Chapter 1618 - 476: Skill Fragment +1! (Second Update)

This purple thunder, only as thick as an arm, compresses the full might of the previous six thunders!

The Second Grandfather roared to the sky, the broken Dao Flower blooming with its final light—

"Boom——"

In deafening explosions, the entire mountain peak was leveled.

A terrifying shockwave swept across hundreds of miles, towering ancient trees were uprooted, and the hard mountain rock was ground into powder like tofu.

Just when Zhou Qing thought it was all over, the tribulation clouds in the sky crazily gathered once more!

This time, the clouds were pitch black like ink, several times thicker than before.

Within the clouds, no longer colorful thunder lights but pure, spine-chilling black thunder!

This thunder was identical to the inscription-level divine technique "Nine Tribulations Thunder Talisman Scripture" that the Second Grandfather cultivated.

"How can there still be..." Zhou Qing’s hand behind his back trembled uncontrollably, his worry deepening.

"Boom boom boom——"

Countless black thunders poured down like a torrential rain, each as thin as a finger, but contained a more terrifying power of destruction than before.

The entire tribulation crossing area instantly transformed into a thunder prison, black electric lights weaving into a dense, inescapable net of death.

The ground trembled, space twisted.

Where the black thunder passed, even dust was completely annihilated.

Zhou Qing watched helplessly as the location where Second Grandfather stood was completely engulfed by the black thunder light, his figure entirely obscured by the billowing dust.

[Ignore Points +3!]

At this moment, a long-lost notification suddenly rang by his ear.

Zhou Qing was stunned, glancing sidelong at Yan Wuxin beside him.

He saw this Supreme Supreme intently focused on the tribulation crossing scene, completely ignoring his presence.

"A tense and thrilling multiplayer environment, yet someone knew of my presence but ignored it..."

He quickly understood the key—under the intimidation of this terrifying celestial tribulation, combined with his disguise as Yan Wuming, it subconsciously made Yan Wuxin ignore his abnormality.

Only he didn’t expect that even two people counted as a multiplayer environment.

[Ignore Points +3!]

[Ignore Points +4!]

[Ignore Points +5!]

...

The notification sounds kept coming, Zhou Qing barely suppressed his excitement.

Normally, he would need to mingle among Spirit Severing Realm cultivators to occasionally trigger the ignore effect a few times.

But right now, under this world-shattering Supreme Tribulation, even a Supreme Realm strongman could ignore his abnormality. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

Moreover, his talent skill [Lowering Presence] was only LV6 (2/100) now.

That is to say, even at the same realm as the Spirit Severing Realm, there’s only a 2% chance to ignore him.

Almost negligible.

But now it could affect a Supreme Supreme, no wonder each gain of Ignore Points was so abundant!

"It seems this tribulation’s pressure has helped greatly..." Zhou Qing held his breath, not even daring to move his fingers, fearing to awaken Yan Wuxin who was immersed in shock.

[Ignore Points +3!]

[Ignore Points +6!]

[Skill Fragment +1!]

When this special notification sound rang out, Zhou Qing’s pupils contracted slightly, a trace of uncontrollable joy flashing in his eyes.

The last time he obtained a skill fragment was more than one hundred seventy years ago.

Such nostalgia!

"By the way, Fifth Brother," Yan Wuxin suddenly turned to ask, "I just got back from the Celestial Phoenix Palace and heard that Liu Xuancang and Xiao Juechen are both dead?"

Zhou Qing inwardly lamented the lost opportunity, but outwardly remained calm.

From the words of the other, he sharply captured a key piece of information—Yan Wuxin had recently been to the Celestial Phoenix Palace in the Central Domain!

"Yes, investigating." Zhou Qing mimicked Yan Wuming’s tone in a terse response.

Yan Wuxin’s brows furrowed, and his delicate face showed a trace of confusion: "This truly is puzzling. First, the Xiao Family, then the Liu Family, it clearly seems like someone is avenging the Shen Family."

He lightly tapped his chin with his nail-painted finger: "But the Liu Family’s old patriarch was at least late-stage Ultimate Venerable like you, Fifth Brother, though old and blood-weak, this cultivation cannot be faked..."

Saying this he suspiciously looked at Zhou Qing, "Fifth Brother, who do you think could have done this?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qing’s heart skipped a beat.

The Shen Family’s patriarch, Shen Canghai, clearly had escaped, yet Yan Wuxin never suspected him at all.

This abnormality made him even more certain—Shen Canghai was likely already captured.

"Indeed strange." Zhou Qing feigned contemplation, his eyes flashing with a brilliant light.

Yan Wuxin waved his hand dismissively, a disdainful smile playing on his crimson lips: "Forget it, the opponent only dares to squeeze soft persimmons, they wouldn’t dare to touch our Yan Family."

He suddenly switched topics, lowering his voice: "By the way, Fifth Brother, this time I went to the Celestial Phoenix Palace on orders from the elder brother..."

His eyes showed a hint of malice: "That old stubborn refused to relent, still locked up in the dungeon."

He sighed, "Although we already have the second half of ’Cyan Nether Soul-devouring Curse’, obtaining the first half seems difficult."

After all, the inscription-level divine technique only had ten usage limits.

Should the Celestial Phoenix Palace really extract the first half of the inscription-level divine technique from Shen Canghai, find two people to cultivate it, exhaust the uses, wouldn’t that trouble of ours be in vain?

Zhou Qing was originally listening quietly, but as Yan Wuxin’s subsequent words reached his ears, his eyes suddenly narrowed, a cold light appearing.

The worst-case scenario has happened—Shen Canghai was indeed captured, currently imprisoned in the Celestial Phoenix Palace dungeon!

This is problematic...

However, he could seize this opportunity to extract more useful information.

Because even if Second Grandfather succeeded in crossing the tribulation, he would be severely weakened, he would have to rely on himself to slay him!

Should he perform a soul search afterward, though it could acquire certain intelligence, it could only grasp the surface memory fragments and would cause irreversible damage to the one searched.

If forced to conduct a deep soul search, at best it would lead to memory chaos, at worst, dispersion of the soul.

He had deeply experienced this when dealing with the ancestral patriarch of the Liu Family and others before.

Having thought it through, Zhou Qing showed nothing on his face, calmly saying: "This was all expected."

Yan Wuxin sighed with a troubled expression: "Though it was foreseen, facing it is still unsettling."

He suddenly lowered his voice: "’One Palace, Two Temples, Three Sects, Four Clans, Eight Noble Families’, it’s understandable for us to guard against the Liu Family, but why would a giant like the Celestial Phoenix Palace take issue with us?"

Zhou Qing snorted coldly: "You’re thinking too much. The Celestial Phoenix Palace isn’t guarding against us, they’re merely reluctant to give up on the inscription-level divine technique."

"True." Yan Wuxin suddenly showed dissatisfaction, "Indeed fate plays cruel jokes."

"Back then, Liu Family’s old patriarch brought half of the inscription-level divine technique and sought our protection for the Liu Family in exchange for five thousand years. Coincidentally, Bai Fengyin visited, taking away an opportunity to comprehend..."

He leaned closer, lowering his voice: "By the way, Fifth Brother, there are only two cultivation opportunities left for ’Cyan Nether Soul-devouring Curse’, how is your cultivation?"

Zhou Qing’s mind stirred.

It seems Yan Wuming and Bai Fengyin each took one opportunity!

He immediately darkened his face: "What, wishing for me to lose control and enter deviation?"