Ever since the defensive grand formation had been destroyed by the tribulation lightning, Liu Changxu's heart had been hanging in suspense.
Without the protection of the fourth-tier low-grade defensive grand formation, Yang Qingxue undoubtedly faced far greater danger, even with fourth-tier low-grade Earth Shield Talismans.
When the twenty-fourth tribulation bolt fell, its power abruptly rose to the level of an ordinary strike from a Nascent Soul middle stage cultivator. The fourth-tier low-grade Earth Shield Talisman Yang Qingxue activated could not withstand it at all and crumbled to ash. The silver lightning unleashed by the exploding bolt instantly engulfed her.
The towering peak, now bereft of the Mountain-Guarding Grand Formation's protection, also lost nearly half its mass to the terrifying aftershocks. Countless falling rocks stirred up billowing clouds of dust!
Of course, mere aftershocks could do nothing to Yang Qingxue while she wore the Ruyi Azure Phoenix Armor. The armor kept them outside her body, denying them even an inch of advance.
But before Yang Qingxue could activate another fourth-tier low-grade Earth Shield Talisman, the twenty-fifth tribulation bolt had already fallen. It exploded into a sea of lightning that swallowed her once again.
Because a Golden Core great perfection cultivator needed considerable magic power and time to activate fourth-tier low-grade talismans, surviving a Nascent Soul lightning tribulation entirely through fourth-tier talismans was difficult. That was precisely the predicament Yang Qingxue faced: before she could activate her next Earth Shield Talisman, the tribulation lightning had already fallen.
This was also one of the main reasons Yang Qingxue had set aside her pride and asked Liu Changxu to help refine the Ruyi Azure Phoenix Armor.
Liu Changxu felt even more nervous watching Yang Qingxue undergo her Tribulation Transcendence than he had during his own. Yet there was nothing he could do now except