Zi Yan

An extremely oppressive atmosphere emanated from the sky, plunging the surrounding forest into silence. Even the roars of high-level magical beasts that had been echoing from the depths of the forest vanished, as if afraid of angering the heavens!

On the other side of the forest, far away from Xiao Yu, a figure stood on a giant tree, his eyes fixed on the dark clouds of tribulation in the sky. It was the Great Elder who had arrived.

"What on earth is going on? As we got closer, we could feel an aura of death rushing towards us. What is the lightning in the sky striking?" Just as the Great Elder was still wondering, he was horrified to discover that there was a figure beneath the terrifying tribulation clouds!

The Great Elder watched as the purple figure hurtled towards the lightning in the sky, but the distance was too great, and he could only make out a small, vague outline.

The lightning in the sky seemed to be enraged by Xiao Yu, and the purple lightning began to transform into red lightning. As the instigator of this Lightning Tribulation, Xiao Yu lay at the bottom of the giant pit, his body trembling slightly. He raised his head and shook it, trying hard to keep his consciousness from becoming too blurred. He knew that this Lightning Tribulation had already reached its final stage!

Xiao Yu struggled to his feet, and the four elemental Dou Qi within his body began to circulate wildly. The damage caused by the Lightning Tribulation gradually healed under the nourishment of the Dou Qi, but clearly the lightning in the sky had no intention of allowing Xiao Yu to recover.

"Click!"

With a soft sound, a bolt of red lightning, thinner than a chopstick, crashed down from the sky. Although the lightning looked small, the energy it contained made Xiao Yu feel the threat of death!

Boom!

The crimson lightning struck Xiao Yu hard, shattering the Dou Qi that Xiao Yu just surged forth. The crimson lightning coursed through Xiao Yu's body, and he felt as if his flesh and bones were being ground up and then healed, then ground up again and healed again in a cycle. The extreme pain made Xiao Yu want to faint, but he managed to hold back.

Xiao Yu could feel that with the help of this red lightning, his physical body had improved significantly, including his flesh, meridians, and bones.

He looked up at the swirling Lightning Tribulation in the sky, seemingly preparing for a final blow. Xiao Yu rapidly channeled his Dou Qi to heal himself, then pulled out handfuls of healing pills from his Storage Ring. He didn't care about the pills' effects and stuffed them all into his mouth, figuring that the pills he refined weren't poison.

Under the tempering of this thunder, Xiao Yu didn't need to worry about whether the medicine would harm him, because the immense power contained in the thunder would remove all impurities. This was something Xiao Yu had only realized after experiencing several Lightning Tribulation!

The Lightning Tribulation clouds spun continuously, and lightning pulsed within them. Suddenly, a bolt of crimson lightning, tinged with black, shot towards Xiao Yu from within the black tribulation clouds once more. Even if Xiao Yu were to unleash the full power of Moon Chase, he would not be able to catch up with it!

"Damn it!" Xiao Yu had just uttered a curse when he was struck by the lightning, his skin and flesh were instantly torn open, and the bright red blood evaporated under the high temperature of the lightning before it could even flow out!

The Chaos Fire in Xiao Yu's body surrounded him with a pop. With the help of the Chaos Fire, Xiao Yu's Dantian Qi sea began to absorb the energy of the surrounding world on its own, and then wandered throughout Xiao Yu's body. The thunder clouds in the sky finally dispersed.

With the help of the Chaos Flame, Xiao Yu's external injuries began to heal slowly. Meanwhile, the Great Elder, who was far away, saw the dark thunderclouds gradually dissipate and prepared to go and check on the situation.

Just then, a small white figure suddenly appeared beside the Great Elder. This white figure was a little girl dressed in white, reaching his waist. The little girl seemed to be only twelve or thirteen years old, with long, light purple hair that reached her waist. Her cheeks were very fair and delicate, and she was extremely cute, like a piece of carved jade. Her pair of big, dark, and bright eyes blinked at the Great Elder and said, "Great Elder, so you were here?"

The Great Elder looked at the little girl beside him with a headache. If Xiao Yu were here at this moment, he would probably recognize that this little girl was Zi Yan, the number one on the Inner Academy's Strong Ranking!

"What are you planning to do now?" The Great Elder asked, glancing casually at Zi Yan, who looked like an obedient girl.

Zi Yan blinked her innocent-looking eyes and said, "Great Elder, I didn't mean to do anything!"

The Great Elder snorted and said, "Don't think I don't know. You usually call me 'old man,' so why are you calling me 'Great Elder' now? Tell me, what kind of medicinal herbs did you take from Elder Hao this time?"

Despite being seen through by the Great Elder at a glance, Zi Yan showed no embarrassment whatsoever. She chuckled and said, "It's nothing, just a Vajra Bodhi. Old Man Hao has been keeping an eye on me and is now preventing me from entering the medicine storehouse!"

The Great Elder let out a soft sigh and said, "Elder Hao has already given me face by allowing you to stay out of the medicine storehouse. Do you really think the medicine storehouse is your home? Do you go there to have a feast every now and then?"

Zi Yan pursed her lips and didn't speak, but her eyes were fixed on Xiao Yu's direction, her brows slightly furrowed. Elder Su, seeing Zi Yan's expression, chuckled and said, "What? Did you sense something too?"

Zi Yan looked at Elder Su and said, "It's nothing, it's just that the aura there felt a bit strange to me!"

Elder Su's interest was piqued upon hearing this, and he said with a faint smile, "Oh? There's something else you're afraid of?"

Zi Yan glared at Elder Su and said, "I'm not scared, there must have been something delicious there just now, let's go check it out!"

Upon hearing this, Elder Su's forehead immediately went black. So you came here because you thought there was some delicious food?

Elder Su said irritably, "Don't even think about it. I just saw a figure over there. Let's go check it out!"

Upon hearing Elder Su say it was a person, Zi Yan immediately lost interest. Elder Su didn't care about that; he dashed off towards Xiao Yu's location. After thinking for a moment, Zi Yan followed. She was also interested in the lightning she had just witnessed and wanted to take a look.

At this time, Xiao Yu was sitting cross-legged at the bottom of the pit. The energy of the surrounding world was absorbed into Xiao Yu's body like a whale swallowing it. The dry sea of qi quickly filled up, and the strength in his body also began to skyrocket.

One-Star Dou Wang, Two-Star Dou Wang, Three Star Dou Wang, and only stopped at the Four-Star Peak Dou Wang. The four elemental powers in Xiao Yu's body circulated without disturbing each other. The meridians, which had been widened and tempered several times by the Lightning Tribulation, allowed Xiao Yu's powerful Dou Qi, which was several times stronger than that of an ordinary Dou Wang, to flow steadily throughout his body.

Xiao Yu, Xiao Yu entire body was covered in black, suddenly opened his eyes. He twisted his neck slightly, and the black scabs on his body cracked with a snapping sound, revealing countless cracks on his body.