After Feng Xiao heard this, he was so angry that he spat out three mouthfuls of blood. However, before the third lightning bolt landed on his body, he still desperately put up an immortal ice shield. There was no other way, this was driven by instinct. Although he knew that he was going to die today, his desire to live still made him put up this immortal ice shield.
"Boom!"
The third bolt of heavenly lightning landed on Feng Xiao's body. The celestial ice barrier that he had just formed shattered. Feng Xiao's body, without any protection, was charred black by the lightning. He trembled violently as blood flowed out from his orifices. His eyes were wide open and his eyeballs were blood red as they remained wide open.
He died unwillingly with his eyes wide open.
Feng Xiao, who had lived for more than five hundred years and was Fang Yuntian's right-hand man, was annihilated just like that.
Feng Xiao's body couldn't completely withstand the third bolt of lightning. In the end, some of the remaining lightning passed through Feng Xiao's body and entered Lin Fan's body. Fortunately, Lin Fan was in the Grand Ascension Stage of the Undying Golden Body Stage. The remaining lightning had a limited effect on him and he could still withstand it.
In the night sky, the wind whistled and the dark clouds rolled. The dark clouds formed a huge whirlpool. The whirlpool was as terrifying as the eye of the devil.
In the depths of the dark clouds, electric arcs swam and hissed. Thousands of tiny electric arcs converged towards the middle of the sky like streams of water. They condensed in the vortex of dark clouds and gradually formed a thick bolt of lightning.
Suddenly …
The world suddenly lit up.
"Boom!"
With an earth-shattering boom, the bolt of lightning leaped down like a waterfall and blasted towards Lin Fan below.
Lin Fan's expression changed and his physical strength exploded. Feng Xiao's corpse that was on top of him was blown away.
Then, Lin Fan suddenly sat cross-legged on the ground and raised his hands above his head. At the same time, he circulated the Thunderclap Palm and the Sagittarius Constellation Cultivation Method.
"Boom!"
The fourth bolt of lightning struck down and struck Lin Fan's hands.
Lin Fan's robe immediately swelled up like a sail, his hair stood on end, and his eyes protruded as if they were about to pop out. All the muscles on his body trembled violently, as if they were about to explode at any moment.
However, as Lin Fan breathed in an orderly manner, the electric sparks that entered his body were absorbed into his arms, refined by his hands, and then entered his body. A portion of it was absorbed by the Brave Sage Path, a portion of it was absorbed by the Striped Beast, and a portion of it was absorbed by the Heaven's Eye between his brows.
In the end, the bolt of lightning that could take a person's life was disintegrated.
As the lightning was absorbed and refined, Lin Fan's Thunderclap Palm grew stronger and stronger. The lightning in the Path of Valor grew stronger as well. The Striped Beast refined all the lightning it absorbed into its Tempest Wings, which grew stronger as well.
Finally, the fourth bolt of lightning was completely absorbed and refined.
However, just as Lin Fan finished absorbing the fourth bolt of lightning, the fifth bolt of lightning struck Lin Fan's hands. Instantly, an unstoppable force entered his body. Lin Fan's robe swelled up again and there was a tearing sound …
Lin Fan did not dare to be careless and did not dare to be distracted. He circulated his cultivation method and the fifth bolt of lightning was divided into four under the guidance of his cultivation method. They were absorbed and refined by his hands, the Sage Path of Valor, the striped beast, and the Heaven's Eye …
This time, the refining speed of his hands, the Heaven's Eye, the striped beast, and the Sage Path of Valor was slower than before. It was obvious that after absorbing two bolts of lightning, the lightning in the four of them was gradually saturated …
There was no pattern to this Heavenly Tribulation and the power of this Heavenly Tribulation was different. The Heavenly Tribulation this time was much more powerful than the previous ones …
Suddenly …
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
The sixth and seventh bolts of lightning struck Lin Fan's hands one after another. Lin Fan's robe was torn apart and turned to dust.
If it was any other cultivator, they would not be able to escape this calamity. When the two bolts of lightning struck their body together, they would definitely explode and die.
However, Lin Fan's Immortal Golden Body was a heaven-defying existence, so he would not be killed. Moreover, his hands, the Heaven's Eye, the Sage Path of Valor, and the striped beast could all absorb and refine the lightning. However, these four were in a state where they were almost saturated. The speed of absorbing the lightning was extremely slow, causing the two bolts of lightning to run wildly in his body like wolves and tigers. Lin Fan's meridians were also in an unbearable pain …
"Pain is nothing but the mind. Stick to the heart, empty the mind, and use the external force to make up for the deficiency in the heart …" Lin Fan kept running the mental cultivation method and the pain was reduced. However, the lightning in his body refused to stop and ran around …
"Lightning is the Astral Wind of the sky and the fire of the earth. Lightning is thunder. With a strong and fearless will, it destroys all the haze …" Lin Fan looked internally at the two bolts of lightning in his body and tried to see through them, analyze them, and comprehend them …
Suddenly …
With Lin Fan's comprehension, the two bolts of lightning suddenly separated into one and became one bolt of lightning. On this bolt of lightning, there were many inscriptions flashing. Lin Fan could see those inscriptions clearly. They were his comprehension of "lightning" just now …
"Hmm?
How could this be …? "
Lin Fan was bewildered. Through his inner vision, he closely observed the lightning with inscriptions. The lightning was no longer rushing and crashing. It was like a tamed wild horse, or like a calm old man, slowly vibrating and moving towards his Dantian Qi Sea …
"Hmm?
That bolt of lightning, what's going on? "Lin Fan stared at the lightning in surprise. He saw that after the lightning entered his Dantian Qi Sea, it was like a fish swimming in the Dantian Qi Sea, as if it was looking for something. After it swam around the Dantian Qi Sea, it seemed to not find what it was looking for. Then it was somewhat disappointed and dispersed with a loud bang …
Seeing this, Lin Fan was not happy. Instead, he felt a burst of disappointment.
Because it was very obvious that the lightning had been imprinted with his comprehension of lightning. That lightning had been initially tamed by him. If he used his mind to try to control it further, he believed that he should be able to control it. But in the end, it dispersed. It would be strange if he did not feel regret.
After the seven bolts of lightning fell, the heavenly tribulation had passed.
In the night sky, calmness was restored. The wind stopped and the dark clouds dispersed, revealing the stars and the bright moon. The night sky was clear again.
With a single thought, Lin Fan took out a new set of robes from his storage ring and put it on. He then stood up and cast his gaze into the distance.
With a thought, the lightning mark between his eyebrows opened slightly. A bolt of lightning shot out from it. This bolt of lightning was actually twice as strong as before.
Then he stretched out his hands and slapped the void. With a series of cracking sounds, ten bolts of lightning shot out from each of his palms. The power was doubled again.
In joy, he moved his mind again. The Courage Divine Way and the striped beast flew out. The lightning in the Courage Divine Way was twice as strong as before, and its power had doubled.
After absorbing and refining the lightning, the striped beast's Wind and Thunder Wings did not change on the surface, but its power had increased a lot. With a thought from Lin Fan, the striped beast's Wind and Thunder Wings immediately spread out.
Crack … crack … crack … crack …
Four bolts of lightning shot out from each of the wings. Its power had more than doubled.
All of this was within his expectations. Lin Fan was not too surprised. Instead, he was still feeling regretful about the lightning that had inscriptions on it. At this moment, he muttered to himself, "That bolt of lightning is very special. Could it be the legendary True Intent of Lightning?
That's right, Everlasting Wind said that one can only comprehend the True Intent after advancing to the Violet Mansion Realm. This is because the True Intent has to be hidden, and the Violet Mansion is where the True Intent is hidden. Therefore, even if a Perfected Golden Celestial can comprehend the True Intent, the True Intent has nowhere to hide and can only disperse in the end …
"Then, if I comprehended the True Intent of Lightning earlier, then that True Intent of Lightning went to my Dantian's sea of qi to find a place to hide. In the end, I hadn't constructed my Violet Palace yet, so that True Intent of Lightning dispersed …"
"Sigh, what a pity."
Lin Fan sighed regretfully and collected his thoughts. He looked at Feng Xiao's body in the distance and walked towards it. When he arrived in front of Feng Xiao's body, he released Boss Ge. After Boss Ge came out, he bowed to Lin Fan and cupped his fists.
"Carry this corpse and follow me," Lin Fan instructed.
Boss Ge immediately obeyed and carried Feng Xiao's corpse on his shoulder. Then, he transformed into a ghostly shadow and followed behind Lin Fan. It was already late at night, and there were not many people on the street. Moreover, Boss Ge had transformed into a ghostly shadow, so ordinary people could not see him.
Lin Fan brought Boss Ge to a courtyard wall of the City Lord's Mansion. He instructed Boss Ge, "Throw this corpse into the mansion …"
"Yes."
Boss Ge responded. Then, a ghostly figure flew into the sky and threw the corpse on his shoulder into the City Lord's Mansion.
After that, he flew down. With a thought, Lin Fan kept Old Man Ge and left quickly, returning to the Azure Heaven.
Feng Xiao's corpse fell into a courtyard in the City Lord's Mansion. It was badly mangled and didn't look like a human anymore.
Soon, a guard discovered it and reported it.
Fang Yuntian was furious when he heard that a corpse had fallen into the mansion. He was the most powerful person in Jade Heaven City, yet someone dared to throw a corpse into his mansion. This was truly a case of a baldy holding an umbrella.
Fang Yuntian immediately went to check the corpse. When he came to the corpse, he saw that it was charred black and badly mangled. There were also many burn marks on the purple face. It was almost impossible to see the appearance of the corpse. However, Feng Xiao had followed Fang Yuntian for many years, so Fang Yuntian could still recognize him.
"Oh? Feng Xiao?"
Fang Yuntian's face changed when he recognized Feng Xiao. Then, he recalled that Feng Xiao went to kill Lin Fan and his heart jumped. Feng Xiao's death meant that Lin Fan wasn't dead. Feng Xiao killed Feng Xiao instead?
Although Feng Xiao was only a fake Violet Palace Realm cultivator, his spells were profound. The Life and Death Grand Annihilation Curse that he had just comprehended was a trump card. Not to mention a Perfected Golden Immortal, even a True Violet Palace Realm cultivator wouldn't be able to resist it. Not to mention that Lin Fan was only a Three Liquid Stage Perfected Golden Immortal, so how could he kill Feng Xiao?
Fang Yuntian was surprised and doubtful. Looking at Feng Xiao's charred robe and skin, Fang Yuntian immediately thought of the phenomenon in the sky. The night sky was clear, but it was suddenly covered with dark clouds and lightning. It was obvious that a cultivator had encountered a Heavenly Tribulation. Could it be …
Fang Yuntian used his Divine Sense to scan Feng Xiao's corpse. He discovered that there were no other injuries except for the scars caused by the lightning. He immediately thought to himself, "Oh, that's right. Feng Xiao must have encountered a Heavenly Tribulation and was killed by the Heavenly Tribulation. It wasn't Lin Fan who killed him. Otherwise, his body wouldn't only have scars left by the lightning. Moreover, no matter how powerful Lin Fan is, it's impossible for him to release such terrifying lightning energy unless Lin Fan had comprehended the True Meaning of Lightning.
However, this theory didn't make sense because Lin Fan hadn't advanced to the Violet Palace Realm. Therefore, even if he comprehended the True Meaning of Lightning, he wouldn't be able to use it.
"If that's the case, Feng Xiao was killed by the Heavenly Tribulation. Alas, it's his bad luck. I wonder if he managed to kill Lin Fan before he encountered the Heavenly Tribulation?" Fang Yuntian was still hoping for a fluke.
Lin Fan was a thorn in his side. He couldn't wait for him to die.
…
However, Lin Fan didn't die. He encountered Feng Xiao, a fake Violet Palace Realm cultivator, and survived the Heavenly Tribulation. Needless to say, he was very lucky.
He returned to the Azure Heaven and couldn't sleep. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became.
"This Fang Yuntian, he repeatedly sent people to kill me. It's obvious that he treats me like dirt … Humph, does he really think that I, Lin Fan, am easy to bully?
Well, it seems that if I don't teach you a lesson, you won't know how many eyes I have … "
As Lin Fan thought about it, his evil fire rose and he immediately released Feng Er. However, he lost interest when he saw Feng Er's pale face in the storage ring like a ghost.
Ever since Lin Fan promised to release her, Feng Er had been trying her best to please Lin Fan and make him like her. When she saw Lin Fan releasing her and was about to undress, Lin Fan stopped her. "Wait."
Feng Er was stunned. "Master, don't you want to …"
"I'm not in the mood."
Lin Fan waved his hand and looked Feng Er up and down. Suddenly, an evil idea came to his mind. Or rather, it was a plan to take revenge on Fang Yuntian.
"Well, there's still a week before the next match. I can carry out my plan in this week," Lin Fan thought to himself.
Feng Er stood where she was in confusion.
She was at a loss for what to do, and at the same time, she was in despair, because she could see that after a few months of contact, she did not make Lin Fan like her. Instead, Lin Fan had developed a dislike for her, and now, he was obviously not interested in her body, and if he did not like her, she would not be able to escape.
She could only be his slave for the rest of her life.
Lin Fan stared at Feng Er with a hint of playfulness. "Feng Er, do you want to be free?"
"Yes." Feng Er plucked up her courage and said.
"Then, do you want to be rich and famous?"
"Yes." In desperation, Feng Er no longer panicked and said what was on her mind.
"Well, I'll give you freedom and I can also let you be rich and famous."
When Lin Fan said this, Feng Er knelt down in front of him and bowed deeply. "Thank you for your love, Master."
"Mm, get up." Lin Fan said, "However, Feng Er, I'm sure you've heard of this saying before. Only by enduring the most bitter of hardships can one rise to the top. If you want to rise to the top, if you want glory and wealth, you have to endure some hardships …"
"It's okay. As long as I can be free, I can endure any hardships." Feng Er didn't stand up. She bit her lips and said with a determined face.
"Good," Lin Fan said. "Feng Er, as long as you have this determination, your good days will come …"
Feng Er saw that Lin Fan's face was serious and he seemed to be deep in thought. She knew that he was not teasing her or lying to her. She was so excited that she crawled to Lin Fan's knees and said, "Master, please let Feng Er serve you one more time."