Dragon Monarch System

Chapter 1192: Chapter 1192:- Heavenly Tribulation [II]; The Golden Lightning Strike

Among everyone currently within Axel City, Malakor Harrington and Boris were the most experienced cultivators, and both of them sensed the change almost at the exact same moment. Their expressions became extremely serious as they slowly raised their heads and stared into the seemingly endless dark clouds above.

”It’s coming.” Boris murmured in a low tone. The Heavenly Tribulation was finally coming. Both Boris and Malakor could feel its presence somewhere beyond the dark clouds. Although they could not directly see it yet, their instincts were already screaming at them to flee from this place as quickly as possible.

An overwhelming sense of danger was coming from whatever was forming beyond those clouds, and the feeling only became stronger with every passing second.

Even Boris, the old retired Emperor who had lived for tens of thousands of years and experienced countless dangerous situations throughout his life, felt extremely worried. In fact, he could not remember ever being this worried about anyone before. Strangely enough, he had not even felt this anxious when he himself had faced his own Heavenly Tribulations.

There was a very good reason for that. Boris had faced Heavenly Tribulation twice throughout his life. The first time was when he attempted to advance from Peak Fifth Order to Beginner Sixth Order, while the second time was when he attempted to break through from Peak Sixth Order to Beginner Seventh Order. On both occasions, Boris had spent a considerable amount of time preparing before attempting his breakthrough.

Back then, he had prepared multiple specialised formations specifically designed to weaken the Heavenly Thunder. He had gathered defensive artefacts, prepared recovery resources, and made sure that he had every possible advantage before challenging the Heavenly Tribulation. Those preparations had significantly reduced the power of the thunder strikes that actually reached him.

He had the best resources available because he was the Emperor of the Celestial Dragon Empire. For his second Heavenly Tribulation, he had taken nearly a decade to slowly prepare.

Even with all those preparations, however, it had still been incredibly dangerous. During his breakthrough to Beginner Seventh Order, Boris had been forced to personally withstand the final thunder strike with most of its terrifying power, and that single strike had nearly killed him.

That memory alone was enough to make Boris increasingly worried as he stared toward his grandson. Aditya had none of those preparations.

There were no specialised formations surrounding him to weaken the Heavenly Thunder. There were no defensive structures specifically created to absorb part of the tribulation’s power. There was nothing between Aditya and whatever terrifying force was currently gathering beyond those dark clouds.

His grandson was standing before the Heavenly Tribulation with nothing but his own strength. This was precisely why Boris, Malakor, and everyone else who understood the danger of a Heavenly Tribulation could not remain calm. They knew exactly how serious this situation was, and they also understood that far more than Aditya’s cultivation was at stake.

The success of this breakthrough could directly affect their chances of winning the upcoming war. If Aditya successfully reached Beginner Sixth Order, the strength of their Supreme Commander would rise tremendously right before the decisive battle.

However, if he failed, the consequences would be disastrous. Even if Aditya somehow survived a failed breakthrough, severe damage to his cultivation could leave him incapable of participating in the war.

And if the Heavenly Tribulation killed him, then in the eyes of many people present, they would have lost the war before it had even begun. There was no acceptable option involving failure.

Everyone understood that, which only made the pressure weighing on their hearts even heavier. With every passing second, their anxiety, worry, and fear continued multiplying as the terrifying presence beyond the dark clouds grew stronger.

And Aditya himself understood the consequences better than anyone. He knew exactly what failure to overcome the Heavenly Tribulation could mean.