Chapter 853: I Have a Trump Card! (Revised Text)
As the two fought, Gu Ran transformed into a human and straddled Chi Xing, yelling as she continued to fight: "How can you be so fierce for a little girl like you! Looks like you've been faking it all this time! You're well-behaved when your brother's around, but you reveal your true nature when he's not!"
Chi Xing hadn't finished her tribulation and couldn't transform into a human yet. Gu Ran was pounding on her, which annoyed her greatly! She was already injured, and Gu Ran wasn't human, so her strength was considerable. Each punch made her increasingly irritable.
"Get down here! What's the point of you bullying a child, you old hag! Get down!" Chi Xing thrashed about in the water, leaping into the air and then falling back down, but she couldn't shake off Gu Ran. She started cursing at the sky above her head.
"What are you watching? Just strike! It's the last lightning bolt, how long are you going to hold it in? Are you constipated or something? Can't you see I'm being bullied? Hurry up! Strike it! Wait until I transform and I'll beat you to a pulp! Strike it now! Stop watching!"
The Heavenly Dao: "..." Is she possessed? That won't do! These two siblings are the only ones who have grown up with Him in this realm. If something happens to Chi Xing, Chi Ye won't survive either. Considering that they grew up together, He will help her!
"Are you deaf or constipated?! You should..." Before Chi Xing could finish speaking, the dark clouds above his head suddenly changed dramatically! They quickly formed a huge vortex! All the water in the glacier began to churn.
The snow on the nearby snow-capped mountain began to crumble! The daytime suddenly turned dark, and the destructive power brought the two who were going berserk to a halt.
"Are you crazy? What are you doing?! Is this the kind of power a little kid like you needs to overcome your tribulation? Have you broken the heavenly rules or become a demon? Do you need to be exorcised?" Gu Ran frowned and looked around. They weren't far from the shore to begin with, but now she couldn't see the shore at all. The lake water around them was churning higher than the ocean waves!
Gu Ran patted Chi Xing on the shoulder: "Little brat, have you absorbed all the pills?" Judging from the situation, Chi Xing definitely wouldn't have made it through without Gu Yin's pills.
Chi Xing tilted his shoulder, frowned as he sensed the inner core, and nodded: "It's almost there. Has He gone mad? Such a big fuss?"
Gu Ran shook her head: "That's up to you. Alright, good luck to you. I'm leaving!" Finding a gap, Gu Ran transformed into a dragon and swam towards the shore. She had to leave this place, otherwise Chi Xing would be regarded as a "tribulation resistant object" by the rules when he undergoes his tribulation, and his power would be even greater!
Chi Xing glanced at Gu Ran, and after she left the minefield, he began to concentrate his strength.
On the shore, seeing Gu Ran emerge, Gu Yin immediately stepped forward: "Is she about to undergo the final tribulation of lightning?"
Gu Ran stepped out of the water and nodded: "Stay away from the water's edge."
Gu Yin took a few steps back, puzzled: "Why is it different from the time you were here? Why does it feel so much more powerful this time? Is it because of the different races? But didn't Chi Ye say before that their race is born of nature and has a good relationship with the Heavenly Dao? I could see that when you were undergoing your tribulation before. Why is it different for Chi Xing? Is this some kind of training from an elder?"
Gu Yin could only think of it this way; otherwise, how else could she explain it?
Gu Ran remained silent, only gazing at Chi Xing, who was already soaring into the air not far away. She didn't think so.
The thunder went from a muffled rumble to a deafening roar, tearing the sky apart and breaking the clouds. The thunder began to roam freely, the firmament trembled, and lightning exploded overhead. A purple electric dragon cleaved through the atmosphere and exploded directly on Chi Xing, engulfing him completely.
"This lightning is like a waterfall! Is it free?!" The lightning illuminated the entire area! Gu Yin started to get a little anxious.
"It's free, but it's deadly." Gu Ran's brows hadn't relaxed since she came out.
Gu Yin: "...What you're saying makes me even more worried, okay?"
"001, could you ask your master to help her? As long as it doesn't endanger her life, it's fine even if it fails. I can continue to make pills for her, and she can undergo tribulation again after she recovers! Your master doesn't need to interfere too much, okay?" It seems that only 001 can help Chi Xing here.
001 shook his head: "You underestimate the Merfolk. They have been fighting against the heavens, the environment, and humans ever since they were born. They are not mermaids; they are a race that is preparing to transform into dragons. Even their voices are weapons. Do you think they are weak? This is their inevitable path. From birth, they have been waiting for this important moment. They have made all the preparations long ago. If it weren't for the spiritual energy, Chi Xing would have already transcended the tribulation. Just you wait and see."
As soon as 001 finished speaking, a strong green light emanated from the lightning. Gu Yin knew that it was spiritual energy, and Chi Xing began to resist.
The distance was too far, and the lightning was too dense, so Gu Yin and the others couldn't see Chi Xing's specific situation clearly.
Within the lightning matrix, Chi Xing continuously channeled his spiritual energy to repair his body, which had been shattered by lightning. Seeing his body, which had just been repaired by Gu Yin, become ugly again, Chi Xing felt somewhat irritated.
"Heavenly Dao, have you had enough? If not, can't you just finish this once and for all? Are you torturing me with this dragging on? Can't you just be quick about it?!"
Originally, it was thought that Chi Xing had eliminated her inner demons and that Heaven was ready to stop, but after hearing her scolding like that, it seemed that this child could no longer be left undisciplined! So, it immediately increased the power of its strike! This wasn't elimination; it was turning into a demon!
This time, Chi Xing clearly felt the pressure from the Heavenly Dao and sensed danger. She did not back down, closed her eyes, and used all her strength to resist!
"Crack!"
Beneath that electric dragon, which was even thicker than Gu Ran's own body, Chi Xing seemed to hear the sound of his inner core being shattered!
Chi Xing opened her eyes and withdrew all her strength to treat her inner core. With her spiritual energy withdrawn and no longer protected, all the lightning struck her directly. Before Chi Xing could ask Gu Yin for medicine, she fell into the center of the river with her skin torn open!
That wasn't all; the lightning gathered again and exploded the moment Chi Xing entered the water! The river surface was covered with crackling purple electric nets!
"I can't worry about that now, my inner core is more important!" Chi Xing quickly dived underwater to avoid the lightning and repair his inner core!
But this was the last lightning strike, and there was no way she could avoid it! Before she even reached the bottom of the lake, she was struck by lightning and instantly frozen in place in the middle of the river.
Chi Xing looked at the completely shattered inner core, spitting out bright red blood. A dazzling pearl slid from the corner of his eye, and the plum blossom mark between his eyebrows began to dim.
"Weren't we supposed to be the darlings of Heaven? This time, I'm really going to fail." Chi Xing murmured a few words and began to inscribe her experience of this tribulation into her inner core so that her brother would know and preserve it. This is something that their race would do when they failed their tribulation. Unfortunately, she was the only one in her generation to fail her tribulation.
Chi Xing smiled helplessly, "It's so embarrassing. I hope my brother won't let my nephews and nieces see this in the future. It's really too embarrassing! Coming to the mortal world is worth it."
As the scales began to fall off, Chi Xing made no further resistance and slowly sank to the bottom of the river.
There was only an electric grid on the lake, and Chi Xing's shadow was nowhere to be seen. Gu Yin's heart was pounding. She turned around and entered the protective enclosure to look at Elder Jin: "Is there any equipment that is not afraid of lightning and can be used to go into the water? I want to go and see Chi Xing."
Mr. Jin was very worried, but nodded: "Yes! I'll have them bring them over!" They might not have those for space, but they absolutely must have those for water!
As soon as Elder Jin issued the order, a strong purple light emanated from the top of the square, breaking through the protective shield, piercing through the dark clouds, and shining on the lake surface filled with purple lightning!
"See? I told you she'd be alright." 001 shook his head and turned to enter the system space.
On Wall Street in the morning, people in suits hurry in and out of the skyscrapers.
On the top floor of the Morgan Tower, the core of global financial power and the most prestigious financial office space, in an office completely decorated with bulletproof glass, Chu Yan looked at Chi Ye, whose face had suddenly turned pale, got up, poured a glass of warm water, and walked towards him.
"What's wrong? Does your wound hurt? I told you to rest for a couple more days, but you said you heal quickly and didn't need it, and I agreed. But now it seems I agreed too soon. I'll have the doctor come and take a look. Don't refuse. Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about your sister!"
Chu Yan walked to his desk and pressed a button. The burly bodyguard outside immediately walked in.
"Young master, what are your orders?"
Chu Yan nodded: "Call the family doctor over."
"yes."
After everyone left, Chi Ye finally spoke up: "It's not about the wound, Chu Yan. Can you contact Gu Yin? I want to know about my sister's condition. Our race's treasure has been acting strangely. I used that thing to make a protective shield for the base. Unless the base suffers a major destruction, that thing shouldn't be acting strangely. I don't have Gu Yin's contact information, and all the equipment related to the country was taken away when I went abroad. I can't contact the base. Can you ask her for me? I'm worried that something has happened to my sister."
Chi Ye pressed his hand to his heart, which was throbbing with pain. He was somewhat absent-minded. The clan's treasure was acting strangely; something must have happened at the base. Given the base's impenetrable defenses and chaotic magnetic field, it shouldn't be able to have been damaged. That meant his sister must be in trouble. Was she undergoing her tribulation? Had she failed? But logically, with Gu Yin's elixir, she shouldn't have been harmed! What on earth was going on?!
Thinking of this, he looked at Chu Yan in a bit of a panic.
When Chu Yan heard that something had happened at the base, he panicked a little: "Don't worry, even if something happens in China, it's impossible for something to happen there! Contact them right now!"
He frantically grabbed the phone and dialed the only number he could use to contact his family.
The call connected quickly: "Brother Yan?"
Chu Yan nodded repeatedly: "I want to know about your sister's situation, and I also want to know about Chi Xing's situation. I'm in a hurry, right now, understand?"
"I understand. Although this number is safe, you should still make fewer calls." Gu Le got that phone from his godfather, Master Wu, and it took a lot of effort to get it to Chu Yan. If they find out he was still contacting people in China, everything he had done before and the path he was going to take in the future would be ruined.
After hanging up the phone, Gu Le immediately called Dabai Mountain and contacted his grandfather.
Hearing that Cheng Dong had returned, Zhou Wansheng had just arrived at Cheng Dong's place to find out about Gu Yin's situation when his phone rang.
"What's wrong? Is there something you don't understand again? Or is there some problem overseas?"
"It's about Brother Yan. He wants to know if Sister is alright, and he also wants to know if Brother Chi Ye's sister, Sister Chi Xing, is alright. He's very anxious and needs to know the answer immediately. From his voice, he seems a little flustered. I wonder if he heard some news. Could you check and see what's going on with Sister?"
Gu Le didn't hang up the phone. Zhou Wansheng looked at Cheng Dong next to him with a puzzled expression: "Didn't you just come back from there? Is there anything unusual at the base? Is Ayin alright? What about Chi Xing? Or do they have some big plan recently? Chu Yan seems to have heard something abroad and is waiting to confirm it. Is your defense a bit weak?"
Cheng Dong frowned: "They were all fine when I came back. There is a plan, but it's still in the initial stage. It was just discussed, how could it have gotten out to the outside world? Besides, there are hardly any people who know about it!" The Soldier Optimization Plan project has only just begun, how could outsiders know about it? He was still very confident in the base's defenses!
"If it doesn't work, ask again! Chu Yan is in a real hurry. He would only be so anxious if it were something related to Gu Yin, something that involves life and death!" Zhou Wansheng understood Chu Yan and trusted him.
Cheng Dong nodded: "I'm contacting them now. They're both at the base. What could possibly happen to Gu Yin and Chi Xing? Chi Xing is busy recovering from her injuries and waiting to undergo her tribulation. She can't go anywhere..."
"Could it be related to tribulation?"
Cheng Dong hurriedly contacted Gu Yin, but no one answered. The group felt a pang of anxiety. Even during the experiment, Gu Yin never missed a call from Cheng Dong or his family. To her, these calls were just as important as the experiment itself!
“I’ll call Mr. Jin!” Cheng Dong contacted Mr. Jin again.
The call connected quickly, but the other person's voice was completely inaudible. All that could be heard was the sound of the raging wind and rain, as well as the terrifying roar of thunder!
"Could it be that they encountered a natural storm?" Zhou Wansheng had never been there, but he could guess that the environment was harsh, and asked worriedly.
"Hello? Why are you calling at this hour! I'm busy right now!"
Seeing the purple beam of light on the lake that was even more dazzling than lightning, Elder Jin retreated into the protective shield and finally quieted down. He then hurriedly asked a question.
Cheng Dong asked in confusion: "Why do I hear thunder and lightning, and it's quite loud? Has something happened at the base?"
Looking at the still motionless lake and Gu Yin waiting for the equipment to go into the water, Old Jin said helplessly, "The base is fine! It's Chi Xing, she's undergoing her tribulation! The commotion is even bigger than Gu Ran's before! The situation is still unclear. She's sunk to the bottom of the river. A Yin, go find the equipment to go down and see what's going on. Did you call because of something important? If not, I'll hang up now! I'm so worried!"
What does that purple light mean? Is it a tribulation or a rebirth? Damn it, at least give us some kind of response!
Cheng Dong immediately turned on the speakerphone and explained his purpose: "It's Chu Yan. Something seems off on his end. He insists I ask if A Yin and Chi Xing are alright. He seems very anxious! We're still waiting for a reply! Tell me, how should we handle this? Is something wrong with that girl Chi Xing?"
Upon hearing this, Elder Jin paused for a moment, then sighed, "We don't know what's going on either! Right now, she's sunk into the water and hasn't come out yet, and that lightning is terrifying, like the sky has collapsed! Their Merfolk clan's treasure has emitted light that has been projected into the lake bottom, but Chi Xing still hasn't made a move! It's certain that Chi Ye sensed something on Chu Yan's side. Their clan has a special situation, so they should have some kind of premonition. Tell me, how are we going to tell him this!"
A whole group of people couldn't take care of his sister, her life hanging in the balance—what were they going to do?! The problem was, they'd never encountered anything like this before; Gu Ran's situation was already the limit of what they'd ever seen! This time… sigh!
Cheng Dong said calmly, "To be honest, maybe he has some ideas. Ah Le, have you cleared it yet?"
"I understand, Grandpa. This is what Brother Yan said!" Gu Le didn't hang up the phone. Instead, he picked up the private jet and immediately called Chu Yan.
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