165: Chapter 165 Tribulation of Lightning? He's about to become a saint?!

Chapter 165: Lightning Tribulation? He's about to become a Saint?! At the horizon.

Supreme Elder Li Tianxiong exerted all his strength to circulate the spiritual energy in his body, his figure flickering crazily in the Void Realm at an extreme speed.

He didn't dare to look back, let alone stop.

"A Saint! He's actually a Saint!"

Supreme Elder Li Tianxiong roared inwardly, his face pale and his whole body trembling.

He had cultivated for thousands of years, going from an obscure little Cultivator to the seventh level of the Asking Dao Realm, becoming a Grand Elder of the Tiangang Sect and standing at the Peak of the South Region.

He had seen countless powerful experts and experienced countless life-and-death situations.

But he had never been as terrified as he was at this moment.

A young man who looked only in his twenties was actually a Saint!

He had actually fought against a Saint!

Supreme Elder Li Tianxiong's Dao Heart was on the verge of collapse.

The South Region was barren with thin spiritual energy; there weren't even many Saints.

How could a tiny Shen Family have a connection with a Saint?

Could it be that someone had set their sights on the Tiangang Sect?

Thinking of this, Supreme Elder Li Tianxiong was startled.

The reason their Tiangang Sect was called the head of the Seven Great Sects of the South Region was not only because their Tiangang Sect's Legacy was the oldest, but also because their Old Ancestor was a ninth-level Asking Dao Realm existence, the number one person beneath the Saint level.

Moreover, as a high-ranking member of the Tiangang Sect, he knew better than outsiders that their Old Ancestor had begun a secluded meditation three years ago to prepare for breaking through to the Saint Realm.

Once the Old Ancestor successfully broke through, their Tiangang Sect would be the fourth Holy Land of the South Region!

Could it be that someone knew the Old Ancestor was about to break through and wanted to sabotage it?

"No... I must inform the Old Ancestor as soon as possible..."

Supreme Elder Li Tianxiong gritted his teeth, the spiritual energy in his body burning wildly, and his speed exploded again, turning him into a black streak of light that flew across the sky.

The mountains, rivers, and cities below receded rapidly beneath his feet.

He had already flown over a hundred miles.

He was getting further from Canglang Mountain and closer to the Tiangang Sect.

"Almost there... almost there..."

Supreme Elder Li Tianxiong felt a sense of relief, and his speed slowed down slightly.

However—

At that moment!

"Boom!"

A world-shaking explosion erupted from the Nine Heavens!

The sound was like ten thousand thunders roaring together, making the entire world tremble violently!

Supreme Elder Li Tianxiong's body stiffened, and he suddenly looked up.

In the sky, the once cloudless blue sky had turned pitch black at some point!

Thick dark clouds, like surging ocean waves, rushed in from the horizon and covered the entire sky in the blink of an eye!

In the dark clouds, streaks of deep blue lightning snaked and tumbled like Lightning Dragons roaring within the cloud layers!

That lightning contained power capable of destroying heaven and earth!

That aura was more terrifying than any lightning Supreme Elder Li Tianxiong had ever seen!

"Is this... a Lightning Tribulation?!"

Supreme Elder Li Tianxiong's pupils shrank, and his face instantly turned as pale as paper.

He had lived for thousands of years, and the number of times he had witnessed a Lightning Tribulation could be counted on one hand.

A Cultivator's journey from the Body Refining Realm to the Asking Dao Realm consists of nine realms that only require step-by-step cultivation without the need to undergo a tribulation.

To go further, one must pass through a Lightning Tribulation to shed mortality and become a Saint.

Only one in a thousand people can successfully undergo the tribulation and become a Saint.

Since ancient times, all who sought to become Saints feared the power of lightning.

In the past thousand years, the South Region was not without ninth-level Asking Dao Realm experts, but most fell under the Saint Tribulation.

Many others lacked the confidence and did not dare to trigger the Saint Tribulation.

Although Supreme Elder Li Tianxiong had never experienced a Lightning Tribulation, he knew its terror.

And the lightning overhead was even more terrifying than the Saint Tribulations he had seen before!

That pressure and that destructive aura made him, a seventh-level Asking Dao Realm Cultivator, feel despair!

"Rumble—"

The thunder grew more frequent and louder.

The dark clouds billowed and the lightning flashed; the entire world trembled under this terrifying power!

Supreme Elder Li Tianxiong's body went stiff as a premonition of death surged from the depths of his Soul.

He wanted to flee, to run, to leave this area.

But his body simply wouldn't listen.

That heavenly might had him dead-locked, making it impossible for him to even move a finger!

"No... No!"

Supreme Elder Li Tianxiong roared hoarsely, his eyes filled with despair and indignation.

He desperately circulated his spiritual energy, burned his essence blood, and even resorted to Forbidden Techniques, trying to break free from that constraint.

However—

It was useless.

That heavenly might, like the judgment of the Heavenly Dao, held him firmly locked!

"Why?! Why is there a Lightning Tribulation descending upon me?!"

Supreme Elder Li Tianxiong roared at the sky, his voice full of terror and confusion.

He was only at the seventh level of the Asking Dao Realm, still a distance away from the ninth level Peak, and far from the point of triggering a Saint Tribulation.

How could lightning be locked onto him?

"Boom!"

Responding to him was a bolt of deep blue lightning as thick as a water bucket!

The lightning struck straight down from the Nine Heavens at an extreme speed; Supreme Elder Li Tianxiong had no time to react at all!

"NO—!!!"

Supreme Elder Li Tianxiong let out a shrill, miserable scream.

The lightning struck him precisely, exploding into a ball of blinding lightning!

"Boom—!!!"

A world-shaking explosion erupted, and an energy storm swept in all directions!

The mountains, rivers, and trees within dozens of miles were instantly turned to dust under this strike!

On the ground, a huge deep pit appeared where the lightning fell, hundreds of feet deep, with walls as smooth as a mirror and faint lightning still flowing.

Supreme Elder Li Tianxiong lay at the bottom of the pit, charred black and devoid of any aura.

His body's surface was covered in dense cracks, like fine porcelain about to shatter.

Streaks of deep blue lightning wandered through his body, completely extinguishing his last bit of life.

The seventh-level Asking Dao Realm expert, Supreme Elder Li Tianxiong of the Tiangang Sect, had fallen!

In the sky, the dark clouds slowly dispersed, and sunlight spilled down once again.

In the deep pit, Supreme Elder Li Tianxiong's corpse lay quietly, motionless, like a charred sculpture.

...

On Canglang Mountain, everyone witnessed this scene.

At the horizon, a bolt of deep blue lightning as thick as a water bucket descended from the sky, tearing through the heavens and exploding into a ball of blinding light.

That light, even from over a hundred miles away, was still so piercing that people couldn't open their eyes.

Immediately after, a terrifying energy storm swept over, making the entire Canglang Mountain tremble slightly.

"What... what was that?!"

"Lightning Tribulation! It's a Lightning Tribulation! Someone was struck dead by a Lightning Tribulation!"

"That direction... it's the direction the Tiangang Sect's Grand Elder fled!"

"What?! Supreme Elder Li Tianxiong was struck dead by lightning?!"

"Impossible! Only becoming a Saint triggers a Lightning Tribulation. Li Tianxiong is still far from becoming a Saint, how could he trigger one?"

"Could it be... he was hiding his strength? When he attacked just now, his aura leaked, thus attracting the Lightning Tribulation?"

"It's possible!"

"No wonder Senior Li left in such a hurry; it turns out he triggered a Lightning Tribulation."

The crowd discussed fervently, coming up with a seemingly reasonable explanation for the appearance of the Lightning Tribulation.

"Tsk, the Tiangang Sect has suffered a huge loss this time." A Cultivator shook his head gloatingly. "First Senior Brother Sun Zhengyang, then Zhou Yanchang, and now even a Grand Elder has fallen. Three Elders, each stronger than the last, all met their end here in Guangnan City."

"Exactly! The Tiangang Sect claims to be the head of the Seven Great Sects, but now they're likely to have their vitality greatly damaged."

"Greatly damaged? How so? The Tiangang Sect still has an Old Ancestor at the ninth level of the Asking Dao Realm! As long as the Old Ancestor is still there, the Tiangang Sect won't fall."

"That's true..."

On the Shi Family's side, Shi Pojun slumped in his chair, his face as pale as paper and his whole body trembling.

Supreme Elder Li Tianxiong was dead!

This was a Grand Elder of the Tiangang Sect. Regardless of how Li Tianxiong died, their Shi Family would definitely not be able to escape responsibility.

When the Tiangang Sect came to demand accountability, their Shi Family would never have a good ending!

On the contrary, the Shen Family before them was no longer the main issue.

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