The Lightning Tribulation Ends

The place called Gods and Devils Ravine is like the belly of a Pixiu (a mythical creature), it only takes in and never gives out.

This is a secluded place devoid of all life. The land here is as hard as black iron, and the sky is always gray, never revealing a ray of sunshine.

The sun won't shine here, and the rain won't fall here either.

But then one day, a thunderbolt struck this place.

The fallen Devil God beasts, having lost their minds, were terrified by this terrifying power and screamed as they fled, while the sleeping Fallen Gods were awakened one by one.

The Fallen Gods Lan Tingjue was one of them. He dug away the soil that had covered him due to his long slumber, and as if drawn by a thunderclap, he forgot to breathe when he saw the purple lightning bolts striking down.

Meanwhile, his neighbor, the Fallen Gods Wentian, pushed aside the heavy stone and emerged from the cave covered in dust.

They all looked towards the spot where the lightning had struck, a thought both terrifying and full of anticipation rising in their minds.

"What is that?" Wentian walked to Lan Tingjue's side with a serious expression.

Lan Tingjue also wanted to know what had attracted the heavenly lightning, but he could only shake his head at Wentian: "Shall we go take a look?"

Wentian glanced back at him, and finally nodded in agreement.

Whatever is there, and whatever dangers they may encounter, this thunderbolt seems poised to bring them new hope!

Heavenly lightning suddenly struck the Gods and Devils Ravine, which had been sealed off for many years. Were Haohe and Qing Mingfeng excited?

They were naturally excited, because it meant that a passage had been opened above the Gods and Devils Ravine. Even if they couldn't leave through it, just being able to experience the wind, frost, rain, and snow outside was enough to make them happy.

However, the aura of the Fallen Gods gathering from all directions quickly jolted them out of their daze.

Haohe immediately expanded the barrier another layer, afraid of delaying Sang Ying's next move.

The lightning bolts falling from outside the Gods and Devils Ravine continuously struck the Dragon Abyss Sword and Sang Ying, who was holding it. The power of the heavenly lightning constantly burned Sang Ying's skin, a feeling even more unbearable than when she was in the lava pool.

But Sang Ying didn't stop. She didn't even set up a defensive formation for herself, focusing solely on using heavenly lightning to help temper her body.

The lightning tribulation Soul Leaving Stage was actually not as damaging to Sang Ying the Annihilation Spring, but unfortunately, she had a Dragon Abyss Sword that had been upgraded, making this lightning tribulation she faced unprecedented in its grandeur.

The barrier that Haohe constructed was shattered time and time again, and he rebuilt it again and again, but even so they could clearly see the land beneath Sang Ying's feet slowly turning into a scorched black.

The thunder roared incessantly, and by the time the other Fallen Gods arrived, the tribulation was nearly halfway complete.

Lan Tingjue and Wentian were the first to arrive. They had lived in the Gods and Devils Ravine for many years and had long known Haohe and the other two. When the two groups met, they were taken aback at first, and then they began to talk.

Wentian was the most anxious of them all. "What's going on? How can Human Race be undergoing tribulation in the Gods and Devils Ravine? Did you cause this?"

Qing Mingfeng rolled his eyes. "What do you know? Don't just talk nonsense. Don't underestimate her just because she's Human Race; she's the Child of Heavenly Destiny!"

Wentian Lan Tingjue both gasped. Most of the Fallen Gods were corrupted by Demonic Qi while fighting against the Devil Race to protect their people, so they naturally had a favorable impression of beings like the Child of Heavenly Destiny.

Upon learning Sang Ying's identity, their gaze towards the female cultivator undergoing tribulation within the barrier immediately changed.

At this moment, Sang Ying was unaware of any unusual activity outside caused by her; she was solely focused on resisting the heavenly lightning.

The heavenly lightning cleaved through the layers of barriers above the Gods and Devils Ravine, successfully allowing countless streams of Spiritual Power to surge in. Sang Ying repeatedly drained the Spiritual Qi within her body to temper herself and the Dragon Abyss Sword, and then repeatedly absorbed this Spiritual Qi to replenish her parched meridians.

Her meridians were continuously widened during this process, and her cracked skin underwent a repeated cycle of healing and cracking.

Sang Ying saw that the dragon engraved on the Dragon Abyss Sword would light up a portion of itself after each strike of heavenly lightning, until the light completely filled the exquisite dragon pattern.

And Sang Ying finally faced the final bolt of lightning.

According to Sang Ying's experience, the last bolt of lightning is often the most powerful and takes the longest to prepare.

Everyone soon noticed a series of faint crackling sounds coming from above.

When they looked up, they discovered that the sky above the Gods and Devils Ravine, which was always a hazy gray, had suddenly turned the color of the sky.

The massive dark clouds completely obscured the area above them, with purple lightning bolts crackling within them, sending shivers down their spines.

The dark cloud was enormous, slowly approaching the Gods and Devils Ravine with an overwhelming sense of oppression. However, because of the presence of this dark cloud, Spiritual Qi from the outside world surged wildly into this once isolated place.

The Fallen Gods took a deep breath, letting themselves freely enjoy the Spiritual Qi.

Wentian exclaimed in astonishment, "Is this the power of the Child of Heavenly Destiny?"

Over the years, they have tried to break through the barrier between the Gods and Devils Ravine and the outside world, but so many true gods have failed to do so. Yet it was Sang Ying, this Human Race cultivator, who succeeded!

Amidst the astonished gazes of these Fallen Gods, the final tribulation lightning bolt finally materialized.

The bolt of lightning poured down like Heavenly River, and from a distance, all that could be seen was a river of lightning flowing into the Gods and Devils Ravine, completely engulfing Sang Ying's figure.

Bathed in the lightning, Sang Ying heard only the crackling of thunder and the sharp shouts of those around her.

Sang Ying had no idea what was happening outside; the shouts were incessant, eventually mixed with the roars of wild animals.

But Sang Ying had no time to care about any of that at the moment, because the Dragon Abyss Sword was injecting Divine Power into her body inch by inch.

Sang Ying felt a pure and powerful energy forcefully being forced into her body. Sang Ying couldn't refuse and didn't want to. But her meridians were already limited in width, and with this energy constantly surging in, Sang Ying soon couldn't hold on any longer.

But the Dragon Abyss Sword did not stop, and it cannot stop now.

Sang Ying felt as if all the flesh on her body was bulging up, as if she was about to explode.

At this moment, the newly formed sword spirit of the Dragon Abyss Sword suddenly spoke, "Master, hold on!"

This call brought Sang Ying back to her senses from the brink of collapse. She gritted her teeth, ignoring the blood gushing from her ears, eyes, and nose, and frantically mobilized her Dantian and Qi Vortex, desperately trying to draw this power back into her body.

With a final, deafening roar, the terrifying tribulation finally came to an end.