176: Chapter 176 Nine Absolute Thunder Tribulation Pool? System airdrop, please become an invisible pirate and undergo tribulation!

Ancient Star Sea Battlefield,

Chaotic Star Sea, the deepest part of the Thunder Punishment Star Mine.

"Rumble... Crackle!!!"

The deeper one ventured into the sea of lightning, the more viscous the surrounding Immemorial Chaos Lightning became.

Eventually, the lightning had even liquefied, turning into drops of dark purple lightning slurry, each weighing a thousand catties, floating slowly in the vacuum of the Universe.

A Star-Swallowing Thunder Beast, its body stretching a hundred thousand zhang long and covered in ancient lightning patterns, swam through the lightning slurry with docility and even a hint of fawning.

On the massive nose of this peerless Vicious Beast, which was enough to strike terror into the hearts of the Central Star Sea patrol fleets, Lin Que's figure in white robes and a bright red cloak appeared small, yet radiated an aura of absolute dominance.

"Wooo... (Master, ahead is the absolute core of the Thunder Punishment Star Mine.)"

Through the Blood God Life-Death Seal in its Sea of Consciousness, the Star-Swallowing Thunder Beast sent a transmission to Lin Que with reverence.

As its massive body approached the core area, it actually began to tremble uncontrollably.

"The core of this mineral vein is called the [Nine Absolutes Lightning Tribulation Pool]. It nurtures the 'top-grade chaos thunder crystal' you are looking for. However... terrifying 'Heavenly Dao Laws' are entrenched there!"

There was deep fear in the Thunder Beast's voice:

"That is the [Nine Absolutes Lightning Tribulation] that only descends upon mighty beings attempting to break through to the Dao Integration Realm!"

"Any living being that dares to touch that thunder crystal will be cruelly locked onto by the Heavenly Dao, and an ultimate lightning punishment that obliterates the true soul will descend! This old servant accidentally touched it back then and was nearly struck until my Divine Soul was extinguished. It took thirty thousand years of recovery just to catch my breath..."

"A Dao Integration Realm Heavenly Tribulation?"

With his hands tucked into his sleeves, Lin Que's heterochromatic eyes showed no sign of backing down; instead, a flame of excited purple-gold light slowly ignited within them.

"This Thunder Punishment Star Mine is truly a sensible and wonderful place."

Lin Que lazily patted the Thunder Beast's nose:

"Stop here. I'll walk the rest of the way myself. Lest you, this big stupid dog, get cooked through by the lightning, and I have to find a new battery."

Relieved, the Thunder Beast stopped at the edge of the lightning pool.

Stepping through the Void Realm, Lin Que calmly walked up to the dazzling Nine Absolutes Lightning Tribulation Pool.

This lightning pool was only about a hundred zhang in circumference, filled with viscous Immemorial Lightning Tribulation liquid that looked like purple mercury.

And at the very center of the lightning pool floated a crystal only the size of a fist, yet it seemed to contain a miniature lightning Universe—the [top-grade chaos thunder crystal]!

Just standing by the edge of the lightning pool, Lin Que's 110-million-jin Extreme Realm Physical Body could feel a terrifying high-dimensional stinging sensation, as if countless steel needles were frantically piercing his pores.

However.

Lin Que did not immediately reach out to take the thunder crystal.

His deep gaze casually glanced at the absolute dark vacuum to the right of the lightning pool, which appeared empty and devoid even of spatial turbulence.

Under his Extreme Realm physical perception, even the slightest refraction of light could not escape Lin Que's eyes.

"It seems that in this Thunder Punishment Star Mine, besides this big stupid dog, there are also mice who like to play hide-and-seek."

A mischievous, cold sneer curled at the corner of Lin Que's mouth, but he did not make a sound.

...

At this moment, in the high-dimensional hidden void less than thirty li from the lightning pool.

A pirate flagship, coated entirely in an expensive "Void Stealth Coating" that even radar could not scan, was lurking there.

On the flagship's deck stood ten thousand fully armed elites of the Star-Devouring Pirate Alliance!

At the very front, a tall, thin man with one eye missing, radiating the cold aura of the Mid-stage Void Returning Star Domain Realm, was staring intently at Lin Que on the holographic screen.

This person was the Vice Leader of the Star-Devouring Pirate Alliance—[Ghost Eye]!

"Vice Leader, what is this kid's background? He actually pervertedly took the Alliance Leader as his mount?! What do we do now? Should we retreat?!"

A high-ranking pirate was so scared his legs were trembling.

"Retreat my ass! Don't you know that wealth is found in danger?!"

Vice Leader Ghost Eye stared greedily at the screen:

"Although this kid's Physical Body is terrifying, he wants to take that top-grade thunder crystal now! That's the [Nine Absolutes Lightning Tribulation]! Even if he's made of iron, being struck by a Dao Integration Realm Heavenly Tribulation will at least strip him of a layer of skin, if not kill him!"

"Order the entire ship! Turn the stealth Formations to the maximum! Charge the main cannons discreetly!"

Ghost Eye cruelly licked his lips:

"When this kid is struck half-dead by the Heavenly Tribulation, we'll decisively focus our fire! We'll seize the thunder crystal and his starship, and this star sea will be mine!"

...

"You want to be the oriole behind the mantis? You'd better see if you have the teeth for it."

At the edge of the lightning pool.

Lin Que lazily withdrew his peripheral vision.

He didn't care about those few ants hiding in the shadows at all, because the thing he feared least was the so-called "Heavenly Tribulation"!

Arrogantly, Lin Que directly reached out his right hand, which shimmered with a dark gold luster, and plunged it defenselessly into the terrifying Lightning Tribulation liquid pool, grabbing the [top-grade chaos thunder crystal] in one go!

"Rumble————!!!!!"

The moment Lin Que grasped the thunder crystal!

The highest-dimensional Laws of this Ancient Star Sea Battlefield woke up in anger!

"Crack!!!"

In the cosmic vacuum above the lightning pool, an [Eye of Heavenly Punishment] ten thousand zhang long tore open brutally!

A terrifying heavenly might, sufficient to cleanly erase a Peak Late Stage Void Returning expert, instantly locked onto Lin Que's true soul!

A dazzling nine-colored destruction lightning pillar, carrying the unreasonable "Heavenly Dao Obliteration Law," crashed down brutally toward the crown of Lin Que's head like an inverted galaxy!

"Hahaha! It struck! The Nine Absolutes Lightning Tribulation has struck! All ships, prepare..."

Inside the stealth starship, Vice Leader Ghost Eye roared frantically with excitement.

However.

Facing this terrifying Dao Integration Realm heavenly punishment.

At the very center of the lightning pillar, Lin Que comfortably closed his eyes.

Beneath his skin, the thirty-six Starfall Apertures of the Great Desolation Star-Fall Body operated violently, pushing his physical defense solidly to the limit.

At the same time, he crisply called upon the System in his mind!

"System!"

"I'll take the pure Creation Lightning Liquid from this Heavenly Tribulation."

"As for the deadly heavenly punishment side effects of 'Heavenly Dao locking and soul obliteration'..."

Lin Que suddenly opened his heterochromatic eyes, which were flashing with purple-gold divine light, and looked cruelly at the empty dark void thirty li away!

"Package it all up for me! Cross the dimensions!"

"And precisely airdrop it to the ten thousand 'little orioles' hiding in that void over there!!!"

[Ding! side effect transfer system activated with the highest priority!]

[Detected Dao Integration Realm Heavenly Tribulation debuff: Nine Absolutes Heavenly Punishment (ignores physical defense, absolute soul obliteration, violent incineration of Karma lines).]

[Locking transfer target: Ten thousand hidden elites under the command of the Star-Devouring Pirate Alliance Vice Leader (Ghost Eye)!]

[Logic reconstruction complete! Heavenly Dao lock has been forcibly tampered with! Karma lines have been absolutely bound in a radial pattern!]

[Proxy Tribulation Mode, bombardment beginning!!]

Buzz————!!!

Under the System's thuggish, high-dimensional intervention that directly violated the Heavenly Dao Laws!

That terrifying nine-colored destruction lightning pillar, which had already reached the top of Lin Que's head, suddenly and eerily—turned!

Like a precision-guided missile, it smoothly bypassed Lin Que and instantly plunged into the seemingly empty void thirty li away!

"What... what the hell is going on?! Why is the Heavenly Tribulation coming for us?!!"

Inside the stealth starship, Vice Leader Ghost Eye, who had been laughing arrogantly, let out an inhuman scream of despair as he watched the nine-colored lightning pillar terrifyingly occupy his entire field of vision on the holographic screen!

"No!! Activate the top-grade shields!! Run, aaaaaah!!!!"

But it was too late.

Once the side effects of a Dao Integration Realm Heavenly Tribulation were thuggishly transferred by the System, they ignored all logic of physical defense!

"Boom————!!!!!"

Accompanied by a terrifying roar that shook the Star Domain!

That expensive stealth high-dimensional starship, along with the ten thousand pirate elites on the deck, was cleanly erased from the inside out like fragile pieces of paper the moment they touched the nine-colored lightning pillar!

There were no screams, no wreckage, and even their Karma in this star sea was ruthlessly evaporated by the Heavenly Dao!

Ten thousand elite orioles had miserably taken the blow for Lin Que, dying without even a speck of dust left.

"This 'Proxy Tribulation' service is quite nice."

At the center of the lightning pool.

Lin Que let out a comfortable sigh.

Having lost the "Heavenly Dao Obliteration" side effect, the Nine Absolutes Lightning Tribulation now submissively turned into a stream of the purest [Dao Integration Realm Lightning Tribulation liquid energy]!

"Blood Scripture—Extreme Realm Furnace, suck it all in for me!!!"

Lin Que spread his arms, and his 500,000-li starry sky inner heaven and earth operated violently, swallowing the precious Creation Lightning Liquid into his body!

"Clack, clack, clack..."

Under the tempering of the high-level lightning liquid, his bones emitted dull explosive sounds.

His terrifying physical mass, which had just stabilized, climbed solidly once again!

115 million jin... 120 million jin!!!

Lin Que did not forcibly charge into the Dao Integration Realm; instead, he restrained himself and perfectly compressed this massive energy within his Late Stage Void Returning Star Domain Realm Extreme Realm Physical Body!

Now, every inch of his muscle fiber contained the ultimate violence capable of easily crushing stars!

"Whew..."

Lin Que lazily opened his eyes and satisfactorily put the top-grade chaos thunder crystal flashing with dazzling purple light into his storage ring.

"The core Formation eye for the Star Destroyer V3.0 Heaven's Punishment Form is finally in my hands."

Lin Que turned calmly and looked at the Star-Swallowing Thunder Beast nearby, which was already paralyzed with fear and revered him like a god.

He flicked his bright red cloak, dominantly tearing open a massive inner heaven and earth rift in the void!

"Old Chen, Green Fish!"

"One hundred thousand Soul Transformation Dragon Riders, the entire army, step forward!"

Following Lin Que's arrogant command, a hundred thousand Soul Transformation soldiers clad in dark armor and radiating sharp blood-qi stepped out in unison from the inner heaven and earth, respectfully kneeling on one knee at the edge of the lightning pool!

Lin Que generously pointed to the [Nine Absolutes Lightning Tribulation Liquid Pool] that was still more than half full.

This was a precious holy medicine for Body Tempering!

"I've booked this luxurious bath center for all of you."

"All one hundred thousand of you, jump in and use this Heavenly Dao lightning liquid for marrow cleansing and bone forging!"

"When you have finished absorbing it and the starship upgrade is complete..."

Lin Que's deep heterochromatic eyes looked into the far reaches of the endless starry sky.

"That will be the time we violently go to the Central Star Sea to settle the accounts!"