Chapter 2355: Chapter 2357: Eight Sides Observe the Tribulation Transcending Stage

The application for the observation post ultimately did not receive approval, because the higher-ups learned that it was already confirmed to be Feng Jun, so all probing must cease—this person can be regarded as a national treasure and must not be offended.

However, at the same time, the higher-ups also expressed the hope that they could record all the phenomena that occurred, because "this might be invaluable data with significant historical importance."

Just as this directive was communicated, a bright light flashed in the distance, instantly transforming into a large mass of white light. The white light was so dazzling and intense, as if the sun had descended upon the earth, leaving the entire world a vast expanse of white.

"My eyes," someone shouted out, and this person had merely glanced in that direction.

"Fortunately, I didn’t look through the binoculars," someone gasped, this observation post was built professionally and with high standards, having many equipment operation guides and precautions, and the operators were professionally trained.

Because of this, everyone made the optimal choice regarding unforeseen dangers, perfectly avoiding the risks—otherwise, those observing through binoculars wouldn’t have been able to save their eyes.

Then, alert sounds rang, "Damn, the high-definition camera lens film is damaged, what kind of thunder is this."

"Switch the lens type," someone issued an instruction, and just as the words fell, another white light exploded, illuminating the entire observation post in a bleak whiteness.

"This is bad, operating is becoming difficult, quickly reduce the window size," another person issued an instruction, "Fortunately, there are ceramic curtains... this observation post design is really quite good, very practical."

As the words fell, a roll of thunder boomed, the sound still awfully loud, as if exploding right next to one’s ears.

The sound finally subsided, and someone uttered three words, "What the hell," followed by another roll of thunder, outside the window the fourth streak of white light erupted.

Because the window was reduced, everyone’s vision basically recovered, and some electronic devices could be used, but everyone was cautiously probing, because according to the manual, this belonged to "extreme weather with abnormal electromagnetic conditions."

Lastly, their method of chatting turned out to be the tactical board, there was no choice, the continuous thunder made it impossible to converse properly, forcing everyone to communicate through writing.

After that, everyone could eventually follow procedures to adjust equipment while chatting on the tactical board.

"This thunder is so massive, is Boss Feng undergoing tribulation? So terrifying."

"This thunder is so massive, is Boss Feng undergoing tribulation? So terrifying +1."

"This thunder is so massive, is Boss Feng undergoing tribulation? So terrifying +2."

"This thunder is so massive, is Boss Feng undergoing tribulation? So terrifying +3."

"What have you turned the tactical board into? This thunder is so massive, is Boss Feng undergoing tribulation? So terrifying + conclusion."

"It’s been half an hour, how long will Boss Feng’s tribulation take?"

"Feels like a lake is going to appear in the Taklamakan Desert."

"Haven’t you noticed the color of the tribulation thunder keeps changing?"

"Haven’t you thought about whether Boss Feng has hung on? We can’t even bear direct observation, and he’s at the center."

"The tribulation doesn’t disappear unless the tribulation transcender dies, don’t you even have basic cultivation knowledge..."

Just as someone was speaking, the white light dispersed, no more tribulation thunder descended, and the tribulation cloud in the sky, like a galloping horse, sped off into the far sky, dissipating visibly during its gallop.

About half a minute later, no more thunder sounds arrived, finally someone breathed a long sigh of relief, "It’s finally over."

The sky was visibly brightening, in less than five minutes it returned to normal, but with the difference being that the post-rain sky appeared even sunnier, genuinely like it had been washed clean.

These people were truly curious, wanting to figure out what happened there, but they’re not daring to be impulsive now after witnessing the mysterious side of Feng Jun.

Feng Jun’s image wasn’t as embarrassing as imagined at this time, the earlier tribulation thunder was indeed fierce, instantly destroying the Golden Core Defense Array, worthy of at least ten times the Golden Core Tribulation he had envisioned.

However, the tribulation thunder struck him and was instantly counteracted by an inexplicable force, he could feel brief numbness and pain, a pain akin to the body collapsing, but right after, he would completely recover, only consuming a bit of spiritual energy.

This pain nearly made a person faint, yet the duration was much shorter than for those secretly observing him, hard to tell if it’s fortunate or unfortunate.

By contrast, the Spirit Restoration Array’s Spirit Stones were consumed extremely fast, requiring nearly one change per minute, forcing Feng Jun to grit his teeth and switch from middle Spirit Stones to upper Spirit Stones, just to avoid being so frantic.

He felt somewhat strange, wasn’t the Spirit Restoration Array supposed to replenish me? How could it consume so mysteriously?

Later, he understood that it was likely the doing of Domain Consciousness. Given the pride of the Guardian, who insists on "being clear with brothers," the Domain must have the same reason—everyone has been poor for too long.

Sure enough, at the moment the Tribulation Thunder disappeared, the remaining spiritual energy in the four Spirit Stones vanished instantly, leaving them empty of value, proving it was indeed the hand of the Domain.

Oh well, let’s consider it protection money—the appetite is at least much smaller than the Big Boss.

When the Tribulation Thunder ended, the Domain reacted first, Feng Jun came second, his Protective Robe was already in rags, but he emerged unscathed, though only three-tenths of his Spiritual Energy remained.

Although the Tribulation Thunder was large, the rainfall wasn’t very substantial, the water content in the air of the desert area is not high, even the Tribulation Cloud must follow some basic principles.

Nevertheless, this half-hour rainstorm had an estimated precipitation of seventy to eighty millimeters, which is considered a decade-rare rainstorm in the Taklamakan.

The desert had been dry for too long. Although Feng Jun began reforming it, the time hasn’t been long, the foundation hasn’t been established well, and it doesn’t take long to absorb this rainwater.

In the first moment Feng Jun reacted, he deployed a Hidden Formation, removed the robe and the charred clothes nearly turning to shreds, changed into new clothes, then pulled out a mobile phone to record footprints, took back the Array Plate, and returned to Luohua.

Once the Tribulation Cloud dissipated, others still wanting to observe Feng Jun were out of luck—he was already gone.

The operation was not to avoid these people, primarily he worried Mai Nation’s spy satellites might be present above the Taklamakan, if he suddenly appeared, he might be detected.

His worry was true, indeed there were spy satellites over Taklamakan, at most there were seven or eight. However, after the small-scale military exercise, the satellites reduced significantly.

Mai Nation’s satellites were most attentive since Feng Jun began reforming the desert, always focusing on Taklamakan, now trying to find traces of the Gold Smeltery, there is at least one satellite above the desert at any time.

More recently, the situation became clear, the Mai Nation people guessed the Gold Smeltery was likely Sister Hua’s smoke screen, reconnaissance became less diligent, snapshot frequency of photographs decreased. Resources are limited and need prudence, right?

Especially today’s satellite in charge, already somewhat old, conserving usage with a snapshot every half minute—if anomalies are detected, the snapshot speed can be adjusted anytime.

Thus, despite Feng Jun’s sudden appearance being captured, the analyst discovered it much later because his silhouette was too minuscule in the images.

In truth, it was the sudden emergence of thunderclouds that startled him.

Mai Nation had been developing meteorological weapons, they suspected Huaxia was developing similar weapons—although it sounded somewhat fantastical, don’t underestimate the vigilance and sensitivity of intelligence personnel.

Intelligence is about finding highlights amid extensive dull information, further screening, and summarizing analysis.

This analyst also aimed for a bonus, scrutinizing frame by frame meticulously, eventually discovering the silhouette appearing suddenly, yet he wasn’t sure if the appearance prior to the cloud was indeed under half a minute as shown in images.

One must admit, Mai Nation’s technology is indeed advanced, yet high-altitude satellite images can’t fully represent reality, perhaps a bird flying by high up could affect imaging, even slight airflow fluctuations could cause impacts.

And Feng Jun’s image was truly tiny, low pixels, easily influenced.

After careful analysis, the analyst determined Feng Jun might have appeared within a minute rather than half.

Regardless... leave as pending investigation.

Even if appearing in half a minute, he had reasons to speculate an unseen gateway nearby, an unknown underground base, where the silhouette might have emerged.

Such analysis made perfect sense, seeing through appearances to perceive essence, hence he requested increased snapshot frequency.

Regarding this oversight, missed means missed. Because after the clouds dispersed, the silhouette was untraceable, he grew more convinced of his judgment.

Mai Nation’s satellite surveillance mechanism had an independent operation process, his request exceeded his jurisdiction, but surprisingly, his proposal was approved before long.

Still the same principle, strive to spend all fiscal budgets, even somewhat overspend—failure could lead to next fiscal year’s budget cuts, Merrick needed funds for too much, who would let their budget be slashed?

Thus an inconceivable incident occurred, Feng Jun encountered an unexpected Heavenly Tribulation, went to Taklamakan to transcend, then departed post-tribulation, while Mai Nation’s aerospace budget slightly increased.

Unaware of all these, upon returning to Luohua, Feng Jun began inspecting the Stone Ring’s new function.

(Updated, summon moon ticket.)