In the sea of green flames, Xu Yi's consciousness gradually returned. Recalling everything that had happened before, she couldn't help but curl her lips.
She finally understood why the ancestor of the Fire Talisman Sect had regarded this charred wood as a sacred tree. It was because it contained a wisp of Earth Core Green Flame.
Earth Core Green Flame was a rare flame born within the earth's core, taking a hundred years to form, a thousand years to become a flame, and ten thousand years to mature into an ultimate fire.
The Earth Core Green Flame could burn all things, and even the soul, making it one of the top three spiritual fires on the Kyushu Continent.
The reason for the wisp of Earth Core Green Flame in the charred wood was that Liu Jinghong had used a spirit talisman that sealed the Earth Core Green Flame in order to heavily injure the tree demon.
Although the tree demon was severely wounded, it had also sealed the Earth Core Green Flame within its body. If not for the subsequent lightning tribulation, it would not have died.
Liu Jinghong had dug out the tree heart back then but had not discovered the Earth Core Green Flame hidden at the roots of the tree demon.
Instead, Xu Yi's eyes had undergone a change, allowing her to see through the tree and discover the wisp of Earth Core Green Flame.
Furthermore, as Xu Yi was born with a fire spirit root, she was highly compatible with the Earth Core Green Flame and thus absorbed it.
During the fusion with the Earth Core Green Flame, the impurities within Xu Yi's body were burned away. The golden light energy rapidly repaired the missing parts, making her body increasingly perfect and breaking through the shackles within her.
She looked up at the condensing thunderclouds, a surge of battle intent appearing. The sea of fire around her accelerated its churning, hinting at the potential to incinerate the heavens.
*Boom!*
As if sensing Xu Yi's provocation, the thunderclouds became furious. A lightning bolt several yards thick descended from the sky, striking the top of Xu Yi's head with unimaginable speed.
Xu Yi's figure was instantly engulfed by the lightning.
"What a domineering lightning tribulation!"
Uncle-Master Bei exclaimed in shock.
Uncle-Master Nan nodded with deep concern, greatly agreeing.
They too had witnessed the Sect Master break through to the Integration stage. While the lightning tribulation then was also immensely powerful, it was not as terrifying as Xu Yi's.
This lightning tribulation seemed to specifically target Xu Yi, unleashing its full power from the start.
Jing Qiu, who had also experienced a lightning tribulation for the Integration stage, remained silent, her gaze becoming increasingly complex.
She had heard a saying that the more monstrous a cultivator's talent and potential, the more magnificent the lightning tribulation they would face.
And what was unfolding before them seemed to perfectly validate that saying.
What exactly was Xu Yi's background? How had she never heard of such a figure in Ang Zhou before?
Zhan Fei, hidden in the air, looked at the thunderclouds brewing the second bolt of lightning and couldn't help but shake his head, secretly feeling fortunate that his own tribulation had not been so monstrous.
"Awesome!"
Xu Yi's entire body felt numb, lightning flickering incessantly around her.
This was her first time attempting to withstand lightning with her physical body.
Her body, reshaped by the golden light energy and the Earth Core Green Flame, was even more resilient than she had imagined.
She could clearly feel the destructive lightning energy entering her body, its power disintegrating layer by layer, leaving less than one percent of its force.
She looked up at the sky and shouted, "Again!"
*Boom!*
Another thick bolt of lightning descended abruptly.
Xu Yi's ears could only register the deafening thunder and the crackling sounds emanating from within her body.
"Cough!"
Xu Yi couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood, her face looking considerably weak. Her earlier heroic spirit vanished.
She had almost pushed it too far.
There were nine bolts of lightning, each more powerful than the last.
Xu Yi was not a body cultivator. Although her body was more resilient than that of ordinary cultivators, it couldn't withstand the might of heaven.
After being taught a lesson by the lightning tribulation, she immediately sobered up from her previous arrogance.
For the next six lightning tribulations, she employed various methods and used all her magical artifacts, even deploying the recently acquired Wind Fire Chain Circle and Dragon String Phoenix Tail Zither. She passed them with minor peril.
Now, only the final, most powerful lightning tribulation remained.
Outside the sea of fire, others were also holding their breath for Xu Yi.
They had grown accustomed to this lightning tribulation that resembled the wrath of a deity. If they had felt worried at first, they were now merely numb.
They knew that they would likely never experience such a terrifying lightning tribulation in their lifetimes.
"Only the last one remains. Senior will surely pass," Wang Yang murmured to himself.
Chi Xiaoxi clenched her hands, praying for Xu Yi in her heart, hoping she would successfully pass the tribulation.
"She will fail! She will fail!"
Wang Biyun closed her eyes tightly, repeatedly chanting the same sentence in her mind.
Witnessing Xu Yi's tribulation firsthand was like torture for her.
Every time Xu Yi successfully passed a lightning tribulation, her heart would suffer another torment.
For the final one, Xu Yi was bound to fail!
The thunderclouds in the sky seemed determined to give Xu Yi a severe lesson.
The thunderclouds, which occupied the entire sky, rapidly condensed together. The purple lightning energy was suppressed to its limit, turning dark and profound. A terrifying pressure instantly enveloped the land.
The two Uncle-Masters, North and South, had their eyes wide open.
This lightning tribulation had almost surpassed the scope that cultivators at the Integration stage could endure; it could even be considered a tribulation for cultivators undergoing ascension.
How could Xu Yi provoke such a formidable lightning tribulation?
Even Zhan Fei and Jing Qiu, who were already at the Integration stage, felt a sense of dread.
Wang Biyun felt the heavy pressure on her shoulders and inwardly screamed, "Yes, just like this! Stronger! Stronger!"
Within the sea of fire, Xu Yi looked up at the dark thunderclouds, her scalp tingling.
Wasn't this a bit too much?
She hadn't done anything that harmed heaven or humanity. Did they really need to strike her with such terrifying lightning?
Xu Yi frantically took out defensive magical artifacts and defensive formations, holding the Admonishment Ruler. Above her head, more than ten magical artifacts were stacked.
Even so, she still felt uneasy. She simply threw out every magical artifact she could.
*Boom!*
The blinding electric light caused everyone to involuntarily close their eyes, a sense of irresistible powerlessness rising in their hearts.
It was as if under this lightning, all things would turn to dust; this was a heavenly might that could not be resisted by human strength.
Xu Yi stood beneath the thunderclouds, at the center of the descending lightning, and this feeling intensified.
Her numerous magical artifacts couldn't even last a breath before being rapidly destroyed with overwhelming force.
Xu Yi felt a premonition. Holding the Admonishment Ruler, and carrying the Earth Core Green Flame, she moved to meet the lightning tribulation.
Two distinctly different spiritual powers collided fiercely.
At this moment, heaven and earth fell silent, and time itself seemed to stand still.
Xu Yi, at the center of the lightning storm, felt time stretch out infinitely.
Her body was enveloped by lightning, destructive energy coursed through her meridians, her skin was torn, and blood seeped from every pore.
But at the same time, the golden light energy and the Earth Core Green Flame within her were frantically repairing her body.
These two disparate forces engaged in a battle on the battlefield of her body.
Pain!
Such pain!
Xu Yi even felt the desire to die due to the intense pain.
Just as her consciousness blurred, the Admonishment Ruler in her hand trembled slightly.
*Hum——*
Xu Yi's spirit trembled, and she managed to regain some semblance of rationality.
She tightened her grip on the Admonishment Ruler, seeking the strength from it to sustain her.