Zi Lingling looked over gently and made an OK gesture.
Having gone through multiple heavenly tribulations, she was now quite familiar with them.
More and more people gathered, and when they saw that the one undergoing tribulation was Zi Lingling, they were stunned.
After all, at the Pill Dao Grand Competition, Zi Lingling had easily taken first place, activated a hidden quest, opened the Pill Venerable Secret Realm, and become a celebrity known throughout Central City.
Now, before they could fully process the shock this celebrity had brought them, her actions captured their attention once again.
"The one undergoing tribulation is her?"
"Isn't that Miss Zi?"
"Miss Zi? Which Miss Zi?"
"Who else could it be? What dimension have you been living in these past two days to not know Miss Zi's name?"
"Exactly! These past two days, in Central City, one can be unaware of the Grand President of the Alchemist Guild, but one cannot be unaware of Miss Zi, the first place winner of the Grand Competition!"
"That's right! No wonder that boss Shen said Miss Zi herself was a miracle!"
"She's just become famous, and now she's undergoing tribulation again. Isn't this enough to make people incredibly jealous!"
"Indeed! Is this what they call, the illegitimate child of the Heavenly Dao?"
"Rumble! Crack!"
"..."
Soon, the roar of the tribulation lightning and the rumble of energy intertwined, drowning out the surrounding murmurs.
Bolt after bolt of lightning struck Zi Lingling's body, making her physical body increasingly robust.
The onlookers, from initial mockery and worry, eventually became numb.
They were terrified just watching the terrifying heavenly tribulation, but Zi Lingling didn't even bat an eyelid, filled with fighting spirit from beginning to end.
One hour!
Two hours!
Three hours!
...
Zi Lingling's clothes were charred black. If she hadn't been channeling a portion of her spiritual energy to protect herself, she would have been completely exposed by now.
But even so, blood trickled from the corners of her lips, and her body was covered in wounds. In some places, bone was exposed, and it was unknown how many of her meridians and internal organs had been shattered.
Her hair tie had come undone, and arcs of electricity danced through her long hair, some strands already curled and occasionally emitting a burnt smell.
Seeing her disheveled state, Ye Lingyuan's heart ached as if being twisted by a knife. His fists clenched and unclenched repeatedly.
He wished he could rush into the tribulation lightning and shield his Ling'er, taking all the heavenly tribulation upon himself.
However, he could not.
Heavenly tribulation was a test from the Heavenly Dao for cultivators, representing a divine position, and interference from outsiders was not permitted.
Anyone who interfered with the heavenly tribulation would be seen as a challenger by the tribulation and attacked.
Furthermore, the heavenly tribulation would automatically adjust based on the strength of the intervener.
This meant that Zi Lingling was currently undergoing the Great Divine Tribulation, and if Ye Lingyuan, a half-step Divine King, were to enter, the tribulation would automatically escalate to the Divine King Tribulation.
As there was no half-step Divine King Tribulation, it would directly adjust to a higher level.
Therefore, to avoid interfering with Zi Lingling's tribulation, Ye Lingyuan could only watch helplessly as Zi Lingling struggled.
Those observing the tribulation, looking at the stubborn figure in the sea of lightning, felt a sense of respect.
Previously, they had only seen Zi Lingling's excellence and envied her monstrous talent, unaware of the immense hardship and suffering she had endured behind her brilliance.
In the blink of an eye, a day and a night had passed, and the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation finally reached its last wave.
The tribulation clouds above were dark and heavy, completely obscuring the rising sun.
The already desolate mountain range was cast in utter darkness.
Within the tribulation clouds, five powerful hurricanes of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth rapidly formed, quickly encircling Zi Lingling tightly.
The Five Elements Tribulation Lightning!
Ye Lingyuan's pupils narrowed into slits.
He hadn't expected Zi Lingling's final wave to be the legendary Five Elements Tribulation!
If the Nine-Nine Tribulation Lightning was called the Annihilation Tribulation, then the Five Elements Tribulation Lightning was the Eradication Tribulation.
Annihilation versus Eradication – a difference of one character, but a world of difference in power.
Annihilation might leave behind remains, but Eradication meant the complete elimination of all traces.
In other words, if Zi Lingling could not overcome this final wave of Five Elements Tribulation Lightning, she would completely disappear from heaven and earth, leaving not a single trace.
At that point, everything related to her in the mortal world would vanish, including everyone's memories of her, as if she had never existed.
Ye Lingyuan's entire strength was mobilized. He was prepared to act.
The moment Zi Lingling showed any signs of being unable to endure, he would immediately rush into the heavenly tribulation to save her.
Even if it meant being attacked by the tribulation, even if it meant prematurely ascending to the Divine King Tribulation, he would not hesitate.
At worst, they would die together, and the road to the underworld would not be lonely.
Oh, right!
Once they reached the underworld, that would be his domain.
Then, even the heavenly tribulation would not be able to threaten them.
Trapped amidst the five hurricanes, Zi Lingling's eyes held a flicker of seriousness.
Her Phantom Dragon Steps constantly shifted, dodging with difficulty in the gaps between the five elemental hurricanes.
Then, the spaces between the five elemental hurricanes grew smaller and smaller, leaving no room to maneuver.
Zi Lingling gritted her teeth and prepared to endure it head-on.
She used her remaining spiritual power and the power of the laws to envelop her entire body, holding a surgical scalpel in one hand and the Dragon Scale Dagger in the other, she charged into the converging five elemental hurricanes.
"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"
In an instant, she spat out three mouthfuls of blood.
Her treasured clothing, already covered in tears, was instantly shredded by the wind blades contained within the hurricanes.
If she hadn't been in the hurricane, she would have been completely exposed!
Just then, the Black Crown shot out and automatically donned her.
The Black Crown was the divine outfit she had purchased from Phoenix Pavilion, the one that had embarrassed Zi Yuling so thoroughly.
"Thank you!" Zi Lingling transmitted her thoughts to the Black Crown.
The Black Crown's mental message replied, "No need for thanks, I'm doing this for myself too! I don't want those idiotic women bothering me again, so you, my owner, cannot be in trouble!"
Sensing the blunt-but-kind-hearted tone in the Black Crown's message, Zi Lingling's lips curved.
However, the situation was critical, and she had no extra thoughts to banter with the Black Crown.
She used the Phantom Dragon Steps to move with difficulty within the hurricanes.
Suddenly, a massive wind blade attacked from a tricky angle, aiming for her slender waist.
At this moment, the Dragon Scale Dagger and the surgical scalpel in her hands were pinned by the wind blade, preventing her from changing tactics immediately.
Zi Lingling hardened her resolve and transmitted her thoughts to the Black Crown, "Black Crown, it's up to you!"