Heavenly Tribulation

* CRACKLE..! * * CRACKLE..! *

Looking the awe-inspiring scenery of the bright golden flashes of heavenly lightning flashing through the dark clouds, and hearing the loud noise spanning hundreds of meters, Keith's eyes were brimming with excitement.

[Obtained a 500 times boost on one single item]

[Boosting the Heavenly blessings by 500 times]

" Let's fucking gooooo....! "

Keith's excitement was beyond control, he couldn't wait for the lightning to finally strike him.

" Lighting strike me "

Although his thoughts may sound masochistic, the pain was nothing compared to the treasure he was about to acquire.

* Crackle..! * * Crac.....! *

" Let's...go...? "

As the golden flashes of lightning became dimmer and finally disappeared, his excited face suddenly dulled, even his voice didn't have the energy as it did before.

" System, what just happened? Where did the lighting disappear? "

Keith became confused and worried upon seeing the lightning disappear, but just when he tried to inquire about it, he suddenly felt something extremely ominous on his right.

He swiftly turned in the right direction, taking a few steps back, crouched down.

* CRACKLE.....! *

* BOOM...! *

Just a few yards ahead of him, the ground was struck by an ominous-looking pitch black lightning bolt, with a loud boom debris flew away tens of meters high.

As the dust veil faded, he witnessed a crater that was formed in the ground and was a meters deep and several meters wide.

Looking at the crater, Keith was stunned, his eyebrows were quivering, he had cold sweat flowing over his forehead.

' Huh... So close '

If he had been just a few meters ahead, he would have definitely been hit by the lightning.

" System, what's going on? Is it really okay to get stuck by this lightness? "

Keith got really worried, after looking at what the lightning just did. As powerful and ominous as the lightning looked, he was no longer willing to risk being struck by it.

[Host, it seems you have ended up triggering a heavenly tribulation.]

" What...! Why? What did I do? "

[The thing that you are trying to acquire should not exist in lower realms, so the Celestial will is trying to deal with you before you get it.]

" So, what do I do now? "

Having played numerous martial arts games before, Keith knew full well what the Celestial will was and he also knew nothing good would come out of getting involved with her.

" I don't want to deal with this tribulation or whatever. "

If he successfully crosses heavenly tribulations this time, he may face even bigger tribulations next time, so it's better for him to not bother with this Celestial will.

The Celestial will was like a Tsundere, who would show her love by striking you with thunder, but Keith was not at all interested in such a love.

"System, I believe that my life is more important than some heavenly blessings. "

[Though the system agrees with host, it might be difficult to get away. If you try to run right now, the tribulation might be triggered immediately.]

" You...you bastard get away from there "

Suddenly, an angry, hateful, and quite harsh voice sounded from a few meters away.

"It belongs to me, a lowly mortal like yourself is not worthy of heavenly blessings"

Listening to the disturbing scream, with the twisted words he used to portray himself as a superior being, Keith couldn't help but gnash his teeth.

'What the hell... system, Is this the guy? '

Keith could easily guess who this person was, even though it was his first encounter with a player, but he must say that this guy was not what he expected them to be like.

[Yes, Host]

' He looks so dumb '

Keith understood that reincarnating and suddenly becoming a powerful individual would cause people to become arrogant, even he was no exception, but this guy was just too much.

Even though the existence of cultivators are widely known fact in this world, but almost 99% of the human population can't even perceive the spiritual energy. Even among the 1% that are able to perceive it, only 10% can actually cultivate.

So being a cultivator was equivalent to being one in a thousand, and just because of this, cultivators usually tend to treat normal people as lowly scum.

" You Lowly Mortal, do you not hear me? Get away from there. "

Would you look at the hypocrisy, Just a few hours ago, Lin Fan had been talking about revenge and justice when he was being called trash, and now he is doing the same thing himself.

[Triggered a Legendary Choice Event]

[Option 1: Tell him to get lost, you weren't interested in hearing his shit and face the heavenly tribulation by yourself.

Reward: - Getting your Yang essence destroyed]

[Option 2: How dare he talk you that way and beat the hell out of him and face the heavenly tribulation.

Reward: - Getting your Yang essence destroyed]

[Option 3: Be generous and offer him a chance to experience Heavenly tribulations.

Reward: - Blessing from the Heaven]

* CRACKLE..! * * CRACKLE...! *

[Host, the tribulation is about to begin]

' I Know '

" Sure, esteemed cultivator, I am just a lowly mortal passing by. Don't get angry at me. "

In a humble tone, he spoke out words he probably would have never said if not for this situation, while handling his cringe he was feeling.

" It's good that you know, now get lost "

Just a few words of praise and Lin Fan was in high horses.

" Sure, esteemed cultivator. "

Thankfully, half of his face was covered with a mask, so Lin Fan couldn't see his cringed expressions.

Turning around Keith immediately started running in opposite directions.

* CRACKLE..! * * CRACKLE....! *

* BANG...! *

" Aaaaaaggghhhhhhh.....! "

At a moment when he was only a few meters away, he heard a loud bang followed by a painful scream, but not bothering to turn around, he kept running until he felt like he was at a safe distance.

" Huh..Ahuh.."

Catching a breath, he turned around to see what had transpired. He could see that Lin Fan was on his knees, with his body, scorching black due to being struck by lightning.

" System, what's happening? "

"Why is that guy facing tribulation?"

Keith was confused, why this guy was the one facing the tribulation, after all he would have to be the one facing it.

* Bang...! *

* CRACKLE..! * * CRACKLE..! *

" Aaaaaggghhhh.....! , Just this much, do you think that your petty efforts will make me fall? "

Keith was feeling a bit awkward after hearing the extremely loud screams, which were just as loud as the sound of thunder.

[Host, Because he was the one who should have gotten the heavenly blessing, the Celestial will is giving him the tribulation.]

" But... then...., wasn't I getting the heavenly blessings thingy "

[That seems to be the case, cause if you did lose it, you should have gotten a notification about the skill being failed]

* Bang...! *

* Bang....! *

* BANG...! *

* CRACKLE..! * * CRACKLE..! * * CRACKLE..! *

Lin Fan was struck three times in a row, causing his body to become stunned and he couldn't shout anymore.

" System, will he be alright? "

[Host, that lightning is devouring his spiritual energy, along with his life force and yang essence]

It was very similar to what he would have faced had he faced the tribulation head on, and frankly it was horrific.

" That sounds horrible "

....

(10 minutes later)

In a span of just ten minutes, Lin Fan was struck multiple times by lightning that Keith was about to start pitying him.

* BOOM...! *

" 47 "

* Nom..! * * Nom...! *

With a little jar filled with sunflower seeds, that he was chomping on while watching the entertaining show of Lin Fan fighting against the lighting.

* BOOM..! *

" 48 "

* Nom..! * * Nom..! *

" Ah.."

After trying to move his hand through the jar, he realized he was out of sunflower seeds.

" My sunflower seeds..! "

This was the last jar of snack he had, and he realized that he just finished it. Keith was quite sad.

" huh... Looks like even the show is about to end "

Keith was shocked to see that Lin Fan was still alive, despite being on the brink of death, but it was still a miracle.

" What a bummer, you weren't even able to complete half a century. "

Keith began moving towards Lin Fan after noticing that the lightning seemed to have disappeared.

Looking at the scorched black body, which has almost all of its clothes burned and the entire skin peeling and covered with blisters. Even its horrible sting that was evident even meters away, Keith was almost about to puke.

" Bloody hell...! "

Even with the mask he was still not able to handle to smell so, he immediately covered his nose. Keith had already seen terrible deaths in the slums, but it was one of the worst.

Moving forward, he kicked Lin Fan's body a few times.

" Looks like you really died. "

Honestly, with his medical skill, Keith should be able to diagnose him and probably try to treat him a bit, but why should he?

" Brother, despite acting like an arrogant bastard and having some brain issues, you still offered me a lot of help. "

" I want to express my gratitude for your efforts and promise to give you a proper burial. "

With a slight bow, he said this, but he didn't mean any of the words he said.

[Host, he is alive, though]

" It's alright system, he is better off dead "

* Ding...! *

[Congratulations Host, you have obtained 'Celestial Seven Core Spiritual Body' ]