Almost at the very instant that tiny cracking sound rang out, the dense, boundless thunderclouds outside the grotto-heaven gathered in an instant.
The sky for ten thousand miles around was robbed of sunlight, as though the heavens themselves were about to collapse.
The bottleneck had broken. The lightning tribulation had arrived!
This was the heavenly tribulation of the Spirit Transformation stage. Merely in its initial gathering phase, it made every living being beneath the thunderclouds feel an extreme oppression.
Even Li Qing felt his heart pound and his breath shorten. That heavy heavenly might left even him restless and unsettled.
True Lord Chen Yuan, the protagonist undergoing this heavenly tribulation, also let out a long breath. He knew his lightning tribulation had arrived.
"Whew!"
"The heavenly tribulation has finally come, little friend. The rest is up to you!"
This time, True Lord Chen Yuan no longer casually called Li Qing kid. Instead, he addressed him warmly as little friend.
In truth, he did not have much confidence in surviving this heavenly tribulation himself. Without this Lightning-Repelling Robe forged from Heaven-Deceiving Dao Patterns, he felt he would likely turn into a handful of Tribulation Ash beneath this terrifying heavenly might.
Old and frail, with his vital energy and blood severely declining, how could this body endure such heavenly lightning?
Li Qing drew a deep breath, then cupped his fists. "Senior, please face the tribulation without worry. I will certainly do everything in my power to protect you!"
With those words, it was enough.
Since True Lord Chen Yuan had dared ask Li Qing to protect him at such a critical moment, he had naturally investigated Li Qing's character and conduct beforehand.
In his view, Li Qing valued loyalty and righteousness, and he always kept his word. Entrusting this matter to him