Seeing that the two cultivators had joined forces and still failed to break free of the Lord of the Universe's restraint, Poxiong felt a deep sense of sorrow for the hare when the fox died. What especially weighed on him was that the two of them had only managed to endure two additional lightning tribulations by working together. It put him under tremendous pressure—and for the first time, Poxiong began to doubt that even a group working together could necessarily break free of the Lord of the Universe's restraint.
"Exactly. Even working together, those two seniors only managed to endure two more lightning tribulations, and that was with them taking turns to withstand them," Ling Tian said gravely. "I feel that if they'd both tried to withstand the same tribulation together, they might not have lasted two more. At most, they could probably have endured one."
"That's right. A single lightning tribulation would likely have injured them somewhat, but if they took turns, the one waiting could face the next tribulation in better condition. That way, they could endure one or two more," Poxiong said gravely. "I also feel that this time, the lightning tribulations were even stronger than when Venerable God Devourer underwent his tribulation. That's a troublesome development."
At that, Ling Tian's expression turned grave as well. He, too, had sensed that the lightning tribulations faced by those two were more powerful than the ones during Venerable God Devourer's tribulation. And, as clever as he was, he naturally realized the troubling implication: the Lord of the Universe still had power to spare. In other words, even cultivators who were much stronger might have little chance of breaking free of the Lord of the Universe's restraint.
"That's right. The lightning tribulations this time were more powerful than when Senior