Chapter 400: Hurt My People and Think You Can Leave? Too Late
It was clearly visible.
The entire herb garden was filled with a multi-colored radiance from the lightning strike.
Everyone was utterly shaken.
The scene was truly inconceivable.
Only Shen Lingxue subconsciously glanced over and saw it. Jiang Xinghai, who had been deep in meditative cultivation, now had his face twisted in a violent grimace.
It seemed as if he was struggling to break free from some kind of shackles, reaching the most critical moment.
"You have to be okay!" Shen Lingxue couldn’t help but cry out.
Jiang Xinghai, having withdrawn his consciousness, was originally unaware of everything happening in the outside world.
But after the two successive bolts of lightning, his focus wavered for an instant, allowing him to perceive the situation outside.
Yan Qingshan and the others blocking his enemies at the cost of their lives, Shen Lingxue fearlessly guarding him up close—a powerful wave of gratitude and respect washed over him.
He knew that Yan Qingshan and the others were perhaps facing death so fearlessly due to the bond between master and servant.
But for Shen Lingxue to do this for him, to be willing to pay any price... ’This is clearly love!’
"Fine. I’ll give you the time it takes to smoke a cigarette."
It was unclear what Yan Haichuan was thinking, but he raised his hand and lit a cigarette.
At the scene, only Creation Realm experts could generate a Vigorous Shield to block the rain.
"Of course, if you still fail to appreciate my kindness after I finish my cigarette, I won’t mind blasting you and your child to pieces on the spot. I imagine Divine Doctor Jiang would then have to show himself to save you." After speaking, Yan Haichuan turned his head and ignored them.
"What a venomous heart!" Shen Lingxue was utterly disgusted.
"Lingxue..." Shen Zhengye was covered in blood that, despite being washed by the rain, still gushed from his wounds.
Shen Lingxue nodded and rushed over. "Dad, your injuries... and all of you..."
RUMBLE...!!!
Suddenly, a powerful clap of thunder erupted from the center of the massive dark cloud, as if a third bolt of lightning was about to strike the herb garden.
Yan Haichuan’s gaze snapped to Jiang Xinghai in the herb garden, then up to the sky, his expression changing dramatically.
’This is bad!’
’Could this really be the legendary heavenly tribulation?’
’What kind of monster is this Jiang Xinghai?’
’To undergo a heavenly tribulation, one must be at least a peak Late-Stage Creation Realm expert!’
’Why would such a powerful figure appear in a small place like Central State?’
’According to rumors, the highest cultivation level for a Martial Artist in Central State is only the Early-Stage Creation Realm!’
’And I, Yan Haichuan, am only at the Middle Stage of the Creation Realm!’
Since arriving, he had personally witnessed Jiang Xinghai get struck by two consecutive bolts of lightning.
Now, a third bolt was brewing. It was clearly a heavenly tribulation!
’If I get caught up in this, I’ll be in big trouble.’
"Third Brother, could this be..." Yan Haibin’s lips were chapped, his words failing him.
"Third Brother, this can’t be a tribulation, can it?" Yan Haixuan also began to panic.
Yan Duo completely forgot his desire to rough up Leng Ning, immediately hiding behind his three grand-uncles.
"Don’t worry. It’s still uncertain if he can survive this final tribulation lightning. The legends say that not even one in a hundred survives. That’s not just an empty rumor." Yan Haichuan gradually calmed his heart.
"Third Grand-uncle, what do we do if that brat succeeds?" Yan Duo’s body trembled violently.
"What do we do? We leave, of course!" Yan Haichuan said without hesitation.
’Are you kidding me?!’
’If word got out that we failed to ambush Jiang Xinghai and instead got beaten up like this by some twenty-something kid, the Yan Family would lose all face in the Provincial City!’
RUMBLE...!
In the sky, the thunder was incessant.
In the center of the sky, the dark clouds converged into a swirling vortex, spinning constantly.
Arcs of electricity flickered in the center of the vortex, as if a thunderous punishment could descend at any moment!
"But Third Grand-uncle, my grandfather wanted us to bring him back to the Provincial City. If we do this, won’t we be..." Yan Duo’s face was bitter.
Yan Haichuan’s heart skipped a beat when he heard this.
It was the same for Yan Haibin and Yan Haixuan.
’That’s right!’
’Our goal in coming here was only to take Jiang Xinghai away, not to kill him!’
"Third Grand-uncle, in that case, why don’t we just kill them all right now, including Jiang Xinghai while he’s undergoing his tribulation? That way, the Yan Family will have nothing to worry about," Yan Duo suggested, his killing intent thick.
Yan Haichuan shook his head. "It’s not worth it!"
If they could befriend an expert who was stepping into the Celestial Destiny Realm, it wouldn’t matter if the Yan Family had to bow their heads.
"But Third Grand-uncle, what if he’s determined to kill us?" Yan Duo asked anxiously.
Yan Haichuan fell silent.
’That’s a possibility I must guard against!’
He looked up at the tribulation lightning in the sky, then back at Jiang Xinghai in the herb garden. His voice trembling slightly, he made a swift decision. "Go! We’re leaving this place of trouble immediately!"
CRACK!
「At the same time.」
The final bolt of tribulation lightning crashed down from the sky.
Merely the aftershock
made the surrounding space hum and tremble.
Yan Haichuan’s face changed drastically as he whipped his head toward the herb garden, feeling the terrifying power emanating from it.
’Not good...’ His heart plummeted.
At this moment, Jiang Xinghai
was like a god, like a demon!
"You think you can just walk away after hurting my people? Too late!" Jiang Xinghai glanced at the members of the Yan Family from afar.