While Chi Xue and the others continued toward the northern region of the God Realm, the three cultivators were still undergoing their tribulations. Like the two cultivators who had faced their tribulations before them, they took turns resisting the berserk, rampaging lightning. That way, whenever one of them stood against the lightning, the other two had a chance to catch their breath. This gave them a better chance of withstanding all the lightning and breaking free of the Lord of the Universe's restraints.
It was worth noting that the three cultivators had also realized how important it was to use bows as their Natal Dan Artifacts, so they had all refined bows as their Natal Dan Artifacts. And because their cultivation realms were extremely high and they had collected many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, their bows were of a very high grade. Although they could not compare with the Heaven-Piercer, they were not far behind. At the very least, in the hands of those three cultivators, the bows could unleash tremendous attacks, far stronger than Ling Tian's full-force attacks.
This meant that while resisting the Ultimate Lightning Tribulation, the three cultivators could also use archery techniques to weaken the Tribulation Cloud. In particular, whenever one of them stood against the lightning, the other two—who had a chance to catch their breath—could attack the Tribulation Cloud with all their might. Their powerful attacks did weaken the Tribulation Cloud somewhat. Especially when powerful energy arrows shot straight toward it, tearing through the void with their tremendous force, they weakened its might to some extent.
The Ultimate Lightning Tribulation was simply too powerful, however. Its might increased in response to the cultivators' strength and numbers. The three of them were inevitably struck dead by the lightning. They had withstood two more stages