In the city's outskirts, amidst green mountains and clear waters, far from the bustling, noisy city, lay a peaceful land. Yet, at this very moment, it was being struck by continuous, rumbling thunder. Streaks of lightning descended from the sky, tearing through the dark clouds like giant dragons piercing through the cloud layers.
Amidst the space enveloped by booming thunder, a petite figure swiftly moved between the lightning bolts, her speed even a fraction faster than the descending flashes! If anyone were present, they would clearly see the lightning wildly bombarding, as if sentient, continuously striking down at that small figure. Wherever the lightning passed, rocks shattered and the earth cracked, a truly terrifying sight! Quý Phong Yên leaped beneath the lightning, her delicate small face quickly flushed pink under the electric glow. Everywhere her figure passed, chaos reigned. The lightning left fierce cracks under her feet, like gaping holes in the earth, as if they could swallow a person whole in an instant.
“Damn it, if you’ve got the guts, strike this young master down!” Quý Phong Yên dodged a bolt of heavenly lightning, then proudly raised her middle finger towards the sky.
As the last immortal cultivator of the 24th century, she, Quý Phong Yên, had studied the art of immortal cultivation with her master since childhood. Today was her final tribulation. As long as she endured 99 bolts of heavenly lightning tribulation, she could shed her mortal flesh and bones, transforming into an immortal.
The 99 bolts of heavenly lightning tribulation were the crucial moment for any immortal cultivator. In the current era, very few people still believed that the art of immortal cultivation existed in the world.
Quý Phong Yên was fully prepared. She had endured 98 bolts of heavenly lightning; with just one last bolt remaining, she would rightfully become an immortal! Thinking of this, Quý Phong Yên felt a small surge of excitement in her heart.
On the path of immortal cultivation, both her master and grandmaster had fallen during their final heavenly lightning tribulation. Only she had successfully persevered until now.
The final heavenly lightning bolt was incredibly fierce, causing the entire surrounding mountainous region to tremble. The booming thunder could almost shatter one's eardrums. Quý Phong Yên held her breath, raising her eyes to watch the enormous heavenly lightning bolt descending from the sky. All the strength in her legs tensed. Just as the lightning was about to strike, she suddenly activated the Golden Core within her body, using all her spiritual power to protect herself, and leaped, intending to move away from the central impact point of the heavenly lightning! But precisely at the moment Quý Phong Yên leaped, at the skyscraper at the foot of the mountain, a deafening explosion suddenly erupted. The shockwaves from the blast shot directly towards the spot where Quý Phong Yên had jumped! Quý Phong Yên's eyes widened in disbelief. Suspended in mid-air, she was utterly unable to block the force rushing towards her. She could only watch as her small figure was forcefully struck by that power, just as she was desperately trying to dodge the 99th heavenly lightning bolt! In the instant her vision was engulfed by lightning, from the depths of her soul, Quý Phong Yên tilted her head back and let out a long scream at the heavens: “Damn you, Old Man Heaven!!!! You fucking screwed me over!!!”
…! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! What did it feel like to be struck by lightning? Her body felt like a sharp blade heated to a glowing red. Every inch of her skin and flesh endured agony, torment, suffering, and torture from the surrounding fiery heat, enough to utterly tear apart anyone's spirit.
Quy Phong Yen closed her eyes, settling herself in endless darkness, yet a desolate grief welled up within her, making her want to weep.
She had painstakingly made meticulous preparations for two years, all to smoothly overcome the heavenly lightning tribulation. Never had she imagined that, having foreseen every contingency, the one thing she hadn't accounted for was the nearby skyscraper suddenly exploding under the influence of the heavenly lightning!
Ah, such is destiny!
My condolences, Elder Sister.
You haven't met your destined one yet, that's why the Heavens haven't allowed you to ascend to immortality.