Zhang Fei - The Abandoned Son

As she flew down, a golden light enveloped the golden nine-tailed fox's body. Soon, a woman in her twenties emerged from the light, and her appearance was difficult to describe in words. Her beauty was otherworldly: two wide eyes with bright golden pupils, an exquisite slender nose, sensually thick lips, and curly golden hair that danced in the wind.

The woman's figure is truly tall and voluptuous, at around 2 meters high. Her breasts are massive, at around 105 centimeters. Her neck is a bit long and slim. Her waist curves beautifully, resembling a guitar. Her buttocks stick out perfectly from beneath her gold dress, and her long legs look smooth.

Just as the woman was about to embrace him, the Nameless One abruptly vanished from his position, leaving her to embrace empty air. She disappointedly looked up at the top of the Sun Tower. "Husband! I haven't seen you in a long time, but now you're avoiding me."

The nameless one shook his head before replying. "Huli Xianniang, please refrain from referring to me as your husband, as this could lead to misunderstandings among your admirers."

"Humph!" Huli Xianniang snorted and disappeared from her spot, but once she reached the top of the Sun Tower, the aura and figure of the nameless one completely vanished. "Tch! Husband! You don't need to care about those bastards! You are the only man who is worthy of being my husband!"

However, the nameless one did not respond to Huli Xianniang, which greatly annoyed her. She finally gave up and moved in front of Feng Jiu before hugging her. "Hehehe! I missed you so much, Jiujiu."

"Haha! You're as aggressive as ever, and he keeps avoiding you because of it." Feng Jiu hugged Huli Xianniang for a while before turning to the seven flying artifacts that had landed in front of them.

The first to come down was a young man with a calm expression and azure hair, but he had two dragon horns on the top of his head. He was the leader of the Azure Dragon Race, Long Qiang.

The second was Dai Hubai, the leader of the White Tiger Race. A tall young man with his muscles bulging across his skin. His expression was truly ferocious, like a tiger, and his white hair was in long waves.

The third person was also a young man, but his appearance was different from the previous two. He looked more playful and childish, and a black tortoiseshell hung on his back. Despite his appearance, he was the leader of the Black Tortoise Race, Wang Wugui.

The fourth was Zhu Hong, the leader of the Vermilion Bird Race. Like Feng Jiu, she had long red hair, but her aura was more fierce. Although her appearance was not inferior to that of the Phoenix Empress, she was bolder in her dress, wearing a transparent red dress.

Next, a young woman of short stature who looked like a teenager in her 17s also descended from one of those flying artifacts. She had long, light brown hair tied in two braids at the back and short bangs covering her wide forehead. Her appearance stood in stark contrast to the tall and voluptuous figure of Huli Xianniang. She was the leader of the mythical deer race, commonly called Fuzhu, Fu Xin.

The last person was a young woman with a tall build, long white hair, and a slim waist. Her expression was calm but serious, and her gaze was sharp. If Zhang Fei saw the small beast walking beside him, he would immediately recognize it. The small beast is a Nian—a beast with the body of a bull and the head of a lion. The woman is the leader of the Nian Race, Nu Shen.

Once their members had disembarked from their flying artifacts, Dai Hubai impatiently questioned Feng Jiu and the others. "Shall we move now? The sooner we reach the top of the tower, the better. We can determine whether it holds the key to entering those realms."

"Let's start now." The Nameless One immediately appeared in front of the stone obelisk and lightly punched it. Despite this, he easily lit all ten crystals on it. The white beast, Xue Bao, followed his master's lead and lit all ten crystals.

Sometime later, all of them completed the strength test, and none of them lit less than 10 crystals. Even all of their members managed to light eight or nine crystals, indicating that they were truly powerful.

They had already reached the first floor of the Sun Tower when Feng Jiu raised her eyebrows. The interior of the Sun Tower was completely different from that of the Star Tower, with ten doors surrounding the room.

"This room is different from your previous description of the Star Tower, Empress Feng." Gong Ren spoke as he looked at the doors one by one.

Feng Jiu nodded in response. "Even though the two towers look different from the inside, I believe their function remains the same. Once we step through those doors, we will encounter those challenges. However, we can't use the challenges in the Star Tower as a reference, and we must prepare for the worst."

"Is Yao'er still in the Star Tower now, Jiujiu?" Zhu Hong inquired.

"No." Feng Jiu shook her head. "My daughter left the Star Tower a few days ago, and she is helping a friend break through now. She told me that she couldn't get past the second floor, and she only managed to complete a few challenges there."

"Regardless of the differences between the two towers, we are already here, so let's not waste time and start the challenges." Dai Hubai then walked over to the black door. "How about we start with this one? This door is gloomy black, so I think the challenge behind it is the toughest."

"Let's start with that one." All of them agreed with the nameless one, and they immediately led their respective members to enter the door.

After they disappeared, an old woman suddenly appeared on the first floor and stared at the black door. "How could they know that this tower connects to our realms? Could that foolish old man have informed the challengers in the Star Tower about it? These individuals, while strong enough for the upper realms, lack the necessary qualifications to enter our realms. The most interesting among them is the man called the Nameless One, and he possesses the void element. Let's see how far they can go, but I won't let them pass my challenges easily."

(A/N: The seven beasts will have their roles in the future story, but not all of them are good people.)

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[Ding]

[Daily Quest: Absorb 100,000 Qi.]

[Status: Done.]

[Reward: 1,000 bronze coins.]

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As soon as the notification appeared, the night sky quickly turned bright with countless flashes of lightning. The powerful aura that radiated from the sky alerted almost all the inhabitants of the Nine Stars Realm, especially since Zhang Fei's breakthroughs became stronger every time he broke through to the next stage.

Lei Que immediately carried Zhang Fei, who was sitting on his back, into the sky. However, he stopped mid-air, patiently waiting for the heavens, still brewing his master's lightning tribulation, to strike.

Below them, Feng Yao gazed solemnly at Zhang Fei and Lei Que, feeling the power of the lightning tribulation. Moreover, he would not only encounter the lightning tribulation once but would need to confront it multiple times. Despite this, the Phoenix Princess wasn't too worried about him, and she believed that he would be able to get through it.

In several areas of the realm, people stood in the sky, their gazes fixed on Zhang Fei's location. Long Huang and his family stood in the sky in their beast kingdom. Xian Lianghua and several people from the natural races, including Aqua, also stood in the sky above their kingdom.

Of the human kingdoms, only Xian Feng and Shi Qingzhuang were aware of Zhang Fei's breakthrough, and both of them stared at his location from a balcony of their palace.

After facing his lightning tribulation several times, Zhang Fei no longer felt afraid to face it. Instead, he looked up at the sky with a calm gaze, and he was also eager to get it done as soon as possible.

*Rumble... Rumble....*

"Master, this lightning tribulation will be stronger than the last one."

"Yes." Zhang Fei stroked the thunderbird's head. "The stronger my lightning tribulation, the more beneficial it is for both of us, and you should make good use of each lightning tribulation to strengthen yourself."

"Yes, Master."

*Zap...Zap...Zap...*

"Ugh!"

*Screee*

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Three hours later.

[Congratulations! The host's cultivation broke through to 3 Star Earth Realm.]

After the lightning tribulation stopped, the sky returned to normal, and Zhang Fei lay on the thunderbird's back with a satisfied smile. Although his body was still in great pain from the lightning attacks, his regenerative healing factors continued to work to heal his wounds.

Zhang Fei then sent the thunderbird back to the beast space before he landed in front of Feng Yao. "Are you worried about me?"

"Why should I worry about you?" With a smile, Feng Yao returned the question. "You have already faced two lightning tribulations from your previous two breakthroughs, and you have faced hundreds more in the sin challenge, so I believe that you will be able to pass it easily. You'll face more lightning tribulations when you enter the Heaven Realm, so prepare well."

"I've planned to train in the Guo Clan's lightning pool, and I'm sure it can help my body cultivation breakthrough, so I'll be better prepared to face my future lightning tribulations." Zhang Fei then looked far away. "It looks like those two women won't be showing up soon."

"Hehe." Feng Yao chuckled. "There are still a few hours before midnight, and I'm sure they'll show up by then, so we just have to wait for the time to come."

"Yeah." Zhang Fei then sat cross-legged on the ground. "Since we still have to wait for them, I'll try to learn the third stage of my soul technique."

Feng Yao nodded. "All right."

Meanwhile, Zhang Fei's four clones inside the portable mansion and the Yin-Yang Space immediately began to stabilize his cultivation. This way, he doesn't need to delay too long to break through, and he will be able to break through to the 4-Star Earth Realm earlier than he estimated.

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In the Yin-Yang Space, Ling Long approached Zhang Fei [5], who was stabilizing his cultivation. "Hey, what happened to you earlier?"

"Can't you feel my cultivation yourself?"

Ling Long nodded in understanding after checking his cultivation. "3-Star Earth Realm, huh? You make me jealous, you know? You have an abundance of clones to assist you, which enables your cultivation to progress rapidly."

"Here." Ling Long's eyes lit up as soon as Zhang Fei [5] gave her a bottle of Yang Qi, and she hurriedly finished it in one gulp. "I will send you out in a few days, and you can return to the Huangfu Kingdom with those two idiots."

"I don't want to go back there, and I prefer to stay here with you so I can drink your Yang Qi every day." Ling Long then put on a gloomy look. "Moreover, we failed to capture you, and Huangfu Shou will punish us for our failure."

Zhang Fei [5] did not respond to that and questioned her instead. "Have you ever tried using your Heavenly Marionette Arts on Huangfu Shou?"

"Do you think I would do something that crazy?" Ling Long responded with a shake of her head. "Huangfu Shou does trust my grandfather, but he will definitely kill me if I try to do it. Moreover, the mysterious person behind him is too strong, and he will detect my actions immediately. Anyway, I heard from my grandfather that the person's name is Li Tiannan, and he came from the Grand Royal Realm, but we have never met him in person."

"Oh?" Zhang Fei [5] was a little surprised by that. "Is Li Tiannan still in the Huangfu Kingdom now?"

Ling Long shook her head before informing him. "Huangfu Xiaomei and Huangfu Xiaoying were exposed to something in the Star Tower, so Huangfu Lian was forced to give up on the maze challenge, and their conditions continued to worsen. According to my grandfather, Li Tiannan is returning to the upper realms to find an antidote to cure them, and Huangfu Shou has activated a barrier in his kingdom to prevent enemy attacks."

"Hahaha." Zhang Fei [5] laughed upon hearing that. "Since that person is not in this realm, I will make a plan to deal with Huangfu Shou. However, I must sneak into his kingdom to confirm a few things first, and Huangfu Lian will lead me there."

"Are you really going to infiltrate the Huangfu Kingdom? If Huangfu Shou finds you there, he will immediately capture you."

Zhang Fei [5] nodded at her. "I can even capture the three of you, remember? Huangfu Shou is stronger than me in cultivation, but I am superior to him in some areas. Moreover, I still possess some of my abilities, which gives me confidence that he won't find me. Once I have confirmed everything, I will devise a plan against him."

"However, you have to be careful with my grandfather; his eye technique is very unique, and he might see through your disguise." Ling Long then told Zhang Fei [5] about her grandfather's technique, but he didn't worry too much about him. "When are you going there?"

"As soon as I finish the renovation of my new shop."

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Inside the house, Zhang Xiaolong [3] was enjoying his time with Shang Xinyu in the living room. Wu Lianzhi was already fast asleep, and Shang Yifen was cultivating in the room.

Meanwhile, Hong Xinxin and Murong Qianying were in their respective clan residences taking care of some matters, especially since they were sure that Shang Ziyuan would soon find out about Shang Baishi and Shang Xiaoyin's disappearance.

Shang Xinyu stroked Zhang Xiaolong [3]'s head on her lap. "Long'er, you already have Shang Yaolin and Shang Yumei as your women, but you also have a relationship with Aunt Qianyin. Moreover, Aunt Xinxin is famous for being infatuated with Shang Guangming, yet she is in a relationship with you now, and she is so wild when having sex with you."

"Are you jealous of them, Big Sis Xinyu?" Shang Xinyu answered Zhang Xiaolong [3] with a shake of the head. "Honestly, I wanted to have fun with you, but I knew you weren't ready, so I didn't do anything with you."

Shang Xinyu nodded at him. "I've fallen in love with you, but I don't want to do that kind of thing with you now, especially since you're still a child. Once you grow up and our relationship is deeper, I will give myself to you, and we will be husband and wife at that time."

"I know." Zhang Xiaolong [3] had the desire to inform Shang Xinyu that he was not a child but rather a grown man, and he was merely a clone. However, he abandoned his plan and opted to wait for a more suitable moment. "My cultivation will undoubtedly be higher when I grow up, and I will accompany you to meet your parents for a proposal."

Shang Xinyu smiled at that. "Somehow, I feel jealous of you because your cultivation can break through so easily, and your body cultivation also breaks through faster than mine. Not to mention you are Senior Hun Di's disciple, and your soul cultivation also broke through so fast."

"You don't need to be jealous of me because I can help you become strong." Zhang Xiaolong [3] then sat down on the chair and made Shang Xinyu face him. He then gave her a bottle of Yang Qi, making her face turn red. "We haven't cultivated dual soul for quite a while, so we'll do it now, but you should swallow my Yang Qi first because it will help you a lot."

"All right." Shang Xinyu shyly swallowed Zhang Xiaolong [3]'s yang Qi before releasing her soul. "Shall we do it now?"

"Yes." After Zhang Xiaolong [3] released his soul, he began to dual soul cultivate with Shang Xinyu. Unfortunately, her soul power still pales in comparison to Shang Yaolin's, let alone Shang Yingyue's.

- To Be Continued -