Stellar Transformation-Chapter 68 - 22: The Battle of Tribulation Crossing (Part 2)
Watching the two men attack, Qin Yu’s eyes narrowed slightly as beams of cold light shot from them. Suddenly, the corners of Qin Yu’s mouth curved upward, and his figure became like the wind as he directly... sped off in another direction at extreme speed. Qin Yu was actually choosing not to fight but to run toward the end of the valley at high speed, which immediately enraged the two powerful cultivators, Xiang Dong and Xiang Bei. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂
"Don’t you run!"
The death of their two brothers had incited deep hatred for Qin Yu in Xiang Dong and Xiang Bei, and with a roar of anger, they chased after Qin Yu.
"Father, you must succeed!" The reason Qin Yu did not engage in battle was that at this moment, he simply could not fully immerse himself in combat because the third Heavenly Thunder had already struck down. Qin Yu moved swiftly, but his spiritual sense was focused on Qin De.
Dragon-shaped energy swirled around Qin De’s body, and he held a middle-grade spirit artifact, a dark red long sword. Middle-grade spirit artifacts were extremely powerful. Initially, Feng Yuzi relied on a low-grade spirit artifact to get through the Four-nine Heavenly Tribulations, of course, that was with the help of the Cultivation Sect.
Qin De raised his head to face the purple Heavenly Thunder, and the dark red long sword in his hand burst forth with dazzling light.
"Boom!" The Heavenly Thunder struck down directly!
"Ha!" Qin De raised the dark red long sword to block, and strands of Innate True Qi flowed into the dark red long sword.
The purple lightning struck the long sword, shaking the dark red blade continuously, but the robust middle-grade spirit artifact was unbreakable by the Thunder of the Four-nine Heavenly Tribulations. In just an instant, the purple lightning disappeared, leaving only a few electric snakes slithering across the blade of the dark red long sword.
Qin De’s face was slightly pale.
"Haha... With this middle-grade spirit artifact, crossing the Four-nine Heavenly Tribulations is indeed much easier." At this moment, Qin De’s confidence was renewed, and he had full confidence in overcoming the final strike of Heavenly Thunder. Power surged from within Qin De, and the energy on the long sword became even more intense and glaring.
Qin Yu let out a sigh of relief.
His father had finally safely passed the third Heavenly Thunder.
"Sons of a bitch, if you’ve got guts, stop running!" Xiang Dong and Xiang Bei’s eyes were split with rage as they followed closely behind Qin Yu, but in terms of movement technique, Qin Yu, having shed all his weights, now sped even faster than an Innate Great Perfection expert.
"Ha-ha... Two clowns, take my punch!" Qin Yu, who had been running at top speed, suddenly spun around, and with his fists like dragons emerging from their cave, he struck toward the two men.
Xiang Dong and Xiang Bei had their energy at its peak, and seeing that Qin Yu had stopped running, they felt a surge of joy. The two men, brimming with energy, sent punches flying towards Qin Yu. Having cultivated for over a hundred years, the combined attacking power of the brothers was enormous, wasn’t it?
Qin Yu’s fists met with Xiang Dong and the other man’s fists respectively.
"Bang!"
The fierce collision even caused ripples in the air, faint but visible.
Qin Yu’s body shot into the air, his muscles trembling throughout his body. The intense impact force from Xiang Dong and the other was mostly dissipated by Qin Yu’s extraordinary control over his physical strength, and the remaining force posed no real threat to his body.
Xiang Dong and Xiang Bei exchanged glances, their eyes filled with bloodthirsty excitement.
They could feel the strength of their opponent. From the previous engagement, it seemed that Qin Yu could handle one of them, but once they joined forces, Qin Yu was no match for them.
"Kill!"
Xiang Dong and Xiang Bei turned into two bolts of lightning, filled with boundless rage, and charged at Qin Yu.
Qin Yu, however, let out a cold laugh. Having practiced the third block of the "Tongtian Map," not only had Qin Yu developed purple Innate True Qi, but it had further transformed his body. His bodily defense had reached a level where he didn’t fear ordinary Xuantie weapons. In the previous clash, he had merely utilized his physical energy.
Like a gentle breeze, Qin Yu’s figure swayed, easily dodging the two men.
"Great Elder, you and the others take care of that Cultivator. I can handle these two old fellows on my own." Qin Yu’s voice echoed across the entire valley.
Upon hearing this, the Blue-clothed Elder laughed heartily and said, "Mr. Liu Xing, the Four-directions Killing God is indeed famous. You’ve killed two already, and if you’re interested in the remaining two, I’ll leave them to you as well. Children, form the Double Illusion Five Elements Formation!"
At the command of the Blue-clothed Elder, five Heavenly Net assassins and five Dark Arrow experts began to pair up.
The five Dark Arrow experts each had a middle-grade spiritual short knife, but the five Heavenly Net assassins did not. However, this so-called "Double Illusion Five Elements Formation" was an advanced modification of the Five Elements Formation. Ten people surrounded Wu Xing, but at any given time, only five were engaging with him.
The five Heavenly Net assassins and five Dark Arrow experts alternated their attack sequence—sometimes three Dark Arrow experts and two Heavenly Net assassins attacked simultaneously, other times two Dark Arrow experts and three Heavenly Net assassins.
In any case, there were always five people attacking at the same moment.
"Ah! So many middle-grade spiritual artifacts!" Wu Xing was infuriated beyond measure, resorting to his fast movement technique and spiritual sense to dodge continuously. What enraged him the most was that these ten people knew no fear of death and would thrust their middle-grade spiritual knives into his vital points, even at the cost of their lives.
At this moment.
Three major battlefields emerged in the valley, one with Qin Yu facing Xiang Dong and Xiang Bei.
The first scenario is the battle between the Cultivator Wu Xing and the five experts of Dark Arrow, along with the five experts of Heavenly Net.
Another is the fierce fight between Feng Yuzi, who wields a Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact, and Wood, who holds a Lower Grade Spiritual Artifact. This third battlefield, however, exhibits the mightiest momentum, as the clash between Feng Yuzi and Wood continues with the roaring sounds and the shattering of rocks and collapsing of stone walls.
Meanwhile, the Blue-clothed Elder and Ge Xin are prepared to launch a sneak attack, not far from the Cultivator Wu Xing.
"You two old fools, get ready... to die!" Qin Yu sneered.
"Big talk!" Xiang Dong scoffed coldly. He and Xiang Bei turned into two streaks of light and charged side by side toward Qin Yu.
A loud shout was heard—
"Mr. Liu Xing, I’m here to assist you!" Ge Min turned into a streak of electric light and charged directly at Xiang Bei. To avoid being attacked from both front and back, Xiang Dong and Xiang Bei split up immediately, with Xiang Bei engaging Ge Min with his weapon, while Xiang Dong continued his assault on Qin Yu.
Qin Yu frowned slightly. Wasn’t Ge Min meddling too much? However, since he came to help, Qin Yu couldn’t complain.
Qin Yu reached out with his hand forming a claw, his Purple True Qi circulating. In that instant, his right hand became as translucent and lustrous as amethyst, ripping through the air and directly reaching for Xiang Dong. Seeing Qin Yu’s hand that looked like amethyst, Xiang Dong instantly sensed something ominous.
"This kid was holding back earlier!" Xiang Dong’s eyes widened.
But it was too late.
Qin Yu’s claw moved like lightning, its path elusive and silent, and in a flash, it was right in front of Xiang Dong.
"Crack!" A sound of bones breaking. Qin Yu’s claw, moving unpredictably, circled around Xiang Dong’s right hand and crushed his right wrist. Xiang Dong only saw a purple illusion, then his wrist hurt terribly and at the same time—
his consciousness began to fade.
In that very moment, Qin Yu continually crushed Xiang Dong’s right wrist and pierced Xiang Dong’s throat with his finger force. So swift was his action that Xiang Dong only saw a purple illusion.
"Indeed, this Purple Innate True Qi is incredibly profound. Not only can it attack like ordinary Innate True Qi from a distance, but it can also merge into my muscles, further increasing my speed," Qin Yu revealed a trace of excitement on his face.
"Ah!"
A bloodcurdling scream, a muffled grunt.
Xiang Bei fell to the ground screaming, while Ge Min was severely wounded and sent flying, powerless. Ge Min’s body helplessly soared into the sky before falling. Coincidentally, he landed right where Qin De was preparing to face the last Heavenly Thunder.
The thundercloud was rolling furiously, with a terrifying and daunting momentum, signaling that the fourth Heavenly Thunder was about to strike.
"Manager Ge!" Qin De, seeing Ge Min’s serious injury, became worried and instinctively caught Ge Min as he fell.
"Prince, I... I’m... fine," Ge Min turned his head to Qin De. At this moment, his face was deathly pale, and his breath was faint.
Suddenly—
"Boom!"
Qin De’s face suddenly turned pale as a sheet. He spat out a mouthful of blood as if it cost him nothing, stunning everyone who witnessed the scene.
Ge Min’s powerful palm struck Qin De in the abdomen.
"Haha... Qin De, I see you are as good as dead this time!" Ge Min swiftly dodged away, his face full of excitement. At the same moment, the previously screaming Xiang Bei who had fallen also got up, his excitement equally extreme.
"Ah Min, a century’s worth of infiltration has indeed paid off today," Xiang Bei laughed heartily.
Seeing this unfold, Qin Yu felt his heartstrings tighten completely. "Father!" He wanted to shout, but he couldn’t make a sound. All he could do was inwardly fret and worry for his father while his eyes filled with murderous intent towards Ge Min and Xiang Bei.
"Ge Min, you treacherous scoundrel!" The Blue-clothed Elder also roared in anger.
Qin De, looking at Ge Min, managed to smile wistfully: "Ge Min, I chose Qinglian Mountain for my Tribulation Crossing, and only a few knew of this. Yet, Xiang Guang found out and even sent two Upper Immortals. I suspected there was a traitor right then."
"However, out of the few who knew, including you, Lan Yi, and Xu Yuan, all were those I trusted the most. I could not bring myself to believe that any one of you was the traitor. But now..." Qin De sighed.
Suddenly, the dark red sky thundered as the clouds rolled, and the air seemed to be compressed by some force, dramatically increasing the pressure in an instant. Everyone knew that the fourth Heavenly Thunder was about to descend.
And at this moment... Qin De was gravely wounded.
