noffsinger Chapter 24: Collective Upgrade, Purple Sky Thunder
Chapter 24: Collective Upgrade, Purple Sky Thunder
Two days later——
Above the academy, a dark cloud covered the entire sky, as if a thick black curtain was hanging above the head. These dark clouds were layered one after another, so dense that it was hard to breathe, and from time to time there were flashes of dazzling lightning, like giant silver dragons shuttling through the clouds.
Many disciples in the academy looked up at the sky, staring at the thunder tribulation that was still accumulating in amazement. They whispered to each other, asking: "Which senior brother or sister is going to advance? Why did they attract such a huge thunder tribulation! It seems to be much more fierce than the thunder tribulation of the Spiritual Venerable Realm."
In the inner courtyard, there were two core disciples who had reached the spiritual master level. Although the ordinary disciples in the outer courtyard had not witnessed the thunder tribulation they experienced when they broke through to the spiritual master level, they had seen the scene in the sky from afar. Compared with what was happening before, the thunder tribulation they had seen before was simply insignificant. It could be said that it was nothing compared to the thunder tribulation they had seen before.
Although the academy was protected by a powerful formation barrier, even if everyone could not directly watch the specific situation of the spiritual master's advancement, they could still clearly feel the earth-shaking and soul-stirring atmosphere. At this moment, watching the thunder tribulation in the sky becoming more and more intense, and constantly gathering above the training pavilion, everyone was filled with fear of this terrifying thunder tribulation, but they were unwilling to leave. They were curious about who was advancing here and could cause such an amazing celestial phenomenon. At the same time, they also looked forward to being contaminated by some rain and dew formed by spiritual energy after the thunder tribulation and gaining some benefits from it.
As the thunderclouds stopped, everyone gathered around the training pavilion. They could not stand under the thunder tribulation, otherwise they would be contaminated by the aura of the ascendants and be struck by thunder tribulation by heaven.
At this moment... suddenly, an old man with white hair and a worried face jumped out from somewhere. He rushed to the door of the training pavilion, cursing non-stop: "Who are these bastards who caused such a huge thunder tribulation? Are they trying to destroy our entire academy?" While cursing, he pushed away the disciples who were blocking his way and shouted loudly: "Get out of the way! Get out of the way! Don't you all want to die?"
The disciples who were pushed around were originally glaring at the uninvited guest, but when they saw the visitor's face clearly, they immediately became respectful and said in unison: "Greetings, Dean!"
Hearing this greeting, the people around came back to their senses and hurriedly saluted to the dean: "Hello, dean!" "Hello, dean!"
The disciple who was pushed by the dean just now was so frightened that his face turned pale and he was shaking all over. He muttered to himself: Shouldn't the dean be in the academy? Why did he suddenly come back?
Then, another figure appeared behind him and asked solemnly, "What are you all doing here?" It turned out that it was Vice President Han. The disciples did not dare to neglect him anymore and bowed to Vice President Han one by one again.
Vice Dean Han Xufeng waved his hand, looked at a disciple and asked, "Is there anyone else practicing in the practice pavilion?"
The trembling disciple said, "Reporting to Vice President Han, there are probably more than 80 disciples in the pavilion who are still practicing and have not come out yet."
Han Xufeng frowned and thought, "Where is the dean?"
The disciple shook his head, and another disciple said, "Reporting to Vice President Han, the president just entered the training pavilion."
As soon as the words fell, the disciples saw a large group of people suddenly appear in front of the gate of the training pavilion. These people were thrown out like fallen leaves in the wind and fell heavily to the ground. They piled up on top of each other, and the scene was extremely chaotic. At the same time, a deafening curse came from the training pavilion: "Which ignorant brat is going through a tribulation here? Get out of here and face the tribulation! Do you want to destroy my precious training pavilion?" Qi Sheng roared angrily in the pavilion, and his voice echoed throughout the courtyard.
He cursed and threw people out mercilessly. These were the elite disciples of the sect, each of them was a good seedling that had been carefully cultivated. It would be a pity if they were implicated by this thunder tribulation. So, Qi Sheng used his powerful spiritual power anxiously and shouted loudly: "Han Xufeng, what are you still doing? Hurry up and lead the other disciples to evacuate this place quickly!"
Han Xufeng, standing in front of the pavilion, looked at the scene in front of him, muttering to himself. He curled his lips helplessly, thinking of the thrilling competition that year, in which he actually lost to this grumpy old man, and finally let him become the dean. From then on, he was suppressed by him in every way, which really made him angry just thinking about it... He looked up at the thunderclouds that were getting closer and closer, and hurriedly ordered the inner courtyard disciples beside him, "Hurry up and take these disciples away, everyone evacuate this place!" The serious and urgent voice scared the disciples so much that they all got busy. The disciples who were knocked unconscious were supported or lifted up by the crowd and evacuated quickly. The disciples who woke up slowly were also dragged away from here at a very fast speed, including Shangguan Wan'er and her group... Looking at this scene in confusion.
I was originally staying in the training pavilion to practice in seclusion, but for some reason I was suddenly thrown far away by an indescribably strong force! Shangguan Wan'er was shocked, and her mind was full of question marks. While rubbing her sore butt, she looked at the disciple who was holding her tightly and running fast, and asked in confusion: "Brother, what is going on?"
The disciple did not stop or slow down, but replied in a cold tone: "There are disciples who are going through tribulations. If you don't want to die, flee this place quickly! Since you have woken up, don't dawdle, let's go!" Before he finished speaking, he suddenly let go of Shangguan Wan'er's hand, as if staying in contact with her for one more second would bring danger.
Shangguan Wan'er was stunned at first, but she quickly reacted. She raised her head and looked at the terrifying thunderbolt that was gradually gathering in the sky in horror, secretly thanking herself for being rescued in time. At this moment, she had no time to care about other things, let alone go back to find out where the others were - they must have been thrown out of the training pavilion inexplicably like herself. So, Shangguan Wan'er did not dare to delay for a moment, gritted her teeth, used all her strength, and desperately ran away from the thunderbolt...
Shangguan Wan'er rushed to the evacuated site anxiously, scanning the hundreds of disciples around her, and began to search anxiously. The first person she found was Shangguan Qing, who was closely guarded by Minglang Kang. Seeing that the two were unharmed, she was slightly relieved. Then, she continued to search for other people, and found all the members of the team one by one, but at the same time she also noticed the existence of Liu Yueyao.
However, what worries Shangguan Wan'er is that Feng Qing, Ming Langyue and others are nowhere to be seen. What's worse is that Shangguan Wan'er is not familiar with the other seniors in their team and cannot be sure whether they are safe.
Seeing the terrifying thunderbolt about to descend from the sky, Shangguan Wan'er was filled with unprecedented fear and panic. Without hesitation, she walked quickly to the front of the many disciples, looked at Han Xufeng anxiously, and said in a trembling voice: "Vice President Han, there is still a group of people in the pavilion who have not come out yet!"
Han Xufeng couldn't help but frown when he heard Shangguan Wan'er's words, revealing a trace of doubt. He stared at Shangguan Wan'er and asked, "A team? What's the specific situation?"
At this moment, Liu Yueyao also rushed over impulsively from the crowd and interrupted nervously, "Vice Dean Han, there are nine new and old students in our team who haven't come out yet!" Her tone revealed deep worry and uneasiness.
Han Xufeng nodded. They must be the team formed for the freshman competition. Then he was surprised. "Nine people?" He looked up at the sky and laughed. No wonder there was such a big thunder tribulation. They must have advanced collectively. The young are really formidable! He consoled her. "Don't worry. It's probably a good thing that they haven't come out yet."
Liu Yueyao blinked in confusion, seeing that Vice President Han had no intention of rescuing them, nor did he look worried. Instead, he looked at the training pavilion with a smile on his face. Liu Yueyao looked at the front of the pavilion worriedly, praying silently, hoping that everyone would be safe...
Shangguan Wan'er understood what Vice President Han meant. He was saying that they were all about to advance... Shangguan Wan'er looked towards the training pavilion nervously.
The Thunder Stage is approaching - with a loud bang, the deafening sound resounded throughout the entire academy, and even those standing here could feel the soul-stirring power of the thunder tribulation!
"Look, someone is coming out!" Following a cry of surprise, many disciples raised their heads and stared at the sky. In the air, a little man with a faint glow was bravely preparing to face the baptism of thunder.
"Look! There are more!" The crowd exclaimed again, and everyone looked up in amazement, and blurry figures gradually emerged. Due to the distance, it was impossible to tell what these little people looked like, let alone their gender, but it was clear that they were wearing the uniforms of outer courtyard disciples.
"Oh my God, these are all disciples from our outer courtyard! How could so many people undergo the tribulation at the same time? No wonder this thunder tribulation is so huge." A disciple said in shock.
However, another cold voice broke everyone's speculation: "Things are not that simple. Someone must have broken through to a higher level, so the thunder tribulation is so fierce." The person who spoke was one of the senior brothers who had tried his best to rescue others before.
Shangguan Wan'er now turned her gaze towards this person. It turned out that this person was the one who had just saved her life. She had not taken a closer look before, but now she discovered that he was wearing a blue disciple uniform - this was the symbol of the inner courtyard disciples!
"Wow, it's Senior Brother Qiu! He came out of seclusion!"
"Senior Brother Qiu? Which Senior Brother Qiu?"
"Who else? Of course it's the Great Elder's disciple, Qiu Shuihan. I heard that he was already a Spirit Master before he went into seclusion. I wonder if he has advanced this time!"
"He definitely hasn't advanced. If he had, how could Senior Brother Shan Zhongwuqiu have suffered a thunder tribulation?"
"You are not allowed to slander my idol!"
The female disciples and the male disciples started arguing, and the sound of their voices lingered in their ears.
Shangguan Wan'er walked towards Qiu Shuihan and bowed respectfully, "Thank you very much, Senior Brother Qiu."
Qiu Shuihan glanced at him indifferently and replied coldly, "No need."
Shangguan Wan'er stood aside awkwardly, looking so cold...
"Shui Han, weren't you in seclusion? How come you suddenly broke out?" Vice President Han asked with a puzzled look on his face.
Qiu Shuihan replied expressionlessly: "Reporting to Vice President Han, someone on the fifth floor has broken through the realm of cultivation, causing a large amount of spiritual energy to be completely absorbed."
His tone was calm, but the chill in it was chilling.
"Oh? Could it be Leng Yue?" Vice President Han guessed.
"That's not the case." Qiu Shuihan thought to himself. When the spiritual energy fluctuated, he immediately stopped practicing. What surprised him was that this person could actually follow the spiritual energy trail to devour other people's spiritual energy. As soon as he opened the door, he saw that the door of the next room was also open, and Leng Yue was staggering out, as if he had suffered some spiritual energy loss. He quickly glanced at the other door next to him that was flashing again, picked up Leng Yue without hesitation, and hurried back to the mountain where the elders were, and then went down the mountain without stopping to rescue other disciples...
At this moment, a deafening roar suddenly sounded, instantly breaking Qiu Shuihan's meditation...
Many disciples were feeling anxious and emotional, and they all looked up at the people who were experiencing the disaster.
Boom boom, thunder as thick as a waist suddenly fell down.
The disciples were terrified. This thunder couldn't kill anyone! It was too scary.
A closer look reveals that this thunder is different from ordinary thunderbolts, and it is purple all over.
"This is..." Qiu Shuihan frowned and looked at the thunder in the sky
“This is actually the Purple Sky Thunder!!” Han Xufeng looked towards the people in the sky in surprise. Could it be that one of them was from the upper realm?
Seeing that Vice Dean Han didn't seem to want to explain too much, Qiu Shuihan still had doubts in his heart, but he stopped asking questions and focused all his attention on the few people in the sky...
At this moment, in the sky——
"Come on! God, strike me down if you have the guts!" The skinny monkey shouted at the sky with a bitter face, as if he was afraid that the lightning would not hit him. At the same time, he and other members of the team were hovering in the air, ready to face the impending catastrophe.
"I advise you to save some of your energy, otherwise you won't even have the strength to stand up later. After all, there are so many people watching you below." Minglang said as he pointed at the many disciples on the ground who were as small as ants.
Zhao Linger, Ye Wenxi and the others looked at the horrifying thunder in front of them with fear and trepidation. They knew that they could not avoid it and would die anyway, so they resolutely chose to join hands to fight the lightning together.