MJWCATFPITWOC Chapter 60

Chapter 60 Nascent Soul’s Five Thunders

From the beginning, Shen Yucheng had always been alone.

He had never made friends, nor did he understand what it meant to be helped by others.

He was born in a slum, a place where only the law of the jungle prevailed. No one would lend you a hand. He had long understood that in this world, one could only rely on oneself to survive.

Contracts, bonds, connections… these things were unattainable for him, even illusory. He thought his life would end in cold solitude, with no one to worry about and no one to be tied to.

But from some point on, his life gained someone.

That person was clearly someone whose heart was so wicked it made people gnash their teeth. He spoke in sarcastic tones and did things unscrupulously. But, strangely enough, this vicious dog would always roll over on his back and beg for petting every time he saw him.

When everyone else spoke ill of him, mocked him, and belittled him, that person would always stand in front of him without hesitation, blocking all the malice, never retreating even half a step, even if he was showered with abuse.

He tried his best to conceal the turmoil deep within his heart, but he couldn’t deny that from a certain moment on, there was indeed an existence in his life that he couldn’t ignore.

Someone… he might actually want to entrust himself to.

Shen Yucheng closed his eyes, feeling the surge of intense pain within his body. He gritted his teeth, and sweat trickled down his cheeks.

Even if this feeling was false, even if this relationship was just an illusion, he accepted it.

All he knew now was that he didn’t want that guy to die.

“I’m truly done for…” Shen Yucheng murmured softly, looking up at Mo Yifeng in the distance.

His whole life, he was done for because of this person.

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Bai Guchen frowned, his gaze fixed on Shen Yucheng not far away. He recalled the power of the talisman just now, which was clearly an orthodox inheritance ability of the Puppet Dao.

“Inheritance…” Bai Guchen’s eyes darkened.

The Inheritance Art was a secret technique of puppeteers that allowed them to selectively inherit the abilities of the manipulated object after coming into contact with it.

It sounded noble, but in reality, it was more like forcibly plundering. The only flaw of this technique was that it consumed an immense amount of spiritual power, and the lack of spiritual power was a shortcoming of all puppeteers.

“This kid… is it a fluke, or…” Bai Guchen’s gaze grew colder.

However, before he could figure it out, golden light suddenly erupted from Shen Yucheng’s body, and his previously depleted spiritual power recovered at an astonishing rate, filling every inch of his meridians.

Even more astonishing, the mountains behind the Lingfeng Sect trembled violently, spiritual power surged like a tide, sand and stones collapsed, and heaven and earth seemed to be responding to his spiritual power, as if something was about to be born.

Lingyi and the others had just finished dealing with the monster disciples when they turned around and saw this scene. They exclaimed in astonishment, “Shen Yucheng… is he about to mutate?”

In the distance, Bai Guchen’s eyes narrowed slightly, and a trace of unease rose in his heart.

The tremor came to an abrupt halt, and a white light suddenly rose into the air from the end of the mountain range. The light was dazzling, causing everyone to hold their breath.

Within the white light, a magical artifact slowly floated into view. Shen Yucheng looked up and opened his lips: “Puppet Shadow Remnant Mirror?”

Wasn’t this the prize for the champion of the Immortal Sect Competition? Why would it appear at this moment?

The elders were also stunned by this sudden phenomenon: “How could it be at this time…”

Fu Lingxuan looked up at the Puppet Shadow Remnant Mirror, his face darkening: “The magical artifact is about to recognize its master.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the center of the Puppet Shadow Remnant Mirror suddenly cracked open, and the crisp sound of shattering echoed throughout the entire sect. Shen Yucheng looked down and saw countless fragments gathering in his palm, gradually transforming into a brand new mirror.

However, as the mirror was completed, dark clouds began to churn in the sky, and silver snake-like lightning shuttled through the clouds, ready to strike down at any moment.

Li Juemu widened his eyes and asked blankly, “What… what’s happening now?”

Fu Lingxuan’s gaze was fixed on the mirror in Shen Yucheng’s hand, and he understood immediately: “High-grade spiritual artifacts have the ability to choose their own masters. They will seek out masters whose spiritual power magnetic field is the most compatible. And to awaken a sleeping spiritual artifact like this… is extremely rare. Usually, this only happens when the spiritual artifact senses a spiritual power that perfectly matches it, one in ten thousand. Just now, the Puppet Shadow Remnant Mirror recognized Shen Yucheng as its master.”

Bai Guchen narrowed his eyes: “Spiritual power recognizing its master? So what? Gaining a spiritual artifact is nothing more than a fleeting moment of glory for you!”

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly attacked, his offensive sweeping over. His figure shifted unpredictably in the field. He was looking forward to seeing Shen Yucheng severely injured and collapsing in a pool of blood.

However, when the smoke cleared, what appeared before his eyes was Shen Yucheng’s unscathed figure, and the mirror was quietly suspended in his hand, emitting a faint light.

Bai Guchen couldn’t believe it and cursed: “Why!” He launched another attack, his moves even more fierce. But this time, he was shocked to realize that every one of his attacks was like a stone sinking into the sea. All his power seemed to be swallowed up by some invisible barrier.

It was like punching cotton with all his might.

His offensive gradually slowed down, and finally he saw the full appearance of the mirror. A huge mirror stood proudly in front of Shen Yucheng, completely devouring all attacks.

Shen Yucheng had only just understood the ability of this mirror. The Puppet Shadow Remnant Mirror could automatically absorb his spiritual power and transform it into absolute defense.

The Puppet Shadow Remnant Mirror was a spatial magical artifact, but this ability had never been recorded in the cultivation world. Perhaps it was precisely because his compatibility with this spiritual artifact was extremely high that he was able to activate its hidden power.

His right hand moved slightly, and with the guidance of the mirror, the absorbed power turned into a counterattack, roaring towards Bai Guchen.

Bai Guchen reacted extremely quickly, summoning a huge stone statue before the attack reached him, barely blocking it.

For a time, Bai Guchen dared not act rashly when facing the current Shen Yucheng.

However, the golden light around Shen Yucheng began to dim, and the spiritual power consumed by the defense was extremely alarming. The hand holding the mirror trembled slightly, indicating that such absolute defense could not last long.

At the same time, the pain within his body was even more intense than before. He gritted his teeth, and cold sweat oozed from his forehead.

Mo Yifeng’s poison couldn’t be delayed any longer, or he would really die.

Before dying from the poison, he would probably die from the pain.

At this moment, the thunderclouds in the sky suddenly swirled, forming a huge vortex. Lightning intertwined, and its mighty force was like the wrath of a god. The faces of several Nascent Soul cultivators changed drastically. They looked at the center of the vortex in horror and exchanged solemn glances with each other.

The elders outside the barrier also looked shocked and hurriedly stopped the disciples who came to reinforce: “No one is allowed to approach! Someone inside is undergoing tribulation!”

The thunderclouds followed Shen Yucheng’s figure like a shadow, and there was no doubt that this heavenly tribulation was for him.

Shen Yucheng looked up at the sky, his throat bobbing as he swallowed a mouthful of saliva and cursed under his breath that the timing was really bad…

During the tribulation, no one from the outside could approach, but after the tribulation, he would definitely be severely injured, and Bai Guchen would definitely not let go of this opportunity. What should he do then?

At this time, Mo Yifeng forcibly propped up his scarred body, jumped off the back of the Azure Scale Beast, and staggered step by step towards Shen Yucheng, wanting to help him: “…Yucheng-ge.”

“Azure Scale Beast!” Shen Yucheng shouted in a low voice: “Hold him down for me! No matter what happens later, don’t let him step out of your body!”

The Azure Scale Beast growled lowly, and its huge paws firmly pressed the weak Mo Yifeng to the ground.

At the same time, Fu Lingxuan and Lingyi quickly escorted Li Juemu and other Golden Core disciples to a safe area, erecting a thick protective barrier. Inside and outside the barrier, the sound of thunder rumbled, making it difficult to breathe.

Seeing this scene, Bai Guchen’s mouth curled into a smile: “Shen Yucheng, heaven is helping me! I’ll just wait for you to slowly undergo the tribulation. We’ll be fair and just.” As he said this, his tone was clearly filled with gloating excitement.

Just then, a blinding flash of lightning tore through the dark clouds, illuminating Shen Yucheng’s face with a cold light. He raised his eyes and looked directly at Bai Guchen: “But, I still want to keep fighting.”

Bai Guchen was stunned for a moment and sneered: “Heavenly lightning is about to fall, what are you going to fight with?”

Shen Yucheng activated the Puppet Shadow Remnant Mirror, the mirror surface glowing with a deep light, as if there was a bottomless pool hidden inside.

This mirror had the power to attack from a distance.

The smile on Bai Guchen’s face froze, as if he had suddenly thought of something, his face changed drastically: “You’re crazy! That’s heavenly lightning! Even if this mirror is a high-grade spiritual artifact, it can’t possibly…”

“Can it or can’t it… we’ll know once we try.” Shen Yucheng’s voice was low, his tone arrogant. Before he finished speaking, the first bolt of heavenly lightning had already struck down like a sharp blade.

“Boom——!” Five bolts of lightning fell at the same time, directly hitting Shen Yucheng. Firelight splashed everywhere, and his figure was instantly swallowed by the lightning.

The light gradually dissipated, and everyone held their breath and stared intently. They saw that Shen Yucheng’s clothes were scorched and tattered, and white smoke was still rising from the burns on his skin. He was in a terrible state.

However, he was still standing, his chest rising and falling slightly, and heavy gasps escaped from his mouth and nose. The line between life and death seemed to be blurred on him.

Bai Guchen thought he was seeing things: “How are there five bolts?!”

“He’s still alive!” Someone exclaimed in disbelief.

Not only Bai Guchen, but everyone present was shocked speechless by the scene before them. Fu Lingxuan frowned and murmured in a low voice: “No wonder his Golden Core is comparable to a Nascent Soul… Even his heavenly lightning is several times more than others. This ability is the price he deserves.”

It’s just that the Nascent Soul Tribulation and the Golden Core Tribulation are two different realms in legend.

Lingyi stood aside, her face pale. She considered herself knowledgeable and the title of the number one genius in the cultivation world was not for nothing, but everything about Shen Yucheng always exceeded her comprehension.

Five bolts of heavenly lightning falling at the same time, a scene so unheard of, she couldn’t help but wonder if her past knowledge was too superficial.

On the other side, Mo Yifeng was pressed to the ground by the Azure Scale Beast. Witnessing Shen Yucheng enduring five lightning strikes, his heart felt like it was being cut by a knife, and the pain in his heart instantly overwhelmed all the pain in his body. If the Azure Scale Beast hadn’t held him down, he would have rushed to Shen Yucheng’s side.

His shoulders trembled uncontrollably, and he himself had experienced the eighty-one bolts of lightning. The pain of the tribulation was still etched in his memory. And now, Shen Yucheng’s lightning tribulations had four more bolts than his in each wave.

He will die.

This thought instantly froze his blood like ice. His throat felt like it was blocked by something, and he couldn’t make a sound. He could only widen his eyes and stare intently at Shen Yucheng.

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Shen Yucheng raised his head, spat out a mouthful of thick charred ash, and said in a hoarse voice: “It fucking hurts like hell.” He had just been in the mood and wanted to try how powerful it was to withstand five bolts of Nascent Soul heavenly lightning, but he didn’t expect it to hurt so much.

He shook his head and hadn’t recovered from the severe pain of the first wave of tribulation when he already felt the second wave of lightning gathering in the sky.

“It’s really endless…”

He dragged his almost numb body and barely raised the Puppet Shadow Remnant Mirror, his peripheral vision falling on Bai Guchen on the side. In the next second, the mirror surface moved slightly, and a deep circular space appeared out of thin air above Bai Guchen’s head.

Bai Guchen suddenly raised his head, his face pale: “What?!”

Before he could dodge, the second bolt of heavenly lightning had already struck down. The mirror blocked it, and the lightning strike instantly shifted, exploding beside him!

“Ah——!” Bai Guchen let out a wail.

This sound was like heavenly music to Shen Yucheng’s ears, pleasant and melodious, making him unable to help but curl the corners of his mouth. To others, he looked like a demon enjoying the taste of pain in hell.

In contrast, Bai Guchen was charred black, and his bones seemed to be shattered, his face twisted in pain.

Shen Yucheng’s gaze fell on the mirror, and he murmured in a low voice: “It actually works… It can even transfer heavenly lightning. This thing is really powerful.”

The elders outside the barrier obviously didn’t expect the mirror to be used like this either. Shen Yucheng’s actions had a huge impact on their understanding: “This… is simply outrageous!”

After being ambushed, Bai Guchen was furious and was about to fight back, but unexpectedly, another bolt of heavenly lightning struck down again, directly hitting the top of his head.

At this time, he realized that the power of the Puppet Shadow Remnant Mirror had locked the heavenly lightning onto him. Unless Shen Yucheng took the initiative to undo it, he would not be able to escape this tribulation.

“Damn it… damn it! Ah——!!” Bai Guchen roared hoarsely. The lightning struck down again and again, and his body was torn apart. Even if he used healing magical treasures, he couldn’t keep up with the speed at which his injuries were worsening.

Shen Yucheng stood aside, watching coldly, the corners of his mouth twitching slightly: “This guy is quite resilient.”