Huala!
The massive palm imprint gathered the surrounding spiritual energy to form a massive wave that crashed down on Zhang Xuan.
If he were to be struck by it, he would surely die.
"Skyleaf King, your opponent is me!"
Wu Shi and President Han narrowed their eyes in astonishment. They hurriedly rushed forward to block the palm imprint for Zhang Xuan.
"Don't go over!"
Not expecting such a sudden turn of events, Lozosy's face darkened, and she hurriedly shouted.
However, it was already too late. Wu Shi and President Han were already within the range of the lightning tribulation. Driving their zhenqi furiously, they managed to fend off the other party's palm imprint. However, at that moment, the storm clouds in the sky abruptly expanded by twofold.
An even more powerful bolt of lightning was rumbling amidst the storm clouds, ready to strike down at any moment.
"What's going on?" Zhang Yinqiu's face paled.
The previous lightning tribulation was already difficult for Zhang Shi to deal with, so why would the storm clouds suddenly increase in size?
"The Celestial Ascension Ordeal will increase the difficulty of the lightning tribulation depending on the cultivation of the cultivator. Wu shi and Guild Leader Han charged into the range of the lightning tribulation, and their auras were too powerful. As a result, the lightning tribulation thought that Zhang shi had achieved a breakthrough, so it sent down an even stronger lightning tribulation to punish them."
Lozosy's face paled upon hearing those words.
"What should we do then?"
Zhang Yinqiu's body swayed weakly.
"There's nothing we can do. None of us can interfere in this matter. The more we interfere, the more powerful the lightning tribulation will be, and the greater the calamity it will bring to Zhang Shi …"
Lozosy clenched her jaws tightly.
Kacha!
Before she could finish her words, the storm clouds suddenly finished accumulating their strength, and the lightning tribulation that was only as thick as a thigh grew to the thickness of a man's waist in the blink of an eye.
Hong long!
Zhang Xuan's body was already charred black by the lightning tribulation, and his hair was standing on end. As the lightning tribulation struck him, he felt as if his entire body was being torn apart.
Pu!
Fresh blood spurted from his mouth, and all of his veins ruptured simultaneously. In the blink of an eye, his entire body was dyed red.
"Quintuple Incandescence Golden Body …"
With a deep roar, Zhang Xuan's body began to glow as he drove his Quintuple Incandescence Golden Body to its limits.
The second bolt of lightning was a Body Ordeal that would tear his body apart. Right now, he could only rely on his strongest physical body cultivation technique, the Quintuple Incandescence Golden Body, to withstand it.
Ka-cha! Ka-cha! Ka-cha!
Under the attack of the lightning, the light on the surface of his body shattered layer by layer. Cracks appeared on his body like porcelain, and fresh blood flowed out.
"How could he be so powerful …"
Zhang Xuan roared in his heart.
Even though the Soul Ordeal had been difficult for him to deal with, he had still been able to deal with it. However, the Body Ordeal was simply too powerful. His Quintuple Incandescence Golden Body, which had reached consummation, was no different from an eggshell before a hammer!
Creak!
The cracks on Zhang Xuan's body grew bigger and bigger as the lightning completely invaded his body. Zhang Xuan felt as if his head and limbs were being pulled by five horses and would be torn apart at any moment.
"Not five horses, but a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand …"
As the lightning seeped into his body, it felt as if there were ten thousand horses pulling on every single part of his body. It was as if the lightning would not stop until it had reduced his body to dust.
"I can't hold on any longer …"
The zhenqi in his body flowed like a raging river, and he managed to hold on for nine whole breaths. However, after the tenth breath, he suddenly felt like he was on the verge of exploding.
Even though he possessed unparalleled talent, and the cultivation technique he cultivated was the authentic Heaven's Path Divine Art, he had already exceeded his limits.
"This won't do. At this rate, I'll surely die … You want to strike me? I don't believe that you don't have any flaws …"
Gritting his teeth, Zhang Xuan turned his gaze toward the lightning in the sky.
So what if it was lightning? You might be powerful, but no matter how powerful you are, there are still flaws and loopholes. As long as you can find them, you will be able to overcome them.
A book materialized in the Library of Heaven's Path.
Zhang Xuan quickly flipped it open.
Hula!
A line of words appeared in his mind.
"Saint Ascension Ordeal, Body Ordeal! It gathers the power of lightning to destroy one's physical body and zhenqi. The lightning harnesses explosive might, making it nigh impossible to withstand. Flaws: It has an extremely powerful tearing effect on one's physical body, but it has no effect on one's soul.
"It has no effect on one's soul?"
Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up.
The previous Soul Ordeal had nearly torn his soul apart. If it had no effect on his soul, he could have just allowed it to be absorbed.
"Soul Drawing!"
Roaring furiously, Zhang Xuan's soul flew out from his glabella, and he opened his mouth wide to devour the lightning bolts that were falling from the sky.
As the lightning was simply too dazzling, no one had been able to see his soul. They thought that he had used some kind of secret art.
Tzzzzzzz!
As soon as the lightning entered his soul, it immediately became a nourishment for him. His soul energy surged furiously, and his soul grew larger once more.
In the face of the explosive force, his physical body was like a balloon being blown up. It was only a matter of time before it burst. However, his soul was different. Even if it grew larger, it would only be a little thinner.
Soon, the second bolt of lightning was completely absorbed by his soul, and his soul energy returned to its original size of ten meters.
Even though the strength of his soul energy had increased, the purity of his soul energy did not diminish in the slightest. In fact, it was even more fearsome than before.
"Does this mean that I have cleared the second Saint Ascension Ordeal?"
Returning his soul back to his physical body, Zhang Xuan heaved a sigh of relief upon seeing the disappearance of the second bolt of lightning.
It was fortunate that he had taken a look at it with the Library of Heaven's Path, or else his physical body would have been unable to withstand it. At this moment, his soul had already absorbed the second bolt of lightning. Otherwise, he would have been reduced to meat paste by now.
Hong long long!
As the second bolt of lightning came to an end, the third bolt of lightning was just about to descend.
At this moment, the third bolt of lightning was already a meter thick, and it seemed as if it would not rest until it killed Zhang Xuan.
Kacha!
It fell down.
"Die!"
At this moment, the Skyleaf King flicked his finger once more, and a surge of sword qi shot toward Zhang Xuan.
Clearly, the Skyleaf King was infuriated that his previous assault had failed. Thus, he wanted to make use of this opportunity to kill Zhang Xuan before the final bolt of lightning struck.
Otherwise, if another Celestial Saint were to appear, the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe would surely face destruction once more.
This finger strike harnessed the full might of the Skyleaf King.
Lozosy narrowed her eyes. Just as she was about to make a move, a figure suddenly appeared before her.
Puhe!
The sword qi pierced right into the figure, tearing a huge hole in it.
Heaving a sigh of relief, Lozosy stopped moving.
It was none other than Zhang Xuan's clone.
Seeing how the Skyleaf King had provoked him time and time again, he couldn't hold himself back anymore.
"How dare you hit my main body? I will kill you!"
Roaring furiously, his aura surged, and 'hu!', he dashed into the sky.
"You …" Not expecting the other party to be so reckless as to charge right up to him, the Skyleaf King was taken aback for a moment before sending a palm strike over.
Kacha!
In midair, his clone was reduced to a pile of meat once more. However, without the slightest hint of retreat, he continued charging forward with all his might.
Tzzla tzzla!
In the blink of an eye, the rampaging might had already torn apart the Skyleaf King's Primordial Spirit.
"Damn it …"
Not expecting the other party to be so reckless as to act as a frenzied wolf, the Skyleaf King's complexion turned incredibly awful.
He had no idea what the fellow in front of him was made of. Not only was he not afraid of death, his body was also like plasticine. No matter how he was attacked, he would change back. Even though his strength was far inferior to his, it was still a headache to be entangled with him.
No, there's no point in wasting my time on them. As long as I can fuse the map with the crystal, I will be able to gain complete control over the Qiu Wu Palace. Even if he succeeds in becoming a Celestial Saint, he won't be able to do anything to me...
The Skyleaf King thought as he dodged the attacks of his clone.
Zhang Xuan was surrounded by lightning. Even he did not dare to approach him. If he launched a sneak attack from afar, it would be easy for others to stop him. Furthermore, the fellow before him was going all out, so it was impossible for him to succeed in a sneak attack.
At this point, there was only one thing he could do — assimilate the Qiu Wu Palace as soon as possible. As long as he could control the power of the entire palace, so what if Zhang Xuan was a Celestial Saint? He would not be a match for him either!
"Get lost!" With a furious roar, the Skyleaf King sent his clone flying with a single palm strike. After which, he hurriedly rushed up to the crystal and pressed his palm down.
Buzz!
With a deafening buzz, the map slowly fused with the crystal.
"Hurry up and stop him!" Zhang Yinqiu shouted anxiously.
Wu Shi and President Han rushed forward as well, but before they could even reach the Qiu Wu Palace, they were already sent flying.
In the short period of time that they had fought with the Skyleaf King, they had sustained significant injuries as well. Their zhenqi was running low, and they were no match for the Skyleaf King, who was bent on assimilating the Qiu Wu Palace.
"It's over …"
Seeing that the map had already fused with the crystal, and the shaking of the Qiu Wu Palace was also coming to a halt, Zhang Yinqiu's face paled.
It was already too late for him to stop the Skyleaf King.
"I can only hope that Zhang Shi can successfully become a Celestial Saint. Perhaps, he might be able to turn the situation around …"
Zhang Yinqiu hurriedly turned his gaze to Zhang Xuan on the Saint Ascension Platform.
At this very moment, he was facing the final trial of the Saint Ascension Ordeal, the Heart Ordeal!
This was the most difficult trial of all, and it was far more dangerous than the previous two.
"The Heart Ordeal is simply too difficult. It will induce inner demons to bewitch one. No matter how powerful one is, it will be difficult for one to withstand it … Let's just hope that he can withstand it!"
Lozosy was still standing not too far away, not daring to relax in the slightest.
Even though Zhang Xuan had managed to overcome the first two trials, this was the most difficult trial. If he failed, his Soul Depth would be destroyed, and he would die.
Cultivating one's body was easy, but cultivating one's heart was difficult.
Countless cultivators had either died in battle or had died because of the inner demons that plagued their cultivation.
Paying no heed to the worries of the outside world, Zhang Xuan was completely immersed in a unique state of mind.
As thick as the Heart Ordeal lightning was, it didn't cause him the slightest pain. Instead, he felt as if he had fallen into a boundless hell. It was pitch-black and desolate, and he couldn't see his future.
The path was long, and there was no end to it. Walking on it, he felt as if he had lost his way.
"Where am I? Where am I going? "
Zhang Xuan was perplexed.
Hong long!
Just as Zhang Xuan was perplexed, a pitch-black figure with the appearance of a demon suddenly appeared before him. With a seductive voice, the figure said, "The cultivation technique you are cultivating is wrong! If you continue cultivating it, only death awaits you … "
"Wrong?"
Zhang Xuan was taken aback for a moment. Then, as if it was a conditioned reflex, his slightly dazed eyes abruptly opened. "You said that I am cultivating wrongly? It seems like there is something wrong with your cultivation. Why don't you learn from me? I can offer you some pointers. Rest assured, I am a very good teacher!"
"…" Inner demon.
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