novelraw Chapter 187 : Might of the Heavenly Tribulation!
Chapter 187 : Might of the Heavenly Tribulation!
Chapter 187: Might of the Heavenly Tribulation!
The Qiao Family Old Ancestor’s eyes were bloodshot with fury. After this heavenly tribulation, the Qiao Family would be Qiao Family in name only.
If luck favored him and he managed to survive, he would be left as the lone commander of a ruined clan!
If luck failed him, he might not even make it through himself!
“Gu Fan! Was it truly necessary to go this far? To go this far! You want to destroy my Qiao Family, even at the cost of your own life. Had I known this would happen, I would have given you Ruo Xi!”
Gu Fan laughed loudly:
“Isn’t it too late to say that now? And who says I’ll have to die? The Heavenly Tribulation of the Solar Radiance Realm—I might just survive it!”
The Qiao Family members were stunned. Only now did they recall that Gu Fan was a monster who could battle across realms.
He had survived a strike from someone in the Solar Radiance Realm. It was truly possible that he could endure the heavenly tribulation!
At once, grief and indignation filled their hearts.
“Kill him before we die! If we’re going down, he’s not getting out alive either!”
As the Qiao Family Head shouted, several voices echoed in agreement.
“That’s right! Kill him first—he can die with us!”
Immediately, over a dozen Divine Moon Realm cultivators lunged forward.
Gu Fan, however, smiled faintly.
“Too late.”
In the next moment, above the heavens, from within the dense black clouds, a torrential rain composed of lightning began to fall.
Each drop of rain carried with it a mighty force of heavenly tribulation thunder punishment. Instantly, the crowd was thrown into chaos, bodies flying, cries echoing!
This was a heavenly tribulation aimed at the Solar Radiance Realm. Just the introductory phase was already unbearable for them!
“Damn it! These lightning rains can pierce through my Mysterious Power Shield!”
“Old Ancestor, save us! We can’t hold on any longer!”
“No! My hand has turned to charcoal!”
For a time, the scene was filled with endless screams.
The Qiao Family Old Ancestor, with a dark expression, separated himself from the crowd to face the tribulation alone.
Now, he could barely protect himself, let alone save others. That was pure delusion!
“No! Old Ancestor, are you abandoning us?!”
“Old Ancestor, I am the Qiao Family Head—I am the spiritual symbol of the family! I cannot die!”
The Qiao Family Old Ancestor sighed coldly:
“Shaoyang, everyone, don’t blame me. I can only protect myself. If you must blame someone, blame that Gu Fan!”
“Besides, as long as I survive, the Qiao Family still has a chance. Rest assured, I will never forget your contributions!”
With that, the others fell into utter despair.
The lightning rain from the heavenly tribulation grew even heavier. In the end, every Divine Moon Realm cultivator was severely injured and collapsed to the ground.
Some had their bodies rotted away as the thunder rain corroded their flesh and bones. Others were directly carbonized—the lightest touch turned their limbs to ash!
The scene was filled with ceaseless wails, resembling a living hell.
Meanwhile, Gu Fan hovered in the air, arms outstretched, continuously guiding the surrounding lightning through his pores into his body.
His divine sense peered inward. Within the muscles, blood, bones, and even meridians of his body, countless fine, thread-like lightning currents surged, constantly tempering his physical strength.
In the end, he even took the initiative to drop all defenses, guiding the lightning into his internal organs—the most vulnerable parts of the human body—for tempering.
At this moment, in the eyes of others, Gu Fan appeared to be bathing in thunderlight, like a child of lightning!
“How... how is this possible... he’s absorbing the power of thunder...”
“He’s using lightning to temper his body. It’s terrifying beyond belief.”
Lying on the ground with only one arm and one leg left, the Qiao Family Head spoke in despair:
“We didn’t even get the chance to take him down with us...”
“Hahaha! Truly a monster—our defeat is not unjust!”
Finally, the appetizer concluded, and the heavenly tribulation entered its second stage—the true thunder tribulation began.
One bolt of lightning after another struck down, relentlessly targeting those locked by its aura.
The sounds of screaming gradually faded, leaving behind more than a dozen charred corpses.
They were the very same lively Qiao Family Divine Moon cultivators from moments before!
Now, they were all dead—utterly lifeless. Even the Qiao Family Head, who possessed late-stage Divine Moon strength, perished on the spot!
“Damn it! Gu Fan! If I survive this, I will kill you! Even if you flee to the ends of the earth, my Qiao Family will hunt you down and wipe you out!”
Gu Fan burst into loud laughter, fully satisfied as he felt his body becoming even stronger from the tempering process.
“Haha, on the contrary, I should thank you! I didn’t expect the body-tempering effect of the Solar Radiance Realm’s Heavenly Tribulation to be this good!”
With that, Gu Fan actively welcomed the second wave of the Heavenly Tribulation. In an instant, a numbing pain surged through his body, and the just-stilled flesh once again showed signs of evolution!
The Qiao Family Old Ancestor was so furious at this sight that his mouth twisted.
What kind of monster was this? He could actually refine thunder for his own use, tempering his body to such a terrifying extent!
Even he himself, a cultivator in the Solar Radiance Realm, wouldn’t dare to directly touch thunder force like that.
At this thought, the Qiao Family Old Ancestor’s killing intent intensified.
With such terrifying talent and strength, if he wasn’t killed now, there would be no peace in the future!
Moreover... the Qiao Family Old Ancestor swept his gaze around at the corpses of the Qiao Family disciples, then looked toward Gu Fan, who was bathing in thunder.
His eyes churned with murderous intent.
While accepting the baptism of lightning, Gu Fan stared at the Qiao Family Old Ancestor. The two of them resisted the thunder together, with only the sound of lightning raging around them—no other sound remained at the scene.
Time passed minute by minute, until the Heavenly Tribulation reached its fifth stage.
At this point, Gu Fan could no longer smile. The immense pressure caused his body to repeatedly shatter and regenerate.
The Qiao Family Old Ancestor was in even worse condition. His robes were tattered, his hair was disheveled, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth—his expression was utterly savage.
Finally, the sixth stage of the Heavenly Tribulation ended.
The Qiao Family Old Ancestor’s expression slightly relaxed.
“It’s finally over. Gu Fan, now it’s time to settle the score!”
Gu Fan looked slightly stunned, somewhat dejected.
Over? His Primordial Yang Tribulation wasn’t just six stages—how could it possibly be over with only six?
He looked up at the sky.
Sure enough, the dispersing tribulation clouds suddenly began to condense again, becoming even denser!
Seeing Gu Fan’s expression, the Qiao Family Old Ancestor also looked up—and was struck dumb.
“Impossible! A six-stage Heavenly Tribulation is already the treatment of a genius—don’t tell me you’ve reached the nine-stage Heavenly Tribulation!”
Gu Fan looked at the Qiao Family Old Ancestor with a mocking smile.
“Congratulations, you guessed right.”
“Let’s see which one of us lasts to the end!”
As soon as his words fell, the seventh-stage dragon-shaped thunder tribulation emerged, surging from the tribulation clouds toward the two of them.
“No!”
The Qiao Family Old Ancestor’s eyes nearly burst from rage. A nine-stage Heavenly Tribulation! Even with his late-stage Solar Radiance Realm cultivation, it would be extremely difficult to endure!
That was a privilege reserved for absolute prodigies—something rarely heard of in the entire history of the continent!
Boom!!
Terrifying thunder power rained down repeatedly.
Gu Fan instantly felt as if a force of ten million jin smashed down on his head, forcing him to the ground, unable to move.
On the other side, the Qiao Family Old Ancestor was also struck into the earth by the absurdly massive thunder tribulation.
The thunder continued to strike the two of them, carrying a might capable of annihilating everything!
Soon, the seventh stage ended.
Gu Fan lay face-down on the ground, his limbs shattered, with the bones within pulverized into dust!
And the Qiao Family Old Ancestor fared no better.
Half of his right side was nearly gone, though it was still forcefully healing and regenerating.
But clearly, the eighth stage of the Heavenly Tribulation above would not give him that chance.
At this moment, the Qiao Family Old Ancestor gave a bitter smile.
“This old man has roamed freely all his life, yet I was ultimately tricked by a little bastard like you.”
“Cough... Just an old rag after all. If it weren’t for your numbers, I’d have slaughtered you in a one-on-one fight!”
Gu Fan raised his head with difficulty, mocking as he spoke.
Finally, the two of them looked up simultaneously at the eighth-stage thunder tribulation forming in the sky.
Gu Fan’s mouth twitched, and he sighed inwardly.
This time, he had really gone too far. A thunder tribulation of the Solar Radiance Realm... truly not something he could handle easily...