"Sizzle..."
The silvery-white lightning struck the lotus's heart, instantly scattering into countless silver snakes that writhed in every direction. The dazzling white light lit up the entire training ground as brightly as day.
Everyone instinctively raised a hand to shield themselves from the glare, but their eyes remained fixed on the enormous lotus suspended in midair.
Under the lightning's impact, the black-and-white lotus trembled slightly, while ripples spread along the edges of its petals.
But a moment later, the lotus actually began to rotate slowly. Its black-and-white flame formed a vortex, sweeping the rampaging silver lightning snakes into its heart.
The once-raging lightning gradually quieted and faded, finally turning into a few strands of silver light that vanished into the lotus's heart.
"It... it stopped it..." Everyone stared at the scene in disbelief, their eyes wide.
"What kind of flame is that? Aren't flames supposed to be red? How can it be black and white..." At last, someone noticed this detail.
"What a formidable flame..." Elder Mo exclaimed despite himself. "It actually has both yin and yang attributes. Could it be the legendary 'yin-yang twin flames'?"
"I've only ever seen him use white flame. So he was keeping something up his sleeve," Elder Wang chimed in.
It really is a little easier than my own golden core tribulation. After sensing the strength of the tribulation lightning, Li Yichen immediately felt reassured.
After the lotus swallowed the heavenly lightning, the thunderclouds seemed utterly enraged.
An even deeper purple-black churned within the clouds. Countless streaks of lightning darted through them, as though gathering strength for an all-out eruption.
Then came the second bolt, the third, the fourth, the fifth...
Bolt after bolt of heavenly lightning crashed down, each thicker and fiercer than the last, slamming into the Black-and-White Lotus with world-destroying force.