Chapter 34 The Red Mist Disappears During the Tribulation
The lightning tribulation was aimed at the branches of the Elf Mother Tree.
Upon realizing this, Suanni could only curse.
According to the system, the broken branch of the Elf Mother Tree should have been a sacred object, and in the eyes of the Heavenly Dao, it should have been a high-level spiritual plant. Even if it were to undergo tribulation, it should have been a gentle lightning tribulation like a spring breeze and drizzle.
But this broken branch happened to be planted in the system's farmland.
The system's farmland had already mutated in the blood of the Taotie, that is, in this blood mist, which is why the mutated flowers grew.
While those mutated flowers were just minor trouble in the eyes of Heaven, the broken branches of the Elf Mother Tree were a different story.
It will probably grow into something no one can imagine.
And Heaven, of its own volition, unleashed the most severe tribulation of lightning upon him.
The Taotie was also unlucky; it happened to be considered to be one with the branch of the Elf Mother Tree at this time, so it was also included in the range of lightning strikes.
The lion's teeth were practically grinding to powder.
In the system's understanding, the Taotie is in the state of an embryo, which means it is very fragile.
In his condition, let alone a tribulation lightning strike, even ordinary lightning in nature would probably kill him, let alone the most ferocious heavenly tribulation lightning that is descending upon him in the cultivation world.
Suanni: "Serves you right for being greedy! See? See? You've gotten yourself into trouble again!"
No matter how anxious Suanni was, he couldn't even get close to Taotie, let alone get it out of the lightning tribulation's range.
The Suanni was panting heavily, its fur moving on its own even without wind.
In a moment of extreme rage, his eyes turned a dazzling gold.
The Taotie, trapped within the range of the lightning tribulation, immediately opened its eyes: "Awooooo!"
Suanni: "Never mind that—"
Before Suanni could finish speaking, a bright red light suddenly burst forth in the sky, illuminating the entire spatial rift as if it were a purgatory.
The tribulation lightning has arrived.
"boom--"
A bolt of red lightning, as thick as a bucket, crashed down on Xiao Jiu's location, its residual force sending dirt flying everywhere.
Immediately afterwards, a bolt of red lightning struck down from above the Taotie, the light so bright it almost blinded people.
The Suanni's body twisted and deformed in an instant, as if the space around him had shifted.
The surrounding soil, which was originally damp, was quickly dried out, and a faint burnt smell was emitted.
Through the dust stirred up by the lightning, strands of white hair seemed to grow out of thin air, clearly indicating that some enormous creature was about to burst forth.
"Awooo!"
The Taotie's loud roar struck the Suanni's head like a hammer.
He slowly raised his head as if he were stuck, his golden eyes still reflecting the scarlet lightning not far away.
Lightning?
Suanni's consciousness instantly returned—
The white hair in the air vanished instantly, and the contortion on his body ceased.
He stared at the scene before him, paused for a couple of seconds, then burst into laughter: "Good, good, good, this place is indeed interesting!"
In the sky, the lightning bolt that should have vanished in an instant seemed to have been paused.
It was about to strike the Taotie straight down, but it stopped when it was only half a meter away from the tip of the Elf Mother Tree's branch.
The snow-white broken branch of the Elf Mother Tree continued to stretch upwards, slowly but firmly. Each time it pushed the blood mist to a higher position, the Moon Spring diagonally above it would sway along with it.
And when shaken, even more spring water gushes out of the Moon Spring.
The spring water nourished the bare, snow-white branch, and as the branch grew, it lifted it even higher.
Just as the branches of the Elf Mother Tree once again forced the lightning bolt back a few centimeters, the lightning bolt seemed to be angered and immediately shone brightly with red light.
"boom!!"
Another bolt of heavenly punishment lightning struck, far more ferocious than the previous one.
But those seemingly fragile, snow-white branches still stood upright in the soil, without even bending.
On the other side, the thunderclouds above Xiao Jiu's head had gradually subsided.
In the air, tiny, slender bolts of lightning darted about, one of them slamming into a sturdy arm.
The skin touched by the lightning was immediately charred, and the hexagonal tortoise shell pattern under the char was clearly visible.
Qianchuan frowned, glanced at his arm, and continued walking towards the spot where the lightning had struck.
Fu Yu, who was left behind, was so anxious that he scurried around inside the water sphere, trying to break free. However, the surface of the water sphere was very solid, so he could only stay obediently in place.
There was no wind in this spatial rift, and most of the soil particles blasted up by the lightning had not yet fallen back down. Coupled with the thick red fog, visibility was extremely low.
When Qianchuan found Xiao Jiu, Xiao Jiu was talking to the system.
Hearing footsteps, he immediately turned around and called out in a slightly hoarse voice, "Chuan!"
His voice was quite loud and clear, and it sounded very energetic.
Qianchuan immediately felt much relieved.
He walked over and knelt down in front of Xiao Jiu: "Is there anything wrong or uncomfortable? Is there anything different about your body compared to before the heavenly lightning?"
Xiao Jiu answered seriously, "No, no, Xiao Jiu, okay."
Qianchuan let out a breath.
The strange noises from not far away never stopped, and they were coming from the direction of the Elf Mother Tree's branches.
Qian Chuan rushed over here after learning that Xiao Jiu was about to undergo tribulation, so he was unaware that Taotie was also chased and struck by lightning after he left.
He turned around in surprise after hearing the voice, but the space was filled with red mist, and he couldn't see anything.
But before he could finish speaking, another roar resounded from the sky.
Qianchuan was suddenly startled.
Without thinking, he tried to pull Xiao Jiu into his arms to protect her, but to his surprise, although Xiao Jiu looked like a child, she was surprisingly strong and he couldn't pull her away.
In a brief moment of hesitation, the red lightning had already rapidly approached Qianchuan's eyes.
Although Qianchuan is a Xuan Turtle with strong defense, this Heavenly Punishment Lightning is extremely dangerous, and it is not Qianchuan's own tribulation, so if he is hit by it, the damage will be doubled.
In the blink of an eye, a phantom appeared before Qian Chuan.
It was a huge claw.
The snow-white giant claw was positioned directly beneath the heavenly lightning, effectively blocking its downward strike.
However, this was just a phantom after all. In just one second, the snow-white giant claw was completely shattered by the red lightning.
"boom!!"
This lightning bolt was clearly more ferocious than the previous two. It not only shook the entire land, but the residual force that rippled outwards also created countless cracks in the ground.
The soil was scorched and sparks flew.
A powerful force tore apart the surface soil, triggering another earthquake that further ripped apart the existing soil...
This process was repeated again and again, and it lasted for a long time.
Time seemed to stand still, with only the flickering electric lights in the air indicating that the space had not yet been extinguished.
After an unknown amount of time, in the dim space, a patch of scorched soil churned, and a person gradually crawled out of it.
The man was supporting himself on the ground with one hand and holding his head with the other, seemingly very dizzy, and couldn't open his eyes for a long time.
Suddenly, he remembered something and struggled to get up.
"...Little Jiu, Little Jiu!"
Qianchuan remembered that the instant the lightning struck, it was Xiao Jiu who pushed him away from the point of impact!
He had no feeling in his legs and feet, but he endured the constant buzzing in his head accompanied by dizziness and staggered forward one step.
However, he missed a step and didn't react in time. He rolled down the slope like a broken jar.
With a thud, he crashed to the bottom of the pit.
"Wow, that scared me!"
"...Qianchuan? It really is Qianchuan! How are you?"
Two voices with different timbres went directly into Qianchuan's head through his ears, producing a strange rumbling sound.
After a long while, Qianchuan opened his eyes in a daze.
His night vision was pretty good, so he saw a furry kitten's face and a handsome boy with long, damp hair in the dim light.
Qian Chuan hurriedly asked, "Where's Xiao Jiu? Is Xiao Jiu alright?"
Fu Yu: "Xiao Jiu is fine. We thought something had happened to you."
The Heavenly Tribulation was inherently dangerous, especially since Qian Chuan was so close at the time. They initially thought he would be struck back into his pet space.
Hearing Fu Yu's words, Suanni, who was squatting to the side, looked at Qian Chuan and said hesitantly, "But this... can be considered an accident, right?"
Qianchuan was puzzled. Had something happened?
He was about to get up and ask for clarification, but as soon as he moved, he immediately realized something was wrong.
He stared blankly at his hands for several seconds before finally saying, "I... I've turned into a child?"
Qian Chuan's previous human form was tall and imposing, with well-defined muscles and snow-white skin that were incredibly attractive. But now... his five fingers were short and chubby, and even his palms were plump.
Fuyu quickly said, "Don't worry, she's very cute, really."
Qianchuan himself couldn't see it, but those around him could see it very clearly.
The child in front of me was probably two or three years old. His skin was as white as snow, with a rosy glow. His chubby cheeks were a light pink, and with his big, watery green eyes and curled eyelashes, he was incredibly beautiful.
The only thing that didn't quite match was his voice.
Qian Chuan's voice was deep and slightly hoarse, quite pleasant to the ear. It worked well when it was inside that two-meter-tall body, but now...
Despite being a pretty little dumpling with short arms and legs, it could produce a deep, magnetic voice when it opened its mouth.
That's really strange.
Qianchuan himself didn't care at all about shrinking.
He was only momentarily stunned when he first saw his hands, but then he methodically conjured clothes for himself. After putting on the clothes, he stood up and moved his legs and arms to get used to them.
Although the entire space was dark, Qianchuan could still see the ground several meters away.
This means one thing.
The red mist that permeated the entire spatial rift had disappeared.
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