Only within that Buddhist domain, purified to the utmost, did countless tribulation bolts continue striking the Buddhist-light barrier as before. By now, the Buddhist domain no longer merely resisted the tribulation lightning in the void. The Buddhist-light barrier had also grown tougher; some of the thunderforce was directly deflected, while an extremely small portion pierced through the barrier and was absorbed into Lu Xiaotian's body.
Once a thunder source formed inside his body, the tribulation lightning in the heavens would naturally disperse. But in his previous state, too much tribulation lightning had entered his body at once, severely injuring him. How could he have had the strength left to condense a thunder source?
The tribulation lightning in the void came in wave after wave, each tighter than the last, and the Buddhist-light barrier never stopped taking the blows. Every time the barrier was about to loosen, the defensive Buddhist light produced by the Demon-Suppressing Tower, the Ancestor Buddha Ancient Seal, and the sarira, combined with the Brahma Flame, managed to block the attacks at the critical moment.
The Brahma Flame had only just advanced, and its power was not yet especially great. But with the Brahma Flame—especially as its quantity continued to grow—the might and resilience that the Maha Buddha Nira Sutra could display far surpassed what it had possessed before.
Under the berserk tribulation lightning, it had barely managed to hold on. Later, starlight flowed across the eight formation flags in the void. Each star source transformed into pure spiritual power and was absorbed by the flags. The power of the formation converged in the void, ultimately forming a colossal star-armored giant. The star-armored giant held a long saber in each hand and slashed across the void. Wherever the saber light passed, starlight reversed its flow into a river,