The instant he touched the lightning, the terrifying power of the heavenly tribulation struck his soul, making it grow faint.
But he had blocked the ninth bolt.
The third wave of tribulation lightning was over.
But none of them had come through unscathed.
The soul forms of the Mountain Dragon King and the Earth Dragon King had both begun to blur.
The Water Dragon King, the Dark Dragon King, and the Wind Dragon King also had disordered auras and had suffered considerable backlash.
The Golden Sacred Dragon King was the worst off; the lightning had nearly scattered his dragon soul.
"Is everyone all right?"
The Jade Dragon King hurried forward, emerald light glowing from his hands as he treated them.
He was the most versatile of all the Dragon Kings, skilled not only in mind, time, and space, but also in healing.
But the effects were limited.
In truth, for the Dragon Kings to have made it this far by giving everything they had was already remarkable.
After all, they were only souls. They had already died once.
In their soul state, they could never have gathered such tremendous power after death unless their strength in life had been terrifying enough to defy the heavens.
Blocking this tribulation lightning was already their limit.
"Four more waves..."
The Mountain Dragon King gritted his teeth, his voice hoarse.
"Everyone... hold on..."
The thunderclouds in the sky began gathering power again.
The fourth wave.
This time, the thunderclouds turned dark red.
The lightning coursing through them also changed from purple to dark red, carrying an aura of destruction.
Boom!
A dark red bolt of lightning struck down.
Only one.
But that single bolt was thicker and more terrifying than all nine bolts of the third wave combined.
"Earth Shield!"
The great dragons-the Dragon