[Host, do you wish to purchase a âLightning Rodâ?]
âWhaâs that? Why would I buy a lightning rod? I thought Ye Qingqiu was the one getting struck?â
[Do you wish to purchase the consumable, âLightning Rodâ?]
System, very professionally, repeated its question.
The lightning bolts had already vanished. Shi Sheng looked at the sky. âItâs clear for miles so where did that lightning come from? Were they leftovers from Ye Qingqiuâs ascension tribulation? Also, what would I want a lightning rod for? To stick on my head?â
âWhat was that just now? I though the tribulation was over? Why was there still lightning?â
âI donât know. Never heard of this happening before.â
âDid you guys notice those lightning bolts were thicker than the ones from earlier? And&h.e.l.lip; I feel like theyâre even more powerful as well. I was standing so far away yet even I felt uncomfortable.â
âSome people near the front look like theyâve spit out blood due to the pressure&h.e.l.lip;â
âWhat?! That powerful?! Just what kind of lightning was that?! Is Sect Head Ye going to become a G.o.d?!â
âQuit joking. The G.o.d Worldâs been gone for ages, how would she become a G.o.d?â
The last sentence was accompanied by scoffing laughter.
The person who had spoken had only been speaking casually but after having been humiliated by others, he became p.i.s.sed off and started arguing. But just as it was about to evolve into fisticuffs&h.e.l.lip;
Darkness suddenly befell the place as the clear skies were replaced by thick dark clouds. Those clouds seemed to have come out of nowhere as they appeared in the blink of an eye.
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Shi Sheng would never have expected those lightning bolts to be coming for her!
The moment the storm clouds appeared, Feng Ci was repelled by a formless energy. At the same time, more than ten lightning bolts descended from the heavens without warning.
These lightning bolts were larger than Ye Qingqiuâs. âDammit, why are more than ten striking me at the same time while Ye Qingqiu got to deal with them one at a time?! This is too biased!!!â
The lightning was unavoidable; the bolts wouldnât disappear unless they struck their target.
âThose ten or so bolts before were clearly for the sake of clearing out the area! Now I know why System wanted me to get a lightning rod! But&h.e.l.lip; why isnât it reacting now ah?! I(bbb) want to buy a lightning rod!!!â
From the outside, the area around Shi Sheng was surrounded by a purple light, blocking the view of the person inside.
Though the noise wasnât as loud as during Ye Qingqiuâs tribulation, everyone there could feel that the pressure was much greater. They all retreated to a safer distance.
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Jun Wuqi and the rest of the Demon Race present also retreated.
âDemon Lord, this tribulation seems a bit off.â One of the older and more experienced demons spoke, âShang Shu and Ye Qingqiu were both at the Immortalisation stage. Ye Qingqiuâs tribulation was already much stronger than a normal tribulation. According to logic, Shang Shuâs tribulation shouldnât be as strong but now itâs clear the power of the tribulation has increased by a fold! Could it be she is one of those favoured by Heaven?â
Everyone knew that those who were favoured by the Heavens received the blessings and protection of the Heavenly Dao. But because of this, those peopleâs tribulations were much harder than normal.
This was the so called concept of give and take. The Heavenly Dao wouldnât give you great fortune for free.
Jun Wuqi had no way of replying to that. âWhat kind of fortune would someone secretly plotting to steal that position of the Celestial World have? Itâs more like misfortune!â
Quite a few people were thinking along the same lines as the demons. Thinking of Shang Shuâs past actions though, their expressions turned very&h.e.l.lip; colourful. âIs Heaven blind? This kind of person is fit to have great fortune?â
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Ye Qingqiu returned to the area the Misty Sect disciples were and heard them discussing Shang Shu. Her already dark expression turned even darker. âI only just finished my tribulation and this womanâs tribulation came too. And itâs even stronger than mine&h.e.l.lip;â
Upon seeing Ye Qingqiuâs expression, those disciples immediately shut up and lowered their gazes as they moved backwards. Even the male cultivators who usually accompanied her didnât dare to make a peep.
âKeke&h.e.l.lip; looks like your spotlight got stolen.â
âShut up!â Ye Qingqiu roared in rage in her mind.
âKeke&h.e.l.lip; little girl, donât be an ingrate. If it wasnât for me helping you, did you think you would have succeeded in your tribulation?â The voice had a mocking tone. Just now, Ye Qingqiu had nearly died because the Heavenly Dao wouldnât acknowledge someone like her who was cultivating an unorthodox technique.
âIf it wasnât for you, I wouldnât have become like this.â A nameless anger surged in Ye Qingqiuâs heart.
âDonât forget back then when you fell off the cliff. Would you have survived without signing the contract with me? Since I extended your life, you have to help me. Everything afterwards was your own choice; did I force you?â
Ye Qingqiu was stumped for words. She tightened her fists as her cold eyes stared at the cl.u.s.ters of lightning in the sky. âThis is all Shang Shuâs fault. She killed my Master, otherwise I wouldnât have to go through any of this.â
âLittle girl, if she succeeds, itâll be harder for you to deal with her.â
âDo you have any methods?â Ye Qingqiu had a premonition that if Shang Shu didnât die, even if she went to the Celestial World, she wouldnât have it easy.
âKeke&h.e.l.lip; I donât even have a fleshly body right now, what methods could I have?â
If he had a body, he might have a way. But he didnât, so there was nothing he could do. Ye Qingqiu clenched her teeth. âDo I have to just watch as she succeeds in her tribulation? No! Isnât there a chance sheâll fail? And the power of this tribulation is so big&h.e.l.lip; perhaps she really wonât be able to make it?â
Ye Qingqiu comforted herself inwardly as her gaze remained fixed at the sky. The surrounding Misty Sect disciples retreated when they felt the pressure around the area intensify.
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The only person here who was worried about Shi Sheng was Feng Ci. Even though he was powerful, he had no way of approaching the area of this tribulation so he could only nervously stare at the area getting struck by lightning.
Lightning fell by the droves and without any pause either, proving the person undergoing the tribulation was still alive. The tribulation lasted an entire day; no one had ever seen anything like it before.
When the lightning finally stopped, a blackened Shi Sheng fell from the sky. Feng Ci was the first to charge over and catch her. âXiaoshu.â
Feng Ciâs voice was shaking. Had he known that her tribulation would be so hard, he wouldnât have let her undergo it. He would be willing to stay with her in the Cultivation World indefinitely.
Shi Sheng was charred from head to toe. Her clothes had been struck into tattered rags and her hair was sticking up. Her image was really terrible at the moment.
âAh Ci.â Shi Sheng weakly opened her eyes. â&h.e.l.lip;Hurry up and help me change my clothes.â
âI donât even want to look at myself right now. Iâm a villain! I canât show up looking this horrible! Heads can be severed and blood can flow but you must never let your image go!â
Feng Ciâs anxious heart was finally able to calm down. âIf sheâs able to worry about her image, it proves sheâs fine.â
Feng Ci hurriedly helped Shi Sheng change her clothes before using a spell to tidy up her hair. Only after he had finished did the ethereal music arrive from the heavens, rather late.
Authorâs note:
This is a heart wrenching chapter {for single people}&h.e.l.lip; Ow, my heart hurts. Hurry up and use votes to comfort me! *sobs*