Chapter 55 (1/2)
The sound of rumbling thunder echoed as bolts of lightning lit up the entire sky.
The wind blew, and rain poured over the ocean in a 500-kilometer radius. Within the 50-kilometer radius of the Tribulation Transcendence location, the waves rose to frightening heights.
The Heaven Earth spiritual energy from the surroundings convened over as well. The lightning liquid from the lightning pond in the Tribulation Cloud cascaded down multiple times.
Half of the island below was already destroyed. Fortunately, Li Changshou had chosen desolate locations where there were no living organisms around. As for the organisms living in the ocean, they had already fled.
The lightning waterfall repeatedly descended, and the wind and rain became increasingly violent.
What was originally a cultivator’s Immortal Ascension Heavenly Tribulation, which should not affect a large area, had unexpectedly become a situation where Heaven was punis.h.i.+ng a tyrant.
The Immortal Ascension Tribulation was one of the many types of Heavenly Tribulation. Its ferocity was considered quite weak, for, during the Primordial Times, Immortal Ascension was nothing significant.
The true, formidable tribulation should occur when a peak Heaven Immortal attained a breakthrough to become a Golden Immortal. If their negative karma was far greater than their merits, the Heavenly Dao would not allow them to gain immortality, and the Immortal Tribulation would descend.
It was a Heavenly Tribulation that could kill Golden Immortals. The Tribulation Cloud would cover thousands of kilometers, and there were different types, unlike the Lightning Tribulation.
Boom!
Rumble—
At the same time, at a place 515 kilometers south-east from the Tribulation Transcendence location.
The young girl called Han Zhi, who was still on the cloud, inquired softly, “Why are we stopping again, Master?”
The old Daoist priest frowned slightly as he used his powerful immortal sense to scrutinize the ocean thousands of kilometers away.
Despite having the strength of a half-step Golden Immortal, he still could not see through that area heavily concealed by the Tribulation Cloud.
The density of the Heavenly Tribulation power there seemed to be a little overabundant.
However, based on how the Tribulation Cloud trembled and shuddered, he could still deduce if Lightning Tribulations were descending.
“There is something amiss about that Heavenly Tribulation. It is already the seventh bolt, and it has yet to disperse!”
The old Daoist priest pinched his fingers together to make a prediction. Then, he suddenly turned his body as he stared at the Tribulation Transcendence location, which was currently further away.
“There seems to be something else other than the Heavenly Tribulation…”
The young girl, Han Zhi, complained, “Master, why are we not heading over to take a look?”
“If we are too close to it and manage to witness an Immortal Ascension Tribulation of this caliber, I am afraid that you might develop a phobia of Heavenly Tribulation.” The old Daoist priest frowned and added, “Let us wait a while more here and see if he can survive the eighth bolt. Logically, he should not be able to…”
Boom! Boom!
The world shook again. The eighth Heavenly Tribulation fell, and one could see the lightning waterfall from thousands of kilometers away!
The Tribulation Cloud was still not dissipating?
“The cultivator was able to survive the eighth bolt? Could he be a reincarnated mighty figure?
“Let’s go, Han Zhi. Let’s head over to take a look!”
The old Daoist priest did not know how many gasps he made. He flew in the direction of where Li Changshou was transcending the tribulation, pulling his disciple along and with the white cloud underneath his feet to provide him with speed.
However, they had just started moving when they saw a silvery-white giant lightning ball tinged in purple forming inside the Tribulation Cloud!
It was as though a mythical lightning bird rose from the ocean, thus becoming the second sun in the sky!
The lightning ball landed with a boom. The Heavenly Tribulation power had reached its maximal, causing the waves to rise like great mountains!
The old Daoist priest continued to advance. Even at the cultivation realm he was in, more than 1,000 kilometers was still considered quite a significant distance for him.
Hu…
Gusts of strong wind suddenly blew over the ocean. They were generated by the spiritual energy around rus.h.i.+ng toward the island Li Changshou was on.
The spiritual energy was gathering so quickly that seven-colored rays of lights were formed.
“A storm is brewing, Master!” Han Zhi shouted in shock, “That person survived the tribulation!”
“That’s right! This is a sign of a successful Immortal Ascension when the immortal is absorbing the spiritual energy!” The old Daoist priest looked excited. “Let’s go! This person must be a reincarnation of some mighty figure. Look at the amount of spiritual energy. The man, no, the immortal, will directly ascend to become a Heaven Immortal!
Quickly! Let’s head over and befriend him! If we convince him to join our sect, it will be wonderful!”
Then, following his speech, a violet bolt of lightning flashed in the sky above the Ninth Heaven. It pierced through the Tribulation Cloud and landed on that island!
The old Daoist priest’s eyes widened. His flushed face turned beetroot under the illumination of the divine violet lightning…
What was going on with him today?
When he had thought that the person would fail, the latter had succeeded.
He had just said that the person had managed to survive the tribulation, and another divine bolt of lightning suddenly struck…
He swore that his words did not cause this!
Han Zhi grumbled, “Master, what is that?”
“Heavenly punishment! A true heavenly punishment.” The old Daoist priest replied solemnly, “The Heavenly Dao felt that he was an abnormality. Even if he transcended the tribulation, he would still be subjected to the heavenly punishment.
“It is over. This person is dead for sure. There is nothing good about the arrival of the heavenly punishment…”
This time, before he could finish speaking, the wind howled violently around them the moment he said that the person was dead for sure. Boundless spiritual energy once again congealed toward the island.
“Eh? This mouth of mine!”
Crack!
The young girl beside extended her hand and covered her master’s mouth. “Stop speaking, Master. Let’s quickly head over to take a look.”
The old Daoist priest shook his head with a smile. He pointed ahead, and the white cloud sped up.
They were 400 kilometers away from the island, which was surrounded by a sea of ganoderma-shaped auspicious clouds.
The Tribulation Cloud in the sky split into various white clouds before swiftly congregating into a funnel shape, in which the tip of the funnel was pointed at the person undergoing the Tribulation Transcendence.
Pure spiritual energy flowed down from the white cloud, concentrating on the human figure, which could be vaguely seen.
A beam of golden light shone from the Ninth Heaven and enveloped that person.
There were many shadows of fairies dancing to the encompa.s.sing immortal music inside the light pillar. As they danced, they scattered flower petals around.
A white-haired old man riding a crane even flew over and executed multiple Dao salutes at the human figure below.
These were all Heaven Earth phenomena.
The current Heavenly Tribulation power was already very scant.
By the time the old Daoist priest and his disciple were around 300 kilometers away, the phenomena were still present in the sky. The human figure, which had already completely absorbed the Tribulation Cloud, suddenly turned around and jumped into the ocean…
The old Daoist priest was momentarily stunned. He hastily used his immortal power to send a voice transmission,
“Dao friend!
“We are cultivators from the Golden Turtle Island, and we came specifically to congratulate you!”
Yet, there was a burst of immortal light in the ocean, and the person disappeared.
“Why did he escape, Master?” asked Han Zhi while frowning. “Acting as though we are bad people.”
“Sigh. How would he know if we were good or bad people?”
The old Daoist priest lamented and pinched his fingers together to make a prediction. However, he failed.
‘He evaded the divine prediction?
‘That person should be a reincarnation of some mighty figure without a doubt. Otherwise, they would not have been so cautious.
‘I am quite proficient in the skill of prediction, and yet I failed to find any traces of him.
‘He clearly cultivated in the ancient times and knew the dangers of the cultivation world.’
“Han Zhi, do you still want to head over and take a look? That person had already left.”
“Yes, Master. I want to know just how powerful this Heavenly Tribulation was.”