Shang Guoxin, to regain face, decided to go big, betting all his possessions, one hundred million spirit stones, that Mo Qi would not emerge.
Mo Qi’s face changed as he saw the vast expanse of lightning descending upon him like the sky collapsing.
From a distance, the scorching heat already assaulted him fiercely.
His skin was being roasted, emitting sizzling sounds, and thick liquid continuously flowed out, whether oil or sweat, he didn't know.
The power of tearing and burning relentlessly invaded his soul.
Every part of his body was in unbearable pain.
This power, how could it be more than ten times that of tribulation transcendence?
Although he hadn't personally transcended, he had endured what Su Yuer endured while he protected her.
It was no different from his own tribulation.
He had naturally experienced the bitter, spicy, sour, and painful trials within.
Mo Qi dared not be negligent; a moment's hesitation would turn him into dust.
He immediately summoned the Dragon Stabilizing Pearl and suspended it in mid-air. A brilliant light then erupted, spreading like fireworks across the entire sky.
Mo Qi struggled to support it. The brilliant light was rapidly consumed, its scope shrinking.
The Dragon Stabilizing Pearl was also forced to descend rapidly by the powerful force.
Mo Qi swallowed several emergency pills, his internal spiritual energy surging like a raging river, rising and falling, then bursting forth like a breached dam, channeling into the Dragon Stabilizing Pearl.
Under the pressure of both forces, the Dragon Stabilizing Pearl began to expand rapidly.
In an instant, the Dragon Stabilizing Pearl, originally the size of a fist, expanded to the size of a millstone, floating in the air and emitting a resonant hum, seemingly on the verge of explosion.
The Dragon Stabilizing Pearl continued to descend, but its speed had somewhat abated.
The spiritual light emanating from it also surged, actually dissolving some of the lightning's brilliance.
However, the lightning that followed was even more potent, flashing with sparks, its dense, spiderweb-like electrical currents flickering, causing alarm.
The light emitted by the Dragon Stabilizing Pearl was compressed once more.
Mo Qi endured the excruciating pain throughout his body, fiercely channeling his magic power.
His entire body was gradually sinking!
After a moment, his body was submerged up to his waist in the earth!
The pain was unbearable, and his body felt as if it were shrinking!
The thick liquid on his body seemed to have been completely drained, his skin became dry, as if everything had been squeezed out.
He suddenly thought of Nangong Zhendong and Li Xingyuan, wondering if he would suffer the same fate.
Absolutely not!
He would rather die than face that!
Mo Qi formed a hand seal, "Sun Chasing Star Plucking Art!"
His body suddenly broke free from the earth.
The Dragon Stabilizing Pearl rapidly descended, its emitted light also rapidly contracting!
It seemed on the verge of hitting the ground.
Just then, a red dot appeared on the ground, then erupted with a roar, instantly covering the entire field of vision.
That red light also emitted scorching heat, surging upwards violently.
Behind it was a figure, small yet tenacious!
That figure moved upward with the red light!
It was as if a person were holding a sun and sprinting!
Those outside the lightning field were all moved. "What is that?"
"No way? What’s going on? Why do I feel so exhilarated?"
The speaker was Liu Guolei, the deputy sect leader of Shang Guoxin. Upon hearing this, Shang Guoxin glared at him. "Exhilarated, my foot! Stop your pointless moaning."
Liu Guolei let out a dry laugh.
Shang Guoxin’s heart was bleeding. Could it be that… another accident was about to happen?
If an accident occurred, he would be ruined!
His life would be destroyed by this good-for-nothing!
No, absolutely not!
If I can't withstand this heavenly punishment, how could he, a cultivator in the Tribulation Stage? He's already lucky not to be reduced to dust.
Besides, I conceded because I didn't want to entangle with him further.
If we had continued to wear each other down, I would still have worn him to death.
People are like this; once they change their environment, they forget the suffering and helplessness of the past!
Elder Liang, however, clenched his fists so tightly that they were almost dripping water!
Go to hell!
Die! Die! Die…
At this moment, the red light, like a ball of cotton, gently cradled the rapidly descending Dragon Stabilizing Pearl.
The Dragon Stabilizing Pearl's descent paused, its speed slowing, becoming slower and slower.
From its other end, brilliant light erupted once more, surging upwards, only to be rapidly swallowed by the dazzling white lightning, contracting swiftly.
The Dragon Stabilizing Pearl continued to descend, while the red light below, blooming like a flame, spread, quickly engulfing the Dragon Stabilizing Pearl and slowly supporting the downward-rushing lightning.
Explosions sounded continuously, each one like the thunder of creation, shaking the heavens and earth.
Each sound struck deep into people's hearts, causing them to tremble.
The red light spread entirely, and Mo Qi placed his hands on the Dragon Stabilizing Pearl!
He felt the scorching heat, as if his hands were about to melt!
Simultaneously, the red light spreading ahead continued to contract rapidly.
The Dragon Stabilizing Pearl, along with Mo Qi's body, was also descending at high speed.
However, at this moment, the lightning cluster above seemed to have been diluted considerably, its brilliance dimmed, and the area it covered had shrunk.
But its momentum was still earth-devouring and sky-swallowing, still majestic.
Mo Qi felt his soul about to break free from his body, the forces of burning, tearing, and crushing reaching their extreme.
"Ah!" He couldn't help but let out a long roar, shaking the heavens and earth, piercing the clouds.
His figure descended rapidly, and the entire lightning cluster finally fell, engulfing the Dragon Stabilizing Pearl and Mo Qi's silhouette.
A series of thunderous roars echoed, lingering for a long time!
Dust rose from the ground, spreading infinitely in all directions!
"He's dead, he's dead, finally dead!"
Cheers erupted from outside.
People clapped each other on the back and congratulated each other.
Elder Liang's eyes were filled with tears. "Heaven has eyes!"
However, Shang Guoxin was tense, his eyes fixed on the dust cloud.
Whether in anticipation or dread, he couldn't tell.
He kept shaking his head. "No, he's not dead, he definitely isn't."
The people around him shook their heads. "Alas, once bitten by a snake, one fears a rope for ten years."
Shang Guoxin appeared as if everyone else was drunk while he alone was sober, his eyes full of disdain. Just you wait, I'll slap your faces later.
After a moment, the smoke and dust slowly dispersed.
A deep pit appeared on the ground. The pit was bare, with nothing in it, as if everything had turned to ashes!
Cheers erupted again from the surroundings.
"No surprises, it's all turned to ash."
Elder Liang was about to turn away.
Just then, in the deep pit, a patch of soil suddenly loosened, as if something were burrowing beneath.
Someone exclaimed, "No way? He's still not dead?"
Everyone held their breath again, watching nervously.
A large area of soil was pushed aside, and a figure stood up, dirt falling away.
Shang Guoxin burst into laughter. "He's not dead, not dead, hahaha, see, I told you he wasn't dead."
"His life is so tough, how could he possibly die?"
As he spoke with emotion, he even started to gesticulate.
The crowd found it bewildering.
Liu Guolei couldn't help but say, "Sect Master, what are you so excited about? You lost so much money, shouldn't you be crying?"
Shang Guoxin was struck as if by lightning, suddenly stunned. After a few breaths, he fell backward onto the ground!
Elder Liang gnashed his teeth in hatred, his eyes burning with fury.
A young man in red beside him leaned in and whispered, "Master, don't worry, we've prepared everything. We've prepared a big surprise for him at the exit. He won't be able to escape even if he had wings."
Elder Liang's anger subsided slightly, but the murderous intent in his eyes intensified.
After taking healing pills, Mo Qi searched everywhere for the Dragon Stabilizing Pearl. Fortunately, he soon found it buried underground and dug it out.
After storing the Dragon Stabilizing Pearl in his storage bag, he continued to follow the phantom forward.
The road ahead remained winding, thorny, and filled with lightning.
But it was no longer as fierce as before; he resolved each obstacle.
Unknowingly, he entered a chaotic region. The sky was hazy, and the ground was shrouded in mist, ethereal and dreamlike, like a fairyland.
The shadows had disappeared. Could this be the place?
After a few moments of hesitation, he stepped inside.
At this moment, a golden-yellow rune descended from the air, heading towards him.
Mo Qi, having been hurt by the lightning, was a bit wary and took to his heels.
The rune pursued him rapidly.
He ran east, and the rune followed east; he ran west, and the rune followed west, unyielding.
He stumbled and fell. The rune, like a spiritual snake, burrowed into his forehead.
A piercing pain made him believe he had been struck, and he rolled on the ground desperately.
At this moment, a memory of the Divine Thunder Art surged into his mind, the Myriad Ancient Heavenly Thunder Art.
The pain in his body gradually subsided, and Mo Qi sat cross-legged, beginning to cultivate.
The cultivation method seemed etched into his bones, as if innate, with no unfamiliarity, everything flowing naturally.
A surge of heavenly thunder spiritual energy gradually sprouted within his body, growing, then flooding like a river, surging powerfully.
The Myriad Ancient Heavenly Thunder Art, while called heavenly thunder, allowed him to cultivate this divine ability continuously. When his cultivation and fortune reached a certain level, it could be upgraded to Saint Thunder, or even Primordial Chaos Thunder!