Damned Healer-Chapter 753: Most Difficult Trial

Darian stared at the region at the bottom of the crater. Then, suddenly, a spatial ripple appeared down there, covering everything with glowing runes in an instant and forming a barrier that pulsed with power.

He smiled ironically. He had caught them off guard with a strike capable of killing even a cultivator at the peak of the universe, so he managed to reveal that for a brief moment, but now they had activated everything to seal it. The power of that barrier was something unparalleled, and no one could even dream of seeing what was inside anymore.

Suddenly, thousands of figures radiating cultivation at the peak of the universe emerged in every direction, surrounding the area.

The massive majority wore white robes, with the symbol of a bluish five-pointed star on their chest. It was the characteristic mark of the people from the Healers of Heaven Sect.

Everyone had grave and stunned expressions. Never, not even in their wildest dreams, had they imagined that someone would attack them.

"What audacity! It seems you've already gone insane! My Healers of Heaven Sect has existed for countless years. We have witnessed the rise and fall of countless sects that called themselves the greatest. How could a brat like you possibly do anything against us?!"

A powerful voice full of mockery echoed out. Everyone turned toward the owner of the voice; it was a thin man with a long white beard tied into a braid.

"High Priest Gyuta!" Several nearby people called his name. That title represented the greatest power in the Healers of Heaven Sect, equivalent to the Sect Leader. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

At the same time, several cultivators who had come to this place seeking help recognized Darian's clothes.

"Those clothes, you're from the Golden Crow Sect! How dare you attack like this!"

Darian slowly turned around. He tightened the fist that held an artifact, looked at everyone, and smiled. That smile looked like a mixture of disdain and pity.

"You've already seen everything you needed to see, right? Are you going to help me or not?"

The words left his mouth very quietly, but everyone heard them and became confused.

*BUZZ!*

Suddenly, all the space across the entire planet began to hum. The cultivators widened their eyes and turned toward the horizon.

"What!?"

Furious roars echoed out. Several shot out like lightning, trying to leave the planet. But it was already too late. In two seconds, everything closed.

The entire planet became covered in red and golden runes, forming a massive blocking net. All the cultivators understood: that was a siege inscription, made to prevent people from escaping. But...

There were hundreds of cultivators at the peak of cultivation there, as well as thousands close to it. A small inscription like that would trap them? Of course not. They would just need to gather together and attack it with everything for a few minutes to destroy it.

Because of that, no one became nervous; their expressions were simply ugly.

"Golden Crow Sect Leader! Gildor! What the hell are you doing!?"

It didn't take long for the most powerful ones to see him outside the planet and the inscription. There was Gildor, standing beside all the Palace Masters. All of them had gazes sharp as blades, full of killing intent. But none of them said anything.

Suddenly, High Priest Gyuta clenched his fists, and the muffled sound of something cracking echoed out. His expression was severe as he roared in a solemn tone:

"Golden Crow Sect! If you think you can do whatever you want, you are gravely mistaken!"

Along with his shout, in the space around the entire planet, hundreds of spatial portals opened like throats.

From within them, countless figures emerged, all with grave expressions.

The cultivators inside the planet recognized them and shouted the names of dozens of small and medium sects of the universe. Until… one of them recognized, in shock, the people from a specific sect.

"It's the Yinblood Sect!!!"

When that cultivator shouted that name, everyone on the planet inhaled sharply, and their eyes trembled. That name… was the name of the number one sect in the universe.

Darian heard that name, and his eyes changed. He looked toward one corner, and then he saw a dozen small figures. They were like fairies; all of them had colorful hair and butterfly-like wings. Their heights varied: some were only a few centimeters tall, while others had a height comparable to a human.

They were all from the Fey race, one of the races born from the Chromaraics, just like humans. Darian had already seen some of this race in other places, but none of them stood out much. But the figures of this race and this clan were special, very special.

During his father's journey, the current Heaven's Will had once been part of this sect and had raised it to the top of the world. At that time, this sect was already composed almost entirely of Feys.

Darian snorted. All the newcomers had obviously come because of the High Priest's call for help.

"Golden Crow Sect Leader, what are you doing?" The voice of a Fey from the Yinblood Sect echoed calmly, but full of authority.

Gildor sighed. He did not answer; he only focused his gaze inside the planet, exactly in Darian's direction.

At that moment, a muffled sound echoed from inside Darian's body. All the cultivators there felt it and stared at him fixedly.

Darian turned toward them and pointed at the sky. "Don't fix your gaze on me. First, look up."

Everyone narrowed their eyes, but when they looked up, they jumped in shock. At some point, black clouds had begun to slowly swirl in the sky. A majestic energy was growing inside those clouds, which made everyone uneasy.

"This brat broke through to the Celestial King Realm here? How ridiculous!"

However, in less than five seconds, the entire planet was covered with black clouds. That made everyone feel even more uneasy. That… was definitely not a Celestial Tribulation at the maximum peak like the one everyone usually faced.

"It's a Celestial Punishment… this brat really…" someone murmured, tense.

Very rarely, when geniuses above geniuses broke through to the Celestial King Realm, they would always attract a Celestial Punishment. This was extremely rare in the universe, but in the Yinblood Sect, for example, almost two-thirds of the disciples went through it.

At that moment, everyone, even the people outside the planet, understood one thing.

If they dared to activate their full power near this Celestial Punishment… they would be marked by the heavenly laws and would certainly die.

Everything had happened very quickly. At that moment, Gildor swallowed dryly, somewhat relieved. He turned to Fey, and the runes of the barrier inscription floated gently around him.

"I will not resist if you want to attack the barrier and invade. But I advise you not to do that."

Fey's expression turned serious. "Why are you attacking this place?! Answer now!!"

He felt his soul tremble from that shout. Gildor was considered the most powerful figure ever born in his sect, feared and respected throughout the universe. But he was only at the fifth level of the Celestial Master Realm.

No one, not even the craziest person in the universe, would dare compare themselves to those who came from the five greatest clans in the universe. In those places, the difference was like heaven and Earth. Even a common Elder there would already have a cultivation higher than Gildor's. The most powerful of all were at the ninth level, completely invincible.

That Fey looked like a simple Elder, but if she wanted to, Gildor and his entire sect would be destroyed very easily by her alone.

"Madam... there is a reason, but you have to see it with your own eyes to believe it. The one who started everything down there is my direct disciple. Wait until everything ends, and then everything will become clear. I cannot help with anything, even if I die." Gildor spoke as slowly and respectfully as possible.

That figure snorted coldly, but didn't ask anything else. Turning toward the planet, now covered in darkness, she stared at the inscription runes surrounding it.

This inscription could easily be destroyed even by the cultivators inside the planet, much less by her. But... if they dared attack it at this moment, they would be marked and die.

In other words, the creation of this was all part of a plan. The inscription was like a closed door. Until this Celestial Punishment ended, no one inside could leave the planet, and no one outside could try to enter.

Returning to the epicenter of everything.

The sky began to thunder, and lightning appeared in the air, forming a gigantic ring of lightning.

Every person present, regardless of their cultivation level, felt an extreme sense of danger. The furious power of the heavens surrounded them.

"It really is a Celestial Punishment... we have to retreat, or we'll be affected..." the weaker ones muttered quickly. Without using almost any power, they shot away, trying to get as far from the place as possible.

On this planet, just like on the planet of the Golden Crow Sect, there were no people with low cultivation living there. Across the entire planet, there were only the people of the Healers of Heaven Sect, along with those who had come seeking healing.

*RUMBLE!*

Suddenly, a pillar of lightning fell from the center of the lightning ring, striking Darian. The explosion of lightning filled the sky with blinding light.

The epicenter was where the power was most destructive, and everyone nearby was indirectly affected. Even the buildings and things around began to tremble, their defenses almost collapsing.

The most powerful cultivators and the sect figures stayed, but everyone felt their hearts beating rapidly. This Celestial Punishment was so terrifying that the pressure it emitted, even before descending, was enough to make them feel a freezing chill.

"How curious. Why does it feel like this attack doesn't have that much force?"

The strange thing was that, although the attack looked furious and had the intent to kill him in a single strike, it was more like a firework. Despite the bright light, it didn't have much power. Despite the fear they felt because of the fury of the laws of the universe, anyone in the Celestial Master Realm would have been able to block it without any effort.

"This attack... only served to mark him...," the High Priest said with a strange expression.

"A mark?" a cultivator murmured. Then he became stunned.

A mark... that means...

At that moment, all the light that still existed disappeared. It was as if the world had plunged into a sea of ink, and a feeling of death embraced them.

It felt like the end of the world. While people feared for their lives, a pillar of light illuminated that dark world. It landed at the center of everything, right above Darian.

In the darkness, the only light was that column. It was as if Darian were the only being in this world. Lightning runes began appearing around him, making him look divine.

Darian looked up at the sky, his eyes calm like water. He had no intention of showing off, because he knew that this would be his most difficult trial so far. He clearly felt death surrounding him, holding a cold scythe.

The sky suddenly roared. The light spread, covering a vast area of the planet.

The High Priest's expression immediately darkened. That Celestial Punishment wasn't simple, but something so terrifying that he had never witnessed before. It was certainly at the absolute peak, bordering on a Celestial Annihilation. If he allowed it to continue...

He feared that what was hidden would be revealed.

"Kill him!"

The High Priest roared. If Darian died, everything would end. But whoever attacked with full power would also die afterward. Even so, the most important thing was to preserve the sect and its secrets.

At that moment, four figures in white moved together with the High Priest.

The other powerful cultivators were just watching, but suddenly...

They saw those figures radiate a majestic aura and draw black blades that pulsed with a terrifying, bloody aura.

"What? Weren't they fragile healers?"

Everyone thought or murmured similar things. Everyone in that sect had always asked others for help to fight or do dangerous things, because they didn't have great combat power. But now... what stood before their eyes didn't match that at all.

"Die!"

The five surrounded Darian and attacked in sync.

"Just you?" Darian mocked and raised his scarlet dagger. However, he didn't swing it at the people. Instead, he struck the sky.

*SLASH!*

His movement tore the sky apart, opening a huge cut in the black clouds.

"He dares attack his Celestial Punishment?!"

People were horrified by this action. Wouldn't that be suicide? Maybe suicidal acts were common for Darian, but it was shocking for the others. Any disrespect toward the laws of the universe during this period would turn everything into an even more terrifying punishment.

**RUMBLE!!**

The heavens roared with a sound so sharp that even people far away felt their ears bleeding.

The five who had advanced stopped halfway, their bodies frozen and their faces pale with fear.

Lightning poured out of the crack in the sky, falling like a waterfall. The sound of deafening thunder echoed.

Looking up, the High Priest stuttered. "That's divine lightning...! This turned into a Celestial Annihilation!!"