Shi Lang roared as the lightning energy in his body was rampaging on a cellular level. He was running his cultivation sutra at full speed. However, it was failing to keep up with the speed of destruction.
The Terran tolerated the pain but his skin, that was as strong as steel ripped open in many places because of the energy channeling inside him. Shi Lang began to chant the sutra orally, "The will is the only thing that can surpass the heavens. Make your will so strong that it manifests in your life..."
In the distance, Mertyl stood beside Allure, they had just caught up with each other when they heard the sutra chant. The former said, "Allure, this slave boy of yours does not seem to realize that he is giving away his cultivation secrets."
Allure rolled her eyes and said, "Firstly, he is not my slave, second, you cannot comprehend his secrets because you do not understand the essence and origin of the sutra."
Mertyl smiled and said, "I am just messing with you. So, how did you get out of that barrier?"
Everyone knew that she had been imprisoned but over the years even if they tried to help nothing worked. They could not get her to come out and as everyone grew busier in their cultivation and obligations they stopped meeting her.
Allure replied, "This kid saved me, he used a secret skill to help me out."
Mertyl was curious about the secret skill and Allure shook her head saying, "Do not ask me, I do not know. This kid is strong and helped me out in hopes of getting out of this place."
The matriarch of the Jade Peacock clan asked, "How did he get in here?"
It was a surprise for them to spot a human in the depths of Titan Mountains. Humans dreaded this place, just a mention of the legendary beasts would make them run away for their lives. Yet, there they were, watching a Human going through the lightning tribulation.
Allure shrugged and said, "Didn't a spirit vessel past by a few days ago?"
Mertyl thought for a bit and nodded, "Yeah, it was going from the south to the east. I collected a bounty from them, why?"
Allure replied, "This guy fell from that spirit vessel and someone had sealed his spiritual energy."
Mertyl nodded, and Allure continued, "I removed the seal so that he could leave me alone, but I did not expect him to do me such a big favor."
The matriarch nodded and said, "It is good then, to think that a human would help a legendary spirit beast."
Allure nodded and continued watching the situation keenly. Mertyl was also drawn to the human facing violet lightning before them.
Ying Yu shook her head and said, "They have seventy young children hostage. The Strike team cannot get inside the enclosure to check the situation. The entire place us surrounded by a barrier. You are asked to go."
Amelia thought for a bit and nodded. Despite what went in her mind, she was the Sect Mistress of the War Maiden Sect. She stood up from the spot and turned to look at the two little girls covered with sweat and Hao Mei was even looking pale in complexion.
She was stunned for a second before she waved her hand to remove the gravitational array. She hurriedly came to their side and channeled her spiritual energy through their bodies so that they could feel a little better.
Hao Mei woke up but Yu Xeidi was still in meditation. The elder girl said, "Mistress, is everything alright?"
Amelia could not help but feel horrid by her negligence. She burst into tears and hugged Hao Mei in her embrace. Hao Mei also held her gently and said, "Do not feel bad, we are fine. Xiao Yu is dumb she sits in meditation for as long as she is not hungry."
Amelia could not help but feel really guilty about the situation and said, "I apologize, sweetheart."
Ying Yu watched this and smiled, she said, "Take your time, before you go out. I will look for more details."
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In the Titan Mountain, Shi Lang had already faced six strikes of lightning and the seventh one had just landed over him. The Terran was thrown away like a doll in the hands of the almighty. His body crashed in a mountain side and caused it to crumble down from the impact.
The Terran experienced the pain of broken bones and shaken organs after a long time. He could not summon Raksha out because that would cause the Tribulation to go mad. However, he still used a lot of energy coursing through his body to heal his bones and resettle his organs.
The eighth bolt that struck him looked like a smudgy dragon, and it made him cough up a load of blood. The amount of Dao Laws inscribed blood was just a few drops, and Shi Lang had stored it inside his heart.
He could control his body so he made sure that his effort to cultivate his blood does not go to waste. This blood was half the reason he was facing this violet tribulation. By the time the eighth tribulation bolt struck the Terran, many people had appeared in the surroundings and were stunned.
They all were legendary spirit beasts, and initially they were amused at Shi Lang, a human, trying to pass such a difficult tribulation, while some wanted to put him out of his misery but when Allure displayed her might, they all stood in a line.
The after math of the eighth strike left Shi Lang half dead, his skin was charred revealing muscles that were smoldering slowly. However, the pain was keeping Shi Lang awake and agonized. He still stood up to face the final strike that was charging at him while he repaired his body by spending the spiritual energy left inside him.
The ninth strike rushed down from the clouds and it was a humongous dragon of lightning, and when it struck Shi Lang, the world stopped, the shock waves from the impact changed the landscape in a blink, causing a thick cloud of dust and rubble to erupt on the ground. None of the people, despite superior vision could not see through the dust.
However, when the cloud receded everyone found a charred figure laying on the ground and it did not look alive to them.