Falling in Love to Escape the Original Book Plot [BL]
Chapter 267: Success and Failure

Chapter 267: Success and Failure

While the clouds were gathering, Shen Xu adjusted his mental state.

Half a day later, the heavens crackled and a golden lightning bolt fell from the sky.

"Golden lightning..." Shen Xu exclaimed, his face filled with shock.

Ordinary tribulation lightning was black.

However, Shen Xu had good talent and had faced the higher-level silver lightning since his first tribulation.

Unexpectedly, his tribulation lightning had evolved again and became the golden lightning.

’I hope our preparations are enough.’ He thought and resolutely faced the lightning.

Compared to silver lightning, golden lightning was five times more powerful and fierce.

At this time, Shen Xu didn’t shield himself and chose to carry the lightning with his body.

However, the impact was greater than expected and he was knocked down with severe burns all over his body.

’It’s only the first wave. How can it be so powerful?’ He thought but immediately sat up.

While the second wave was brewing, Shen Xu circulated the heavenly lightning body refining technique, trying to use the tribulation lightning to temper his body.

In this way, Shen Xu faced twelve lightning waves before swallowing a level five perfect grade healing pill.

Almost instantaneously, the wounds on his body began to heal and he exhaled a turbid breath.

"My body can’t take more of this." He muttered and hastily refined the pill’s medicinal properties.

An incense stick later, the thirteenth wave fell and Shen Xu faced it with his body.

Fourteenth...

Fifteenth...

Sixteenth...

Seventeenth...

Eighteenth...

After the eighteenth wave, Shen Xu could no longer bear it and hurriedly activated a lightning guiding formation.

’I need to recover before the lightning guiding formation breaks.’ He thought and swallowed three healing pills.

With the formation’s protection, Shen Xu healed his injuries and recovered seventy per cent of his strength.

Unfortunately, after the thirtieth lightning wave, the formation broke and Shen Xu readied himself to receive the thirty-first wave.

This time, he didn’t stubbornly receive it with his body.

Instead, he used weapons and talismans to successfully block eighteen waves.

After the forty-eighth wave, he activated another lightning guiding formation and with its protection, he healed his injuries.

Unfortunately, the latter lightning waves were several times fiercer than those at the beginning.

After blocking four waves, the formation broke and Shen Xu was once again exposed to the tribulation.

However, he was prepared for this.

Although the last two waves were extraordinarily powerful, they were also the most beneficial.

Because of this, Shen Xu chose to block them with his body, hoping to get the maximum benefits.

"Fifty-three." He shouted and on cue, the fifty-second lightning bolt fell.

The bolt was one metre wide and had a ferocious momentum.

Seeing it, Shen Xu exhaled, gritted his teeth and forcibly took the tribulation.

A moment later, he was knocked and every inch of his body was burned to a crisp.

"Damned it." He cursed, suppressed his pain, and swallowed a healing pill.

At the same time, he sat cross-legged and looked at the sky.

’Golden lightning is not a joke.’ He thought.

A cup of tea later, the last bolt fell.

In terms of size, it was comparable to the fifty-third.

However, its innate power was three times more but Shen Xu didn’t back down.

Although he was afraid of pain and suffering, he understood that some things could not be avoided.

For his and Zhen Yuan’s future, he needed to endure unimaginable hardships.

Otherwise, his path would be cut short and he may not be able to stand in the same place as Zhen Yuan.

"Come at me." He roared with a determined expression.

Soon after, the tribulation struck and Shen Xu was engulfed in golden lightning.

When the lightning dissipated, the double looked like a piece of charcoal and was barely hanging on.

Fortunately, Zhen Yuan was there.

As soon as the clouds cleared, he rushed to Shen Xu and fed him three healing pills.

At the same time, he helped him dress and readied him to receive the spiritual blessing.

"You did well." He praised.

"I lost half my life." Shen Xu complained in a barely audible voice.

"Don’t worry. The spiritual blessing will be better than previous blessings."

"It better be." The double said.

As Zhen Yuan said, the spiritual blessing was more than ten times better than that of the silver tribulation.

After absorbing the spiritual rain, eighty per cent of his injuries recovered and Shen Xu advanced to the mid-stage of the void refining realm.

However, before he could celebrate the unexpected advancement, his skin turned red and his hair became fiery.

"Your physique has been stimulated." Zhen Yuan said in a solemn voice.

At the same time, he hugged the double, teleported away and promptly entered the space.

Soon after, two people fell on the bed and their bodies entwined, performing the most ancient dance.

One space year later, Shen Xu sighed and looked at himself in the mirror.

"Why is my hair still red although my physique has been suppressed?" He asked.

"Your chaos fire physique is one of the rarest and most powerful physiques in the universe. There is still a lot we don’t know about it." Zhen Yuan said.

Hearing this, Shen Xu sighed but nodded.

Fortunately, his physique was suppressed.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to walk around without attracting everyone within several kilometres of him.

’It’s almost as bad as the love fragrance.’ He thought and subconsciously shuddered.

"You have advanced to the mid-stage of the void refining realm. Congratulations." Zhen Yuan said and Shen Xu finally remembered the unexpected advancement.

"The rootless colourful water lily is an incredible treasure." He said and quickly continued.

"Ayuan, my spiritual root is three times wider and purer. I expect my cultivation speed will increase by at least three times."

"Congratulations." Zhen Yuan said, rubbing his wife’s hair.

"Did you comprehend the rune carved on your spiritual root?"

Hearing the question, Shen Xu blushed and lowered his eyes.

"I..." He started with an uncomfortable expression.

Seeing this, Zhen Yuan sighed and hugged the person.

"Xiaoxu, even I, a master of law, needed thirteen hundred years to comprehend the laws on one petal. It’s not strange that you haven’t comprehended it."

"Really?" The double asked with a hopeful expression.