Chapter 329 - Chapter 329: Chapter 31: The Demon Cultivator Startled by the Heavenly Tribulation (2/2)

At this moment, blood had begun to seep from Lin Jing’s body.

It was the result of the third thunderbolt of tribulation.

However, these wounds weren’t large, and after not too long, they healed on their own.

Ever since he began cultivating the Overlord Divine Physique, Lin Jing’s physical strength had increased, and at the same time, his self-healing ability had also improved significantly.

For such small wounds, there was no need to attend to them, they would heal automatically before long.

After the third thunderbolt had passed, the fourth was delayed in its arrival. The tribulation clouds in the sky loomed over Lin Jing’s head like dark clouds pressing down on a city.

Currently, within those tribulation clouds, the rumbling sounds were incessant, and amidst the tribulation clouds, not only were there white bolts of tribulation thunder, but also some blue arcs of lightning rolling continuously with them.

“Crack!”

A sudden sound, both urgent and swift.

Within the sky’s tribulation clouds, the thunderbolt was no longer just white, but also interwoven with blue lightning.

This thunderbolt struck down directly at Lin Jing.

In that instant, Lin Jing’s flesh burst open with numerous wounds, unlike those caused by the third thunderbolt.

The longest of those wounds was several inches long.

This thunderbolt came swiftly and vanished just as quickly.

After the thunderbolt disappeared, Lin Jing once again circulated his cultivation technique, utilizing the power of the Heavenly Tribulation to temper himself.

Under Lin Jing’s continuous tempering, his body gradually began to transform, and the dark light reflecting on his body grew increasingly bright.

Seemingly ready to begin evolving.

At this time, in the distance, the two cultivators who were watching Lin Jing undergo his tribulation fell silent.

They had seen Golden Core Tribulations before, but never one as strong as this.

Just as the two of them were silent, another urgent and swift thunderbolt slashed down.

This thunderbolt, carrying even more of those blue arcs, almost completely enveloped the white thunderbolt in the middle.

Soon after this thunderbolt disappeared.

Even from a great distance, the two could clearly see that Lin Jing’s entire body had almost turned red.

At this moment, the man in the black robe asked the scarred cultivator named Li,

“Brother Li, that man has been injured; shall we still go through with this heist?”

As he spoke, he continued to gaze in Lin Jing’s direction, adding,

“Moreover, I see no protectors around this area.”

The scarred cultivator named Li furrowed his brows, pondered for a moment, and then spoke,

“Let’s leave. This job is beyond us.”

“His Heavenly Tribulation is too strong, we cannot interfere at all.”

“Besides, this is our first encounter with such a tribulation. We’re not clear on the specific range of its response. If we’re not careful and get caught in the tribulation, I fear both of us will be reduced to ashes.”

After the scarred man spoke, the man in the black robe also furrowed his brow, looking towards the island where Lin Jing was facing his tribulation.

These two…

Were actually the demon cultivators spoken of by Yan Wanfei, who specially targeted those undergoing tribulation.

There are many cultivators in the Demonic Monster Sea, and many places are extremely chaotic.

And many cultivators, wishing to undergo their tribulation, would choose a quiet place where no one would disturb them.

This included many loose cultivators.

Most of these loose cultivators were loners with few friends, if any at all.

And these demon cultivators specifically chose to strike at them during their tribulation, either threatening or outright attacking to cause trouble for those in the middle of their tribulation.

In order to gain benefits from those undergoing tribulation.

As the tribulating cultivators needed to deal with the Heavenly Tribulation above, they dared not be negligent.

So, they would generally agree to any terms put forth by these demon cultivators.

Of course, these demon cultivators were mostly not to be trifled with. Sometimes, even after gaining benefits, they would still interfere to cause the cultivator’s tribulation to fail, or even to be utterly destroyed.

Such incidents commonly occurred in the Demonic Monster Sea.

Let alone those loose cultivators without anyone to act as their protectors, even sometimes when there were protectors, if the protector’s cultivation was not high enough, these demon cultivators would dare to kill and rob nonetheless.

However, they had now encountered Lin Jing.

The Heavenly Tribulation that Lin Jing was undergoing was unheard of by them.

The span of the tribulation clouds above him was the widest they had ever seen, and if they approached too closely, it was easy to become enveloped by the range of the tribulation, which could lead to ‘fire burning one’s own body’— unintentionally undergoing tribulation themselves.

Therefore, they did not dare to rashly approach and disturb Lin Jing’s tribulation.

After all, though they wanted to kill and plunder, they did not want to risk their own lives in the process.

Watching yet another thunderbolt descend, even from this great distance, the man in the black robe could still feel the terror of the thunderbolt.

At that moment, an idea flashed in the mind of the man in the black robe, who then said to the scarred cultivator named Li,

“Brother Li, I have a plan.”

The scarred cultivator turned his head to look at the man in the black robe and asked,

“What plan?”

The man in the black robe said,

“Actually, we don’t have to disturb him at all. Seeing his condition, the likelihood of him getting through this Heavenly Tribulation doesn’t seem very high.”

“We can set up a surveillance array plate nearby to monitor his every move.”

“If he fails the tribulation, once the Heavenly Tribulation dissipates, we can go onto the island to check for things like Storage Bags left behind.”

“If he succeeds, he will surely be gravely wounded. At that point, we can simply commit murder and robbery.”

“If he truly emerges unscathed, then we’ll just leave. There’s no need to find discomfort for ourselves. Anyone who can get through such a tribulation unscathed is not someone we can afford to provoke.”

After finishing, the man in the black robe glanced once again at Lin Jing, who had been injured anew, and said,

“However, judging by the looks of it, that third possibility doesn’t exist.”

The scarred cultivator, hearing this, nodded and replied,

“Perfect, we’ll do as you suggest…”