Wu... Liu Ruyan let out a short whimper, and soon the smile in her eyes deepened. She took the initiative to wrap her arms around Qin Hao's neck, responding passionately.
The morning light was faint, the valley was quiet, their figures overlapped, and their breaths intertwined.
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In a flash, another half a month passed. The two had sparred for half a month, evenly matched. Liu Ruyan's spiritual energy and Samsara origin were continuously tempered and blended during their dual cultivation, and her cultivation bottleneck had long since loosened.
Above the valley, the originally clear sky suddenly darkened without warning. Heavy thunderclouds gathered from all directions. Within the clouds, lightning snakes danced wildly, and muffled thunder rolled. A terrifying pressure from heaven and earth slowly descended, firmly locking onto Liu Ruyan in Qin Hao's arms.
With just one glance, Qin Hao separated from Liu Ruyan. This was the Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation. If he stayed too close and the heavenly tribulation determined that he was interfering with Liu Ruyan's tribulation, the difficulty of passing it would skyrocket.
Ruyan, take these!
Qin Hao tossed his Nine-Revolution Exquisite Pagoda, Void Emperor Robe, and other magical treasures to Liu Ruyan to help her survive the heavenly tribulation.
Facing the magical treasures Qin Hao presented, Liu Ruyan smiled lightly and flicked her finger to return the treasures to him.
Liu Ruyan raised her head, her eyes firm and confident. Facing the fierce wind brought by the sky full of thunderclouds, her clothes fluttered, and her hair flew in the wind.
Brother Qin Hao, I appreciate your kindness, but this is my tribulation and my path. If I have to rely on external items for a mere Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation, how will I face the even grander Great Dao in the future?
She looked back and smiled sweetly at Qin Hao, a smile that contained unquestionable pride. It just so happens that today I will use this heavenly thunder to temper my Samsara Physique!
Before her voice died away, the first thick purple tribulation lightning had already torn through the sky. Carrying an aura that could destroy all things, it struck right at her head!
Seeing this heavenly thunder, Qin Hao's pupils shrank abruptly. Liu Ruyan's Nascent Soul Tribulation was actually several times more terrifying than his own Soul Formation Tribulation back then!
Facing such a terrifying lightning tribulation, Liu Ruyan neither dodged nor hid. Instead, she let out a clear shout and activated her Nine-Revolution Samsara Supreme Physique. The nine-colored radiance formed by the power of the nine revolutions of Samsara around her turned into nine pillars of light that shot into the sky.
The power of the nine revolutions of Samsara flowed endlessly, forming a Samsara scroll of continuous birth, death, and evolution above her head.
Liu Ruyan formed seals with her hands, and the Samsara scroll rose to meet the challenge, actively welcoming the tribulation lightning.
Boom!
Amidst the deafening roar, the heavenly thunder was worn down layer by layer by the continuously creating and destroying power of Samsara. In the end, only threads of pure lightning tribulation power remained, which were absorbed by Liu Ruyan to temper her meridians and her nascent soul prototype.
Watching from the side, Qin Hao nodded secretly to himself.
So strong! As expected of a Nine-Lifetime Immortal Emperor. Although I am currently at the peak of Soul Formation with a complete Great Dao and possess many top-tier physiques, if I really were to fight Ruyan, I wouldn't be her match.
The tribulation clouds seemed to be enraged by Liu Ruyan. The second and third heavenly thunders followed one after another, and their power doubled accordingly.
Liu Ruyan remained calm, using the power of Samsara to evolve different forms to deal with them. When Qin Hao refined his Soul Formation lightning tribulation back then, he still needed the coordination of multiple physiques, but Liu Ruyan directly subdued the tribulation clouds with just her mastery of the power of Samsara.
The commotion of Liu Ruyan undergoing her tribulation was enormous and had already alarmed the cultivators within a hundred-mile radius.
Initially, seeing the overwhelming tribulation clouds, the surrounding cultivators only thought that a senior expert was undergoing a tribulation, so they silently retreated to avoid being implicated.
However, when the last tribulation lightning dissipated, the phenomenon of sweet dew falling from the sky actually appeared. In an instant, the spiritual energy within a hundred miles surged, and many cultivators who were stuck at a bottleneck even broke through their cultivation levels.
A heaven and earth phenomenon! This is not an expert undergoing a tribulation! This is a heavenly treasure appearing in the world!
Sweet dew falling from the sky, spiritual energy surging wildly, and bottlenecks loosening, how did such a scene look like a cultivator undergoing a tribulation? It was clearly a blessing from heaven and earth that would only be triggered when legendary heavenly treasures, divine medicines appeared, or ancient ruins opened.
The cultivators who had originally retreated, the little apprehension in their hearts was instantly overwhelmed by monstrous greed.
A treasure! It must be a world-shocking treasure. With such a phenomenon, it is at least an Immortal-grade, or even a legendary Emperor-grade treasure!
The nine-colored pillars of light and the Samsara phenomenon just now were probably produced by the manifestation of the treasure's main body! Tsk tsk, a treasure with the power of Samsara! Just thinking about it makes me excited.
The early bird gets the worm, and the latecomer suffers. Hurry, if we go late, it will be snatched away by others!
Exclamations rose and fell. The cultivators who had originally distanced themselves suddenly changed direction and rushed madly towards the valley at a speed even faster than when they left.
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In the valley, the sweet dew gradually stopped. Although the spiritual energy was still rich, the phenomenon had already begun to dissipate.
Liu Ruyan sat cross-legged, and the aura around her gradually stabilized. Qin Hao guarded by her side, the faint light in his heavy pupils hiding, and his divine sense had already spread out, taking in all the movements within dozens of miles.
When he felt the auras full of greed and killing intent rapidly approaching from all directions, Qin Hao could not help but curl his lips.
The commotion of Ruyan's tribulation was too big and attracted these people. Well, they are all Nascent Soul cultivators, a few Soul Formation ones, and individual Void Refinement ones, not worth mentioning.
After stabilizing her cultivation, Liu Ruyan slowly let out a breath of impure air. Looking at the densely packed streaks of light in the sky, a trace of annoyance and killing intent flashed across her eyes.
A bunch of reckless flies. Liu Ruyan's voice was ice-cold. Looking at Liu Ruyan in front of him, Qin Hao felt the indifference of Fairy Miejue.
Why do I suddenly miss that innocent Ruyan a little bit?
Feeling Qin Hao's gaze, Liu Ruyan blinked and turned her head to look at him. The annoyance and killing intent in her eyes faded, replaced by deep tenderness.
She took a step forward, affectionately hugged Qin Hao's arm, and rested her head on his shoulder.
Husband, so many people are coming for us. I am so scared. You will protect me, right?
Feeling the soft touch from his arm and the deliberately softened, slightly trembling sweet words in his ear, Qin Hao felt as if a spring breeze had brushed past him, and a trace of warmth rippled in his heart.
Looking at Liu Ruyan, who was just looking down on the world and not taking anyone seriously, turning into a weak, boneless appearance that needed protection in the blink of an eye, Qin Hao could not help but smile.
Your current strength is even stronger than mine, right? A Nine-Lifetime Immortal Emperor still needs me to protect her?
Liu Ruyan rubbed against Qin Hao's chest like a kitten seeking shelter, her voice softening a few degrees more.
That is different. Liu Ruyan pouted, her slender jade fingers drawing circles on Qin Hao's solid chest.
No matter how many lifetimes I have been an Immortal Emperor, in front of my husband, I will always only want to be a little girl loved by him.
Liu Ruyan raised her eyes, her tear-glistening gaze looking straight into the depths of Qin Hao's eyes. Her voice was soft and delicate, carrying just the right amount of grievance.
Husband, there are so many of them, and they look so fierce. I just finished my tribulation, and my body is still weak.
Saying that, Liu Ruyan swayed her body, pretending to be weak, and then took the opportunity to snuggle even more tightly into Qin Hao's embrace, like a frightened fawn.
Husband, do you really have the heart to watch me be bullied by them?
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
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?!
't think I'm that capable, I'm just trying my best to stay alive. I've been kind all my life, never did anything bad, yet worldly suffering spared me not one bit. The human world is a nice place, but I won't come back in my next life. A kind young man, who wanted to just get by singing, but through repeated deceits and betrayals, has gone down an irredeemable path.
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."
