Chapter 1074
The Tribulation of Lightning and the Finally Appearance of the Morizu Team
At the same time, the lightning dragon began to appear and disappear in the dark clouds.
"It's coming!"
This is not just a sentence, but a transmission of consciousness.
When Li Xiao and Chen Zilong received the message, they sat down cross-legged again.
It's just that one is sitting on a cloud and the other is sitting on an insect.
South side.
A layer of illusory golden armor emerged from his body, firmly covering Chen Zilong.
A breastplate gleaming with an earthy yellow light was spinning wildly on the golden chainmail, casting a thick curtain of light.
At this point, the thunderclouds in the sky seemed to have reached some kind of limit.
As various strange phenomena appeared on Chen Zilong, the sounds of wind, rain, and thunder grew stronger, as if the sky were about to collapse.
In contrast to Chen Zilong's serious preparation.
Li Xiao didn't even take out his protective jade pendant, let alone his heart-protecting mirror.
It's just about circulating the true energy within the body.
The golden glow on their skin deepened even further.
Suddenly, a deafening clap of thunder ripped through the sky.
Two bolts of lightning descended straight down from the dark clouds, one of them striking the protective mirror atop Chen Zilong's head.
A shot hit Li Xiao's right hand, which was reaching towards his head.
The crackling sounds blended together in the darkness.
Chen Zilong kept his eyes closed and showed no expression.
Beneath the thunder, he remained as steady as a rock, the light screen of his protective mirror rippling like water, dissolving the power of the first heavenly lightning layer by layer.
Although the lightning was intense, it failed to penetrate the earthen-yellow barrier, only stirring up countless electric snakes on the outer perimeter before finally dissipating into nothingness.
Compared to the calm and collected atmosphere on this side, Li Xiao on the other side was in a much worse situation.
The lightning disappeared along with the dazzling golden light that surrounded him.
It was only discovered when everyone could see it clearly.
At this moment, Li Xiao's body was covered with only a dull, yellowish-brown layer.
The right hand that first touched the Thunder Serpent's Tribulation was enveloped in a layer of blood-red mist from the palm all the way to the shoulder.
The runes that moved across them were even more dim and fragmented, some even broken and incomplete.
However, the thunderclouds in the sky did not stop; instead, they became even more violent because the first lightning strike was blocked.
Deep within the clouds, the lightning shifted from silvery-white to dark purple, eventually weaving into a massive net of lightning that enveloped the two of them.
There was absolutely no chance to react.
Then, a deafening roar resounded once again.
The moment the dark purple lightning peeked out from the black clouds.
A cracking sound came from the top of Chen Zilong's head; it was the sound of the mirror breaking.
After the breastplate lost its luster, it fell directly to the ground and was caught by Chen Zilong with a pained expression.
On the other side, Li Xiao was in an even worse state, his upper body covered in cracks and mottled blood.
It was as if his body had split open.
The fine, blood-red mist settled beneath Li Xiao, eventually seeping into the ground.
As for those warrior insects, they had already disappeared when the first lightning struck.
It vanished without a trace, not even a speck of dust, as if it had never existed at all.
With his face covered in terrifying cracks, Li Xiao now looked like a broken porcelain doll.
Even so, he still had time to look up at the sky.
He was observing his own tribulation.
He muttered to himself, "The third one should be about right."
After saying that, he closed his eyes again and waited, completely ignoring his own broken and battered appearance.
Compared to the interval between the first and second passes, the interval between the second and third passes is significantly longer.
A series of muffled rumbling sounds came from the air.
And it's unclear whether it's just Saito and the others' imagination.
As the thunder continued to rumble, the sky seemed to lower considerably, even pressing down on their heads.
Even if they weren't the ones undergoing tribulation, everyone who witnessed this scene instinctively clenched their fists.
Even Zheng Zha was no exception.
Black, viscous flames seemed to linger on his skin.
However, what seems like a long time has actually only taken a few minutes from the beginning to now.
The third lightning tribulation, which was gathering its power, did not keep the two of them waiting for long.
However, before the lightning bolt struck, a roar resounded from within, like the cry of a dragon, and soared straight into the deepest hell.
Everyone who heard this voice turned pale and their hearts trembled.
Just then, the black clouds suddenly tore apart, and a pillar of lightning descended from the sky.
A dark purple lightning bolt, much thicker than the previous two, crashed down, splitting into hundreds of fine lightning snakes along the way.
Even before the tribulation lightning arrived, the oppressive force had already caused the surrounding air to distort and even emit bursts of explosions.
Chen Zilong's golden chainmail trembled violently under the impact of the lightning snake, and cracks quickly spread across the surface of the golden armor.
He groaned, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.
On the other side, Li Xiao suddenly raised his head and let out a long howl, the tattered earthen yellow light on his body instantly becoming dazzling.
Finally, the golden light burned into a ball of golden flame, mixed with the mottled blood on it, and transformed into a surge of energy that surged upwards, colliding fiercely with the countless lightning snakes in the sky.
"boom!!!"
The blinding light engulfed everything in an instant.
Amya, with her best eyesight, and Zero vaguely saw the figure of that ant trying to shake a tree, which only held on for a moment in the lightning before being completely swallowed up.
Compared to the two that flashed by in the previous two moments.
This third lightning tribulation actually lasted for a short while.
Seeing this illogical scene, Saito Hajime murmured:
"My goodness, was Xiao Honglu's tribulation this exaggerated too?"
"This isn't just a matter of narrowly escaping death; it's a relentless barrage of attacks that won't stop until the enemy is dead!!!"
However, the third tribulation lightning was incredibly powerful in the eyes of outsiders.
But it looked strange to Chen Zilong and Li Xiao.
Because they could sense that the power of this third lightning tribulation was even less than that of the second one.
At first glance, it looked impressive, but most of the damage was just part of the show.
After all, the sound and discharge phenomena produced by lightning also require the lightning itself to consume energy.
Therefore, this third continuous lightning tribulation is only impressive in appearance.
The two were unaware of what had happened, but that didn't stop them from taking advantage of this rare opportunity to cultivate.
Despite seemingly being enveloped by lightning, Li Xiao's injuries did not worsen; instead, he began to bathe in the somewhat gentle lightning.
The cracks that were originally only on the upper body began to spread to the lower body, eventually covering the entire body evenly.
The blood that had just appeared in the dark gold skin hadn't even had a chance to turn into mist before it was struck by countless arcs of electricity and evaporated.
The time, place and people are favorable.
With all three factors in place, Li Xiao's physical abilities are also increasing exponentially.
Countless spiritual energies, mixed with the power of lightning tribulation, cleansed Li Xiao's entire physical body from the inside out.
At that moment, Li Xiao subconsciously began to recall, because since entering the Main God Space, apart from the one time he used the Heavenly Will Mask in Ju-on.
I finally felt like I was on a winning streak again.
If the main god could quantify Li Xiao's physical attributes, then experience points should be constantly popping up above his head right now.
As for Chen Zilong on the other side, after realizing the benefits, he wasn't stupid and simply removed the spiritual light defense from the outer layer of his chainmail.
He used the terrifying lightning to begin tempering his body and the four magical treasures on his body.
After several dozen breaths, his strength will eventually run out.
After the tribulation lightning dissipated, the scattered lightning indiscriminately destroyed the surrounding area. The insectoids that had previously swarmed throughout Raccoon City vanished completely.
So much so that it was even more thorough than a nuclear explosion in clearing the area; Saito and the others even saw a considerable amount of heavenly tribulation lightning rushing into the black holes in all directions.
After a long time, the black thunderclouds finally dissipated, and when the colorful sunlight shone down again, it proved that a day had passed.
They survived the lightning tribulation and made it to the next day.
Under the sunlight, Li Xiao's figure, sitting cross-legged on the ground, appeared much more hunched than before.
He opened his eyes, braced himself on the ground with one hand, and then uncontrollably spat out a mouthful of black blood.
This action made him, already covered in wounds, look even more disheveled.
After taking a deep breath, he raised his hand to wipe the corner of his mouth and murmured:
"I intended to use the tribulation lightning to temper my body, but I didn't expect the power of the final tribulation lightning to suddenly increase. This time, I've lost more than I gained!"
Li Xiao, his face filled with regret, sighed helplessly.
After saying that, seemingly because his injuries were too severe, he could only take out a hemostatic spray and spray it a few times before starting to meditate on the spot, since the Zerg had now disappeared.
There should be at least a few minutes.
In contrast, Chen Zilong on the other side looked much more energetic.
A powerful aura of a Golden Core cultivator emanated from him without any attempt to conceal it, and a smile he couldn't hide was on his face.
However, they were given far less time to rest than expected.
Before a minute had passed, hundreds of warrior insects surged out of the black hole closest to Li Xiao, and then these scattered insects launched a targeted attack.
Li Xiao looked at the warrior insects charging towards him, raised his hand and the Dragon Abyss Sword appeared in his hand.
The figure staggered to his feet, and with the excessive movement, some of the wounds on his body that had just stopped bleeding profusely again. It was heartbreaking to see this figure like this.
However, Li Xiao did not react at all. As the Warrior Insects approached, he took a deep breath and swung his sword to strike.
Just as the sword was about to touch the inconspicuous warrior worm, Li Xiao's already somewhat unfocused pupils suddenly began to contract.
The extreme danger spurred Li Xiao to unlock his gene lock, and he went straight to the third stage before starting overclocking.
Everything in sight slowed down.
Li Xiao saw the brownish-red warrior insect in front of him begin to disintegrate little by little into the most basic atomic state.
The reason for this was not his attack.
Instead, a metallic arrow, its entire body gleaming with silver patterns, shot out from behind the shattered warrior insect.
The target was his heart.
And it was at this moment that he discovered the arrow.
A slightly mocking voice rang in my right ear.
"They really unlocked the genetic lock. Looks like we're in luck."
In the world of overclocking, Li Xiao glanced out of the corner of his eye.
Suddenly, a burly white man with a cigar appeared out of nowhere beside him, waving his hands as he spoke.
Strangely, in Li Xiao's eyes, the burly white man clearly had nothing in his hands.
But his intuition brought a startlingly dangerous response.
Moreover, the way the opponent's hands are positioned and the way they exert force all prove that this should be a heavy weapon, and its attack power must be considerable.
He seemed to really enjoy Li Xiao's shocked and horrified expression at the moment of being ambushed.
"As a pig, you should feel fortunate that we both got to launch a sneak attack at the same time!"
With that, the burly white man gave a low shout with a ferocious smile, his imposing manner growing even stronger.
The astonishment and surprise on Li Xiao's face remained indistinguishable from reality until the very moment the two attacks actually touched him.
Then, in the next instant...
The silver arrow and the unseen greatsword had not yet hit their target.
But then, accompanied by a piercing clang of metal, they all stopped at the same time.
After a muffled thud.
The silver arrow, its patterns shimmering, burst forth with immense power before being twisted into a pretzel shape.
A shockwave rose from the unseen heavy sword.
It was at this moment that, in Rost's eyes, transparent scales resembling water ripples appeared on Li Xiao's body, covering his entire body.
Neither the magical arrows fired by Nijabin nor the sword of victory and oath in his own hand could penetrate this layer of transparent scales.
This almost impossible scenario caused his brain to shut down.
At that moment, the force of the rebounding heavy sword in his hand was so great that he could no longer hold it.
But that's how Rost came to his senses.
"This is... a defensive item from a double-A rank side quest, a trap! Retreat!"
As he spoke, the burly white man acted decisively, surrounded by a hurricane-like aura.
Seeing that Li Xiao had finally understood, his expression finally became intriguing:
"Isn't it a little too late to realize this now?"
Upon hearing this, Rost looked at the man who had been filled with despair just a second ago, but now looked at him with a mocking expression.
Li Xiao, covered in wounds and encased in transparent scales, felt only a sense of relief.
After all, he hadn't acted in a long time, and he was genuinely worried about giving himself away.
Fortunately, her acting skills haven't declined.
Thinking this, in less than a breath, all the wounds on Li Xiao's body were completely healed.
Golden light burst forth once again from within the skin and muscles.
However, this time it looked different from before.
A dazzling golden light projected a golden phantom several times larger behind Li Xiao.
At the same time that Li Xiao uttered the previous sentence.
The enormous projection, which embodied Li Xiao's facial features, waved its golden palm.
A crisp snap.
The hurricane surrounding Rost was completely destroyed, but he himself was protected within a translucent bronze bell.
Li Xiao recognized it at a glance; it was indeed the same as the information about the Arctic Ocean team.
With defensive items at the double B level, it's no wonder they're from the breeder team.
Moreover, if Li Xiao wasn't mistaken, this burly white man should have other types of defensive equipment on him.
After all, what normal person would wear a black, tight-fitting leather jacket under their clothes, especially a high-necked one that covers their neck and chin?
Looking around, ancient bells appeared.
The white, muscular man's previously chaotic emotions calmed down.
He glared at Li Xiao and shouted, "So what if it's a trap? You think you can keep me here?!"
Rost looked at the golden giant, opened his mouth and spat out a black key wrapped in bandages.
As soon as the key left its mouth, countless threads shot out from above, like a giant hand outlining a three-dimensional magic circle anchored in the air.
As the array in front of him was about to take shape, Rost lifted his foot to step into it when he saw that the captain of the Central Continent Team opposite him had dispelled the strange phenomenon behind him.
The two were separated by their respective defensive gear.
"Faced with breeders like you who are covered in luxurious props, I alone am naturally no match for you."
"So my task is just to stall for time, and only for a short while. Look, the people who can keep you here have arrived, haven't they?"
Rost only heard a hissing sound.
Then they saw a hand covered in black flames pierce through the layer of defensive equipment worth double B grade, and then press it onto the magic circle in the air.
The outermost phantom of the ancient bell did not allow the hand to linger even for a moment.
Previously, they faced a sneak attack.
It was Li Xiao's visual senses that slowed down.
But now the shift in stance has been completed.
Rost looked at the large black hand and stopped the teleportation spell in front of him.
The palm continues forward.
It was at this moment, before the black flames even touched his clothes, that he was able to reach them.
Rost's outermost layer of clothing began to passively dissolve and disappear.
This completely exposed the black leather jacket underneath. (End of Chapter)