90: Struck by lightning
Wei Xuan was red-faced and leveling up using pills when Xue Shuhan frantically burst straight through the door.
With an anxious expression, he shouted, "Boss! I'm finished, I'm finished! Boss, I'm done for!"
Wei Xuan nearly failed to catch his breath.
He was almost done for right there!
Wei Xuan’s face darkened. "Tough Guy, do you dare jinx me?"
Xue Shuhan wore a miserable expression. "How could I dare! Boss, it's me; I'm the one who's finished... Awoo~"
A melodious and drawn-out sound echoed, completely dumbfounding Wei Xuan!
"What the heck! Tough Guy, was that sound yours?"
"That was so soul-stirring?"
Xue Shuhan was practically in tears!
He clung to Wei Xuan's thigh, snot and tears flowing freely.
"Boss! The spirit pet calcium tablets! After I ate them, I... Awoo~ ended up like this!"
Wei Xuan struggled to hold back his laughter, his shoulders shaking frantically.
"Pfft! Haha... This, isn't this quite good, though?"
"It’s quite awe... awe-inspiring!"
Xue Shuhan made a bitter face. "Boss, how can this possibly be awe-inspiring? Please stop... Awoo~ making fun of me! I absolutely cannot hold it in... Awoo~"
Wei Xuan put on a serious expression and placed his hand on Xue Shuhan's shoulder.
"Tough Guy, are you aware that Zhang Fei roared Xia Houjie to death during the Battle of Changban Slope!"
"Yours is in no way inferior to that!"
Xue Shuhan's face darkened. "I can also roar people to death?"
"You can laugh people to death! Hahahahahahahah hic giggle giggle~"
Wei Xuan roared with laughter, nearly passing out from lack of air.
Seeing Xue Shuhan's look of utter despair, Wei Xuan stopped mocking him.
"This is probably a side effect of a human consuming spirit pet calcium tablets. After all, this stuff is meant for Spirit Beasts."
"Fortunately, I didn't eat it. Thanks to you!"
Xue Shuhan: ... Wei Xuan rubbed his chin and speculated, "It should clear up after a while, right? Don't take it to heart; it's no big deal!"
Xue Shuhan: Did you hear that!
Are those the words of a decent human being?
"Then doesn't that mean I can't go out for the next few days! Otherwise... Awoo~ the public humiliation would be immense!"
Wei Xuan was startled. "You don't have anyone left to embarrass, do you? You lost your face ages ago!"
Xue Shuhan: "Does your speech have to be so direct!"
Wei Xuan shrugged.
Xue Shuhan could only leave helplessly. As soon as he walked out of the room, he heard Wei Xuan’s maniacal laughter echoing from inside! It was gratingly harsh!
... A few days went by.
On this day, Wei Xuan stood atop the highest peak in Qingcheng.
Dark clouds covered the sky, pressing down heavily over Wei Xuan's head. A terrifying Aura seemed to be brewing within them, and heavy rain poured down, drenching Wei Xuan's clothes.
His eyes were sparkling, as if he were waiting for something.
Ni Chang stood nearby.
She wasn't holding an umbrella and hadn't changed her armor. Strangely, the raindrops couldn't touch her body at all, as if a transparent glass barrier covered her entire being.
She looked at Wei Xuan with a look of confusion.
"What are you planning to do?"
Wei Xuan turned around and gave a mysterious smile.
"You'll find out soon enough!"
His face was full of excitement and anticipation. After waiting for so long, the cooldown time for the Eye of Replication was finally over.
By chance, he had checked the weather forecast yesterday, and today was predicted to be a thunderstorm!
This made Wei Xuan incredibly excited!
Early this morning, he dragged Ni Chang, who had nothing else to do, here specifically to witness the lightning up close!
After upgrading, the range of what the Eye of Replication could replicate expanded. Wind, rain, thunder, and lightning were all possible.
Today, Wei Xuan’s target was Lightning!
This was an Attribute he had coveted for a long time!
The power was absolutely explosive!
He originally planned to replicate Chu Changge’s Lightning Attribute, but no matter how good Chu Changge’s Lightning Attribute was, could it compare to the purest lightning between heaven and earth?
Wei Xuan’s idea could be described as insane.
Just then, faint purple electric arcs appeared in the clouds, and Wei Xuan’s eyes lit up.
The electric arcs in the clouds grew larger and larger, and a muffled rumbling sound faintly began to rise.
It gradually grew louder.
"Boom!"
A massive explosion!
In an instant, thunder roared and lightning flashed.
Purple lightning streaked through the clouds, and the deafening sound nearly blew out Wei Xuan’s eardrums!
Wei Xuan grimaced, muttering curses.
"To get this incredibly awesome Attribute, I really have to suffer!"
Since this was the highest point in Qingcheng, the thunder almost exploded right above his head, making his skull feel like it was going to burst!
Ni Chang slightly furrowed her delicate brows and looked up at the lightning filling the sky.
Wei Xuan’s eyes shone brightly, and he immediately activated the Eye of Replication.
However, the light from the Eye of Replication instantly disappeared.
A look of confusion appeared on Wei Xuan’s face.
"Why didn't that work?"
"That can't be right!"
"It should definitely be possible!"
He pondered deeply, looking up at the sky, which was already covered in branching lightning. The lightning illuminated Wei Xuan’s face.
Wei Xuan slapped his thigh!
He shouted, "It must be because the distance is too great!"
"That's why the Eye of Replication can't identify it!"
"I have to pull the lightning down!"
"Damn it, I'm going all out!"
He decided and acted immediately!
Wei Xuan immediately pulled out a lightning rod he had prepared long ago from his System space!
It was a full twenty meters long!
Wei Xuan swallowed hard!
His face was pale, and his calves were trembling like a sieve!
This is absolutely too thrilling!
It won't strike me too, will it?
It is said that people who commit too many bad deeds are more likely to be struck by lightning!
I am so pure and kind, surely the heavens won't strike me?
Wei Xuan smiled confidently, immediately plunged the lightning rod into the ground, then retreated more than ten meters, watching nervously. (Required for the plot, please do not imitate!)
Sure enough, the lightning in the clouds seemed to have found an outlet. The lightning filling the sky instantly became restless, as if they were having a group rave.
The continuous rumbling sounds merged into one, and the entire mountaintop was illuminated!
At this moment, Wei Xuan’s right eyelid began twitching wildly.
Suddenly! A purple lightning bolt as thick as a water barrel dropped directly down, as if a floodgate had been opened!
It struck the lightning rod!
A few seconds later, a tremendous boom echoed!
The sound was so loud it felt as though the sky itself was shattering!
Although Wei Xuan stood quite far away from the blinding lightning, his head was still ringing from the shock!
At this moment, in Wei Xuan’s world, the heavens and earth fell silent!
His mind was completely blank!
This world-shattering boom thoroughly shook the entire Qingcheng!
Everyone was startled, and they simultaneously raised their heads, looking toward the highest mountaintop!
They looked with shocked expressions at that magnificent natural spectacle!
A purple lightning bolt directly connected heaven and earth.
It looked as if a Lightning Heavenly Ladder had been opened!
Many people quickly took out their phones to take pictures and videos.
Some people who were closer even seemed to catch sight of a human figure.
Even the meteorological station issued a red lightning warning.
At this moment, the attention of the entire Qingcheng was focused on this spot.
At the Qingcheng Spirit Martial Academy,
The Dean was holding a cup of coffee, admiring the thunder that shattered the darkness.
He was truly unhurried,
He was truly comfortable.
His gaze was fixed on the point where the lightning struck.
As he watched, the Dean blinked repeatedly and rubbed his eyes hard!
When he looked closer!
His eyes instantly widened!
The coffee in his mouth was immediately sprayed out!
"What the hell! Wei Xuan?"
"Why is he there!"
"Did he do too many bad things and get struck by lightning?"