vrcanaries Chapter 1397 It’s hard to protect yourself
Chapter 1397 It’s hard to protect yourself
These words contained a hint of spiritual power, and they instantly spread throughout the entire battlefield. The man's laughter paused, and he turned his head in confusion, wanting to know what Gu Xia meant by those words.
However, he soon found out what Gu Xia really meant.
The sky was filled with ever-changing clouds, and after flashing several times, lightning leaped out from the dark clouds, the black and purple lightning swooping down like a dragon.
It moved at an extremely high speed, and in the instant it passed, it seemed to tear the sky apart.
Someone couldn't help but cover their mouth, "It's here."
The tribulation lightning really did descend.
A beam of white light fell straight down, instantly illuminating the surroundings as if it were daytime. This was only the first bolt of heavenly lightning, yet it already appeared to be as thick as a wrist.
I can't imagine what it would feel like if this happened to a person.
As everyone watched with trepidation, a thought involuntarily popped into their minds.
Will the first lightning tribulation strike Gu Xia or Ye Sui'an first?
However, to their surprise, under everyone's tense gaze, the silver dragon crashed down, and the first spot it aimed at was—
What about the great demon's primordial spirit?
"Ah ah ah ah ah--"
A tremendous roar resounded, followed by another heart-wrenching scream. The two different sounds mingled together, making the situation all the more chilling.
Ah this?
Hearing the scream, Ye Sui'an couldn't help but tremble.
He clenched his fists tightly, surrounded by various defensive talismans, already prepared to be struck.
Instead of the familiar pain, he heard another scream. He breathed a slight sigh of relief, his first thought being, "Thank goodness it wasn't my junior sister's voice."
As for the man who was struck by lightning, that's none of his business.
Better to die for a fellow Daoist than for myself, anyway, that guy wasn't a good person either.
A soft sound came from beside him. Ye Suian caught a glimpse of Gu Xia taking the opportunity to land next to him. For some reason, the moment he saw her, his previously anxious heart calmed down a little.
"Little junior sister."
He called out softly, and when Gu Xia looked over, he pointed to the scene of smoke and dust filling the sky and asked, "Why did the lightning tribulation strike him first?"
It's not that Ye Suian wanted to be struck by lightning. Who would want to be struck by lightning for no reason?
And importantly, this isn't even considered his level of tribulation lightning.
However, although the Demon Race is disliked by the Heavenly Dao, when other cultivators are undergoing tribulation, the summoned lightning tribulation should first focus on the cultivators who need to undergo tribulation.
Only in very rare cases will a cultivator who has just passed through the tribulation be spared and then used to attack others.
So Ye Suian was very curious, "What heinous crime did he commit?"
Gu Xia's fingertips twitched, and seeing this, she kindly answered him, "Do you know what happened to me when I was trapped in his magical artifact?"
Ye Sui'an shook his head.
“Mountains of white bones.” Gu Xia’s voice was cold. “And countless remains of cultivators.”
Although her tone was calm, Ye Suian couldn't help but shudder just imagining the scene.
"It's good that you came out." He wasn't stupid; after a little thought, he understood what Gu Xia meant. He was truly relieved. If she hadn't broken through the spiritual artifact to come out, she would probably have ended up like those other cultivators.
The personal disciple still possessed a strong sense of justice. Ye Suian looked at the spot where the lightning tribulation had struck again and clicked his tongue lightly, "It really is the cycle of heaven, retribution is inevitable."
His magical artifact devoured the lives of so many innocent cultivators, so the Heavenly Dao would naturally not tolerate it. Taking advantage of the tribulation lightning, it had to settle accounts with the other party properly.
Seeing Ye Sui'an's gloating expression, Gu Xia's eyes twitched. She glanced at the sky and said, "Third Senior Brother, have you forgotten something?"
He didn't react immediately and instinctively asked, "What?"
"He's the one being struck down now, but once Heaven vents its anger, it will be the two of us who get struck down."
"..."
Ye Sui'an's expression slowly cracked.
Grass.
You're getting excited too soon.
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The man's piercing screams sent chills down the spines of everyone around him. Although he hadn't actually struck them, just hearing it made them imagine how excruciating the pain must have been.
"Serves him right!" A young member of the Ye family couldn't help but mutter under his breath, feeling a strange sense of satisfaction.
Upon hearing this, the person next to him immediately covered his mouth, "Shh, are you out of your mind? You dare to make such nonsense even under the thunder."
Others may share the same thoughts, but cultivators' reverence for the Great Dao is ingrained in their bones, not to mention the oppressive heavenly lightning still looming overhead.
The other party immediately fell silent.
The entire Ye family was illuminated by this lightning tribulation. Even though the elders had built a barrier in time, many disciples with low cultivation levels still could hardly stand under the residual power of the tribulation.
In contrast, those demonic cultivators who hadn't had time to escape far from the battlefield fared much worse.
The moment the lightning struck, many people were so frightened that their legs went weak, they covered their heads with their hands and lay on the ground screaming and howling, their weapons scattered all over the ground.
They could still howl, but the man who was right in the center of the first lightning tribulation and was caught off guard and struck squarely was the one who truly couldn't even cry.
It hurts, it hurts so much.
His primordial spirit was cleaved out by Gu Xia's sword, leaving him without even a physical body to contain it. He took the hit squarely, and the light emanating from his primordial spirit dimmed considerably. The intense pain made him want to curl up and roll around on the ground.
Ah ah ah ah ah! !
Damn Gu Xia!
And this damned Heavenly Dao!
Is it an idiot?
Those two little devils are the ones who need to undergo tribulation, what does it have to do with him?
He completely ignored the people who had perished within his magical artifact, his heart filled with resentment, and he frantically cursed the Heavenly Dao for being blind.
Clearly, the heavenly lightning received his dissatisfaction and seemed to sense his provocation. The thunderclouds in mid-air surged again, and another bolt of lightning, even more powerful than the previous one, leaped out from it, carrying with it anger as it fell once more.
"what--"
The commotion was extremely terrifying. The man, who hadn't given up yet, seemed to be completely stunned. His scream abruptly stopped in his throat, short and chilling.
There's nothing you can do; even a good person has to calm down after being struck by lightning twice.
He is currently only in his primordial spirit state. The higher his cultivation level, the more severe the lightning tribulation will be. If it continues like this, he will probably really be annihilated.
As expected of a demon who has lived for hundreds of years, the man's mind cleared up instantly after being taught a lesson by two bolts of heavenly lightning.
This won't do; he has to run.
He couldn't care less about possessing a body or Gu Xiaye and Suian; all he knew was that he had to leave the Ye family immediately.
This place is so eerie.
The horrified cries of the other demonic cultivators on the field reached his ears clearly, but the man didn't spare them a single glance.
Are you kidding me? He's barely able to protect himself right now, how could he have time to care about the lives of these demonic cultivators?
The demon race has only one rule: those who run fast live, and those who run slow die.
This makes sense.
He couldn't care less about his subordinates and, taking advantage of the gap between the two lightning strikes, struggled to try and escape back to the Demon Realm.
As long as he stays far away from the lightning tribulation, even if the Heavenly Dao wants to strike him, it won't be able to hit him.
Then Gu Xia is the only one who will suffer.
It can only be said that his hatred for Gu Xia is truly deep; even at this point, he hasn't forgotten to curse her with bad luck in his heart.
However, as the saying goes, what you fear most is what happens. Just as he was about to run away, he discovered that Cheng Yaojin had suddenly appeared out of nowhere...
Oh no.
The man shook his shattered spirit and then realized that the one blocking his way was none other than Gu Xia.
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