"At last, I can finally reach, Bathala Realm, I just need to cultivate a few more then I can achieve a breakthrough"

"Unang babaylan, I'm going into seclusion now to breakthrough, don't let anyone enter this room, and guard the premises outside, I'll set up an array that can kill anyone including you so don't make a mistake"

"I wish you good luck" Then suddenly a pillar of flame engulfed her body and disappeared in an instant.

"Heh, Still like to flash her skills even at this point"

Then, he sits down in the middle of the room and begins to cultivate.

"I must succeed this time" Then he closes his eyes.

Minutes, hours, and finally 7 days had passed he finally reached the critical point of a breakthrough but something unexpected occurs.

The thunderclouds begin to form as it marks the beginning of heavenly tribulation, Heavenly tribulation occurs when someone attempts to ascend into a major realm making them closer to the path of being immortal, But heaven regulates balance and harmony so it will try to maintain the balance by sending lightning tribulations to the one attempting to gain power.

When someone passes this tribulation, they will succeed in breaking through and finally advancing to a higher realm.

The clouds in the continent were gathering into one specific location, It also attracts the attention of sects and lone cultivators.

"Someone is trying to become a bathala?"

"Who is it?"

"It's the Pearl of Orient Seas Sect"

"As expected he really made it! God may bring peace under this land"

"Long live the Pearl Venerable!, Long live the Pearl Venerable!"

The five thunderstrikes shocked the whole continent, countless cultivators were blessed due to the energy that the lightning brought down, many having a sudden breakthrough, the lands become lively again, and even the deserted plains turned green as flowers and grass grows across the land.

"Long live the Pearl Venerable, he gave blessing throughout this continent"

Everyone on the continent received a blessing due to Pearl Venerable's attempt to become a bathala.

A week after the event, various tribe leaders held a conference, they gathered at the center of the continent to discuss how to congratulate the breaking through of Pearl Venerable.

Meanwhile... In a room that is guarded by countless arrays, Pearl Venerable is sitting in the middle while exerting his last energy to resist the 10th and final lightning strike.

But something unexpected happened. He vomited blood, then he suddenly opened his eyes and saw a dark red shadow whose figure is identical to his.

It turns out it is his inner demon whom he kept sealed inside his subconsciousness that suddenly break free and stabbed his heart. He continued to vomit blood as the energy barrier around him slowly dissipates.

Seeing the unexpected turn of events, he decided to grab the amulet inside his universal storage and poured a vast amount of sun energy into it, the amulet glows and a pillar of an orange-red light force of concentrated sun energy emerged from his room breaking the arrays and flew up to the sky. As the force of the amulet collides with the heavenly tribulation, the sky turned red and continues to spread through the edges of the continent.

When various tribe leaders that were sitting in a huge conference table saw this scene they were, Confused.

"What happened, did the Pearl Venerable failed to withstand the final lightning strike?" Fugao tribe leader ask.

"It must be his inner demon, alas it seems like he still cannot let go of his past regrets" Gorot tribe leader answered.

"So, must the pearl venerable leave this continent and descend into the mortal world?" Fugao tribe leader asked again

"THAT SHOULD BE IT!" Another tribe leader suddenly shouted

"Yeah! But itis exactly 1,360 years had passed since then and the earth is on the brink of destruction right now" Gorot tribe leader said

"All we need to do is to turn back the time of earth exactly 1,360 years ago?"

Gorot tribe leader extended

"That won't do, we must reverse the time of the universe or else, the earth will become vulnerable from the foreign invaders" Fugao tribe said with disapproval.

"I see, Let's do it then, it will be our gift to the Pearl Venerable for taking care of us" Gorot tribe leader said and stands from his seat. he raised his right arm and a huge formation suddenly emerged from the sky.

Gorot Tribe leader pours his energy towards the formation, however it is not enough, seeing the formation slowly dissipates from the sky, the tribe leaders immediately raised their hands and pours their energy towards the formation, with this the formation shines brightly and a huge explosion occured from the sky thats shaked the entire continent.

A small glowing rainbow box descends from the sky, it is made of multiple energies and it emits a tremendous aura and it made the other tribe leaders fell on their knees, it's like they're holding the whole universe on their shoulders.

Gorot Tribe leader supported Fugao Tribe leader as he stands and walks closer towards the rainbow colored glowing box.

He grabbed the the box and crushed it, suddenly a small black ball appeared and flew up towards the space, breaking millions of protective barriers that isolated the continent from the universe.

Outside the continent.....Outer Space

The ball continued to flew up on the outer space breaking through countless barriers again and ascended outside the end of the universe, the ball flew up so fast that it outrun the expansion of universe and managed to go beyond it.

The ball emitted a violet-black energy that envelops the entire universe forming a crystal ball which where the universe currently is.

A moment had passed and the ball emitted another energy, but this time it is yellow-orange. The yellow-orange energy passed through the crystal ball.

When the yellow-orange energy completely spreads throughout the entire universe, it disappeared, but as a result the whole universe completely stopped, the time had completely stop not just in present, but in the past and future as well.

The ball suddenly cracked and releaes diffrent rays of light, a hand emerged from the ball, the hand is big enough to hold the entire entire universe which is inside the crystal ball.

Then a head with a neck emerged from the small black ball, swallowing down the entire universe in a blink of an eye.

The head opens his mouth spitting out the crystal ball, before disappearing into nothingness along with hand that also dissipates while the small black ball fades away as if it was not there at all.

On the outside nothing unusual nor change can be spotted in the universe and it also continues to expand the same as before.

However, on the inside, the time within the universe is reverted 1,360 years ago precisely.

In the hidden continent

The tribe leaders nods in satisfaction as they saw the success of their plan.

Can the Pearl Venerable succeed on untying the knots of the past in his heart?