Chapter 544: 544. Causing trouble
Liao Qe piloted the warplane and took care of the Tactical Ghost, ensuring that the battle in Goryeo had no more suspense, leaving only the wrapping up of affairs.
All was going well, and Lu Yao's cultivation was also progressing smoothly; his Divine Soul had reached its current limit.
At this moment, he fired a Lightning Summoning Rocket, drawing a bolt of lightning down from the dark clouds.
With a "crackle," his Divine Soul was struck with sparks of electricity, but Lu Yao showed no reaction.
It felt like being shocked by the "igniter" of a lighter, insignificant.
The lightning in the Otherworld was especially weak, yet it conveniently facilitated a gradual adaptation from easy to difficult.
After being tempered by the Otherworld's lightning over many consecutive days, it had become difficult for it to have any effect.
"Which means... it's time to return to Blue Star and prepare to cross the heavenly tribulation!"
According to the plan, by summoning Blue Star's more potent lightning with the "Lightning Summoning Rocket" for a thorough tempering, his Divine Soul would become unbelievably consolidated.
By then, crossing the Thunder Tribulation would naturally take place. Utilizing the strength of two worlds, everything would become remarkably simple!
Having reached this step, Lu Yao was still a little excited.
In the legends of both worlds, crossing this step meant becoming a true "Immortal"!
Before leaving, Lu Yao returned to Jing Yi Garden to bid farewell to the girls.
Crossing the Thunder Tribulation brought immense benefits but also contained great dangers. No matter how well-prepared, there was always a chance of failure.
If he failed... the likelihood was either becoming a vegetable or dying on the spot.
In the later stages of Martial Path and Spirit Refining Cultivation, failure in advancing realms almost always meant such an outcome.
Unfortunately, in Jing Yi Garden, of his several sisters, only the Liao Family Sisters were present.
Yu Yanmei was still assisting the army with the final wrap-up tasks, and Li Pei had been so busy that she hadn't come home for several days. Enjoy more content from My Virtual Library Empire
Leading a country, especially an empire as vast as this, was definitely not a trivial matter.
Not to mention the countless tasks Lu Yao had assigned to her, each of them far from simple.
Lu Yao said to the sisters with a smile, "I am going to cross the Thunder Tribulation."
Upon hearing this, the two women were slightly stunned; their man seemed a bit too eager.
Liao Qe, clinging to her beloved's arm with a smile as radiant as blossoms, said, "Are you in such a rush? I wanted to take care of you for a few more days... I found a fun position in the Joyful Sect's scriptures..."
Lu Yao kissed her and said, "Wait for me to return."
"Then you have to come back quickly, I still want a little baby~" Liao Qe twisted into a big, bright smile.
"Don't worry~ I will be back very soon." Lu Yao then turned and gave Liao Ya a hug before walking away decisively.
Liao Qe waved her arms frantically, shouting, "Go for it~~~"
She didn't stop until Lu Yao's figure was out of sight.
Liao Ya came over and gently embraced her sister, only to see Liao Qe's previously broad smile now marred by tears.
"Sister, I'm scared he'll go and never come back..."
"No need to worry, has our junior brother ever let us down?" Liao Ya softly comforted her sister with a few words.
At that moment, a whistle imbued with Mind Force sounded, Lu Yao calling the Spiritual Sparrowhawks.
Liao Ya calmly said, "I'll go give our junior brother one more piece of advice."
Having said that, she dashed out at lightning speed.
Lu Yao called down the three Spiritual Sparrowhawks, intending to bring them along to Blue Star.
They were to help with guarding during cultivation, and moreover, living amidst Blue Star's multifaceted world would enhance their Spirit Wisdom, killing several birds with one stone.
Just as he was about to leave, he saw his senior sister running over.
Liao Ya stuffed something into Lu Yao's hand, her voice tinged with embarrassment, "Junior brother, when you return successfully, I'll put this on to serve you."
With those words, she ran off.
Lu Yao raised his hand and to his surprise, held a "Glazed Breastpaste"!
This object barely covered the essentials, with only two tassels hanging down—a common provocative attire of the bodhisattvas from the Joyful Sect.
Liao Ya had earlier mysteriously stolen the item from Liao Qe, and now she was using it as motivation!
It had to be said that she knew her junior brother very well.
The moment Lu Yao imagined his senior sister wearing this, his blood surged with excitement, filling him with endless energy, "Merely a Heavenly Tribulation, watch as I break through it!"
But what he did not know was that, at this time, on Blue Star... some complications had arisen.
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Having obtained Lu Yao's hair, Xia Country treasured it like a rare gem and immediately assembled their most formidable team to start research.
The scientific research team quickly discovered—this strand of hair possessed extremely robust biological characteristics!
Incredibly tough, its tensile strength was seven times that of steel of the same volume;
It was highly resistant to high temperatures, with a melting point that astonishingly reached 1500 degrees, the same as steel!
At the same time, its resistance to extreme cold, strong acids, and strong alkalis far surpassed that of steel!
Even more astonishing was that the DNA sequence revealed—Lu Yao was still a pure 100% human!
If he could be this formidable, other people could also become "Supermen"!
The researchers were exhilarated by this discovery! But then... there was no then...
This hair was, in essence, just an extremely robust material and did not contain the secret of Lu Yao's cultivation, much less the possibility of what some people wished for, such as "mass-producing Supermen".
Even replicating this material was difficult, after all, humanity had not yet fully understood substances like spider silk, which are also far superior to steel.
This few strands of hair might promote the advancement of "material science", but that was about it.
While Xia Country was feeling somewhat disheartened, some countries were not even in the position to feel discouraged.
There are no absolute secrets among major nations, and the other powerful countries on Blue Star quickly learned of Xia Country acquiring Lu Yao's hair.
The upper echelons of many countries realized something—Supermen have nationalities! He evidently values Xia Country more!
The combination of these two factors would inevitably profoundly affect the international order, and thus, some people started causing trouble again.
Today, a strange argument suddenly appeared on the internet—does Blue Star really need a Superman? Is an unregulated human-shaped nuclear weapon reasonable?
Once this statement was made, it immediately sparked widespread discussion and reflection.
It was at this time that Lu Yao returned, preparing to undergo the Heavenly Tribulation.
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Blue Star.
The capital of Xia Country was also in its thunderstorm season, and Lu Yao easily found a storm cloud while riding the Spiritual Sparrowhawk.
Launching a Lightning Summoning Rocket, he tested the thunder by drawing down a bolt.
What used to be a pain strong enough to make a person roll on the ground was now at most equivalent to the zap of a leaking electric scooter's battery.
Although there were still some spasms and a tingling sensation, the unbearable intense pain was gone.
Lu Yao declared contentedly, "After using Blue Star's thunder to temper myself further, I'll be able to cross the Heavenly Tribulation!"
What he was most interested in about the Thunder Tribulation Realm was—the ability to fly using his own power!
After the battle with Xu Fu, watching his opponent fly in the sky, Lu Yao was secretly envious. After all, who wouldn't want to fly on their own?
Next, Lu Yao excitedly baited the Blue Star's thunder to strike him, and the progress was very smooth, anticipating that it would take three days to fully adapt.
Meanwhile, the online public opinion was fermenting more and more seriously.
Just as Lu Yao was making thorough preparations to undergo the Heavenly Tribulation, things finally started to go awry.
Negative energy suddenly surged!