Jiang Liu, who was in the desert, had no time to react.
The clouds in the sky were changing color rapidly, and soon dark clouds covered the sky, accompanied by lightning and thunder.
Moreover, judging from the situation, this lightning is even more intense than when Jiang Liu advanced to the Peak Grandmaster last time.
Jiang Liu was already mentally prepared for this situation. He waved to Gongsun Haoyue, telling her to take the Fire-Winged Monkey and the Sea Turtle further away to avoid them getting hurt.
Gongsun Haoyue quickly flashed away from the Jiang Liu.
She knew that staying by Jiang Liu's side would not only be of no help to him, but would also distract him.
The greatest help we can give him is to let him go through his tribulation in peace.
Jiang Liu didn't have to wait long before the first bolt of lightning struck down on his head with tremendous force.
Pain, excruciating pain—that was all Jiang Liu felt at that moment.
Then a tingling and numb sensation started from the Divine Sea, then spread throughout the body, and finally reached the two dantian.
At this moment, Jiang Liu wanted to curse loudly because when he was struck by lightning during his last advancement to the Ultimate Peak Grandmaster, Jiang Liu felt quite comfortable, so he thought it would be the same this time.
But this time it wasn't.
Therefore, he was not mentally prepared to feel any pain and directly accepted the thunderous attack.
Moreover, after this bombardment, there was absolutely no feedback whatsoever, allowing Jiang Liu to recover quickly.
Jiang Liu looked inward and found that not only was there no feedback, but the spiritual power in his Divine Sea and the vital energy in his two dantian were rapidly decreasing.
It seems that Heavenly Dao intends to annihilate him directly, leaving him no chance whatsoever! Jiang Liu thought resentfully.
Fortunately, although it hurt a bit, Jiang Liu managed to withstand the first thunderous attack thanks to the profound Yuan Qi in his two dantian and his vast Divine Sea.
In mid-air, the second lightning bolt was already fully prepared the instant the first bolt struck.
The second bolt of lightning split into three, each striking one of Jiang Liu's three dantian.
This shows that since the first attack couldn't kill Jiang Liu, the second attack was intended to completely destroy Jiang Liu.
Jiang Liu was mentally prepared this time, and quickly flashed his figure, trying to avoid the lightning attack.
Clearly, Jiang Liu was overthinking things. The three bolts of lightning struck Jiang Liu's Divine Sea and two dantian simultaneously, without the slightest deviation.
Immediately, Jiang Liu felt that the vital energy in his dantian and the spiritual power in his Divine Sea were almost depleted.
If the Heavenly Dao's third thunderous attack is also of this level of power, Jiang Liu estimates that he won't be able to withstand it.
However, before Jiang Liu could react, the third thunderous attack had already descended upon him.
The attack was still divided into three streams, and this time, the power of the attack was clearly even stronger than before.
Under the light of the thunder, Jiang Liu's face turned deathly pale.
He knew that this time he really wasn't going to make it.
Jiang Liu glanced reluctantly at Gongsun Haoyue in the distance before preparing to face the arrival of thunder.
But Jiang Liu waited for a while and still couldn't feel the thunder descending.
Immediately, Jiang Liu felt his dantian and Divine Sea being rapidly filled.
It turns out that the thunder didn't fail to strike; it was simply blocked by the Data Panel.
A deep blue light screen appeared in front of Jiang Liu.
Name: Jiang Liu
Realm: Grandmaster (Peak Grandmaster)
Holy Sea: Saint Realm
Divine Sense: 30.13 kilometers (Characteristic: Devour)
Alchemy (Minor Success 25/500)
Medical Skills (Mastery 38/5000)
Cultivation Technique: Spirit Control Art (Saint Grade, Unskilled, 2/1200)
Annihilation by Thought (Heaven Grade, Peak Rank)
Saintly Sky Art (Saint Grade Mastery) Holy Skill: Saintly Sky Strike
Nebula Art (Saint Grade Mastery) Saint Skill: Nebula Extinction
Seeing the Data Panel finally appear, having blocked the attack from the Heavenly Dao, Jiang Liu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that the energy I had previously held back from this Data Panel is finally coming in handy.
Jiang Liu then entered spectator mode, completely blocked by the Data Panel from all attacks from behind the Heavenly Dao.
Even so, the Heavenly Dao's lightning attacks grew stronger with each strike, even though it knew it couldn't strike Jiang Liu.
It was only after all nine thunderbolts had been unleashed that it disappeared.
It's unclear whether it was venting its dissatisfaction or intimidating the Jiang Liu.
After the thunder subsided, the dark clouds in the sky also dispersed, and the blazing sun reappeared in the sky.
After the dark clouds dispersed, Jiang Liu was contemplating the power that the Heavenly Dao had brought him this time.
This first confrontation between myself and the Heavenly Dao can be described as a complete defeat.
If it weren't for the Data Panel, he would surely have been annihilated and his body would have been lost forever.
As for anything else, like fighting against the will of Heavenly Dao, that's just wishful thinking.
However, Jiang Liu did not come away empty-handed.
At the very least, I know that I am nothing in the face of the Heavenly Dao.
After all, his own Yuan Qi strength was only at the Peak Grandmaster, not at all a true Saint Realm.
Therefore, I still have a long road ahead of me to advance.
If you want to fight against the Heavenly Dao, the first step is to advance to the Saint Realm.
However, for the time being, I should be considered safe.
It's estimated that Heavenly Dao won't bother me for a long time to come.
Judging from how decisively the lightning bolt retreated, it must have been quite angry with the Data Panel.
After all, they had tried to deal with Jiang Liu, this little shrimp, several times, but they still couldn't get rid of him.
Moreover, every time I disciplined him, I ended up getting a lecture myself.
If the Heavenly Dao truly possessed its own consciousness, it would probably be so frustrated it would vomit blood.
Even so, Jiang Liu will not take the Heavenly Dao lightly.
We must always be wary of any underhanded tricks Heavenly Dao might employ, for so many predecessors before him met untimely deaths.
These are all bloody lessons, and we cannot afford to be complacent in the slightest.
Seeing the sunlight reappear in the sky, Gongsun Haoyue, who was in the distance, breathed a sigh of relief, and her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.
Although Jiang Liu repeatedly assured him that he would be fine and would definitely get through this.
However, how could Gongsun Haoyue possibly feel at ease?
However, in order not to distract Jiang Liu, she obediently listened to Jiang Liu, left Jiang Liu side, and hid in the distance on her own.
Gongsun Haoyue flew to Jiang Liu's side, intending to ask Jiang Liu if he was alright.
Jiang Liu looked utterly miserable, his entire body charred black.
His hair was blown out of shape and his clothes were strips hanging on his body.
Seeing Jiang Liu like this, even Gongsun Haoyue, who was worried about Jiang Liu, couldn't help but laugh.
Jiang Liu looked at Gongsun Haoyue speechlessly. Although he looked ridiculous, shouldn't she be concerned about him first?