590: Chapter 588 Chaos

In just three short seconds, he had recovered as if nothing had happened.

"This potion really is miraculous!"

Chu Xuan secretly felt it was a pity; if it were any other time, he could have used a lower-tier healing potion.

As long as his health points reached 10%, he could utilize the [Regeneration] trait and slowly heal himself with some rest.

But this Lightning Tribulation had not yet ended; Chu Xuan had to recover immediately and maintain his peak state to have full confidence in dealing with it.

In the midst of these thoughts, the third lightning strike arrived one after another.

Following closely were the fourth and fifth...

Above the horizon, lightning fell continuously; whether in quantity or power, it was exactly the same as in his dream.

But what was different was that the Lightning Tribulation in the dream fell at intervals, coinciding with the information revealed by [Future Tang Zheng].

In reality, however, the lightning strikes came one after another, leaving almost no room to breathe.

Chu Xuan couldn't help but recall what [Future Tang Zheng] had mentioned before.

Whenever he made corresponding changes in reality that affected the future, it would reflect on [Future Tang Zheng] once he entered the dream.

And no matter how the future changed, the Lightning Tribulation suffered by [Future Tang Zheng] would not decrease; instead, the more confidential information he provided, the more lightning strikes he would receive.

"Violating the rules, an unavoidable Lightning Tribulation..."

Chu Xuan's gaze was steady as he exerted his full effort to cope.

Fortunately, while the subsequent lightning strikes were still violent, manifesting as deep purple lightning dragons that tore Chu Xuan's flesh and blood, they were far less exaggerated than the second lightning pillar.

In the end, Chu Xuan only lost about 30% of his health points and managed to endure them all. Apart from looking a bit disheveled, he hadn't suffered any major impact and would be able to recover on his own before long.

Even so, the violent Lightning Tribulation continuing to fall here still left the people at the Research Base shocked.

People looked one after another toward the lake behind the residential area; the entire area of five or six hectares was boiling under the lightning.

Especially at the center where the lightning fell, countless purple electric arcs surged, and the sky was filled with water vapor.

In the sky by the lake, Qin Shaowu lay prone on Gaga Chicken's back, his face covered in cold sweat: "Master Chicken, the excitement you mentioned earlier, surely you don't mean for me to go over there and get struck by lightning, right?"

Gaga Chicken let out two dry laughs: "What are you afraid of? It was just that second lightning strike that was a bit fiercer; the rest are nothing. I can still barely manage to save your life."

"Barely?" Qin Shaowu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead vigorously.

As the dark clouds in the sky dissipated, the water mist remained, and the water level of the entire lake had dropped significantly.

When everyone saw a black shadow leap out from the lake, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Chu Xuan, what is this?"

Zhang Qiang and the others, who had rushed over upon hearing the news, couldn't help but glance sideways when they saw Chu Xuan, whose entire body was shrouded in darkness.

At this moment, Chu Xuan's entire body seemed covered by a dark vortex, swallowing all the light that shone upon him.

Regardless of his build or appearance, nothing could be seen clearly.

If it weren't for the somewhat familiar tattered cloak fluttering in the wind, and Gaga Chicken's absolute certainty, people might have doubted whether the Chu Xuan before them was still the same person.

"It's nothing, just a little experiment of mine."

Chu Xuan's voice remained unchanged; after surviving the Lightning Tribulation, he had used his level 7 Myriad Forms skill to alter his appearance.

Not only that, all his skills and attributes had been cleared for disguise.

And the form he had originally taken in the dream did not persist after he woke up as he had expected.

However, Chu Xuan was not disappointed; this was just an experiment to begin with.

What he needed to do next was maintain his current state.

By using Myriad Forms to change his appearance and mask his Karma, and then using the night cloak to shield these changes, he could both maintain his disguise and utilize the convenience of his identity to proceed with his subsequent plans—the best of both worlds.

Then, he could determine in the dream, through [Future Tang Zheng], whether he had truly dealt with Revelation in the future.

After dismissing everyone, Gaga Chicken flew over and circled him a few times, asking with great surprise: "Boss, how did you do that? I feel like you are a complete stranger now, even your aura is the same..."

Chu Xuan's heart stirred slightly, and instead of answering, he asked: "Since that's the case, how did you confirm my true identity?"

"Of course, it's because when I get close to you, I feel like I can return to your biological space at any time," Gaga Chicken laughed. "Otherwise, did you think it was some kind of Bloodline connection?"

Chu Xuan nodded slightly; this put his mind at ease.

Changing his appearance and aura while masking his own Karma—if even Gaga Chicken, as his subordinate, couldn't truly identify him, then his confidence in dealing with Revelation would be much greater.

Seeing Chu Xuan not speaking, Gaga Chicken rolled its eyes and chuckled strangely: "You hid yourself so well that even I almost didn't recognize you. Are you planning to deal with someone again?"

Chu Xuan glanced down: "Is it that obvious?"

"I just know you wouldn't do something useless," Gaga Chicken said with a confident face, then asked curiously: "What are you planning to do next?"

"Success is achieved through secrecy, while failure is caused by disclosure." For the sake of caution, Chu Xuan did not intend to reveal the news that Revelation was not dead yet, to avoid alerting the enemy.

"Fine, don't tell me, I can't be bothered to worry about it." Gaga Chicken acted quite haughty, curling its beak, then added with dissatisfaction:

"But speaking of which, you really aren't a good friend; such a great Lightning Tribulation just now, and you didn't even bring me along?"

"One of the lightning strikes this time was quite fierce; I was afraid you wouldn't be able to handle it. Maybe next time." Chu Xuan chuckled and checked the notification that had long since popped up from the System.

[You have absorbed a large amount of lightning power.]

[Your Divine Ability "Thunderous Might" has been significantly enhanced and has advanced to Minor Achievement (35%). 65% progress remains before it can reach Major Achievement.]

[Current number of real attribute available for exchange +5]

"It seems that if one gets struck by lightning in reality, there are some benefits to be gained; this is a blessing in disguise."

Chu Xuan's lips curled slightly.

The feeling of being struck by lightning was certainly unpleasant, but the gains were truly sweet; it could be considered a compensation for the loss of using the [super life recovery potion].

At this moment, Zhang Qiang returned.

"Chu Xuan, I just received some bad news." Zhang Qiang's expression was grim as he handed over his phone:

"Yangcheng has spiraled out of control. The former Night Watchers captain, Liao Fei, has turned into a Specter, and a Domain has covered the city center. All official members in Yangcheng have lost contact, including the 300,000 people in the city center; all are trapped inside."

Chu Xuan took the phone and checked the details.

This message had been sent from headquarters.

According to preliminary statistics, during the battle in the capital and the invasion of Cangyun, Specters had taken the opportunity to wreak havoc in almost every region across the country.

Among them, three Earth-Grade cities had seen outbreaks of S-rank Specters, directly falling; the population was almost entirely wiped out, all becoming food for the Specters.

And when headquarters dispatched personnel to resolve the situation, only B-rank and lower Specters remained; the A-rank and S-rank Specters had vanished without a trace, having gone into hiding.

And at this moment, Yangcheng had not only seen an outbreak of an S-rank Specter incident but had also directly formed a spreading Domain, connecting to the Dark Place.