Facing the tribulation lightning crashing down upon his head, Xie Xie let out a startled yelp, but his hands did not slow in the slightest.
The Space-Time Blade slashed through the void in crisscrossing arcs as the laws of time and space operated together. The space before him instantly folded into hundreds of invisible shields, while the flow of time was forcibly dragged to a crawl.
However, the might of the eight-colored heavenly tribulation far surpassed that of an ordinary lightning tribulation. The multicolored bolt smashed through the spatial shields like a storm tearing through rotten wood, ignored the slowed time, and struck Xie Xie's Four-Word Battle Armor squarely.
Boom!
Blinding lightning exploded in the vacuum.
The smoke and dust dispersed. Xie Xie had been blasted dozens of meters backward, his Battle Armor charred black and black smoke pouring from his mouth.
Most striking of all was his hair. Previously combed with meticulous care, every strand now stood on end under the lightning's high voltage, forming an enormous black afro. He looked exactly like a sea urchin freshly fished out of a charcoal fire.
Elsewhere, Ye Xinglan, Yuan'en Yehui, and the others had already prepared themselves. With their minds free of distractions, they each unleashed their own techniques, cleanly shattering the first bolts of tribulation lightning descending upon their heads.
When they recovered their senses and saw Xie Xie's soot-covered face and disastrous afro, none of them could hold back their laughter. Wu Siduo covered her mouth, her shoulders shaking uncontrollably; Tang Wulin pointed at Xie Xie without the slightest mercy, laughing so hard he rocked back and forth.
Xie Xie wiped his blackened face, opened his mouth to reveal a set of gleaming white teeth, and joined them with a foolish grin.
Their laughter traveled through their spiritual link