novelraw Chapter 188 : Mysterious Bead, Killing Qiao Family Old Ancestor!
Chapter 188 : Mysterious Bead, Killing Qiao Family Old Ancestor!
Chapter 188: Mysterious Bead, Killing Qiao Family Old Ancestor!
Within Xuanguang City, countless medium and small family factions were startled by the violent surge of thunder tribulation.
Some daring individuals even flew up into the sky to observe what exactly was happening.
Even more brazen ones attempted to approach the Qiao Residence to investigate.
Unfortunately, anyone who neared the range of the tribulation was instantly triggered by its aura and reduced to ashes by terrifying lightning.
Those watching from afar were so frightened that they retreated repeatedly.
Some well-informed individuals murmured:
“This… this is a tribulation! Could it be that a Solar Radiance Realm cultivator is attempting a breakthrough?”
“Could it be the Qiao Family Old Ancestor? If that's the case, the Qiao Family will become one of the top forces in all nearby cities!”
At this moment, someone voiced a different opinion.
“Not necessarily. Just before the tribulation erupted, there were fluctuations of Mysterious Power from battle. This might not be a simple breakthrough tribulation!”
“Pity that our strength is too meager; we cannot investigate further…”
While everyone continued to speculate—
At a certain inn in Xuanguang City, a young man with a sinister expression raised his head toward the direction of the Qiao Residence.
“This aura… seems it really is in the Qiao Family!”
“With such commotion, you better not die so easily. It took me a lot of effort to find you!”
Finishing his words, he picked up his wine cup again and took a casual sip.
Above the Qiao Residence.
The eighth-stage thunder tribulation continued to gather. On the ground, the Qiao Family Old Ancestor faced the sky, cursing furiously.
Gu Fan struggled to turn over, switching from lying face down to facing up, a hint of helplessness in his expression.
“If this really doesn’t work, should I retreat first? I just don’t know if the tribulation will continue when I come back next time…”
He considered whether to return to the Apocalypse World for now to lay low. This Solar Radiance Realm tribulation was far too fierce; he felt it was a bit unrealistic to withstand it head-on.
But he was unwilling. It was said that tribulation was not only a hardship but also a test.
Anyone who survived the tribulation would undergo a transformation in strength.
Gu Fan wanted revenge. To kill the Holy Son, he had to seize every opportunity to grow stronger.
He was improving, and so was his opponent. It was even possible that when he returned, the Holy Son would already be at the Yang Spirit Realm. At that point, despite his ability to fight across realms, he might still not win!
Thinking of this, Gu Fan decided to try once more. Such a rare opportunity to temper the body with extreme lightning was not something anyone could get!
He immediately placed his spiritual sense on the Bronze Gate. If anything went wrong, or if he felt he couldn’t endure it, he would immediately cross back to the Apocalypse World.
At that time, with the Evil Lotus’s feedback, as long as he wasn’t dead, he would basically recover.
After preparing everything, Gu Fan’s eyes turned disdainful as he looked at the thunder palace gradually forming in the sky, chuckling softly:
“Come! Face me head-on!”
In the next moment, he activated all remaining Mysterious Power and blood energy in his body, stacking his defenses repeatedly.
At this point, he could no longer guide the lightning to temper his body, because he couldn’t even block the lightning from entering him!
Just then, Gu Fan was surprised to find that as his Mysterious Power ran dry, the Taiji Fish in his Qi Sea began to rotate slowly, converting the small amount of unusable spiritual power into Mysterious Power!
Unfortunately, he had no time to rejoice in this discovery, as the thunder palace rapidly descended.
Then, more than half of the Qiao Residence was instantly reduced to ashes!
Gu Fan felt intense pain that forced him to scream out loud.
Snakes of lightning slithered across every part of his body, leaving behind patches of purple burn marks.
It felt like an instant, and also like an eternity had passed.
Gu Fan felt as if his limbs had completely disappeared, and the rationality he clung to in his heart was gradually consumed by the fear of death!
“No more! I must return to the Apocalypse World, or I’ll die for sure!”
With the last shred of clarity, Gu Fan reached this conclusion and prepared to activate the Bronze Gate in the next moment.
But just then, a hazy green halo emerged within his body.
Once this halo appeared, all of Gu Fan’s pain vanished. His entire being felt wrapped in a warm current—an indescribable comfort enveloped him.
He let out an unconscious groan. A sweep of his spiritual sense revealed that his limbs were continuously regrowing and healing.
Through internal inspection, he saw the source of the green halo.
It was a bead within his body!
At the same time, Gu Fan was greatly shaken in his mind.
“This is… the aura of Nian Ji… this bead was given to me by Nian Ji!”
The bead resembled a gemstone, continuously emitting a green halo, floating up and down inside his body.
Only after the blinding lightning outside the green halo dissipated, Gu Fan’s body was nearly fully repaired!
When he looked outwards, the eighth-stage thunder tribulation had actually been blocked!
Stunned for a moment, Gu Fan slowly stood up and looked around.
The ground was pitch black. More than half of the core courtyard of the Qiao Residence had been destroyed.
But not far away, in a deep pit, Gu Fan actually saw that the Qiao Family Old Ancestor was still alive!
Gu Fan glanced up. The ninth-stage thunder tribulation was still slowly forming. Seizing the opportunity, he slowly walked over to the barely human form of the Qiao Family Old Ancestor.
“Khuh… gurgle…”
The Qiao Family Old Ancestor opened his mouth. A stream of crimson surged from his throat.
Strangely, this blood seemed to be filled with the power of thunder. As soon as it gushed out, it sizzled into scorched blackness.
“You… you… are actually unharmed…”
Gu Fan’s expression showed no ripple of emotion. His eyes were indifferent, as if looking at a corpse.
“Useless… still… the ninth-stage… you’ll die just the same…”
The Qiao Family Old Ancestor’s lips cracked, ignoring the shedding of carbonized skin.
“Whether I die or not is yet to be seen. But as a Solar Radiance Realm old ancestor, to die at the hands of someone who has just stepped into the Divine Moon Realm—you’re destined to be laughed at for ten thousand years.”
“Senior, this junior shall now send you on your way!”
As he finished speaking, sword energy burst forth from Gu Fan’s fingertips. With a light wave, the Qiao Family Old Ancestor’s head was cleanly severed.
Gu Fan’s spiritual sense swept out fiercely, and the last Divine Moon Realm living soul appeared in his hand. He swallowed and refined it viciously.
“The path of cultivation is so arduous—one careless step, and all turns to dust!”
The Qiao Family Old Ancestor probably never understood, even until his death, why he would fall to a junior at the Divine Moon Realm.
And this… was the cruelty of the cultivation path!
With a wave of Gu Fan’s large hand, the corpse on the ground turned to ashes. He then raised his head to look at the ninth-stage thunder tribulation in the sky, feeling a sudden toothache.
“All enemies are resolved. Now the question is whether I can survive.”
Rumble!
The thunderclouds roared with terrifying doomsday-like sounds, as if announcing the coming deathblow.
Gu Fan’s eyes gradually grew resolute.
After enduring the Primordial Yang thunder tribulation last time, his physical body had visibly advanced.
From that point on, his physical strength had led his peers by several streets.
Now came another opportunity to advance. He absolutely could not let it go!
In the next moment, ten suns rose in the sky!
Countless thunder-formed lightning suns created a wondrous spectacle.
Then, without any pause, the ten thunder suns charged toward Gu Fan on the ground!
“Refined Fiend Body Art, full release!”
“Tenfold Strength, full release! Magic Immunity, activate!”
“Domain Suppression of Myriad Phenomena, activate for me!!”
Gu Fan unleashed his full power, using every method at his disposal.
Countless Mysterious Dao Stones turned to ash, replenishing his energy.
The Taiji Fish in his Qi Sea spun unceasingly, gradually forming a Taiji light shadow around him!
In that moment, the Green Lotus Phantom, Magic Immunity golden Taiji circle, golden Domain Suppression of Myriad Phenomena phantom, and Taiji Fish light shadow all converged into one!
At this moment, Gu Fan was like a tank warrior from a game, his entire body layered with battle buffs, engulfed in countless lights and shadows!
He met the ninth-stage thunder tribulation head-on with full force!