Chapter 19 The Might of Tribulation Lightning
A bolt of divine lightning struck Lin Bai, and the Devouring Sword Soul rapidly absorbed the power of the lightning into it's Martial Soul.
Although this lightning bolt did not cause any injury to Lin Bai, the intense pain of the lightning's impact still made Lin Bai grit his teeth.
"Let me go, let me go, let me go!" Tie Haitang, held in Lin Bai's arms, struggled fiercely in anger.
"What exactly do you want?" Lin Bai asked helplessly.
"I don't want you to care, leave me alone, just go!" Tie Haitang said, crying.
"Sigh!"
Lin Bai sighed softly.
Just then, suddenly within the dark clouds above, traces of red electricity gradually emerged.
"How did this divine lightning change color?" Lin Bai looked up in shock.
Rumble~
A massive thunderclap echoed, and the red lightning that appeared in the dark clouds instantly devoured all the purple lightning.
Above the sky, the red lightning was like world-ending thunder, radiating power that could destroy the heavens and obliterate the earth!
"This is... Tribulation Lightning!" A look of horror gradually appeared in Lin Bai's eyes.
"Tribulation Lightning!!" Tie Haitang heard Lin Bai's horrified voice and exclaimed in shock as well.
The origin of Tribulation Lightning lies in a very ancient era, an era that can hardly be recorded by time.
In legends, Tribulation Lightning is used to punish cultivators for defying the Heavenly Dao, but there are also legends that Tribulation Lightning is to test a cultivator's Dao heart.
Opinions vary, but throughout history, Tribulation Lightning has been branded with a terrifying name.
Because the number of people who can survive Tribulation Lightning can be said to be one in a million.
That is to say, only one out of a million cultivators can survive Tribulation!
It is conceivable how powerful Tribulation Lightning is.
Lin Bai looked at the Tribulation Lightning gathering above the Thunder Swamp, already taking shape.
The Tribulation Lightning devoured all the lightning in the Thunder Swamp, leaving Lin Bai with no more lightning power to temper his body.
"Crack crack!"
An earth-shattering thunderclap, almost shaking Lin Bai's soul out of his body, echoed as a bolt of red Tribulation Lightning fell from the sky, striking a thousand meters in front of Lin Bai.
"The Tribulation Lightning isn't coming for us?" Tie Haitang said in surprise.
"Someone is undergoing tribulation! Let's go, let's go take a look." Lin Bai said with some excitement.
Since the ancient era passed, Tribulation Lightning has appeared less and less in the world.
Lin Bai finally saw Tribulation Lightning once, so naturally he was very excited.
Tie Haitang followed Lin Bai.
The two crossed most of the Thunder Swamp and saw traces of red electric snakes still flowing out on the ground.
Under the Tribulation Lightning, a frog as large as a mountain was lying on the ground, with a patch of charred black on its back, which was the injury caused by the Tribulation Lightning.
"It's a Thunder Frog!" Tie Haitang exclaimed, "I didn't expect the legends to be true, there really is a Thunder Frog cultivating in the Thunder Swamp."
Thunder Frogs are ancient species, containing extremely strong thunder power in their bodies, lazy and unwilling to move. But its power should not be underestimated.
"Can it survive the tribulation?" Tie Haitang looked at Lin Bai and asked.
"Hard to say." Lin Bai said solemnly.
Roar—
The Thunder Frog roared angrily. The previous Tribulation Lightning had failed to kill it, but instead intensified its anger.
It raised its head and looked towards the sky.
Its gaze was as sharp as a knife, staring at the Tribulation Lightning.
The Tribulation Lightning seemed to be provoked, and once again condensed a bolt of red lightning, descending from the sky and heavily striking the Thunder Frog's back.
Bang!
The Thunder Frog was covered in wounds, a hint of loneliness appearing in its eyes!
Crack crack!
Crack crack!
Crack crack!
The Tribulation Lightning seemed to have gone mad, continuously striking the Thunder Frog with six bolts of red divine lightning.
After a total of eight Tribulation Lightning bolts fell, the Thunder Frog lay on the ground, already on its last breath.
"It's going to die." Tie Haitang said with some pity, "Why? Why is the Tribulation Lightning punishing the Thunder Frog?"
"Unlike other Demon Beasts in the Azure Spirit Mountain Range, the Thunder Frog never sought out humans to hunt. It quietly cultivated in the Thunder Swamp, using the power of thunder."
"Why would the Heavenly Dao send down Tribulation Lightning to punish the Thunder Frog?"
Tie Haitang was right. The Thunder Frog had never eaten a human. It had always followed the Heavenly Dao's laws, diligently absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and using the power of thunder to cultivate. It didn't cause trouble or eat people.
"There's one more!" Lin Bai's eyes flashed as he watched the red Tribulation Lightning gather again in the dark clouds in the sky.
"This Tribulation Lightning will surely kill the Thunder Frog!" Lin Bai said, shaking his head.
The Thunder Frog weakly raised its head, looked at the final lightning bolt, and then helplessly lowered it again.
It had given up.
It no longer planned to resist.
It had reached its limit.
It lay on the ground, forlornly waiting for the final Tribulation Lightning to fall and end its life.
"What do we do!" Tie Haitang cried anxiously.
A strange light shone in Lin Bai's eyes. "I'll help you withstand this Tribulation Lightning!"
Crack!
As the final Tribulation Lightning fell, Lin Bai quickly ran out from beside Tie Haitang and leaped into the air, appearing directly beneath the Tribulation Lightning.
"Lin Bai! Be careful!" Tie Haitang shouted worriedly.
The Thunder Frog was surprised to see the sudden appearance of a human, but then it closed its eyes again. In its opinion, this human was even weaker than it was. If it couldn't withstand the Tribulation Lightning, how could this human possibly be a match for it!
"Devouring Sword Soul! Time for you to perform!"
Lin Bai unreservedly activated the Devouring Sword Soul. With a rumble, the Tribulation Lightning struck Lin Bai.
A massive vortex formed on the Sword Soul's dark black blade, ready and waiting to devour the Tribulation Lightning!
Pfft—
Lin Bai felt a destructive force pouring into the top of his head, frantically trying to destroy his body and soul.
In an instant, Lin Bai felt like he had one foot in King Yama's Hall.
But in the next moment, the terrifying power of the Tribulation Lightning vanished in an instant.
Lin Bai fell to the ground, coughing up blood. Wounds split open all over his body, and blood gushed out, instantly turning Lin Bai into a bloody mess.