Ling Tian, who was undergoing tribulation, had no idea that his grueling, almost cruel style of cultivation had inspired so many of the sect's disciples. They had decided that after this tribulation, they would cultivate with all their hearts and make sure they didn't fall behind Ling Tian. Unseen, this had also greatly influenced the cultivation ethos of Lingxiao Pavilion; from then on, its disciples all carried on that spirit.
The lightning tribulation continued to crash down, its power slowly increasing. To temper himself as thoroughly as possible, Ling Tian gradually increased the operation of his Heavenly Evolution Buddha Body Golden Form technique, making sure he could just barely withstand the tribulation's might.
More than ten waves of lightning came down like this. Perhaps because the five elements had gathered in the Tribulation Cloud overhead, the lightning's power increased far more sharply than before. By the sixty-fourth wave, Ling Tian was already operating his Heavenly Evolution Buddha Body Golden Form technique at full force, and he was nearing his limit.
Drawing a deep breath, Ling Tian finally brought forth the Buddha Image Phantom, greatly strengthening his defenses. Hundreds of bolts of lightning crashed into the phantom, making it tremble faintly. But Ling Tian knew this Buddha Image Phantom was far beyond the one his clone had manifested when it first awakened. He also knew that as the lightning passed through it, the phantom absorbed its source energy, growing even more substantial.
With the Buddha Image Phantom deployed, Ling Tian's strength had undoubtedly increased enormously. Though this tribulation was far more terrifying than the previous one, it still couldn't do anything to him—not for the time being.
"Po Qiong, this lightning tribulation really is terrifying. Its power keeps increasing, and the increase is far greater than before." Ling Tian fended off