The Demon with Holy Radiance-Chapter 99 - 89: Xuan Kang Enters Tribulation, Senior Brother, Do You Believe in the Light?

Chapter 99: Chapter 89: Xuan Kang Enters Tribulation, Senior Brother, Do You Believe in the Light?

Three things, three pieces of bad news.

This was what Yang An learned from Wen Yin.

First, his residence was gone, destroyed by Xuan Kang.

That guy had indeed come looking for him. Fortunately, he hadn’t been in the sect but had gone to Jinlong City, thus avoiding disaster.

Second, when Xuan Kang couldn’t find him, he went to provoke Fifth Senior Brother Ji Bu and was severely injured as a result.

This should have had nothing to do with Yang An, but at this moment, it had everything to do with him.

Because of the third thing... after being gravely wounded, Xuan Kang had begun his Tribulation Crossing!

Cultivation involved Tribulation Crossing. Yang An had known this for a long time, but he had never seen a fellow disciple or Cultivator undergo it before.

He just never expected Xuan Kang to begin his Tribulation Crossing at such a critical juncture.

His Cultivation Level was at the Late-stage of Primordial Feeding, and he had already cultivated the sixth Chapter of the Mystic Path Decoded. He was right at the threshold of his tribulation, so it was only a matter of time.

But Yang An didn’t know what would happen after the Tribulation Crossing began.

He had originally thought this might be good news, but from Senior Sister Wen Yin’s warning, it seemed this development was extremely disadvantageous for him.

"If you recklessly approach someone undergoing a Tribulation Crossing, there’s a high chance you’ll be assimilated and trigger your own tribulation prematurely.

So, Junior Brother, you’ve returned at a bad time. If only you had come back sooner..."

Yang An understood Wen Yin’s meaning and nodded.

Indeed, if he had returned earlier, he could have struck while Xuan Kang was severely injured but before his Tribulation Crossing began. It would have been much easier than it was now.

"But Senior Sister, maybe I can just wait for Senior Brother Xuan Kang to fail his Tribulation Crossing..."

"If he doesn’t die at your hands, the Cultivation Technique will be personally reclaimed by Master."

"..."

A plan had just formed in Yang An’s mind, but Wen Yin immediately shot it down, leaving him speechless.

’But I can’t just stand by and do nothing, watching Xuan Kang either survive his tribulation or die from failing it, can I?’

’Looks like there’s no avoiding this.’

"Xuan Kang is very dangerous. He’s innately foolish and mentally deficient. After beginning his Tribulation Crossing, he’s even worse than before. You should be careful."

"Thank you, Senior Sister."

Wen Yin said no more and left, heading toward the Inscriptionless Stele. She was clearly going to the dungeons. Her figure soon vanished into the bloody mist.

Watching Wen Yin leave, Yang An found he really couldn’t understand his Senior Sister’s way of doing things.

Before he dealt with Pi Chu last time, Wen Yin had refused to see him. Yet this time, she had taken the initiative to inform him about Xuan Kang.

’How strange!’

’But Senior Sister was right. If only I had come back sooner...’

’But it’s not too late now, either!’

’Innately foolish... mentally deficient... even worse than before?’

A strange smile appeared on Yang An’s face.

Everyone cultivated the same Cultivation Technique, but he was different from the others. After using his Purification Ability, he didn’t need to endure tribulations when cultivating the Mystic Path Decoded.

’I don’t even have tribulations. How are you going to trigger mine?’

Xuan Kang was both severely injured and undergoing his Tribulation Crossing. This was a rare opportunity.

Previously, even though Yang An’s Cultivation Level and strength had increased dramatically, he still wasn’t confident. But things were different now.

The enemy was weak while he was strong. Why not strike him down while he’s sick?

The next moment, the bloody mist swirled, and Yang An’s figure vanished in an instant, darting further into the sect.

Within a few breaths, he arrived before a residence. There were no Corpse Slaves guarding it; the area was deserted.

But Yang An could already sense the aura within the residence, and he quietly placed a Qi Seal on the person inside.

Frenzied, agitated, tyrannical! A dangerous aura was even spreading into the surroundings.

It was as if a baring, snarling beast was venting its rage wantonly in a dream, unable to wake up no matter what, trapped within its own nightmare.

"Junior Brother Yang An takes the liberty of visiting Tenth Senior Brother. Might I ask if Senior Brother is present?"

The residence was deathly silent. No response came.

"Senior Brother, if you don’t answer, this Junior Brother is coming in!"

Still, there was no response.

Yang An chuckled softly, slowly pushed the main door open, and stepped inside.

At the same time, the Bone Relic Buddha Radiance above his head shone with intense light, stretching his shadow nearly a hundred meters behind him.

Feeling confident, Yang An smiled as he walked over and opened the door to the main hall of the residence.

CREAK!

As the door opened and light flooded the room, a figure lying prone on the floor, covered in blood, slowly raised its head.

His head was twitching strangely, but his face wore a foolish grin, and his eyes revealed a look of pleasant surprise.

On his back, right over his Heart, two head-sized tumors were now bulging. The surface of the tumors pulsed, like a pregnant woman’s belly, as if something inside wanted to get out.

"Junior... Brother is back? I looked... so hard for you. Come play with me!"

"They... they won’t play with me!"

The voice coming from Xuan Kang’s mouth was like that of a Child—sinister and terrifying, even carrying a hint of a wronged, tearful tone.

This was the second time Yang An had seen Xuan Kang. The first was at the apprenticeship banquet in the Golden Sun Pavilion, but he hadn’t formed a deep impression of any of his fellow disciples back then.

’I never thought this was what Senior Sister Wen Yin meant by innately foolish and mentally deficient.’

"Play? Alright! How does Senior Brother want to play?"

Yang An also put on a kind smile, looking like a warm, approachable big brother from next door. He seemed completely unguarded, as if he had only come for a simple visit.

"Wonderful, wonderful! Junior Brother, come play with me! Come over here, quickly..."

Hearing Yang An agree, Xuan Kang’s face lit up with irrepressible joy. But he couldn’t get up, and the two tumors on his back were moving more and more violently.

He seemed oblivious to this, calling out to Yang An with glee. But his head twisted upward more and more grotesquely, and cracks began to appear on his neck, spewing blood.

"Alright, alright, Junior Brother is coming to play with Senior Brother right now. I’m coming."

Like someone placating a child, Yang An readily agreed and began to move toward Xuan Kang.

Six meters... five meters... four meters...

A faint wave of energy seemed to appear in the surrounding air, spreading out invisibly from Xuan Kang as its center.

The tumors on Xuan Kang’s back grew slightly larger, yet they seemed so heavy that they pressed his flesh inward.

"Wonderful, wonderful..."

Xuan Kang grew more and more joyful. His black pupils suddenly shattered, becoming turbid and murky.

And just as Yang An got closer and closer, until he was only three meters away...

THUD!

Xuan Kang froze abruptly. His joyful voice cut off, and he stared straight at Yang An.

He saw Yang An suddenly drop to his knees, clutching his throat. A pained expression twisted his face, and his eyeballs were twitching violently.

"What is this?! What is this?!"

He let out a hoarse cry, his eyes rolling back to show the whites as if he had seen something terrifying. His entire body trembled violently.

"Hahahaha! Fun, fun!"

Xuan Kang paused for a moment, then, as if watching a very interesting play, he immediately began slapping the ground with his palms, shouting happily.

But Yang An’s face grew even more pained, and his body began to twist uncontrollably, looking remarkably similar to Xuan Kang’s current state. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

"Save me... Senior Brother, save me..."

Yang An struggled to stretch out his hand, desperately pleading for help from Xuan Kang.

But in Xuan Kang’s eyes, this was just a show. He continued to clap and cheer, offering no response.

Yang An kept pleading for help, his body showing more and more pain. He wanted to struggle but couldn’t.

After a short while, his body suddenly stopped all movement. It was as if he had instantly become stiff and numb, the light in his eyes completely extinguished.

Xuan Kang’s laughter stopped once again. He looked at Yang An curiously, seemingly unaware of what had happened, his ferocious expression mixed with a look of ignorant confusion.

Several breaths passed. Yang An still showed no reaction, as if he were dead.

Xuan Kang’s gaze suddenly turned sinister and vicious, as if his evil plan had succeeded. He actually started laughing even more happily.

A laugh like that of a Child echoed through the room, filled with joy.

"Dead! Junior Brother is dead! Good, good, good, good! Hahahaha..."

But the laughter had only just begun.

Suddenly!

His voice cut off again, and he froze once more.

Two meters in front of him, Yang An suddenly sprang up from the ground, looking at him with a mischievous grin.

"Just kidding!"

"..."

Xuan Kang was completely stunned. As he stared at Yang An, bright red blood suddenly streamed from his turbid pupils, flowing down his cheeks.

But just as an enraged expression was about to form on his face, the blood flowing all over his body abruptly burst into flames.

"Senior Brother! Do you believe in the light?"

As he spoke, a blinding light erupted from Yang An’s body.

Four colors—white, gold, red, and black—mixed together and exploded in an instant.

The distinct rays of light abruptly enveloped the entire room, emitting a pressure that was scorching, corrosive, and suppressive... as if it could annihilate all things.

The distance between them was extremely short. At such close range, Xuan Kang’s expression didn’t even have time to change much before he was engulfed by the brilliant light.

Deep in his tribulation and already heavily injured, he was also enveloped by the black light emanating from Yang An. In that instant, he couldn’t even struggle as his flesh and blood were ignited, then vaporized and disintegrated.

Even the two tumors on his back ruptured in an instant, but before their contents could be fully revealed, they too were annihilated along with Xuan Kang.

The entire process, from Yang An’s sudden outburst to Xuan Kang’s complete disintegration into ash, took only a single breath.

As the Qi Seal Yang An had placed earlier vanished, the light also extinguished in an instant.

Looking at the black ash on the floor, which was even swirling in small eddies, Yang An was now absolutely certain: Xuan Kang was dead!

Everything had proceeded steadily according to his plan until the very end, without the slightest error.

At last, Yang An could finally relax.

He hadn’t been idle for a single moment during his two-plus months in the cave.

Besides raising his Cultivation Level and mastering and integrating the Dao of Destiny Technique, he had spent the rest of his time learning how to precisely control the power of his own Techniques.

The results were substantial!

But even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit. Despite Xuan Kang being heavily injured and undergoing his Tribulation Crossing, which had greatly affected his strength, Yang An hadn’t dared to be careless in the slightest.

Either he wouldn’t strike and would just stay away, or if he did strike, he couldn’t give his opponent any chance to breathe—it had to be a killing blow.

Because of this, the final result couldn’t have been better.

This was his greatest reward!