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Chapter 1198: Chapter 1068: Mahayana
Li Zhirui’s expression remained unchanged, as mana surged from within him, transforming wholly into thunder to strike head-on. In the next instant, a massive curtain of water arose before him, with towering ancient trees intertwined to form a celestial canopy, sheltering his entire being.
Boom!
The thunder neutralized most of the tribulation thunder, with fragmented thunder light scattering onto the giant trees. Violet light and green light clashed incessantly until the tribulation thunder dissipated, leaving parts of the canopy charred black.
Li Zhirui infused mana, restoring the canopy’s defense while beginning to brew the divine ability to counter the next tribulation thunder.
The tribulation thunder was fierce, terrifying in power, even carrying faint sparks of fire.
When it collided with Li Zhirui’s divine ability, it turned into countless fiery sparks, igniting roaring flames around him. The weakened tribulation thunder struck the giant trees, and the firelight soon overwhelmed the green light, setting the canopy entirely ablaze.
"Ha!"
Li Zhirui sneered, forming a seal with his hands, swiftly gathering water vapor from tens of miles around to form a massive, slightly cascading, chilling lake in midair. The lake water, like a gigantic dragon, poured down, and the once raging fire was extinguished in no time.
"The final tribulation thunder!" Li Chengshuo muttered, with anticipation, tension, and worry interwoven in her eyes.
Jiang Fengwu, Li Chengsheng, and others felt the same.
The clan members behind them were even more agitated, with many faces showing joy. In their view, Li Zhirui had handled the previous eight tribulation thunders with relative ease. Even if the final tribulation thunder increased in power, it would pose no harm to him.
As for the heart demon tribulation, there was even less to worry about, for with Li Zhirui’s Dao Heart, he would surely pass through it swiftly.
In just a short while, the Li family would take another step forward, becoming the sole Mahayana power in the surrounding state domains!
By then, their external training would garner more prestige and respect.
Crack—
The appearance of the final tribulation thunder seemed to tear the entire sky apart, with massive thunder crashing down from above the nine heavens, with no pause in its descent.
The speed was so fast that the clan members observing from afar couldn’t even react.
Fortunately, Li Zhirui had a contingency plan prepared in advance. As the thunder fell, several black dragons flew out instantly from the lake surrounding him, spouting ice and torrents, with some even rushing directly in, wearing down the thunder with their bodies.
This granted Li Zhirui a moment to catch his breath, and he immediately consumed a vial of Ten Thousand Years Jade Marrow, pouring out mana frantically, with the Cave Heaven Power fully augmenting himself. Although he hadn’t broken through yet, it gave the impression that he had already reached Mahayana.
A towering Dharma giant, a hundred feet tall, appeared behind Li Zhirui, surrounded by dazzling five-colored spirit light. The Five Elements rotated, forming a massive millstone in midair that turned ever so slowly.
The originally terrifying and fearsome tribulation thunder found itself unable to escape before this millstone, sucked into it, ground into bits of thunder light, and dissipated between heaven and earth.
The seemingly slow-turning millstone took only a brief half a quarter of an hour to obliterate the massive tribulation thunder that pierced the heavens and earth.
The moment the last trace of thunder light vanished, Li Zhirui retracted his Dharma, his face deathly pale, as if he had been soaked in water for a long time.
His current state was quite poor, because the final Five Elements Great Mill, an imperfect divine ability, had consumed Li Zhirui massively, not only in terms of mana but also spiritual soul.
If he were to face the heart demon tribulation as he was now, it would become quite challenging. Fortunately, Li Zhirui had earlier prepared some precious pills to restore his spiritual soul. Without worrying about too much, he swallowed several of them at once and focused on refining them in time.
"Hiss!"
"What a terrifying divine ability!"
Everyone was truly surprised that though it was the most powerful tribulation thunder, Li Zhirui managed to resolve it with just two divine abilities.
"Father must be hiding several other techniques," Li Chengshuo said, recovering from the shock, their eyes sparkling with brilliance.
"Indeed, who would have thought Jiu was so skilled at the Five Elements Divine Technique!" Cang remarked, full of emotion.
He knew Li Zhirui had similar divine abilities, but they were constructed with Water-Wood Divine Light and were nowhere near the power of the Five Elements Great Mill.
They all witnessed Li Zhirui’s recent actions, knowing he was recuperating his spiritual soul. Thus, their once unsettled hearts now settled into calm.
Because they had utmost faith in Li Zhirui’s Dao Heart, which would never fall for the heart demon’s enchantment.
The other clan members held similar thoughts; if not for fearing the disruption of Li Zhirui’s breakthrough, they would now be bursting with the urge to shout to the heavens, venting their immense joy.
But just as everyone eagerly anticipated Li Zhirui overcoming the final heart demon tribulation to achieve Mahayana, large numbers of unfamiliar cultivators suddenly appeared around Mount Wanxian.
Li Chengshuo, the highest in cultivation, was the first to notice and immediately called for Jiang Fengwu, Li Chengsheng, and others. He also reminded the new Clan Leader to be vigilant and prevent anyone from disturbing Li Zhirui’s tribulation transcendence.
Although the Li family had previously imprisoned all spies and undercover agents to be safe during Li Zhirui’s tribulation transcendence, it could not be guaranteed that none were left.
"May I ask why you all suddenly visit, Fellow Daoists?" Li Chengshuo asked calmly.
The Qingzhu Sect Leader cast a glance at the tribulation clouds in the sky, his mind racing, before earnestly stating, "I heard that a fellow Daoist from the Li family is breaking through to Mahayana, and we came to observe and gain some experience, only to miss such an opportunity."
In reality, both sides knew very well the true reason for these cultivators’ hasty arrival.
