Chapter 13

Chapter 13

Few people know that Thunderstruck Wood Talismans are actually ranked by grade.

Ordinary thunderstruck wood refers to a tree that was struck by lightning during a normal storm while it was growing.

However, there is a special kind of thunderstruck wood where the bolt that hit it wasn’t ordinary lightning, but a Heavenly Tribulation.

Legend has it that when a Great Yao cultivates enough to take human form, nine bolts of tribulation lightning descend. Most nearby trees are reduced to ash the moment they are touched by that lightning. Yet, a few special species occasionally manage to have a small portion survive. A token made from such wood is called a Heavenly Tribulation Token.

The token in my hand was a Heavenly Tribulation Token.

In this day and age, demons and monsters have long since vanished from the world, and Heavenly Tribulations are no more. Every Heavenly Tribulation Token is a priceless treasure.

By using the Five Thunders Summoning Spell, one can drive the power of the Heavenly Tribulation stored within the token. No matter how powerful a demon or ghost might be, a single hit would reduce them to ash. However, the tribulation power stored inside is limited; it depletes with every use.

My heart ached at the loss. I cursed Jiang Haoyan as I ran.

“I told you not to go over there, but you didn’t listen! This is a massive loss for me!”

The two of us ran back to the main hall, where we found the Program Team members had actually joined forces with Tong Wei’s men.

The two groups were huddled in a tight circle, working together to fight off the Man-eating Snakes surrounding them. The giant python was nowhere to be seen.

“Qiao Moyu-help!”

Zhu Tanjian was already injured and was being protected in the center of the circle. Professor Chen was also lying on the ground, struggling to prop up his upper body as he looked at us.

“What’s the use of calling her? Can she deal with this many snakes by herself?”

I pulled out the Thunderstruck Wood Talisman and let out a loud cry.

“Five Thunders Command-”

Just as I finished shouting, a scalp-numbing scream suddenly erupted from deep within the hall. It sounded like that woman from earlier couldn’t hold out any longer.

In an instant, all the snakes stopped their attacks.

The next second, the snakes turned around and swarmed toward the depths of the hall. Countless larger Man-eating Snakes crawled out of the deep pit from before, scrambling over each other to head southeast.

I stood before the receding tide of snakes, holding the token high.

To everyone else, it looked as if all the snakes had fled the moment I shouted “Five Thunders Command.”

Professor Chen’s mouth hung open.

The girl named Ah Ya looked like her eyes were about to fall out of her head.

“So the power of thunderstruck wood is actually this great… Tong Wei didn’t even use half a percent of its potential!”

Ah Kuan staggered and fell to his knees, his legs giving way. He muttered, “Is this the power of an Earth Master? To think it could be this terrifying…”