is... a sign of Divine Enthronement!" Hearing the distant thunder, the onlookers’ expressions immediately turned solemn.

Thunder represents Heavenly Tribulation, symbolizing heavenly might, and is a test from the heavens for the God Sealer. However, triggering Heavenly Tribulation is extremely difficult. Throughout history, countless Void Gods have attempted to become deified, but many didn’t even evoke a single rumble, seeing no sign of Divine Enthronement.

Far away in outer space, the King of Hell and others were shocked upon hearing this distant thunder.

"Someone in The Second World is attempting to become a deity?!"

"Who could it be? The Guardians of the Hero Empire are unlikely candidates, perhaps it’s the Dean? Only he meets the conditions!"

"Choosing this timing for deification is nothing more than trying to use the pull of becoming a deity to break the Lunar Prison’s blockade! Can the Lunar Prison hold?"

Several Demon Kings turned to look at the Moon Clan’s Shuang Sha.

The Moon Clan’s Shuang Sha also had grave expressions, exchanging a glance, finally letting the Male Slayer speak: "We’re not sure either. The Lunar Prison can seal everything, but it has never tried to block the pull of deification. This is the power of heaven’s rules, not belonging to the Mortal Realm. We don’t know if the Lunar Prison can block it. However, the Lunar Prison has strong regenerative capabilities. Even if it’s temporarily breached, it can quickly recover and won’t cause too much impact."

"That’s good! As long as The Second World can eventually be refined by us, letting one dean escape doesn’t matter much." The King of Curses nodded slightly.

"Don’t be careless, a dam in a thousand miles can be destroyed by an ant’s nest, the appearance of a crack might be a sign of collapse. Throughout history, countless changes began with small and insignificant shifts." The King of Hell said deeply, the black hole under his hood fixed in the direction of the Central Continent, "The Dean prepared for so long before without attempting deification, now with the Lunar Prison sealing The Second World, the environment for deification should be worse, he shouldn’t be able to deify. But now he unexpectedly has the ability to try. Something must have changed these past few days, allowing the Dean to breakthrough this last step."

...

The thunder in the sky grew clearer, and a patch of ominous clouds barely appeared at the horizon of the sky, like a projected illusion with no substance.

Within that illusory cloud, lightning flashed and thunder roared with terrifying power. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

But the Celestial Web was beneath those clouds, cutting them off.

The Dean was still rising slowly, looking skyward at that patch of illusory clouds, his expression grave.

"Boom!" Suddenly, a red lightning bolt struck down from that illusory cloud, targeting the Dean directly.

Due to the Lunar Prison enveloping the entire Second World, that lightning eventually hit the Celestial Web!

That Celestial Web trembled violently, each leylines like conductive copper wires, crackling with red currents, ultimately conducting throughout the entire web.

The Moon Clan’s Shuang Sha also suffered from the power of the Heavenly Tribulation due to the conductive Celestial Web, their bodies climbing with a layer of fine, red currents, carrying intense numbness.

The Dean, on the contrary, faced no harm as the intended sufferer, floating safely in the air.

"This Celestial Web is doing the Dean a huge favor. The Divine Enthronement’s Heavenly Tribulation consists of nine strikes, each more intense than the last. Only by enduring all nine can the Dean successfully become deified. Many who have attempted die under these nine tribulations and even upon success, they suffer greatly. Now, with the tribulations blocked by the Celestial Web, it’ll be much easier for the Dean to be deified." A professor from the Oskan Royal Academy looked up at the Celestial Web in the sky, laughing.

"Boom~" At this time, another red lightning struck the Celestial Web, larger and more fierce than the previous bolt.

The Celestial Web trembled again, the leylines slightly distorted, but ultimately, it still blocked this tribulation attack without being penetrated.

Subsequent bolts of lightning struck down, each fiercer than the last, eventually carrying the limitless power of heavenly might.

In front of this Heavenly Tribulation, the entire world seemed like a lone boat in a stormy sea, shivering.

The Celestial Web at this moment was like an umbrella, shielding The Second World from this terrifying tribulation.

However, the Moon Clan’s Shuang Sha suffered. The first few tribulation bolts were not hard to bear, but the pressure increased with each subsequent strike. The Celestial Web distorted increasingly, always at risk of breaking. Not only did they need to protect themselves under the tribulation, but also focus on maintaining the Celestial Web, experiencing constant danger.

"Damn! It’s not us trying to deify, why do we have to help the Dean withstand the tribulation!" complained the Female Slayer, her body charred and in utter distress from the lightning.

"We might as well release the Lunar Prison first and reset it after the tribulation ends," the Male Slayer said to the King of Hell. He had expended too much energy resisting the tribulation and even borrowed strength from his main body through a secret technique, risking it if he continued.

The King of Hell heavily shook his head, "No, the Dean seeks deification precisely to break the Lunar Prison, we can’t let them succeed. Otherwise, unpredictable changes might occur. No matter how fierce this tribulation, you must withstand it. If you can’t, I will help you."

The Moon Clan’s Shuang Sha exchanged glances and ultimately chose to maintain the Lunar Prison.

Finally, only the last strike of the Deification Thunder Tribulation remained.

This time, the illusory cloud took an unusually long time brewing, the interior increasingly bright with red lightning flashes, as if boiling and about to explode, yet hesitating to release the ultimate bolt.

Everyone looked up, clenching fists, and holding breath in anticipation.

The ultimate strike was sure to be an overwhelming force, transforming heaven and earth, shocking ghosts and gods alike!

Finally, that moment destined to be recorded in history arrived!

The cloud suddenly split in half, and all the red energy within poured out from the rift like blood from the heavens.

This endless energy combined could no longer be called lightning but a torrential flood of Heaven’s Punishment, annihilating everything.

All onlookers turned pale, this level of heavenly might was truly aiming to end life, leaving no hope!

The Dean seemed no different than a mortal under such a powerful tribulation. If hit, he would surely be reduced to ash without a trace.

This was because the Dean’s case was special. For the preceding eight bolts, he endured nothing, unharmed, leading the heavens to deem him strong enough to ignore those tribulations, thus bringing forth an extraordinarily severe ninth bolt, upholding heavenly majesty.