The deafening thunder roared incessantly, and the entire cloud layer seemed to be in a chaotic battle of Inazuma, with bolts of Inazuma flashing everywhere and Inazuma the entire cloud.
This sight terrified Xiaobai, who swam straight to the bottom of the small boat, wanting to avoid the sight. Vic, watching the scene, also swallowed hard.
"Is this some kind of tribulation? This is terrifying! It's a heavenly tribulation that leaves no one with a chance of survival!"
Although no lightning struck, the close proximity intensified the sense of oppression, giving one the feeling that a barrage of thunder could strike at any moment.
This spectacle lasted only a few dozen seconds before the lightning returned to its original small-scale flashes. Just as Vic breathed a sigh of relief, he saw something else falling from the sky, also crystal clear.
This time it wasn't water droplets, but hailstones, each one as big as a mountain, like irregular Iceburg falling downwards.
Vic's breath caught in his throat again. The Iceburg were even more ruthless; one could flatten a warship, let alone a small boat like this. It couldn't even withstand a scrape or a bump. Vic dared not be careless in the slightest. Although there were few hailstones yet, this was only the beginning!
Just as Vic had expected, the hail intensified, and Vic unleashed his Sword Gang without restraint, cleaving apart the Iceburg that were hurtling towards the small boat, leaving it a safe space. Although the ice chunks fell into the sea, the resulting waves were equally deadly. If it weren't for Xiaobai holding the boat up from below, it would have capsized long ago.
Wendy, in her little boat, was having a dream. She dreamt that she had returned to her infancy, lying in a cradle kicking her legs wildly. The servants beside her were pushing the cradle back and forth to help her fall asleep quickly, humming some incomprehensible music. Gradually, her mind began to drift off.
A moment later, Vic cleaved through the last Iceburg that crashed down. His chest heaved slightly, not from exhaustion, but from the depletion of his Sword Qi —more than it had consumed in his battle with Zephyr.
Vic squinted at the clouds that had not yet dissipated. He had an urge to cleave the clouds in two. If he were alone, he would definitely go into the clouds to see what had happened.
"This is outrageous! This is never going to end!"
Vic caught his breath, but still dared not relax. Who knew what would happen next? Xiaobai didn't dare to show its face either. This was the first time it had experienced such a spectacle. If something had gone wrong before, it would have already dived into the depths of the sea. Now, it was only with great courage that it stayed with Vic. However, its bright eyes were fixed on Vic, as if it were wondering about something.
"What are you looking at! This definitely wasn't caused by me. I've always been lucky, but things have been bad ever since I met you!" Vic understood the meaning in Xiaobai's eyes. Vic didn't think he was just unlucky.
Xiaobai barked twice, then ignored Vic and dived back under the small boat. Not long after Xiaobai submerged, a bolt of lightning struck the sea, like lighting a lamp in the ocean. The upper part of the sea in that area lit up, and then bolts of lightning continued to strike the sea.
"Damn it! This is too much! This is really too much! I can understand rain and hail, but what's with the lightning? Are you trying to kill us all without giving us a chance to survive? Who is it? Is it you? Kaido? Show yourself! Are you going to put on a fire show for me next?"
The series of natural disasters made Vic suspect that they were man-made, and it seemed that only Kaido Azure Dragon Mythical Zoan Fruit ability could do this. Although Kaido does not have ice-type abilities, there is plenty of ice in the clouds at high altitudes.
Vic's shouts went unanswered, Vic simply cut the rope connecting the bow of the boat to Xiaobai, sending Xiaobai swimming to the deep sea to hide.
Vic wasn't particularly afraid; he'd been struck by lightning quite a few times before when using his Divine Staff. But just because he could withstand it didn't mean Wendy could.
Wendy's life has been full of twists and turns, as if fate had to take her away, constantly hindering her from getting treatment, but Vic won't give up so easily.
He took the harpoon he had previously taken from Xiaobai from his spatial ring and inserted it diagonally into the sea from the side of the small boat, covering the entire area around the boat.
The harpoon was several meters long, and even after being inserted into the water, it still towered above the small boat, gathering together at the top of the cabin. Vic had essentially installed a Birdcage -like lightning arrestor on the small boat.
Vic was afraid that wasn't enough, so he sat at the bow of the boat, his left hand holding a knife to the sky and his right hand holding a knife into the water, adding another layer of protection by acting as a human lightning rod.
Seemingly sensing Vic's provocation, the lightning in the clouds became violent again, roaming and roaring everywhere, with more and more bolts striking down, illuminating and darkening the sea surface.
Finally, a bolt of lightning struck the harpoon, but it was instantly shoved into the sea, and the small boat was unharmed.
Vic's lips curled slightly, but before his smile could fade, a bolt of Inazuma struck Blood Wither, then quickly passed through Vic's body, along Allen's other hand, and finally into the sea.
"This lightning is powerful, much stronger than Void Lightning, but it doesn't have any tempering effect on the body. Thumbs down!"
Vic was still in the mood to complain even after being struck by lightning, which shows that such lightning couldn't harm him in his current Vic. He originally wanted to gain some advantage, but it turns out that this lightning had no body-refining effect.
Next, the thunder turned into a torrential downpour, so dense it was outrageous. The entire sea surface was lit up, and the sea and sky merged together, refusing to darken.
Vic received special attention here, since he had metallic substances that attracted lightning more easily. Vic inevitably became a prime target for lightning, and his facial expression was quite interesting, even his hairstyle changed. However, the small boat remained safe and sound amidst all this protection.
"This level of lightning can probably only destroy a house, right? It's nowhere near the lightning that destroyed an island with Enel's attack. Even if you have a lot of power, you can't do anything to me!"
While standing next to the lightning strike, Vic was still mentally complaining about how weak the lightning was. He didn't even consider how much his body had been trained. He had even undergone special tempering by lightning before. It would be strange if he were afraid of this kind of lightning.
"I wonder what the effect will be when the Divine Staff is taken out?"
Vic glanced at the unharmed boat and felt much relieved. He then thought of the Divine Staff related to thunder, which he hadn't used since setting sail.
Without hesitation, Vic retrieved the Divine Staff from his Dimensional Space. Instantly, all the lightning seemed to have a mind of its own and converged on the Divine Staff.
The Inazuma bolts converged like a giant funnel of light, all of Inazuma spilled onto the Divine Staff.
If someone on the distant sea were to witness this scene, they would be utterly astonished; it's a true spectacle!
A funnel, larger than an island, composed of tens of thousands of lightning bolts! At this moment, Vic was unaffected by the Void Lightning; the Divine Staff seemed to be drawn to something more important, having left Vic aside.