1116 Lightning Tribulation (1/2)
Whoo! Whoo!
Dark winds howled, and lightning danced!
The dark clouds seemed to form a vortex as streaks of purple lightning converged within.
An enormous pressure suddenly appeared, falling heavily on Fang Yuan.
This was the suppression of the world. It was as if all of heaven and earth was rejecting him, wanting to take his life with a strong, malevolent intent!
Even if he were at the Demon God level and had mastery of Great Daos, he would have to be cautious when facing the suppression of heaven and earth. Not to mention, the Wasteland World was incredibly powerful, rivaling the Mental Demon Realm, perhaps even more powerful!
To make matters worse, Fang Yuan had not even condensed a single Great Dao at this time, much less recover his Netherheaven strength.
Crack!
Copious amounts of purple lightning converged in the vortex, even turning slightly dark red at the end. Fang Yuan felt that it was enough to strike down primordial treasures and completely kill him.
”An ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator's tribulation has nine lightning strikes. With my clone, I should have eighteen strikes!”
For those with clones, the tribulation was bound to strike twice. This fusion of two tribulations was a way to balance the world.
Since he grasped heaven-defying abilities, he had to be prepared for the disaster that followed!
In addition, Fang Yuan had mastered three sets of heaven-defying nomological laws, so the power of the lightning would definitely be extremely terrifying.
”Anyway… lightning strikes capable of striking down primordial treasures shouldn't appear at the beginning. Even if this is the lightning tribulation to become Immortal, there must be a chance for survival. This is a fundamental rule of this world and can't be changed!”
Fang Yuan's eyes almost bulged out as he looked at the lightning that was still accumulating power and continuously tearing space apart. ”But this absolutely isn't what's happening now! This is deliberately trying to kill me!”
While he did have a few miscalculations, he rarely placed himself in such dangerous circumstances.
At this time, he realized that if he did not handle things correctly, he was truly at risk dying!
Whoosh!
The sky changed again.
Above both sides of the dark cloud vortex brimming with lightning, lightning streaked, and two giant eyes emerged.
They were composed entirely of white lightning, having a sense of apathy and ruthlessness, seeming as though the heavens had opened its eyes. The eyes combined with the dark cloud vortex to form a face.
It looked as if heaven's face had appeared, and lightning launched from its mouth.
”Eye of Heavenly Punishment? Divine Lightning of Annihilation?”
Fang Yuan's mind raced as he recalled a description from an ancient book. ”In the Wasteland World, there would occasionally be heinous people who are destined to be unable to become Immortal. When they undergo the tribulation, either the Eye of Heavenly Punishment or the Divine Lightning of Annihilation would appear to disintegrate them. None have survived… But both have actually appeared now. I don't even know why I'm this deserving of death!”
There could be many reasons for this. The most likely was that his aura as a transmigrator had leaked, and heaven and earth had sensed it.
Rumble!
The purple lightning that had been brewing for a long time finally fell.
It was entirely purple with traces of blood-red at its edges. This Divine Lightning of Annihilation could even kill Immortals!
When it reached the top of Fang Yuan's head, it split in two and targeted both his main body and clone. Even hiding in the corners of the world or inside immortal artifacts would have been in vain.
”Block!”
Both his main body and clone roared at the sky and punched upward. They did not use any immortal artifacts or magical weapons because it was pointless to do so. It would only increase the power of the lightning.
Bang! Bang!
With two booms, everything within a fifty-kilometer radius around Fang Yuan turned into dust. At the bottom of a large pit, Fang Yuan's main body and clone spat out a mouthful of blood. Their fists were blackened, and the dead skin quickly shed to form new skin.
”Abominable Lord!” Looking at the sky, he spat every syllable.
Right! He had sensed something amiss when the tribulation started, and after the lightning struck, the aura could no longer remain hidden. It was indeed the Abominable Lord!
He was the former Demon God who was at peak Netherheaven, half-step Dao Fruit, that had wagered everything against him, his mortal enemy!
”No wonder I couldn't find any information about you. It turns out that you didn't reincarnate at all but had instead become a part of the Heavenly Dao. Are you preparing to take over the world?”
Fang Yuan bared his teeth. ”Why do I feel that you have the destiny of a main character, being able to reincarnate into heaven's will directly…”
Naturally, a Heavenly Dao was vast, particularly that of this tyrannical world. A mere Abominable Lord was unable to influence it much. Otherwise, Fang Yuan would have long choked to death from eating or drinking.
According to his calculations, the Abominable Lord's efforts up until now had only affected a portion of the Heavenly Dao, the aspect regarding tribulations in particular!
”Looks like he intentionally set up this sure-death scenario for when I undergo the tribulation!”
Fang Yuan thought quickly, trying to find a way to break this setup.
Obviously, under the Abominable Lord's influence, his lightning tribulation would be as powerful as the Abominable Lord could make it. He would stop at nothing to kill him!
Kaboom!
The face in the sky changed slightly, and a hint of emotion seemed to appear in the Eye of Heavenly Punishment. It was the Abominable Lord!
”Die!!!”
Fang Yuan vaguely heard the curse from the Netherheaven Demon God as the third and fourth lightning strikes fell.
”Clam Dragon materialization! Illusion Realm Magical Power!
”Torch Dragon materialization! Time Flying Blade!”
Fang Yuan's main body and clone attacked simultaneously, using his materialization magical powers to resist. ”Abominable Lord… it really is you. But something seems off about you… You've become a lot more mechanical and apathetic. Is this a side effect of your main character treatment, that your thinking must become more similar to that of the Heavenly Dao? Rigidly abiding by some fundamental rules of heaven and earth?”
The face in the sky did not answer and merely spewed out the fifth and sixth lightning strikes.
Kaboom!
With a loud rumble, the two materializations started crumbling, and traces of lightning landed on Fang Yuan, causing both his main body and clone to cough up a large amount of blood.
”Frustrated?” Blood was seeping from the corner of his lips, but he was laughing since he found the opportunity for survival. ”So I'm right? You're only a part of the Heavenly Dao. Although you can affect the intensity of the lightning tribulation, you're powerless against changing its fundamental rules. In other words, you can only take advantage of the circumstances to try and kill me, but can't take the initiative to attack. Although this lightning tribulation is horrifying, you can't do anything to me if I survive it, right?”