151: Successfully transcended the tribulation!

Seeing that the Qi Core was overwhelmed by the lightning strikes and developed cracks, Zhang Fan quickly stored the Qi Core in his lower Dantian.

He had to retrieve it at this point; once the Qi Core was damaged, it would be completely ruined!

However, the dark clouds in the sky did not dissipate, and the lightning continued to strike.

Zhang Fan was not surprised by this; the lightning tribulation naturally proceeded in two steps:

Step one: The Qi Core resists the lightning!

Step two: The Qi Core is retrieved!

The reason it was divided into two steps was that the positive charge in the clouds far exceeded the negative charge contained in the Qi Core.

Until the negative charge in the Qi Core was completely neutralized, the discharge phenomenon would not end, and the lightning tribulation would not end!

But the lightning tribulation was too violent!

The Qi Core would be damaged before its negative charge could be completely neutralized!

At this point, it was necessary to bring the Qi Core into the body, and with the body's protection, slowly neutralize the remaining negative charge.

The entire process was somewhat similar to making braised pork: first, stir-fry over high heat, then simmer over low heat; if you only stir-fry, the dish will burn.

It was the same for the Qi Core; if it only withstood the lightning head-on, it would be ruined!

Hence the need for the second step!

And this step was the most difficult, most dangerous, and most testing for a Titan Warrior; a slight mistake could lead to being struck dead by lightning!

Of course.

If one truly could not withstand the heavenly lightning, they could also abandon the Qi Core to save their life, letting the Qi Core be shattered into dust by the lightning!

Doing so would save one's life, but years of arduous cultivation would be destroyed in an instant; no one would do this unless absolutely necessary!

As Zhang Fan retrieved his Qi Core, the lightning indeed struck him.

“Crack!”

The violent lightning brutally struck Zhang Fan's body, instantly igniting his clothes and setting him ablaze.

Zhang Fan's hair stood on end, and his skin was charred black from the strike.

“Xiao Fan!”

“Brother Zhang Fan!”

Seeing Zhang Fan's miserable state, Yang Ling and Guo Mi's hearts clenched.

“Crack!”

The lightning did not spare Zhang Fan because of their worry.

One after another!

Lightning bolts reaching hundreds of millions of volts mercilessly ravaged Zhang Fan's body.

His hair caught fire, his skin carbonized over large areas, and his moisture evaporated, quickly turning him into a pile of charcoal.

Yang Ling and Guo Mi watched with immense heartache, bursting into tears.

Hua Xia's eyes reddened, and tears streamed down her face.

“Why hasn't this lightning tribulation ended yet? It's already over seventy strikes!”

Zhang Hongcheng's eyes were slightly red: “It should have ended by now!”

Everyone's physique is different, and everyone's appetite is different.

Therefore.

The scale of the Qi Lake and the volume of the Qi Core also vary.

The larger the Qi Core, the more negative charge it contains, and naturally, the more lightning strikes there will be!

The difficulty of transcending the tribulation increased sharply!

As time passed.

The time interval between the lightning cloud's discharges grew longer, and its power grew weaker.

This was due to the positive charge being nearly depleted, and the voltage becoming increasingly low.

But one should never think that this meant it was safe, because the tribulation transcender himself was also growing weaker and nearing his limit.

It was no exaggeration to say.

Now was even more dangerous than the beginning; it just depended on who could hold on until the very end!

“Puff, puff, puff!”

Taking advantage of this interval, the Super Self-Healing divine ability quickly took effect.

Zhang Fan's hair grew back, his carbonized skin rapidly peeled off, and his damaged organs regenerated.

Zhang Fan didn't even have time to catch his breath, taking out the bottle containing diluted Divine Tree Juice and gulping it down.

As the Divine Tree Juice entered his stomach, a surging Congenital One Qi exploded within his body, rapidly nourishing Zhang Fan's depleted body.

Feeling the continuous recovery of his Congenital One Qi, Zhang Fan knew he was stable.

The lightning was constantly weakening, and his body was continuously recovering.

With one diminishing and the other growing, successfully transcending the tribulation was only a matter of time!

Indeed.

After the lightning tribulation struck a dozen more lightning bolts, it finally slowly dissipated.

The dark clouds pressing down on everyone's heads also slowly drifted into the distance with the blowing air currents, and sunlight shone down.

Zhang Fan stood up, and a stream of water appeared out of nowhere around him, continuously washing away the carbon ash on his body.

Once cleaned, the Golden Armor rapidly spread, transforming into a set of clothes that covered Zhang Fan's body.

“Zhang Fan!”

Hua Xia rushed over immediately, burying her head in Zhang Fan's embrace, crying excitedly, “You succeeded!”

Zhang Fan hugged her, inhaling her scent, and softly sighed:

“I made you worry!”

From beginning to end, Zhang Fan was not worried about the lightning tribulation itself, but about accidents.

As long as no accidents occurred, Zhang Fan had no fear of the lightning tribulation.

With Super Self-Healing + Divine Tree Juice, he couldn't imagine failure!

He feared accidents; once an accident happened, it would be uncontrollable!

Fortunately, the entire process was safe and sound, with no accidents occurring from beginning to end!

“Xiao Fan!”

Zhang Hongcheng, Zhang Hongmeng, and Zhang Hongya also flew over, smiling at the young couple embracing.

Their moods had completely relaxed; with Zhang Fan's successful tribulation, their Zhang family had gained another Golden Core Realm cultivator!

Four Golden Core Realm cultivators in one family!

This was extremely dazzling in the entire history of humanity!

Most crucially.

Zhang Fan, this Golden Core Realm cultivator, was only 18 years old, with limitless potential!

Hua Xia reluctantly let go of Zhang Fan, standing beside him.

“Dad, Second Uncle, Aunt!”

Zhang Fan smiled at them and said, “Thank you all!”

“We're family, no need for formalities!”

Zhang Hongmeng chuckled and scolded, “You're transcending the tribulation, and it's our duty as elders to protect you!”

Zhang Hongya smiled and echoed, “Xiao Fan, don't be so distant!”

“If you have time in the future, come visit more often and give some pointers to your good-for-nothing younger siblings!”

Zhang Fan nodded in agreement.

On the other side.

Yang Ling, Guo Mi, and Jiang Shengnan also looked excitedly towards Zhang Fan.

“Mom! Aunt, he succeeded! Brother Zhang Fan, he succeeded!”

Guo Mi's small face was flushed with excitement, as if she had successfully transcended the tribulation herself.

“This brat, he almost scared me to death!” Yang Ling wiped away her tears.

“Yes! He succeeded!”

Jiang Shengnan's eyes were deep, feeling as if she were dreaming, unable to believe it.

She clearly remembered the first time she went to Zhang Fan's house to teach him Food Qi and Qi Refining.

At that time, Zhang Fan had just awakened, but his Static Meditation had already reached the third level, and the Food Qi process was unexpectedly smooth.

Then came Qi Refining; he performed the Zhu Yan Subduing Demon Fist even better than her...

So much so that after a few days, Jiang Shengnan felt that her role as a tutor was useless, like she was just scamming money.

Given Zhang Fan's excellent performance, she set a goal for him:

Foundation Establishment in one year!

Core Formation in three years!

Golden Core Realm in ten years!

Jiang Shengnan thought this was already very fast, but she never expected Zhang Fan's actual cultivation speed to be even faster!

He reached the Golden Core Realm in less than a year, leaving even her, his teacher, behind!

“Golden Core Realm in one year!”

Jiang Shengnan couldn't help but sigh, “This cultivation speed, after the Great Cataclysm of 50 years, must be unprecedented!”

“It absolutely must be unprecedented!”

Guo Mi said proudly, “I checked, online... Ah!”

As Guo Mi was speaking, she suddenly felt a warm sensation on her leg, and saw a stream of yellow liquid flowing down her pant leg.

“Mom... Aunt, my... my water seems to have broken!”

Guo Mi looked panicked.

Yang Ling and Jiang Shengnan heard this, looked over immediately, and their expressions also changed:

“Oh no! Your water broke! Mimi is going into labor! Quickly, to the hospital!”