Old Lei had no time to think. Verdant green energy lit up in his right hand as he plunged it into the ground and shouted, “Lethality: Emperor Shennong’s Flame!”
There is a fire named Hundred Blooming Grass, thousand herbs grow where its rain of fire comes to pass.
An endless stream of green fire surged into the ground. The great elder and the others could feel some sort of movement in the ground. The great elder raised a hand and two shadow guards leapt forward and pulled Wun Ching Yeung and the third elder back to safety.
The reason Old Lei had been swinging his rod earlier as if casting it was to cast out some seeds around Wun Fan. Old Lei made several hand signs from a distance, imbuing the seeds with life force, “Cage of the Thundercalling Wood, Array of the Flower of Reinvigoration, Array of the Mind-Cleansing Herb, rise!”
Over a hundred Thundercalling pillars suddenly grew out all within twenty meters of Wun Fan. They grew at a visible rate and quickly encircled Wun Fan. The shadow guard that had been standing near Wun Fan immediately retreated to the great elder’s side when he saw this. Sprouts broke the earth and grew around Wun Fan within the wooden array. The plants, stimulated by Emperor Shennong’s Flame, were actually growing at a tremendously accelerated pace!
The great elder observed the stranger’s actions carefully. They seemed to have no intention of harming Wun Fan at all. Could he actually have been wrong about this man? He recognized thundercalling wood, flower of reinvigoration and mind-cleansing herb. These plants had the ability to divert lightning, restore soul energy and bring clarity to the mind respectively. Most guardians would find locations that had these three plants, as they can help protect an individual during a heavenly tribulation.
Was Wun Fan truly undergoing a tribulation?
But if that was the case, why was Wun Fan’s tribulation so horrifying? The three of them could sense the destructive power in the tribulation cloud even from a distance. Why had the heavens unleashed such a tremendous tribulation on an eleven-year-old boy?
While the great elder calmed down, Wun Ching Yeung and the third elder had managed to rest and could just barely get up on their feet. They looked at what Old Lei was doing and couldn’t help but fall silent. Was Wun Fan truly the target of this tribulation? However, they could see that Old Lei had no intention to attack them. He was only adding more defenses around Wun Fan. It seemed like he truly had meant no ill to Wun Fan.
Seeing the strange atmosphere in the air, the great elder suddenly asked coarsely with a hint of embarrassment in his voice, “Friend, why is the heavenly tribulation of our clan’s disciple so strange?”
Old Lei didn’t turn back as he said simply, “Seven Lightning Dominions.”
Wun Ching Yeung and the third elder looked confused. Only the great elder’s face turned dark. His eyebrows trembled uncontrollably.268Please respect copyright.PENANAgJCbzwx228
Wun Fan sat quietly inside the array of thundercalling wood that Old Lei had set up, but his emotions were incredibly unstable. His mind was filled with unnerving images that made him so anxious his heart felt like it was about to break into tiny pieces. Images from his past life on earth flickered before his eyes, as if someone was projecting them into his mind.
In particular, that day, when Tsz died on the other end of the earphone; that night, when his father never returned again after saying goodnight to him; that paper, that piece of the Back-push Sketch that ended his life.
A broken heart was a manifestation of intense emotional pain.
Old Lei had no insight into Wun Fan’s mental state at the moment. All he could do was do his best to help him. He projected his voice to his ear. This was another intricate use of mental energy. His voice appeared beside Wun Fan’s ear, snapping him out of his thoughts, “Kid, guard your mind. Borrow as much of the Spiritstartler Ring’s aether when you need it!”
“Hang in there, kid! There will be seven waves of lightning tribulations. You must hang in there!”
Wun Fan didn’t know if Old Lei could see him, but he nodded to indicate that he understood. Then, he tried his best to keep his mind clear and pacify his mental state. He suppressed the ominous feeling of unease and breathed deeply to prepare himself, dispelling the images in his mind one by one.
However, Wun Fan didn’t have any time to think. The black lightning in the clouds was raring to emerge from its cage, to exact justice in heaven’s name by smiting all evil in the world! The moment lightning descended from above, Wun Fan’s was finally calm again. He was completely enclosed in the wooden cage, but he felt no sense of safety.
Old Lei looked at the black lightning in the skies, the disbelief in his eyes still as strong as when it started. He mumbled to himself, “Here it comes.”
First Lightning Dominion: Fury Upon Wu Yi.
Once upon a time, in a nation that called itself Shang, there lived an emperor known as Wu Yi. He was a murderous king who executed loyal advisors and great generals, believing blindly in the words of treacherous subjects and scheming traitors. He revelled in wine, women and all manners of luxury, starting wars here and there, giving no peace to the kingdom he ruled. Peasants starved from the heavy taxes and lived in constant suffering. The heavens could not bear to see the world suffer so and decided to unleash lightning to smite this man, liberating the world from his clutches.
As such, this lightning is also known as the First Lightning Dominion, and flashes a golden yellow color. It signifies the overwhelming fury of the heavens. It is the golden emblem that signifies heaven’s imperial edict, their command to smite the sinful! This lightning is so powerful that even Innate Martial Masters fear its power.
However, Wun Fan still had to survive six other waves of lightning besides this one…
The dark lightning in the skies was unleashed, determined to punish the evil. The lightning turned into an electric serpent, as thick as ten arms put together. It rushed into the ground, striking straight at Wun Fan! The thundercalling wood worked incredibly well, absorbing most of the lightning’s power and grounding it in the earth. Only small amounts of electricity broke through the layers of wood to lunge at Wun Fan’s chest. Even so, this tiny amount of the lightning’s power went on a rampage after it entered Wun Fan’s body. It took a lot of effort from Wun Fan to deal with the electricity.
“Shit…” Wun Fan clasped his chest, feeling the numbness there. Every breath hurt a little now. He couldn’t help but think to himself, This is the first wave of lightning? Wun Fan drew on his soul energy to lessen the discomfort in his chest. He did his best to restore himself to his peak condition as he awaited the next wave.
Second Lightning Dominion: Nine-Chained Lightning.
The so-called Nine-Chained refers to chains linked together, the first leads to the second, the second leads to the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth. There was a particular type of lock in the world known as the nine-chained lock, echoing this particular idea. Lightning given the name of Nine-Chained did the same thing. Bolt after bolt, it was a series of nine continuous lightning strikes.
“Has it come?” Wun Fan could hear the booming thunder from outside his cage once more. Nine bolts of blue lightning struck at the thundercalling wood array. The wood was able to divert the might of the lightning to the earth, but there was a limit to its capabilities. The grass beneath Wun Fan’s feet withered and the earth cracked. In a matter of seconds, all the thundercalling wood around him had been destroyed.
The ninth lightning bolt took the opportunity and lunged into Wun Fan’s chest. The moment the lightning entered Wun Fan’s body, all the blood in the vessels near his chest was vaporized in an instant. The blood mist clogged many of his veins, especially the smaller ones, causing his blood to be unable to flow. The lightning power spread elsewhere, singeing the clothes on his chest and revealing his skinny frame. Wun Fan endured the pain and drew on his soul energy to mend his wounds and neutralize the heat caused by the lightning.
It was terrifying to think that a mere eleven-year-old boy was facing such power alone.
“Fan!” Wun Ching Yeung could see Wun Fan’s small frame once more now that all the thundercalling wood had been destroyed. Wun Fan’s shirt had been burned away and his face seemed pale. The knot between his eyebrows revealed the pain he was enduring. Wun Ching Yeung was in disbelief. He did not understand why Wun Fan had to endure such a horrifying tribulation.
“Hang in there, kid. The third wave of lightning is coming,” Old Lei had no time to express any concern for Wun Fan. All he did was for the sake of helping Wun Fan survive the lightning! Old Lei never stopped waving his fishing rod around. Two seconds later, he pressed his hand into the ground, infusing it with large amounts of green flame as he shouted, “Emperor Shennong’s Flame, Thundercalling Wood, appear!”
Old Lei used the same technique. Seeds burst out of the ground around Wun Fan, growing into large trees that protected Wun Fan. His silhouette was once again obscured by greenery.
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