Chapter 715: Chapter 715: Entering Thunder Palace, Heavenly Saint Ye Feng, Injures Yin Rurong
“The Thunder Palace has been built, but why have some strange things appeared on the wall behind the Thunder Pool?”
Yin Rurong pointed to the main body of the Thunder Palace.
It was emitting a glow from within.
“What’s going on?”
Everyone was stunned and walked into the main body of the Thunder Palace.
Since it had taken shape completely, the Thunder Palace became a huge temple with a length and width of a hundred meters and a height of fifty meters. Its interior space had expanded, and accommodating the thousands of people here was not a problem.
Inside the hall.
The crowd looked at the innermost wall and saw a list with many golden characters inscribed on it.
Seeing the name at the top, everyone was stunned.
“Merit List!”
The crowd read out these three words, all surprised.
Boundless merit.
All deeds beneficial to the Shenzhou Continent could indeed earn merit, just varying in amount.
In the mundane world, “Merit Lists” often appeared as well.
For example, sometimes when people contributed effort to build bridges or roads, a stele would generally be erected nearby, recording the names of all those who contributed their strength.
And this too could be considered a Merit List.
“Our names are all at the top!”
“I have found my name as well.”
Crowding around, people found their own names just below the golden “Merit List” characters, slightly smaller in size.
Ye Feng found his name too.
However, in front of his name astonishingly stood the prefix “Celestial”, drawing everyone’s attention.
“Celestial Ye Feng!”
Yuzhu read out the text from the very first line in a low voice.
Below Ye Feng’s name were those of Yuzhu, Xiao Cangtian, Luo Yu Quasi-Saint, Protector Fox Consort Feifei, and the names of a thousand and eight cultivators who had participated in the construction of the Thunder Palace.
However, their names did not have any prefixes.
The only one with a prefix was Ye Feng.
“Celestial… What does this mean?”
Ye Feng was startled.
He suddenly remembered what Senior Heavenly Dao had mentioned about “unexpected benefits.”
Could this be the benefit?
“Look, there’s more text here!”
Yuzhu pointed toward the lower section beneath everyone’s names, where many more characters had appeared.
“A year of disaster, the Hundredfold Crimson Moon descends.”
“The Shenzhou Continent has entered the Crimson Moon Era.”
“With no saints present, internal strife and external threats abound.”
“The Celestial Clan’s Saintly Venerable sealed the Thunder Pool Temple on Suspended Mountain, obstructing billions of cultivators in the Shenzhou from transcending tribulation and breaking through their realms, which is a great calamity!”
“Yet, a group of willing heroes stood up!”
“Misty Sect’s Sect Master Ye Feng, Saint Realm Powerhouse Luo Yu Quasi-Saint of the Myriad Transformation Holy Land… Protector Fox Consort Feifei of the Misty Sect and a total of one thousand and eight individuals jointly created the second-rate Heavenly Dao treasure ‘Thunder Palace’, restoring all Heavenly Tribulations under the Saint Ascension Tribulation, and filling a vast void in the lower ranks of the Shenzhou Continent’s cultivation world.”
“Among them, Misty Sect’s Sect Master Ye Feng’s merit eclipsed the world, specially ordained as the Celestial of the Thunder Palace, wielding the Thunder Punishment!”
Upon reading this, everyone learned that it was an introduction to the background of the Thunder Palace’s construction, the process, the difficulties encountered along the way, and all those who needed to be commended.
Within it, Ye Feng’s name was very prominent.
“If Sect Master Ye has become the Celestial of the Thunder Palace, wielding the Thunder Punishment, then… if I undergo tribulation in the future, might you show mercy?”
A top-tier Heavenly Emperor muttered to himself.
Hearing this, everyone else also slapped their foreheads, truly wanting to ask Ye Feng whether they could receive special treatment.
For instance… to weaken the Heavenly Tribulation!
In the crowd.
Yin Rurong, seeing this information, was so infuriated she clenched her teeth, and the thought of her still being unable to transcend the Saint Ascension Tribulation made her feel both angry and depressed, almost to the point of spitting blood.
“How infuriating!”
“Why should Ye Feng become the Celestial of the Thunder Palace?”
“This Holy Master cannot accept this!”
Yin Rurong clenched her fists tightly.
Suddenly, she realized something was amiss.
Why on earth would a “Merit List” appear out of nowhere on the wall of the Thunder Palace? Although her name was on the list too, she felt something was off.
Could it be that Ye Feng had added this himself?
Thinking of this, Yin Rurong walked to the wall and looked at the list, frowning as she said, “Aren’t you all curious why a Merit List would appear here?”
She really wanted to say: This is fake, fabricated by Ye Feng!
But saying so would make her seem petty, so she could only express it in a more roundabout way.
“Exactly!”
“Why has a Merit List appeared here?”
“Was it established by the remnants of the Heavenly Dao?”
People from various forces started discussing.
“The authenticity of this list still needs careful study. If this list is not man-made but established by the remnants of the Heavenly Dao, then there must be Dao patterns present. We’ll know if we try.”
Yin Rurong’s tone carried a sarcastic edge.
She extended her hand, intending to slap it on the Merit List.
Hum!
Suddenly, the Merit List burst into golden brilliance, and a majestic and tall figure emerged, hands clasped behind his back, his body enwreathed in thunder. With a single glaring look, Yin Rurong felt a piercing pain in her palm.
“Ah!”
She cried out in alarm and flew backward.
When the crowd noticed the commotion, they turned their attention to Yin Rurong’s palm and discovered that it now bore tiny needle marks, alongside a trace of an ancient and majestic aura.
That was… a Daoist injury!
“It seems that someone doubted the authenticity of the Merit List and has measured others by one’s ungenerous standards, only to suffer a Daoist injury. Without a few hundred years of recovery, her cultivation level is unlikely to advance any further.”
Yu Luo Quasi-Saint chuckled softly.
Wise and experienced, he saw that Yin Rurong doubted the Merit List was a forgery by Ye Feng.
Little did she know, it was a supreme treasure left by the Heavenly Dao remnants!
If one dares to damage the Thunder Palace, even a Saint Realm Powerhouse would be retaliated against by the Merit List, incurring a Daoist injury.
On the Merit List.
Yin Rurong’s name turned gray.
As for others, their names remained bright and gold.
Yin Rurong stared at the Daoist injury in her palm, feeling a pain that seemed to come from the depths of her soul, nearly leaving her powerless.
She knelt before the Merit List and sobbed for mercy.
“Senior Heavenly Dao, I was wrong. I was blinded for a moment, please forgive me!”
But the Heavenly Dao was indifferent.
Her offense was destined not to be forgiven.
The onlookers watched Yin Rurong in silence, making the atmosphere on the scene eerily quiet for a time.
Feeling the unusual gazes of everyone, Yin Rurong bit her lip tightly, waved her hand, and her body became shrouded in layers of mist as she fled the Thunder Palace like a fugitive.
After she left, everyone’s eyes converged on Ye Feng.
“Sect Master Ye… oh no! Heavenly Saint Ye Feng, could you make things easier for me when I face my tribulation in the future?”
The Rhinoceros Heavenly Emperor looked hopeful.
“Could you reduce the power of the Heavenly Tribulation by ninety percent?” a certain top-tier Celestial murmured, almost causing everyone else to spit out their food in disbelief.
Hearing this, Ye Feng was quite helpless.
He had no idea how to control the Heavenly Tribulation!
Suddenly, Ye Feng sensed something, approached the Merit List, and looked at the list created by the remnants of the Heavenly Dao. He reached out and gently touched his own name.
Pop!
A soft vibration sounded, and Ye Feng absorbed many memories, as well as a special origin of the Heavenly Tribulation.
In that moment, enlightenment dawned upon him.
“I understand now!”
He used the Wind Spirit Pearl as a mirror, and saw that besides the time and space marks on his forehead, there was now a lightning-shaped mark emitting an aura of ancient majesty.
This represented the identity of a Thunder Palace Celestial!
Ye Feng could now control Thunder Punishment!
However, he was still a probationary period Heavenly God, and although he could control Thunder Punishment, he couldn’t do so recklessly.
Only as a true Celestial would he be able to expand his authority.
“Fellow Daoists, I have indeed become a Thunder Palace Heavenly Saint and can control Thunder Punishment, but it’s not as exaggerated as you think.”
“For example, right now, I can only strengthen the Heavenly Tribulation, not weaken it.”
“Moreover, the Heavenly Tribulation has changed from before.”
“Before the Crimson Moon Era, the strength of the Heavenly Tribulation matched one’s realm; the higher the realm, the stronger the tribulation.”
“But now, the strength of the tribulation depends on one’s talent!”
As Ye Feng elaborated, everyone looked bewildered.