The Demon King, however, found it futile to ponder why the heavenly tribulation had appeared. What was done was done. Moreover, one could not simply dodge a heavenly tribulation.
After all, heavenly tribulations were not something that could be interfered with. As long as someone became involved in a heavenly tribulation, regardless of whether it was their own or not, they would have to endure it.
As for why this heavenly tribulation had appeared here, the answer was, of course, Meng Huai.
Since accepting the concern from netizens on the star network and the effort she made during this upheaval, everyone was more or less aware.
When Xie Yelín decided to elevate Meng Huai to the position of Savior, it was after Meng Huai had refused to be a Rear Admiral. In fact, it wasn't entirely an elevation, as Meng Huai had genuinely accomplished these feats. Xie Yelín merely made her accomplishments public.
Therefore, when these events became known to the netizens, their gratitude towards her deepened.
As a result, Meng Huai's cultivation progress had been rapid recently, with her strength advancing by leaps and bounds even without her direct intervention.
However, she had not yet reached a realm that required a heavenly tribulation for breakthrough. It was just that Meng Huai needed this heavenly tribulation at the moment, so she passively pushed herself to reach this stage.
The Demon King had been focusing on the heavenly tribulation, and only now did he realize that the tribulation was not exclusive to him. Upon seeing the heavenly tribulation Meng Huai was enduring, which was ten times his own,
and observing Meng Huai's unstable realm, he furiously exclaimed, "What are you doing? This is undoubtedly trying to pull up seedlings to help them grow. You haven't even touched that barrier, and you're rashly breaking through like this. It won't succeed! You'll only die under the tribulation."
Crucially, "If you're going to die, don't take me with you!"
The Demon King roared these words in great anger. But wasn't Meng Huai's objective in doing this precisely to use the power of the heavenly tribulation to end the Demon King's life?
However, Meng Huai herself was unsure of her own outcome, as this was her first time attempting such a feat. Who knew what would happen? But since her life was a second chance anyway, she decided to give it a try.
Therefore, Meng Huai had no time to concern herself with the Demon King at this moment. The lightning striking her body was so intense that it prevented her from being distracted.
Meanwhile, the viewers in the livestream watched as the two individuals, who had been locked in a fierce battle, suddenly stopped fighting. Moreover, they were both enduring lightning strikes together?
"What is going on?"
"What's happening? Why are they both being struck by lightning? Isn't the Five Lightning Talisman Meng Huai's specialty? How did she get struck herself?"
"It shouldn't be the Five Lightning Talisman. Not only have I not seen any talismans, but the scale of this is nothing like the Five Lightning Talisman."
The audience in the livestream was conflicted, hoping the demonic entity would be struck to death by lightning, while simultaneously hoping that Meng Huai would be alright.
The number of viewers in the livestream was steadily increasing as more people became aware that Meng Huai was currently battling the Demon King. Those who had just entered the livestream and saw both of them being struck by lightning were confused about the situation.
"Weren't they supposed to be dealing with the Demon King? Why are they both being struck by lightning?"
"Meng Huai, keep going!"
"Meng Huai, please be alright."
Meng Huai, being forced to upgrade and endure the heavenly tribulation, was already struggling to cope. After all, even those who had cultivated to their respective realms could die under a heavenly tribulation, let alone Meng Huai, who had not yet reached that stage!
Meng Huai's eyes were fixed on the Demon King opposite her, who was now on the verge of death. The Demon King also had no energy left to curse Meng Huai for her foolish actions.
He was on the brink of losing his life!
Seeing that the Demon King was beyond saving, Meng Huai adjusted a magical artifact in her hand. Originally, the artifact was aimed at the Demon King. Now, after twisting a dial on the artifact, Meng Huai tossed it into the air.
At this moment, the power of the heavenly tribulation striking Meng Huai weakened slightly. With the artifact diverting some of the tribulation's power, Meng Huai finally had a moment to catch her breath.
However, heavenly tribulations were not something that could be simply overcome. Meng Huai looked up at the sky, thinking that she might not be able to pass this tribulation anytime soon.
She saw the perceptual barrier above her. The heavenly tribulation directly penetrated the barrier and struck her. The barrier also appeared to be on the verge of collapse. Meng Huai then directly addressed Xie You, "Disperse the perceptual barrier, and you all retreat. Do not be affected by the heavenly tribulation."
"But..."
Xie You looked at Meng Huai, who was not in good condition, wanting to ask if there was anything he could do to help. He couldn't just stand by and watch!
However, the approaching lightning was so fierce that it could even penetrate the perceptual barrier, leaving Xie You only with worry and no way to assist.
Meng Huai, distracted, said to Xie You again, "Retreat!"
But before she could even finish these words, Meng Huai was struck by several more bolts of lightning. By the time she uttered the last word, her voice was trembling slightly.
Xie You had no choice but to retreat to avoid affecting Meng Huai.
As the perceptual barrier withdrew, the heavenly tribulation showed no sign of weakening. The power of this tribulation was not affected by the perceptual barrier.
Then, as Xie You retreated, the artifact that Meng Huai had thrown into the air earlier could no longer withstand it and shattered.
Seeing this, Meng Huai was shocked and helpless. She had hoped the artifact would last longer, but it only managed to hold on for such a short time.
It seemed that using the artifact to divert the heavenly tribulation to others previously had depleted its energy too much.
Meng Huai looked in the direction of the thunderclouds and suddenly felt that she wouldn't be able to hold on.