The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

Everyone stared at Tang Rao in astonishment. What the heck is this guy trying to do? Also, what does he mean by "calling forth Heavenly Tribulation"? Don't tell me you can actually summon Heavenly Tribulations, how is that even possible...

But Tang Rao just claimed that he was responsible for that super-massive Heavenly Tribulation that covered all nine realms and Seventy-two Domains. That alone was already extraordinary enough to contemplate; maybe, just maybe, this guy could really summon Heavenly Tribulations, and that would be truly terrifying.

In the next moment, a pitch-black cloud of Tribulation appeared above everyone's heads, oppressive and violent, like the most powerful mythical beast from ancient times, roaring and rampaging.

"This is impossible!" Mei Fanghua screamed, fear and despair in her eyes.

Tang Rao, this guy, has become even more defiant of the norms, even more bone-chilling, summoning Heavenly Tribulations, what kind of freakish ability is this!

Are Heavenly Tribulations your pet dogs? How do you expect others to compete? Compete my foot—if a ninth-level eighth strike of Heavenly Tribulation hits you, even a peak Tribulation-transcending Cultivator would be blasted into a bloody mess instantly.

Even though peak Tribulation-transcending Cultivators have survived the nine layers of Heavenly Tribulations, ask around, which one of them doesn't come out in a wretched state? That's why protectors are needed during the tribulation; if no one's watching, you'll be weak and defenseless after the tribulation, and then your enemies can swoop in, and with a single "umbrella strike" take you down, leaving you with no place to even cry. (Umbrella strike, heh, kids who play Onmyoji would know.)

"Kill him, go kill him now!" Mei Fanghua roared at the guards around her.

Mei Fanghua was so overcome with fear of Tang Rao that it bordered on obsession. She didn't understand why—despite hating Tang Rao to the point of itching teeth, she couldn't suppress the fear inside her every time she saw him, without reason, just fear.

The guards beside Mei Fanghua were all sweating bullets, "Kill Tang Rao," damn it, can you tell us how to kill him?

With eleven peak Tribulation-transcending Cultivators and ninety late-stage Tribulation-transcending Cultivators guarding him, tell us how we are supposed to kill Tang Rao; am I supposed to spit him to death?

You're so awesome, you go do it yourself, blabbering away nonsense.

These guards had long-held deep grievances against Mei Fanghua, a heavy unspoken resentment. But there was nothing they could do; they had sworn oaths to the Heavenly Dao in her presence, and betrayal would lead to obliteration by the Heavenly Dao.

There wasn't a single one among them who didn't regret it, but what use was regret? They dug their own graves, and even if it meant death, they had to see it through...

"Boom!" The very next moment Mei Fanghua was ranting, the pitch-black Tribulation cloud above unleashed a series of mad strikes of Tribulation Thunder.

The speed of these Tribulation Thunders was incredibly fast, reaching their targets in the blink of an eye.

The Cultivators around Mei Fanghua frantically released spiritual energy to resist.

Bang, bang, bang, bang!

Dozens of explosions sounded.

Late-stage Tribulation-transcending Cultivators couldn't withstand the attack; their defenses made of spiritual energy were instantly pierced, followed by the blasting Tribulation Thunder, and agonized screams rang out sharply.

As for peak Tribulation-transcending Cultivators, they could fend off the lightning, relying on their strong reserves of spiritual energy.

After parrying, the Tribulation Thunders did not persist for long, vanishing after a few breaths.

The Tribulation cloud in the sky dispersed as well, and in an instant, the sky cleared as if nothing had happened.

Of course, it only seemed as if nothing had happened. At Mei Fanghua's side, only nine peak Tribulation-transcending Cultivators remained, and out of the thirty-five late-stage ones, all had fallen down. Whether they were dead or not was unknown, but definitely, they had no strength left for further battle.

"Tsk tsk tsk, this is quite useful," Tang Rao muttered to himself, a hint of a smile appearing on his face. After this episode, he had a rough understanding of his own strength: It was easy to topple late-stage Tribulation-transcending opponents, but peak ones were probably still a bit out of reach.

"So most are dead already, huh? I thought they could handle more, seems they can't take a punch," Tang Rao shrugged his shoulders.

Mei Fanghua's face was extremely unsightly; Tang Rao was way too ferocious—it was a massacre, wiping out late-stage Tribulation-transcending cultivators in seconds.

Defeating thirty-five late-stage Tribulation-transcending Cultivators, even for a peak Tribulation-transcending Cultivator, would take quite some effort to eliminate them all.

Has this guy already returned to his peak state?

Tang Rao at his peak state, although not on par with the Four Great Judges of the Soul Capture Pavilion, is still ferociously powerful against ordinary cultivators at the peak of Heavenly Tribulation.

Keep in mind that back then, it took the combined effort of no less than ten such cultivators at their peak and Bai Ze to contain Tang Rao by assassinating Chen Ajiu, and only then did they succeed.

Without Chen Ajiu, the outcome of that battle would have been uncertain.

Even so, Tang Rao managed to slay four of the ten cultivators at the peak of their Heavenly Tribulation, with the remaining six, including Bai Ze, all gravely injured.

He is an unimaginably ruthless man; one can hardly imagine how terrifying he would be if he ascended to Half-step Great Perfection.

"Take them down!" Tang Rao didn't bother with idle chatter like Mei Fanghua; he simply waved his hand to give the order.

Instantly, eleven cultivators at the peak of their Heavenly Tribulation surged forward to attack.

As for those in the late stages of Heavenly Tribulation, Tang Rao didn't send them in to avoid unnecessary casualties.

After all, these were mercenaries hired from the Giant Merchant Star, and their deaths would be costly.

Even though Illusion City was highly profitable, Tang Rao felt it necessary to be frugal, as losing a cultivator in the late stage of Heavenly Tribulation wasn't a trivial expense.

Eleven cultivators at the peak of their Heavenly Tribulation clashed fiercely with the nine on Mei Fanghua's side.

As for Tang Rao, he would occasionally hurl down a small Tribulation Thunder.

The guards on Mei Fanghua's side were in an unenviable position, not only facing a greater number of foes but also wary of Tang Rao's treacherous strikes.

In less than five minutes, two of the eight guards had perished, annihilated without a trace.

Another had resorted to using the Reincarnation Technique, though it was unclear whether he was dead or alive but considering the nature of the Reincarnation Technique, unless luck was on their side, he could well be considered dead.

Eleven against six was nearly two peak cultivators per one, an outright crush.

Mei Fanghua was well aware that within a few minutes, the remaining guards would meet their end.

At that time, she would be completely at Tang Rao's mercy.

Given Tang Rao's hatred for her, it was uncertain how he might torment her.

"Tang Rao, stop, or believe me, I'll kill Chen Ajiu right now!" Mei Fanghua shouted while fending off attacks from two peak-stage cultivators.

"Just kill him. I told you I don't care," Tang Rao shrugged. "Work hard to kill them all, leave no one except Mei Fanghua."

Mei Fanghua's face turned extremely grim.

Why? That shouldn't be, why is Chen Ajiu no longer effective? If it had been before, Tang Rao would surely have been restrained.

This guy, it turns out, was a tiger lying in wait, his ambition erupting only now.

Damn it! Truly despicable!

It's a shame Qin Sheng has left, for if he were here, Tang Rao wouldn't dare be this audacious.

A Half-step Great Perfection powerhouse would be enough to kill these eleven peak-stage cultivators on his own.

"Tang Rao, it's here..." Suddenly, Tang Rao's Illusion City received a message from Yan Wei.

Tang Rao nodded, and without another word, snapped his fingers and shouted: "Retreat!"