This was the painstaking work of most of Konoha City's formation masters, improved day and night since the city had first been founded. Yet before the Supreme One Clan's Holy Ancestor, such a formation was still utterly vulnerable.
As the formation shattered with a thunderous crash, the spiritual energy sealed within Konoha City began to disperse into the outside world. The entire city instantly descended into chaos and panic.
To the cultivators within the city, whether the formation truly offered protection or not, it was a psychological barrier. As long as the formation remained intact, it meant their home still stood. But once it was breached, it was equivalent to the city gates falling. In that instant, all of them were exposed to the enemy's attacks, with nowhere to hide and no room to retreat.
"Utterly vulnerable!"
The Supreme One Holy Ancestor swept his gaze over Konoha City's terrified residents. Like a god looking down upon mortals, he was detached and cold.
However, after unleashing that strike, the Supreme One Holy Ancestor did not attack again. Instead, he turned his gaze toward the tribulation clouds. He seemed somewhat wary of the power contained within the lightning tribulation and did not dare approach too closely.
It was easy enough to understand why. Supreme One Siming's strength had reached the Tribulation Transcendence stage, and he had cultivated to the Supreme One True Spirit realm. If he approached the heavenly tribulation too closely, even if it was merely a Spirit Beast's heavenly tribulation, it could trigger unforeseeable consequences. For instance, it could bring about his own heavenly tribulation, or cause the heavenly tribulation to mistake him for someone trying to assist the Azure Serpent and attack him. Neither possibility was good for him.
In his current state, surviving a heavenly tribulation was virtually