Chapter 439

Chapter 439: The 39th Thunder Tribulation, the Kidnapped Academy Disciple

“Boom!”

Endless thunder roared, causing everyone’s hearts to race.

As Mountain River Academy is a trendsetter in the cultivation world, if they cannot successfully withstand the Thunder Tribulation, how many cultivators in the world can?

However, as the power of the Thunder Tribulation continued to grow, the Thunder Law of the academy disciples began to fail.

Without the aid of Thunder Law, thunderbolts struck Duke relentlessly.

The overwhelming might of the thunder caused his flesh and bl**d to splatter.

But in the face of this bone-deep pain, Duke still roared as he charged into the sea of thunder.

In the end, Duke, a true disciple of Mountain River Academy, fell into the sea of thunder.

Witnessing a Heavenly Prodigy fall, the mood of the crowd grew considerably heavier.

……

Academy.

“Swish!”

A puppet cloaked in black robes appeared next to Chen Changsheng.

In its hands floated a chunk of bloody flesh.

Seeing this, Chen Changsheng waved his right hand, and the flesh adhered to the wooden frame he had prepared.

In a flash, Duke’s figure appeared lifelike inside the coffin.

After barely restoring Duke’s corpse, Chen Changsheng began to prepare for his burial.

Looking at “Duke” in the coffin, Bai Ze couldn’t help but sigh.

“Child, why couldn’t you hold on a little longer?”

“If only you could endure just a bit more, the Thunder Tribulation would soon be over.”

Facing Bai Ze’s regret, Chen Changsheng responded lightly.

“Do you remember the situation just now?”

“I remember.”

“How many Thunder Tribulations were there in total?”

“Twenty-seven, with three thunderbolts descending each time, divided into nine batches.”

“When he resisted until the sixth batch, the child couldn’t hold on any longer, and the remaining Thunder Tribulations would descend altogether.”

After hearing Bai Ze’s answer, Chen Changsheng nodded.

“Nine is the limit. To pass the Thunder Tribulation, one must endure these nine Thunder Tribulations.”

“The Thunder Tribulation that Duke faced sent down three lightning bolts each time, so for now, let’s name it the 39th Thunder Tribulation.”

“Do you think there will be the 49th, 59th, or even 99th Thunder Tribulations afterward?”

“If the 99th Thunder Tribulation really appears, what comes after the 99th?”

In response to these questions, Bai Ze smirked.

“If you ask me, who should I ask?”

“Everyone is clueless about the Thunder Tribulation.”

“If it weren’t so, they wouldn’t risk their lives exploring the path forward.”

Hearing this, Chen Changsheng softly replied, “Exactly, we know nothing about the Thunder Tribulation, which is why they need to risk their lives to forge a path.”

“Sages like them should not be forgotten, at least not the current generation.”

“Go make preparations, I don’t want to see any unpleasantness at the last moment.”

Once he said this, Bai Ze immediately stood up.

“Rest assured, I will handle it well.”

“If anyone dares to be ungrateful, I will dig up their ancestors’ graves.”

“By the way, in whose identity is this?”

“In the identity of the Undertaker.”

As soon as the words fell, the nearby puppet opened its black robe, revealing a face identical to Chen Changsheng’s.

Next, the puppet took out a pure white mask and put it on.

Although the mask wore a smile, there was a teardrop at the corner of its eye.

After examining the puppet in front of him, Bai Ze sighed, “You really made a puppet based on yourself!”

“Just a boring little substitute, with strength only at the Rebirth Realm.”

“However, combined with the identity of the Undertaker, it’s enough to make those people obedient.”

“The strength is barely sufficient, but what if a stubborn person refuses to comply?”

“If it really comes to a fight, this puppet will reveal flaws.”

Hearing this, Chen Changsheng slightly turned to look at Bai Ze.

“I don’t want to expose my identity because I still have some tricks to pull.”

“But that doesn’t mean that once I expose my identity, I can’t continue to do what I originally intended.”

“My current mood is very poor; whoever bothers me, I will personally send them on their way.”

“If one person is oblivious, I will send that person away; if an entire race is oblivious, I will send that race away.”

“If the whole world is oblivious, I don’t mind doing it all over again.”

“If a world doesn’t even understand gratitude, what’s the point in staying?”

Looking at Chen Changsheng’s serene eyes, Bai Ze clicked his tongue.

“It seems your mood is genuinely not good; I hope that group behaves, otherwise they’ll suffer greatly.”

After saying this, Bai Ze vanished with the puppet.

Chen Changsheng then turned his gaze back to the sky.

The next true disciple was about to face the Thunder Tribulation.

……

In a hidden place.

“Ye Yongxian, let me go!”

“Aren’t you afraid of d*ath for kidnapping the students of Mountain River Academy?”

Cursed by countless restraints, Tu Jiao Jiao scolded Ye Yongxian.

In response to Tu Jiao Jiao’s curses, Ye Yongxian quietly stared at the sky.

“Save your energy; if you have the strength to curse me, it’s better to observe the laws of the Thunder Tribulation.”

“Seventeen bolts of lightning are not the limit of the Thunder Tribulation; with your condition, you can at most withstand forty.”

“After forty bolts, you will vanish without a trace.”

“If you can’t find a way to survive the Thunder Tribulation this time, you’ll face the same fate next time.”

Hearing this, Tu Jiao Jiao’s eyes turned red.

“I’ll d*e or not is none of your business; I don’t need your false sympathy.”

Seeing that Tu Jiao Jiao was about to be blinded by anger, Jiang Ling calmly interjected.

“Junior Sister, save your energy.”

“He was able to take us away from the academy with the academy’s tacit consent.”

“Otherwise, no one could freely take students from the academy.”

“Ha ha ha!”

“Miss Jiang understands the reasoning; to take you away naturally requires permission from certain individuals.”

“Otherwise, it wouldn’t be that easy for me to take you.”

With that, Ye Yongxian turned to the two and smirked.

“Kidnapping you is because I want to save you; more importantly, because I love you.”

“I love your bodies, love your talents, love your beings.”

“Everything about you is what I cherish.”

“Phooey!”

“Disgusting!”

Tu Jiao Jiao spat angrily and said.

“You keep talking about love; what can you do for us?”

“Anything I can do is possible.”

“Then help my master and my senior brothers withstand the Thunder Tribulation.”

“If you can do that, I will believe you love me.”

Hearing Tu Jiao Jiao’s request, Ye Yongxian shook his head.

“Sorry, I can’t do that.”

“No one knows the specifics of the Thunder Tribulation to this day. Your master and senior brothers are the vanguard exploring the path.”

“There’s no deadlock without a solution, but to break the deadlock, one must clarify the situation.”

“Until the situation is clarified, no one can save them.”