889 Is it a Human or a Monster?! (1/2)
By the time this lightning tribulation passed, everyone here, whether they were peak level experts of the world or plain commoners—none of them would be spared!
This heartless bastard!
Who the hell chooses a place packed so densely with people to make a breakthrough?!
Moreover, the scale of this lightning tribulation is so horrifying!
This is seeking oneself's own death and implicating others as well…
The lightning pillar blasted down, but the expected thunderous boom that should have followed actually did not arrive. This huge pillar of lightning seemed like a drop of water that fell into the ocean, disappearing without a trace. There wasn't even a tiny bit of sound created…
What the hell was happening?
Huge question marks bloomed in everyone's hearts.
That… lightning strike was clearly not fake ah… could it be that it was just a hollow shot? I've never even heard of such a thing before…
Following that, the second strike, third strike… The frequency at which the lightning struck became more dense, and the size of each lightning bolt was growing thicker and thicker as they fell from the sky unceasingly…
The entire land was shaking violently, and even the loose stones on the ground were skipping in a lively manner…
However, the booming sounds that should occur after the lightning bolts hit the ground actually did not appear at all…
”Heavens ah… just what is going on?? The person undergoing the tribulation actually has the ability to dissolve the lightning tribulation? How can this be!” He Zhi Qiu stood mutely by the window and watched the entire thing. His mind was completely mess right now. This was the only possible explanation, but… was there really such a thing?
Inside the city, at a certain location.
Three figures stood shoulder to shoulder atop the roof of an inn, staring at the lightning storm striking downwards crazily not far away. Everyone had serious expressions on their faces.
The person in the middle was dressed in a flowing white robe, delicate and gentle looking. This was Qiao Ying. Standing beside her on both sides, were two thin, middle aged men. They stood silently on the rooftop, not utilizing a single shred of Xuan Qi. However, the three of them all had extraordinary auras, like towering mountains.
”What is going on exactly? This is this really someone breaking through?” Qiao Ying muttered in a low voice, seemingly speaking to herself and also asking the two people beside her.
The two people's faces turned complicated as they exchanged a glance. However, they did not say a single word. Because, even they didn't dare to be certain of what was going on!
If all this commotion was caused by a single person breaking through, and the person even had the ability to dissolve the lightning without revealing himself… then, it was surely a little too ridiculous!
”I… think so?” The man on the left said with some doubt. His eyes that had always been clear and confident was suddenly filled with confusion and uncertainty. When he spoke those words, he even questioned himself in his heart. ”This… is it real… or not?”
”Assuming… it's a single person causing all this commotion…” The man on the right hesitated and said: ”Then, that person's strength should not be too far away from the Nine Nether First Young Master from ten thousand years ago!
”Even the most risky tribulations we faced at the time of our breakthroughs were not one tenth the scale of this one!”
Qiao Ying exclaimed with shock. ”If that's the case, this person's strength would surpass ours by manifold! Even the Nine Nether Fourteenth Young Master does not have such a level of strength; for such a powerful expert, indeed, only the Nine Nether First Young Master can compare. Although the Nine Nether First Young Master is probably a little stronger, but in the current world, this person would have no rival!”
”Indeed, if there's really only one person breaking through now, then that person's strength… will truly be unrivalled in the current world; that person would be number one under the heavens, without a doubt!” The eyes of the two person grew more and more heated and agitated as they watched the lightning striking downwards madly.
Qiao Ying rubbed her eyes and looked at the two men beside her with disbelief on her face. Her cherry-like mouth was opened slightly, like a dumb chicken.
The two guardians beside her were already experts who stood at the very peak of this world! Was this still the legendary Heart Seal Sky Sword and Willful Wild Saber? This was too unbelievable!
In that moment, Qiao Ying even felt that these two might be imposters. Someone must have impersonated Sky Sword and Wild Saber to stand beside her!
Sky Sword, Wild Saber!
The two great guardians of the Heaven Saint Palace! The strengths of these two definitely were not inferior to even the Heaven Saint Palace's palace lord's peak experts!
Heart Seal Sky Sword, Cheng Yin Xiao; Willful Wild Saber, Qu Wu Hui!
These two were legends; two great legends of the Xuan Xuan Continent! The pride of the Xuan Xuan Continent!
Today, these two legendary characters were currently looking at the lightning storm with worshipful gazes, as though they were young school girls who suddenly saw the idol of their dreams!
Just who was this person undergoing the lightning tribulation?
Was it a human or a monster?
”It doesn't matter if it's a human or a monster. Whoever it is, they're the undisputable number one under the heavens!” As if they had seen through Qiao Ying's thoughts, the two of them concluded the conversation.
Far off in the blackness of the night, a dark figure as black as night rose up quietly. Under the illumination of the lightning flashes, this figure turned illusory, seemingly becoming one with the shadows.
This person was less than 15 zhang away from the heart of the lightning storm! This was exceedingly dangerous distance. As long as the range of the lightning strike was slightly expanded, this person would not even have a place to escape to!
Just who was this, to actually have the ability to get so close to this area, approaching the death zone?!
In this world, only one person would have the guts and ability to do that! And this was exactly that person!
The Nine Nether Fourteenth Young Master!
At this moment, he was carefully observing the core region of lightning and thunder. As he looked at the direction all the lightning bolts struck, his eyes grew complicated, and he murmured softly to himself: ”Just who is this person who attracted the Heavenly Tribulation and swallows it up? In this world, who has such great abilities?”
The Nine Nether Fourteenth Young Master's vision was undoubtedly much more sharp than most people's! Although others were curious about why there weren't any effects after the lightning bolts landed, they at best thought that the person undergoing the tribulation was neutralizing it before it could cause any damage. But no one had thought of any other possible explanations! Or rather, they didn't dare to think in that direction!
But the Nine Nether Fourteenth Young Master who was watching at a close distance could clearly see that the lightning bolts had completely disappeared. They weren't being neutralized… rather, they had been swallowed away!
Even more horrifying was that even at such a close distance, he still couldn't see what was going on inside!
There was clearly only a single tree there!
The Nine Nether Fourteenth Young Master had an exceptionally complex look on his face at this moment; just by witnessing this powerful display had caused this aloof and proud number one lunatic under the heavens to feel truly convinced!
Regardless of who is inside, I will not be a match for him! I admit my inferiority!
But when his thoughts travelled in this direction, the Nine Nether Fourteenth Young Master felt so depressed that he wanted to die!
Because he knew that he couldn't do the same thing as this person!
Everytime he broke through, the Nine Nether Fourteenth Young Master could only rely on the strength of his own body to forcefully endure the lightning tribulation. He would find a spot away from people, at the peak of an unlucky mountain. After every breakthrough, his entire body would be filled with injuries, and the unlucky mountain would be flattened!
But this mysterious expert before him could not only pass through the tribulation with ease, he could even swallow the tyrannical energies of the heavens without a single noise!
What kind of heavenly gap was that?
The Nine Nether Fourteenth Young Master watched the falling lightning dumbly, seemingly forgetting to hide himself.