This day was destined to be anything but peaceful. The incidents occurring across various regions quickly spread within the transcendent circle. However, these events seemed unrelated to the current Ailao Mountain, which continued to be shrouded in flashes of lightning and rolling thunder.
At this moment, deep within Ailao Mountain.
Boom!!
Dark clouds in the sky churned like ocean waves, lightning flashed, and bolts of thunder struck down, landing precisely on Qin Ye, who was suspended a hundred meters in the air.
As the tribulation lightning struck down one after another, the power of the tribulation lightning continued to strengthen.
When the thirtieth bolt of tribulation lightning fell. "How many years is the sentence for destroying a nature reserve again? Never mind, protecting the environment is everyone's responsibility."
Leaving behind this remark, Qin Ye leaped up, no longer choosing to undergo the tribulation in place. Instead, he soared into the sky to transcend the tribulation at higher altitudes, avoiding the destruction of Ailao Mountain's forests by the lightning.
Just like that, he endured the relentless thunderbolts from all directions in the high sky, reminiscent of how the legendary demon cultivator Wang Yi once transcended his tribulation.
The scene was awe-inspiring.
Zhang Feng and his group watched with their hearts pounding, utterly shocked. "Which bolt is this?"
Zhang Feng asked Old Chen beside him, clicking his tongue. "The forty-ninth..."
Old Chen's throat seemed to be clogged with a burning coal. Just as he swallowed and uttered those words—
Boom!
The fiftieth bolt of tribulation lightning struck down.
Zhang Feng's eyelid twitched violently.
From what he knew, even among the Ten Grandmasters, very few had endured more than fifty bolts of tribulation lightning. In other words, regardless of Qin Ye's actual strength, his innate talent alone was already at the level of a Grandmaster, making it only a matter of time before he became one.
"By the way, what did the headquarters say?"
Old Chen glanced at Qin Ye, who was still undergoing the tribulation, hesitated for a moment, then suggested, "Should we inform the headquarters and request them to send the Ten Grandmasters over? I feel like this is beyond what we can handle."
"I actually suggested that to headquarters earlier, but..."
Zhang Feng's expression turned serious. "There's some chaos at headquarters. They can't send any Grandmasters for the time being, not even Guardians."
He did not hide anything and relayed the series of sudden incidents occurring nationwide.
Immediately Old Chen and the others on-site showed looks of horror.
"Right now, headquarters has issued the highest-level emergency response in history, mobilizing the Ten Heavens and regional Guardians to handle emergency situations in various locations."
"As for us here, headquarters intends for us to stabilize Qin Ye first..."
Zhang Feng paused, then smiled bitterly. "Because, for now, although Qin Ye's strength assessment is high, his threat level is still within a safe range. We are to temporarily engage with Qin Ye and determine whether he is friend or foe before making any further decisions."
Old Chen and Old Mu fell silent. Old Mu scratched his head a few times, his expression somewhat troubled, but in the end, he let out a sigh. "Sigh, I guess that's all we can do."
Old Chen took over the conversation, speaking helplessly. "Let's hope headquarters can handle the situation across the country quickly."
At this point, he listened to the thunderous roars in the sky and once again focused his gaze on Qin Ye. He turned to his disciple, Ah Zhen, and asked, "Ah Zhen, which bolt is this?"
"Master, it's the fifty-eighth."
Boom!!!
Before half a second had passed after those words were spoken, an unstoppable bolt of tribulation lightning struck down again.
"Now it's the fifty-ninth."
"..." Zhang Feng, Old Chen, and Old Mu exchanged glances, momentarily unsure of what to say.
"Could he be enduring the sixtieth bolt of tribulation lightning? Is he even human? A demon, perhaps? Otherwise, how could he surpass sixty bolts?"
Old Chen lost his composure.
Humans, as the most favored species of heaven and earth, generally experienced fewer tribulation bolts compared to demon cultivators and ghost cultivators. Especially demon cultivators, who had to undergo the most lightning tribulations in order to take human form due to their unique nature.
"If I remember correctly, among the Ten Grandmasters, only two have endured more than sixty bolts of tribulation lightning, right?"
Old Mu spoke at this moment, turning his gaze to Zhang Feng for confirmation.
"From what I recall, only two. And one of them isn't even a pure human. So, strictly speaking, only one person has surpassed sixty bolts?"
Disciple Ah Zhen couldn't hide his shock, then suddenly realized something and gasped. "I remember Master once said that the number of tribulation bolts is not only related to one's spiritual race but also tied to one's innate talent. So... doesn't that mean Qin Ye's talent is among the very best, even within the Ten Heavens?"
Suddenly, a deafening thunderclap interrupted their conversation.
"Is this tribulation ever going to end? One bolt after another—I've only just woken up, and it's been half an hour already. I haven't even had a single bite to eat, and all I've been doing is getting struck by lightning!"
For a moment, they weren't sure if it was just their imagination.
High in the sky, amidst the roaring thunder, they heard Qin Ye's complaint. The words came quickly and disappeared just as fast. There was no time to carefully listen or determine if they had misheard.
Originally roaring and churning, the thunderclouds rapidly calmed down.
That's right. Like a storm passing. The torrential downpour turned into light rain, then sparse drizzles, and finally stopped. The once-dense clouds parted, and rays of sunlight shone through the gaps, illuminating the forests of Ailao Mountain.
"This..." Zhang Feng was dumbfounded on the spot. His face was as if he had seen a ghost. He was speechless for several seconds before finally muttering, "Did he... command it to stop?"
He wasn't sure if he had imagined hearing Qin Ye's words, but if he hadn't—he didn't dare to think further.
Because, there were stories of people enduring more than sixty tribulation bolts, even over seventy. But never had there been a case of someone stopping a tribulation.
"Impossible… must have been my imagination. There's no way it stopped just because he said so." Zhang Feng murmured to himself.
He glanced at Old Chen and Old Mu but chose not to ask whether they had also heard Qin Ye's words, fearing they'd think he was crazy.
In reality, Old Chen and Old Mu had the same thought. They, too, had faintly heard Qin Ye's words but did not dare to bring it up.
There was no helping it. This was beyond their comprehension.
Soon, as the thunderclouds fully dispersed.
Qin Ye descended from the sky. Seeing this, Zhang Feng and the others quickly shook off their thoughts and stepped forward to greet him.
At that moment, they were shocked to discover, after enduring the tribulation, Qin Ye showed no signs of the usual disheveled or wounded state of a tribulation transcender. Not only was he completely unscathed, but even his clothes were pristine, without the slightest damage from the lightning.
"Qin Ye, are you alright? Just now... were you undergoing a tribulation?"
"More or less." Qin Ye stretched his muscles and smiled. "By the way, could I ask for a favor?"
Caught off guard by the sudden request, Zhang Feng and the others froze.
The next second, Zhang Feng quickly responded, "Qin Ye, just say the word. If it's within our ability, we'll do our best to help."
Old Chen nodded repeatedly, recalling that headquarters wanted them to stabilize Qin Ye, and immediately echoed, "What would you like us to do?"
"Help me get an ID card."
Qin Ye smiled. "And, if possible, a bank card too. One that can be used for deposits."
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