Chapter 384: I Just Wanted to Give You a Surprise
Liu Tianya and the Blood Princess stared blankly at Tang Rao and the Bloodthirsty Demon. At the peak of the Mahayana Realm, they directly underwent the ninefold Heavenly Tribulation to advance into the late or peak stage of the Transcendance Tribulation. They could only use two words to describe it: insane!
This was the Heavenly Tribulation, a phenomenon that could easily scatter one's soul and spirit.
A cultivator at the peak of the Mahayana Realm would prepare meticulously for the threefold Heavenly Tribulation, yet you're having someone face the ninefold Heavenly Tribulation directly at the Mahayana peak—this is simply courting death.
But then again, it seems that aside from this method, there are no other options.
Reaching the peak of Mahayana in three months is already considered lucky, however, withstanding the combined forces of the Nine Realms and the Seventy-two Domains is utterly impossible.
Only a cultivator at the peak of the Transcendance Tribulation, or even several of them, would have the qualifications to put up a fight.
So, for now, this appears to be the only method.
"Ninefold Heavenly Tribulation, Tang Rao, tell me honestly, do you have some kind of shortcut?" the Bloodthirsty Demon asked.
Given Tang Rao's nature, it's unlikely he would do something with no certainty of success.
"It's not really a shortcut, you could say my understanding of the Heavenly Dao is a bit deeper than that of most people. The Heavenly Tribulation is in fact part of the Heavenly Dao. Well, there are indeed quite a few shortcuts one could take in undergoing the tribulation," Tang Rao said with a grin.
Shortcuts to tribulation...
The Bloodthirsty Demon swallowed hard and realized that he had underestimated Tang Rao.
This guy's trickiness was far beyond his imagination.
He, the Bloodthirsty Demon, had lived for thousands of years, yet he had never heard of anyone taking a shortcut during their tribulation.
"Tang Rao, that... could you reveal a bit about it to me?" the Bloodthirsty Demon asked with an ingratiating smile.
"What did you call me?"
"Big Brother! Big Brother!" the Bloodthirsty Demon immediately switched his tone.
"Is that 'Big Brother' sincere?"
"Of course!" the Bloodthirsty Demon nodded eagerly.
"Mmm, I'm happy to hear that, but no," Tang Rao looked at the Bloodthirsty Demon with a sly smile.
The Bloodthirsty Demon: "..."
Truth be told, at this very moment, the Bloodthirsty Demon had the mind to fight Tang Rao.
That son of a bitch truly deserved to be smacked fiercely; he was incredibly annoying.
...
Because of this sudden turn of events, Tang Rao could no longer stay here and instead took the Blood Demoness and Liu Tianya straight back to the Sui City Plantation.
At this time in the Sui City Plantation, Li Yuze was unaware of the magnitude of trouble he had caused; he was still immersed in the joy of his breakthrough.
He felt incredibly mighty; it had only been six months, and he had already reached the Mahayana Realm.
Next up, Transcendance!
Tang Rao was indeed right; the path of cultivation is terrifying. What he previously thought was powerful now seemed ridiculously weak by comparison.
With his current strength, if he were to unleash his full power, not to mention destroying a country with one punch, but annihilating a city would certainly be within his capabilities.
He could clearly sense that raging, immense power within him, commanding everything.
"With a year and a half left, I can definitely enter the Transcendance Tribulation Stage!" In the courtyard, Li Yuze drank tea very leisurely.
He had been going all out for half a year now, having broken through to the Mahayana Realm; he decided to give himself a day off.
Anyway, Tang Rao was not around; it shouldn't matter.
As for Liu Sanxing, Chao Xia, and Hu Ge, they must have sensed his pressure and were cultivating even more feverishly.
Especially Liu Sanxing, Li Yuze actually had quite the respect for him. Among the four of them, his bloodline was considered the weakest, but his current strength was second only to his, even Chao Xia couldn't beat him.
"Being invincible is so... so lonely..." With nothing else to do, Li Yuze started to sing.
The song was actually quite good, expressing his feelings perfectly.
"Buzz!" Suddenly, a space rift appeared in the courtyard, and immediately after, Tang Rao, Blood Princess, Bloodthirsty Demon, and Liu Tianya stepped out from within.
The Blood Princess had reached the Mahayana Realm, mastering techniques like tearing through space with consummate skill.
"Brother Tang, you're finally here. I have good news—I've entered the Mahayana Realm," Li Yuze immediately approached Tang Rao and announced.
Of course, the expressions on everyone's faces were not too pleasant.
If it weren't for you, the situation wouldn't be this tough.
"There's a year and a half left, I think I can reach the peak of the Transcendance Tribulation Stage!" Li Yuze said.
"Sorry, there's no year and a half left," Tang Rao shrugged and said.
Li Yuze was slightly taken aback, no year and a half left? What does that mean? Has the Space Barrier disappeared? No, he could feel it. Or has the Seventy-two Domains of the Nine Realms discovered the location of Blue Star?
"Did someone expose the position of Blue Star?" Li Yuze asked with a frown.
"Correct!" Tang Rao nodded, and the others nodded along, Li Yuze you got it right, your guess was spot on!
"Damn it, what a moron, Brother Tang, tell me who it is, I will make sure he pays! This concerns the safety of Blue Star, he deserves to be cut into a thousand pieces!" Li Yuze cursed angrily.
Tang Rao and the others all looked at Li Yuze, boy, you sure know how to be brazen.
"Let's drop it, since it has already happened, there's no point talking about it," Tang Rao shook his head.
"No, Brother Tang, we must talk about this! This has to be taught a lesson!" insisted Li Yuze.
"Do you really want to know?"
"Yes!" Li Yuze said earnestly.
Tang Rao looked at him, then nodded, "Alright, as we've seen, this moron is right in front of us."
What?
Li Yuze was stunned. What did Tang Rao mean?
Right in front of us? Does that mean one of the few people behind him?
"Stop guessing, the person, is right in front of me," Tang Rao added.
Right in front of Tang Rao, in front of Tang Rao, isn't that... only him, Li Yuze?
"Me?" Li Yuze pointed at himself with a shocked expression.
"Nonsense, if not you, then who? When you broke through to the Mahayana Realm, why didn't you tell me? I've told you before, you have to inform me before breaking through realms. The Mahayana Realm is different from the other realms; it will produce huge Heavenly Dao ripples. The Space Barrier can't block the Heavenly Dao ripples, so now your Heavenly Dao ripples have been sensed by all the cultivators above the Mahayana Realm in the Seventy-two Domains of the Nine Realms, meaning that if they trace your Heavenly Dao ripples, they can find Blue Star," Tang Rao said, throwing a glance at Li Yuze.
Li Yuze was speechless, blinking his eyes, his face a picture of innocence.
"Brother Tang, I... I just wanted to surprise you..." Li Yuze said in a low voice.
"This surprise is really going to be the death of me..."
"How much time is left now?" Li Yuze asked.
"Three months," Tang Rao said indifferently.
Three months... Li Yuze's expression turned ugly. In three months, advancing from the initial stage of Mahayana to the peak of the Transcendance Tribulation is utterly impossible. As cultivation progresses, it becomes increasingly difficult, and three months might be insufficient even to go from the initial stage to the peak of the Mahayana Realm.
"Yu Ze, tell me, shouldn't a person take responsibility for their actions?" Tang Rao suddenly showed a smile, a sinister smile.