Emperor Xiu summoned his original body's natal spirit sword and held it in front of him.
The first bolt of lightning struck, and the sword let out a low hum, the echo lingering long afterward.
Emperor Xiu withstood the blow with his physical body, his blood surging instantly, which he forcibly swallowed.
The lightning bolt failed to kill him, and a vibrant life force awakened within his body. Tiny remnants of lightning remained, and the Emperor immediately guided them to repair their meridians and dantian, completely ignoring the yet another tribulation lightning bolt poised to strike above their heads.
Enraged by his dismissive attitude, the second bolt of lightning, which had been brewing for a full quarter of an hour, struck down with ten times the force and power of the first.
Fearing being caught in the crossfire, Li Chen had already retreated at three times the speed of his arrival, using his Swift Wind Boots. The other Taiyi Sect disciples weren't blind either; seeing the situation, they guessed that Xiao Lingchuan was there, and seeing Li Chen as well, they gathered around.
The cave was first broken by Emperor Xiu's sword energy, and then turned into flat ground by the first tribulation lightning. The surrounding dense forest was unharmed, and the other spirit beasts had long since fled, because the opportunity of heaven and earth was locked on Emperor Xiu alone.
If anyone were to venture nearby at this time, the heavenly lightning would be used as an ally, doubling its power. Moreover, since they were already here, the tribulation lightning would continue, and they would not be able to escape.
Li Chen had not yet reached the point of breakthrough, and the defensive magic treasures he had prepared were only enough for a single instance of tribulation lightning. In addition, the tribulation lightning of a spirit sword master was always more domineering than that of an ordinary spirit cultivator, so he naturally would not be willing to launch a sneak attack at this time.
Of course, the most important thing was that he was bursting with confidence. He was convinced that even if Xiao Lingchuan broke through at this time, he would not be able to escape his various killing moves. He would gain more experience by killing him after he broke through.
Emperor Xiu looked up, clearly looking up, yet exuding an aura of dominance. With a wave of his hand, he drew upon the spiritual energy around him to form a sword, which he then swung at the tribulation lightning.
The sword light and lightning clashed, dazzling the eyes. The Taiyi Sect disciples couldn't close their eyes in time and suffered temporary blindness. Li Chen also cried out in pain, immediately took out a pill from his spatial magic treasure and swallowed it, and then put on a pair of sunglasses.
He was a level two spirit weapon master. He had crafted these sunglasses for spying, but they also served to protect him from such glaring light.
As the second lightning bolt disappeared, Emperor Xiu felt the spiritual energy within his body becoming increasingly concentrated, and he burst into laughter.
"Again."
Faced with such a blatant provocation, the third tribulation lightning faintly turned red, showing a posture of fighting to the death. Emperor Xiu still did not move his natal spirit sword, but instead used his spiritual energy to form a sword to meet it.
"Boom—"
"Boom!"
"Boom boom boom—"
Each bolt of lightning grew stronger than the last, its power increasing, and its color gradually turned deep red, then began to tinge with purple, causing the surrounding spirit beasts to scatter and flee.
Some of the spirit beasts in the middle circle who had already gained intelligence cursed the person undergoing tribulation as a beast, asking what crime he had committed to attract both the Nine Heavens Blood Fiend Lightning and the Sevenfold Annihilation Lightning.
Spirit beasts' cultivation and enlightenment are even more against the heavens than humans' path of cultivation, and they are naturally more afraid of these tribulation lightning. They have already listed the people who are undergoing tribulation in the Zongheng Mountains and intimidating them as their number one enemies.
As for the spirit beasts in the inner circle, they were considering taking care of the troublemaker in the Zongheng Mountains once the tribulation lightning ended, as the majesty of the Zongheng Mountains was inviolable.
The eighteenth bolt of deep purple tribulation lightning was poised to strike. The Emperor cultivator channeled his spiritual energy into the broken sword, and as always before, he faced it head-on.
The earth shook and lightning flashed everywhere. The disciples of Taiyi Sect watched that spot nervously, unsure whether they were more worried about their former senior brother or about the sect's sacred artifact being destroyed by the tribulation lightning.
Amidst the thunderous roar, a man knelt on one knee and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.
Li Chen had already activated the system, and as soon as the eighteenth tribulation lightning ended and before the lightning had dissipated, he immediately unleashed the Black Light Soul Spike to ambush "Xiao Lingchuan".
The next instant, he felt a chill run down his spine and instinctively looked up at the sky. At the same time, the connection between him and the Soul Thorn vanished.
Emperor Xiu lured the enemy into a trap, but unexpectedly Li Chen still dared not approach to fight. Instead, he launched a sneak attack, which happened to fall into the illusion array that Emperor Xiu had casually set up. Emperor Xiu immediately used his spiritual power to trap the short, headless thorn-like creature and brought it closer, intending to see if it could be used.
The legendary warrior is now truly impoverished; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he's destitute.
However, when this thing got close, it made him feel unwell and his headache worsened, so he immediately chose to destroy it.
Then, I looked up at the sky.
When a Grandmaster breaks through to the Spirit King realm, there should only be eighteen tribulation lightning bolts. Moreover, according to the original owner's memories, if it were just a breakthrough to the Spirit King realm, the Nine Heavens Blood Fiend Lightning should have appeared on the eighteenth bolt.
At this moment, after the eighteen tribulation lightning bolts passed, the thunderclouds did not disperse. Instead, they gathered more and more, becoming thicker and thicker. Within the clouds, purple and red began to give way to silver and gold.
He pondered to himself that Heaven had probably discovered he was not the original body and defined him as someone who had possessed another's body.
The practice of possession is intolerable to Heaven.
He looked in a certain direction through the lightning, and he knew that Li Chen was there.
It remains to be seen whether Heaven will overlook his sneak attack this time.
The sky seemed to be roaring, and the thunder did not strike for a long time, but the purple light gathered more and more, mixed with silver. Seeing this, the powerful spirit beasts in the inner circle also silently shrank back and returned to their lair to continue sleeping.
Emperor Xiu looked down at his natal spirit sword, which was covered in cracks, sighed, and flicked his finger lightly: "It was my oversight. Little sword spirit, hold on."
He had intended to use the final tribulation lightning to temper and repair it, so that it could be reborn and further awaken its spiritual consciousness. However, he did not expect that the tribulation lightning had only just begun, and this broken sword would have to hold on a little longer.
The sword spirit inside was only just beginning to possess spiritual awareness and was still ignorant, unlike the Heavenly Dao, which was very perceptive. Faced with this connected aura, it used all its strength to gently tremble its sword.
The tribulation lightning struck again, its power increasing thousands of times compared to the first strike. However, it abruptly split into two as it fell. The Taiyi Sect disciples were terrified and desperately tried to escape using their supernatural abilities.
Li Chen cursed under his breath for being disloyal, and quickly threw out a bunch of magical treasures. The talismans instantly covered his entire body, and the array on his robe lit up completely.
If anyone were to see this, they would probably marvel at his wealth. But upon closer inspection, they would be horrified, for inside lies the Medicine King Cauldron, a precious treasure of Medicine Immortal Valley that disappeared after the death of its young master.
"Fool, take back the Medicine King Cauldron immediately."
Li Chen was scolded by the system and lost face, but he knew that the Medicine King Cauldron couldn't be seen by others, so he immediately put it back into the Qiankun Pearl on his chest.
Emperor Xiu had amazing eyesight, and with his deliberate observation, he naturally saw the fleeting cauldron-shaped sacred artifact. Although the original owner had never seen it before, all the famous cauldrons on the Xuanling Continent were in the Medicine Immortal Valley.
He secretly wondered if the tribulation lightning could force out all the stolen goods on his body.
and……
"It's all thanks to your impatience and your underhanded attack that Heaven has dragged you into this mess."
Li Chen was too eager for quick success and too focused on the "Xiao Lingchuan" experience package. His position was too unfortunate, and by a twist of fate, he had to undergo a tribulation ahead of schedule.
Of course, if he can overcome this, he can also break through to the Spirit King level.
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