The lightning was originally aimed at Ye Qiu, but he cleverly dodged, letting it strike the Witch God instead.
“Boom!”
The lightning hit the Witch God’s crown, splitting his skull, brain matter bursting out, and he died instantly.
Ye Qiu was shocked, he hadn’t expected the lightning’s power to be so immense, capable of killing a second-ranked God List master.
Terrifying!
Still, Ye Qiu was satisfied with the outcome, at least the Witch God was finally dead.
Unbeknownst to him, his actions had angered the heavenly tribulation.
The tribulation represented the will of the heavens, not to be challenged, and Ye Qiu’s use of the Witch God to block the lightning was a provocation.
“Boom!”
The fifth tribulation descended.
A massive bolt of lightning pierced the heavens, like a world-shaking dragon diving from the nine skies.
Before it even neared, Ye Qiu felt a destructive crisis, making his heart race and his breathing laboured.
He stood still, waiting until the tribulation was about to strike him before moving.
“Whoosh!”
Ye Qiu’s body brushed past the Witch God’s.
“Boom!”
The lightning chased, instantly splitting the Witch God’s body in half at the waist.
Blood sprayed everywhere.
Ye Qiu dodged another tribulation.
The Dragon Gate disciples, seeing this, were overjoyed, shouting excitedly, “The Witch God is dead, the Witch God is dead!”
“The leader killed that old bastard!”
“The leader is too awesome!”
Compared to their excitement, Qilin and the others looked grave, though the Witch God was dead, the tribulation wasn’t over, and Ye Qiu was still in great danger.
Tang Fei clenched his fists, palms sweaty from tension, and whispered, “Can Ye Qiu do it?”
“I believe in the boss, he’ll definitely survive the tribulation,” Han Long said, though his heart was pounding with doubt.
Qilin said, “Master Longbrow said Ye Qiu carries great destiny, I believe he can survive.”
Su Luoying and Su Xiaoxiao stared at Ye Qiu, their faces pale with worry.
“Young Master Ye, you can do it,” Su Luoying whispered.
Her voice was soft, but Su Xiaoxiao heard it, glancing at her and seeing the deep concern in her eyes.
“Oh no, Sister’s really fallen for Ye Qiu…”
As the thought crossed Su Xiaoxiao’s mind, a deafening “boom” rang out, nearly bursting her eardrums.
Looking up, the sixth tribulation had arrived.
The heavens trembled.
A purple bolt of lightning, radiating blinding light, dazzling and brilliant, fell like a massive star from the horizon, utterly terrifying.
Seeing this tribulation, Ye Qiu had one thought—escape!
He darted onto the cliff, trying to evade, but the tribulation seemed to have eyes, chasing him relentlessly.
“Boom!”
The tribulation engulfed the cliff, destroying hundreds of stilt houses instantly, even half the cliff was obliterated.
Dust filled the air.
The sixth tribulation vanished.
After a long while, when the dust settled, the crowd realised Ye Qiu was gone.
“Where’s Ye Qiu?”
“Why can’t we see him?”
“He was on the cliff, and the tribulation chased him, could he have…”
“No, we have to find Ye Qiu!” Tang Fei shouted, but as the group prepared to move, Qilin’s voice rang out.
“No one move!”
Qilin stared gravely at the sky, “The thunderclouds haven’t dispersed, the tribulation isn’t over, getting involved now won’t help Ye Qiu, it’ll only drag you down.”
Tang Fei snapped, “We can’t worry about that, we have to find Ye Qiu…”
Cough, cough!
Suddenly, a coughing sound came from the cliff.
Then, Ye Qiu emerged from the rubble, covered in dust, looking utterly dishevelled, blood on his lips.
Seeing he was alive, the crowd erupted in joy.
“Ye Qiu’s not dead, that’s great!”
“I knew he’d survive the tribulation!”
“Let’s hope the heavens are kind, and the next tribulation is weaker.”
“Boom!”
The seventh tribulation descended.
Surging electric arcs and tidal waves of lightning seemed ready to shatter everything.
“This should be the final tribulation, if I survive this, I’m safe,” Ye Qiu thought.
Following his previous tactic, when the tribulation was dozens of metres away, he darted aside to dodge.
But this tribulation not only chased him but moved with terrifying speed.
In a blink, the lightning was at his back.
Ye Qiu felt a scorching pain, as if in a furnace, his skin splitting.
His body was incredibly tough, yet the tribulation, not even hitting him, was this terrifying, if it struck, he’d likely be doomed.
Ye Qiu drew a lightning talisman, boosting his speed to the max, shifting positions countless times to shake off the tribulation’s pursuit.
But the seventh tribulation seemed to have a mind of its own, seeing through his intent, chasing him relentlessly, unwilling to stop until he was dead.
Unable to dodge or escape, there was only one option.
Face it head-on!
Ye Qiu stopped, activated the Nine-Turn Dragon Art, channelling all his strength into his right arm, and threw a punch.
“Roar—”
A dragon’s cry echoed.
Two streams of innate true qi surged from his fist, meeting the lightning.
A shocking scene unfolded.
The two streams of innate true qi blocked the tribulation!
Ye Qiu was stunned, thinking he’d seen wrong, he rubbed his eyes and looked again, seeing the two streams colliding with the lightning, occasionally emitting joyful dragon cries, as if alive.
Initially a foot long, after the lightning’s baptism, they grew to over a metre, like two young dragons, shimmering with golden light.
How could this be?
Ye Qiu was baffled, how could his innate true qi block the lightning?
What was going on?
As he stood shocked, a bolt of electricity shot from the lightning, striking him.
Ye Qiu flew sideways, his body battered, wounds exposing bones, nearly torn apart.
This was just a single arc, yet its power was immense, if not for the innate true qi blocking the tribulation, he’d likely be reduced to nothing.
“Bang!”
Another arc shot from the lightning, Ye Qiu like a lone boat in a tsunami, struck mercilessly and engulfed.
Two minutes later, the arcs vanished, revealing Ye Qiu, charred black like coal, standing motionless.
“Did Ye Qiu survive the tribulation?”
“No, I can’t sense his life force.”
As Tang Fei and Qilin spoke, with a “thud,” Ye Qiu’s body fell straight to the ground.
