The two Celestial Seeds were about to collide with each other, triggering a myriad of changes in the sky. The most terrifying thing was that within the layers of dark clouds in the sky, three bolts of tribulation lightning descended. Different from the purple lightning that greeted Shao-situ when she came out of seclusion, these three bolts of tribulation lightning were greyish and as thick as mountains. They rushed down from the Nine Heavens like three heavenly pillars that instantly connected the Heavens and the Earth. At this moment, Zhu Xiu, who noticed this strange change, cried out in terror. The orthodoxies were in a state of chaos, and they even forgot about the two great seedlings!
"Could it be that the battle between the two seedlings has triggered the unseen tribulations and caused the Heavenly Tribulations to descend?"
An old cultivator with a profound cultivation base growled, his eyes filled with shock and doubt.
Every time the mortals reached a bottleneck in their cultivation, the unseen Dao Tribulations would descend. If they survived, they would step into a new realm. If they failed, they would die and everything would become nothing. There was a legend in the world that when a cultivator was too powerful, it would not trigger the Dao Tribulations, but the Heavenly Tribulations. It was a terrifying power that descended directly from the heavens, erasing the person who violated the Dao Tribulations!
When they thought about the stunning performance of Fang Xing and Shao-situ, they could not help but link the two together.
Had these two seedlings already grown enough to trigger the Heavenly Tribulations?
But soon, they realized that what was descending from the sky was not as simple as the Heavenly Tribulations …
"Oh no, something's wrong with the heavens!"
On the Tribulation Immortals Association's side, Bai Qianzhang realized that something was wrong and shouted loudly. His voice was like thunder, awakening Zhu Xiu who had fallen into a deep silence!
Soon, more people realized that the three Heavenly Tribulations were not aimed at the two seedlings. Instead, they were separated by tens of thousands of miles and directly enveloped the area they were in. What was even more terrifying was that the three Heavenly Tribulations stood in three different directions like heavenly pillars, isolating the area from the rest of the world. Within these three Heavenly Tribulations, there were countless bolts of tribulation lightning descending. Each bolt had a terrifying aura, and a dusky aura of death covered tens of thousands of miles, enveloping all the cultivators within!
"Boom …"
A bolt of tribulation lightning fell into the area where one of the orthodoxies was located. That orthodoxy was in the Western Region of the Divine Prefecture. It was led by the Yuanying Patriarch and dozens of disciples, and they were quite powerful. After Bai Qianzhang's shout, the Yuanying Patriarch came to his senses in time. Seeing that the tribulation lightning was descending too quickly and it was too late for them to escape, the Yuanying Patriarch did not hesitate. He waved his arms in the air and took out the sect's treasure, a huge oil-paper umbrella, and held it above his and his disciples' heads.
However, in an instant, the tribulation lightning descended. The oil-paper umbrella, which could withstand an attack from the old cultivator who had undergone the Three Tribulations, did not even last for half a breath before it was completely torn apart and melted. As the Yuanying Patriarch roared in anger, the tribulation lightning descended on him and his disciples' heads. In an instant, everyone, including the Yuanying Patriarch, was turned into ashes by the gray tribulation lightning. Their souls disappeared and their bones scattered. Even the ground where they stood had a huge pit …
The backbone of an orthodoxy was destroyed just like that, and not a single one of them was left …
"What … what was that thing?"
Many people were so shocked by this sudden change that they forgot to react and asked in a daze.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! "
It was only a moment later than the first bolt of tribulation lightning, but more bolts of tribulation lightning fell from the sky in a continuous stream. Due to the battle between Fang Xing and Shao Situ, many people from the orthodoxies had gathered in this area. Apart from the core of the battle, the surrounding mountains, the ground, the void, and the clouds were all the core forces of the orthodoxies. Although it was not exactly crowded, the orthodoxies did not even have time to hide from the Heavenly Tribulations that were as dense as a storm. They were all enveloped by the tribulation lightning and were thrown off their feet …
The entire area was covered by the tribulation lightning. Countless cultivators screamed in terror wherever the tribulation lightning struck. They had nowhere to run and nowhere to hide, so they could only use their spells or artifacts to defend themselves in despair. However, the power of the Heavenly Tribulation was unimaginable. They did not even have the strength to defend themselves before they were destroyed by the tribulation lightning. They vanished into thin air and vanished from this world!
"Is the heavens trying to exterminate all living beings?"
Yaochi and the ancient aristocratic families were also within the range of the tribulation lightning. Yaochi Wangmu screamed when she came to her senses. She looked up at the terrifying tribulation lightning above her head and did not hesitate. She shot up into the sky and waved her sleeves madly, summoning a ray of light that floated above her and the disciples of Yaochi like a celestial cloud. The tribulation lightning struck down and deformed the celestial cloud. It charged downwards, but it did not break, giving them some time to catch their breath.
"Quick … go … take Hong 'er and leave …"
Yaochi Wangmu's eyes had turned blood-red. Endless magical power surged into the celestial cloud in the sky as she shouted at the Great Elder and the others.
"Swoosh! Swoosh!" …
At that moment, the celestial cloud above her head made a tearing sound. In the next moment, the entire celestial cloud was smashed into pieces by the tribulation lightning. The huge tribulation lightning struck down and enveloped Yaochi Wangmu entirely. Even with her cultivation, she was completely defenseless after being enveloped by the tribulation lightning. Her Dharma robes and even her flesh began to crumble and turn into smoke.
"Queen Mother …"
The Great Elder and the others took advantage of that moment to escape the attack of the tribulation lightning. They looked in the direction of the Queen Mother in disbelief. That was Yaochi Wangmu, one of the most powerful people in the world. How could she be destroyed so easily by the Heavenly Tribulation?
"Disciples of the Han Family, leave quickly …"
Not far away from them, a man dressed in black robes shouted. He thrust his iron spear into the air, creating thousands of spear shadows that pierced towards the Heavenly Tribulation that was descending on the people of the Han Clan. However, after he met the Heavenly Tribulation head-on, he only lasted for a few breaths before he was turned into a skeleton by the Heavenly Tribulation. After that, even the skeleton was reduced to dust. Only his iron spear was melted beyond recognition by the Heavenly Tribulation, dripping with molten iron as it fell to the ground. The group of Han Clan disciples roared, wanting to rush forward to save their Clan Leader. However, the Heavenly Tribulation soon descended and their roars were instantly drowned out. After a long while, they all disappeared from the world.
The Han Family, one of the Eight Great Families of the Central Region of the Divine Prefecture, had been annihilated!
When the Great Elder of Yaochi saw this scene, his eyes turned red. However, his mind also strangely calmed down. After a moment of silence, he suddenly turned around and flew away. At the same time, he shouted, "A great change has occurred. Disciples of Yaochi and Fuyao Palace, listen up. Save Situ at all costs!"
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The group of disciples of Yaochi and Fuyao Palace gritted their teeth and rushed toward the battlefield in front of them.
"This is strange. Retreat quickly!"
Bai Qianzhang was the first to react when the strange change occurred. He reacted much faster than the others. With a loud shout, he took out the Small Ivory Tower that Fang Xing had left with him. The Small Ivory Tower grew rapidly in the air and turned into a white tower that was almost a hundred feet tall. Then, he picked up the Great Golden Crow and Li Hongyi, one in each hand and threw them into the Small Ivory Tower. With his shout, the people of the Tribulation Immortals Association, the disciples of the Great Snow Mountain, and the juniors of the Primordial Demon Dao also reacted and rushed into the Small Ivory Tower. At this time, there was no time to explain or discuss. They could only react.
"Quickly enter the tower and hide …"
The Green Hill Foxes' old woman's reaction was not slow either. She turned into a clear shadow and fled towards the ivory tower, knocking aside the many junior disciples who stood in her way without hesitation. She was actually trying to make her way into the tower through the crowd of juniors.
"Scram!"
But right when she was about to charge into the pagoda, a cold shout sounded out from the side, and Evil King Roc had transformed into his true form. Shockingly, he was a ferocious flying beast that was the size of a mountain, and he grabbed the old woman with his claw before tearing her into two without the slightest hesitation. Fresh blood sprayed all over the ground, and then his ferocious gaze swept coldly through all the regions as he said in a low voice, "Juniors, enter the pagoda successively, and anyone who causes trouble will die!"
Such a swift and decisive killing method and murderous threat shocked the Zhu Xiu people around. Not to mention the elders who were in a hurry to escape into the tower, even the juniors who were fighting to enter the tower out of panic became obedient. Although they were still terrified, no one dared to make a ruckus. One by one, they squeezed into the tower, unable to suppress the fear in their hearts.
"This is an immortal item, but its runes are incomplete. It can't carry so many people. Someone needs to send it out. Master Spirit-Slaughterer, please!"
After handing over the tower, Bai Qianzhang bowed to the Chief Monk of Spirited Mountain Temple, and without a moment's hesitation, he flew toward the place where the lightning tribulation was the most concentrated. Zhu Xiu was shocked to see him rushing there. But soon, Daphne and the old man of Huqin came to their senses and caught up to him, rushing shoulder to shoulder with him toward the place where the lightning tribulation was the most concentrated.
Fang Xing was still there. At this moment, all they could think of was to save him first!
Chaos! Chaos! Chaos!
At this moment, there wasn't a single safe place in the heavens and the earth. All the sects that were enveloped by the terrifying heavenly tribulation were in chaos. Countless great figures of extraordinary status weren't even able to react before they were instantly struck to the point of death. Even if they were lucky enough to survive, most of them fled in panic. But no matter where they fled, heavenly lightning would descend, and the lives of cultivators were like worthless weeds at this moment!
"Who is there?"
The face of the Lingshan Temple's Chief Monk was solemn. He raised his head and looked at the Nine Heavens. His eyes were filled with unprecedented seriousness and vigilance!
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