As he was thinking, above Jiuyi Mountain's main peak, ink-dark clouds surged and stretched for thousands of miles, winding like the depths of a vast sea turned upside down across the sky.
Countless violet-blue bolts of lightning raced through the clouds, chasing one another over rugged peaks. In the blink of an eye, they gathered into an enormous electric dragon that burst through the heavens and plunged down.
Tribulation Lightning tore through the void, illuminating the eight directions. It passed directly over the main hall atop Jiuyi Mountain's main peak and struck Pei Ling.
BOOM!!!
Pei Ling's whole body went numb. Countless violet-blue arcs of electricity spread over him like a spiderweb, lightning snakes coursing everywhere as his senses rapidly faded. At the same time, his understanding of the Wooden Man's "law" suddenly became crystal clear.
He was utterly astonished. Last time, while under the system's control, he had weathered the tribulation using the immortal art [Ten Thousand Feet of Red Dust, Fear Me as Heaven]. The Tribulation Lightning had all been absorbed by his body and hadn't been able to harm him at all. But this time...
Before he could think any further, countless fissures in the void appeared in the main hall. From within them came a feeling of darkness, remoteness, and solemn majesty.
In an instant, violet-blue light blazed!
An unending torrent of Tribulation Lightning surged through the cracks like floodwaters bursting through a breached dam, roaring as it poured toward Pei Ling...
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM...
Deafening rumbles rolled without end, and brilliant light illuminated the entire main hall, leaving nothing hidden.
The Spirit Flower on a small table nearby swayed wildly. Before long, it could bear no more and withered, its petals falling in profusion.
The mighty force of heaven descended in a torrent!