Success and Failure

Dark clouds massed above the Tribulation Platform as lightning flashed and thunder roared.

Mu Xingchen stood on the platform, gazing up at the heavens.

His clothes were in tatters, every inch of exposed skin charred black. His aura had weakened to its limit.

"Husband, Master Mu said he would succeed or die trying. He told us not to save him."

Luo Qinglan watched the Tribulation Platform with a grave expression as she spoke.

Chen Lin nodded.

Mu Xingchen had made the right choice. His lifespan was nearly spent. Even if someone saved him after a failed breakthrough, he would only linger on for a short while.

Cutting off his retreat and fighting with his back to the river might improve his chances of success.

But Chen Lin could tell Mu Xingchen was at the end of his strength. He had only survived five strikes of Tribulation Lightning, and his chances of withstanding the final Golden Lightning Tribulation were slim.

Without Chen Lin using his Innate Divine Ability to alter Mu Xingchen's destiny, Mu Xingchen would have died without question. But Chen Lin had only managed a tiny alteration; the backlash was too severe for him to do more. Now they could only see what happened next. Mu Xingchen's success or failure would also show whether his Innate Divine Ability had worked.

After gathering for a while, the Golden Tribulation Lightning took shape and crashed down!

"Open!"

Mu Xingchen let out a low roar and slapped an enormous Talisman onto himself. His body swelled, and his depleted aura instantly recovered, growing even stronger than before.

Then he spat a mouthful of blood essence onto the Silver Shield in his hand.

It was a defensive Spirit Treasure. With his Cultivation, he could not activate it normally. Only by using the Talisman to