8: Chapter 8 A Confidante, Double the Protection

"System, why is everything else a bunch of '???' except for the name, identity, and favorability?"

"Ding! Detailed personal information cannot be viewed for those whose destiny value is more than ten times higher than the Host's."

"More than ten times!"

"I have three thousand destiny value now, so doesn't that mean Senior Sister has at least over thirty thousand?"

"Ye Qingshan, the destined protagonist, only had ten thousand destiny value in the early stages, yet Senior Sister's is more than twice as high as his. Her identity is not simple!"

Hearing the System's answer, Yun Chenfei was secretly shocked.

Seeing that Yi Kuhan's favorability toward him was as high as 75 points, Yun Chenfei was very surprised.

Because when he was with Yi Kuhan, he spent most of his time getting beaten up.

It turns out this 75 favorability was beaten out of him by Senior Sister.

Seeing Yun Chenfei staring at her in a daze, Yi Kuhan raised her delicate hand, just about to step forward to grind some more favorability for him.

Yun Chenfei snapped out of it and hurriedly spoke.

"Se... Senior Sister, you... don't come over. I'm allergic to you..."

"I've come this time with full sincerity, specifically to apologize to you."

After saying that, he pulled out a hundred-year-old nether soul fruit from his robes.

"nether soul fruit! Looking at its quality, it's at least over a hundred years old. These nether soul fruits are very rare."

"Moreover, it has miraculous effects on improving Soul Power and true yuan power. Keep it for yourself; just give me the seed."

Yi Kuhan stopped her movements and spoke with obvious surprise.

"I have more!"

As he spoke, Yun Chenfei took out another one.

Seeing that he really had more, Yi Kuhan smiled slightly and casually took the nether soul fruit he handed over.

Then, without ceremony, she brought it to her lips and took a big bite.

It was as if what she held wasn't a nether soul fruit, but Little Feifei himself.

Seeing this, Yun Chenfei suddenly felt a chill in certain parts of his body, as if he weren't wearing clothes, and hurriedly ate the nether soul fruit in his hand.

"Ding! Yi Kuhan obtained a Nether Soul Fruit Seed, destiny value +3000, and her Soul strength will be continuously enhanced in the Late Stage."

"Improved her natural weakness of low Soul Power, the Late Stage plot has shifted, rewarding the Host with +30 plot points."

"Ding! Yi Kuhan's favorability toward you +10, changing from 'Regretting meeting so late' to 'Confidante'. Do you want to select this friend to reduce the power of the Lightning Punishment?"

Yun Chenfei chose 'Yes' without hesitation.

"Ding! Detected that Yi Kuhan's favorability toward the Host has reached 85. Confidante status: Protection Multiplier x10, the power of the Heavenly Lightning Punishment decreased by 850%."

Hearing the System prompt, Yun Chenfei was ecstatic and couldn't help but blurt out.

"With a healer in hand, the world is mine!"

Yi Kuhan carefully put away the two Nether Soul Fruit Seeds.

Then she grabbed Yun Chenfei and ground another wave of favorability.

She only let him go with satisfaction after ravaging him until his whole body was limp and sore.

Not long after Yun Chenfei returned to his Immortal Cave, the Saint Body Heavenly Tribulation arrived as scheduled.

He hurriedly executed the Eight Steps of the Heavenly Demon and dashed toward the mountain forest outside the Sect.

He didn't want the Sect to be implicated by his tribulation and destroyed under the Lightning Punishment.

The sky, which had been clear just a moment ago, was instantly covered with dense dark clouds.

The oppressive dark clouds seemed to press down to the ground, giving off a sense of fear, heaviness, and suffocation.

"Rumble!"

Suddenly, a deafening thunderclap rang out.

A bolt of heavenly lightning struck down directly at Yun Chenfei.

Under this heavenly lightning, which had been weakened nearly tenfold by Yi Kuhan's status as a Confidante...

...even with the strength of his Primordial Saint Body after the Fusion of his two Physiques, he was struck until his skin was torn and his flesh was mangled, leaving him covered in blood.

Yun Chenfei saw that the dark clouds in the sky had not dissipated; he knew there would surely be more than one bolt of Lightning Punishment.

He hurriedly circulated the True Essence in his body to activate the Power of the Blood Lotus, doing his best to heal his injuries.

This sudden heavenly lightning caught the attention of many Xuan Yue Sect Disciples and high-level officials.

"Heavens, what outrageous thing has the Saint done this time to actually trigger a Lightning Punishment?"

"As expected of the Saint; under such terrifying heavenly lightning, he only suffered some superficial wounds."

"Hmph! That's what you get for stealing my cultivation resources. Here comes your retribution!"

...

The Xuan Yue Sect Disciples hid far outside the thunderclouds, each with their own thoughts, whispering among themselves.

"Heavenly Lightning Punishment?"

"What Heaven-Defying Opportunity did this brat get to actually trigger a Lightning Tribulation?"

Hua Qianmo gazed toward the thunderclouds and murmured to herself.

Seeing that Yun Chenfei hadn't suffered any substantial damage, Yi Kuhan also hid far to the side, watching with great interest.

A Heavenly Lightning Punishment must be overcome by one's own strength; otherwise, anyone who intervenes will also be included in the punishment.

And an even more terrifying power of Heavenly Punishment will descend.

At this moment, Yun Chenfei had no mind for anything else as he focused intently on resisting the heavenly lightning.

Soon, the second bolt of heavenly lightning descended. Under the thunder that shook the heavens, the mountains vibrated and the earth trembled.

Within a radius of over ten miles in this mountain forest, powerful beasts fled for their lives, desperately distancing themselves from the area.

Smaller beasts were scared witless, collapsing to the ground and shivering, having long since surrendered to the pressure of the heavenly lightning.

In this mountain forest, the complete opposite of all this was that figure in the sky, standing as straight as bamboo.

His figure flickered through the forest from time to time, either meeting the lightning with palms or striking at it.

Or holding a long sword, slashing out streaks of sword light that surged into the dark clouds.

Even though the palm force he unleashed was incredibly powerful and the sword light he struck out carried a Heaven-Cleaving Aura...

...how could an individual's strength hope to duel against heaven and earth?

Every palm shadow he struck and every streak of sword light he unleashed was annihilated the instant they touched the heavenly lightning.

Then it struck down upon his body.

By now, the Heavenly Punishment had already sent down five bolts of lightning.

Yet the dark clouds in the sky remained as dense as before, with no sign of dissipating.

However, he was not discouraged; his Aura remained as grand as a rainbow, and his Battle Intent was sky-high.

Under the oppressive dark clouds, a slender figure stood with hands behind his back, letting out a long roar toward the sky.

Indeed, this figure, which looked slightly slender yet was as steady as a rock, was none other than Yun Chenfei.

"If this boy can survive this Heavenly Punishment, he will surely achieve great things in the future!"

"Hua Qianmo has truly picked up a good Disciple!"

"I didn't expect her eye to still be so sharp, being able to pick out such an excellent successor from among thousands of Disciples."

...

The high-level officials of the Xuan Yue Sect voiced their admiration one after another.

Under the gaze of everyone, the sixth bolt of heavenly lightning finally surged down from the highest heavens with an unstoppable momentum.

After experiencing the previous five bolts of heavenly lightning...

Yun Chenfei discovered that under the Heavenly Punishment, it wasn't a certain death.

As long as he possessed an indomitable Aura and a heart prepared for death, he could always find a sliver of life under the terrifying heavenly lightning.

If one didn't even have the courage to face the heavenly lightning, then they would be a sitting duck, naturally unable to resist its power.