Library of Heaven’s Path

Translator: StarveCleric Editor: Millman97

“If Zhang Jiuxiao is able to survive this lightning tribulation, there will be no need to hold the tournament anymore,” Zhang Wuchen mumbled as he looked at the overcast sky above crackling with lightning currents.

“Indeed.” The First Elder nodded in agreement. “This lightning tribulation is clearly far stronger than that of ordinary Dimension Sundering Ordeals, such that even Saint 8-dan intermediate stage cultivators would find it hard to survive it. If he can emerge from it alive, he will indubitably be the number one figure of the younger generation!”

At their level of cultivation, they could already gauge the prowess of a lightning tribulation with just a glance.

Zhang Jiuxiao’s lightning tribulation was as vast as an ocean, spanning a ridiculous size. Just the sheer prowess that was harnessed within the storm clouds was enough to leave goosebumps rising on their arms.

If the young man could survive something of this tier, it would effectively mean that even the currently speculated strongest individual of the younger generation, Zhang Chun, would not be close to being a match for him, thus placing him firmly in the top seat.

“How did an offspring of the side family like him manage to grow so quickly?” Zhang Wuchen was still unable to accept the sudden turn of events.

The First Elder shook his head and said, “That is a question we’ll have to ask him once he overcomes the lightning tribulation.”

While the two of them were speaking, the second streak of lightning was gradually forming.

Kacha!

This time, it was not just an ordinary lightning bolt. There was the cold glint of a weapon harnessed within it as it streaked downward, tearing through the space that stood in its way, leaving behind a dark gash in its wake.

“That’s the Lightning Warrior of the lightning tribulation…” One of the elders amid the crowd gulped in horror.

If lightning tribulations were considered to be a simple punch, the emergence of a Lightning Warrior would be equivalent to the usage of a weapon.

Though they were both lightning bolts, there was a vast difference in their prowess.

“Come!” Swallowing a pill that his teacher had given to him, Zhang Jiuxiao’s injuries swiftly recovered. With a furious roar, he whipped out a Saint high-tier weapon and drove it straight toward the lightning tribulation.

The strongest weapon that he had previously was only at Saint intermediate-tier, but for successfully getting into the Sanctum of Sages, the clan had gifted him with a Saint high-tier artifact, and in this crucial moment, he decided to take it out without any hesitation.

Kacha!

As the Saint artifact collided with the Lightning Warrior, it was split in two in an instant. Despite that, the might of the lightning bolt did not seem to weaken in the slightest.

Zhang Jiuxiao did not seem to be surprised by that at all. He spread open his fingers and formed a semispherical barrier of zhenqi above him.

When the lightning struck the barrier, a deafening explosion erupted, and a powerful shockwave burst through the sparring grounds, shaking the dueling rings intensely.

It was very fortunate that they were in the sparring grounds, so many Reinforcement Formations were in place. Otherwise, everything could have reduced to rubble from that single lightning bolt.

Peng!

Eventually, Zhang Jiuxiao managed to fend off the Lightning Warrior, but the sheer intensity of the lightning still seared his arms black. At the same time, He was pushed deep into the ground like a heavy cannonball, creating a huge pit above him.

“Could he have been electrocuted to death?”

“He shouldn’t have, right?”

“This lightning is simply too fearsome. Even the managerial elders of the clan wouldn’t be able to survive something of this scale! Considering how he has just barely made a breakthrough, not to mention that he even leaped an entire realm without reinforcing his cultivation at all… things really don’t look too optimistic.”

“Let’s hope that he’s fine. Even though he might be from the side family, it’s still a blessing for the clan to have someone as talented as him in our ranks. Nothing can happen to him!”

Such words could be heard from the clan members all around as apprehension and nervousness colored their faces.