Finally, the lightning began to dissipate.
And before long, the figure of Zuoqiu Tiansheng gradually emerged.
Upon closer inspection, the crowd could see that his armor had been nearly shattered.
Moreover, his body was covered in wounds left by the lightning's strikes.
He was injured.
But his overall condition was still quite intact.
Though wounded, his foundation remained unharmed — so the injuries, while fearsome to look at, were nothing serious.
"Ohhh—"
"He did it! Young Master Tiansheng did it!"
"Young Master Tiansheng successfully endured the legendary Divine Lightning Tribulation!"
Suddenly, the heavens and earth erupted once more with jubilant cheers.
The members of the
They were now certain that their Young Master Tiansheng had succeeded in his breakthrough.
"Wait…"
But almost immediately, the cheering fell silent.
As the lightning continued to recede, another figure emerged.
That figure was
The armor on Chu Feng's body had long since been completely destroyed.
In fact, the degree to which his armor had crumbled was even more thorough than Zuoqiu Tiansheng's.
And Chu Feng's body was also covered in lightning-inflicted wounds.
However, the wounds on Chu Feng were clearly much lighter than those on Zuoqiu Tiansheng.
This was enough to make the Zuoqiu Heavenly Clan members' jaws drop.
Chu Feng had served as the lightning conductor — under normal circumstances, he should have been dead.
Furthermore, the extent of his armor's destruction suggested that he should have endured even more ferocious lightning than Zuoqiu Tiansheng.
So how was it that his injuries were actually lighter than Tiansheng's?
And not just by a small margin?
"Clan Master, Young Master Tiansheng's aura — it doesn't seem to have changed," Zuoqiu Hanxun said suddenly.
The moment these words left his mouth, the Clan Master's expression turned extremely ugly.
Because Zuoqiu Hanxun was right — Zuoqiu Tiansheng's aura truly had not changed.
Zuoqiu Tiansheng was still a Second Stage Sovereign.
But two consecutive lightning tribulations had clearly fallen upon the Ancient Heavenly Lightning Formation.
That meant Zuoqiu Tiansheng should have broken through two consecutive levels?
Unless…
In an instant, everyone realized the truth, and all eyes turned toward Chu Feng.
Chu Feng's cultivation level had been concealed.
But after sensing the crowd's gaze, a long-planned smile tugged at the corner of his lips.
Boom—
Suddenly, Chu Feng's robes billowed.
The next instant, the aura within his body surged outward like an invisible beast, racing in every direction.
In the blink of an eye, Chu Feng's aura burst forth from the Ancient Heavenly Lightning Formation, blanketing the entire heaven and earth.
Every person present could feel Chu Feng's aura.
Chu Feng was no longer an Eighth Stage Martial Ancestor.
He was a Sovereign realm expert.
Although he was only a First Stage Sovereign, it was more than enough to make the Zuoqiu Heavenly Clan members furious enough to vomit blood.
It turned out that the one who had broken through two consecutive levels was not Zuoqiu Tiansheng at all — it was Chu Feng.
"So it wasn't Liangqiu Tiansheng after all?"
"It was that guy who was being used as the lightning conductor!"
"It seems things are getting more and more interesting!"
"Fantastic! This is absolutely fantastic!"
Above the clouds, the young lady from the Dragon clan grew wildly excited, frolicking right there upon the cloud bank.
And regarding the transformation within the Ancient Heavenly Lightning Formation, even the old man behind her had a glint of anticipation on his face.
In his opinion, witnessing the legendary Divine Lightning Tribulation was already quite a show.
But the situation that had unfolded was even more spectacular than he had imagined.
"Chu Feng, you…"
"You…"
At that moment, Zuoqiu Tiansheng's face was flushed crimson with rage.
He pointed at Chu Feng with a trembling hand, but couldn't even form words.
He simply could not accept what had just transpired before his eyes.
Chu Feng let out a chuckle before speaking.
"Sorry about that, but the Divine Lightning Tribulation wasn't called down by you — it was called down by me."
"In truth, you never could have summoned the Divine Lightning Tribulation. Even if your breakthrough had succeeded, all you would have attracted was an ordinary tribulation."
"After all, the Divine Punishment Mystic Art you cultivate is incomplete. How could someone like that ever encounter the legendary Divine Lightning Tribulation?"
Chu Feng said with a smile.
And within his words, he made absolutely no effort to conceal his mockery of Zuoqiu Tiansheng.