Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 520: Chapter 26: Bloodline Upgrade! The Fox’s Recompense _1

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He swiped at his storage ring, and suddenly a man appeared before him. This man had a robust and square countenance, exuding a sense of solidity and reliability, as dependable as a mountain.

This man was none other than the defense-type puppet, “Wang Shouwei”! While he wasn’t skilled in offense, his defense was unparalleled among ordinary cultivators of the Spirit Platform Realm.

The moment he appeared, his form transformed, with his giant hands morphing into a massive shield to protect Wang Shouzhe.

Simultaneously,

Wang Shouzhe crushed a jade talisman. As the talisman shattered, a thick golden energy formed a shield, enclosing both Wang Shouzhe and Wang Shouwei within. This talisman was called the “Vajra Shield”—a disposable item that could withstand a full-force hit from a cultivator in the Mid-Late Stage of the Heavenly Human Realm at most. If it were an ordinary early stage Heavenly Human Realm cultivator, breaking this shield would be no easy task.

Such a Vajra Shield talisman, Wang Shouzhe had reserved several for himself. Each one had the value equivalent to a spiritual artifact. A typical 7th-rank Aristocratic Family could hardly afford such an expense.

Besides, Wang Shouzhe quickly swallowed a Grade Four Healing Pill, put a leaf of the Longevity Tree in his mouth, and a piece of quaint bark appeared in his palm. Under the stimulation of his mysterious energy, it transformed into the “Ancient Tree Armor” and was worn by Wang Shouzhe in a blink of an eye.

The “Ancient Tree Armor” was one of the secret techniques in the “Longevity Youth True Verses”. It served as both armor and active plant, becoming stronger over time through continuous nourishment by the cultivator’s mysterious energy.

However, the healing and growth abilities produced by Wang Shouzhe’s obscure bloodline were far more formidable compared to normal wood energy. Hence, the Ancient Tree Armor he’d been nurturing over the long term had greatly superior defensive and recovery capabilities compared to those of the Changchun Valley disciples.

Even the Changchun Valley disciples, who have already been called indestructible as turtles, were no match for the defensive strength of Wang Shouzhe wearing his “Ancient Tree Armor”.

This was why he had passed his top-grade spiritual artifact, the Guardian Heart Spirit Shield, onto his daughter, Wang Liyao.

Even if he was attacked by a common Heavenly Human Realm cultivator under such heavy defenses, it would not be easy to kill him. However, this only applied to the more ordinary Heavenly Human Realm cultivators. If it were someone like the Old Ancestor Longyan, a Great Heavenly Proud with a powerful magical treasure, they could easily smash him with a few heavy moves.

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Things happened in a blur.

All of Wang Shouzhe’s preparations were completed in an extremely short time. As the “branch” of the Heavenly Tribulation crashed down, it first broke through the outermost Vajra Shield.

Subsequently, the protective shield formed by Wang Shouwei was blasted into pieces.

But the power of the Heavenly Tribulation “branch” was limited to that, and the residual electric light dissipated completely after crackling a bit on the Ancient Tree Armor, not even causing the feeling of slight numbness.

“Uh…” Wang Shouzhe was slightly taken aback. Was it that he had overestimated his defenses, or had the Heavenly Dao underestimated him, Wang Shouzhe? But the latter made sense, under the judgment of the Heavenly Dao rules, he was but a small Level Five Spirit Platform Realm cultivator.

The overall potency of that branch of the Heavenly Tribulation was equivalent to a full-force hit from a cultivator at the Advanced Stage of the Heavenly Human Realm. Otherwise, the Vajra Shield and Wang Shouwei’s defense wouldn’t have been so thoroughly destroyed.

Under normal circumstances, it was seldom heard of a Spirit Platform Realm cultivator being able to block a Heavenly Tribulation like this. The ones who could defend excellently against it without any harm were even rarer.

While the Heavenly Dao’s rules punished him for recklessly intervening in its workings, the rules always presented a glimmer of hope for survival.

“Alright then!” Wang Shouzhe concluded: it wasn’t that the Heavenly Dao’s rules had underestimated him, but that he had overprotected himself! He had wasted a Grade Four Healing Pill and a leaf from the Longevity Tree.

It was only then that Wang Shouzhe had the chance to look at the Six-Tailed Firefox. Obviously, it had been knocked down by the Heavenly Tribulation, lying in the Tianhu Pavilion like a pitiful little fox.

It had survived this Heavenly Tribulation, but look far worse than before. Its body was charred black, its beautiful fur was completely gone. It was nowhere near as cute or beautiful as before.

This made it apparent that if it weren’t for Wang Shouzhe healing it earlier, it wouldn’t have been able to get through today’s tribulation.

Wang Shouzhe thought for a moment, took the leaf of the Longevity Tree out of his mouth, and gave it to the creature. Once activated, the healing power of the leaf could not be stopped. To avoid waste, he let it use its healing power.

Looking towards the sky.

Within the churning sea of clouds, the energy of the thunder and lightning was quickly dispersing. Raindrops were falling from the thick clouds, with over ninety percent of the liquid falling onto the Six-Tailed Firefox.

Only about ten percent of it, as if automatically locked-in, fell onto Wang Shouzhe.

The rain after the Heavenly Tribulation is the norm.

Even when a Spirit Platform Realm cultivator ascends to the Heavenly Human Realm, there’ll be rain falling after passing the Heavenly Tribulation to help them wash their marrow, hair, and advance in their bloodline constitution.

However, Wang Shouzhe hadn’t expected that after he aided the Six-Tailed Firefox and was punished by the Heavenly Tribulation, he would also receive corresponding rain. He was delighted and allowed the rain to soak his body, sat down cross-legged immediately, and began to digest the benefits it brought.

Meanwhile, after receiving the vast majority of the rain, the Six-Tailed Firefox began to recover rapidly. Its flaming fur grew back, its charred body restored its former look, and even seemed to be better than before.

Seeing this, Wang Shouzhe took comfort, entered a meditative state. He awoke after some time, feeling more alert with sharper senses, and even his already powerful divine sense made a significant leap forward.