CHAPTER 1117: CHAPTER 346: HEAVEN DESTROYING, EARTH DESTRUCTION THUNDER TRIBULATION

Standing by the side, Ba Dan looked towards the wave after wave of powerful figures arriving in the distance, and couldn’t help but gulp slightly; he could sense an extremely terrifying aura from these people!

The strength of these individuals far surpassed his own!

Luckily, he was already capable of changing his size at will, having long adjusted his figure to that of a normal person; otherwise, he would stand out too much.

He had no intention of safeguarding.

Not to mention whether he could protect it.

There was simply no need for his protection—just this Heavenly Tribulation alone, should anyone even think of interfering with it, they’d be courting death if they got caught up in it by mistake.

The power of Heaven and Earth was gradually gathering.

The Tribulation Cloud overhead was continuously condensing as well.

Just like that...

A whole hour passed, with the Heavenly Tribulation looking as if it was about to strike at any moment, yet it continued to hesitate, lingering. Meanwhile, the surrounding onlookers were not worried at all; after all, they weren’t in a hurry for this moment.

As the saying goes, there’s no fear in a late meal. Besides, an hour wasn’t even enough for them to circulate a mental method for a full cycle.

Chen Qiu, however, was getting a bit impatient.

"Sigh."

Hovering in the high sky, Chen Qiu sighed lightly; every time he went through a tribulation, it was like this, always making him wait as if it needed to gather strength to strike him dead. And then—

"Boom!!!"

A deafening thunderclap suddenly erupted, followed by a blinding flash of light that pierced through the Tribulation Cloud, striking directly towards Chen Qiu.

It finally arrived.

Chen Qiu raised an eyebrow, not activating his Protective Spirit Qi, merely using the toughness of his Thunder Clothes to withstand this Heavenly Tribulation. He intended to test the power of this Tribulation, yet this first strike, landing on him, didn’t even make him feel anything.

It was less than a mosquito bite.

"Is it this weak?"

Chen Qiu wondered aloud, uncertain whether it was the Tribulation that was too weak or his Thunder Clothes that were too strong. He sensed that this time the Heavenly Tribulation was grander than last time, so why did it have no impact at all?

Soon after, three more strikes of Heavenly Tribulation descended.

Yet, again, he felt nothing, passing through easily.

...

This scene left all the surrounding onlookers utterly baffled.

"This..."

The onlookers gazed at this display in utter confusion; they could distinctly feel the terrifying power within those strikes of Heavenly Tribulation, power so great even they couldn’t withstand it. But why did this man, who seemed to appear out of nowhere, seem so easy-going?

He hadn’t even activated his Protective Spirit Qi?

Wasn’t he being overly arrogant?

Yet, after several strikes of the Tribulation, far from being injured, the man’s figure didn’t even waver.

They even considered trying out the Tribulation themselves to see if its power was just as formidable as it appeared, but this thought was dismissed as soon as it arose; only a fool would do such a thing.

But then—

"Hahahahaha, fellow Daoist, your Heavenly Tribulation sure is grand!"

"This old man shall lend you a hand!"

They saw an old man dressed in Daoist robes, exuding immortal aura, rushing toward Chen Qiu while wielding a dust whisk, and actively releasing his Divine Sense to get locked on by the Heavenly Dao. This meant that the upcoming fifth Heavenly Tribulation would have two strands, each striking one of them.

The power would not weaken.

Unless this old man bore Chen Qiu’s portion of the Tribulation as well.

"It’s the ’Purple Thunder True Man’!"

"They say he’s been in seclusion for hundreds of years, yet he makes an appearance today."

"Indeed, rumor has it he can absorb the Heavenly Thunder within the Tribulation, using it not only for Body Refining but also to nourish his ’Purple Thunder.’ The stronger the Tribulation, the better the effect. In recent years, wherever there was a grand Heavenly Tribulation, ’Purple Thunder True Man’ was sure to be present."

"This individual also seems to be favored by Heavenly Destiny; they say in earlier years he was merely a Loose Cultivator, but he accidentally obtained a strand of ’Purple Thunder,’ which he crafted into his Lifebound Treasure and continuously nurtured it, unleashing Thunder Magic with boundless power, becoming an exceptionally powerful Thunder Cultivator. This Heavenly Tribulation, for Purple Thunder True Man, is truly a great opportunity."

A middle-aged man gazed at the Purple Thunder True Man, who was flickering with purple Thunder Arcs, and sighed with emotion: "For us, it’s merely a spectacle, but for Purple Thunder True Man, it’s indeed a significant opportunity."

"I am somewhat envious."

"A great opportunity?" Jiang Buping, standing with arms folded on the side, heard this and smirked sarcastically: "The opportunity is great, indeed, provided Purple Thunder True Man can seize it. In any case, I couldn’t."

"It’s only natural you couldn’t," the middle-aged man rolled his eyes at Jiang Buping. "How could a Heavenly Immortal Peak like you manage? When Purple Thunder True Man last appeared hundreds of years ago, he already had True Immortal Peak Cultivation, and after years out of sight, his cultivation may have had a qualitative breakthrough."

"Moreover, the ’Purple Thunder’ is a Spiritual Object bestowed by Heaven, granting protection that greatly reduces the damage from Thunder Magic or Tribulations to its host."

"The chance of Purple Thunder True Man choking on his food is higher than being struck dead by a Thunder Tribulation."

Jiang Buping chuckled lightly without responding, perhaps because Chen Qiu’s easy passage through the Tribulation made these people subconsciously doubt the apparent strength of the Tribulation.

But he was fully certain that this was a "Fourth-grade Heavenly Tribulation."

The power of a Fourth-grade Heavenly Tribulation, from the first strike, could easily kill a strong person with True Immortal Cultivation. From the fifth strike onwards, it could already kill someone with True Immortal Peak Cultivation, and adding this "Purple Thunder True Man’s" interference, would lead to the fifth strike on both their heads, increasing the power by thirty percent.