Chapter 353: Killing the Immortals with Tribulatory Lightning

Chapter 353: Killing the Immortals with Tribulatory Lightning

Above the sandstorm, dark, roiling clouds gathered. The entire desert was covered in them.

Beyond the desert, Xiang Shaoyin's eyes widened. "Retreat!"

The Xiang Immortals followed Xiang Shaoyin's lead and retreated time and again. They glanced at the dark clouds in the sky with shock.

"Is this a tribulation? Why is it so large? It's ten times the size that mine was—no, it's growing even larger! Is it because the tribulation sensed those cultivators around Xiao Nanfeng?" one cultivator cried out.

"No, it can't be! The first strike of tribulatory lightning hasn't yet landed. The tribulation hasn't accounted for others around him yet. Right now, that tribulation's still designed for Xiao Nanfeng and Xiao Nanfeng alone. Just what technique is he cultivating? Or could he have committed such heinous crimes that even the heavens want to take him down? How could this be?" Xiang Shaoyin exclaimed.

"This tribulation belongs to Xiao Nanfeng alone? He's not even an Immortal yet! I'm an Immortal, and it frightens me..."

"No wonder Xiao Nanfeng's willing to use himself as bait. Anyone would die under such circumstances—and this is even before the heavens expand the scope of the tribulation to account for how many people there are! Even I wouldn't be able to survive it." Xiang Shaoyin's eyes twitched.

"In other words, are Cui Haitang and the others done for?"

"If Cui Haitang and the others escape immediately, they'll be fine, but they're trapped by the formation!" Xiang Shaoyin narrowed his eyes.

Blue Lantern, manipulating the formation from the periphery, looked up at the dark, roiling clouds in the air. He too was shocked.

"The strength of a heavenly tribulation depends on a cultivator's potential and karma. How could Xiao Nanfeng's tribulation be so intense? This is the most extreme version of the tribulation possible! Is his potential that immense?" Blue Lantern wondered.

Suddenly, the dark clouds gained a blood-red tinge. A bolt of blood lightning descended from the air.

"Blood lightning? No, the tribulation didn't arise because of Xiao Nanfeng's potential, but because of his karma! His truesoul is marked with sin. The heavens themselves are against someone who has committed such great evil..." Blue Lantern exclaimed.

In the heart of the sandstorm, Cui Haitang and the others blanched. They were paralyzed by fear. By then, Xiao Nanfeng had stopped running away. Instead, he headed toward an Immortal that had been chasing after him.

"Stay away!" the Immortal cried out.

A bolt of blood lightning descended like a waterfall, enveloping the two cultivators. A shriek rang out as a huge pit formed in the desert.

Xiao Nanfeng and the Immortal had fallen to the ground, both heavily injured. They spat out mouthfuls of fresh blood, their clothes tattered and worn. Blood streaked their bodies; they were a sorry sight to behold.

"What sort of tribulation is this? Even the first blow can wound an Immortal to this extent?!" the cultivators cried out.

Within the pit, Xiao Nanfeng shook his head in surprise. "Wasn't the first bolt of lightning not supposed to take others into account? How could it have been so strong? There are forty-nine strikes of tribulatory lightning in all. How am I supposed to survive.?!"

The dark clouds roiled again. The tribulation, as if discovering that Xiao Nanfeng had helpers around, grew larger and stronger.

"No, no!"

The Immortal that had been heavily injured by the bolt of lightning looked up at the sky in terror. He felt as though the tribulation had locked in on him, that a far stronger bolt was right about to descend. He arduously got to his feet and tried to run.

"Where are you going? Aren't you going to catch me? Come, we can suffer through this tribulation together." Xiao Nanfeng rushed toward him.

"Xiao Nanfeng, are you crazy? You're going to kill us both!" the Immortal screamed.

Even so, Xiao Nanfeng continued to give chase. He consumed a blood peach whole, causing a peach-shaped haze of light to form around him and heal his injuries.

He leapt toward another Immortal.

None other dared to attack him at this point. They were fleeing toward the outer edges of the formation. Unfortunately for them, the sandstorm was still going. No matter where the Immortals ran, they would loop back around and be caught by Xiao Nanfeng, who would trigger a bolt of blood lightning and kill them.

One Immortal died after the other.

Cui Haitang's eyes widened. She wanted to avenge her sons, but that didn't mean she wanted to die. The blood lightning was far too potent for even her to withstand.

"Pestilence Sage, unbind my father. Free him now!" Cui Haitang cried out.

"Understood!" Tang immediately deactivated the left division leader's token.

The black-robed skeleton was released from its constraints in a burst of black smoke.

"Kill, kill, kill!" the black skeleton roared.

"Don't head over there, Father! Father, wake up. We have to flee!" Cui Haitang urged.

However, the black skeleton ignored Cui Haitang. It rushed toward the largest source of vitality in the region: Xiao Nanfeng.

"Die!" The black skeleton clawed at Xiao Nanfeng.

It moved so rapidly that Xiao Nanfeng was unable to dodge. He had no choice but to hastily strike back.

"Hegemon's Fist!" Xiao Nanfeng roared.

The skeleton's claws batted him to the ground with such force that he sprayed out a mouthful of blood.

Without any hesitation, the black skeleton launched itself at him again. Another bolt of blood lightning struck, enveloping the two cultivators. This time, it was no weaker than when ten Immortals had attacked Xiao Nanfeng simultaneously.

Flames and wind filled the desert once again.

As the lightning dissipated, Xiao Nanfeng spat out another mouthful of blood, badly injured. The black skeleton's robes exploded, and cracks formed on its skull. It had clearly suffered a significant injury as well, but the wounds had sobered it up to some extent.

"Father, we have to leave! Don't attack him any longer. We need to escape from the formation!" Cui Haitang exclaimed.

In the air, dark clouds roiled. Another bolt of lightning seemed poised to strike.

The black skeleton, sensing grave danger, rushed toward Cui Haitang and took her hand.

"Father, are you awake? Quick, we have to leave. We're in a Disorienting Sandstorm Formation!" Cui Haitang urged.

"Bring me, too!" Tang cried out, flying toward them.

The black skeleton clawed at the void, forming a vacuum-filled portal from which the land outside the desert could be seen.

The black skeleton rushed out of the formation with the two cultivators in tow. The next moment, the sandstorm filled the hole where the portal had been.

Blue Lantern blanched. "The black skeleton escaped! Has it reached the Earth Immortal realm?"