Pang Youyang’s body was charred, as if scorched by fierce flames, his appearance utterly unrecognisable, plummeting from the sky.
His agonised wails allowed people to imagine the excruciating pain he was enduring.
The Supreme Elder of the Purple Star Hall, unable to withstand even a single bolt of lightning, had fallen into such a miserable state.
This made everyone truly feel the power of the lightning.
“Grandfather Pang!”
At this moment, Li Mengyue prepared to rush forward to catch the falling Pang Youyang.
“Don’t go.”
But Chu Feng quickly reached out to stop Li Mengyue.
At the same time, Chu Feng raised his arm, and a surge of barrier power, like a cascading waterfall, shot out from his palm.
The moment the barrier power caught Pang Youyang, countless tiny thunder snakes began to emerge from his body.
These thunder snakes were also white, carrying the same aura as the lightning in the thunderclouds.
Though not as ferocious as the lightning above, they were not to be underestimated, tearing the surrounding space into fragments.
Moreover, the thunder snakes began to spread along the barrier power toward Chu Feng.
Fortunately, Chu Feng had anticipated this and severed the connection between the barrier power and his arm.
Unable to attack Chu Feng, the thunder snakes wreaked havoc in the void.
After raging for a while, they gradually weakened.
“Thank you.”
Seeing this, Li Mengyue looked at Chu Feng with eyes full of gratitude.
Had Chu Feng not stopped her, she would have personally caught Pang Youyang.
But the result would have been the thunder snakes surging out from Pang Youyang’s body, attacking her.
Given their ferocity, she likely could not have withstood them.
Even if she survived, she would have been gravely injured.
It was Chu Feng who saved her from this calamity.
“Now is not the time for thanks.”
Chu Feng used his barrier power to bring Pang Youyang to Li Mengyue’s side.
But his gaze remained fixed on the thunderclouds above.
Rumble—
Rumble—
The lightning surged in the sky above, becoming even more terrifying than before.
Most alarmingly, the thunderclouds were slowly descending from the heavens.
As Chu Feng had said, touching the lightning had triggered the thunder tribulation.
“Young Hero Chu Feng, what should we do now?”
Seeing the changes, almost everyone panicked.
The lightning was too powerful. A single bolt had nearly killed Pang You IUP, a fifth-grade Supreme Realm cultivator.
If billions of lightning bolts struck down, they would all be reduced to ashes.
In fact, not only were those inside the scene terrified, but even those outside did not wish to see them perish.
However, the thunder tribulation was too powerful, and with no way out of the Purple Star Otherworld, no one knew how to save them.
Even the Master of the Purple Star Hall was at a loss.
“At this point, we can only take a risk.”
Chu Feng spoke again, his tone remarkably calm, as if he had made a decision.
“Chu Feng, are you going to challenge the thunder tribulation?”
Li Mengyue asked.
“Young Hero Chu Feng, you mustn’t! Even Lord Pang Youyang could barely withstand a single strike from the thunder tribulation. How could you possibly endure it?”
Seeing Chu Feng’s intent to challenge the tribulation, others hurriedly tried to dissuade him.
“This kind of thunder tribulation cannot be withstood by cultivation alone.”
“It relies on willpower and method.”
“Either way, it’s death. Rather than sitting idly by, I’d rather take a chance.”
Chu Feng said.
“Young Hero Chu Feng, is there really no other way?”
The crowd asked, unwilling to see Chu Feng take such a risk.
In truth, even if Chu Feng died, they would feel at most a twinge of guilt, but not deep sorrow.
However, Chu Feng was currently the only one who could see through the thunder tribulation.
If he died, they would truly be left to await their doom.
“There might have been other methods before.”
“But after triggering the thunder tribulation, there are no other paths left.”
“The only option is to face this tribulation.”
“If any of you have the courage, you can try as well.”
“Perhaps you could lend me a hand.”
As Chu Feng spoke, he looked at the crowd.
But faced with his gaze, they all averted their eyes, none daring to meet his.
Before Pang Youyang acted, some had indeed considered challenging the thunder tribulation.
After all, they did not want to miss out on such a treasure.
But after witnessing Pang Youyang’s failure to withstand the tribulation, they knew that attempting it would be tantamount to suicide.
Seeing their reaction, Chu Feng smiled, then looked up at the sky full of lightning.
“It seems this thunder tribulation can only be challenged by me.”
As soon as he spoke, his robes began to flutter in the wind, billowing loudly.
Chu Feng’s body began to approach the thunder tribulation.
Unlike Pang Youyang, he did not rush toward the lightning at full speed but ascended slowly.
Then, people could see lightning emanating from Chu Feng’s body.
The lightning was also white, yet it did not harm him.
This puzzled the crowd, who could not understand why such a change was occurring.
“I understand. Young Hero Chu Feng is using his barrier technique to transform into lightning, disguising himself.”
Someone soon spoke up.
This statement immediately gained the crowd’s agreement.
“This is indeed a method, but only Young Hero Chu Feng could achieve it. His mastery of spirit techniques is unparalleled. None of us could replicate that lightning.”
“I hope Young Hero Chu Feng succeeds.”
At this moment, almost everyone hoped for Chu Feng’s success.
After all, he carried their last hope. If he failed, it would mean their death.
“He’s succeeded! Young Hero Chu Feng seems to have succeeded!”
Seeing Chu Feng draw closer to the thunderclouds without any lightning striking him, joy appeared in some people’s eyes.
When Pang Youyang had approached the thunderclouds earlier, lightning struck him before he even got close.
But Chu Feng was now closer than Pang Youyang had been, and though the lightning surged, it showed no intent to attack him.
This led people to believe that Chu Feng’s strategy might have worked.
His disguise, created through barrier techniques, had likely deceived the thunder tribulation.
Rumble—
Rumble—
However, just as this thought emerged, the booming within the thunderclouds became particularly piercing.
The surging lightning grew even more frenzied.
Seeing this, everyone’s expressions changed drastically. They sensed that the lightning’s change was an extremely ominous sign.
Rumble—
Suddenly, a flash of white light appeared, and countless lightning bolts struck down simultaneously, heading straight for Chu Feng.
In the blink of an eye, Chu Feng was engulfed by billions of lightning bolts.
At this moment, his figure vanished.
At this moment, his aura disappeared.
All people could see was the sky filledWITH lightning, enveloping the spot where Chu Feng had been.
All they could feel was the terrifying might sweeping through the area.
“It’s over.”
Seeing this, everyone’s faces turned ashen.
The scene they least wanted to witness had come to pass.
Chu Feng’s barrier technique had not deceived the thunder tribulation.
Instead, it had provoked a devastating assault.
Considering that a single bolt had been enough to cripple Pang Youyang, the billions of lightning bolts now relentlessly striking Chu Feng would surely be fatal.
Not to mention Chu Feng, even the Master of the Purple Star Hall would undoubtedly perish.
