The head master has a new female apprentice

Chapter 477 Skill Fragment +1! (Second Update)
This purple lightning bolt, only as thick as an arm, contained the full power of the previous six bolts!

The second uncle roared to the sky, and the tattered Taoist flower bloomed with its last light—

"Rumble--"

Amidst the deafening explosion, the entire mountain was razed to the ground.

The terrifying shockwave swept across hundreds of miles, uprooting towering ancient trees and crushing hard rocks into powder like tofu.

Just when Zhou Qing thought it was all over, the tribulation clouds in the sky began to gather frantically once again!
This time, the clouds were as black as ink, several times thicker than before.

The rolling lightning in the clouds was no longer colorful, but pure, chilling black lightning!

This thunderbolt was exactly the same as the "Nine Tribulations Thunder Talisman Scripture," a divine power at the inscription level cultivated by the Second Uncle.

"How can there still be more?" Zhou Qing's hands, which were behind his back, trembled uncontrollably, and his worry intensified.

"Boom boom boom——"

Countless bolts of black lightning poured down like a torrential rain, each only as thick as a finger, yet containing a more terrifying destructive power than before.

The entire tribulation area instantly transformed into a hell of lightning, with black lightning intertwining into an impenetrable net of death.

The ground was trembling, and space was distorting.

Wherever the black lightning passed, even the dust was completely annihilated.

Zhou Qing watched helplessly as the location where his second uncle was was completely swallowed up by black lightning, and the old man's figure could not be seen at all in the billowing smoke and dust.

[Ignore point +3!]

Just then, a long-lost notification sound suddenly rang in his ears.

Zhou Qing was taken aback, glancing at Yan Wuxin beside him out of the corner of his eye.

The supreme expert was completely focused on the tribulation scene, utterly ignoring his presence.

"A tense and exciting environment with many people, and some people know I'm there but ignore me..."

He quickly figured out the key point—under the shock of this terrifying heavenly tribulation, coupled with his disguise as Yan Wuming, Yan Wuxin subconsciously ignored his abnormality.

However, what he didn't expect was that two people actually constituted a large group environment.

[Ignore point +3!]

[Ignore point +4!]

[Ignore point +5!]

……

The notification sounds continued incessantly, and Zhou Qing suppressed his excitement.

Normally, he would need to mingle among cultivators at the Spirit Severing Realm to occasionally trigger the ignore effect.

But right now, under this cataclysmic calamity, it is an opportunity that even a Supreme Realm expert can overlook his abnormality. It is truly a once-in-a-lifetime chance!

Moreover, his current talent skill, [Reduce Presence], is only LV6 (2/100).

In other words, even if someone is at the same level as another Spirit Severing Realm cultivator, there is only a 2% chance of ignoring him.

It's practically useless.

And now it can even be applied to supreme powerhouses, no wonder the ignore points gained each time are so abundant!

"It seems that the pressure of the heavenly tribulation has actually helped a lot." Zhou Qing held his breath and didn't dare to move his fingers, for fear of waking Yan Wuxin, who was still immersed in shock.

[Ignore point +3!]

[Ignore point +6!]

[Skill Fragment +1!]

When the special notification sounded, Zhou Qing's pupils contracted slightly, and a hint of barely suppressed joy flashed in his eyes. The last time he obtained a skill fragment was more than 170 years ago.

Missed so much!

“By the way, Fifth Brother,” Yan Wuxin suddenly turned around and asked, “I just came back from the Heavenly Phoenix Palace and heard that Liu Xuancang and Xiao Juechen are both dead?”

Zhou Qing inwardly lamented the loss, but outwardly remained calm.

From the other party's words, he keenly gleaned a key piece of information—Yan Wuxin had recently gone to the Heavenly Phoenix Palace in the Central Region!
"I know, we're investigating," Zhou Qing replied briefly, mimicking Yan Wuming's tone.

Yan Wuxin frowned, a hint of confusion appearing on her effeminate face: "This matter is truly strange. First the Xiao family, then the Liu family, it's clear they are avenging the Shen family."

He lightly tapped his chin with his nail-painted fingers: "But the Liu family patriarch is still a late-stage Supreme Realm cultivator, just like you, Fifth Brother. Although he's old and his energy is declining, his cultivation level is undeniable."

He looked at Zhou Qing suspiciously and asked, "Fifth Brother, who do you think did it?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qing's heart skipped a beat.

Although Shen Canghai, the patriarch of the Shen family, had clearly escaped, Yan Wuxin did not suspect him at all.

This anomaly made him even more certain that Shen Canghai had likely already been arrested.

“It is indeed strange.” Zhou Qing pretended to be deep in thought, his eyes flashing with a sharp light.

Yan Wuxin waved his hand, a disdainful smile curling at the corner of his bright red lips: "Forget it, they only dare to pick on the weak. I doubt they would dare to touch the Yan family in the slightest."

He suddenly changed the subject, lowering his voice, and said, "By the way, Fifth Brother, I went to the Heavenly Phoenix Palace on the orders of Eldest Brother."

A sinister glint flashed in his eyes: "That stubborn old man refuses to budge and is still locked up in the dungeon."

He sighed and said, "Although we have mastered the second half of the Azure Soul Devouring Curse, it will be difficult to obtain the first half."

After all, there is only a ten-use limit to inscription-level divine abilities.

If the Heavenly Phoenix Palace really manages to obtain the first half of an inscription-level divine ability from Shen Canghai, and then randomly selects two people to practice it until they've exhausted all their attempts, wouldn't all their efforts have been in vain?

Zhou Qing had been listening quietly, but when Yan Wuxin said the next thing, his eyes narrowed suddenly, and a cold glint appeared in them.

The worst fears have come true—Shen Canghai has indeed been captured alive and is being imprisoned in the dungeon of the Heavenly Phoenix Palace!
This is trouble...

However, this is a good opportunity to utilize some useful information.

Even if the Second Uncle succeeds in overcoming his tribulation, he will definitely be severely weakened. To kill him, you will have to rely on yourself!

If a soul search is conducted, although some information can be obtained, only superficial memory fragments can be extracted, and irreversible damage will be caused to the person whose soul is searched.

If one forcibly attempts to search the soul, at best the memory will be confused, and at worst the soul will be scattered.

He had already experienced this firsthand from the experiences of the Liu family patriarch and others.

After thinking it through, Zhou Qing showed no sign of it on his face and said calmly, "This was expected."

Yan Wuxin sighed with a worried expression: "Although I had expected it, I still can't accept it now that it's happened."

He suddenly lowered his voice: "'One palace, two temples, three sects, four clans, and eight aristocratic families,' we can be wary of the Liu family, but why should a behemoth like the Heavenly Phoenix Palace bother with us like this?"

Zhou Qing snorted coldly: "You're overthinking it. The Heavenly Phoenix Palace isn't on guard; they're just reluctant to give up that inscription-level divine power."

“That’s true.” Yan Wuxin suddenly looked unwilling. “It’s just a cruel twist of fate.”

"Back then, the Liu family patriarch came to us with half of an inscribed divine power, demanding that we protect the Liu family for five thousand years in exchange. But then Bai Fengyin visited, taking away one of our opportunities to comprehend it."

He suddenly leaned closer, his voice extremely low: "By the way, Fifth Brother, there are only two chances left to practice the Azure Soul Devouring Curse. How's your practice going?"

Zhou Qing's heart skipped a beat.

It seems that Yan Wuming and Bai Fengyin each have one chance!
His face immediately darkened: "What, are you hoping I'll go mad from practicing qi cultivation?"

(End of this chapter)