273: Chapter 273 The Power of Heavenly Thunder

"A heaven-defying item! It must be a high-tier Transcendent item!"

As the lightning vanished, a bystander suddenly shouted.

Immediately, a chorus of voices erupted from the crowd, all speculating about which bigwig was behind this.

After all, ordinary tools would never attract divine retribution; items below the seventh tier couldn't possibly trigger a heavenly tribulation.

While everyone was discussing it, the lightning Elemental Power in the air began to surge.

The staff at the Danqi Workshop saw this, and their faces darkened.

Given the current state of the barrier, it wouldn't be able to withstand another heavenly tribulation.

The key issue was that they were inside the barrier, and the only way to get out was to deactivate the formation.

But once the formation was deactivated, any mishap would inevitably damage the reputation of the Yishi Mansion.

After all, someone had come here to refine tools. Leaving aside whether the Transcendent item that triggered the heavenly tribulation would be successfully refined, could anyone capable of refining such an item be an ordinary person?

In the end, with no other options, the staff had to gather the onlookers in the Danqi Workshop into the basement.

The Elemental Pool underground was protected by a formation and was certainly much safer than being above.

As for those who didn't come out, they would have to trust in their own luck, because the staff didn't know who was refining the Transcendent tool, and rashly interrupting would only make things worse.

As the lightning in the dark clouds intensified, many high-tier professionals rushed out to watch the commotion.

Of course, watching the commotion was just a pretext; trying to seize that heaven-defying item was the real goal.

For them, if they could obtain this Transcendent item, it would definitely double their strength!

...

'Boom!'

A massive pillar of lightning, twice as thick as the previous one, descended from the sky.

The defensive barrier of the Danqi Workshop only managed to hold for a single breath before being shattered by the lightning.

Nie Ning, who was concentrating on refining the god-forbidden ring, felt a shock in his heart and suddenly looked up at the sky.

At that moment, a bolt of lightning tore through the roof and struck directly onto Nie Ning and the god-forbidden ring.

Under the terrifying thunder, Nie Ning, who had been sitting cross-legged on the ground, was pressed flat against the floor, while the god-forbidden ring trembled incessantly under the power of divine retribution.

Nie Ning gritted his teeth and raised a defensive barrier to cover himself and the god-forbidden ring.

Feeling the might of the thunder, Nie Ning's mind was filled with questions.

'Is this right?'

Nie Ning had experienced heavenly tribulation before.

But now that his strength had increased, and the god-forbidden ring he was refining was exactly the same as before, why had the heavenly tribulation suddenly become several times stronger?

Did this thing also judge people based on their capability?

At this moment, his magic shield was crumbling.

Nie Ning looked up at his god-forbidden ring.

Although his soul could be repaired, the split soul on the god-forbidden ring was also a part of him.

If the split soul on the god-forbidden ring were destroyed, the situation would definitely be more serious than the consequences of using the split soul method.

Thinking of this, Nie Ning swallowed a few healing pills.

He used his eight-fold Elemental Power to build an elemental shield around the god-forbidden ring, while he prepared to rely on his Transcendent physique to withstand the power of the thunder head-on.

'Bang!'

With a muffled thud, the magic shield shattered, and the power of the thunder landed on Nie Ning once again.

Under the terrifying might of the thunder, Nie Ning was soon burned to a crisp, his skin and flesh beginning to collapse.

At this moment, Nie Ning's Transcendent self-healing ability took effect, and his flesh cycled repeatedly between destruction and regeneration.

In comparison, the god-forbidden ring was safe and sound under the protection of the elemental shield, but cracks had appeared on the surface of the elemental shield.

After noticing this, Nie Ning took a deep breath and directly activated the Forbidden Domain of Living Beings.

In an instant, a vast amount of life force surged into Nie Ning's body.

Following this, he forcibly withstood the power of the thunder and slowly stood up, shielding the god-forbidden ring beneath him just as the elemental shield shattered.

With the help of the power from the Forbidden Domain of Living Beings, Nie Ning's body was like an unkillable cockroach, constantly regenerating amidst destruction.

Feeling the power of the thunder weakening, just when Nie Ning thought it was about to end, he suddenly felt the lightning power in the sky gathering.

Immediately after, a massive force of thunder pressed down, and the entire Danqi Workshop was enveloped in lightning.

'Boom!'

After a deafening sound, the Danqi Workshop was reduced to ruins.

However, because of the Forbidden Domain of Living Beings, the Transcendents present, fearing it was some kind of forbidden item, had already retreated to an area two kilometers away.

At this moment, a stone was overturned, and Nie Ning crawled out from underneath, covered in dust and dirt.

Looking at the ruins before him, Nie Ning felt a churning in his chest and couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

As the dust was shaken off his body, the wounds on Nie Ning were shocking to behold.

Not only was there not a single intact patch of skin on his entire body, but a large chunk of flesh on his back was missing, and one could even see his trembling internal organs inside.

Nie Ning looked down at the god-forbidden ring in his hand; the patterns on the white god-forbidden ring were flowing slowly.

"Help… save me…"

At this moment, the wailing from the ruins interrupted Nie Ning's train of thought.

Putting the god-forbidden ring away, Nie Ning's Spiritual Power swept across the entire ruin.

Quite a few people were lying beneath the ruins, obviously caught in the explosion just now.

Fortunately, there were no casualties, though a few low-level individuals were seriously injured.

Seeing how miserable the people in the ruins were, Nie Ning hesitated for a moment and did not activate the Forbidden Domain of Living Beings again.

There was no help for it; the Forbidden Domain of Living Beings was uncontrollable. If he kept absorbing, these people would really die.

As a normal person, Nie Ning couldn't bring himself to exhaust all his strength to save them, but he also couldn't casually deprive others of their lives.

At this moment, the rich lightning Elemental Power left behind by the heavenly tribulation and the dust kicked up by the explosion remained at the scene.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Nie Ning immediately summoned the Jerky Bear Head and had the Flesh Spider in the sealing box separate a clone to leave behind.

As mist began to rise around the flesh clone, the Spiritual Power detection from outsiders was blocked by the mist.

Seeing that it was about right, Nie Ning controlled the Jerky Bear Head to use Shadow Shuttle and fled toward the outskirts.

Under the cover of the lightning Elemental Power, and with buildings all around, most people did not notice the fleeting Power of Corruption of the Jerky Bear Head.

Although a small number of people sensed the aura of corruption, this wisp of Power of Corruption did not attract their attention.

Because their attention was currently focused on that unknown Transcendent tool, and the suddenly appearing massive Power of Corruption also interfered with their judgment.

Shortly after Nie Ning left, some people could no longer contain themselves. Seeing that the heavenly tribulation had disappeared, they began to approach the ruins.

However, what awaited them was not a Transcendent tool, but a corrupting clone hidden in the mist.

As the distance between him and the location grew, his Spiritual Power connection was also interfered with by the mist.

Without Nie Ning's control, the flesh clone began to lose control and attacked the people who entered the mist.

However, the strength of the flesh clone was only at the peak of the second tier, so it was quickly destroyed by the high-tier Transcendents who had arrived.