Xiao Qi's advancement had reached its final stage. All her feathers had fallen away, leaving her a bald little chick. Doused by seawater, the flames around her had weakened considerably.
Immediately afterward, the eighth bolt of lightning struck, falling onto Xiao Qi through the small hole above her head.
Xiao Qi abruptly opened her eyes. With a blink of her twin pupils, two beams of white light shot out to meet the tribulation lightning.
With a pop, the tribulation lightning struck the white light from Xiao Qi's twin pupils. The two held each other at bay above her head for roughly ten breaths before the tribulation lightning finally dispersed.
Seeing that Xiao Qi had withstood eight bolts of tribulation lightning, Xu Qingtong felt a little relief.
The tribulation clouds in the sky were gathering rapidly, and an even larger bolt of tribulation lightning swiftly formed. With a crack, a bolt almost as thick as a bucket descended, striking straight toward Xiao Qi on the seabed.
Sensing the approaching danger, Xiao Qi hurriedly swallowed another demon core. Instantly, the light around her blazed again, and flames enveloped her once more.
Then Xiao Qi raised her head, and her twin pupils fired another two beams of white light to meet the tribulation lightning.
Crack, crack, crack! The white light collided with the tribulation lightning, producing a deafening sound. The white light held out for only a few breaths before the tribulation lightning fell and blasted Xiao Qi. Her body shuddered as lightning instantly coursed all over her.
Xiao Qi let out a cry of pain, her body charred black. She swallowed another demon core and circulated her demon power with all her strength to resist the heavenly tribulation.
Ten breaths passed. Except for her eyes, Xiao Qi was blackened all over, yet