As Huo Hai squandered his spiritual power as though it cost nothing, countless Blazing Flame Sparrows charged into the sky. Each sparrow's explosion canceled out a little of the Thunder Pearl's power. With the unending succession of explosions, the Thunder Pearl's power dwindled bit by bit.
A Heavenly Tribulation was, after all, a trial, not a punishment. Although its power grew greater toward the end, the later strikes also came more slowly. This gave the person below enough time to prepare. Of course, if they still could not find a way to counter the Heavenly Tribulation after so much time, they had only themselves to blame.
Huo Hai had no idea how many Blazing Flame Sparrows had exploded. Only when he sensed that the Thunder Pearl had lost more than half its power did he finally stop and draw a deep breath. In that brief span, he had consumed more than half his spiritual power.
Without breaking down a large quantity of spirit energy crystals, recovering would have been far from easy. Huo Hai's spiritual power recovered very quickly, but his reserves were simply too vast. He wondered how things would change after his breakthrough.
Having lost more than half its power, the Thunder Pearl was now extremely unstable. It struck the barrier made of bones and spider silk, instantly unleashing terrifying fluctuations of spiritual power. Waves of power erupted from it. Huo Hai held a hand seal with both hands, pouring out spiritual power to reinforce the bones and spider silk and further deplete the Thunder Pearl's power.
The Thunder Pearl slowed further and further until the protective layer finally stopped it completely. The two remained locked in a stalemate for a moment before the Thunder Pearl exploded from within with a boom. The force of the explosion instantly