Chapter 536: Thunderstuck! (1/2)

Right at the moment, Lin Mu used meld to detach the vault from the ground, a change had happened.

~RUMBLE~

The heavenly tribulation clouds thundered and lightning arced across its edges.

~BOOM~

A bolt of white lightning fell from the sky and hit Alchemist Bilao, who had been prepared. A shockwave spread in the area, which was quickly stopped by the tribulation platform. The disciples and the elders watched with intent as smoke spread round Bilao.

A faint scent of burnt flesh could be smelled coming from the center of the platform where Bilao was sitting.

”Is he dead?”

”Did Alchemist Bilao withstand it?

”Heavens! Tribulation lightning is so scary!”

Various words were spoken by the spectators as the patriarch Mudan lookedintently at Bilao. To him Bilao's survival meant great things, along with another peak master in the sect.

Lin Mu saw the tribulation lightning too, and couldn't help but stare at it. The power in it was as large as he had expected, but Bilao's fate was still unknown. By the time the smoke cloud dissipated, more people had gathered around the Pill peaks' area.

They were the disciplinary pavilion's members who were coming to find the thief as well. They had lagged behind Yi Deng, even though they had all left at the same time.

”Activate the restricting formations! We will not let the thief escape!”

~shua~shua~shua~

Barriers started forming around the area, preventing Lin Mu's escape. Still, this was not enough to stop Lin Mu.

”Fade…” Lin Mu muttered as he disappeared in front of everyone's eyes.

Yi Deng's eyes went wide in shock, as he couldn't understand how Lin Mu did this. He couldn't perceive the spatial fluctuations accurately either because of the interference from the Heavenly tribulation.

They all looked around for traces of Lin Mu, assuming that he had merely turned invisible using some kind of technique or an item. But then a voice was heard from another side of the peak.

”HE'S HERE! COME QUICK!”

”Dammit!” Lin Mu cursed, finding the route blocked.

Even with Fade, it was getting hard for him to move as the formation arrays caused the space to get harder to manipulate. These were the great barriers created by the formation array of the Tri Cauldron peony sect and when activated at full potential, would even restrain a nascent soul realm cultivator.

Lin Mu looked for routes of escape and his eyes went to the Herb Peak. But that soon turned to disappointment as he saw a green dome surrounding the Herb peak.

”Shaoyan Qianyu activated the defenses as well…” Lin Mu realized.

He was now surrounded on three sides by the disciplinary pavilion members and the peak master Yi Deng, who had bloodshot eyes and a rage filled face.

”YOU WILL NOT ESCAPE THIS! PREPARE TO DIE!” He shouted as a flaming dragon shot out of his palms.

Lin Mu blinked to dodge the Qi skill, but found the dragon to be following him. The other cultivators also took this chance to attack and troubled Lin Mu.

”Bah! I'll take care of them, too!” Lin Mu said before he clashed with the disciples.