They stared at the dense, overlapping layers of thunderclouds above their heads, utterly numb.
From the day they had stepped into the world of cultivation until now.
No one had ever encountered such terrifying tribulation lightning.
And this tribulation lightning was not aimed at just one person.
It targeted every single cultivator among them, more than a million in all.
The tribulation lightning faced by a single cultivator was already enough to give anyone a headache.
If two cultivators faced their tribulations together, they would not simply face two sets of tribulation lightning, but one whose power was more than doubled.
With the power stacking up across so many cultivators, it truly was a case of black clouds bearing down on a city, threatening to crush it.
Faced with this terrifying sight, they found even breathing difficult.
"We're finished, finished, completely finished! Why didn't anyone warn us that our tribulation lightning would stack up the moment we came in?"
"We're dead this time. If the tribulation keeps doubling like this, even immortals couldn't withstand it."
"Heh, I'm starting to wonder whether the Demon Emperor is purging his enemies."
"Why did he have so many of us return together? Was it just to have us die beneath the tribulation lightning?"
"Exactly, exactly. There's no way the Demon Emperor didn't know about the tribulation lightning. Maybe he has something else in mind."
Just as they panicked and argued among themselves, a massive convoy appeared beside them.
They moved in perfect unison, clearly displaying exceptional discipline.
Even so, the sight of those terrifying thunderclouds still filled them with fear-the fear of the world's destruction.
But despite their fear, they did not choose to flee. Instead, they faced it with uneasy hearts.
At that moment, the Demon Emperor appeared above everyone's heads.
He was