Fairy, don't let your golden finger chase after me!

Chapter 78: I, Chovy, you better strike me with lightning!

The moment Dong Zhan finished casting the spell, a sudden change occurred!

The tribulation clouds in the sky, which had been stabilizing, suddenly surged wildly as if ignited by something.

Within the clouds, a massive amount of lightning surged forth in an instant, the golden lightning like boiling magma, rolling, roaring, and expanding within the dark clouds.

From high above, a giant golden net, spread out like a spiderweb, illuminated the entire cloud layer. Countless streaks of lightning weaved and intertwined within the clouds, emitting deafening roars.

For a moment, it was as if an ancient thunderous beast, imprisoned underground, was roaring and unleashing its might, trying to break free!

The lightning in the heavens and earth continuously gathered and encompassed, forming a huge golden vortex above Dong Mo's head. The vortex slowly rotated, like the eye of a god looking down upon the mortal world, radiating a terrifying and suffocating pressure.

Yin Lingsu's pupils suddenly contracted. As a peak Nascent Soul cultivator, she immediately saw through the trick! This was definitely not a normal Golden Core tribulation!

Although the silver thread was so tiny it was almost nonexistent, it couldn't escape her perception. The aura of the Law of Lightning was as clearly visible as a firefly in the night.

Yin Lingsu suddenly turned her head, her golden eyes like two sharp blades, instantly locking onto Dong Zhan, who was casting a spell.

"You brat! How dare you!"

Yin Lingsu roared angrily and unleashed a sword strike straight at Dong Zhan!

A crimson sword light ripped through the sky, moving at a speed too fast for the naked eye to perceive.

With this sword strike, Yin Lingsu held nothing back; her aim was to take Dong Zhan's life.

Sensing the destructive sword intent, Dong Zhan's face instantly turned deathly pale. He instinctively tried to dodge, but his heavily injured body wouldn't obey him.

Seeing that the sword energy was about to strike him, Dong Zhan could no longer care about anything else and shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Grandpa, save me! You clearly told me before..."

Before Dong Zhan could finish speaking…

With a muffled "bang," Dong Zhan's voice abruptly stopped.

Dong Zhan's head exploded like a watermelon, splattering blood and brain matter everywhere. The headless corpse swayed, then collapsed to the ground with a thud, not even its primordial spirit escaping.

It was Dong Yan who took action.

The old patriarch of the Dong family had appeared behind Dong Zhan at some point, his withered palms still stained with warm blood.

Even so, he still wore that kind smile on his face, as if he had just killed not a Nascent Soul expert, nor his descendants, but a rat on the roadside.

Yin Lingsu's sword energy missed its target, blasting a deep crater in the ground. She stopped, her golden eyes coldly fixed on Dong Yan.

Dong Yan shook the blood off his hands, looked at Yin Lingsu with a smile, and spoke in a gentle tone like a kind elder.

"Fellow Daoist, please excuse my poor appearance."

"This wretched creature has brazenly violated the contract between us, taking it upon himself to disrupt the gambling game. Fellow Daoist, there's no need to worry; I've already dealt with this wretched creature using family discipline."

After speaking, Dong Yan paused, then added with a smile.

"As long as Dong Mo can survive the tribulation and successfully form his core, our bet will still stand."

Yin Lingsu stared at Dong Yan, her golden eyes surging with murderous intent.

Hmph... you old fox.

Yin Lingsu cursed inwardly.

Do you think I can't see through your little schemes?

Dong Zhan was nothing more than a scapegoat you pushed out to take the fall. Killing him silenced him and absolved yourself of all responsibility—what a brilliant scheme!

Although Yin Lingsu knew that he was the one behind it all, she was helpless because she had no evidence.

She then took a deep breath and suppressed her murderous intent.

Although at this moment, Yin Lingsu wished she could devour him alive and tear this old fox to pieces.

But she knew very well that now was not the time to argue with Dong Yan about these things.

Rather than arguing with that old fox, saving Dong Mo is the priority.

Yin Lingsu suddenly looked up at the sky.

The golden vortex had expanded to its limit.

"Boom!"

A deep rumble of thunder came from the depths of the vortex. It was no ordinary thunder, but a thunderous punishment mixed with the laws of thunder and containing the power of a Nascent Soul expert!

Then a bolt of golden lightning, as thick as a water vat, poured down from the center of the vortex!

The lightning bolt was like a divine sword descending from the sky, carrying a world-destroying force, and struck straight at Dong Mo's head!

It was as if a king had descended from the heavens, furious and ferocious.

Seeing this, Yin Lingsu decisively threw out her demonic sword, Star Tribulation, from her waist, shielding Dong Mo from nearly 90% of the tribulation lightning's force.

Even so, a wisp of Nascent Soul level lightning energy still managed to slip through the net and strike Dong Mo!

Dong Mo raised his head and stared dumbfounded at the golden lightning pillar that was powerful enough to devour him.

Holy crap... what kind of lightning tribulation is this?

You're giving me this lightning tribulation when I'm only at the Golden Core stage? You better get yours!

Besides, I'm not a lolicon, and I don't need electricity! Why is your lightning tribulation targeting me like this?

As Dong Mo was complaining, the Kunpeng armor on his chest suddenly expanded into a huge tortoise shell shield, enveloping Dong Mo's body.

"boom!!!"

The moment the golden lightning bolt struck the shield, the spiritual light on the Kunpeng Armor dimmed at a visible speed.

Countless bolts of lightning spread out like a spider web across the surface of the shield.

[Kunpeng's Magical Technique: My lord, step aside and let me handle this!]

A phantom image of a Kunpeng appeared on the shield, desperately trying to withstand the onslaught of lightning pillars.

But that was, after all, the power of a Nascent Soul cultivator. Even after being weakened by the Kunpeng Armor, it was still beyond what Dong Mo, who had not yet achieved Golden Core, could withstand.

Watching this scene from afar, Gu Ziyue felt a mix of emotions. She gripped the hem of her clothes tightly with both hands, her amber eyes filled with complex feelings.

That feeling is like seeing your childhood friend transformed into a will-o'-the-wisp blonde otaku—utterly powerless!

Damn it... I was here first!

Activating the Kunpeng Armor and learning the Kunpeng Technique were both things I did first...

Dong Mo, you blondie, how come you're so skilled at using my Kunpeng Armor?

"Click—"

With a crisp sound, the shield of the Kunpeng Armor finally gave way, shattering into countless fragments that flew away. Those fragments reformed in mid-air, transforming back into the tortoise shell pendant, which landed in Dong Mo's hand.

The spiritual light on the pendant had completely dimmed, but fortunately the armor was not damaged; only the spiritual energy inside had been exhausted.

Even so, the tribulation of lightning was still dangerous.

Although the golden lightning pillar was weakened by the Kunpeng Armor, its remaining power was still enough to severely injure a cultivator in the early stage of the Golden Core realm, or even destroy their body and soul.

Lightning cascaded down like a waterfall, threatening to engulf Dong Mo.

Yin Lingsu wanted to make a move, but she couldn't free her hands at all.

At this moment, she was fully controlling the Star Tribulation to help Dong Mo share the damage from the heavenly lightning!

"Dong Mo!" Yin Lingsu cried out, her golden eyes filled with anxiety.

At this critical moment—

"Clang!"

A clear and melodious sword cry resounded throughout the heavens and earth!

Without warning, Feng Ling Shuang's Phoenix Cry Sword was drawn from its sheath! The sword transformed into a streak of crimson-gold light, flying toward Dong Mo at incredible speed and firmly blocking his path!

Feng Ling Shuang and Song Qiu Yu both widened their eyes and opened their mouths wide enough to fit an egg.

The Phoenix Cry Sword, which is usually arrogant and even ignores its master Feng Ling Shuang, actually took the initiative to save someone? This is truly unheard of!

[Phoenix Cry Sword: How dare you make my young master suffer! Your heavenly lightning is truly unforgivable!]