Watching the seventh bolt descend, Yang Chen gritted his teeth. Could it be that he, Yang Chen, was truly going to die here today?
There was no way left. Not even the slightest way.
Just as Yang Chen had abandoned all hope, Yekun suddenly appeared in his line of sight from afar. What followed was Yekun striking out fiercely with his palm.
That palm strike transformed directly into a massive black hand, smashing toward the seventh bolt descending from the Sky Thunder Pool with a bang...
Seeing this, Yang Chen let out a long breath of relief. "Saved... but!"
Yang Chen's expression did not ease. By all logic, this lightning tribulation targeted only one person. In other words, only he could withstand his own tribulation. It was utterly impossible for anyone else to take it on in his place. Once someone intervened to help, the lightning tribulation would inevitably spread to that person as well.
At that point, the lightning tribulation would not care about the other person's cultivation. Simply put, if Yekun appeared here and helped him resist the tribulation, the tribulation would become equivalent to Yekun's cultivation—and it would be a tribulation meant for two people.
A ninefold lightning tribulation was already a horrifying disaster to begin with, and this was one for two people. Yang Chen could not help worrying about Yekun.
Yekun was under some pressure as well, but Yang Chen was an important link in his cooperation with humanity. Furthermore, Yang Chen had done many things for the Black Demon Clan. No matter what, Yekun could not stand by and watch him die.
"Senior Yekun..." Yang Chen said worriedly.
"Young Friend Yang Chen, there is no need to worry about me. Our Black Demon Clan possesses a special talent that can help others neutralize lightning