Chapter 63: The Long-Awaited Heavenly Thunder Tribulation!

"Where did this Heavenly Thunder Tribulation come from?"

It wasn't just the Old Ox who was shocked; the others were the same, and the Demon Race even appeared sluggish for a moment.

Yes, that's right.

The attacks of ordinary powerhouses cannot break the formation wall.

But that does not include Heavenly Thunder!

Heavenly Thunder restrains all evil things! But how could there be Heavenly Thunder? Heavenly Thunder isn't exactly cabbage!

"Is it you?!"

The white-haired Demon Race's gaze fell upon the Qiongqi, which was growing in the wind, both shocked and furious.

She identified this as an adult-stage Thunder Tribulation, but the next second, she denied it.

"Impossible!"

"Hasn't this Qiongqi of yours been in its adult stage for over half a year already!"

"How could it be undergoing the Heavenly Tribulation at a time like this!"

If it were the adult Heavenly Thunder Tribulation of a Fierce Beast...

The white-haired Demon Race's face turned pale.

Let alone them, even those at the Emperor Realm couldn't withstand it! Fierce Beasts are loathed by heaven and earth; heaven and earth do not favor them. Once they reach adulthood, Fierce Beasts are even more prone to causing chaos and rampaging, their temperaments being incomparably cruel, so they often die in their adult Heavenly Thunder Tribulation.

The Qiongqi is over thirty thousand years old; there is only one reason why it is only undergoing the tribulation now.

It didn't dare!

Regardless of him or other Fierce Beasts, most would slightly suppress their strength to avoid entering the adult stage too quickly and being struck to death by Heavenly Thunder.

But for a Qiongqi that had already stepped into the adult stage and possessed adult characteristics, how could it continue to suppress its strength, let alone suppress the Heavenly Thunder! Feng Wuyou's pupils even constricted for a moment.

But she suddenly remembered one thing.

One cannot undergo tribulation within a Secret Realm.

The Qiongqi reached adulthood within the Secret Realm; after coming out, it seems...

No Heavenly Thunder had ever appeared?

And Lu Ren's subsequent words verified her conjecture.

His eyes were like the sea, with no one able to see the scenery in their depths, as he just smiled slightly: "The Time Law is truly exquisite."

He had actually been using the Time Law to drag out the Qiongqi's Heavenly Thunder all along! It was as if lightning and thunder were crashing in Feng Wuyou's mind.

She was amazed by it, and even more shocked.

As expected of Lu Ren...

Only Lu Ren would dare to madly burn his own lifespan to gamble on a possibility! Many members of the Lu Family were also struck with sudden realization, "No wonder! No wonder the Family Head only delayed it for a few months, yet already had white hair when undergoing the Supreme Lightning Tribulation!"

He was actually dragging out a Qiongqi as well! It was simply terrifying! "Hahaha!"

The Qiongqi's figure was incomparably massive, obscuring the entire firmament, and countless members of the Demon Race were trampled to death beneath his feet.

And in his wild laughter, he declared the pleasure of no longer needing to endure! "You lowly Demon Race, how could you possibly understand the great power of my master!"

"My master and I have been waiting for you for a long time!"

"You've come at just the right time!"

Amidst the roaring of the Thunder Tribulation, the Qiongqi's figure surged by another thirty percent, his fierce kite-like eyes gazing at the thunderclouds above, grinning and laughing unscrupulously.

"Come!"

"Strike me!"

"If you can't strike me to death, you're a moron!"

The thunderclouds froze for a moment.

Then.

The thunder light flared brilliantly!

"Is he crazy?"

The Old Ox was dumbfounded.

The Fierce Beast Thunder Tribulation has eighty-one strikes and is terrifying enough, yet the Qiongqi was actually provoking the Heavenly Thunder?

Is he afraid of not dying fast enough?! And after hearing the Qiongqi's words, most of the Human Race also came to a sudden realization.

Along with the sudden realization, there was also a dreamlike trance.

"Is it Lu Ren?"

"Did Lu Ren suppress the Qiongqi's adult Heavenly Thunder Tribulation?"

"Why would he do that? What is he aiming for?"

Countless doubts weighed on their hearts, but only Qingchengzi, who looked like an Old Beggar, felt his heart sink deeper and deeper.

Step by step, link by link.

His eyes were profound as he stared at Lu Ren's back.

What exactly is the truth? What exactly is Lu Ren plotting? Could it be that the quota he gave away back then was also calculated by him? Lu Ren smiled, noncommittal to the overwhelming questioning around him. He looked at the Demon Race sweating profusely within the formation wall and suddenly gave a light laugh, like a spring breeze passing through, extremely gentle.

Even at a time like this, he is still laughing! He must be a madman! This thought arose simultaneously in the minds of countless humans and demons.

And after seeing what Lu Ren took out from his hands, this thought became even more firm.

"Eight-Rank Lightning-Attracting Talisman, although the grade is not high, quality can win," Lu Ren said.

With a twist of his fingertips, the Lightning-Attracting Talisman split into two, two into four, and four into countless.

A whole stack of Lightning-Attracting Talismans was torn to shreds by him!

At this moment, the Heavenly Thunder accumulated even deeper and became even more terrifying! His eyes were like electricity as he looked at the enraged thunder layer, his whole body becoming excited and eager to try.

"Let me see just how far you can go."

"Come!"

Crackle!

Purple-black lightning snaked down, like a giant python spanning heaven and earth, baring its fangs as it bit toward the ground.

Countless tiny bolts of lightning, more like slender little snakes, surrounded the low-level Demon Race on the ground, strangling them to death alive.

One by one, the low-level demons turned to ash in an instant during this feast of lightning.

The adult Heavenly Thunder Tribulation of a Qiongqi is also the final means of stopping Fierce Beasts from causing chaos; it is simply not something low-level Demon Race can resist.

And Qiongqi...

"Get lost!!"

The Demon Race experts guarding the Teleportation Array were furious, their faces flushed red with rage, wishing they could rush out and kill Qiongqi.

But they had to maintain the stability of the array points, and could only watch helplessly as Qiongqi's fat, bulky backside sat right on top of their heads.

"Still want to open the gate? Ha! Bear the thunder with me, you bastards!" Qiongqi laughed heartily, making no effort to hide his malice toward the Demon Race.

And Lu Ren stood calmly by Qiongqi's side.

Weisheng Yucheng had already retreated into the Linglong Tower.

With this level of Heavenly Thunder, staying outside would be purely asking to be struck.

Not to mention him, even Feng Wuyou could not withstand it and had to retreat to defend.

She was extremely anxious, "Why hasn't Second Brother returned? Could it be that he intends to withstand the Heavenly Thunder just like Qiongqi?!"

At a time like this, where is the need to show such deep master-servant loyalty! If Qiongqi dies, he dies.

Her Second Brother must not be harmed!

It wasn't just the Human Race that didn't understand; the Demon Race also failed to grasp the meaning.

The white-haired Demon Race was nearly vomiting blood, watching in despair as tiny cracks appeared on the array wall.

Even if they were just cracks, only twelve bolts of Heavenly Thunder had passed so far! There were eighty-one bolts in total, and they were getting stronger!

The array wall would likely not even last through sixty!

It's over!

This time, it's truly over!

She was trembling with rage; no longer sitting leisurely, she acted ruthlessly, slicing her wrist. Purple blood gushed out like a fountain and was absorbed by the array gate.

Although the other three Demon Race experts felt the pain, they all followed suit.

As soon as the fresh blood touched the array gate, it was all completely absorbed.

The already powerful array fluctuations intensified once more; the Conversion Array and the Teleportation Array were both activated!

The white-haired Demon Race's phoenix eyes were gloomy, "Even if we die, don't think you'll survive!"

"Eighty-one bolts of Heavenly Thunder, countless Demon Race armies—with your human body, a mere mortal frame, you will undoubtedly die!"

She had expected Lu Ren to show some reaction, but to her surprise, Lu Ren didn't even glance at her, instead increasing the output of his Strange Fire, sparing no effort to coordinate with the Heavenly Thunder to scorch the Demon Race.

Under the bombardment of the Heavenly Thunder, the Strange Fire grew increasingly withered, especially that Strange Fire which Lu Ren had subdued in the Luoyun Mijing; it was almost on the verge of dissipating.

Yet it persisted for a long time without dissipating, eerily maintaining its shattered appearance.

Qingchengzi watched from afar, feeling more and more that something was wrong.

He wiped his fingers across his eyelids.

He was stunned.

"This is... Merit?"

The surging power of Merit was like a mad demon, greedily absorbed by the Strange Fire, transforming into the source of power that sustained the fragile flame.

And then, it gradually elongated.

Deformed.

And even...

Evolved!

(End of chapter)