Though the Lord of the Universe had warned them, Chi Xue and the others still hadn't given up their last hope. After all, if they truly couldn't complete the Lord of the Universe's task within a million years, they would still need Shi Meng and the others to help them. Shi Meng and the others were second only to Chi Xue and Po Tian in strength, so with their help, they would have a better chance of completing the task the Lord of the Universe had assigned them.
Of course, they could only take their time planning this. At the very least, Chi Xue and the others knew that with their current strength, they had no chance of lifting the soul restriction. They had already confirmed that.
As time passed, the lightning grew more and more powerful. In the end, only Ling Tian, Chi Xue, and two others remained beneath the Tribulation Cloud. By then, Chi Xue and Po Tian were covered in soot and blood, and their spirits had begun to flag. Clearly, they could reach their limits at any moment. If they hadn't known they wouldn't be struck dead, they would probably have decided to burn their Origin Bloodline Power already.
Ling Tian and Xiao Shi were in much better shape. At the very least, they weren't bleeding, and they still had strength to spare. That alone showed that their power far surpassed Chi Xue and Po Tian's.
Perhaps seeing that Chi Xue and Po Tian had reached their limits, the next strike of the Ultimate Lightning Tribulation didn't hit them. Instead, to Ling Tian and Xiao Shi's astonishment, a hole appeared in the middle of the Tribulation Cloud. It pointed straight toward the sky and led beyond the universe. They could tell from the aura coming from