Chapter 736: Fearless (1/2)

King Hong had developed enough trust in Lin Mu now that he knew Lin Mu didn't mean any harm to him or his kingdom. All he wanted was strong and loyal allies that would help him stand against Gu Yao and the Northern Tribes.

He quickly swallowed the Toxin cleaning pill, which turned into a medicinal liquid and waited for its effects. They didn't take long to show either, and a warm sensation spread through his belly.

It started to spread all the way to his extremities and the cold he was feeling earlier was reducing.

”Focus on removing the blockages in your meridians, I'll handle the lightning!” Lin Mu said as he looked up at the lightning arcs streaking across the black clouds.

The blue white color of the lightning looked threatening, like the Axe of an executioner hanging over one's neck. One could tell that the heavens were angry and did not want King Hong to exist anymore.

It was as if his existence was against the rules of the heavens and it wanted to wipe him off the face of the world. Cultivation was doing against the heavens and that was exactly what King Hong was doing and all Nascent soul realm cultivators did.

Right now there was no fear within Lin Mu's heart… rather, there was a strange sense of excitement spreading within his body. He felt like he was made for this and anticipated the lightning.

~RUMBLE~

Unknowingly, a smile appeared on his face as he flew up. The sound of thunder accompanies the arcs of lightning that were forming into a rather large bolt. It was bigger than the previous three and its power could only be imagined.

~BOOM~

The air was torn apart as the lightning fell from the tribulation clouds. Lin Mu didn't falter and met the bolt head on.

~KABOOM~

A blinding flash occurred, forcing the rest to close their eyes. A coupled of seconds later, the flash faded away and they could see again. But when they looked up at the sky, there were far more shocked than before.

”HOW!” This was the only word that was in their mind as they saw Lin Mu standing in the air.

His hands were crossed above his head as a brown layer of armor protected his body. The bolt of tribulation lightning was as if frozen above him. The tribulation attenuation formation had managed to reduce its festiveness by about forty percent, but even then, blocking it was no joke.

”He's… he's actively resisting it!” Hua San said in disbelief.

They watched on as Lin Mu pushed against the force of the lightning bolt.

~crackle~crackle~

The bolt tried to get past Lin Mu but could not. The armor made by the mortal strengthening scripture was strong enough to hold it back.

~Crack~

Still, the power of the bolt was quite strong and the armor started to crack as well. Lin Mu opened his eyes as well and saw the bolt. A stern expression appeared on his face as he conjured more power.

”BEGONE!” Lin Mu yelled as he pushed his hands apart.

~BOOM~

The bolt that was blocked by his hands was deflected to the side before striking a tree in the distance.

~shua~

The tree exploded instantly and was reduced to ash in a second.

~huu~

Lin Mu took a deep breath as he looked at his arms. They were undamaged, but the armor of the mortal straightening scripture was cracked.

”I can do this again,” Lin Mu said as he looked fearlessly at the sky.