Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 766

The giant cauldron above seemed to reach its limit in absorbing the silver lightning. The blue threads were dwindling, and its absorption speed was decreasing.

In that lull, a large amount of silver lightning crashed towards the golden lightning net below. It was already barely holding on, and it was uncertain how much longer it could endure.

The Core Formation cultivators watching exchanged glances. The young man in the yellow robe spoke first.

“This is definitely not an ordinary Lesser Heavenly Tribulation. Even a cultivator who has perfected the Transformation Stage wouldn’t face such a tribulation.”

“That’s right, it’s like I’ve heard of such a Heavenly Tribulation somewhere before….”

Elder Hwa seemed to recall something amidst the tremendous power of the Heavenly Tribulation.

“Elder, is that true?”

The young man in the yellow robe quickly turned his head.

“I think I heard about it once. It was so long ago that I can’t remember it well.”

The old man replied, pondering. Since he wasn’t a cultivator, his memories had faded with age.

The Core Formation cultivators were anxious with curiosity, but Elder Hwa was a top-tier body refiner comparable to a Nascent Soul cultivator, so they couldn’t rashly urge him.

“Oh! It seems that senior is not going to be able to hold on anymore.”

One of the Core Formation cultivators suddenly raised his voice. The others were startled and turned their heads. Elder Hwa, who had been pondering, also quickly looked up.

The lightning had now changed its form, falling like fist-sized lightning orbs.

Buzz, buzz.

The lightning orbs were much stronger than the previous lightning, and the giant cauldron finally couldn’t withstand it and began to wail.

The cauldron could no longer emit blue threads and shrank to the size of a fist, returning to the figure in the blue light. It seemed quite damaged.

Golden lightning was still surging from the hands of the figure in the blue light, but the lightning net also seemed like it wouldn’t last much longer. The giant net finally began to tear apart under the bombardment of the lightning orbs.

Just as the onlookers thought that the cultivator undergoing the tribulation was about to die, the figure struck the back of his head.

Then, a large amount of gray energy surged above his head, and a dark, one-zhang [about 3.3 meters]-sized mountain emerged from his mouth. The gray energy enveloped the lightning orbs that had reached close by, and a mysterious thing happened.

No matter what color the lightning orbs were, once they were caught in the gray energy, they would all stop in place and spin around. It was as if an invisible force was supporting them. However, the lightning orbs did not disappear but continued to accumulate.

The gray energy spread out nearly thirty zhang [about 100 meters], but it seemed unable to accept any more as it was already filled with two-colored lightning orbs.

At that moment, the figure formed a hand seal, and the small mountain grew to the size of a dozen zhang [about 40 meters]. The figure raised one hand, pointed at the mountain, and chanted an obscure incantation.

Then, after a light flowed on the surface of the mountain peak, a gray ring spread out from the top, sweeping up the lightning orbs that had accumulated in the void.

At first, it only vibrated slightly without showing any particular reaction, but gradually the gray energy began to surge, creating ripples.

The lightning orbs became unstable under the influence of the two types of power. As the distortion of the gray energy intensified, the golden and silver lightning orbs swayed and merged into one place before exploding.

Bang! Boom!

As the silver and gold light masses exploded, they emitted countless lightning bolts. In response, the gray ring vibrated and gathered the lightning bolts into the dark mountain peak.

Afterward, all the thin lightning bolts disappeared into the mountain peak. This continued for a while.

Continuously, the gray energy gathered the falling lightning orbs, and the gray lasso spread out, detonating the silver and gold lightning orbs and absorbing them into the mountain peak.

‘It’s endless!’

From afar, it looked like he was dealing with the lightning orbs very easily, but in reality, he was having a terrible headache. He was enduring with the mysterious divine power of the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light, but gathering so much Heavenly Lightning into the Yuan Magnetic Mountain at once was causing a huge loss of magical power.

The figure in the blue light was naturally Han Li, who had been secluded in the mountain for a hundred years. During that time, he had perfected the Vajra Art and succeeded in re-condensing the Nascent Soul he had scattered.

However, unexpectedly, on the very day he succeeded in condensing the Nascent Soul, the Heavenly Tribulation of the Spirit World descended. Han Li was flustered, but he was using every method he could.

Even though he had almost exhausted his magical power due to the dozen or so consecutive lightning orbs, the Heavenly Tribulation showed no signs of stopping.

Han Li’s complexion turned slightly pale. He had many divine abilities, but when the Heavenly Tribulation struck, only a few were useful.

The Firebird that the Spirit Devouring Heavenly Flame had transformed into had hidden itself within his newly condensed Nascent Soul as soon as the Heavenly Tribulation began, making it impossible to use. The Five Devilish Hearts and Soul Subduing Bell were also intimidated by the Heavenly Tribulation and were of no help.

The Eight Spirit Ruler and Six Manifestation Heavenly Armor, which would have been of great help in blocking the Heavenly Tribulation, had long been destroyed at the spatial junction. Now, he only had two or three countermeasures left, all of which were methods to be used only in desperate situations.

Judging from the current situation, it was time to use the last resort.

‘But how can the Lesser Heavenly Tribulation of the Spirit World be so brutal! If everyone goes through this, how did the other Transformation Stage cultivators endure their tribulations?’

He couldn’t believe that everyone went through such a powerful Heavenly Tribulation. Unless there was a secret to enduring the Heavenly Tribulation!

He regretted not having learned more about the Lesser Heavenly Tribulation in the past. However, Han Li didn’t know that what was happening now was different from a normal Lesser Heavenly Tribulation.

If it weren’t for him possessing the Heaven-Defying Divine Ability and top-grade treasures like the Void Sky Cauldron and Yuan Magnetic Mountain, other cultivators would have turned to ashes when the first lightning struck.

Taking a deep breath, a bloody hue appeared on Han Li’s body, and something seemed to be trying to come out. Just then, a spatial fluctuation occurred a few miles away.

Swoosh.

The light of spiritual energy flared greatly, and a milky-white formation floated in the void. The formation, about a dozen zhang [about 40 meters] in size, was filled with light, and incantations fluttered and sparkled.

‘What is it now?’

Startled, he withdrew the bloody hue and blocked the lightning orbs with the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light, coldly looking in that direction. It was only natural to be wary since something strange had suddenly happened at such a crucial moment of his Heavenly Tribulation.

However, the formation made of light looked somewhat familiar. It was as if he had seen it somewhere before.

As Han Li scanned the formation with his consciousness, his heart suddenly turned cold. The milky-white formation vibrated for a while, and then, mysteriously, a golden ship appeared from its center.

The golden ship was covered with densely packed silver characters. Han Li’s expression changed instantly upon seeing the characters.

‘Silver Script!’

It was a script from the Immortal World.

The giant light formation was like a teleportation array spread out in the void. The more he looked at it, the more shocking it was.

A semi-circular yellow barrier was erected in the center of the golden ship, and it was so thick and solid that even with his powerful consciousness, he couldn’t see inside at all.

As the golden ship appeared, the teleportation array below shattered, and the yellow barrier in the center of the ship also disappeared. Then, two cultivators wearing golden armor appeared from within.

One was a man with a beard who looked to be in his fifties or sixties, and the other was a fair-faced man who looked to be about thirty years old.

The golden armor of the two cultivators was also engraved with Silver Script, and incantations fluttered around them, making it clear at a glance that they were precious treasures.

After confirming the cultivation of the opponents with his consciousness, the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light above Han Li’s head trembled. He was so shocked by the sight that he almost lost control of his cultivation technique.

They were both Void Refinement cultivators, and one of them was in the mid-Void Refinement stage. He wondered how such beings had coincidentally appeared here and found him, who was undergoing the Heavenly Tribulation.

‘Could they be targeting me?’

Han Li’s expression was not good as he looked at the opponents. The yellow-robed cultivator, who was watching from afar, was also observing the golden ship and the armored cultivators who had suddenly appeared.

The Core Formation cultivators didn’t understand what was happening even after seeing it. However, Elder Hwa’s expression changed as if he had seen a ghost, and he shouted,

“Golden Court Ship and Heavenly Abyss Guard!”

“He, Heavenly Abyss Guard! Are they seniors from the Heavenly Abyss City?”

The yellow-robed cultivator’s face turned pale, and he asked in disbelief.

“There’s no mistake. I remember now! This is definitely a Lesser Heavenly Tribulation, but it’s a rare, fatal two-colored lightning tribulation that occurs when a cultivator from the lower realm hasn’t cleansed their body with the Dust Extinguishing Pill. The Heavenly Abyss Guard must have sensed the strange Heavenly Tribulation and come here to resolve the situation. But the strange thing is, why were the Heavenly Abyss Guard passing by this area?”

Elder Hwa muttered with a stunned face as he stared at the golden ship. However, the Core Formation cultivators, whose minds were already blank at the mention of the Heavenly Abyss Guard, had no way of knowing the answer.

Everything proceeded as Elder Hwa had said.

The Void Refinement cultivators immediately examined Han Li and the lightning orbs falling above him. They were surprised to see that he was still holding on well.

Then, one of them immediately raised his hand and shot out a green talisman. With a thunderous sound, a giant humanoid figure, ten zhang [about 33 meters] tall and covered in purple lightning, appeared.

The giant humanoid figure, with a bare upper body and arms crossed, had a vague face but faintly resembled a burly man.

This time, another cultivator threw out blue and gold talismans, which transformed into a one-zhang [about 3.3 meters]-sized blue awl and a golden hammer with a rumbling sound.

Seeing the two treasures emitting spiritual energy while enveloped in blue and gold lightning, they seemed to be extraordinary treasures.

The first cultivator sent out magical power continuously with a cautious expression and entered the giant humanoid figure in the void. Then, he grasped the blue awl and golden hammer made of light.

At that moment, the other cultivator chanted an incantation in a clear voice, performing a technique to assist the cultivator who had entered the giant humanoid figure.

The giant humanoid figure roared loudly, aimed the blue awl at Han Li, and then struck the awl hard with the golden hammer.

Bang!

Purple lightning flashed from the giant humanoid figure’s body, and lightning also flashed from the golden hammer and blue awl. A mixture of purple, blue, and gold lightning burst from the tip of the awl.

At first, it was a very thin lightning bolt, but it suddenly grew to be several zhang [about 10-20 meters] wide and a hundred zhang [about 330 meters] long, looking like a three-colored true dragon writhing in the void.

The giant lightning disappeared in an instant and then reappeared above Han Li’s head.

Tsuts, boom!

‘…….’

As the lightning crackled and flashed in three colors, Han Li, who was right below it, felt his heart sink and his breathing even became rapid for a moment. But he soon returned to normal.

The giant lightning had twisted its body and flown into the dark clouds. As the explosions continued and the light flashed in the dark clouds, the falling lightning orbs also decreased rapidly.

Now, Han Li also realized that the two men had come to help him with his Heavenly Tribulation. It was an unexpected situation, but he had no reason to refuse such a good thing.

Without further hesitation, he moved his body downwards, moving away from the clouds where the Heavenly Tribulation was falling.

His prediction was accurate.

Just as he had moved away, a giant lightning dragon appeared from the dark clouds, and its whole body was torn apart, scattering countless three-colored lightning bolts.

The thunder rumbled loudly, as if trying to burst his eardrums, then gradually subsided, and the dark clouds visibly decreased. And the sun began to shine through the clouds little by little.

The Lesser Heavenly Tribulation had ended like this.

Although the Lesser Heavenly Tribulation was over, Han Li didn’t rejoice. Instead, he retrieved the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light and Yuan Magnetic Mountain and calmly turned his gaze.

Then, the golden ship was slowly approaching from afar, and the faces of the armored cultivators on it began to become clear.