Such a terrifying lightning tribulation descended, instantly dousing the ecstatic crowd with a bucket of cold water and sobering many of them up!
There was no such thing as a free lunch in this world. After contributing only a little effort, they had received unexpectedly generous rewards—but had also drawn down an unimaginably terrifying lightning tribulation.
The vast majority of those present had never seen a lightning tribulation in their lives and knew only a little from myths and legends. It was something that, according to legend, only Great Adepts before the Primordial Era had encountered; it had never appeared again after that era!
It came back to that same question...
Could man overcome heaven?!
"Heroes and champions, the lightning tribulation has formed and will not rest until one side dies! Please leave as soon as possible and do not hesitate. I had anticipated this long ago and have my own method of avoiding the tribulation. I will bear it alone!"
His objective achieved, Xiao Ying did not wish to continue. Through the "Celestial Cycle Star-Dipper Formation," he sent his intentions directly into everyone's minds.
This was merely an initial attempt to slay heaven; success had never been possible. The gains had already been immensely abundant.
If this continued, the lightning tribulation would multiply geometrically. It would surely implicate the many righteous men and experts who had come to help. Xiao Ying estimated that he would shoulder no small amount of abuse and forge many grudges in his lifetime.
Furthermore, even if those righteous men and experts were unafraid of death, Xiao Ying could not bear to let the hundred thousand Ravenous Wolf Guards, whose cultivation had soared, perish atop Jade Emperor Peak as sacrifices for this first attempt at slaying heaven!
"Five-Colored Divine Light!"
Even as he transmitted his