Boom!
Thunder struck the mountain peak, missing Mark Gu entirely.
This bolt of lightning wasn’t part of Mark’s tribulation; it had merely gone out of control, startled by Ambrose Lu.
Ambrose glanced at the gathering tribulation clouds in the sky, then turned to Mark and said softly, “What are you still standing there for? The Elemental Infant Thunder Tribulation is about to begin.”
“Ah, yes, sir… I’ll go now,” Mark replied respectfully, shaking off his scattered thoughts. With a light tap of his toes, he soared into the air, standing mid-air.
He looked up at the tribulation clouds, his expression turning serious.
“Master, it seems the little Heavenly Dao got scared, thinking Mark Gu has a close relationship with you, so it sent down the Four-Nine Heavenly Tribulation to curry favor with you, haha,” Old Turtle laughed as he looked up.
The Four-Nine Heavenly Tribulation consists of four waves, each with nine bolts of lightning, totaling thirty-six bolts.
Each wave is more terrifying than the last.
The Four-Nine Heavenly Tribulation usually only appears when a cultivator of Divine Transformation or higher breaks through. Yet, under Ambrose’s influence, it appeared during Mark’s Golden Elixir breakthrough to Elemental Infant…
Whether this was a blessing or a curse for him remained unknown.
If he could withstand this Four-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, he would benefit immensely.
Ambrose couldn’t be bothered to respond to Old Turtle. He simply stood with his hands behind his back, quietly watching the sky.
Meanwhile,
The tribulation clouds grew denser, and the crackling of lightning filled the air, resembling the end of the world!
Even Andrew Chen and the butler on the distant town wall were stunned, a sense of fear welling up in their hearts.
“Town Master, there seems to be a figure standing in the air under those terrifying thunderclouds,” the butler said, squinting as he pointed.
Though the distance was far, they could barely make out the figure with the naked eye, especially under the pitch-black tribulation clouds, where Mark’s silhouette was particularly conspicuous.
“Indeed, that must be the Immortal Gu… Tribulation Crossing, it seems becoming an Immortal isn’t easy,” Andrew remarked with a sigh.
The butler tilted his head curiously, “But hasn’t the sir always seemed quite carefree?”
Andrew: “…”
…
Rumble…
Mark Gu looked at the tribulation clouds above, his face ashen.
Four… Nine… Heavenly… Tribulation!
It shouldn’t be like this. Though his talent wasn’t bad, it wasn’t to the extent of attracting the Four-Nine Heavenly Tribulation just by advancing from Golden Elixir to Elemental Infant!
Facing the Four-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, Mark suddenly felt a lack of confidence.
The various tribulation-crossing methods he had prepared might not be enough…
Rumble…
At this moment, the tribulation clouds churned violently, signaling the imminent arrival of the first wave of lightning!
Mark felt himself being completely locked onto!
He took a deep breath, his gaze becoming as sharp as an eagle’s.
For the first wave, he chose to take it head-on!!
Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to withstand the next three waves!
Rumble! Crack!
Suddenly, nine bolts of pale golden lightning, as thick as fingers, intertwined and struck down!
Mark’s eyes narrowed, and he frantically mobilized the abundant spiritual energy within him, even causing the Golden Elixir in his abdomen to tremble!
A thick barrier of spiritual energy enveloped his body. Instead of retreating, he advanced, rushing towards the nine bolts of lightning!
In an instant, the spiritual energy barrier dissipated, and the nine bolts of lightning struck him.
A dazzling light and black smoke of burning flesh erupted.
Mark’s face turned pale as he plummeted from the sky.
Just before hitting the ground, he forcibly steadied himself, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
He inwardly examined the Golden Elixir in his abdomen, now showing some cracks, but felt no joy.
He quickly swallowed a few elixirs, wiped the blood from his mouth, and soared back into the sky.
“Master, it looks like he’s in trouble,” Old Turtle shook his head with a smile.
Ambrose moved his mouth, spat out a date pit, and popped another one into his mouth, continuing to watch.
Above,
Mark Gu was exhausted, panting heavily.
He looked at the churning tribulation clouds, knowing the second wave of lightning was about to arrive.
No time to catch a breath…
Rumble! Crack!
Nine bolts of pale golden lightning, as thick as three fingers, suddenly descended.
Mark glanced at the armor on his chest, gritted his teeth, and infused it with spiritual energy!
Then… he charged up again!
In an instant, the nine bolts of lightning connected with him…
Sizzle!
The armor on his chest emitted a strong light, completely covering Mark!
But within a few breaths, the armor shattered under the lightning.
The lightning struck Mark, leaving his mind blank, and he fell from the sky again.
—Boom!
If Old Turtle hadn’t caught him lightly, he would have died from the fall after the second wave…
“Ugh!”
Mark spat out a mouthful of blood, looking haggard. His clothes were tattered, and his body was charred black from the tribulation lightning.
The immortal demeanor he once had was completely gone under the terrifying tribulation.
For today’s tribulation crossing, he had forcibly kept Christopher Tong and Leonard Lin in the Town Master’s Mansion, considering this very scenario.
Mark struggled to take out a handful of elixirs, swallowing them without care, and his complexion gradually improved.
But before he could think, the tribulation clouds above churned again, becoming even more violent!
Mark’s heart skipped a beat as he quickly rose into the air.
Gritting his teeth, he produced a formation flag, waving it fiercely!
“Formation, rise!”
Buzz!
The formation flags Mark had previously set up below began to tremble violently, beams of light shooting out from thirty-six positions, connecting in the sky to form a light barrier.
It exuded an indestructible aura, clearly a defensive formation Mark had prepared to withstand the tribulation.
Rumble!!
Nine bolts of lightning, as thick as an arm, struck down fiercely!
Mark’s pupils contracted, feeling that under this overwhelming heavenly might, he would be reduced to ashes in the next moment!
The power and heavenly might contained within were immense, and this was only the third wave!
In an instant, the nine bolts of lightning struck the formation!
The formation flag in Mark’s hand snapped with a crack, and the thirty-six formation flags below also broke one after another.
The formation dissipated, and the lightning struck Mark!
“Master!!”
Christopher Tong and Leonard Lin, watching from the town wall, were alarmed.
Unable to bear it any longer, they had defied their master’s orders and come out, driven by the continuous thunderclaps.
Andrew Chen and the butler also turned pale, never having witnessed such terrifying lightning.
Even without being in the midst of it, they could feel the destructive power of the nine bolts of lightning.
They couldn’t imagine what would happen to Immortal Gu after being struck.
Their hearts clenched tightly.
Meanwhile,
In a distant place, black mist spread everywhere.
“Hehe, excellent. I can sense the Abyss Demon Spear is in that direction,” Zhao Deep Abyss said, just as thunder rumbled in the distance. His eyes flickered, and he vanished from his spot.
In the next moment, he appeared in the sky.
He looked over, his expression slightly serious,
“The Four-Nine Heavenly Tribulation? Could it be a Divine Transformation cultivator crossing the tribulation?”
Then a mocking smile appeared on his lips. Timing couldn’t be better…
He waved his hand at the black mist below,
“Follow me!”
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