Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 586 - 464: Crossing the Tribulation!

Chapter 586: Chapter 464: Crossing the Tribulation!

The torrential rain fell like a flood from the sky.

Blood Youth crouched far away on a tree, occasionally biting her lips.

—She had never been so worried about someone before.

"Don’t die... If you die, even if I am not tortured by the mistress, I will be forced by the Causality Law to accompany you in the Death World..."

As she thought this, bitterness welled up in her heart.

Usually—

Cultivators facing heavenly tribulation would first consult the oracle, determine the weakest moment of the tribulation, prepare arrays, talismans, weapons, armor, magical treasures, elixirs, then bathe, change clothes, burn incense, and pray for blessings.

Only when all preparations were in place, would they officially begin to face the heavenly tribulation.

During the heavenly tribulation, cultivators would rely on all their equipment and treasures to contend with the thunder—

Cultivators would make every effort not to be hit by the thunder.

After all, each hit brought them one step closer to death and their eradication from the path of cultivation.

Until the end—

All resources were exhausted, the thunder ceased, yet the cultivator remained unharmed.

Only then was the tribulation considered successfully passed.

Thereafter, the rise in realm would begin.

That’s how tribulations were usually passed.

But his master—

Blood Youth’s pupils reflected the silhouette of a figure.

That figure leapt high, rushing headlong into the lightning while roaring:

"Come on!"

Boom—

Lightning struck his charred forehead, directly blasting him into the ground, creating a crater.

The male master’s aura weakened, almost vanishing.

Blood Youth painfully closed her eyes.

—If this could pass the heavenly tribulation, she would chop off her own head and give it to the mistress to kick as a ball!

Forget it.

Get ready.

To face the endless struggles in the Death World, until eternity.

Blood Youth thought with a gray face.

Suddenly.

In her senses, the master’s momentum climbed up again.

She suddenly looked up towards the crater.

She saw the male master holding a fruit, breaking it apart and eating, while shouting at the sky:

"I know you are listening—"

"Bring it on with something fiercer and more intense, OK?"

Blood Youth’s gaze fixed on the fruit momentarily.

Frost Snow Fruit.

It was said to grow in the deepest abyss of death, and only a few special beings guarding the secrets of death could venture deep enough to harvest this fruit.

Eating it could even revive the dead!

—How would the male master have such a thing?

She had already found the male master hard to deal with, and now he had produced something from the Death World.

Maybe she wouldn’t need to go to the Death World.

The only thing to watch out for was—

"Master," Blood Youth shouted loudly, "don’t get stunned by the thunder—when you are close to death, your will could falter and you might faint!"

Wu Xiaode slightly startled, looked towards her.

"Pah."

He spat out the fruit pit and waved at Blood Youth: "Don’t worry, I have experience with near-death situations."

Bam!

Another thunderbolt struck him, splattering his just-healed wounds open again.

He let out a shrill scream and quickly burst into laughter.

"It hurts so much, so much—"

"That’s the sensation I want!"

In the storm, his voice fluttered with longing:

"Give me more, give me deeper pain!"

"I want all those self-righteous folks to taste the suffering and despair of all beings!"

The clouds surged ominously.

Lightning roared deafeningly, completely drowning out his voice.

In the pouring rain.

One after another, dazzlingly bright lines continuously fell from the high clouds.

They traced twisted trajectories mid-air, releasing the aura of annihilating all beings, and eventually converged at one point.

—That was Wu Xiaode’s location.

He bent his knees slightly, clenched his fists, standing in place, enduring the full force of the thunderbolt assault.

One thunderbolt.

Then another thunderbolt.

Heavenly thunder kept striking his body, causing electric snakes to dance wildly, emitting a brilliant blue glow.

Yet he had not died.

Only to hear him roar:

"You high and mighty, wishing to destroy whatever you please, unaware how difficult it is for us just to live!"

"Come and Try enduring the sufferings of all beings!"

An immensely bright pillar of lightning broke through the clouds, completely striking him, blasting both him and the earth’s mire into the air.

Blood Youth’s mouth hung open, her face full of disbelief as she witnessed the scene.

In her long years, she had seen numerous outstanding beings, yet none had ever given her such a feeling.

An involuntary thought emerged in her heart.

—There are such people in the world!

Thud.

The man fell to the ground along with the sweeping dirt, hitting the earth hard.

Gradually, layers of death illusions began to appear around him.

— Had he died?

Blood Youth had a bad premonition.

Yet he lay there, swallowing something as his throat moved.

Immediately after, the layers of illusions surrounding him disappeared.

Blood Youth exhaled deeply.

Regardless, this guy surely had plenty of good stuff for saving his own skin.

She had no idea where he had gotten them from.

In contemplation, Blood Youth suddenly noticed something, her face changed, and she vanished from the tree.

Next instant.

She appeared beside Wu Xiaode, joyfully saying:

"Master, I’m here to heal you!"

The most powerful thunderbolt that had struck just now marked the end—

the Celestial Tribulation was over!

"No, focus on defense and don’t let anyone get close to me."

Wu Xiaode, his flesh scorched and barely audible, said.

"Yes."

Blood Youth immediately leaped up into the air and scrutinized the surroundings attentively.

On the ground.

Wu Xiaode spat out a mouthful of bloody froth.

Waves of Holy Light landed on him, steadily healing his wounds.

Ulysses hid within the Void, waving one hand to perform magic and turning bricks into golden sand with the other, continuously sprinkling them into the Void.

High-level Holy Series Healing Skill!

Wu Xiaode lay exhausted and motionless.

The ordeal had drained much of his will and spirit, and even with the high-level healing skill, he still felt mentally fatigued.

The Book of the Dead quietly opened, revealing lines of icy crystal script:

"You have survived this Celestial Tribulation."

"The pain from the thunderbolts has been recorded. Completion: 100%."

"—You did not miss a single thunderbolt; you were struck by each fully, hence achieving this completion rate."

"Be aware, this is unprecedented."

"No one has ever endured the Celestial Tribulation by facing every thunderbolt up to the full count of 108 without dodging."

"The Heaven and Earth Laws have been triggered."

"Furthermore."

"With your unprecedented 181 Merit, you have accepted guidance from the World Will and also survived the world’s Celestial Tribulation, a historical first."

"Given these achievements, the Laws of the world convened to update your attribute of strength in your title."

"—Title: Heavenly Ghost."

"Heavenly: Your Spirit Root is identified as Thunder (Tribulation Attribute), naturally embodying the power of three calamities and six tribulations, including the pain you endured through this Celestial Tribulation."

"Ghost: This remains unchanged."

All script disappeared, and a new prompt rune refreshed:

"Congratulations."

"Having been purified by the Celestial Tribulation, you have been accepted by the world as a Cultivator."

"Your Cultivation Realm is: Tianshu."

"You have now gained an opportunity to elevate one of your Divine Skills."

"Please choose from your three Death Skills."

Wu Xiaode was momentarily stunned, then was immediately overwhelmed with joy.

The title Heavenly Ghost was indeed useful—the Ghost part was useful, but Heavenly was unusable due to his travels through various worlds and inability to know the different skills, so it was never used.

Now Heavenly was also usable!

—The Cultivation World had directly bestowed upon him the Thunder (Tribulation) attribute and an equivalent degree of pain.

While he was deep in thought, the Book of the Dead flipped to the page of the Wall of Sighs.

Three icons surfaced on the dark wall:

Everday City.

Shadow Followers.

Fury.

Wu Xiaode understood clearly.

After being guided by the World Will, every successful tribulation allowed him to enhance one of the three Death Skills.

This served as a substitute for Divine Skills and was even stronger than them.

After all, the only thing that could combat a Tribulation Demon was the Death Skills they did not recognize!

Wu Xiaode’s gaze fell upon the three Death Skills.

Which to choose?

Everday City was sufficient for now.

Even though he now had the Thunder attribute enhancement, which could make his enemies suffer more in battle against him—

he still needed Attack Power.

Shadow Followers could assist in gaining Attack Power.

But Fury was his main offensive skill.

The answer was clear.

"I choose ’Fury.’"

Wu Xiaode said.

New icy crystal script quietly surfaced:

"The Heaven and Earth Laws are being infused into your Death Skill ’Fury.’"

"Your skill now begins a Cultivation-sided evolution."

"This is a high-level evolution of the world class."