Before the saber could even reach him, the muscles on his arm had already been stripped away!
It was no wonder why it was a Dimension Shatterer realm cultivator.
Roaring furiously, Zhang Xuan drove all of his zhenqi, physical body, and soul to fuse as one. In an instant, the space around him seemed to have become viscous.
The Ancient Sage Ordeal was a form of oppression that the heavens placed on a cultivator, forcing them to undergo a metamorphosis. As a result, the effects of weapons would weaken, and if things went wrong, it might even cause the ordeal to become even greater.
It was just like how the might of the Leaving Aperture Ordeal differed greatly between two people.
For this reason, Zhang Xuan chose not to use the Dragonbone Divine Spear. Instead, he used his own strength to face the lightning tribulation.
Si la!
Even ordinary Ancient Sages of the Hundred Schools of Philosophers would find it difficult to break through their defenses within a short period of time. However, in the face of the lightning saber in the sky, it was no different from child's play. In the blink of an eye, the lightning saber tore through Zhang Xuan's defenses. Following which, Zhang Xuan's muscles were torn apart, revealing his bones.
Pain!
He hadn't reached the Blood Reincarnation realm yet, so the pain from the separation of his bones and flesh struck his mind, causing him to feel a bout of dizziness.
Hu!
His clothes were reduced to ashes, and in the blink of an eye, he was reduced to a shriveled skeleton.
The Ordeal of Lightning Armament was simply too fearsome. It wasn't something that he could deal with at his current level.
From the moment he had fought against the saber, he had only managed to last two breaths, and the saber had yet to fully descend upon him.
Given how the saber was able to reduce him to such a state with just its aura, if it were to really descend upon him, he would probably be reduced to dust.
I've gone too far …
A thought suddenly surfaced in Zhang Xuan's mind.
He had been thinking of making use of this opportunity to push for a breakthrough to the Ancient Sage realm, but who could have thought that he would end up going too far?
It won't be that easy to kill me, Zhang Xuan!
Knowing that he would surely die if he continued holding back, Zhang Xuan willed his body, and an identical physical body appeared before him. It flew straight toward the saber in the sky.
Clone!
"You can't even withstand a single lightning tribulation? How embarrassing! Watch how I shatter it with brute force! "
As soon as it appeared, the clone let out a proud roar and charged straight toward the long saber.
Heaving a sigh of relief, Zhang Xuan took out the Blood Reincarnation realm blood of the Ancient Gods and nourished his body.
At this moment, all that was left of him was his skeleton. If he didn't have this thing, he would have died long ago.
Under the nourishment of the blood, the muscles that had disappeared previously were slowly recovering. It seemed like it would take at least several years for them to fully recover. However, at the very least, they were still able to recover. At the very least, they wouldn't die on the spot.
Shaking his head, Zhang Xuan looked up at the clone in the air.
Even the clone was unable to fend off the massive saber in the air. However, the clone's body was forged using the Nine Hearts Lotus Embryo. As soon as the saber was sliced into two, it would fuse back together as if it was made of liquid. As such, the Lightning Armament Tribulation was unable to do anything to it in the short term.
"This is a clone?"
"With such a powerful avatar, doesn't that mean that he is immortal?"
This was the first time the crowd had seen the existence of a clone, and they were all astonished.
This was especially so for Ancient Sage Mo Ling, who was trembling in excitement.
What soul oracles yearned for the most was an undying and indestructible body. As long as they could obtain it, they would have eternal life, and there would be no need for them to fear anything.
"I'm still too weak. I won't be able to withstand it …"
Even though the speed of the saber had slowed down significantly due to the interference of his clone, it was still falling relentlessly. It wouldn't be long before the saber would be obliterated as well, so Zhang Xuan couldn't care less anymore. With a flick of his wrist, he took out the Stone of Divine Crusade and flicked it toward his clone.
Tzzzzzzz!
There was still close to half of the soul energy left in the Stone of Divine Crusade, which was roughly 50,000 souls of Saint realm cultivators.
This fellow was originally formed from half of Zhang Xuan's soul, so when it suddenly fused with so much soul energy, its strength swiftly surged.
Kacha! Kacha!
In just ten breaths, the clone had already overcome the bottleneck of Sempiternal realm consummation and was pushing for a breakthrough to Ancient Sage.
Zhang Xuan unfurled the painting and infused the Aeon of Ancient Sage into the clone.
Hong long!
The clone swiftly broke through the bottleneck and advanced to a higher realm.
It wasn't that the clone was more talented than the main body, but that the clone had already experienced the breakthrough once. Thus, it didn't hold back at all.
Thus, it succeeded.
Boom!
As soon as the clone achieved a breakthrough, ominous clouds gathered once more. Absorbing the lightning and heavenly flames, the saber grew even stronger.
"…"
Zhang Xuan's eyebrows shot up in astonishment.
He had thought that his clone would be able to fend off the Lightning Armament Ordeal, but who could have thought that the other party's breakthrough would actually draw in another wave of lightning?
Considering that the other party shared the same soul as him, this was already the fourth lightning ordeal.
After absorbing the lightning ordeal that his clone had drawn in, the saber grew twice as strong as before. Under its immense pressure, cracks began appearing in the sky. Not even the Dragonbone Divine Spear dared to stand against it.
Zhang Xuan felt as if his entire body would be reduced to dust at any moment.
"If we allow it to descend, we'll surely die!"
Knowing the prowess of the saber, Zhang Xuan followed behind his clone and charged forward.
The saber was simply too fearsome. If he didn't stop it, he would surely die.
Tzzzzzzz!
The saber carried with it the power to disintegrate everything in its path as it struck the clone, tearing open a massive wound.
Even if the other party had reached Ancient Sage, there was no way he could withstand such a powerful ordeal.
Hong long!
Together with the clone, the two of them tore through the sky. As expected, the descending momentum of the saber slowed down.
However, even with their current strength, they were still unable to withstand it.
"Hurry up and find someone who's about to make a breakthrough, the kind that can draw in the lightning ordeal!"
Zhang Xuan turned to Sovereign Chen Yong and said, "If you were to come down now, you would surely be struck to death."
"Lightning ordeal? Someone who can draw in the lightning ordeal? "
Everyone was stunned. However, Sovereign Chen Yong knew that the Young Master had his reasons for doing so, so he turned to Liu Yang and said, "Hurry up and find someone."
"Alright!"
Liu Yang nodded. He quickly found a Saint 9-dan cultivator in his group, who was about to make a breakthrough at any moment.
A surge of energy gushed into his body, and he immediately succeeded in making a breakthrough.
"That's great!"
Upon seeing the lightning ordeal, Zhang Xuan heaved a sigh of relief. He quickly called out, "Little Tribulation, is that you?"
Clearly, the lightning ordeal before him was not the one he was familiar with. He could only look for the one he was familiar with and see if there was any connection between the lightning ordeals so that he could persuade the other party.
Hong long!
Upon hearing Zhang Xuan's shout, the ominous cloud above the other party swayed slightly before flying over to where Zhang Xuan was.
"I have a way to increase the power of lightning here, and I'll impart it to you right now. However, you'll have to help me block this massive saber …"
Zhang Xuan swiftly executed his Impartation of Heaven's Will and explained the cultivation technique to the other party.
He had already seen through the flaws of the lightning ordeal before, so he had already prepared a way to guide it. Thus, he was just going to do it step by step.
"This is … guiding the lightning ordeal?"
"That lightning ordeal is its pet?"
Everyone was stunned.
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