Chapter 198: Tribulation Crossing, The Might of the Authority of the Heavenly Dao
“If the situation weren't so urgent, I really wouldn't want to leave!” You glanced back one last time at the formation, then resolutely departed.
You had cultivated for a full hundred days within the world inside the Jade Seal, yet only a single day had passed in the outside world.
Leaving the Jade Seal space, you looked at the still-standing Sect-Protecting Grand Formation, and couldn't help but let out a breath of relief.
In the next instant, above your head, dark clouds gathered thickly. A Tribulation Cloud spanning ten thousand li suddenly appeared, and peals of thunder echoed through the heavens!
Your Fusion Tribulation had come!
Feeling the terrifying power contained within the Lightning Tribulation, your brow furrowed slightly. To avoid implicating the Sect-Protecting Grand Formation during your Tribulation Crossing, you chose to leave.
“Look, it's the Sect Master!”
“The Sect Master has come out of seclusion!”
“Wonderful, we're saved!” The gathered disciples, upon seeing your figure, were beside themselves with excitement.
“No, everyone stay back!” Xiao Fan in the ranks noticed something was wrong and hurriedly shouted.
You glanced down at the disciples, left a single declaration, then soared directly toward the enemy camp!
“All disciples of the Heavenly Blade Sect, immediately enter the Sect-Protecting Grand Formation. No mistakes!”
Not long after you left the Sect-Protecting Grand Formation, a Fusion realm cultivator appeared before you, intending to strike.
The next second, that Fusion realm cultivator suddenly sensed something, his expression shifting drastically, and he quickly fled.
“You came all this way, and now you want to leave?” You raised a Heaven-Rank Spirit Sword, took a single step, and directly appeared before the man. Then, beneath the Fusion realm cultivator's terrified gaze, you swung your sword!
Though you had not yet passed your Fusion Tribulation, your strength had already risen to the Fusion realm. Facing cultivators of the same stage, you had never once feared them.
One sword strike, and the Fusion realm cultivator's head fell to the ground, blood spurting from his neck.
A Heaven-Rank Human Sovereign Banner suddenly appeared, drawing the Fusion realm cultivator's Remnant Soul into it, strengthening itself.
A fellow Fusion realm cultivator, yet he couldn't last a single exchange against you!
In that moment, every faction was shaken. Before you could act further, a voice rang out.
“Retreat, fall back immediately!!!”
You looked toward the sound. It was Princess Anle!
The corner of your mouth curled into a cold laugh, and you charged straight toward Princess Anle's position.
Seeing the smile on your face, Princess Anle seemed to remember something. Her whole body trembled, and she turned and fled without a second glance.
“You dare show yourself while carrying a Lightning Tribulation? Is Sect Master Ye courting death?” Princess Anle said to you as she fled.
“That's right. Before I die, I'm dragging all of you down with me!” You laughed heartily.
“Madman! If you want to die, die alone. This Empress will not accompany you!”
You wanted to keep pursuing, but two Fusion realm cultivators appeared, blocking your path.
You gripped your spirit sword tightly in your right hand and swung out an utterly plain sword strike. A Fusion realm cultivator's life-preserving technique was instantly shattered by your blade! He was gravely wounded!
The second sword swung out. That mid-stage Fusion realm cultivator's body suddenly split apart from the center, his physical body destroyed.
The Human Sovereign Banner revived on its own, cleaning up the aftermath.
The other Fusion realm cultivator was scared out of his wits by this scene, abandoned his companion, and fled for his life.
You wanted to take this one down as well, but your brow suddenly furrowed, and you looked up at the sky.
Your Lightning Tribulation had finished brewing. The Tribulation Crossing had begun!
You glanced down at the local cultivators below who had no time to escape, let out a cold laugh, and then began your Tribulation Crossing!
Bolstered by so many cultivators, the might of the Lightning Tribulation you faced was already beyond imagination!
The first bolt of Heavenly Lightning fell. You were struck down from the sky, crashing heavily to the ground.
This was the most wretched you had been since you began Tribulation Crossing. With just that one strike, you felt as though your entire body was about to fall apart, the terrifying power of the Heavenly Lightning wreaking havoc within you.
You slowly crawled to your feet and looked around. Of the enemy cultivators within your Lightning Tribulation's range, only ten were still standing like you!
And those ten were all late-stage Fusion realm cultivators!
As for the rest, they had long since been struck down, their fates unknown.
You were given no time to catch your breath. The second bolt of Heavenly Lightning fell, striking directly at the crown of your head!
BOOM————!
Facing a Heavenly Lightning enhanced beyond imagination, you felt as though you might actually be about to die.
You smelled something burning on your body — your physical flesh had been cooked through by the Heavenly Lightning!
Lying on the ground, unable to move, you could only roll your eyes to observe your surroundings. After the second bolt of Heavenly Lightning fell, within your Lightning Tribulation's range, not a single person was left standing!
“Sect Master, are you all right?”
“Hold on, I'll go find Ancestor Yunyi to save you!” Ancestor Mo Yang's voice reached you. The massive commotion from your Tribulation Crossing had long since drawn everyone's attention.
“I'm fine. Not dead yet,” you said, your voice lacking strength.
Seeing the third bolt of Heavenly Lightning about to fall, your Primordial Spirit suddenly left your body. One finger of your Primordial Spirit pointed at the Tribulation Cloud, and you spoke.
“Stop!”
The third bolt of Heavenly Lightning, which had been about to fall, stopped dead in midair, with no intention of descending whatsoever.
Ever since you had absorbed and refined the light cluster containing the Authority of the Heavenly Dao within your body, the Authority of the Heavenly Dao you could command had increased considerably.
This allowed you to effortlessly control the Lightning Tribulation!
And this was precisely the confidence that let you dare charge into the crowd and strengthen your Lightning Tribulation!
You lay on the ground for a while. After your injuries recovered somewhat, you finally crawled to your feet and staggered over to the several Fusion realm cultivators, beginning to finish them off.
The ten Fusion realm cultivators, under the bombardment of two bolts of Heavenly Lightning, had long since been gravely wounded, with no possibility of resistance.
And so they were effortlessly slain by you, every last one!
After dealing with the enemies, you finally looked up at the Lightning Tribulation in the sky.
“Your own Lightning Tribulation, after all, still has to be crossed by yourself!”
Standing in the sky, you approached the edge of the Tribulation Cloud but did not rashly enter it.
The Heavenly Lightning Body-Refining Art operated at full power, madly absorbing the Heavenly Lightning power from all directions, constantly tempering your physical body.
While tempering your body, you took out all kinds of healing pills and poured them into your mouth in one go, rapidly recovering your injuries.
“Wait, you can cross Tribulation like that???” Below, Ancestor Mo Yang pointed at you beside the Tribulation Cloud, asking in bewilderment.
“You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?” The gathered Fusion realm Ancestors all shook their heads, feeling they had gained new knowledge.
“The Sect Master truly lives up to being the Sect Master. We can no longer even catch up to him.” Xiao Fan looked up at you, wholly convinced.