The tribulation lightning sensed Lu Xiaotian's defiance and sent down several even thicker bolts. Sword Qi crisscrossed through the air from the Earthsplitter Saber. Backed by his abundant magical power, its blade Qi surged skyward with even greater force than before.
The rampaging blade Qi swept through the air, slicing several lightning serpents into pieces once more. But the tribulation clouds showed no sign of relenting. A giant serpent as thick as a barrel, wrapped in crackling lightning and carrying an aura of destruction, roared down from the sky.
"Bow, come!" Lu Xiaotian reached out and beckoned. The Fire Flood Dragon Bow, floating in midair, flew into his hand.
The arrow shot through the air and transformed into a fire flood dragon, crashing head-on into the barrel-thick lightning serpent. Meanwhile, the Earthsplitter Saber continued slashing through the air.
Crack! Some of the scattered tribulation lightning struck Lu Xiaotian. Tiny arcs of electricity enveloped him in an instant, but the Taihao Battle Garment protected him, leaving him unharmed.
Yet there was not the slightest hint of joy on Lu Xiaotian's face. These strange bolts of heavenly lightning had descended one after another, while the tribulation clouds overhead showed no sign of thinning. If anything, they seemed to be growing.
It seemed he would not be able to weather this tribulation easily by relying on the power of his pills and magic weapons alone.
Having come to this realization, Lu Xiaotian recalled the Earthsplitter Saber. After slicing apart more than twenty ferocious serpent-shaped bolts of heavenly lightning, it had expelled a great deal of impurities. But now it had reached its limit. If it kept fighting, just a few more strikes might shatter it to pieces. He needed to let it rest while he rotated through his other magic weapons. Only by