Several hours passed in the blink of an eye.
Shi Lan had already endured more than sixty bolts of tribulation lightning, yet the heavenly thunder showed no sign of stopping.
The World-Destroying Calamity faced by those of Emperor Grade consisted of only eighty-one bolts!
Nearly a hundred withered immortal herbs drifted through the void. As the thunder grew more powerful, even with the nourishment of the herbs, her body was gradually failing to heal fast enough.
Bathed in lightning, a trace of restlessness rose in Shi Lan's heart. This tribulation had no intention of letting her pass. That sliver of vitality was nowhere to be seen, as if the heavens meant to kill her outright before she could cross the threshold into the Heavenly Human Realm.
After another bolt of heavenly thunder gradually dissipated, the tribulation clouds churned, and their oppressive force suddenly began to surge, filled with an aura of destruction.
Shi Lan's body sank against her will. The sea abruptly caved in, layers of water crushed apart. At the very center of the boundless ocean, a vast hollow appeared. Overlapping waves rose into tsunamis thousands upon thousands of feet high and surged toward every corner of the world.
Beyond the tribulation clouds, Tian Bai was frantic with worry, yet she didn't dare take a single step beyond the line. Any stray bolt of lightning from the heavens could shatter her demonic body.
Ominous warnings of death flashed without end. She couldn't withstand this bolt of tribulation lightning. Shi Lan drew a light breath. Facing death head-on, her heart gradually settled.
Even if she endured this bolt, another would follow. The Heavenly Dao of Lingyang had never intended to let her live.
Why?
In that instant, Shi Lan couldn't understand it, no matter how hard she tried. She had