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Chapter 5368: Not Letting a Single One Go

Ordinary people didn't know what that deep red hue in the sky was. But they knew perfectly well. This was the tribulation of thunderfire descending from a Heavenly Punishment, usually only seen during the Five Spirits Reincarnation. This time, the Heavenly Punishment felt particularly furious. There was an inexplicable sense of exasperation. He wondered if it was just his imagination.

Meanwhile, in an ordinary farmhouse on the outskirts of the capital. Young Master Qin Er received a message strip from a spy in the city: "Thunderfire tribulation heading towards the imperial palace, suspected Crown Princess has given birth, further verification needed." Young Master Qin Er silently burned the paper strip to ashes, then turned and walked into the house.

Just as news from all sides was being transmitted anxiously, within the East Palace, the thunderfire of the Heavenly Punishment descended fiercely.

When Mo Lian stepped out, he noticed everyone outside was screaming and running chaotically. They had initially been hiding in corners and under eaves, watching the sky, when suddenly, they were inexplicably chased out by several bolts of thunderfire.

Qi Xuanxuan asked Little Fatty with a bewildered expression, "Did you level up?"

"No!" Kou Hongwen was equally bewildered, looking at his wife. Both of them simultaneously turned to look in Duanmu Qing's direction. They noticed that these bolts of Heavenly Fire were also fiercely chasing Duanmu Qing.

It was as if heaven had eyes; it didn't strike any of the stunned and trembling eunuchs and palace maids, but specifically targeted cultivators above the Divine Realm... It was a furious, indiscriminate barrage, and from the looks of it, it seemed rather urgent.

What was going on?

"Who's leveling up?!" Little Fatty, clutching his head and scurrying, couldn't help but roar.

"No one's leveling up!"

"Damn it, the last time I underwent the Five Spirits Reincarnation, only one bolt of thunderfire came."

Judging by the indiscriminate way the Heavenly Dao was striking people, it seemed as if all cultivators above the Divine Realm present had stepped on its tail... It was striking anyone it saw!

Little Qiao Lin and Qiao Sen, who had not yet broken through to the Divine Realm, were unaffected by this thunderfire calamity sent by the Heavenly Dao. So, they wore expressions of schadenfreude, weaving through the crowd and asking, "Is everyone okay? Do you want to hide indoors?"

A shocking bolt of lightning, accompanied by fire, struck the corner tower on the left, blasting out several highly cultivated hidden guards. Everyone looked speechless, bewildered, and simply felt that the Heavenly Dao might have gone mad. Otherwise, why would it suddenly arrive in such a furious rage and strike randomly?

Bai Wuxia stepped out the door and was immediately struck at her feet by a flash of lightning, startling her into stopping short and quickly retreating back inside. Wei Ziqin and Aunt Ren quickly ran over, looking startled and asking with concern, "Empress, are you not hurt?"

"No, no," Bai Wuxia quickly shook her head, and with quick hands, pulled Princess Wushuang, who had rushed to the doorway, back into the room.

"Don't stay outside, it's safe in here."

Princess Wushuang had been outside, being struck by thunderfire, feeling somewhat existential dread. Now, the booming of the thunderfire abruptly disappeared from her ears, and she realized that she had dashed into the Crown Princess's sleeping chambers while fleeing.

"What's going on?" An Wushuang smoothed down her messy hair and wiped her face. "Which guy is secretly leveling up here? Look at how mad the Heavenly Dao is! Could it be someone is undergoing the Five Spirits Reincarnation?"

"What reincarnation?!" The Empress pulled her, both exasperated and amused, and pointed behind the bed curtains.

"Oh right, my sister-in-law gave birth, I need to go see."