Battle Through the Heavens: Purple Heaven Thunder Emperor

Chapter 151 The Concept of Heavenly Punishment

As Xiao Bai's perspective broke through the energy shield, about a dozen rooms, roughly the same size as the outside, came into view, each energy shield acting as a doorway to one of the rooms.

These rooms were filled with rows of neat shelves, on which were scattered orbs of light of varying sizes. After scanning the room, Xiao Bai realized that the total number of orbs of light in these rooms was about the same as in the rooms outside. He was immediately astonished. He had thought that there were already many orbs of light in the rooms outside, but it turned out that only half of them had been collected.

In each room, a dark figure moved back and forth between the shelves. Suddenly, Xiao Bai's attention fell on a figure that had stopped. It stretched out its dark hands and formed a simple hand seal on a yellow ball of light on the shelf.

"Whoosh!" A sound of air being cut rang out, and the yellow ball of light instantly flew up from the shelf, heading straight for the energy shield. In a moment, it passed through the energy shield and appeared in the room outside.

Xiao Bai suddenly realized that there must be some kind of restriction on the energy shield of these light orbs that allows them to fly, and there is also some kind of restriction on the shelf that requires these puppets to control.

By comparing the two sides, Xiao Bai discovered that the number of light orbs in the outer room and the room behind the dozen or so energy shields were not only about the same, but their quality was also not much different, only their attributes were slightly different!

"It seems that Canaan Academy had these puppets randomly select half of the light orbs to release. No wonder Elder Huo said before that whether they could find them depended on luck!" Xiao Bai thought to himself.

He had already found the light orb of the local-rank poison-attribute cultivation technique, which was in the room behind the energy shield on the right. However, the puppet inside remained standing there motionless, as if it had completed its mission and was off duty, which made him grit his teeth in frustration.

"No, this puppet isn't moving at all, we can't wait any longer!" Sensing that time was running out and that his soul power was being depleted too much in this state, Xiao Bai decided to take matters into his own hands and not place his hopes on this stupid puppet.

As his thoughts raced, Xiao Bai glanced in the direction of the two elders, gritted his teeth, and realized that he wasn't using his soul power to perceive things. Instead, he was using his soul power as a driving force, leveraging the vertical eye on his forehead as if he were prying open some kind of authority over heaven and earth. His perspective was elevated, and within his field of vision, it was as if he held some kind of authority over heaven and earth. He could "see" anything within this world.

Although he can only watch and cannot use his soul power to take any action, it does not mean that he has no other means.

The view was focused on a ball of light filled with gray mist in the room. The fluctuations emanating from it were slightly stronger than those from the previous Ninefold Fire Phoenix Technique. With a thought, a wisp of golden lightning flashed from Xiao Bai's body and, following a strange, unseen sensation from his vertical eye, appeared directly on the gray ball of light.

"Snap!"

Strands of golden lightning struck the restraining barrier on the shelf. With a soft crack, without causing much of a commotion, the barrier shattered instantly. The gray light cluster, as if freed, flew outwards with a momentum similar to the previous Ninefold Fire Phoenix Technique.

Just as that soft sound appeared, the puppet that had been standing motionless in the room made a series of clicking sounds from its neck. As if it were a machine, it turned its head, and a faint red light appeared in its eyes as it scanned the gray ball of light. Then, it flashed and was about to grab the ball of light to prevent it from flying out of the energy shield.

"Having gone this far, how can I allow a mere early-stage Dou Wang puppet to stop me? I'm determined to have this technique!" Xiao Bai snorted, and a wisp of golden lightning appeared on his body, disappearing in a flash before reappearing on the path blocked by the puppet.

The puppet had no independent intelligence and seemed to only know how to act according to some command. This also meant that it had no fear or apprehension. It ignored the golden lightning that appeared and seemed to only have eyes for the ball of light that was about to fly out. Its body did not stop and went straight for the ball of light.

"Bang!"

The golden lightning collided violently with the puppet, striking a spot on its chest. Something there seemed to turn to ashes instantly. The puppet's heavy body was sent flying backward, crashing into a wall in the room behind it. The wall rippled with light, but remained undamaged.

The puppet lay on the ground, the red light in its eyes flickering uncertainly before returning to normal after a moment. It stood up, wanting to continue chasing the gray light, but found to its dismay that there was no trace of the gray light in the room.

After looking around and finding nothing, the puppet returned to its original position, and the red light in its eyes gradually dimmed, as if nothing had happened!

Xiao Bai breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the puppet was unharmed. He only wanted to stop it, not to damage it. He was afraid that the wisp of Gengjin tribulation lightning would damage the puppet, so he carefully controlled its power. It seems that the result was not bad.

Suddenly, Xiao Bai's perspective "saw" something unusual in a certain space, which was in the direction of the main entrance of the library. His expression changed, and he hurriedly withdrew from this state. His perspective instantly dropped, and the vertical lines on his forehead and his eyes slowly closed. The moment his mind returned to his body, his vision went black, and a strong sense of dizziness stimulated his head. His face suddenly turned a little pale.

Xiao Bai was very familiar with this feeling; it was a side effect of excessive consumption of soul power. With his current spiritual strength, he really couldn't maintain the vertical eye on his forehead for long.

The vertical eye combined with the Geng metal tribulation lightning was a concept that Xiao Bai came up with while studying the characteristics of the two. It already had a trace of the shadow of heavenly punishment. This kind of mysterious ability that only heaven and earth can control, even if it is only a trace, is not even a prototype, and it is not something that he can support with his current strength!

"Brother Xiao Bai (Xiao Bai), are you alright?" Xun'er and Little Fairy Doctor were already standing in front of Xiao Bai. Looking at Xiao Bai, whose complexion was not good, their pretty faces were filled with worry.

The moment Xiao Bai's vertical eye on his forehead opened, Xun'er, whose heart was set on him, keenly sensed it.

Those chaotic-colored pupils didn't seem like human eyes; they looked more like indifferent and ruthless eyes facing the heavens, looking down upon all living beings.

This was the first time Xun'er had ever seen such a change in the vertical lines on Xiao Bai's forehead. It was completely different from the imperial clan markings she knew. She was both shocked and puzzled, but seeing his pale face and the weariness between his brows, all the questions that filled her mind eventually turned into a wisp of worry.

"It's alright!" Xiao Bai rubbed his temples. After the intense dizziness subsided a bit, he looked into the two beautiful eyes filled with concern, and a warmth welled up in his heart. He waved his hand gently and comforted them softly, "Don't worry! It's just that your soul power was overused. You'll be fine after a few days of rest!"

"Little Bai, did you go to find me a cultivation technique and that's why you've become like this?" Little Fairy Doctor stared intently at him, a hint of suspicion in her pupils. Then, as if remembering something, she added, "Don't lie to me!"

With Xiaobai's strength, unless he did something wrong, how could his soul be so suddenly depleted to this extent!

To avoid making her overthink, Xiao Bai initially wanted to say no, but looking at Xian'er's slightly serious face, and knowing she would eventually find out anyway, he could only nod.

"How could you be so foolish!" Little Fairy Doctor's eyes reddened slightly as she saw him nod, and she said angrily, "It's just a cultivation manual. If we can't find it here, we can look for it somewhere else. But what if... what will Xun'er and I do then?"

"Uh..." Seeing Xian'er, who was usually gentle, suddenly lose her temper, Xiao Bai was a little stunned for a moment!

"Fool!" Little Fairy Doctor threw herself into Xiao Bai's arms, who was in a daze, and hugged him tightly. She was deeply moved. Although this man was a womanizer, he was sincere to each and every one of them. Xun'er was like that, and so was she!

The slight resentment I had before vanished at this moment. It's enough that he's here, it's enough that he's here!

Feeling the soft, delicate body in his arms, Xiao Bai's gaze met a pair of clear eyes. He blinked in confusion, only to receive a big eye roll from Xun'er.

(End of this chapter)