Rumble!
The thunderclouds overhead seemed enraged by this provocation and let out a low growl.
The thunderclouds, which had covered a hundred-li radius, actually began gathering toward the center.
Although the clouds were shrinking, the oppressive force unique to heavenly tribulation abruptly intensified.
The ninth bolt of heavenly thunder seemed poised to drain the entire bank of clouds dry.
The pressure spilling outward made every cultivator below tremble.
Even Shi Haoyan, a top-tier cultivator at middle Spirit Transformation, could not stop a fine layer of sweat from forming on his forehead.
Such was the terrifying might of the Immortal Tribulation!
Yet Xu Changxing felt not the slightest fear. Instead, his fighting spirit soared to the heavens.
The first eight rounds of tribulation lightning had actually been a little too weak for him.
Even now, he had yet to experience the peril of hanging by a thread between life and death.
If the ninth bolt of tribulation lightning was the same, his experience of this tribulation would be greatly diminished.
Fortunately, this final bolt did not disappoint him.
Its terrifying pressure made even him tremble faintly.
Hum!
The Greenwood Sword's sword spirit seemed to sense a familiar enemy too, unleashing an exceptionally dazzling sword light.
This time, however, Xu Changxing did not let the Greenwood Sword take the lead.
After briefly gathering his strength, he merged his body with his sword and slashed toward the tribulation clouds overhead.
Rumble!
Almost simultaneously, the ninth round of tribulation lightning finished gathering.
A bolt of tribulation lightning that seemed capable of destroying heaven and earth plunged straight toward Xu Changxing's head.
When lightning collided with sword light, every other color within hundreds of li became incomparably dim.
At that moment, sword light and lightning seemed to be all that remained between heaven and earth.