Thunder rumbled in the air, drowning out all other sounds.
Nangong Gua continued his heartfelt declaration, " A Yan, the ascension tribulation is approaching. Quickly transfer your power to me, and I will ascend with you, becoming a divine couple—"
"You're a devil!!!"
Elder Bing's clenched fist finally gave way, and with a punch brimming with Tribulation Transcendence Stage spiritual power, he smashed it toward the golden toad's head!
"You monster, you dare to lie to me!"
"Disgusting thing!"
"Quack, quack, you quack!"
At the mountaintop, Bing Yan's rage erupted. She punched the golden toad with her bare hands. With each movement, and her long hair flying wildly, she resembled a female ghost crawling out of hell. Each punch was devoid of technique, filled entirely with emotion. She poured out hundreds of years of anger onto the golden toad.
Those watching from a distance couldn't help but gasp. With that kind of force, let alone a golden toad, even a gold brick would have been smashed to pieces. How painful that must have been!
One punch after another rained down like a storm; those were powerful punches infused with the full cultivation of a Tribulation Bandit Cultivator. After a few punches, Nangong Gua was completely stunned, his head practically split open.
In excruciating pain, it finally reacted, its body radiating golden light as it lunged at Bing Yan!
" A Yan, have you gone mad?"
"I left the Saint Pill to you, and you want to kill me?!"
"Quack!"
Bing Yan's eyes were bloodshot. "You monster, shut your mouth!"
Nangong Gua was also provoked. Upon seeing its true form, Bing Yan was like a completely different person. When all the filters shattered, the woman in front of him was covered in wrinkles and her face was distorted. She was not a fairy at all, but clearly a demon from hell!
She coveted his two Saint Pill and wanted to take his life!
"You crazy woman!"
"Give me back the Saint Pill!"
"Croak!!"
The moonlight was obscured by dark clouds, plunging the world into darkness. Calamity clouds gathered, and rumbling thunder echoed.
A human and a demon were fighting on the mountaintop. Both of their cultivation levels had reached the Peak Tribulation Transcendence stage, and they were locked in a life-or-death struggle. Neither of them dared to hold back, and the few people hiding in the formation watched with great excitement.
Moreover, both of them were among the masterminds behind the pill scandal. The wronged souls of the people of Envy Fish City and the Demon Race had not yet found peace, and seeing them fighting like dogs made them feel even more relieved.
"Give it your all, kill her!"
"Strangle him by the neck, strangle him to death!"
With the thunder and gale-force winds providing cover, Xiao Tingyu's voice grew louder.
"Second Senior Sister, who are you cheering for?" Wen Zhi asked softly.
"Give them both," Xiao Tingyu said. "Anyway, neither of them are good people; killing one of them would be a bonus!"
Wen Zhi:... That seems to make some sense.
Why hasn't the lightning struck yet? If only it could strike them both dead in one go!
Wen Zhi: Ah, this... Junior Sister is even more heavyweight.
but--
Yeah, why hasn't the lightning struck yet?
After Bing Yan consumed two Saint Pill, the celestial phenomena changed, and Tribulation Transcendence thunderclouds appeared, signifying Bing Yan's Tribulation Transcendence. But why did the lightning not strike down for so long?
Just as they were wondering what was going on, Bing Yan knocked Nangong Gua to the ground with a palm strike. The golden toad lay on its back, one leg stretched out and kicking towards the sky. Upon closer inspection, it was still twitching.
The magical energy subsided, and the wind died down.
Bing Yan walked up to the overturned golden toad and stepped on its belly.
"Quack!"
The golden toad let out a miserable cry.
It was foaming at the mouth and straining with all four limbs, but because it was being trampled by Bing Yan, it couldn't even turn over.
Nangong Gua with regret and hatred, "You... you poisonous woman..."
Bing Yan laughed wildly, his long, wildly flowing hair cascading down his face, his expression almost manic. "Thank you for your Saint Pill. I'm about to ascend, and you—"
"You vile monster! I'll spare your life for the sake of the Saint Pill you gave me. After I ascend to immortality, you can stay here and weep bitterly!"
"Hahaha!!"
She looked up at the thunderclouds overhead. Within the thick bolts of lightning, a faint glimmer of light shone through, so dazzling it was mesmerizing...
After the tribulation lightning passes, the immortal gate will open, and the entire Cultivation World will witness this scene. Song Wuya and Immortal Venerable Wanghan are nothing but empty names; Bing Yan is the true immortal!
She proclaimed loudly, "I, Bing Yan, have the advantage of both heaven and earth today, and am about to ascend to the Great Dao! The gates of immortality will open for me!"
As she spoke, a bolt of lightning struck down!
Snap!
A soft crackling sound came from within the thick thunderclouds.
After that sound, everyone was stunned.
"How..."
"How could it be such a small mine?"
Was that thunder or swatting a mosquito?
"That's not right! Even when I swat a mosquito with a Method Formula, the noise is much louder than this!"
"Look, the thunderclouds have dispersed!"
Xiao Tingyu's shout reminded everyone to look up at the sky. The gale suddenly stopped, the dark thunderclouds gradually dispersed, and the moonlight once again illuminated the mountains. Everything returned to calm.
Only Bing Yan stood atop the mountain, stepping on Nangong Gua, maintaining the posture of outstretched arms, awaiting ascension.
However, nothing happened.
In the silence, a soft, sweet voice rang out, " Elder Bing, it seems you can't ascend."
"Who?!"
"You look so silly in that pose."
"Who's playing tricks!" Bing Yan suddenly looked towards the hillside, only to see that the distant mountain was filled with people who were all staring at her as if she were a fool.
Elder Bing felt a chill run down his spine. Suddenly realizing something, he looked in other directions and saw that people were constantly emerging from behind the hillsides of the surrounding mountains, like mushrooms sprouting after the rain. The densely packed number of people suggested that all the cultivators of Heavenly Secrets City had gathered here.