The entire tribulation process had been part of his plan. He had already tested the intensity of the tribulation multiple times before undergoing it, so his plan was based on that level of power.
Tang San had thought through and simulated the entire process countless times. Only by using every available resource could he truly succeed in overcoming the tribulation!
The tribulation clouds behind him began to show signs of instability, with their energy starting to decline. The farther from the core of the plane they got, the weaker the power of the lightning tribulation became.
Tang San could even sense the growing fury within the tribulation clouds as their energy waned.
But what good was anger?
If he had no other concerns, then having completed the tribulation and stepped into godhood, he could manage short-distance interstellar travel using his nine imprints and God King knowledge. He was still far from his former God King level, and it would be difficult, but he could survive. As long as he didn't return to the Falan Planet, the tribulation would be powerless against him.
However, Tang San couldn't just leave. His departure at this moment was only to gain the ability to negotiate.
As he went higher and higher, the air around him became too thin for normal beings to breathe, and the temperature plummeted. Looking down from ten thousand meters in the air, the Ancestral Court was barely visible, and everything seemed so small. The horizon appeared to be wrapped in a layer of white light, and above him was only a sky full of stars.
This spectacular scene wasn't particularly special for the Crystal Demon Emperor; as the once-strongest Emperor, she had flown to this height before. By now, she fully understood what Tang San intended to do. He was breaking free from the tribulation's constraints! The moment he pierced through the clouds, gambling everything to escape the tribulation's range, he had already succeeded.
But at that moment, Tang San unexpectedly stopped flying and instead hovered in the sky, turning to face the tribulation clouds pursuing him from below.
At ten thousand meters, the surging golden tribulation clouds were barely half their previous size, but they still appeared solid. Without hesitation, they rushed toward Tang San.
Silver light flashed on Tang San's body as he ascended another thousand meters. He could teleport at will while he was off the ground and free from the tribulation's pressure. With the aid of the Spacetime Lighthouse, even Mei Gongzi couldn't compare to him in terms of teleportation.
Tang San's divine consciousness fluctuated as he activated the Crystal Transformation imprint, spreading the aura of the Crystal Demon Emperor. He then sent a thought toward the pursuing tribulation clouds.
The Crystal Demon Emperor sensed that the thought conveyed to the clouds was "How about we talk?"
The tribulation clouds paused slightly but continued to surge toward Tang San.
With another flash of silver light, Tang San ascended another thousand meters and sent another thought: "Don't push your luck!"
The Crystal Demon Emperor's heart twitched. Is this guy really trying to negotiate with the plane? Is the plane even smart enough for that?
To her surprise, this time the tribulation clouds actually halted, hovering a thousand meters away from Tang San.
Is this really happening? The Crystal Demon Emperor was once again stunned.
Hovering in mid-air with the Sea God's Trident in hand, Tang San coldly stated, "You can't catch me. If I decide to leave, once I escape the atmosphere, there's nothing you can do. With my current abilities, I can already survive in space. Using the Spacetime Lighthouse in my hand, I can find another plane suitable for living. But if I do that, once I recover my former cultivation, I will return here. And when I do, you will be destroyed."
Upon hearing Tang San's message, the tribulation clouds surged violently as if they were about to attack again, clearly enraged.
Tang San calmly continued, "You think I can't do it? I can't destroy Falan Planet? What a joke. As a former God King, if I couldn't even do that after regaining my full cultivation, I might as well give up. Moreover, I am not just a God King, but the ruler of a divine realm. Once I use the Spacetime Lighthouse to return to my divine realm, I will come back with another couple of God Kings. Do you think this little plane of yours can resist that? As the planar ruler, you should know that everything I'm saying is true—you've seen the power of my divine consciousness."
The surging tribulation clouds hesitated and actually stopped advancing.
The Crystal Demon Emperor couldn't sense any thought being transmitted, but Tang San seemed to be able to. He used the Crystal Demon Emperor's aura because she was once the most powerful being on this plane. Such a being had to be closely connected to the plane itself. Without the plane's approval, she wouldn't have become so powerful or lived for so long.
Tang San said calmly, "So now that we're here, don't we negotiate? The situation has already gone beyond your control, so why insist on killing me? Did you not like the gift I just sent you?"
Upon hearing this, the raging tribulation clouds noticeably calmed. The pure fortune in the nine lotus seeds was indeed a massive gift to the plane. These were made of the fortune that the Celestial Fox clan had painstakingly accumulated over five centuries.
The dispersal of this fortune aided immensely for the overall adjustment of Falan Planet. Of course, if all eighteen lotus seeds were returned to the plane, it would mean a complete restoration for Falan Planet, bringing the plane back on track, which would be even better.
"You might wonder why I didn't give you all of them? Because it wouldn't be appropriate! Although the Daemon Continent now gathers the most luck and exerts a strong influence on the plane, if all that luck were suddenly stripped away, the continent would certainly face severe issues, leading to widespread devastation. That's not something I want to see."
The reason he couldn't completely destroy the luck of the demons and nymphs right now was actually the close relationship between them and humans. Most humans lived alongside demons and nymphs, after all. If chaos were to erupt on the Daemon Continent, the vulnerable humans would be the first to suffer, becoming cannon fodder or even food. Therefore, while he was more than willing to weaken the Daemon Continent's luck, he couldn't bring about its destruction just yet. Of course, he wasn’t about to tell that to the planar ruler.
"Now, can we negotiate?" Tang San said with a smile.
The tribulation clouds seemed to calm down but began to compress inward, shrinking in size while the energy fluctuations within grew even stronger.
"There's no need for that," Tang San said calmly. "I know you're gathering strength right now, and you might even be planning a sudden attack to destroy me. But that wouldn't benefit you much. In fact, it’s only going to hurt you. Because if I survive and leave, I will return for revenge.
"I understand that you don't want an outsider like me to achieve godhood on your plane because I would become even more uncontrollable in the future. If I reach the level of a God King, I will be able to draw vast amounts of energy from your plane, potentially causing its destruction. So I can swear an oath to you right now, as a deity. First, when I am ready to become a God King once more, I will leave Falan Planet and return to my original plane. Second, I will never use my God King powers to harm the essence of your plane. This way, you won't have to worry, right?"