Zhang Fei - The Abandoned Son

Chapter 597: 2-Star Earth Realm

*Rumble... Rumble...*

As soon as the sky rumbled, Zhang Feiʼs other clones immediately stopped their activities, especially since all of them would also experience the impact of the breakthrough made by his fourth clone.

Compared to Zhang Fei [4], who remained calm to face his lightning tribulation, the cultivators from the Sky Jade Realm became even more tense as the pressure from the sky grew stronger. Even with their cultivations reaching the ancestor realm, they still struggled to withstand the pressure, with Di Xiaoyao experiencing the most difficulty. As a result, Di Xiong had to use his aura to protect him.

At the foot of the hill, the three female demons stared at Zhang Fei [4] with anxious feelings. They havenʼt been demon cultivators for very long, and they have never seen a lightning tribulation before. They could feel the power of the lightning as it continued to strike in the sky, which made them worry about him.

Some distance away from them, Feng Jinqiu also looked calm, but her gaze kept shifting between the sky and Zhang Fei [4] as she thought about his chances of passing his lightning tribulation. ʼShow me what youʼve got, kid. If you canʼt get through this, then my princessʼs opinion of you is too exaggerated.ʼ

Zhang Fei [4] took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and let his body float into the air. Additionally, he released his four cores and three souls, shocking Feng Jinqiu upon seeing them for the first time.

As for the senior cultivators, they had long known that Zhang Fei [4] had four elements, so they were no longer surprised that he had four cores. However, the appearance of his three souls still shocked them, especially since no one had more than one. Di Xiaoyao, who saw all of that, felt even more jealous of him.

Zhang Fei [4] did not forget to summon Lei Que, the thunderbird, out of his beast space. He promptly positioned himself beneath his master, allowing him to sit on his back. ʼI will support your body, Master.ʼ

ʼYeah! Come to me now, my tribulation!ʼ

*Zap... Zap... Zap...*

Unlike when he first broke through to the Earth Realm, the heavens showed him no mercy, and several lightning bolts quickly descended from the sky before striking Zhang Fei [4] at the same time.

”Gah!”

*Screee*

Zhang Fei [4] screamed in pain as his body shook violently, and their attacks almost knocked him off his contract beastʼs back; blood even spurted out of his mouth. Lei Que, who was under him, also felt extreme pain, especially since his lightning tribulation was still too strong for his current state.

Zhang Fei [4] immediately stabilized himself, absorbed the lightning, and channeled it throughout his body to strengthen himself, especially his internal organs. He also channeled the lightning to strengthen his four cores and three souls. Regarding his external wounds, he didnʼt dwell on them too much, as his regenerative healing factor kicked in immediately, causing all his wounds to heal quickly.

Lei Que immediately followed his master, and he also absorbed the lightning that struck him just now with great excitement.

The senior cultivators, watching the two of them from a distance, trembled violently at the thought of Zhang Fei [4]ʼs lightning tribulation striking them, but they were also shocked to see that he and his contract beast could withstand such a powerful combination attack from several lightning strikes. Even though they looked like they were in pain, they still looked calm, and they could feel their cultivation starting to rise.

ʼThe heavens are mercilessly trying to kill him. Lightning usually fell one by one, but they attacked him all at once.ʼ Feng Jinqiu muttered as she gazed up at the sky, still brewing Zhang Fei [4]ʼs second tribulation.

Unfortunately, Feng Jinqiu did not witness all the lightning tribulations that Zhang Fei [4] faced in the Sin Challenge, and the heavens attacked him all at once because he managed to withstand them.

Half an hour later, Zhang Fei [4]ʼs second lightning tribulation descended and struck them both at once, causing him to vomit another mouthful of blood. Unlike him, Lei Que wasnʼt too affected by the attacks just now because he was a thunderbird, but he still experienced the pain. Like before, the two of them immediately spread the lightning throughout their bodies, strengthening them further.

The sky above the Sky Jade Realm still had not regained its light, and it became increasingly dark as lightning continued to strike above there, indicating that Zhang Fei [4]ʼs lightning tribulation still had not ended.

Another half hour passed, and powerful lightning strikes shot down from the sky, electrocuting Zhang Fei [4] and Lei Que for the third time.

Unlike his first breakthrough, Zhang Fei [4] did not lose consciousness after receiving three powerful attacks from the heavens, thanks to his Lightning Body Technique, which had already reached an intermediate level. Moreover, he had also previously faced so many lightning tribulations in the Sin Challenge, which greatly helped him withstand their attacks.

[Ding]

[Congratulations! The hostʼs cultivation broke through to 2 Star Earth Realm.]

[Congratulations! The hostʼs Lightning Body Technique has been upgraded to an advanced level.]

After the two notifications appeared, the dark sky quickly turned bright. As he smiled with satisfaction, Zhang Fei [4] reinserted his four cores and three souls into his body, and he immediately swallowed a healing pill to speed up the recovery from his injury.

Zhang Fei [4] immediately opened his eyes and watched Lei Que. ”You made it through two stages in a row, huh?”

”This is thanks to your lightning tribulation, Master. Being a thunderbird, your lightning tribulation greatly benefits me, and if your lightning tribulation becomes stronger the next time you break through, I will break through even faster.”

”My lightning tribulation will become stronger every time I break through, so I will definitely bring you along when I do.” Zhang Fei [4] then sent Lei Que back into his beast space, took out a change of clothes, and nonchalantly changed clothes in front of those people.

”You are truly a freak, kid!” Di Xiong was the first to speak. ”If I were in your shoes, Iʼm not sure if I could face three powerful lightning tribulations in a row, and I would be instantly reduced to ashes.”

”Haha.” Zhang Fei [4] laughed at that. ”Senior Xiong, I have encountered lightning tribulations several times before, and I almost died the first time I encountered it. Fortunately, I have Elmyra, Liu Qingyu, and Ru Xue to help me recover. Moreover, Iʼm also a body cultivator now, and my master gave me a good body technique, or else I would have died long ago.”

”Oh?” Di Xiong was surprised to hear that. ”Did you meet your master in your current realm?”

”No.” Zhang Fei [4] shook his head. ”I met my master in another realm, and she is one of the best body cultivators in her home realm, so I am truly fortunate to have met her.”

”I see.” Di Xiong nodded in understanding. ”In that case, I wonʼt bother you anymore, and Iʼll bring them back.”

Di Xiong immediately led his two clan members back to the central region, with the other two following behind him. However, Di Xiaoyao repeatedly glanced at Zhang Fei [4]. Only Feng Jinqiu and the two members of the Chang Clan remained in the northern region after Feng Xiaogang left.

Zhang Fei [4] naturally noticed Di Xiaoyaoʼs glance, but he showed no concern and proceeded to speak to the two members of the Chang Clan. ”Chang Wenjie is staying with me in the Nine Stars Realm, so you two donʼt need to worry about her, and she will be completely safe.”

”I donʼt worry about Wenjie in the slightest.” Chang Wuhen replied with a shake of her head. ”If she is not safe by your side, then there is no safe place for her in that realm. Are the people in that realm much stronger than this realm?”

”Yes.” Zhang Fei [4] immediately told them about the situation in the Nine Stars Realm. ”I can send you two there if you want, but you guys might face pressure when you first arrive.”

”What do you think about that, Mother?” Chang Wentian directly asked her mother. ”Uncle Zhang and the others are currently in that realm, and our realm is currently calm, so we donʼt need to worry too much. If we go there, we should be able to break through faster, and we can come back here to protect this realm again in the future.”

Chang Wuhen nodded in agreement with her son before answering Zhang Fei [4]. ”All right, we want to go to that realm to train, and we will come back here once we are truly strong.”

”In that case, you two can go back to your clans first, and you guys can meet me here again once youʼre ready to leave.” Once they left the northern region, Zhang Fei [4] immediately asked Feng Jinqiu. ”What about my big sister, Senior? Are you satisfied with her?”

”Yes.” Feng Jinqiu nodded to him. ”Even though your big sister is still far from being compared to you, she is much better than cultivators at her level, and her understanding is also very high. I have already increased her ice element, and I have also started teaching her every technique of the ice phoenix scripture. However, her path is still too long, and I cannot force her to advance too quickly, as it would be detrimental to her.”

Zhang Fei [4] nodded in understanding. ”I entrust my big sister to you, Senior. After she understands everything, I will bring her back to the Nine Stars Realm.”

”Yeah.” After that, Feng Jinqiu immediately disappeared and returned to the fallen moon cave to monitor Zhang Yue.

Zhang Fei [4] then landed in front of the three female demons, who looked at him in confusion, especially about his relationship with the humans.

”Who are you really, Elion? How did you get along with the humans?” Zilvora was the first to ask.

”To tell you the truth, this realm is the realm targeted by those cultivators, and I became a cultivator in this realm for the first time.” Zhang Fei [4] then returned to his human form, which shocked them. ”As you can see, I am a human, but I am also a demon. As for why I went to the Netherworld Realm, Iʼve already told you the truth: I went there specifically to increase my demon power. Actually, I still have one other identity, but my third identity is your eternal enemy.”

”Another identity?”

Zhang Fei [4] nodded and transformed into his complete fox form, which had become so huge after he evolved to six tails. His current form is no less large than a blue whale, with six long tails dancing behind his hips.

When Zilvora, Ilsath, and Orith saw that, their jaws dropped. They were astonished to discover that Zhang Fei [4] had assumed the form of a fox beast as his third identity, and his physique was too gigantic.

”Are you shocked to see my third identity?” The three female demons nodded to Zhang Fei [4], who immediately returned to his human form. ”I canʼt explain to you how I can have three identities, but my three identities allow me to establish relationships with all races, be they humans, demons, or natural races.”

Orith immediately ran to Zhang Fei [4]ʼs side and hugged his right arm. ”I donʼt care whether you are a human, a demon, or a beast! I will continue to stay by your side, and you must continue to satisfy me.”

*Slap*

”Perverted Orith!” The succubus duchess responded by sticking out her tongue, and Zhang Fei [4] questioned the other two. ”What about you guys?”

”What can I do?” Zilvora asked with a helpless sigh. ”You are my man, and I have grown accustomed to your presence, so I will stay by your side.”

Ilsath nodded in agreement with them. ”I will also continue to stay aside.”

”Thatʼs good.” Zhang Fei [4] then led them to train as he waited for the two people from the Chang Clan to return.

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After he completed his breakthrough, Zhang Fei immediately led his group members to face the second test, which was to survive several beast hordes.

However, Feng Yao had already left Zhang Feiʼs group because the tower considered her not a member of their group, so she had to face all the tests alone. Even though her cultivation was suppressed to the quasi-divine realm, the beasts werenʼt a big deal for her because she was a pure fire phoenix, and her phoenix flames were simply too strong against them.

Due to his heavenly fox bloodline, Zhang Feiʼs group had no trouble dealing with the beast horde; all he needed to do was suppress them and allow the others to slaughter them.

They all felt a sense of relief after defeating the beast horde five times, as they still had ample time to rest before the third test.

All of them immediately rested in place before Yuan Luo spoke to Zhang Fei. ”If only our group had you in the last challenge, we would have passed the first floor long ago.”

”You are too confident.” Bai Tianʼer shook her head at Yuan Luo. ”Have you forgotten that we still have to face the natural challenge and the enlightenment challenge? The beast challenge is not that difficult, but the other two challenges are very difficult, and we canʼt rely on Zhang Fei for either of them.”

Yuan Luoʼs lips twitched, but she did not refute Bai Tianʼer. ”Back then, I failed the natural challenge because the element that appeared was different from my element, and the weather in that place was terrible at that time, so I decided to give up.”

”Iʼm the same as you.” Ye Zhiqiu said with a heavy sigh. ”At that time, I encountered the fire element, and due to my weak ice element, I was unable to pass it.”

”I failed the beast challenge.” Ying Shanhu spoke with a bitter smile. ”I always bragged about my speed, but I met some beasts that were much faster than me, and they beat me together.”

”Xianqin, Xinyue, and I failed the demon heart challenge, so we didnʼt have the chance to try the natural or beast challenge.” Xian Xianqin and Yun Xinyue smiled bitterly after Xian Xianwu said that, but they were also relieved that they had successfully passed the challenge on this occasion.

”I chose the wrong technique in the enlightenment challenge, so I failed to understand it.” Ximen Chuixue joined in.

”What about you, Senior Sister?” Zhang Fei asked Bai Tianʼer.

Instead, Bai Tianʼer pointed at Ximen Chuixue. ”Iʼm in the same boat as him; I also failed to understand my chosen technique.”

”I see.” Zhang Fei then turned to Xian Changyue. ”Youʼre the only one among us who has successfully passed all of them, correct?”

”Yes.” Xian Changyue then told them. ”Actually, I have reached the third floor, but I canʼt continue because the challenges there are much harder than the first and second floors. However, I canʼt tell you all about the challenges on the second and third floors, but we will face a few random tests, so all of you can see for yourselves if you make it past the first floor.”

Xian Changyueʼs words caused all of them except Zhang Fei to sigh as they were not sure they could pass the first floor. Even though he is worried about the natural challenge, he is confident that he can pass the first floor.

Zhang Fei then looked at the map to see the movements of Zhou Tong, Ximen Hongwu, and Ximen Yueliang. He found the Zhou Prince already halfway to their location, so he was sure they would face each other soon. The two demons from the Ximen Demon Kingdom were also making their way toward them, but they were still a considerable distance away.

Zhang Fei then whispered to Xian Xianqin. ʼDo you want to see Qian Ying, Qinʼer?ʼ

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[Ding]

[Daily Quest: Absorb 100,000 Qi.]

[Reward: 1,000 bronze coins.]

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[Daily Quest: Killing 500 beasts or demon beasts in the earth realm or above.]

[Reward: Daily gift pack x1.]

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- To Be Continued -