But when it came to the ninth bolt, even with an Innate Spirit Treasure for protection, Tong Tian Cult Master lacked the courage to face it. So he did not.
Xiao Long stepped out of the Heaven-Deceiving Formation, and the first Heavenly Tribulation struck him.
This Heavenly Tribulation not only battered Xiao Long's physical body, but also attacked his primordial spirit!
His primordial spirit was less of a concern. Xiao Long had devoured the true spirits of three Saints, which was equivalent to strengthening his primordial spirit.
Its power had reached an unknown and terrifying level.
The first Heavenly Tribulation had almost no effect on Xiao Long's primordial spirit.
But his physical body felt the same pain as when he had still been a mortal and was viciously whipped by willow branches.
Xiao Long's physical body ranked among the best even among third-stage Quasi-Saints.
After all, the Flame Mantra also tempered the physical body.
Ah, I didn't prepare enough! If I had cultivated the Flame Mantra to its peak before facing this Saint's Heavenly Tribulation, I might not have needed the Heaven-Deceiving Formation at all!
Xiao Long grumbled inwardly.
If he could become a Saint through his physical body, why would he need the Heaven-Deceiving Formation?
Unfortunately, he truly had no time to absorb flames and strengthen his physical body now.
After Xiao Long endured the first Heavenly Tribulation, the second immediately followed.
Then came the third, the fourth, the fifth...
The first four Heavenly Tribulations had little effect on Xiao Long's primordial spirit.
But the pain in his physical body grew increasingly intense.
By the fourth Heavenly Tribulation, Xiao Long could no longer suppress his pained groans.
By the fifth, everything changed.
After the fifth bolt, the power of the Heavenly Tribulation became different.
It had become roughly equivalent