The lightning dragon danced wildly in mid-air, and instead of dissipating after the tribulation was completed, it became even more concentrated and oppressive.
This scene left Wu Liang and Heavenly Venerable Yunli, who were on the periphery, dumbfounded, staring in disbelief at the thunderclouds that were gathering power.
"How can this be? Nineteen lightning bolts have already struck, why isn't it over yet?"
"Just how many Great Dao has the Pavilion Master comprehended?!"
The tribulation lightning summoned by the twentieth Great Dao slowly brewed in the thunderclouds of the sky, as the two watched in alarm.
Its power is astonishing; just looking at it from this spot makes one feel that it is invincible.
"This lightning tribulation..."
Wu Liang's expression turned serious as he slowly spoke.
"It's more than ten times stronger than the nineteenth lightning tribulation!"
Every ten lightning tribulations constitute a hurdle.
However, the thresholds for the tenth and twentieth tribulations cannot be generalized!
He could roughly estimate, with just a glance, that the twentieth lightning tribulation was at least... stronger than the nineteenth lightning tribulation.
Thirty!
There might be more!
"How is it possible to get through this!"
Heavenly Venerable Yunli was shocked, and anxiety appeared on his face.
"Sect Master... what exactly are your plans?"
Lin Xuan, whom they were concerned about, had just flown out from underground. Looking at the brewing lightning tribulation, he exhaled a breath of scorching heat, slightly tinged with lightning and fire, and used his trump card.
Innate Primordial Sword Physique!
Using the sword as his own body and lightning and fire as his tempering, he transformed himself into the sword's form. When the lightning tribulation struck, he absorbed a portion of it himself, while the majority was channeled into the ground.
And at this moment, his strength also experienced a dramatic increase!
The twentieth lightning bolt accumulated in mid-air for almost the time it takes for an incense stick to burn before it struck.
When it struck, the extremely dazzling lightning almost illuminated the previously obscure and gloomy mountains!
The tenth lightning tribulation, which cultivators treated with utmost caution as if it were a formidable enemy, was utterly insignificant compared to the twentieth lightning tribulation.
However, this towering lightning only existed in front of Lin Xuan for a brief moment before he shattered it, turning it into tiny lightning snakes that dissipated into the air.
Successfully passed the twentieth lightning tribulation!
Then, to the disbelief of Wu Liang and his companion, the twenty-first, twenty-second...
Twenty-three, twenty-four...
Twenty-Seven!
Lin Xuan broke through Twenty-Seven lightning tribulations with his own strength!
Beside them, Wu Liang and Heavenly Venerable Yunli were completely numb.
They wouldn't have believed their eyes if they hadn't seen it with their own.
Twenty-Seven lightning tribulations!
They have already survived Twenty-Seven lightning tribulations, but it's still not over.
"Sect Master..." Heavenly Venerable Yunli spoke with great difficulty, "Just how many tribulations of lightning must he undergo?"
No one answered.
Even Wu Liang looked at Lin Xuan with a gaze filled with shock, as if he were looking at a monster rather than a person!
The thunderclouds still did not dissipate under their watchful eyes.
This means that...
"There is still a twenty-eighth lightning tribulation to go!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the twenty-eighth lightning tribulation began to brew.
The power of this twenty-eighth lightning tribulation was almost world-destroying!
Tiny specks of gold were interspersed within the lightning tribulation. The golden light was dazzling and extremely deadly. Even a single stray arc of electricity seemed to carry the power to annihilate everything in the world!
At this point, even Lin Xuan had used all his tricks.
Sword Intent surged forth, permeating every move Lin Xuan made, desperately protecting his physical body.
Even so, after enduring the Twenty-Seven lightning tribulation, Lin Xuan's skin was completely cracked, clearly indicating that he was no longer able to withstand the power.
He has reached his limit!
Looking up at the thunderbolt crashing down from the sky, Lin Xuan's eyes flashed with golden light. Without hesitation, he swung his sword straight up, colliding with the twenty-eighth thunderbolt!
boom!
Within the dazzling lightning tribulation, Wu Liang could sense that Lin Xuan's aura had weakened to the extreme!
"Sect Master!"
He and Heavenly Venerable Yunli both cried out in surprise almost simultaneously.
Fortunately, after the lightning tribulation dissipated, Lin Xuan coughed up a mouthful of blood, his body swayed and he was on the verge of collapse, but he still had the strength to fight again!
He swung his sword, casually sweeping away the floating dust before his eyes, his fighting spirit almost reaching its peak!
"Continue!"
Holding a sword in his hand, pointing it towards the sky, Lin Xuan even had a slight smile on his lips!
The twenty-ninth tribulation of lightning was brewing once more.
Wu Liang and Heavenly Venerable Yunli, witnessing this scene, were utterly speechless.
They never expected Lin Xuan to be able to do this!
That's a full twenty-nine lightning tribulations!
"If the Pavilion Master can overcome this twenty-ninth tribulation of lightning, few in the Emperor Realm, even Heavenly Venerable Realm, or Thearch Realm will be his match!" Wu Liang declared in a deep voice.
He hadn't expected that Lin Xuan would challenge twenty-nine lightning tribulations all by himself.
This twenty-ninth lightning tribulation was unparalleled in its power; he couldn't even estimate its magnitude. It was also the most powerful final layer of lightning tribulation before the Thirty lightning tribulation!
Before their tense eyes, the twenty-ninth lightning tribulation crashed down, slamming into Lin Xuan. The dazzling lightning completely engulfed Lin Xuan's figure, blasting him into the earth!
The expressions on Wu Liang and Heavenly Venerable Yunli's faces changed drastically in an instant.
"Sect Master!!"
"No, how could this be? Sect Master!"
Both of them were filled with horror and astonishment, and they couldn't help but gasp in disbelief.
This is because, in their perception, Lin Xuan's life force...
It's gone!
This twenty-ninth lightning tribulation was terrifying, its power increasing a hundredfold compared to the previous ones, yet Lin Xuan, with his King Realm cultivation, withstood it head-on...
"The Pavilion Master couldn't even hold on?!"
Heavenly Venerable Yunli refused to believe this result. She bit her lip tightly and almost lost control, heading to the place where the lightning tribulation was dense to search for Lin Xuan's remains.
But Wu Liang grabbed the man with one hand, his brows furrowed.
"Etc!"
"Don't stop me! You..."
A fierce glint flashed in Heavenly Venerable Yunli's eyes. She was about to reprimand her when she suddenly sensed something and abruptly turned her head to look at the place where the lightning tribulation was striking.
There, a scorched hand, as if burned by lightning, pressed against the edge of the pit and slowly rose from it.
That almost vanished life force is slowly growing stronger, though it is still weak, like a candle flame that could be easily extinguished, but it truly exists.
"Sect Master!!"
Wu Liang and Heavenly Venerable Yunli both breathed a sigh of relief, their eyes revealing a sense of relief and smiles as if they had survived a calamity.
"That's wonderful!" Heavenly Venerable Yunli relaxed completely, her shoulders slumping. "The Pavilion Master is alive! He really pulled through!"
After the initial surprise came a wave of awe!
Lin Xuan actually successfully survived the twenty-nine lightning tribulations!
Let alone Heavenly Venerable Yunli, even Wu Liang had never heard of such a horrifying thing.
Having barely escaped the crater created by the lightning tribulation, Lin Xuan was no longer the same person he usually was.
Half of his arm was charred and withered, and his hair was disheveled. His white clothes were brand new, but he had just taken them out of his Storage Bag and put them on. His original clothes had long been shredded to the point that not even ash could be seen.
He himself was in a very poor condition, barely clinging to life and on the verge of death.
Fortunately, the calamity clouds in the sky finally began to dissipate slowly...
Witnessing this scene, Heavenly Venerable Yunli couldn't help but exclaim with joy.
"It's over, that's great, finally over..."
Before she could finish speaking, the dissipating tribulation clouds suddenly began to condense again!
Moreover, this tribulation is completely different from the previous ones!
This time, the lightning tribulation was actually purple-gold in color!
No longer was it purple lightning streaked with gold, but rather a perfectly fused, purest form of lightning...
Purple-gold!