Chapter 75: She tore open the sky with her bare hands.
“This is lingering resentment attracting Yin energy! Lu Yao… is going to become a zombie!”
Qi Huang, having come from the Cultivation World, naturally understood matters of gods and ghosts. The gloom in her heart instantly vanished, as this meant Lu Yao’s story was far from over, and everything was still a mystery!
Lu Yao’s intense resentment reached the heavens and drew the earth, attracting all the surrounding Yin energy to continuously strengthen her body, causing a sharp drop in temperature.
A guard stepped forward to check Lu Yao’s breathing, then turned to report, “Reporting to His Majesty, this little beggar has ceased to live!”
“Since she’s dead, why is she standing upright?” the Emperor asked, puzzled.
Those around exchanged glances, none able to offer an explanation. However, some faces showed fear, clearly terrified by the bizarre scene.
At this moment, the converging Yin energy grew even denser, causing the temperature to plummet rapidly. Dew began to appear on the ground, resembling a winter morning.
“Why is it suddenly so cold?” someone trembled and spoke.
Everyone looked around, but visually, they couldn’t see the Yin energy. In their eyes, the sun was still shining overhead, not a single dark cloud in sight, leaving them increasingly bewildered.
Though Lu Yao was dead, her heart ceaselessly generated resentment, and as time passed, it only grew. This resentment acted like a magnet, constantly drawing in Yin energy from heaven and earth to strengthen her body.
Just then, those nearby suddenly felt their exposed skin burn painfully. They looked down at their hands to see their skin visibly decaying, followed by flesh, bone,
“Ah! My hand! My face! What’s happening?” Several guards who were closer wailed in horror, rolling on the ground. The one who had killed Lu Yao was among them.
Qi Huang knew this was the result of excessive Yin energy, but these ordinary people were unaware.
At this point, Lu Yao’s body began to change. Her eyes, which had been wide open in death, began to show a menacing crimson glow. Sharp fangs protruded from her lips, and her fingernails grew at a visible rate.
“Monster! There’s a monster!” someone finally noticed Lu Yao’s transformation and shouted in terror. Others soon noticed the bizarre spectacle.
The plaza descended into chaos as people pushed and shoved to escape. Many unfortunate souls were trampled to death in the process. The Emperor, protected by guards, also retreated from the scene.
Lu Yao’s heart continued to generate resentment, eventually forming a vortex. It spun like a fan, releasing crimson resentment outwards, continuously attracting Yin energy from heaven and earth. Her body grew increasingly stronger, and her skin color changed as quickly as a mask in Peking Opera, from iron-grey to bronze-green, then to silver-white and golden yellow, finally returning to its original appearance but fairer and more delicate than when she was alive, as if reborn. The only thing missing was a trace of vitality, but this also caused a drastic change in her entire demeanor, exuding an icy aura.
“This is…” Qi Huang was utterly shocked. She knew that some dead people could generate resentment, but she had never heard of resentment creating such phenomena within the body, nor of its rapid increase in strength. In the blink of an eye, she had transformed from an ordinary zombie to a flying zombie. Compared to this, her own “cheat” speed was insignificant.
‘If her resentment doesn’t dissipate, her strength will continue to grow. To what extent will she ultimately develop?’ Qi Huang was immensely awestruck, but this was quickly replaced by joy. This pitiable girl finally had a chance to turn the tables.
Lu Yao continued to grow stronger. As her body’s robustness reached the world’s limit of endurance, spatial rifts began to appear around her, like a mirror about to shatter.
This disturbance finally caught the attention of the Heavenly Dao’s Will. Above the nine heavens, dark clouds like the bottom of a pot suddenly appeared, pressing against each other and emitting earth-shattering roars. Streaks of purple lightning coursed through them, desperately seeking an outlet. A supreme pressure began to permeate heaven and earth, causing the fleeing civilians to collapse to the ground, unable to take another step.
“It’s a Heavenly Tribulation!” Qi Huang recognized it immediately, having experienced it before. However, compared to last time, she felt no pressure at all. There were only two possibilities: either it was due to the dreamscape, or Lu Yao had become so powerful that she could disregard the Heavenly Tribulation.
“Rumble!” With another clap of thunder, a bolt of purple lightning split the dark heavens and soared towards Lu Yao.
Qi Huang, still having lingering fear from the previous incident, instinctively wanted to evade, but being separated by space and time, she couldn’t control Lu Yao’s body.
Lu Yao neither dodged nor evaded, simply bracing herself against the heavenly lightning.
Qi Lin and the others, including Yi Qihuang, had mentally prepared themselves, but Lu Yao felt no pain, only a slight numbness.
“This… How is this possible?” Qi Huang was both astonished and delighted. Astonished by Lu Yao’s current physical strength, and delighted that this pitiable girl finally had the means to defy the heavens.
“Is this the so-called Heavenly Condemnation?” Lu Yao finally raised her head. Her petite, fair face was breathtakingly beautiful, her allure elevated countless times compared to when she was alive. She even bore some resemblance to Cheng Hong Ling and her daughter. The only regret was the blood tear on her right cheek, which had dried into a bean-sized red mark, marring her beauty.
As Lu Yao was now strong enough to perceive her own appearance, Qi Huang clearly saw the red mark, which was identical to the one inherited by Cheng Hong Ling from Jiang Liniang!
At this point, the origin of the red mark was self-evident!
‘So that wasn’t a birthmark at all, but formed from blood tears! But… why did it end up on my cheap mother’s face?’ Qi Huang’s heart churned with turbulent waves.
At this moment, Lu Yao’s crimson eyes stared directly at the heavens, issuing a challenge, “Are you tickling me? Haven’t you eaten? If you have the guts, come and take the ingredients from this altar yourself!”
The Heavenly Dao, enraged, caused the tribulation clouds to surge like roaring waves, covering the entire sky before descending. The lightning within thickened, and like dust on a mottled wall, it rained down densely, targeting Lu Yao on the ground.
Lu Yao wore a look of disdain. She neither dodged nor evaded, allowing the heavenly lightning to strike her body. Coupled with the nourishment of Yin energy, the impurities within her body overflowed, making her pure body sacred and powerful. The spatial rifts around her grew larger and larger.
The heavenly lightning, passing through Lu Yao, entered the ground without losing its residual power and spread outwards in all directions. Those ordinary people who had collapsed and couldn’t escape due to the pressure were instantly consumed. They were all electrocuted on the spot, and the Emperor was no exception!
“Is this what you call ‘Heaven has eyes’? Then what heinous acts have you committed?” Lu Yao coldly observed and questioned loudly, but by then, no one was there to reply.
After an unknown amount of time, the thunder in the sky subsided, and the tribulation clouds gradually dispersed.
“Did I say you could leave? Get out!” Lu Yao’s figure shot up into the sky. She swung her right hand upwards, and her five sharp talons unleashed five terrifying air blades, like transparent rainbows spanning north and south, shooting towards the heavens.
“Riiip!” The next moment, crisp cracking sounds echoed in the sky.
Survivors looked up and saw the azure sky suddenly appear as if blue fabric had been sliced by scissors. Five massive, smooth openings gradually spread, spanning thousands of miles. The inside was pitch-black, with faint stars twinkling, resembling another world.
“Ah! She tore open the sky!” someone cried out in terror. The survivors were even more petrified, fleeing down the mountain and screaming wildly.
Lu Yao paid no attention to them. The Yin energy surged from her body like a flood, sweeping in all directions. The ground temperature began to drop rapidly, and dense dark clouds once again concealed the sky, leaving no gap.
“With me, there is no Heaven!” Lu Yao looked down upon the earth, her voice carrying for thousands of miles.
