Honghuang: My understanding is beyond belief. I am the first immortal of Jiejiao.

A tremor originating from the depths of their blood made them clearly perceive the terrifying, ancient, and domineering power contained within this seemingly petite figure before them!

That was an absolute power that could easily knock them back to the dust, or even annihilate them completely!

"Jiu...Jiufeng Lord!"

"Spare me! I know I was wrong! I'll never dare to make a sound again!"

The two demon kings instantly cowered like quails, their heads almost buried in the ground, begging for mercy repeatedly, completely devoid of their previous arrogance.

Lin Zhu watched this dramatic scene, rubbed his temples helplessly, waved to the crowd around him who were also startled by the sudden appearance of Jiu Feng and its terrifying aura, and said in a calm tone.

"Quiet down, everyone. Don't startle us."

He pointed to Jiu Feng, whose eyes were cold, and spoke in a tone as if introducing his own mischievous child.

"She's still a child, she's timid, don't scare her."

Seeing the Ancient Sky Eagle and the Golden Tortoise of the Abyss trembling with fear at Jiu Feng's mere glance, Lin Zhu shook his head helplessly.

He reached out and gently stroked Jiu Feng's hair, which was cold yet soft. Jiu Feng seemed to enjoy this comfort; the nine phantom heads all narrowed their eyes slightly and even snuggled closer to Lin Zhu's chest, appearing very affectionate.

This scene, witnessed by the two demon kings who had just recovered their Great Luo cultivation and were still shaken, shocked them beyond measure!

This witch queen, whose aura was terrifying and who could make them feel as if they had fallen into an ice cave at a glance, was actually...actually so docile in front of the boss?
What on earth is going on?! How many more cards and secrets does the boss still have up his sleeve that they don't know about?
Lin Zhu glanced at the two demon kings who were still in shock and fear, and was trying to calm them down.

Unexpectedly, the two of them exchanged a glance, as if they had reached some kind of consensus in an instant, and with a "plop," they rushed forward again, each grabbing Lin Zhu's thigh tightly on either side, their voices filled with excitement and unparalleled flattery, loudly proclaiming their loyalty.

"Boss! From this day forward, our Ancient Sky Eagle will steadfastly implement the new development concept of the Nine-Layered Heavenly Prison! We will closely follow the footsteps of the Prison God and embark on a path of sustainable development! Wherever you point, we will fight! We guarantee victory in every battle and will never let you down!"

Lin Zhu was slightly taken aback by their sudden, slogan-like declaration of loyalty, wondering why these two had suddenly become so "cooperative".

However, he was preoccupied with the improvement of the enforcers' strength and the impending tribulation, and was too lazy to delve into their somewhat exaggerated performance. He simply gave a faint "hmm" in response.

His gaze shifted to the pile of pills.

After the distribution, the remaining pills were still piled up like a mountain, with about half still left. In particular, the three most precious [Nine-Turn Great Luo Golden Pills] remained lying there quietly, untouched by anyone, nor was anyone qualified to touch them.

Seeing this, Lin Zhu nodded inwardly, quite satisfied with the self-discipline of the law enforcement officers.

Without saying much, he carefully put away the three golden pills, just in case.

As for the remaining massive amount of pills, he planned to put them all into the Nine-Layer Heavenly Prison's inventory. On the one hand, it would be used to continuously enhance the strength of the existing law enforcement officers, and on the other hand, it would be used to prepare for the subsequent expansion of the law enforcement team and the recruitment of more elites.

Just as he put away the golden core—

"Boom!!!"

A deep, continuous rumbling sound suddenly came from the sky! It was as if countless giant drums were being struck simultaneously in the heavens!
When everyone looked up, they saw that the once clear sky had been covered by layers of one or two dozen enormous, thick, and dark thunderclouds!
The aura of the Heavenly Tribulation, representing the laws of Heaven, was violent, destructive, and surged like a raging sea. Thick electric snakes crisscrossed the clouds, radiating a terrifying pressure!
The massive tribulation of the enforcers of the Three Realms has begun!

Lin Zhu's gaze swept over the team of law enforcement officers below, and his heart was also slightly stirred.

Under the influence of the elixir, the team's strength has undergone a tremendous transformation!
Originally, aside from those below the True Immortal level who still needed training, the core strength included several Great Luo Golden Immortals such as Nezha, and two Great Demon Kings at the Taiyi Golden Immortal level, the Primordial Heavenly Eagle and the Abyss Golden Turtle.

More than twenty Golden Immortal experts and over a hundred True Immortal backbone members, in addition to numerous cultivators from various departments of the Heavenly Court, as well as some Heavenly Gods who voluntarily gave up their Loose Immortal status and came here because of their reputation.

And at this moment, the changes are particularly significant!

The two demon kings have recovered and advanced to the late stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm!

Of those twenty-odd Golden Immortal experts, more than half had their auras fluctuating violently, triggering the Heavenly Tribulation of a Taiyi Golden Immortal!
Among those hundred or so True Immortals, about twenty of them, their bodies radiating brilliant immortal light, were about to face their own Golden Immortal Tribulation!

Looking out, the sky was filled with layers of dark thunderclouds, containing at least twenty smaller but powerful Golden Immortal lightning tribulations, as well as more than a dozen larger and more terrifying Taiyi Golden Immortal lightning tribulations!

With so many heavenly tribulations converging together, their combined power is enough to destroy the heavens and the earth, making even ordinary Grand Luo Golden Immortals shudder and retreat in fear!
However, despite the terrifying heavenly tribulation, the law enforcers below, though solemn in expression, showed little fear in their eyes.

Their gazes all turned to the white-clad figure standing with his hands behind his back—their Prison God boss, Lin Zhu!
With him here, what does heavenly tribulation matter?
The group exchanged glances, seeing trust and determination in each other's eyes. Without further hesitation, they activated their own auras and officially began their tribulation!

Lin Zhu watched the thunderclouds in the sky, which looked like the end of the world, with great interest, and a smile of surprise appeared on his lips.

Just as the first wave of lightning was about to strike, he moved!

With a flick of his wrist, a golden light flashed, and a seemingly thin net, yet exuding an ancient and primordial aura, appeared in his hand. Sunlight faintly flowed along the net's lines; it was none other than the innate spiritual treasure—the [Sun-Piercing Net]!
"That's... a net to ensnare the sun?!"

A knowledgeable law enforcement officer immediately recognized the treasure and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Legend has it that the ancient great shaman Hou Yi used this treasure to tame the three-legged golden crow that was wreaking havoc on the human world!"

"Why did the boss take out this treasure? Is he going to use it to fight against the heavenly tribulation?"

Amidst the puzzled and speculative gazes of the crowd, Lin Zhu made a move that left everyone speechless.

He weighed the Sun-Suppressing Net in his hand, his gaze fixed on the thickest, most violent thundercloud in the sky, and said in a calm yet earth-shattering tone, "This heavenly tribulation is full of energy, and it would be a pity to waste it. Today, I will capture it for future use."

Capture...capture the Heavenly Tribulation?!
Everyone thought they had misheard! The Heavenly Tribulation is a manifestation of the Heavenly Dao's rules; it is a test and a punishment. How could it be "captured" like a bird or beast?
This...this is blasphemy against the will of Heaven! It will be punished by Heaven!
"Boss! You can't!"

"Heavenly tribulations are no small matter; they cannot be treated lightly!"

"The majesty of Heaven cannot be violated!"

However, Lin Zhu ignored everyone's advice.

He seized the opportunity, and just as the energy of those dozens of heavenly tribulations was at its peak and about to explode, he suddenly threw the Sun-Piercing Net in his hand into the sky!
"go with!"

The Sun-Covering Net swelled with the wind, expanding millions of times in an instant, transforming into a vast, sky-covering nebula shimmering with golden-red light, which swept over the layers of terrifying thunderclouds with lightning speed!
Lin Zhu's eyes flashed with anger, and he shouted angrily.

"Cover it up!"

Before the words were even finished, the enormous Sun-Suppressing Net had already precisely and firmly enveloped all the thunderclouds, along with the countless bolts of lightning brewing within them!
“Rumble——!!!”

The Heavenly Tribulation seemed to be greatly provoked and restrained, struggling, surging, and exploding wildly within the net, unleashing a deafening roar. The intense lightning illuminated the entire Sun-Piercing Net as if it were daytime!
However, the Sun-Catching Net is an innate spiritual treasure that can even catch the sun crow. It is incredibly resilient and cannot be broken through no matter how the heavenly tribulation crashes into it!
When the calamity saw that it could not break through the net, it seemed to have a spirit and began to try to transform into countless tiny electric snakes to escape through the gaps in the net!

"Nine Phoenixes!"

Lin Zhu called out softly.

Jiufeng, who had been quietly staying by his side, suddenly turned into a streak of crimson light and shot into the sky!

In the air, she revealed the true form of the nine-headed phoenix. The nine phoenix heads opened at the same time, spewing out nine terrifying flames of different colors, but all containing the intention to burn everything!
These nine flames did not directly attack the Heavenly Tribulation, but instead rapidly intertwined into a huge, airtight flame barrier on the outer edge of the Sun-Piercing Net, like a fiery cage, locking in the Heavenly Tribulation power that was trying to escape and forcing it back into the net!

At the same time, Lin Zhu formed a hand seal, continuously channeling pure spiritual energy into the Sun-Piercing Net. Empowered by this spiritual energy, the Sun-Piercing Net began to slowly contract, its mesh gradually shrinking, further compressing the space where the Heavenly Tribulation would operate.

With the Sun-Suppressing Net forcibly contracting and binding it from within, and the Nine Phoenixes' Flame Barrier blocking its path from the outside, the originally overwhelming and terrifyingly powerful calamity was as if it had been placed in a furnace that was constantly being compressed and reduced!

Under the stunned gazes of the crowd, the terrifying thunderclouds that covered an area of ​​tens of thousands of hectares were forcibly compressed and condensed at a speed visible to the naked eye!
Ten thousand acres... a thousand acres... a hundred acres...

Finally, it was forcibly compressed into a lightning and fire bead, only the size of a fist, with lightning and fire intertwined on its surface and containing unimaginable destructive energy inside!
Lin Zhu reached out and the thunderfire bead, radiating a heart-palpitating aura, floated lightly into his palm, trembling slightly as if even the heavenly tribulation itself felt helpless and...surrendered in the face of his "unfilial" behavior.
Lin Zhu held the [Heavenly Thunder Mystic Fire Ball], which was forcibly compressed and condensed from the domineering flames of the Nine Phoenixes and the boundless heavenly thunder. Inside the ball, lightning and firelight intertwined and swirled, emitting a teeth-grinding "sizzling" sound. A terrifying wave of extremely unstable energy, as if it could erupt with destructive power at any moment, spread out.

He looked at the bead in his hand, which contained more than twenty Golden Immortal lightning tribulations and more than a dozen Taiyi Golden Immortal lightning tribulations, and a cold and ferocious smile appeared on his lips.

"Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva... Treasure Goddess... Danda Ksitigarbha..."

He muttered those names under his breath, a cold glint in his eyes.

"Let's test this 'generous gift' with you first and see how it goes."

Although this Heavenly Thunder Fireball could not compare to some of the more heaven-defying treasures he had obtained before, the surging, almost rampaging spiritual energy within it, as well as the pure destructive will, made even Lin Zhu himself feel a slight unease.

However, he also knew that such a forcibly combined creation, violating the laws of nature, was extremely unstable. Its internal balance would likely be broken within two days at most, its energy would completely dissipate, or… it would simply explode. It had to be used as soon as possible.

At this moment, the enforcers of the Three Realms on the plaza had basically completed their respective "tribulation" processes. Although it was called a tribulation, most of them had only undergone the initial baptism of heavenly might; the true power of the heavenly tribulation had been forcibly "stolen" by Lin Zhu using the Sun-Piercing Net.

This method of forcibly interfering with the rules of nature as an "outlier" to help a large number of subordinates get promoted "painlessly" felt...very novel and quite good to them! It saved time and effort, and there was no risk!

This scene once again deeply shocked all the onlookers.

They had only heard of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva having similar abilities to help people overcome tribulations on a large scale, but Lin Zhu's ability to help dozens of people "deal with" their tribulations at the same time was something they had never heard of or seen before!

In an instant, all sorts of envious, jealous, and incredulous gazes were cast upon the group of law enforcement officers whose auras had surged.

However, after a brief moment of shock and envy, the harsh reality resurfaced in everyone's minds.

"Their strength has increased... but the place they're going to next is the Netherworld, and they'll be facing Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva!"

"The power of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is so great that even the fierce Asura race can be suppressed to the point of being unable to raise their heads. His strength is unfathomable!"

"Even if Lin Yushen's team is now powerful enough to roam freely in the Three Realms, going to the Netherworld to cause trouble for Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva... Forgive my bluntness, it's still no different from sending them to their deaths."

"Sigh, the confidence brought by the sudden increase in strength is understandable, but challenging Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva... is too irrational."

No one was optimistic about Lin Zhu's trip. Although his team had been completely transformed, in everyone's deep-rooted perception, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and his power were still an insurmountable mountain.

Lin Zhu didn't bother to offer a single explanation to these comments and stares. One cannot discuss ice with a summer insect, nor the sea with a frog in a well.

His gaze sharpened as he swept over the law enforcement officers, whose demeanor had completely changed, and he shouted coldly.

"gather!"

The voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable authority, instantly resounding throughout the entire square. (End of Chapter)