CHAPTER 757: CHAPTER 757: A WORLD’S GRUDGE IS WORSE THAN A WOMAN’S

Zhong Hua leaned over the railing, her grin widening as she watched the lightning flicker above the sect.

"Well, well. Looks like someone’s putting on a show before we even got back," she said cheerfully.

Her maid, Xu Lan, stood beside her quietly, her eyes focused and brows slightly furrowed. "It doesn’t feel like a Core Formation breakthrough... Something is off."

Chen Xueyan said nothing, her arms folded calmly. Her icy aura rippled faintly as she stared into the growing storm clouds, her thoughts unreadable.

Just then, a loud laugh burst out from the center of the group.

"Lightning! Pain! Thunder!! Aaaah, I can already feel the electric sting in the air! Whoever’s going through that tribulation better let me watch up close! Maybe a bolt or two will hit me too!" Ma Li muttered under her breath excitedly, hugging herself and trembling where she stood.

Everyone ignored her like she was not even there and continued to look straight. With their cultivation, how could they not hear her mutterings, even if they were very light?

Shisan also ignored the chaos behind her and focused on the energy up ahead. She suddenly turned around and said, "Everyone, prepare yourselves." The sounds coming from the flying artifact suddenly rose to another level as it was preparing to unleash something. "We’re going in."

She tapped the ship’s formation array with the tip of her finger, and it surged with power, increasing speed. The golden sails flared wide as the entire vessel sliced through the clouds like a flying sword.

Back at the sect.

The tribulation clouds roared again.

A second bolt of lightning fell from the heavens, striking down toward the ground like a divine spear—but it never reached it.

Floating calmly in the middle of the air, surrounded by five glowing elemental halos, was a young girl with long purple hair tied loosely behind her. Her delicate purple robes fluttered in the wind as she raised a single hand.

Yu Ming.

She stood at the center of the chaos, completely unafraid. The bolt of lightning came screaming down at her, but it struck her extended palm directly—and didn’t break through.

Cracklee!!! Boom!

A barrier of five-elemental energy shimmered to life, dispersing the lightning with a loud crack.

These were not even the real tribulation bolts; they were merely random sparks of the energy that dispersed everywhere as the clouds started charging themselves.

Boom!

Several thin bolts of light struck in the area around the sect; the trees were burned or destroyed into oblivion, while the boulders were crushed.

These faint bolts were powerful enough to kill even a core formation realm easily.

On the gates of the mansion, several hundred meters away from the tribulation spot, Wu Ping could feel the sense of dread just from those random bolts and felt a sense of frustration building up in her heart.

She did not like feeling this helpless; it reminded her of the time when she almost died with her son. That time held both bad and good memories for her.

The only good that ever happened in her life besides her son was meeting Xin Yan and Noah. Had it not been for that beast, she might not have seen them in her life, let alone met them and had a chance to fight with them.

With this, the determination in her heart only grew stronger.

She was not the only one feeling this way; her son also had his fists clenched, and even Mo Ji beside him looked at the scene with concern and determination.

Noah and Xin Yan were also present at the sides, on standby. They need not intervene, as Elysia promised she won’t be too hard on the girl, but Noah always felt that Elysia had some sort of resentment towards the purple-haired loli.

Hummm!

The heavens appeared to be done preparing!

The gray clouds had turned darker, as if night had swallowed the day.

And then it appeared...

A purple light flickered in the sea of clouds above their heads.

It was slow at first, like a snake going in and out of a bush.

But within seconds, it ignited like wildfire across the clouds.

A single point of light condensed above the center of the storm, swirling with chaotic divine energy. It pulsed once, then again; with each churn, it sent a deep wave of energy into the air like a ripple.

And then—

BOOM!!

The first true tribulation bolt struck.

It wasn’t like the random lightning from earlier. This was a thick, glowing spear of purple lightning, roaring as it tore down from the sky like a heavenly judgment.

Everyone watching held their breath.

Even the spirit ship flying in the distance slowed as the cultivators onboard turned to stare.

In the middle of the chaos, Yu Ming floated calmly. Five glowing halos spun around her body and found themselves revolving around her arm. She raised her hands and crossed them above her head.

The bolt crashed down.

CRACK!

BOOOOM!

The mountain shook.

The rings of energy overlapped one another, forming a shield that managed to block the deadly strike in its tracks.

Even though the power of the attack was blocked, the force behind the attack was unblockable since it was a form of energy that transformed into another, a law of nature!

The force struck Yu Ming and sent her flying. Her figure plummeted downwards like a kite with no string and crashed into the mountain beneath her.

She hit a large spirit tree near the edge of the training grounds with a loud crack, snapping branches and leaves flying everywhere.

The girls watching the scene felt their hearts almost leaping out of their chests and held their breaths as they watched the cloud of smoke around the ground in worry.

Their worries only intensified when the clouds rumbled without any further break and started charging another bolt of energy that curled within the darkness.

Only Xin Yan and Noah did not show much of a reaction, as if they did not care about her.

But in reality it was the other way around; they knew that Yu Ming would be fine since the things were not that dangerous yet and she was more than prepared to deal with it.