Who Stole My Eggs?

Xie Zuo waited anxiously in the abyss for two days. He did not see Huo Yao come back, nor did he see Feng Yi. Instead, he received a message from Tiandi.

After hearing it, Xie Zuo’s anger almost broke through the sky, “What do you mean by announcing the crime of the Great Thunder Deity in public? I don’t believe it. Huo Yao would never do such a thing!”

Xie Zuo could no longer hold back. As the emperor of the Southern Kingdom, he should be able to go directly to the Taixu Realm to see Tiandi. He was going to meet them now!

Xie Zuo rushed forward, but before he could leave the abyss, a red thunderbolt suddenly fell straight down and hit him, knocking him back again.

Xie Zuo tried several times but could not leave the abyss.

Three days later, without Xie Zuo having to move, a slender red lightning bolt snaked down, tied him up tightly, and carried him to the sky.

“Bang—!”

Xie Zuo was thrown heavily to the ground of Taixu Temple. Only then did he realize that he was forced to change back to his original form.

Xie Zuo made an angry “hissing” sound, but could not say a word.

The tragic death of a group of divine envoys from the Southern Kingdom caused great panic in the divine world. Rumors that it was the Deity of Thunder who did it stirred up waves.

Everyone in the Six Realms feared and respected the Great Thunder Deity. Although Huo Yao possessed supreme divine power, he was not known to be a cruel and violent person. It was really unbelievable that he would attack the envoys who were far lower than him. However, it was said that those divine envoys all died from thunder punishment, and there was no other person in the six realms who could use thunder punishment except the Great Thunder Deity.

Today, they followed the message from Tiandi and went to Taixu Temple to see what the truth was, but instead of seeing the Great Deity of Thunder, they saw a huge python.

This giant python was extremely ferocious and kept trying to break free from the red lightning that restrained it.

The deities did not dare to say a word and watched in fear as the spirits of Tiandi appeared from the void.

Shi Yuan, the Deity of Beiyuan, was the first to ask, “Where is the Great Deity of Thunder? Why doesn’t he come out and explain?”

The spirit of heaven and earth said indifferently, “There is no need to look for him, he has been punished by heaven, and he has been beaten into eternity by me, never to be freed.”

The deities were in an uproar, and Xie Zuo was even more furious. He struggled desperately, and the harder he struggled, the tighter the red thunderbolts tightened, embedding deeply in his flesh and blood.

Rain Deity Lin stood up and said, “Please explain, Your Majesty, why did you invite us to come here?”

The Spirit of Heaven and Earth looked at Feng Yi, and Feng Yi immediately stood up and said loudly, “The Great Thunder Deity Huo Yao killed a hundred and ten southern divine envoys for his own selfish desires. The evidence is conclusive! Today, Tiandi summoned everyone to announce the punishment of Huo Yao and to appease the anger of the wronged souls.”

Shi Yuan couldn’t bear it anymore, “That’s nonsense. Why would Huo Yao kill someone? Did he do it for amusement?”

Feng Yi sneered, “That’s a good question. I think everyone has this question too. I’ll explain it to you today.”

Feng Yi pointed at Xie Zuo. “Because he has been sleeping with the demon king Xie Zuo for a long time!”

Shi Yuan and Lin both looked at the scarred giant python on the ground: Was that Xie Zuo?!

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Feng Yi revealed the relationship and past between Huo Yao and Xie Zuo. “What a shame and humiliation. The emperor of our Divine Realm is actually held by the demon king. It’s ridiculous and sad! This is all because Huo Yao showed favoritism and repeatedly allowed Xie Zuo to do evil!”

The true identity of the hot new emperor of the Southern Kingdom being the demon king who was suppressed in the abyss was really incredible and strange, and it was also unacceptable to the deities.

Feng Yi added, “The Demon King’s natural tribulation is approaching. In order to help him survive the natural tribulation smoothly, Huo Yao killed the divine envoys of the Southern Kingdom and seized their merits and divine power for the Demon King’s use. Fortunately, Tiandi discovered it in time, otherwise, I fear that all the deities in the Southern Kingdom would have been slaughtered by him!”

All the deities were silent. For love… it was no wonder. Before, they had heard some rumors that the Great Deity of Thunder and the Demon King were together and had children. They thought it was just random rumors, but they didn’t expect it to be true!

Xie Zuo’s blood-red eyes stared at Feng Yi with hatred: ‘Feng Yi… I will cut you to death with a thousand knives!’

Someone shouted first, “The demon king is the initiator, please, we beg Tiandi to punish him to death!”

More and more voices joined in, petitioning loudly, asking Tiandi to punish Xie Zuo immediately.

The surviving deities in the Southern Kingdom were particularly angry. They insulted and spurned Xie Zuo, ashamed of being deceived by him. They wished they could eat him alive to relieve their hatred.

They didn’t think about what bad things Xie Zuo had done. Just because he was the Demon King, he deserved to die eleven thousand times!

Tiandi spoke slowly, “Although the Demon King has made mistakes, he also has merits for saving the world. Let everything be left to the heavenly tribulation.” After saying that, his figure disappeared into nothingness.

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Xie Zuo was thrown back into the abyss. Before his body hit the ground, the tribulation had arrived.

One after another, thick, ferocious golden lightning bolts fell relentlessly upon Xie Zuo.

All the demons in the abyss hid, except for the Big Golden Egg, which moved forward as if to save him but was swept away by a thick tentacle that suddenly emerged from the thorns.

“Huo Yao… Huo Yao…!” Xie Zuo writhed in agony.

The thunder and lightning rent his flesh and shattered his bones, but none of this compared to the anguish in his heart.

What had happened? Was Huo Yao still alive?

Amidst the roaring lightning, Xie Zuo collapsed heavily onto the ground.

The thunder and lightning momentarily ceased, and he gasped heavily. His eyes were blinded by lightning, thick blood flowing turbulently.

Xie Zuo thought of the Big Golden Egg. He struggled hard, searching for its whereabouts. He couldn’t die. He had to endure. He needed to find Huo Yao, and he vowed to exact vengeance on Tiandi, Feng Yi, and all who had harmed them.

He needed to consume the Big Golden Egg to replenish his demonic power.

Blinded, he relied on his senses to find it. But the Big Golden Egg had disappeared completely, without a trace!

What had happened? Xie Zuo frantically searched for the Big Golden Egg. Where had it gone? Why couldn’t he feel it at all? Had it fled on its own or been stolen?

“Boom—!” There was a deafening explosion.

A thunderbolt larger and more powerful than all the previous ones crashed down, aimed directly at Xie Zuo’s forehead.

Xie Zuo no longer had the strength to evade. His heart burned with unwillingness and rage, his hatred cutting through his soul. He absolutely could not die like this!

At that critical moment, countless golden light spots overflowed from Xie Zuo’s shattered body. They coalesced into a massive hand that seized the thunderbolt in midair.

These was the heartfelt wishes of the people Xie Zuo had rescued—those saved from poverty and despair, truly grateful to their benefactor. In the end, their gratitude became his salvation.

The thunder and lightning halted, the black clouds dispersed, and a white light descended from the heavens, passed through the underworld, and enveloped Xie Zuo in its entirety.

Xie Zuo’s shattered bones regenerated, his ulcerated flesh swiftly healing. His eyes gleamed brighter, his stature towering, his demonic soul tree now a majestic entity.

Demon King Xie Zuo, enduring ninety-nine and eighty-one thunderbolts, finally transcended his tribulation, reclaiming his freedom completely.