Reincarnated as a World

Chapter 54 The Truth of The Tribulations

Ch.54 The Truth of The Tribulations

Asura was shocked by the strange sounds that had been spoken from inside his own head. No, not sounds... words. What was that? And why did he know what most of those words were? The only word that confused him was ‘gods’.

He knew what Eridius meant, for some reason he knew that word ‘Eridius’ was the name- Name? What is that? Either way, he somehow knew that the name of this very World was ‘Eridius’. But what was a World...?

‘Absorb? ABSORB?!?! My th- thoughts? What are these wor-’

BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!

A Tribulation Light that was even stronger than the first smote his body once more, ravishing his insides and charring his flesh till it turned black.

“KUHK!”

Asura couldn’t even scream out properly as he spat out blood with his knees collapsing and his eyes rolling up. It had appeared that he had lost consciousness.

But once again, he failed to detect the strange essence that wreaked havoc on the inside of his body, causing grand but hidden changes.

Smoke billowed out of the horrendously burnt Emperor showing how extensive the damage done to his body was. Even 5 minutes later he was still on his knees with his eyes rolled all the way up.

It was quite terrifying to think of how the behemoth-like body of the now 5 metre tall Emperor Asura, Lord of all Monsters- was reduced to such a terrifying state. If even he could barely retain his life after the 2nd strike, how could others survive the same ordeal?

It was quite clear by now that this was a feature that Eridel had added to the ‘Rule of 3 Upgrade’ that all Life Forms eventually face, but why? Was Eridel trying to destroy the fate of all of his residents?

“KAHK! Kuh! Kuh!”

Asura suddenly spat out a glob of saliva mixed with blood before descending into a coughing fit. The Emperor had woken up.

Asura could not believe the reality that was presented before him. Just the second strike was enough to reduce him to such a state! Granted, he wasn’t able to properly defend in time but still, there was absolutely no way that he would survive the next strike. He would die!

This Tribulation was impossible!

But how could this be? The information granted to him let him know that as long as he was strong in spirit and dauntless before the Tribulation Lights, he should prevail! No matter how powerful a Tribulation, it was always tailored for the receiver.

He had shed so much blood, sweat and tears to reach this pinnacle. And yet...

Some ridiculous faceless entity still dared to test him?!

Asura gritted his teeth with rage and exertion.

“I AM NOT CONTENT! AAAAAARRRGH!”

Asura raised all of his Armaments above his head as he formed a shield of essence around himself. He refused to die!

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!

CRRRRRRRAAAA-

Asura shrieked with pain as the last Tribulation Light that was actually white in colour instead of the usual gold struck straight through all of his defences and straight to his very soul.

Darkness consumed his vision as his consciousness fled without resistance.

...

‘Wow.’

Eridel watched as the Lord of all Monsters passed out in a heap, his body in terrible condition but still alive.

He was impressed.

He had been watching roughly the same process repeat itself all over the World but Emperor Asura’s Tribulation was by far one of the most impressive.

‘The guy even received a Soul Tribulation, how scary.’

Of course, Eridel was referring to the potential of the Emperor Asura rather than the so-called ‘Soul Tribulation’, how could he call something that he created himself scary?

Indeed. The whole concept of the ‘Rule of 3 Tribulation’ and the Tribulation Lights was created by Eridel himself.

There... was no such thing as a ‘Tribulation’ in other Worlds.