CHAPTER 287: CHAPTER 287

The tribulation cloud seemed to have been swelling for a long time, and finally, after gathering strength for so long, it struck down a heavenly thunder with a shockingly large diameter towards Chen Muxue!

The moment the heavenly thunder struck, the Spiritual Energy in the air seemed to be instantly drained, causing even the air to freeze for a second. Only after a thunderous "boom!" did people seem to be able to breathe again.

In her heart, Chen Muxue thought to first dodge slightly to reduce the area of being struck by the lightning, and then use her own power to form something akin to a shield. She estimated she should be able to withstand it.

However, although she had rehearsed these actions many times in her mind, at the moment the heavenly thunder struck, her body seemed to lose control!

How could this be?!

Chen Muxue only felt as if she had lost control over her body; watching the heavenly thunder strike down, she could only watch her body remain motionless, unable to even blink!

Just as the heavenly thunder was about to touch her body, her right hand suddenly and abruptly raised up!

"Boom!!"

Chen Muxue imagined this would be like her previous experience of deflecting heavenly thunder with her invincible pinky. She finally regained control of her body at the moment of being struck, but only had time to close her eyes tightly.

However, unexpectedly, the heavenly thunder, which had been amassing power for so long, struck her palm, yet she didn’t experience the numbing sensation of being hit by a current.

Even when she had used her pinky to block the heavenly thunder before, there was always an instant pain and lasting numbness from the current when struck. Now, her right hand felt as if it had been gently pecked, without any sensation.

The previously extremely tense Xiao Hu and Changfu were dumbfounded by the scene before them.

Huo Lian, who had just arrived, happened to see the terrifying heavenly thunder quietly fall into Chen Muxue’s right hand, like a raindrop into the sea.

Has Miss Chen’s cultivation reached such a level?!

But this shock didn’t last long. As Chen Muxue slowly retracted her right hand with an uncertain look, she rotated her wrist to inspect it, yet her right hand inappropriately flashed a red-black current.

Was it absorbed and transformed?!

Chen Muxue clenched her right fist, trying to feel the flow of Spiritual Power within, yet aside from being able to move her right hand, all other sensations in the area entangled with Black Qi seemed inexplicably severed, even the sense of touch was unclear.

Unlike the red-black electro-glowing heavenly thunder enhanced by the Heavenly Dao, the occasional current flashing from her right hand exuded a sinister aura, more like the heavenly thunder during demonic influence.

Looking at the absorbed lightning, Chen Muxue couldn’t shake off a familiar feeling she couldn’t quite place.

Huo Lian, seeing the sinister electrical glow, couldn’t help but frown and said, "Miss Chen, what is going on?"

"Young Master Huo, why are you here?" Chen Muxue finally noticed Huo Lian. Strange, before her tribulation, he wasn’t here. How did he seem to suddenly appear in front of her?

Huo Lian’s brows furrowed tightly; this kind of electrical glow didn’t seem like a good sign. The last time he saw such a glow was when he first arrived in Qingshan County, when Xiao Feng nearly succumbed to demonic influence during his tribulation.

"Miss Chen, have you encountered any troubles recently, perhaps?" Huo Lian couldn’t help but ask tactfully.

If Miss Chen really had a tendency towards demonic influence, he had to pull Changgui out of this predicament as soon as possible.

No matter how small a sect is, it can’t accommodate a Sect Leader under demonic influence, as the disciples’ reputations would also be affected...