Heaven and earth roared as a torrential downpour approached.
Several Lords of the Xia Kingdom gathered before the Tai City Spirit Association.
Several Thrones appeared in Fang Yi's hand.
"The storm is coming. Begin absorbing them and breaking through here. I'll be nearby if anything goes wrong," Fang Yi said.
Fang Yi was not particularly worried about these Lords. They were absorbing low-tier Thrones, so it was unlikely they would suffer the same kind of cultivation deviation as the Thunder Lord.
The Thunder Lord was the main concern.
Fang Yi looked toward the Gourd Vine.
It was the Thunder Throne, a natural-born lifeform. Its breakthrough required it to draw upon the power of divine lightning between heaven and earth.
But it had only recently suffered a cultivation deviation. Letting it directly endure the tempering of heavenly lightning was simply too dangerous.
Fang Yi intended to cultivate it into a pillar of the Xia Kingdom.
This lightning tempering would serve as its trial.
Looking at the naive Gourd Vine, Fang Yi sighed softly. The road ahead was long and arduous.
Whoosh!
A violent wind suddenly rose, and dark clouds blanketed Tai City.
The oppressive layers of clouds made everyone feel as though they could barely breathe.
A vortex gradually gathered at the center of the clouds. Several flashes of lightning faintly condensed within it, radiating a terrifying aura that seemed capable of destroying everything.
Li Yuan stared at the terrifying lightning and cried out in fear.
"Is this an ordinary rainstorm? This is a Thunder Tribulation!!"
Thunder Tribulation.
As spirit qi gradually revived and humanity grew stronger, the intensity of the Great World Change also steadily increased.
Heaven and earth were merciless, treating all things as sacrificial dogs.
And this lightning was aimed at the Lord of Thunder, carrying lightning's unique