Xue Fan and the others knew that their only chance of resisting the tribulation's attacks was to drag Feng Lingzi and the others into it, then break free of the Lord of the Universe's restraints. Not only were Feng Lingzi and the others stronger overall, but more importantly, the Myriad Sword Demon Extermination Grand Formation and the Buddha Kingdom World formation they had jointly set up were more powerful. That was why Xue Fan and the others had tried every means to drag them into the fight, even sacrificing some cultivators so the lightning would strike Feng Lingzi and attack them.
Even so, the lightning had already been weakened by the formation Xue Fan and the others had set up, while Feng Lingzi and his companions were stronger overall, especially with their more powerful formation. So, without attacking the Tribulation Cloud, they successfully neutralized the tribulation. What relieved everyone a little more was that Ling Tian hadn't been affected or suffered a backlash.
Still, Feng Lingzi and the others didn't let their guard down. Another wave of tribulation lightning was about to descend, and this time it was even more powerful and came in greater numbers. Most importantly, Xue Fan and the others showed no sign of weakening it. From the way they were ready to dodge at any moment, it was clear they still intended to force Feng Lingzi and his companions to take part in this round of tribulation.
That was exactly what Xue Fan and the others had planned. This time, however, even more cultivators were struck dead. Xue Ye had suffered minor injuries earlier, which had affected his movements to some extent, and, more importantly, this wave of tribulation was much stronger. As a result, his injuries worsened, and even Xue Fan, the strongest among them,