Chapter 5, Unmoved by Thunder

  The sky is filled with thunder and lightning, the originally clear and beautiful land has become pockmarked everywhere, with great fires burning continuously. Some blind adventurers who rushed in were struck by lightning and turned into flying ash, without even leaving behind any residue.

  Originally, some cultivators also discovered the anomaly and initially thought someone was crossing the Nine Heavens Punishment. Later, upon closer inspection, they realized it wasn't, and then they knew who was behind this. Qin Hao's reversal of the Dragon Ascension Tribulation in the Eastern Dragon is well-known to everyone; apart from this freak, no one else can cross tribulations at the Named Dwelling Realm boundary.

  Then many monks prepared to fly swords and transmit books, but the transmission of the book's meridians was not carved well, and they were directly slapped to death by someone. They didn't even know how they died themselves. They knew that apart from this demon, there was also a high-ranking person here, so they all behaved themselves. Some prepared to leave, but before they could ride the clouds, they were slapped to death again.

  So a group of people could only stay in place, staring blankly at Qin Hao's tribulation, but this time they really saw what it means to be a true freak, a daredevil who dares to challenge the heavens.

  "Split, split, keep splitting, or you won't be able to cultivate!" Qin Hao shouted loudly in the midst of the lightning tribulation. The thunderbolts struck him, causing his skin to crack and burst, but the purple energy helped him recover continuously. This cycle repeated itself, and Qin Hao's physical body not only became stronger, but also contained a hint of lightning power within it. Qin Hao even felt that he didn't need to use his divine storage; with just his physical body, he could already grasp the grand trend of the Heavenly Thunder Dao.

  What's even stranger is that this purple gas can now determine life and death, turning people into white bones? It's worth noting that it didn't have such effects before. However, he didn't notice that the jade disc in his consciousness was secretly modifying the purple gas, enhancing its quality. Additionally, since it was refined from killing King Xianling, a king himself, the quality of the purple gas is naturally higher, at least comparable to half the effect of a genuine sacred medicine.

  Qin Hao thought to himself, if he were to refine the Saint King into a purple gas now, its quality would be even higher. If he were to refine the Saint King of Kings, its quality might be comparable to that of an ordinary Earthly Sacred Medicine.

  "If one could find a corpse of a great emperor, I wonder what quality of purple energy could be refined?" Qin Hao pondered, but just as he did, another bolt of lightning struck down, causing his entire body to tremble violently. However, at this moment, his physical body surprisingly didn't shatter, it was only charred and blackened. Apparently, his physical body had reached an unimaginable level.

  "My god, he's still so clueless after all that hardship, it's really unfair."

  His body is so terrifying that even thunder can't move him.

  "This is probably more powerful than the physical body of a divine beast, and all the demons can't compare to it."

  The onlookers were all stunned, Qin Hao had just given them a lesson, what it means to be fierce. If it were any of them, a single thunderbolt from the heavens would have been enough to turn them into flying ash.

  "Did he plant countless sacred medicines?" What puzzled Huayang Furen the most was this point. Medicines that could bring people back from the dead, with flesh and bones intact, were at least of the earth-grade level. She had clearly seen Qin Hao's physical body being smashed to pieces countless times, his entire body covered in blood, with his bones exposed.

  But after a while, it automatically recovered, and no matter how she observed with her divine eyes, she couldn't see the subtlety in it.

  "Rumble" struck to the end, the heavenly thunderbolt was getting smaller and smaller, the lightning was getting weaker and weaker. Qin Hao suddenly became dissatisfied and shouted: "Haven't you eaten yet? Letting you strike me, it's so unimpressive."

  Those monks who were watching all stared blankly, thinking to themselves: Is this still human? The freakishness has reached such an extent.

  "They say, can he break into the top ten of the Heavenly Rankings?"

  "It's definitely possible! If this kind of combat power can't even get into the top ten of the Tianxia Rankings, then I'll be damned!"

  Most of these people are some small sect cultivators from Izumo, and some cultivators from other countries, or some scattered cultivators. Recently, the internal situation in the Qiankun Empire has been changing dramatically, all because of this guy who dared to provoke the heavenly tribulation and was struck by lightning.

  "It's not necessarily the case, among the top ten geniuses on the Tianbang list, each and every one of them can surpass Wang Xiu. It's said that this time, two of them have come to the Qiankun Empire, both claiming they want to behead this demon. The older generation of kings has also arrived in large numbers, all searching for his whereabouts."

  "Who would have thought that this guy was struck by lightning here."

  At this point, they were so ashamed that they couldn't bear it. The famous immortal directly crossed the tribulation, while they didn't even dare to face the mortal thunder when they became immortals. What's the difference? That's all.

  "Look, the tribulation clouds have dispersed, but why hasn't he broken through yet?" Some people were stunned and looked over to find that the tribulation clouds had actually dissipated on their own, and the sky had cleared up again. It was clear that the tribulations were already over. Looking at Qin Hao again, apart from being covered in ash and having some charred spots, he seemed perfectly fine.

  "It's lawless." Everyone said so, and the robbers didn't even want to rob anymore.

  "Hey, hey, things aren't done yet, how can you give up halfway? Keep chopping, keep chopping!" Qin Hao looked at the dissipating dark clouds with disdain, but no matter how much he scolded, there was not a stir in the sky, almost as if it were a clear and cloudless day. At this time, everyone was numb, staring at Qin Hao's foolish appearance, but not saying a word. Until the thunderbolt dissipated without a trace, Qin Hao didn't pursue it anymore. However, his physical body was now terrifyingly frightening, with his circulation of blood and energy accompanied by threads of electricity. Now that his energy had burst out, radiating tens of thousands of meters was no big deal.

  "At least it's a top-notch weapon in terms of humanity, even if it's just an initial king, it has the power to fight one battle." Before getting struck by lightning, Qin Hao's strength was at most just below that of a king, but now he had the confidence to take on an initial king and possibly even kill them. However, against mid-tier kings like the Peacock King, it wouldn't be possible unless there were some coincidental circumstances where he encountered several heavily injured ones. But how many good things can happen in this world? Qin Hao himself didn't believe it.

  When Qin Hao regained his original appearance, everyone took a look and realized that this person was not as terrifying as they had imagined. With his internal energy restrained, his Taoist robe hanging on his body, his long hair fluttering, he carried an air of elegance and scholarly refinement. But once they recalled the scene under the lightning tribulation, all notions of elegance vanished from their minds.

  When Qin Hao's gaze fell upon them, they could only force a smile, for such a monstrous being might be able to kill them with just one slap, let alone the fact that in this vast and empty space, there was also a terrifying figure lurking.

  Finally, Qin Hao spoke up and asked if anything big had happened in the Cloud Country recently. As a result, everyone was stunned, thinking that this guy had stirred up trouble in the entire Qian Kun Empire, yet he still didn't know.

  Afterwards, these people truthfully told Qin Hao about the Great Sect's kill order and the gathering of geniuses to hunt him down. Of course, they also mentioned that the Ming Wang tomb was about to be unearthed. Upon hearing this, Qin Hao suddenly had an idea. He was worried about not knowing where to find the sacred medicine, but now the Ming Wang tomb was coming to him, and he was still carrying the Introspective Fantasy Transformation Technique. If he didn't go, it would be unreasonable.

  This so-called genius boasted that he would kill him, what a must-kill order, he didn't take it seriously at all, unless the Holy King came out, otherwise he would come one by one, even if the king came, he still had a peak furnace called Wang.

  As he thought, Qin Hao glanced at the distant clouds and coincidentally met the gaze of Lady Huayang. Qin Hao smiled to himself, thinking that this woman was not bad after all. At least when he was crossing his tribulation, these cultivators who were preparing to spread the news were stopped by her.

  "You can go." Qin Hao waved his hand, apparently wanting to let them off.

  "Really?" These people's faces were filled with incredulity.

  "Don't make me kill you all." Qin Hao said with a fierce expression, and these people immediately ran away in a hurry. However, before they could escape for dozens of miles, cries of agony began to echo through the air.

  Qin Hao was stunned, but saw that Madame Huayang had returned. Looking at her cold and stern expression, it was clear that she had killed them all. Qin Hao was about to say something when Madame Huayang spoke up: "Keeping them would be a disaster."

  "He..." Qin Hao finally deeply appreciated the phrase "the most venomous woman's heart". Suddenly, he laughed again, laughing very brightly. He pointed to a distant place: "It seems that even among the fallen monks, there are still some fish that have slipped through the net."

  Upon hearing this, Lady Huayang looked into the distance and sensed a hidden aura, quickly escaping. It was clear that someone else had fled, likely carrying some secret technique. However, in Qin Hao's eyes, it was completely insignificant. How could his piercing gaze not see through such a minor hidden art? Moreover, his own Introspective Illusory Transformation Technique far surpassed this one.

  Madam Huayang moved, just about to make her move, but thought for a moment and suddenly stopped: "You want me to kill, I won't kill. You want them to live, I'll make sure they die."

  "Qin Hao's tone was cut off, and after thinking for a moment, he said, 'A good man does not fight with a woman.'"

  "A good woman does not fight with a dog." Madam Huayang said calmly.

  Upon hearing this, Qin Hao's face turned dark, and for the first time he encountered such a troublesome woman. Without caring about anything, he urged on his demonic energy, raised his hand, and attacked. Madame Huayang's expression suddenly turned gloomy, clearly due to the outbreak of her demonic energy. Just as she was preparing to defend herself, Qin Hao had already arrived in front of her. With one move, his entire body's energy burst out, faintly accompanied by electric sparks, adding an air of intimidation that made people's divine powers momentarily stagnate. His powerful hands wrapped around Madame Huayang's slender waist, and his energy surged into her body, sealing off her spiritual energy storage. Instantly, she felt a complete loss of strength throughout her body.

  "Let me go." Madame Huayang's face fell, but that captivating appearance remained unchanged, and instead gained an added beauty that inspired pity.

  "If you don't listen, I'll make you listen." As he spoke, Qin Hao stretched out his hand and pinched Hua Yang's wife's chest again, making her feel a wave of shame and anger. She didn't need to guess what Qin Hao wanted to do again.

  "I'll listen." Finally, Madame Huayang yielded, but Qin Hao was led to be a bit restless. A woman like Madame Huayang would make any man have improper thoughts, let alone with such ambiguous actions.

  "You, stop it..." Lady Huayang had some regrets, but Qin Hao's hand, after groping her soft chest for a moment, left instantly.

  "Not bad, it's really comfortable." Qin Hao said with a dazed expression from dozens of meters away.

  "Hmph." Lady Huayang fell silent, completely subdued by Qin Hao. If she didn't have the demonic seed within her, she could easily slap this guy to death - after all, she was a peak cultivator who had once been crowned queen. But because of that demon, she was being thoroughly dominated by Qin Hao...