Chapter 122: Surviving the Tribulation (3)

"Master Yan, the powerhouses from all directions are eyeing Huo Guang with ill intent. Should we intervene now to prevent anyone from interfering?" Azure Dragon asked.

"No need. Those who are wise will not interfere; they might even offer protection," Yan Chuan replied in a deep voice.

No sooner had he spoken than someone high above lunged toward Huo Guang, only to be struck back by an unknown powerhouse before they could even get halfway.

"No one is allowed to touch them!" the expert shouted sharply.

"Is... is that for real?" White Tiger asked, stunned.

"Why would they want to protect Huo Guang?" Vermillion Bird wondered, confused.

"For now, no one can touch the Myriad Wonder Demon Lotus. If Huo Guang succeeds, those wise individuals will naturally be pleased, because even if they cannot seize the lotus now, they can simply snatch it from Huo Guang later," Mo Yuxi explained.

"I see!" White Tiger nodded.

"Open!" A loud cry erupted from high above.

It was the remaining seven figures in black, and the one who shouted was True Monarch Black Feather.

An aura surged forth from True Monarch Black Feather, shooting straight into the heavens.

"Rumble!"

Suddenly, a black cloud appeared in the sky, a hundred times larger and higher than the tribulation cloud surrounding Huo Guang. It billowed with a sense of impending doom. Within the churning darkness, lightning flashed, saturated with infinite power of destruction.

"Is someone else undergoing a tribulation?"

"What kind of tribulation is this?"

"A Four-Fold Heavenly Lightning Tribulation? The Four-Nine Tribulation?"

...

The powerhouses all around stared up at the sky.

"The Four-Nine Tribulation? Refining Spirit into Void?" Mo Yuxi’s expression changed.

"It’s that man in black. Is he also trying to seize the will of the Army-Breaking Star?" Azure Dragon pointed toward True Monarch Black Feather, who was shrouded in a black robe.

The six great experts were acting as guardians for True Monarch Black Feather as he triggered the Four-Nine Tribulation.

"Hum!"

Another beam of green light shot from the starry sky into the tribulation clouds of the Four-Nine Tribulation. As the lightning flashed, it cascaded down to envelop True Monarch Black Feather below. This time, the pillar of starlight was more than ten times thicker than the one Huo Guang had received.

"Hahahaha!" True Monarch Black Feather laughed heartily.

"This... the tribulation hasn't even begun, and it already holds such strong attraction for the will of the Army-Breaking Star. How can Huo Guang possibly compete with him?" Azure Dragon asked anxiously.

"Do not fret! That geomancer has been driven away. With me here, the will of the Army-Breaking Star will undoubtedly belong to Huo Guang," Yan Chuan said with a smile.

"Oh?" Mo Yuxi looked at Yan Chuan, confused, but upon seeing his resolute gaze, she found herself instinctively choosing to believe him.

"Come! Heavenly Lightning!" True Monarch Black Feather challenged the sky.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

Following his roar, a hundred bolts of lightning descended from the clouds simultaneously. A cluster of a hundred strikes, blindingly bright like a celestial waterfall, instantly illuminated the entire formation.

"Boom!"

The lightning struck True Monarch Black Feather, bathing his entire body as if he were submerged in a pool of thunder. He shone with an intensity that rivaled the sun and the moon.

Compared to True Monarch Black Feather, the lightning around Huo Guang and Liu Gang seemed insignificant. The starlight around True Monarch Black Feather grew ever more robust.

"Master Yan, the will of the Army-Breaking Star is about to be completely drawn away. What should we do now?" Azure Dragon asked, panicked.

Yan Chuan turned to the three thousand silver-armored soldiers.

"Prepare the crossbows!" Yan Chuan commanded in a low voice.

"Yes!" The entire army quickly drew their bows.

"Aim for that massive black cloud. Fire!" Yan Chuan ordered.

"Yes!"

"Whoosh!"

A rain of over two thousand arrows surged upward.

"Ordinary arrows like these? Will they have any effect?" White Tiger asked, skeptical.

"Have you ever heard of a lightning rod?" Yan Chuan smiled.

"Uh?" White Tiger was taken aback.

"My volley of arrows is acting as a lightning rod, dispersing his heavenly thunder and 'assisting' him in his tribulation," Yan Chuan said confidently.