Liu Changxu looked like a god descending into the mortal world, his golden armor gleaming with dazzling brilliance in the sunlight.
He stood in midair, his robes snapping in the wind. His expression was cold and resolute, and a fearless light shone in his eyes.
As tribulation lightning roared down from the heavens like a raging dragon, Liu Changxu showed no fear. With a slight stirring of his will, a blazing sun seemed to rise within him. A brilliant streak of sword light burst from his body and swiftly transformed into a giant sword a hundred li long.
The giant sword radiated an intensely scorching red glow, so fiery that it seemed capable of igniting the surrounding air. Flames flickered and surged along its blade like a sinuous fire serpent coiling around it as it fearlessly met the descending heavenly lightning.
With a heaven-shaking, earth-shattering boom, the giant sword slammed into the heavenly lightning with crushing force.
In an instant, the shattered tribulation lightning spread like a raging tide, unstoppable in its advance. In the blink of an eye, it became a boundless sea of silver lightning. That sea seemed composed of countless silver blades, mercilessly engulfing Liu Changxu.
The Red Lotus Immortal Sword, which had been shining brilliantly just moments before, was sent flying far into the distance like a pebble flicked away by the terrifying lightning's devastating blow. Even the radiance of its blade dimmed under the tremendous impact.
Yet, fierce as the lightning sea was, it proved as fleeting as a night-blooming flower, vanishing as quickly as it had appeared. When the surging sea dispersed, an unexpected sight emerged.
The golden armor on Liu Changxu still shone with brilliant golden light, its surface as smooth and pristine as ever. Without close inspection, one could scarcely see any