The thunder tribulation overhead grew ever denser. Deafening peals of thunder continually exploded, echoing across the deathly silent desert and making the already scorching sands feel even more oppressive.
Yun Yun and Cai Lin stood guard at my sides as I raised my head to look at the tribulation lightning high above. Multicolored bolts flickered and churned within the dark clouds. Heavenly thunder rumbled as it brewed and gathered strength.
This was undoubtedly the strongest enemy I had faced since embarking on the path of cultivation. Even that old Dou Sheng from the Flower Sect had not placed such immense pressure on me.
I did not dare fly into the air. Instead, I stood upon the scorching yellow sand, with the "Amethyst Saint Pool" Cai Lin had given me beneath my feet.
As my Dou Qi poured into it, the Amethyst Saint Pool rapidly vaporized, forming a dense purple mist. It carried an ancient, obscure aura, profound and unfathomable, enveloping my entire body.
At that moment, I vaguely sensed that the Dou Sheng Tribulation truly seemed a little weaker.
Boom!
Boom!
The tribulation lightning finally began to descend. The first two bolts were not particularly powerful. The first was only at the level of a Nine Star Dou Zong, while the second reached the level of a Venerable, yet I easily blocked them both.
"Only the next bolt will likely surpass a Venerable!"
I focused, frowning as a heavy pressure settled in my heart. Though the first two bolts had not been very powerful, the increase between them had been far too great. It had leaped from the Nine Star Dou Zong level straight to the Venerable level, and the Dou Sheng Tribulation had a full nine bolts...
Just how powerful would the remaining seven bolts be?!
Boom!
At that