Chapter 488: Heavenly Second Brother

On the Origin Beast Platform, the crowd became wildly excited, hooting and hollering, as they watched Chu Feng get struck by lightning.

Chu Feng had already put away his light-brain; otherwise, seeing this scene would have infuriated him. However, with a little thought, he could guess their reaction.

Chu Feng was indignant, utterly humiliated by his misfortune. Just moments ago, he had stood with hands clasped behind his back, declaring, "Who dares oppose me? Life is as lonely as snow." The next instant, he was struck by lightning! Indeed, one shouldn't be too complacent in life, nor pretend to be profound. Chu Feng felt that the lightning bolt that struck him in an instant had almost designated him as a prime example of a negative lesson.

"Look, he really got struck by lightning!" On the Origin Beast Platform, the crowd showed no sympathy; instead, they were ecstatic and exceptionally excited, calling friends to join the spectacle. The way things were going, it was as if it were a celebration.

"I knew it," someone exclaimed, "acting so pretentious was bound to invite a lightning strike. See? It came true instantly!"

"Godly sons pulling his chariot, holy maidens standing by—what an infuriating display of arrogance!" another chimed in. "He was just standing on his battle chariot, looking down on the world, and then a bolt of heavenly lightning struck, making smoke rise from his whole body!"

Each person in the crowd was overjoyed and exhilarated, as excited and fervent as could be. Seeing Chu Feng in such a miserable state, they were all very happy. When he was weak, people sympathized with him. But now that he was ferociously overpowering godly sons and holy maidens, incredibly powerful, people instead hoped he would suffer a setback; they found his misfortune rather delightful.

"Grandpa," a young girl of a few years old on the Origin Beast Platform asked her grandfather, "a little while ago, this big brother said 'life is as lonely as snow.' What does that mean?"

A burst of lightning struck, sending Chu Feng flying sideways, covered in blood, a crimson sight. The little girl's grandfather, with a profound expression, replied, "It's exactly like this—so lonely that one bleeds all over." The delicate little girl shook her head, exclaiming, "Wow, I don't want to be lonely later! He's so pitiful; life is truly lonely and bleeding!"

On the Origin Beast Platform, the group of people first froze, then burst into laughter. Moreover, many people unethically sent these images and words to Chu Feng, preparing for him to "enjoy" them at his leisure.

*Crack!*

Lightning burst forth, illuminating the peak of Mount Tai with a brilliant light, as Chu Feng was struck until smoke rose from his body.

"Damn it!" Chu Feng cursed. "They say smoke rising from an ancestral grave brings prosperity to descendants, but I'm smoking myself, and look how miserable I am!" He was struck and sent tumbling down the mountain, his skin torn and a terrible sight. The vital energy he had just replenished by eating the Pangolin Holy Son was depleted by more than half again.

However, he was also quite surprised that he could now withstand the lightning he once feared without being struck dead. This was also related to his use of the energy body. Here, he was fighting back against the lightning, sending out stone balls one after another; he certainly didn't want to be a passive target. An evolver of his caliber could easily flatten a mountain with one kick. Now, putting all his effort into using his energy to resist the lightning, he naturally created an astonishing display.

However, the lightning wasn't just a single bolt; when targeting him, it came in barrages, with over a dozen bolts in each flurry, relentlessly bombarding him. Chu Feng's hair was like withered grass, and many parts of his body were scorched black; apart from his gleaming white teeth, there was hardly a good spot left on him.

In addition, he saw Zhan He fleeing, flying incredibly fast, soaring far into the distance, almost to the horizon. Only then did Zhan He turn his attention to the brilliant lightning over Mount Tai.

"Zhan He, come back!" Chu Feng said in a deep voice.

"Keep pretending," Zhan He retorted indignantly. "You've been struck by divine lightning, and you're still trying to act tough with me? I'd like to see how you survive!" Of course, he was also trembling with fear; this was a heavenly tribulation after all! Ordinary people didn't even qualify to encounter such a tribulation!

"Are you rebelling now? Get back here, or you'll be in for it if I catch you!" Chu Feng roared. Then, he saw the cosmic supermodel-level Holy Maiden Li Feng also flee. She was even ridiculing him, directly projecting an image and sound into the sky with her light-brain. It was the little girl, around four or five years old, with bright, intelligent eyes like black gems, yelling, "Life is truly lonely and bleeding!" Chu Feng's eyes went wide. Listening to her childish voice, he nearly spat out a mouthful of old blood. Then, Li Feng decisively vanished without even looking back.

As for Holy Maiden Zi Luan, she was the most timid. Although she escaped to a safe distance, she didn't dare disappear, fearing Chu Feng would specifically target and pursue her.

"You, stop right there!" Chu Feng threatened, his words and actions malicious. Zi Luan was extremely afraid of him. Normally an arrogant and proud girl, at this critical moment, she was the weakest. Her body froze in the distant sky, not daring to flee further. However, a bolt of heavenly lightning shattered the moment, striking Chu Feng and causing blood to spray from his body. In some places, his white bones were exposed, a truly terrible sight.

Seeing this, Zi Luan decisively transformed into her true form: a graceful and quite beautiful purple bird, somewhat resembling a phoenix. Flapping a pair of shimmering purple wings, she flew high away.

"Little bird, how dare you!" Chu Feng roared, rising into the air. Vast sheets of lightning descended, furiously striking him and scattering blood along the way, but he was indeed pursuing Zi Luan. This was a Holy Maiden he planned to sell in exchange for the complete set of theoretical texts he needed, along with the Energy Body Principle Analysis Codex and other valuable items. Zhan He and Li Feng hadn't been sold yet; Chu Feng had kept them himself, and if they ran now, he could deal with it later. But he was ready to finalize the deal for Zi Luan immediately.

Chu Feng, covered in blood, looked from a distance as if he were riding the lightning, like a god or a demon, extremely intimidating. Zi Luan shrieked, utterly terrified. Primarily, her fear stemmed from having been utterly suppressed and captured alive by this great demon king earlier, leaving an indelible impression of terror. Now, she was trembling with fear, and eventually, she fled with a sobbing voice, flying high while softly singing: "I'm a little bird..."

On the Origin Beast Platform, everyone was stunned.

"Daughter, how humiliating!" exclaimed Holy Maiden Zi Luan's biological father, on a life-sustaining planet somewhere in the universe. His face turned dark red, and smoke practically streamed from his nose. "Are you really that afraid of him?!" In the Primordial Chaos Palace, Zi Xiao also covered his face, simply unable to watch. "This is truly a 'god-like performance'!" he thought. "To think I, a generational prodigy who looks down on all godly sons and holy maidens, have such a sister! She's truly spoiled rotten, excessively delicate!" He knew this audio-visual clip was going to be widely circulated.

"Sister, where's your arrogance? Where's your pampered young lady temper?" Zi Xiao fumed. "Don't you usually boss people around? Put on your queenly demeanor and scold him! What are you singing?!" He was so angry he wanted to curse.

"I'm a little bird..." Holy Maiden Zi Luan flapped her wings, her voice trembling and tearful. She was truly too scared, almost falling from mid-air.

Chu Feng, witnessing this scene, also wore a strange expression. It was so unexpected that he almost mistook it for acting. Could a Holy Maiden from a high-level planet really be scared into such a state by him? It's easy to imagine that the impression he had in Zi Luan's mind was definitely that of a terrifying great demon king!

"Haha," Chu Feng burst out laughing. However, joy quickly turned to sorrow. He couldn't catch up; instead, he was furiously bombarded by a barrage of lightning. Intense light struck him, sending him flying and pinning him down on Mount Tai, unable to break free!

"I'm a tiny, tiny, tiny bird..." Holy Maiden Zi Luan's heart pounded. Finally, she saw Chu Feng lying spread-eagled on the ground, unable to move. Her eyes instantly widened, and she decisively flapped her wings and fled too!

Chu Feng stared helplessly, unable to pursue, filled with irritation. Finally, he shouted, "Fleeing is useless! I've inserted mystic magnetic needles into all three of you. If you don't obediently return within three days, I guarantee you'll wish you were dead!" And then, nothing more happened. He could no longer speak, engulfed by the lightning, utterly miserable. The lightning seemed intent on instantly turning him into dry charcoal.

At this moment, except for the lightning and Chu Feng, there was no one else in the vicinity. Even on the Origin Beast Platform, there was a moment of silence as people showed grave expressions. In this era, which could be called a brilliant age, some geniuses could overcome lightning tribulations. But now, it seemed this aboriginal's heavenly tribulation was far from simple; it was excessively terrifying. Moreover, he had just entered the Free-Roaming Realm, yet there were so many lightning bolts—extremely abnormal!

"This is a monster, his talent and potential are terrifying!"

"Could this planet, dead and fallen for countless years, be rising again?"

The group of people couldn't laugh; all wore solemn expressions!

"Look," someone pointed out, "he's actually using an energy body to blast the lightning and can directly withstand it! How terrifying!" For a time, some suspected the heavenly tribulation occurred precisely because the energy body was too extraordinary and terrifying, thus incurring divine wrath.

However, Chu Feng, the main character, was cursing, highly dissatisfied with the current power of his energy body. He was in a state of severe vital energy deficiency and thus unable to display its full potential. "Damn you, treacherous heavens! Are you taking advantage of my low vital energy, huh?" he cursed. "Just you wait a few days, when my vital energy is surging. From then on, I'll be the boss, and heaven will be second!"

When people heard such words, they were speechless. This was indeed arrogant, fitting his recent unbelievably fierce and unbridled behavior.

A moment later, a shocking piece of news spread across the Origin Beast Platform: Chu Feng's stone energy body had boldly broken into the Energy Body Dark Horse List, ranking within the top two hundred! This was absolutely terrifying! It must be known that the Dark Horse List ranked terrifying energy bodies that had suddenly risen to prominence, any one of which was enough to awe an entire star system.

"Moreover," someone observed, "this stone energy body's ranking is still climbing, maintaining an upward trend! This is all because it's still 'below the surface,' not yet displaying its full capabilities!" The Origin Beast Platform was shaken by this revelation. Ranking within the top two hundred on the Energy Body Dark Horse List, across the vast starry sky, was an absolutely terrifying and dazzling achievement that left people stunned.

"All his previous achievements were just empty fame, nothing to speak of," a renowned elder sighed. "But now that the energy body ranking is out, he truly has some reputation!"

The lightning weakened, and the terrifying thunder gradually thinned out, about to completely disappear. Chu Feng's hair was disheveled, his whole body scorched black and skin-and-bones, his vital energy almost exhausted. His dry, blackened skin was cracked, a truly miserable sight. He finally pulled through. Despite being in poor condition, he bravely endured the heavenly tribulation; moreover, the intensity of the lightning was terrifyingly beyond imagination. Outsiders didn't know, but Chu Feng himself could feel that the lightning contained special substances with astonishing destructive power. When it washed over his flesh, it felt like being hacked by a great saber.

"It's finally almost over!" Chu Feng let out a long breath. However, just then, a terrifying sensation arose in his heart. He quickly moved sideways as, in the distance, a massive beam of light flew over, accompanying the last few bolts of lightning in an attack. The attacker chose the timing perfectly, striking precisely when Chu Feng's taut nerves began to relax, with the last of the lightning providing cover. The beam of light was almost at his back. Chu Feng dodged in time and was only slightly grazed, resulting in a terrible gash on one side of his body, though not much blood seeped out.

He sharply turned his head, seeing a powerful mechanical race member retreating into the distance.

"Seeking death, where do you think you're going!"

Chu Feng was furious. He chased them down, discovering there was more than one mechanical race member, all carrying terrifying weapons and scanning him. Although Chu Feng was weak, he now harbored killing intent. Fueled by sheer will, he moved quickly and commenced a great slaughter. Rough stone balls flew out in profusion, slamming into the mechanical race members. Sparks flew, and terrifying explosions occurred. It wasn't long before these metal monsters were all destroyed!

"Our Godly Son is about to descend; you wait to die!" The mechanical race member cried out unwillingly as he died, his voice echoing through the mountains.

"This mixed-blood descendant, let's go!" In an extremely distant place, several experts from the Xilin clan said coldly, believing that if they attacked, their chances were low, so it was better to retreat.

"Cancel the order! Since Holy Maiden Zi Luan is gone, our deal is canceled!" At this moment, Zi Xiao immediately contacted Chu Feng.

Chu Feng reassured him, saying, "Don't worry, I'll definitely catch her. I'll have her delivered to you by the Heaven-Reaching Wormhole Company in the shortest time possible. She can't escape!"

"No! I just don't want her anymore! You don't need to catch her!" Zi Xiao became anxious.

"How can you not want her?" Chu Feng glared. "We've already reached an agreement! You've already placed the order, you must take her. I'll definitely catch her; this deal cannot be canceled!"

"I'm giving up! I don't want her anymore!"

"Trying to play dirty? Impossible," Chu Feng threatened. "I will definitely catch her. I'll ask the Origin Beast Platform to uphold justice and ensure this deal is completed!" Then he added, "If she were like Li Feng and Zhan He, not yet auctioned off at a high price, I'd be too lazy to pursue her for now. But as it is, I will absolutely go and hunt her immediately!"

Zi Xiao was completely dumbfounded. He and his father had bid for and finally bought Zi Luan, but not only did they fail to save her, their purchase had instead become Chu Feng's motivation to insist on capturing her! Zi Xiao went crazy, wanting to scream. He was truly exasperated, feeling he had unwittingly dug a pit for his sister.

After Chu Feng finished shouting, he stumbled, unable to stand steadily, and fell onto Mount Tai. It took a long time for him to struggle to his feet, and then he fled!

"Holy cow, he's so weak!" someone exclaimed. "Let's team up and pursue him! Don't let him escape back to Mount Longhu!" Immediately, people across various locations began to shout.

That day, some godly sons and holy maidens united, calling on people to work together to eliminate the "demon." They argued that this aboriginal had shown too much contempt for the godly sons and holy maidens from outside the domain by capturing them en masse and selling them—an intolerable act!

All under heaven shall kill Chu!

On this day, many people launched attacks.

"Everyone, fighting and killing is the most meaningless thing. Let's value peace," Chu Feng announced, appearing on the Origin Beast Platform and speaking through it to express goodwill and friendliness.

"You have the nerve to say fighting and killing is meaningless?" they retorted. "All under heaven shall kill Chu!" Clearly, those people weren't buying it.

"All under heaven shall kill Chu? I think I'll kill all under heaven!" Chu Feng threatened fiercely. "You wait, I'll capture all of you and sell you all off!" Then, dragging his severely injured body, he ran away.