Boom!
Xuanming had no time to concern himself with the Great Powers' reactions. He focused entirely on weathering the tribulation, without a distracting thought.
At the twenty-fifth bolt of tribulation lightning, Xuanming brought forth the Mountains and Rivers, Society and Millet Diagram, temporarily merging it with the Taiji Diagram.
Weakened layer by layer by three acquired spirit treasures, the lightning could hardly harm Xuanming, whose accumulated reserves were deep and whose abilities were formidable.
Even the most terrifying twenty-seventh bolt inflicted only minor injuries on him, a testament to his terrifying strength.
Yet Xuanming did not relax. Instead, he braced as though facing a mighty enemy. The human tribulation was more terrifying than the heavenly one, and the Heavenly Evolution Star Formation concealed within the Mountains and Rivers, Society and Millet Diagram activated instantly.
The instant the formation took shape.
A spear shattered space and thrust toward him from the side, piercing even the laws and setting the Great Dao roaring. Li Lingyun, a Great Power of the Great Jin Divine Dynasty, had struck, intent on slaying Xuanming with overwhelming force.
Zither music rang out, rending the soul. The hard-of-hearing old zither master, the Great Power behind the Great Qian Divine Dynasty, struck directly at his primordial spirit.
One sought to crush his body; the other attacked his mind.
With both attacks coming together, any other tribulation challenger would have suffered grave injuries, if not death. But Xuanming was no ordinary man.
He had weathered his heavenly tribulation with ease and had not fallen into weakness afterward. Though his transformation was not yet complete, his strength already rivaled an Ordinary Great Power's, and he had his great formation and spirit treasures to aid him.
He withstood their deadly joint assault.
Stars flashed, unleashing terrifying might.
The spear thrust, powerful enough