On this day, lightning flashed above the Academy once again, and a graceful figure appeared in midair, standing tall and proud.
"Is that Demoness? She's broken into Void Dao too!"
"As expected of Shi Qingyun's Dao companion. Her talent is no less than that of the other prodigies."
"I wonder whether she can survive the heavenly tribulation."
As everyone discussed among themselves, Demoness gazed at the thunderclouds blanketing the sky, her expression unruffled, and raised her delicate hand slightly.
The space behind her gradually turned transparent, inch by inch, and her figure began flickering along with it.
Streaks of lightning stabbed straight at her like razor-sharp swords, and waves of a scorched smell immediately spread through the void.
Yet Demoness neither dodged nor evaded the lightning shooting toward her, remaining utterly unmoved by these menacing thunder dragons.
When the tribulation lightning landed on her, it seemed to strike empty space. Demoness was clearly right there, yet she seemed as distant as the edge of the sky.
Standing between the real and the illusory, she evaded the tribulation lightning's attacks.
Then Shi Qingyun was seen walking out of the lightning sea once more, but after seeing Demoness, he slowly dissolved into the void.
Shi Hao and the others watching from afar could not help their expressions darkening. Watching the thunderclouds gradually disperse overhead, they felt a weight settle in their hearts.
Shi Hao had long felt that the Shi Qingyun within the lightning sea was excessively powerful, effortlessly bringing forth everything from combat awareness to divine abilities and Dao techniques.
So this was the reason!
Shi Qingyun, who was cultivating cross-legged inside his cave abode, slowly opened his eyes. The next instant, however, his heart inexplicably skipped a beat.
"What's going on?"
After pondering for a while without finding an answer,