Chapter 47: Heavenly Tribulation?

  The place where Shangguan Yu was, suddenly a large piece of dark cloud floated over and stopped above his head. From a distance, the dark cloud seemed to be suspended above Shangguan Yu's head. It could be seen that streaks of lightning flashed through the clouds. However, those flashes of lightning seemed to be trapped by the clouds and could only roll around inside the clouds.

  "It's okay, it's just this feeling, last time was the same feeling." Shangguan Yu immersed himself in that feeling, his eyes still closed. He felt the natural breath, felt the pulse of heaven and earth, felt the rhythm of the Tao. Perhaps his feelings were shallow, but for him now, it was already rare enough.

  An opportunity like this cannot be missed, and Imperial Censor Wei Yu naturally had to seize it. However, he did not know that above his head was a vast expanse of dark clouds, nor did he know that within those clouds were threads of lightning swirling about. Perhaps these threads of lightning were very fine, far inferior to the thunderclaps on a rainy day. But if all these threads of lightning were to strike down, even a martial artist at the peak of Hou Ji would not necessarily be able to preserve his life.

  Jiu Lao stood in the distance, looking at all of this with a mixture of shock and uncertainty. This was all too abnormal - how could a warrior who had broken through to the Tianbing realm possibly face a tribulation of lightning? Shangguan Yu's bloodline power was strong, and he knew it in his heart as well. But even if one were the legendary son of a great emperor, no one had ever heard of anyone encountering a tribulation of lightning at the Tianbing realm.

  Looking at the lightning rolling in the dark clouds, although these lightnings were insignificant to him, they were indeed a fatal calamity for Shangguan Yu now. Jiu Lao could be certain that if all these lightnings struck Shangguan Yu, he would definitely die under them.

  Jiu Lao thought to himself, whether or not he should save Shang Guan Yu. This little guy seemed to be very much in line with his expectations, but this Thunder Tribulation didn't know what kind of consequences human intervention would bring. The Thunder Tribulation also had another name, which was the Heavenly Tribulation. The Heavenly Tribulation was the will of Heaven's Way, if a person went against Heaven's Way, then they would inevitably receive the punishment of the Heavenly Tribulation.

  The old wine's martial arts realm is high, but it is still far from being able to contend with the Heavenly Way. It may be possible to reach the realm of the Great Emperor and be able to contend with the Heavenly Way. However, these are just the old wine's speculations, he is not a Great Emperor, nor has he ever seen a Great Emperor, so he naturally does not know whether a Great Emperor can drink against the Heavenly Way or not.

  Jiu Lao stood still, frowning. If he took a few children to Zhen Wu Men and one of them died halfway, then he would truly have no face left in this world. But if he prioritized saving face, then his life wouldn't be guaranteed either. He didn't know what would happen if the Heavenly Way got angry, but he had heard that when the Great Emperor was enraged, hundreds of thousands of corpses fell, so presumably the Heavenly Way wouldn't be any worse than that. So, should he rescue Shang Guan Yu or not?

  "Alas!" Wine Old looked at the few strands of white whiskers on his hand and sighed with a bitter smile. He didn't expect things to get tangled up like this, and so many of his whiskers had been pulled out. Oh well, he had lived long enough, life was dispensable, but dignity was not. Let's see how Official Yu fares now; if he can hold on by himself, that would be best; if he can't, then at the last moment, he could only lend a hand.

  "Chirping"

  The rumbling of thunder grew louder, as if the dark clouds could no longer hold back these lightning bolts. Perhaps these lightning bolts also have a gender distinction, after all this time, the ones inside have indeed increased in number. However, if that's the case, then the rate at which these lightning bolts multiply is truly fast.

  Shangguan Yu's body was majestic and solemn, as if he had merged with the heavens and earth. He sat cross-legged on the ground, motionless, yet the primordial energy of the universe began to revolve around him. Threads of primordial energy swirled around, continuously drilling into Shangguan Yu's physical body. The surrounding primordial energy also surged towards Shangguan Yu, as if something was attracting them.

  The wine old man stood far away and could feel the thickness of the heavenly yuan energy at Shangguan Yu's place, as if it had become a huge whirlpool, and all the heavenly yuan energy was sucked in. Looking at the commotion caused by Shangguan Yu, Wine Old Man was speechless. A small Tianbing realm kid actually made such a big fuss, how could other Tianbing realm warriors bear it?

  "Alright, alright. I must have owed you in my past life. You little brat caused such a big commotion and now I have to come clean up after you. What bad luck!"

  The old man muttered to himself, but his hands began to move. He used a series of intricate hand seals, and his feet suddenly stomped down. Next, the movements of his hands quickened, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

  After a long time, the wine stopped, and he wiped the sweat from his forehead. "With my isolation array, people who want to come from the outside world can't sense what's happening here." He looked at the silver light shield with satisfaction, nodded, and the silver light shield disappeared. The old wine took out the wine gourd, poured another mouthful of wine, and continued to look at Yu Fang.

  "How can there be so much heavenly energy here? My body is about to burst, this won't do." Shangguan Yu still had his eyes closed, and could only mutter to himself in his heart. "Heavenly energy, heavenly energy, we have no past grievances or recent resentment towards each other, why are you treating me like this? Looking at your appearance, it seems you're trying to do good for me, but don't do a good deed that turns out bad, I won't be able to bear the weight of your great kindness!"

  Boom

  The primordial energy of heaven and earth finally dispersed, although they still wanted to drill into the body of Shangguan Yu, but the aura of Tian Jie made them fearful. Tian Jie, no matter how small or weak, was carrying the will of Heaven's Way. These heavenly and earthly primordial energies did not dare to defy the will of Heaven's Way, they were like the descendants of Heaven's Way, which descendant would dare to disobey their ancestors?

  Shangguan Yu suddenly opened his eyes, he only felt that his body was about to explode. The heavenly energy of the universe, he really couldn't bear it. Even if his physical body had absorbed a lot of heavenly energy, there were still many remnants inside him. He just wanted to burst out, he felt that at this moment he was invincible, even if that something fourteen came, he dared to fight.

  If he doesn't let out the swelling heavenly energy inside him, he might really explode. He feels like a balloon filled with air, and if he releases the heavenly energy inside him, he'll definitely return to normal.

  "Chirp"

  When Shangguan Yu had no way to vent, a bolt of lightning suddenly struck him. Before he could react, the lightning had already entered his body. He only felt a numbness all over his body, followed by a sense of comfort. More importantly, he felt that the swelling Heavenly Origin Qi inside his body had decreased slightly.

  Shangguan Yu raised his head, and naturally saw the dark clouds in the sky. Those rolling flashes of lightning were, to him, the best tonic. These flashes could alleviate his bloated feeling, so he was overjoyed. However, he didn't consider that if these flashes struck down together, he would definitely lose his life.

  "Come on, you flashes of lightning! Come and strike me!" Shangguan Yu shouted towards the sky, his voice still filled with joy.

  "Damn it, this little brat must be crazy, probably got possessed by his own power. Lightning won't strike you, you should burn incense instead. But you're still here yelling at those lightning bolts, aren't you looking for death?!" Wine Old looked at Upper Official Yu in the distance, shaking his head, this little brat was clearly just a foolish kid.

  The lightning in the dark clouds seemed to have heard Shangguan Yu's roar, and strands of lightning struck down towards him. The momentum was as if they wanted to turn Shangguan Yu into ashes to vent their anger. Shangguan Yu was also shocked, with so many lightning bolts striking down, he would at least be severely injured, was this what they called asking for it?

  Jiu Lao couldn't help but burst out laughing at the sight of Shangguan Yu's shocked face, feeling a sense of relief wash over him. Who let this little brat shout recklessly? Now he's getting his comeuppance! Jiu Lao happily picked up his wine gourd and took a refreshing sip. However, his brow soon furrowed again - this little brat was being so reckless, wasn't he putting himself in harm's way? He still needed to save Shangguan Yu, but this little brat was really not making things easy for him.

  "Huh, no way, what's going on with these lightning bolts?" Officer Yu felt a numbness all over his body and furrowed his brow. These lightning bolts didn't seem to be trying to take his life, but rather were helping him. He only knew that the swelling sensation was getting less and less, and the heavenly energy inside his body had also disappeared without a trace.

  "Alright, my luck is still not bad." Shangguan Yu's eyebrows relaxed, anyway, since these thunderbolts didn't take his life, that was good. This time he truly thanked the thunderbolts, if it weren't for their help, he might have really exploded.

  However, one person's eyebrows furrowed, and he stared at all of this in a daze. Is this really the Heavenly Tribulation? Those lightning bolts were clearly like well-trained troops, entering Ou Guan Yu's body in an orderly manner. What was even more strange was that they seemed to know Ou Guan Yu's endurance limit.

  "What's going on here? When did the Heavenly Tribulation become so gentle?" The wine old man turned around in place, "Isn't the Heavenly Tribulation something that people fear? Look at this little brat's Heavenly Tribulation, these lightning bolts are clearly helping him temper his body. This world is too crazy, a warrior in the Heavenly Soldier realm encounters the Heavenly Tribulation and it's still not enough, they even encounter such a strange Heavenly Tribulation."

  Gradually, the swelling sensation in Shangguan Yu's body had completely disappeared. However, there were still many flashes of lightning in the dark clouds, making Shangguan Yu's scalp feel numb. The current flashes of lightning were no longer like before, and more and more lightning was entering his body, his body had long since lost all sensation.

  Fortunately, these lightning bolts did not take his life. Instead, they seemed to know his limits and challenged them time and again. Although Shangguan Yu lost consciousness, he could still feel his body growing stronger. He closed his eyes and began to enjoy this feast.