Void Dao-Pattern Flower

Thunder Splendor lay on the charred ground, his breath weak, yet his eyes shone bright as stars. Within him, an entirely new, vastly more immense and tyrannical power of thunder was rapidly taking root and growing.

He had succeeded!

Early Third Step—Thunder Dao Lord!

"Hahaha... cough, cough... damn it... that felt good!" Thunder Splendor wanted to laugh, but it pulled at his injuries, making him cough up several mouthfuls of black blood. Even so, his face was full of exhilaration. Qingwei hurried forward and used the Azurewood Longevity Art to heal him.

Chu Ming also let out a breath of relief. With him standing guard, Thunder Splendor's tribulation had been brutal, but it had ultimately passed without real danger.

Over the following days, Thunder Splendor focused on healing and consolidating his realm, while Qingwei's opportunity for a breakthrough finally arrived as well.

Unlike Thunder Splendor's fierce and overbearing tribulation, Qingwei's tribulation appeared gentle, yet was fraught with peril.

Her Azurewood Longevity Art centered on vitality and creation, so the heavenly tribulation it drew forth mainly consisted of heart demon tribulations and withering-glory tribulations.

The heart demon tribulation tested one's Dao heart, spawning illusions in endless succession;

The withering-glory tribulation directly stripped away vitality, causing one to age in an instant.

Qingwei's Dao heart was steadfast. Though the heart demon tribulation was powerful, she shattered each illusion through her years of cultivation and unyielding will.

But when the withering-glory tribulation arrived, the tribulation force that directly targeted the source of her life drove her into desperate danger. Her black hair turned gray-white in an instant, her skin lost its luster, and it seemed as if her life force were rapidly draining away.

"Daoist Chu!" Qingwei called out with difficulty, panic flashing in her eyes.

This kind of tribulation that targeted vitality