Chapter 114: No Worries About the Tribulation
The storm clouds followed Zhao Gou as he made his way.
Liu Shunyi took a moment to gather his thoughts before slowly trailing behind.
Meanwhile, members of the Angry Heaven Palace had already swarmed in, though they hid well.
But there were just too many of them, attracting a lot of attention.
Some even began to suspect what was going on and discreetly followed.
Of course, in every shadowy corner of Qinzhou, members of the Hall of Yama were keeping an eye on Zhao Gou’s situation.
If Zhao Gou were to find himself in danger, the hundred thousand members of the Hall of Yama could wipe out the enemies in an instant.
Liu Shunyi naturally noticed the presence of the Hall of Yama people, but subtly shook his head to signal them not to interfere.
After all, it seemed like the tribulation was personally giving him a heads up.
Once the thunderclouds rolled in, the situation would change entirely.
With Liu Shunyi’s orders, the Hall of Yama members immediately fell silent.
Liu Shunyi then drifted leisurely toward Zhao Gou.
After what felt like ages, Zhao Gou finally came to a stop.
Liu Shunyi landed on a nearby mountain peak and sat down, quietly watching the thunderclouds gather in the distance.
The members of the Angry Heaven Palace followed suit, halting their approach.
This time, it was led by Sixth Anger.
A peak Nascent Soul, even teetering on the brink of the Transformation Realm, he surveyed Zhao Gou preparing for his tribulation.
With a wave of his hand, he motioned for everyone to stop.
“Zhao Gou is undergoing his tribulation; we mustn’t disturb him now. Wait until he finishes, and then that’s when he’ll be at his weakest. That’s our time to strike.”
“Remember, Zhao Gou’s medical skills are strange; we must leave not a single hair behind!”
The Angry Heaven Palace members nodded in unison.
“Understood!”
And thus, they settled into a long wait.
……
Zhao Gou was currently a mix of excitement and anxiety.
He had finally entered the Nascent Soul stage! How could he not be thrilled?
He even felt that sticking with Liu Shunyi was a good move. Sure, that guy could be a bit of a pain, but when it came to benefits, he definitely didn’t hold back.
In fact, if it weren’t for Liu Shunyi pushing him from behind, he wouldn’t have achieved this level.
What worried him, however, was this whole tribulation business.
Truth be told, Zhao Gou had zero experience with tribulations.
Though he had to face one during the Golden Core stage, at the time, the storm clouds had literally run away!
This was something only Lin Wudao would believe.
At this point, Zhao Gou had set up his formations and even prepared a series of artifacts to counter the thunder tribulation.
He even lit some incense, turning his gaze skyward.
“Celestial beings… Never mind, oh Heavenly Way, bless me! Brother Shunyi, please protect me. May the thunder tribulation take it easy on me; it’s my first time, and I might be a bit clumsy, so please bear with me.”
Having said that, Zhao Gou bowed and placed the incense in a burner.
He then activated the formation and readied his artifacts.
“I’m ready! Bring it on!”
Zhao Gou stood firm, awaiting the thunder tribulation.
“Boom~”
In the next instant, a giant lightning titan came crashing down from the storm clouds.
The wild winds from the tribulation instantly ripped through Zhao Gou’s formation, reducing his defensive artifact to ash.
Even his clothes were vaporized in a flash.
Now standing there like an ant at the foot of the lightning titan, Zhao Gou looked up in shock, making eye contact with the colossal figure.
Silence…
The world grew hushed.
At this moment, both the onlookers and the Angry Heaven Palace members watching from afar couldn’t help but drop their jaws, their pupils dilating, trembling all over.
This tribulation was unprecedented and virtually non-existent before or after.
It was a rare occurrence indeed.
Even the members of the Angry Heaven Palace turned to Sixth Anger, asking, “Sir, you really think Zhao Gou can survive this?”
Sixth Anger’s response was simply… “…”
Zhao Gou’s face had gone pale.
He couldn’t help but think, “Have I triggered the heavens’ wrath?!”
Panicking, Zhao Gou knelt on the ground.
The lightning titan peered down at the bewildered Zhao Gou, uninterested.
At this moment, the titan’s focus was on the members of the Angry Heaven Palace.
“Boom~”
Thunder roared.
In the distance, a valley was instantly pummeled to dust by the titan’s fists.
“Boom boom boom…”
The titan rained down several punches.
Not a hair was left of the Angry Heaven Palace members.
Yet the raging flames surrounding the titan showed no signs of dying down.
Then, the titan’s gaze shifted toward the tiny world at the edge of the secret realm.
“Boom…”
In an instant, lightning struck the edge of that small world, smashing it open with a punch.
The spectators could only watch in horror as the titan’s massive hand reached inside the small world, pulling out a large group of Angry Heaven Palace members and squashing them into mush.
Then, casting them aside like dirt, the titan dug once more.
After several tries, the lightning titan found nothing.
So, it ripped open another hole in the small world, sticking its head in to search.
After sweeping the area and confirming that no one was around, the titan soared upwards to scan the landscape.
Under the suppressing pressure, everything fell silent.
Even the old monsters among them were holding their breaths.
The titan still couldn’t locate its target.
Eventually, it reluctantly landed before Zhao Gou.
Zhao Gou was utterly dumbfounded.
“R-R-R-Revered Lightning Titan, I…”
Before he could finish his sentence, the titan extended a finger toward him.
Zhao Gou was instantly too intimidated to speak.
But all of a sudden, a tiny hand extended from the titan’s fingertip.
“Smack~”
A small hand came down to slap Zhao Gou, officially marking his successful tribulation.
Then, the thunder dissipated.
Good fortune descended, funneling a heap of innate spiritual energy into Zhao Gou, along with a massive amount of merit.
Zhao Gou was left completely dazed.
As for the spectators, even though they weren’t caught in the crossfire, they were still left deeply rattled.
Now, they looked at Zhao Gou with newfound respect.
Someone even began describing the scene bizarrely.
“Lord Zhao just had someone help him through his tribulation, and all he did was receive a light slap to succeed!”
Hearing this, practically everyone scrambled in fear to distance themselves.
At that moment, cultivators across the Nine Regions had borne witness to this historic moment.
From this day forward, Zhao Gou’s name would echo throughout the lands.
Meanwhile, Zhao Gou himself was sporting a bright red slap mark on his face, still in a state of shock.
“Did I just successfully pass the tribulation?”
This was all so surreal!
One moment, he thought he was about to meet his end, and the next, he witnessed his lightning tribulation wreak havoc, only to come out on the other side with a mere playful slap?
What shocked Zhao Gou further was that he was still holding a piece of paper that had formed from the flames of the thunder, featuring a line written on it.
“Good job! If possible, try to pass through more tribulations!”
Zhao Gou responded, “???”
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