Chapter 4866 — The Thunder-Luring Banner
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 3
"Indeed. This is a treasure handed down from the master smiths of ancient times. So long as one stands where heavenly thunder is dense, one can easily command the thunder tribulation. The thundercloud-shrouded Road of Giants will be our perfect battlefield. Let Wang Xinyan be as strong as she likes—she will have no choice but to submit obediently to your whim, Young Master Bao. And doing that fellow surnamed Lin to death will be easier than turning one's palm!" Su Kesheng said smugly.
True, compared with the world outside, the Road of Giants offered a far greater chance of stirring up thunder tribulation—but it was by no means guaranteed every time; much still depended on luck. They, however, were different. With the Thunder-Luring Banner in hand, they could summon thunder tribulation at will. Once the heavenly thunder was truly put to use, the mere thought of such a scene was enough to make one's blood run cold.
"You mean..." Bao Zuoliang's eyes glittered.
"Simple. When the time comes, we use the Thunder-Luring Banner to draw the thunder tribulations of everyone around us all down onto the head of that fellow surnamed Lin, and blast him to bits in one breath! Heh heh, no matter how many Thunder Mystery Pills he has, they will be useless once the tribulations pile up. No one can withstand so many thunder tribulations striking at once!" Su Kesheng sneered.
"A fine scheme! We need only be a little discreet in our handiwork, and we can do it without a soul the wiser, leaving that fellow surnamed Lin not even ashes behind—and Wang Xinyan will never grow suspicious. Simply perfect, gah ha ha ha!" Bao Zuoliang burst into smug laughter.
Three months passed in a flash, and in the blink of an eye the grand trial of the Road of Giants was upon them. All the Morning Star Academy disciples preparing to take part gathered on the great plaza, where the academy head, Ling Yuanqing, personally presided over their oath-taking rally.
Since the prerequisite for entering the Road of Giants trial was Nascent Soul grand completion, the number was not large this time—thirty-odd in all. Yet three among the crowd stood out conspicuously: Wei Zhao, Wang Xinyan, and Huang Xiaotao.
Everyone present had long since been a Nascent Soul grand completion expert. But these three, at the time of the grand auction three months ago, had clearly still been far from Nascent Soul grand completion—how had they all suddenly become grand completion?
Wei Zhao was more or less normal. He had the Nourishing Essence Pill, so advancing from late Nascent Soul to grand completion was no surprise. Wang Xinyan was understandable too—she could obtain Nourishing Essence Pills from Wei Zhao as well, and rumor had it she possessed an outrageously heaven-defying innate constitution, so for her a breakthrough was as simple as drinking a glass of water. Nothing strange there.
But what was the story with Huang Xiaotao?
Three months ago she had plainly been no more than a Golden Core expert, and now she had transformed in a blink into a Nascent Soul grand completion. Had the world gone mad?!
Everyone thought their eyes were playing tricks on them, and not even a mountain-opening stage giant like Ling Yuanqing was exempt. Even the East Sea Divine Nun, Huang Xiaotao's own master, had been badly startled at the sudden sight of her disciple fresh from seclusion—and only after learning that she had used a full seven Nourishing Essence Pills had she finally, reluctantly, accepted reality. In the end she could only sigh and remark that this business was simply too thrilling!
The woman of an alchemist was truly a breed apart!