Most low-level disciples had known earlier that someone was undergoing a tribulation to form a golden core, but separated by several hundred li, their Divine Sense was not even as useful as their eyesight.
Yet they could not see the person within the Heavenly Tribulation at all. They could only watch lightning flash on the horizon, but even so, they watched with great relish, each of them unusually excited.
But upon suddenly hearing the sect master's voice telling them to take shelter in the nearest defensive restrictions, they immediately became somewhat flustered.
"Senior Brother, is the Heavenly Tribulation truly so powerful that even the sect-protecting grand formation must be activated..."
"Th-this is a Heavenly Tribulation! Junior Brothers, you simply have no idea how terrifying a Heavenly Tribulation is. The power of a golden core tribulation can only be withstood by a defensive grand formation like our sect's..."
To conceal his own ignorance, the senior brother still spoke with feigned composure. Disciples throughout the valley gathered in twos and threes, whispering among themselves.
By now, Li Yan could no longer spare any attention for matters outside himself. The instant he saw that enormous single eye protruding from the vortex, waves of tremors ran across his body.
In an instant, every hair on his body stood on end!
Of course, he knew what the thirtieth and final golden core tribulation would look like: a gigantic single eye would appear. This tribulation would be the final strike, but also the strongest.
It was said that even the combined might of the final five tribulations might not equal the power of this one.
Yet he had clearly only been about to face the twenty-seventh tribulation when this sudden mutation erupted.
Though he had never experienced a Heavenly Tribulation, no matter how foolish he was,