Chapter 340: Shattering the Heavens with Residual Blood

Did Lin Bai scatter the Tribulation Cloud with a single slash?

This scene stunned everyone!

Back then, Qingyun had done the same, but at that time the Heavenly Tribulation had just formed and its power was still weak; today, the Heavenly Tribulation had already lasted for more than fifty days, and who knows how many times it had been strengthened—a single bolt of lightning falling at random could split the Qingmu open...

By what right did Lin Bai scatter the Tribulation Cloud with a single slash?

Even if he shared Qingyun's strength, he would only be on par with Qingyun, yet the strength displayed in this slash was something even Qingyun couldn't achieve!

What is this?

Hiding one's true strength?

Is there any point?

If you had this kind of strength, you should have shown it earlier!

If you had shown such strength earlier, everyone would have to be insane to oppose you!

All this time.

The image Lin Bai presented to others was always one of being carefree and jocular, annoying people with all sorts of strange Fazhe Zhidao; no one took his actual strength to heart, only thinking about how to deal with his Fazhe Zhidao, and thinking he himself was not worth worrying about...

But Lin Bai's world-shaking slash shattered everyone's illusions.

Especially since this slash was unleashed while he was severely injured and on the verge of death; if he were in perfect condition, how strong would he be?

Where did the Righteous Sect find this monster?

The thunder ceased, the wind stopped!

Within a radius of a hundred miles, only the seductive sounds from the cultivators performing their talents in the Phoenix Seeks Phoenix remained; everyone else was dumbfounded.

After a long while.

On the players' live-streaming screens, a line of comments slowly drifted by:

"Alright, this is indeed a real world; no game could ever design such an unbalanced monster!"

"An unsolvable existence!"

"From now on, to survive in this world, we can only live at Lin Bai's mercy."

"What technological weapons, what combination of cultivation and technology—they are all farts when encountering Lin Bai; you never know what trump cards he still has hidden away."

"No wonder Lin Bai said he wanted to become the Heavenly Dao; he is literally the biological son of the Heavens!"

"Too terrifying; no wonder the ancestors of the Righteous Sect never appear to help Lin Bai—it turns out it wasn't needed at all..."

"Do you guys think it could be a final flash of brilliance? After exhausting all his power to unleash this strike, Lin Bai is going to die, right?"

"Dream on; the Tribulation Cloud might have pursued him while it had the momentum, but now, the Tribulation Cloud has been scattered—who is going to kill him?!"

Qingyun caught Lin Bai at the first moment.

Xu Longyun, Jiang Qingqin, Ye Song, Tuohai, and the others couldn't care about their cultivation and rushed to Lin Bai's side with the fastest speed possible.

Lin Bai's slash not only shocked outsiders, but it also stunned them as well.

This slash was simply not something a human could execute.

At this very moment, no one held any resentment for being forced by Lin Bai to become his Disciple; being chosen by Lin Bai as a Disciple to enter the Righteous Sect to cultivate was their greatest honor.

"Master!"

"Lin-lang!"

Xu Longyun looked at the unconscious Lin Bai and cried out in grief.

Tuohai, Nan Rong, and the others immediately took out their respective healing pills and fed them into Lin Bai's mouth...

Lin Bai did not consume their pills.

Qingyun's Spiritual Power was wood-attributed, and wood governs life, providing the best healing effect.

Moreover, he also had the ten-fold recovery power of the War God System and Wen Ba's Heavenly Demon Art; in the short time from when Qingyun caught him until they landed, the gruesome external wounds on his body had already healed.

It was just that the internal injuries from being struck by lightning were severe and could not be recovered from in a short time, and Lin Bai could not put himself into a card...

"Master, are you awake?"

"Master, are you alright?"

"Master, I have a holy medicine for healing here..."

Everyone chattered, showing their concern for Lin Bai.

"No need." Lin Bai pushed away the pill offered to his mouth, stood up from Qingyun's embrace, and looked up at the Tribulation Cloud he had scattered; the Tribulation Cloud showed signs of gathering again.

But it was clear it wouldn't be able to gather together for a while.

"Master, let's heal your injuries first! Otherwise, if the Heavenly Tribulation gathers again in a moment, this Disciple fears I won't be able to hold on." Qingyun's attitude was exceptionally humble.

"No need, this is quite good." Lin Bai looked at Qingyun, shook his head, and smiled; the smile tugged at his injuries, and he couldn't help but grimace.

"Quite good?" Qingyun was stunned; for a moment, she thought the Heavenly Thunder had fried Lin Bai's brain.

"Yes, quite good." Lin Bai echoed, looking at Qingyun, "Qingyun, you have a sense of proportion; when the Heavenly Tribulation gathers in a moment, strike me into a state of severe injury again!"

"..." Qingyun.

"Master, you..." Everyone was stunned; no one expected Lin Bai to make such an inconceivable request.

"Just do as I say; take it easy, don't actually kill me." Although Qingyun was his Puppet and he could stop her offensive at a critical moment, Lin Bai still gave her a warning.

Super Villain System:

Near-Death Counter-Kill: When you are on the verge of death, you can unleash ten times your potential.

This was a reward the Super Villain System had unlocked long ago.

Lin Bai was cautious and careful, always keeping himself out of danger, and he thought he would never use this Skill in his life; he didn't expect that the Heavenly Thunder infusion would actually allow him to use this Skill.

He shared the full strength of three Great Vehicle Realm experts, one Tribulation Transcendence Realm expert, and the expert Qingyun; with ten times the potential erupting, it was roughly equivalent to ten Qingyuns attacking at once.

A single Qingyun had already surpassed the limit of what this world could bear, let alone ten?

It would be strange if the Tribulation Cloud didn't get scattered.

……

Aside from being heavily injured, there were no other side effects; since he could deal with the Tribulation Cloud so easily, why bother racking his brains to ponder other useless things……

No wonder no new systems had appeared?

It turned out his own abilities were already sufficient to handle the situation at hand.

Ten times the potential was already this terrifying; once he finished the new task of the Chef God System, with thirty times the defensive power, he feared no one would be able to break his defense!

It turned out that, unknowingly, he had already become invincible in the world!

……

After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the Tribulation Cloud gathered again.

Watching the Tribulation Cloud take shape once more, the Great Vehicle Realm expert of the Heavenly Dao Sect said with reddened eyes: "In such a short time, Lin Bai definitely cannot recover; he shouldn't be able to survive this time, right!"

It must be said, Lin Bai was truly the bane of the Cultivation World.

Even while undergoing Tribulation Transcendence inside, he could make the people outside watch in terror.

"Fazhe Zhidao indeed has its merits; even if Lin Bai falls this time, it cannot stop the rise of the Fazhe," the Sword cultivator of the Heavenly Sword Sect said despondently, "Terrifying to this extent."

"It is fortunate that in the end, only one person can become a god through Fazhe Zhidao; if everyone could comprehend and use the Fazhe, this world would likely be destroyed," the Great Vehicle Realm expert of the Weapon Refinement Sect sighed.

Before the words had even faded.

The eyes of several people suddenly widened.

They clearly saw that the moment the Heavenly Tribulation took shape, the expert Qingyun not only did not go up to deal with the Heavenly Tribulation, but instead suddenly struck with his palm, attacking Lin Bai.

The heavily injured Lin Bai vomited blood once again.

Before they could figure out the reason, they saw that terrifying Blade Qi once again.

The Tribulation Cloud was scattered by a slash once more……

……

Hiss!

The crowd gasped in unison, falling into a deathly silence; at this moment, the Cultivators' hearts were filled with a complex mix of emotions, and all sorts of profanities rolled through their minds……

Why could it still be like this?

"If I am not mistaken, Lin Bai is using a type of cultivation technique that erupts during critical moments, right?" the Great Vehicle Realm expert of Wanhun Valley said blankly, "Brother Li, Lin Bai turned Wen Ba of Tianmo Mountain into a Puppet; your Tianmo Mountain is most proficient in this art, ……"

"How could the cultivation techniques of Tianmo Mountain be so overbearing? In critical moments, being able to stimulate two to three times the potential is already considered a genius. Moreover, after using it, the damage is severe; if not handled well, it will ruin one's foundation. How could he use it wantonly without pause like Lin Bai……" the Great Vehicle Realm expert of Tianmo Mountain roared excitedly; his face was crimson, his beard and hair trembling, not knowing if it was jealousy or envy, "For Lin Bai to erupt so casually, it simply defies common sense, it's unreasonable."

"It seems that in the future, to kill Lin Bai, we can only kill him in one blow," the Great Vehicle Realm expert of the Poison Sect pondered, "Forcing him to use his ultimate move and then finishing him off is also an option."

As soon as these words were spoken.

The surrounding Cultivators subconsciously moved a certain distance away from him, as if he were a harbinger of disaster; at this time, wanting to kill Lin Bai was purely a sign that one's brain had been kicked by a donkey!

Fazhe Zhidao was unsolvable; just when they had almost killed him, another wave of super eruption came……

Shouldn't such a monster be enshrined?

Why provoke him!

Looking at the Heavenly Descended of the support group at the edge of the Tribulation Cloud, all the Cultivators made up their minds; even if Lin Bai used Phoenix Seeking Phoenix on them, they would absolutely not interfere with anyone in the support group.

They even hoped that some blind person would attack in a moment, so they could turn around and help Lin Bai, selling a favor to Lin Bai……

……

Above the green wood, many Disciples also saw the principle behind Lin Bai's moves.

But at this moment, they only had awe left for Lin Bai; how could they have any other thoughts? They couldn't possibly finish off Lin Bai under the lightning tribulation, could they?

In this world, is there any master who cherishes his Disciples more than this? Is there any way of undergoing Tribulation Transcendence safer than this?

Lin Bai was indeed as he said, charging at the front line at all times!

As long as he could protect them through the lightning tribulation, let alone acknowledging Lin Bai as a master, acknowledging him as an ancestor would be no problem……

……

The following time entered garbage time; as long as the Tribulation Cloud took shape, Qingyun would strike, first hitting his own master, then Lin Bai would strike to blast away the lightning tribulation!

For the next ten days or so, they couldn't even hear the sound of thunder.

The largest-scale lightning tribulation in history had become the most aggrieved lightning tribulation in history……

The only one who was truly suffering should be Lin Bai, who was constantly in a cycle of being heavily injured, recovering, being heavily injured again, and recovering again.

Looking at the weak Lin Bai, Xu Longyun felt so heartbroken she was about to cry; their husband was usually high-spirited, when had he ever suffered such hardships!

Everything Lin Bai did was for them!

Lin Bai was indeed in pain; the experience of being heavily injured and near death was not pleasant, but it had to be said that people all have pain thresholds; being in pain often, over time, one just gets used to it……

……

【……Do something that shocks the world (Completed); Reward: Loyalty (You can see the loyalty of your subordinates)】

【Your enemy is sincerely convinced by you (Completed); Reward: Merit 200 (Already issued)】

【Convert 10,000 people who hate you; Reward: Merit 3000】

【Make your name stop children from crying; Reward: Pressure Bearing (The ability to endure pain stacks without limit)】

……

After the matter of Lin Bai slashing the lightning tribulation was publicized by "Justice Weekly" and spread, the Super Villain System and the Kindred Spirit System sent notifications one after another.

Two tasks were completed, and two new tasks were issued.

Merit, Merit, and Luck, naturally, the more the better; even if one didn't know their specific uses, it was good to have them for good fortune……

But seeing the loyalty of subordinates was truly a chicken rib; Lin Bai only needed tools, and he didn't care if they were loyal to him.

Furthermore.

He felt that his personal charisma was sufficient to reform any subordinate who was hostile toward him.

Just like now, he was sacrificing himself to save others.

Within the range of his vision, apart from the players, the Loyalty of every single native was one hundred percent; did this not prove that his Temperament was invincible?

As for the players, those Undying and Indestructible fellows did not have a normal mindset; each one of them thought they were the most supreme being in heaven and earth, and these fellows wanted to see the Loyalty of NPCs even more than he did!

Two new tasks.

One was to earn virtue by reforming enemies, and the other was to let his fierce reputation spread throughout the world.

On the surface, the two tasks conflicted, but in Lin Bai's view, the two tasks were quite harmonious; who said that one could not make children stop crying while reforming enemies?

Once he got out of this damned Heavenly Tribulation and became the true number one in the world, at that time, he could be a good person if he wanted to, or a bad person if he wanted to...

The Demonic Son, Saintly Son, and other prodigies who had comprehended new divine abilities gathered together, looking as if they were mourning their parents.

Looking closely, one could seemingly see anxiety, grievance, unwillingness, and deep helplessness in their eyes...

The Saintly Son asked, "Brother Demonic, to what level have you comprehended your Tianmo Body?"

The Demonic Son glanced at him, "It has reached Great Completion; Brother Saintly is about the same, right?"

The Saintly Son nodded helplessly, "The Heavenly Descended divine abilities are tailor-made for us, so practicing them is naturally extremely fast, but whenever I think of Lin Bai's boldness in slashing the ten-thousand-man Heavenly Tribulation with his blade, I feel so small that I dare not even look up at him!"

The Blood Son sighed toward the sky in grief and indignation, "Are we destined to live under his shadow?"

The Poison Son pondered for a long time and said, "If he ascends, the mortal world will still be our domain; no one will be our opponent."

The Soul Son said, "Lin Bai is ascending, but he still left behind Lin Sibai..."

The Blood Son said, "Lin Sibai performed Soul Possession on a Heavenly Descended person, is Undying and Indestructible, and has Baimaicutong; if we let him grow, I fear he will be even harder to deal with than Lin Bai."

The Poison Son smiled bitterly, "Brother Saintly, not to mention Lin Sibai in the Mortal World, with our aptitude, we are destined to ascend; in the future, when we ascend to the Immortal World, we will still have to face Lin Bai—that will be a never-ending nightmare!"

At the thought of this possibility, everyone felt even more desperate than before.

The Demonic Son said gloomily, "The Sect Masters are already discussing joining the Justice Alliance; if we don't think about dealing with Lin Bai, it won't be so painful."

"The feeling of being defeated before even fighting is truly so frustrating!" The Saintly Son threw a punch in anger; a phantom of a fist flew out, and a giant tree was silently pulverized, "Fellow Daoist brothers, what exactly are we?"

No one answered him.

A long while passed.

The Blood Son said, "Fellow Daoist brothers, there is a method that might allow our strength to reach a higher level; at that time, perhaps we could be on par with Lin Bai."

"What method?" everyone asked in unison.

"Learn from Lin Bai and perform Soul Possession on a Heavenly Descended person," the Blood Son said with drooping eyelids, "Our divine abilities either resurrect us or restore our own bodies; they seem powerful, but in the end, they are not Undying and Indestructible bodies. If we can successfully perform Soul Possession on a Heavenly Descended person and supplement it with our Heavenly Descended divine abilities, presumably Lin Bai would not be able to do anything to us, right?"

He paused for a moment and said firmly, "Seek survival in death."

Everyone's expressions changed in unison.

A long time later.

The Saintly Son finally said, "It is not a bad idea. Lin Bai was forced into a desperate situation and used soul splitting and Soul Possession to leave himself a way out. We have never experienced hardship; perhaps we should force ourselves."

"It doesn't necessarily have to be seeking death. Whether Soul Possession can succeed depends on whether the Spirit Soul is solid. It is rumored that we are reincarnations of great beings, and our Spirit Souls are naturally condensed; others might have crises when performing Soul Possession, but for us, it should be a sure thing. These days, those Heavenly Descended people have been practicing diligently, and some have already reached the Void Refinement Realm; we don't need to worry about our cultivation regressing when performing Soul Possession on them..."

The Blood Son said, "Why don't we go find the Sect Master to discuss this matter immediately? The Sect Master should also be unwilling to join that whatever-it-is Justice Alliance."

The Soul Son said, "Find some Cultivators who have no hope of ascending to perform Soul Possession on the Heavenly Descended people first to scout the path for us."

(End of this chapter)