Upon hearing the first wish reward, Jun Changxiao’s expression gradually stiffened.
I’m being struck by lightning, and your solution to help me is giving a lightning rod—can you be serious!
“Host chose it.”
The system said: “Completely reasonable.”
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
Just at this moment, punishing force with greater quantity and stronger power surged from above.
Jun Changxiao had no time to consider. He hurriedly took out from his spatial ring a lightning rod resembling a small stick, then raised it rather shamefully.
“Whoosh!”
Suddenly, the weapon in his hand underwent a transformation, then became scepter-shaped, its top forming a cross with a spearhead above, seemingly having lightning protection function. At first glance, it resembled the ancient weapon called a halberd.
“Looks fairly decent!” Jun Changxiao felt relieved.
At least in appearance it looked better than “Pointing at Rivers and Mountains.” Even if its effect was merely for lightning protection, when idle he could still use it as a weapon for showing off.
“Right!”
“This is divinely modified, it should have special effects!”
Jun Changxiao took the opportunity to glance at it, discovering a groove on it, clearly a switch to activate special effects.
Because more tribulation lightning was about to strike down, he had no time for more research. He hurriedly raised the Divine Modified Lightning Rod high, silently thinking: “Second first wish equipment, please don’t disappoint me!”
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
Just at this moment, twenty punishing forces descended, the resulting explosions and light instantly swallowing him completely.
“This…”
Black and White Rakshasa were dumbfounded.
Because the five punishing forces originally striking at them suddenly changed trajectories to bombard the little brother beside them.
The true-form-transformed Demon King Zilin also stopped screaming, because the punishing force bombarding him similarly changed position to strike the Sect Master.
To be precise.
Twenty punishing forces struck down from different positions, but in a brief instant, as if pulled by some force, collectively surged toward Jun Changxiao’s area, quite giving the feeling of being naturally prone to lightning strikes.
“Boom boom boom!”
“Boom boom boom boom boom!”
The Ten Thousand Tribulations Thunder Array still madly spewed punishing force. Though they descended from different directions, when traveling within a certain range of Iron Bones Mountain, they would always be pulled to Jun Changxiao’s area, then subjected to wild bombardment.
Black and White Rakshasa relaxed.
Demon King Zilin and the Myriad Manifestations Sect disciples relaxed.
Then, with extremely wonderful expressions, they watched the Sect Master get struck by lightning.
“Tsk tsk.”
Jin Hao grinned: “This boy must have committed heaven-angering, people-resenting deeds in the mortal plane, otherwise he absolutely wouldn’t receive such special attention from the array.”
Empress Lingyao remained silent.
The hunched old man standing behind her shook his head.
That boy and the entire sect were now gradually entering the array’s core area, plus being specially targeted—the result would inevitably be certain death.
“Sect Master…”
Li Qingyang, Xiao Zui, and others’ faces contorted.
They felt very guilty. Their strength was too low—in this crisis they couldn’t help resolve the tribulation lightning for the Sect Master.
“No need to worry.”
Suddenly, Jun Changxiao used Sound Transmission Technique @all members, saying: “This seat is perfectly fine.”
The disciples’ expressions froze, then showed wild joy.
The Sect Master was continuously bombarded by lightning force, surrounded by gathered lightning and light making it difficult to see his figure, so they couldn’t confirm his safety. Now that his voice came through and sounded normal, they immediately felt relieved.
“The thing little brother just took out should be able to resist the punishing force bombardment. This probably relates to Predecessor Tonggu.” Black and White Rakshasa speculated in their hearts.
He Wudi thought: “Did Sect Master still end up using the supreme treasure left by the Seven Profound Predecessor to resolve the Ten Thousand Tribulations Thunder Array?”
Ye Xingchen and Demon King Zilin were also mentally filling in the blanks.
“Whoosh whoosh!”
The punishing force continued bombarding, Iron Bones Mountain continued ascending, ultimately entering the core area.
“Boom boom boom boom!”
In an instant, lightning light surged from all directions, quantity instantly jumping from dozens to hundreds, then in a 360-degree all-around attack with no blind spots, the displayed scene instantly tearing apart the entire space.
“It’s over.”
Jin Hao said lazily.
The Ten Thousand Tribulations Thunder Array’s core area was undoubtedly the most dangerous place. Let alone a mortal martial artist—even if an Upper Realm powerhouse went to endure it, they’d suffer greatly.
“Boom boom boom!”
The punishing force bombardment sounds became extremely frequent, transmitting through the spatial tunnel across the Upper Realm sky, making many martial artists’ faces change drastically.
They’d lost count of exactly how many times it had struck, but the only thing they could be certain of was that since the Ten Thousand Tribulations Thunder Array was still operating and transmitting huge commotion, it meant the fellow being struck by lightning hadn’t yet died!
“When did the Lower Realm plane produce such an awesome existence?”
“Just who is it?”
Upper Realm martial artists developed intense interest in the person breaking the array, even feeling some admiration. After all, enduring such large-scale bombardment until now was truly inconceivable.
Of course.
More were silently mourning in their hearts.
After all, such frequent bombardment sounds meant they’d entered the thunder array’s core area. Since ancient times, no one had successfully endured it.
The white-haired old man sitting by the lakeside watched everything in the spatial tunnel intently, then said with some surprise: “This boy is quite interesting, enduring for so long without dying.”
“What a pity. This old man no longer has any intention of taking disciples, otherwise, even at the cost of offending the Realm Hall, I’d save such a good seedling.”
…
Inside the Ten Thousand Tribulations Thunder Array, various energies exploded, light rendering everything bright as day, but unable to prevent Iron Bones Mountain from slowly traveling upward.
Jin Hao, who’d been smiling all along, looked a bit dazed, because from beginning to end, all the gathered punishing force bombarded that boy’s area.
That’s not right!
With this scale of assault, he should have turned to ash long ago!
Why was the punishing force still surging forward wave after wave instead of dispersing to attack the moving mountain?
“Boom! Boom!”
The punishing force continued, but began gradually declining from prosperity, quantity falling back to one hundred, fifty, twenty.
Jin Hao’s expression was extremely ugly, because the punishing force’s reduction meant the mountain carrying the sect had already crossed the core area!
“You saw it too.”
Empress Lingyao said lightly: “This Empress consistently followed the rules in conducting punishment, but still had no way to deal with this forcibly ascending sect.”
“…”
Jin Hao’s expression became even uglier.
The entire punishment process and control of the Ten Thousand Tribulations Thunder Array were completely flawless, and there was certainly no holding back.
“Whoosh whoosh!”
Just at this moment, Iron Bones Mountain carrying one hundred thousand people passed through the thunder array’s edge area, which also meant the Myriad Manifestations Sect had successfully crossed the tribulation!
“Hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss!”
The previously bombarded area’s lightning light gradually weakened. Jun Changxiao hovered proudly in midair, hands behind his back looking toward Empress Lingyao, his gaze cold: “This seat led disciples to successfully cross the thunder array. Does your Realm Hall have anything else to say?”
“According to Upper Realm regulations, all lower realm beings who cross the Ten Thousand Tribulations Thunder Array count as legitimate ascension, so…” Empress Lingyao paused, saying: “You may pass.”
“Farewell!”
Jun Changxiao said coldly.
“Whoosh whoosh!”
Iron Bones Mountain continued under the Heaven-Seizing Creation Array’s propulsion toward the vortex connecting to the Upper Realm.
“Jun Changxiao.”
Just then, Empress Lingyao said: “This person sitting on the war chariot is called Jin Hao. He was responsible for punishing you at the Planar Battlefield.”
“Oh?”
Jun Changxiao turned back to look at that arrogant golden-armored man, his lips curling into a faint smile.
Jin Hao said coldly: “Boy, not dying under the punishing force counts as good luck, but remember—after coming to the Upper Realm, behave yourself and absolutely don’t commit crimes and fall into my hands.”
“He~tui!”
Jun Changxiao spat.
“He~tui!”
The disciples followed the Sect Master’s example and spat one after another, making Jin Hao furious with rage. He almost couldn’t resist flying over to slap all these Lower Realm trash dead with one palm.
“Goldie.”
Jun Changxiao raised his hand, crooked his finger, saying: “Come, come. After this seat settles Iron Bones Mountain in the Upper Realm, let’s have a one-on-one duel.”
“…”
Black and White Rakshasa nearly collapsed.
Little brother, you being able to safely endure the Ten Thousand Tribulations Thunder Array’s bombardment for so long without incident was indeed quite shocking, but that golden-armored man before you is at least Ninth Rotation. You challenging him to single combat—isn’t that like an old man hanging himself, tired of living?
“You’re certain?” Jin Hao said.
Jun Changxiao said proudly: “Certain, definitely, and absolutely.”
Jin Hao looked toward Empress Lingyao, shrugging: “He initiated the challenge. It’s not me bullying people.”
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