Patriarch Xuanming looked at Gu Qingfeng as if looking at a madman. He did not understand the meaning behind Gu Qingfeng's words, but he was very sure that Gu Qingfeng had gone insane.
At the same time, he felt somewhat fortunate. It was good that he was mad. At least, before this patriarch died, he could drag this lunatic down to the grave with him.
As for helping him transcend the tribulation, he acted as if he hadn't heard it at all, because that was simply impossible.
Rumble!
A muffled thunderclap exploded deep within the sky. Dazzling, blinding tribulation lightning flashed deep within the heavy tribulation clouds, illuminating the entire Xuanming Immortal Realm.
Everyone looked at the sky with their hearts pounding in fear, their expressions changing simultaneously.
Visible to the naked eye, a boundless pool of lightning appeared deep within the tribulation clouds, causing the rolling clouds to churn and surge, producing earth-shattering roars.
Deep within the lightning pool, whirlpools rose from all sides. The brilliant tribulation light was colorful and magnificent, yet the aura it emitted was as terrifying as the destruction of the world.
Just looking at it from afar made people feel a violent shock to their minds, accompanied by oppression and despair.
"Is this the legendary Immortal King Tribulation? How terrifying!"
"Run, quickly leave the Xuanming Immortal Realm, or we will all die!"
"With a heavenly tribulation of this power, even if we are splashed by just a tiny bit, our bodies will surely be shattered into pieces!"
For a time, the spectating immortals ran even faster. Some of them did not even hesitate to ignite their entire body's essence blood to increase their speed, seeking only to escape with their lives.
Boom!
Accompanied by a massive clap of thunder, the peerless tribulation lightning that had been brewing deep within the sky for a long time poured down at this moment.
In that instant, heaven and earth were illuminated in a vast expanse of white, gorgeous and blinding.
The boundless and terrifying aura of world destruction caused the void to hum and the Great Dao to tremble, making those who could not dodge far enough away feel their livers and gallbladders tear apart, their souls flying out in terror.
Yet facing this apocalyptic scene, Patriarch Xuanming laughed wildly. His inverted triangular eyes were filled with ferocity. "Hahaha... Die together with this patriarch!"
Facing Patriarch Xuanming's madness, Gu Qingfeng merely said indifferently, "Just watch."
Immediately after, he reached out his fair, slender hand, facing the tribulation lightning directly.
This action instantly stunned everyone.
They had not expected that Gu Qingfeng would still not use an Immortal King weapon at this moment, but instead choose to forcefully resist the Immortal King Tribulation with his physical body. How insane was this.
But when the first bolt of tribulation lightning fell.
The world went quiet.
That tribulation lightning, which resembled a lightning dragon, roared as it fell. Yet, the moment it touched Gu Qingfeng's palm, it was as if it had crashed into a black hole. It was annihilated inch by inch, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.
"This... how is this possible!!" Patriarch Xuanming's eyes looked as if they were going to tear apart as he roared wildly, his face full of disbelief.
The rest of the immortals collectively lost their voices. For a moment, they froze in place, forgetting to run away.
They stared blankly at Gu Qingfeng, who was bathed in the light of the lightning, looking at him as if they were looking at a God of Thunder.
A faint smile appeared on the corner of Gu Qingfeng's mouth. He looked disdainfully at Patriarch Xuanming and said, "You are soon going to become an Immortal King. Are you happy?"
Patriarch Xuanming did not reply, or rather, he forgot to reply. He just stared fixedly at that calm and breezy face. This scene was deeply branded into his heart.
Rumble——!
Deep within the tribulation clouds, the lightning pool churned, and another bolt of tribulation lightning cascaded down.
That tribulation light was dazzling and blinding, carrying a terrifying heavenly might. It was like a guillotine falling from beyond the heavens into the mortal realm, crashing down with an unstoppable imposing manner.
At this moment, everyone's heart felt as if it had been ruthlessly gripped by someone, and all of their expressions changed in horror.
Facing this terrifying tribulation lightning, Gu Qingfeng still used that same palm and gently squeezed.
The terrifying lightning tribulation guillotine was caught in his hand.
As he exerted a slight amount of force, bang!
The dazzling tribulation lightning, which was like a waterfall, shattered with a boom, turning into a sky full of rain of light.
And as Gu Qingfeng inhaled and exhaled, that sky full of rain of light was completely devoured.
Crushing the Immortal King Tribulation with his bare hands, this scene deeply shocked everyone. That was the Immortal King Tribulation!
Patriarch Xuanming was dumbfounded, completely forgetting how to speak. Only Gu Qingfeng's recent words echoed in his mind.
Could it be that this patriarch is really going to become an Immortal King this time?
With the fall of the third, the fourth... all the way to the final bolt of tribulation lightning.
Gu Qingfeng's posture had not changed at all. It was still that same hand, breaking the heavenly tribulation single-handedly!
The tribulation clouds slowly dispersed, and Gu Qingfeng also slowly retracted his palm.
An unimaginably profound aura surged from Patriarch Xuanming's body.
Patriarch Xuanming, who had been standing there in a daze, was instantly filled with wild joy. He had become an Immortal King just like that!?
The world was too surreal. Even now, he could not believe that his enemy had actually helped him pass the Immortal King Tribulation. What kind of godly plot twist was this?
Boom!
An earth-shattering roar resounded.
Under the gazes of the crowd, the demonic claw that had bound Patriarch Xuanming shattered with a bang. Patriarch Xuanming broke free and stood in the void, his originally hunched body instantly straightening up.
His green robes fluttered, and his black hair flew in the wind. His entire body circulated with the profound aura of laws and profound meanings, causing the void to surge and the Great Dao to resonate!
Patriarch Xuanming looked at his own hands in disbelief. Feeling the powerful strength surging within his body, his face was filled with incredulous ecstasy.
"Is this an Immortal King!? This patriarch has actually become an Immortal King! Hahaha..."
Patriarch Xuanming laughed wildly, unable to restrain himself.
Slap!
Before he could finish laughing, he felt a heavy blow to the back of his head. He had been slapped, and his entire body fell heavily from the sky like an upside-down onion, crashing to the ground.
His entire head was planted straight into the earth.
"Worthless thing. It's merely an Immortal King, look how happy it makes you. Don't forget that you still have an enemy present," Gu Qingfeng spoke out to remind him.
Bang!
Patriarch Xuanming pulled his head out of the ground and glared fiercely at Gu Qingfeng, but he did not dare to spout any arrogant nonsense.
He was no fool. Not only did the person in front of him possess seven Immortal King weapons, but he could also forcefully resist the Immortal King Tribulation and was not the slightest bit afraid of him, an Immortal King. All signs indicated that this person was very likely a Peak Immortal King, or perhaps even above the Immortal King realm.
If he didn't have enough confidence, then why would he dare to help an enemy transcend the tribulation?
After struggling internally for a moment, Patriarch Xuanming suddenly bowed in greeting and said, "Thank you, Senior, for helping me transcend the tribulation. If you have any orders in the future, I will obey without question!"
Patriarch Xuanming thought it over and felt that Gu Qingfeng probably wanted to take him in as a subordinate. After all, he controlled the massive Xuanming Immortal Realm and had also become an Immortal King, so he possessed great utilization value.
This was the reason why the other party had not killed him and instead helped him transcend the tribulation.
Gu Qingfeng glanced at him disdainfully, then suddenly burst into wild laughter. "Have you misunderstood something? Did you think this emperor helped you transcend the tribulation in order to take you in?"
Patriarch Xuanming's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that he had guessed wrong?
"This emperor was merely making his food more delicious. After all, compared to devouring a Quasi-Immortal King, devouring an Immortal King is naturally much tastier. Jie jie jie..."
Gu Qingfeng's wild laughter echoed across the scene.
Patriarch Xuanming's expression changed drastically. Food... food!? Devour!?
The surrounding immortals also instantly lost all color in their faces. What had they just heard? Devour an Immortal King!?
So the reason Gu Qingfeng had helped Patriarch Xuanming transcend the tribulation was actually to make him stronger so that he could devour him?
Fattening up the duck before slaughtering it?
Just what kind of vicious demon was this!? To actually feed on Immortal Kings!!
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ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
