It was already the third day since Xiao Yan and Qingtan had entered the Nine Nether Secret Realm, yet the furious thunder had not ceased for even a moment. When nearly four-fifths of the third day had passed, Qingtan finally reached the summit of the towering, ten-thousand-zhang mountain. Over these three days of tempering, she had also realized how beneficial the Nine Nether Secret Realm was to her.
She had originally used the Heaven-reaching Pill to break through again shortly after reaching the Supreme stage. Although she had attained the Second-Rank Supreme realm, her Spiritual Power had become somewhat unstable as a result. Resolving that problem would normally have taken considerable effort, but under the terrifying pressure of the Nine Nether Secret Realm, the previously unstable Spiritual Power within her had become thoroughly consolidated.
Now, however, she was in no mood to rejoice over having resolved that problem. Instead, anxiety burned within her, because Xiao Yan had yet to reach the summit. In fact, he had not taken a single step since the moment the sea of lightning engulfed him. Had Tianling not confirmed that his aura had not vanished, she might have thought he had been struck dead by the lightning.
"Only an hour remains. What on earth is this guy doing?" Qingtan bit her lip lightly. Even if Xiao Yan could set out from the sea of lightning now, it would be of no use. She had needed nearly three days to reach the summit, and even though he was far stronger than her, he would still need more than a day at the very least. Given the circumstances, his failure was clearly inevitable.
Boom! Just as only fifteen minutes remained, a thunderous sound finally erupted from the sea of lightning. Immediately afterward, Qingtan clearly saw a dense,