588: Nine-Colored Thunder Tribulation

Su Chen and Ye Lan were chatting. She hesitated for a moment, then couldn't help but ask:

"Master, can you tell me about your past?"

Actually, Ye Lan had always been curious, but she hadn't dared to ask before.

In fact, Ye Lan didn't even know that she was the person in this world who knew the most about Su Chen, aside from Tong Tian.

Because she had overheard the conversation between Su Chen and Tong Tian.

Bai Yulan also quickly pricked up her ears to listen.

Su Chen fell into a state of reminiscence, a hint of pain appearing on his face. Even today, he was still somewhat vexed that the mistake he made had caused the Immortal Realm to perish and everything to change.

Ye Lan noticed Su Chen's emotions. She quickly went to his side and hugged him.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked."

For Su Chen to show such an expression meant that those matters were definitely incredibly serious.

Su Chen took a deep breath to calm his emotions. He raised his hand to isolate everything in the courtyard—time, Karma, and space—making it as if the courtyard did not exist in this world at all.

"I come from another world."

Another world!?

Bai Yulan's face showed surprise. Was it not the Cloud Firmament Realm?

Ye Lan had known this for a long time, so her expression remained normal.

Su Chen continued calmly, "That place... is called the Immortal Realm. Speaking of which, your current Myriad Realms are actually the Immortal Realm, but because of some changes, the Immortal Realm became the current Myriad Realms."

Ah?

Both of them were stunned. Could the Myriad Realms have once been called the Immortal Realm?

But looking back through history, there didn't seem to be a great era called the Immortal Realm.

Su Chen's voice rang out again: "The Immortal Realm isn't much different from the current Myriad Realms. The difference is that the Immortal Realm only had thirty-six Great Worlds, not as many Small Worlds as the Myriad Realms."

"I grew up in the Immortal Realm. There was also a power called the Su Family there. I was the Eldest Young Master of the Su Family, and later became the Old Patriarch. I established a power called the Divine Court, and Tong Tian was one of the three Heavenly Venerables within it."

"But one day, an enemy appeared. That enemy was very strong, so much so that even now I don't know who he really is. I pursued him up the river of time, going to the Primordial Era, to the place where heaven and earth were born."

"But I fell into the enemy's trap. I was fortunate enough to survive, but unfortunately, that person changed what was supposed to happen in the Upper reaches of time."

"Ultimately, all subsequent developments changed. The Immortal Realm disappeared, becoming the current Myriad Realms, and all my relatives naturally vanished as well."

"Tong Tian is my only old friend."

Su Chen told the two women many of his experiences in detail, but he omitted several things, such as matters regarding the System or secrets they shouldn't know.

As for why Su Chen wanted to speak, it was likely because he had held it in for too long. His emotions were quite suppressed, so he needed to speak out to feel a bit better.

Ye Lan didn't speak; she just quietly held Su Chen, her eyes full of tenderness... In a continuous mountain range where people were scarce, the roars of Yao Beasts occasionally drifted up from below.

Su Lan sat cross-legged in the Void Realm, the fluctuations of Qi within her body becoming increasingly restless.

Dark clouds loomed in the sky, Heavenly Might brewing within them. Terrifying thunder roared, as if the heavens were enraged.

"Rumble!"

Suddenly, the sky exploded with sound. The countless Yao Beasts that had been residing there were like birds startled by a bow, terrified to the extreme as they quickly fled.

The timid ones were so frightened that they prostrated themselves on the spot, not daring to move.

Su Lan looked up, her eyes filled with gravity: "Nine-Colored Lightning Tribulation!"

She couldn't help but gulp. She hadn't experienced this kind of Lightning Tribulation in her previous life either. She had once crossed a Seven-Colored Lightning Tribulation and nearly perished then; now, an even stronger Nine-Colored Lightning Tribulation had arrived.

"Whew!"

Su Lan panted heavily, calming her panicked emotions. If this kind of Lightning Tribulation wasn't handled well, there was a high probability of perishing.

But if she crossed it, the benefits for her would be immense.

A Lightning Tribulation is a test for a Cultivator, but also a reward. If one can cross it, they can obtain pure Power of the Great Dao. The stronger the Lightning Tribulation, the more power one gains.

The Nine-Colored Lightning Tribulation is a terrifying Lightning Tribulation in the Myriad Realms, second only to the Purple Firmament Lightning Tribulation. Crossing it would surely bring endless benefits.

Su Lan took another deep breath. She took out a fragrant Medicinal Pill that contained endless vitality; it was a ninth-grade Immortal Rank healing pill.

Su Lan put the pill in her mouth but did not refine it. Instead, she used her tongue to wrap it in Immortal Qi, isolating the pill, preparing to consume it at a critical moment.

Next, she took out many Magic Treasures with lightning resistance.

Once everything was ready, the aura on her body suddenly surged.

A Nine-Colored Divine Lightning bolt suddenly struck down from the sky. This lightning was like a heavenly pillar, incredibly thick. The sound was deafening, and the terrifying Heavenly Might spread out, felt for a thousand miles around.

Su Lan let out a muffled groan, blood seeping from every part of her body.

"The first one!"

There are nine bolts in total for the Lightning Tribulation, and their power is the same.

In just a moment, the second bolt fell, enveloping Su Lan. A look of pain appeared on her face as her fair skin instantly cracked, emitting the scent of cooked flesh.

The Magic Treasures on her body were also heavily damaged.

Soon.

The third and fourth bolts fell one after another.

Su Lan's injuries grew increasingly severe. By the fifth bolt, she refined the pill in her mouth. By the seventh, she finally began to use the Power of Space to resist the divine lightning.

By then, her injuries were already extremely grave.

The eighth divine lightning bolt struck down, and Su Lan couldn't help but scream, her voice incredibly shrill.

"The last one!"

Su Lan had been struck until she no longer looked human. She panted heavily, her eyes bright as she looked toward the sky, where the final bolt of the Lightning Tribulation was still brewing...