Ye Fan transformed into a parkour athlete, leaping and bounding across the desolate land.
The tribulation lightning followed suit, dodging and weaving, clinging to his heels like a shadow.
The distance between man and electricity remained within a meter.
Whether it was an illusion or not, Ye Fan felt a tingling sensation in his rear end…
This chase lasted for a good half hour.
Finally, due to a minor accident, Ye Fan was struck.
The thick bolt of lightning finally engulfed him!
"Boom—!"
Perhaps the tribulation lightning had been chasing for too long, its temper flared.
This strike blasted Ye Fan and the ground into a massive crater!
The electric light dissipated.
A faint wisp of green smoke rose from the pit.
Intermingled with it was the smell of roasted meat…
And Ye Fan, lying at the bottom of the pit, had turned into a charred lump…
This time, forget running.
He couldn't even move a single finger.
Soon!
"Crack—!"
The third tribulation lightning descended!
Ye Fan closed his eyes in resignation.
Destroy me…
I'm tired…
…
"Boom—!"
After three bolts of tribulation lightning, the dark clouds dispersed.
Sunlight once again bathed the land.
Ye Fan, still motionless at the bottom of the crater, was neither alive nor dead.
A few minutes later.
Several jackals slowly approached the edge of the pit.
They were ordinary jackals, not even considered demonic beasts.
The previous tribulation lightning had indeed terrified them.
But precisely because they were just ordinary beasts, they still refrained from entering.
The smell of roasted meat emanating from the pit made their mouths water.
As they descended into the pit, the jackals' movements abruptly froze.
They brought their noses close to Ye Fan, sniffing him carefully.
Then, one by one, they shook their heads and dispersed in disappointment…
Ye Fan's current smell was truly horrendous.
Even dogs found it repulsive…
However, Ye Fan had no time to dwell on this.
He was currently immersed in a very peculiar sensation.
The previous three bolts of tribulation lightning had inflicted terrifying damage upon him.
Not only were his external skin shattered and torn, but his internal organs were utterly pulverized!
His bones were broken into countless pieces, beyond repair.
At this moment, he couldn't even be described as human.
He was a bloody mess…
If someone were to pick him up and shake him, he would likely shatter into pieces…
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it was a feast in place.
Even Ye Fan himself thought he was finished.
But just as his consciousness began to fade, a cool sensation spread through him.
This feeling didn't originate from a specific spot but from every inch of his body.
With the emergence of this sensation, Ye Fan's mind cleared instantly.
He could clearly feel his body rapidly regenerating!
The cool sensation was like threads, stitching his shattered body back together!
Within a few breaths, the pain completely vanished!
Ye Fan stood up, bewildered.
As he moved, large patches of charred skin peeled off.
Ye Fan casually jumped a few times.
"Rustle."
The blackened dead flesh fell away, revealing new, smooth skin.
One word.
Tender and white!
If beauty-conscious female cultivators saw it, they would be so jealous they'd want to gouge their eyes out!
However, such skin on a grown man was somewhat incongruous.
But Ye Fan didn't have time to dwell on this.
He had once again reverted to a state of nudity…
Ye Fan quickly took out a spare Daoist robe and put it on, ending his state of nakedness.
After changing, Ye Fan stretched his limbs.
There was no discomfort; he felt no different than before the tribulation.
In just a few minutes, his pulverized body had completely recovered!
This self-healing ability was truly monstrously abnormal!
Did this mean…
As long as he wasn't completely dead, he could achieve infinite full health and mana instantaneously?
Oh my goodness!
Even a full-health Mundo with his ultimate ability and Fountain-diving wouldn't be this fast!
The Foundation Establishment aura emanating from him told him he had indeed successfully passed the tribulation.
Ye Fan clenched his right fist, feeling an immense surge of power within.
"Whoosh—!"
Ye Fan swung his fist through the air, creating a gust of wind!
Judging by the momentum of this punch, it was indeed more powerful than before!
If nothing unexpected happened, his attack power should now be on par with the Golden Core stage.
And as his fist reached its apex, it even created a sonic boom!
Centered on his fist, the space within a ten-foot radius exploded!
The destructive power was no less than that of the punch itself!
A hint of joy flashed in Ye Fan's eyes!
Holy crap!
It even had an area-of-effect attack!
This was a win!
After all, no matter how powerful a punch was, it was still a single-target attack.
It could only deal with one enemy at a time.
Now, it was different!
This wasn't just a punch; it was like smashing a wall forward!
Although a ten-foot range was far from comparable to spells, his cultivation level was still low.
As his realm increased in the future, the range might expand.
Imagine!
A future where he throws a punch and everyone within hundreds or thousands of feet is sent flying!
The thought alone was exhilarating!
The only drawback was the range of the attack.
If the wind from his punch could be shot out like a projectile, he would truly rival spell cultivators.
Fortunately, Ye Fan's mindset was good.
What wasn't possible now didn't mean it wouldn't be possible in the future.
Who could predict the future!
Moreover, his intuition told him this was just the beginning!
Thus far, his changes had only been physical.
Whether it was upgrading by eating or his inexplicable self-healing ability,
These were merely benefits derived from his physical mutations.
But let's not forget, he still had that mysterious stone world within him!
When that world was eventually explored, who knew what other surprises awaited!
After calming his excited emotions, Ye Fan began to ponder something very important.
Although he appeared to be only at the Foundation Establishment stage, his combat power was no different from that of a Golden Core realm cultivator.
As is well known.
Once a cultivator reaches the Golden Core stage, they can fly using their swords.
Although Ye Fan had experienced flying before, it was always with the aid of tools like flying beds.
Riding a plane and flying oneself were definitely not the same; the latter was more exhilarating!
With this thought, Ye Fan took out the seventh-tier treasure sword he had previously acquired from his ring.
He had performed sword flight countless times in his previous 99 lives, so it was not a challenge.
The principle was simple: it was merely controlling qi to move.
Ye Fan casually tossed the treasure sword into the air.
Then…
He was stunned…
Well…
The qi used for flying referred to the internal true qi.
But it seemed he didn't have any of that within him…
So, theoretically, he wouldn't be able to fly…