He had thought that he would be able to kill the other party easily with his swordsmanship, but who could have thought that the other party would divert his attack into the lightning tribulation instead?
Lightning tribulations could not be used as a substitute, or else they would only grow larger and larger, dealing devastating damage to the attacker.
It was for this reason that he had not interfered with the lightning tribulation all this while. Who could have thought that he would be lured into the lightning tribulation instead?
Knowing that he could very well be struck to death if he did not defend against the lightning tribulation, the First Elder could not be bothered with pursuing Zhang Xuan anymore. Instead, he raised his palm to meet the lightning tribulation head-on.
Kacha!
The lightning tribulation collided with the palm, causing ripples to appear in the surroundings. Countless buildings collapsed once more.
His cultivation had already surpassed Saint 9-dan, so as powerful as the lightning tribulation was, it was unable to harm him in the slightest.
Hu!
While the First Elder was blocking the lightning tribulation, Zhang Xuan's soul made use of this opportunity to dive into the sea of lightning, disappearing from sight.
"Is his soul courting death by diving into the sea of lightning?"
The First Elder was stunned, unable to believe what he was seeing.
Previously, he had thought that Zhang Xuan was just setting up a Bewildering Formation to confuse him, but who could have thought that it was true?
Souls were of the yin attribute, and they feared the ferocious energy of lightning the most. What else could it be other than courting death by diving into the sea of lightning?
"Regardless of whether he's courting death or not, since he's a soul oracle, Mingshi Tang won't come after me even if I kill him!"
Harrumphing coldly, the First Elder looked at the sealed body before him with killing intent seething in his eyes.
As a master teacher, it was his duty to kill any soul oracle he encountered!
Even if he were to make a move now, no one would be able to say anything about it.
Sword qi rose from his fingertip once more. Just as he was about to reduce Zhang Xuan's physical body to meat paste so that his soul would have nowhere to go, he suddenly felt a jolt in his heart. Following which, another thick bolt of lightning flashed in his direction.
"You …"
Feeling goosebumps rising all over his body, the First Elder hurriedly raised his sword qi to defend himself.
Hong long!
When the two collided, the lightning disappeared. However, the sea of lightning seemed to be glued to him as it continued to strike down, one after another. For a moment, he was a little flustered.
"It's indeed effective …"
Upon seeing this sight, Zhang Xuan heaved a sigh of relief.
If the First Elder were to make a move on him, given his current strength, even if he were to use all of his means, he would still be no match for the First Elder. Left with no choice, he could only intentionally reveal the traces of his soul so as to lure the First Elder in.
Even if the other party was one of the strongest experts in the world, it would not be easy for him to escape once he was entangled by the lightning.
"There's only one way to disperse the lightning …"
Knowing that the First Elder wouldn't have the time to deal with him anytime soon, Zhang Xuan turned his attention to the sea of lightning and narrowed his eyes.
There was only one way to strike fear into the lightning, and that was to continuously absorb until the other party was afraid.
At the moment, his body was brimming with zhenqi, and he did not have any cultivation technique that would allow him to achieve a breakthrough either. Thus, he could only give up on the idea previously. However … if he did not absorb it now, the First Elder would kill him sooner or later.
"Suck!"
With a deep roar, Zhang Xuan's Primordial Spirit began absorbing the surrounding lightning as if a whale swallowing water.
Creak! Creak!
As Zhang Xuan absorbed the spiritual energy unreservedly, his Primordial Spirit began growing rapidly. Previously, it had already reached a height of ten meters, and now, it was growing even faster.
His Primordial Spirit was not restricted by his physical body, so it was able to absorb spiritual energy to grow. Previously, due to its size, it was unable to fuse with his body, so he had not dared to absorb it too much. However, since he was unable to control the sea of lightning, he could only use this method to strike fear into the other party's heart. As for whether he could absorb the spiritual energy into his body or not, that was no longer his concern.
Tzzzzzzz!
The speed at which his Primordial Spirit was gathering energy grew faster and faster, and a vortex seemed to have formed in the sea of lightning.
Eleven meters!
Twelve meters!
Thirteen meters!
…
In less than a minute, Zhang Xuan's Primordial Spirit had already grown to twenty meters. Standing amidst the sea of lightning, he looked like a giant.
"I can continue absorbing until you die!"
Sensing his Primordial Spirit growing larger and larger, Zhang Xuan harrumphed coldly.
The previously arrogant lightning tribulation seemed to have sensed fear in its heart, and the ominous clouds around it trembled uncontrollably, losing all of its previous prestige.
He had thought that he would be able to strike that fellow to death by summoning his relatives and aunts over, but who could have known that the other party's greatest trump card was his Primordial Spirit, allowing him to absorb spiritual energy as he pleased? If this were to continue, his entire tribe would be wiped out.
Hu!
Without hesitating for too long, the lightning tribulation shook its body, intending to flee once more.
"Don't run … If you don't want me to absorb all of your spiritual energy, you'd better listen to my instructions. There's something else I need you to do!"
Knowing that the lightning tribulation would react in such a manner, Zhang Xuan sent a telepathic message to it.
He had no idea whether the lightning tribulation had its own consciousness or not, but he was certain that it could understand his words. Otherwise, it wouldn't have fled in fear every single time.
…
"It's finally stopped …"
Beneath the lightning tribulation, the First Elder exhaled deeply.
Even though he was a powerful cultivator, he still felt his scalp going numb, and he had nearly succumbed to the lightning tribulation.
Since the lightning tribulation had stopped, it was unlikely that the lightning tribulation would continue. Thus, he turned his gaze toward Zhang Xuan's physical body, and killing intent surged in his eyes.
"Soul oracles deserve to be punished by all!"
With a flick of his wrist, the First Elder launched a powerful slash toward the lightning tribulation.
Just now, when he used his sword qi, he was chased by the lightning. This time, he learned his lesson.
Kacha!
Before the palm strike could even reach Zhang Xuan, yet another thick bolt of lightning fell from the sky.
This bolt of lightning was several times stronger than the previous one. It struck down from the sky, as if it wanted to set the air ablaze, bringing with it an aura and power that was difficult to resist.
"This …"
The First Elder felt his scalp tingling, and he felt frenzied.
He might have attacked the lightning tribulation earlier, but that wasn't intentional … It had already been so long, surely it couldn't be so relentless as to strike him to death, right?
More importantly … it was one thing for the lightning tribulation to strike him, but the person who was undergoing the Heavenly Tribulation was standing not too far away. His eyes were tightly shut, as if he was asleep … Why didn't you strike him instead?
Even so, he knew that he would be severely injured if he didn't defend against the lightning tribulation. Left with no choice, he raised his fist to meet the lightning tribulation head-on.
Si la!
Cracks appeared in the surrounding space, and under the powerful shockwaves, countless buildings collapsed and formations were destroyed.
"Cough cough cough cough!"
Even though he had managed to block the lightning tribulation, he still sustained some damage. His body was starting to get charred.
"I have to kill that fellow before the lightning tribulation dissipates!"
Knowing that he wouldn't be able to withstand another two bolts of lightning, the First Elder gritted his teeth and punched toward Zhang Xuan once more.
Just like that, before the lightning bolt could even reach Zhang Xuan, it was as if the lightning bolt had locked onto him to protect Zhang Xuan.
Kacha! Kacha!
Green smoke rose from the First Elder's head, and his body trembled uncontrollably. Turning his gaze toward Zhang Xuan once more, he saw that the latter had opened his eyes, and his body was swaying uncontrollably in the air, as if he would plummet to the ground at any moment.
"You block the lightning tribulation for now. I'll rest for a moment …"
After saying those words, he used a bolt of lightning to tear open the sealed space around him before descending leisurely.
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