At this moment, dark clouds rolled and flowed in the sky, slowly forming a massive vortex, with purplish-black lightning bolts like electric snakes darting about in the center of the vortex.
That power, representing heavenly punishment and the rules of the world, was merciless and indifferent; the terrifying vortex resembled a giant eye, its center like a pupil, and the flickering lightning like streaks of blood…
Witnessing this scene, Huo Yuhao frowned deeply, a sense of fear arising in his heart. It was the first time he had seen this power that made all living beings tremble—powerlessness, fear, suffocation, all sorts of emotions swirling in his mind.
It should be known that Huo Yuhao was only an observer, while this heavenly tribulation was directed at Xue Di.
As a soul beast who had been struck by lightning before, the Ice Bear King, Little White, trembled uncontrollably all over. Soul beasts have a natural fear of lightning tribulations.
The transparent Jiang Nannan, seeing this scene and the large ice bear, and guessing Xue Di's identity from the conversation between the two, shivered and trembled, unsure whether she was frightened by Xue Di or frozen.
Xue Di saw Huo Yuhao's unease and said unhappily, "Why the long face? It's not like you're the one undergoing the tribulation."
Rumble!
Thunder rumbled in the clouds, the heavenly tribulation about to descend.
Xue Di frowned and said to Huo Yuhao, "There's no time to say much. If things are irreversible, I will try my best to offer myself to you and become the soul ring of your second martial soul."
"Xue Di Mother, no!"
The Ice Bear King said anxiously, uttering human words.
"Little White, shut up."
Xue Di scolded. What time was it? She couldn't let it cause trouble.
The effect was immediate. The Ice Bear King immediately quieted down, its ears drooping, looking aggrieved.
Huo Yuhao was silent for a moment, then looked up and stared at Xue Di seriously. Seeing her calm expression, he suddenly smiled and said, "Xue Di, go ahead. Cheer up! If you can't make it through, then you'll be mine."
Xue Di was silent. She didn't expect Huo Yuhao to react this way, without even a token refusal. Did he really agree so readily?
The Ice Bear King, Little White, suddenly looked at Huo Yuhao, its lantern-sized eyes flashing with a fierce light. It had seen this human at Xue Di Mother's home before.
It had thought this human had a good relationship with Xue Di Mother, but it hadn't expected him to be coveting Xue Di Mother's soul ring. Humans were indeed greedy and insatiable creatures, and one shouldn't have any expectations of them.
The Ice Bear King was wondering if it should just bite this human to death, lest he cause trouble for Xue Di Mother later.
But as soon as this thought arose, Xue Di seemed to know what it was thinking and glared at it fiercely. With just one look, the Ice Bear King, Little White, instantly quieted down, the fierce light in its eyes disappearing, transforming into a well-behaved bear in seconds.
This was not only because of Xue Di's strength, but more importantly, the Ice Bear King had been with Xue Di since it could remember, so it called Xue Di Mother.
Snowflakes fluttered, and the cold wind blew, fluttering her skirt. Her departing figure gave people a sense of determination, as if she would never return.
"Tianmeng, give your discarded shell to Jiang Nannan."
Huo Yuhao noticed the shivering Jiang Nannan beside him and said to Tianmeng in his sea of spirit.
Tianmeng was also paying attention to Xue Di's heavenly tribulation at this time. After seeing the terrifying power, it realized how happy it had been in the past—eating when full, sleeping when awake.
In comparison, Xue Di had to be struck by lightning every hundred thousand years. What kind of suffering was that?
Hearing Huo Yuhao's request, Tianmeng threw out a crystalline white insect shell, but also curiously asked, "With your ability, it shouldn't be difficult to protect her, right?"
"You'll know later," Huo Yuhao smiled, but gave a cryptic answer.
In Jiang Nannan's vision, a white light suddenly flew out of Huo Yuhao's body and landed on her. Then she suddenly felt much better, not so cold anymore. Although she still had to circulate soul power to resist, it no longer consumed as much as before.
Due to the enormous pressure brought by the Ice Bear King, Jiang Nannan did not dare to speak, maintaining silence.
Just at this moment.
Crack!
A shocking thunderclap rang out, and boundless lightning gathered in the center of the vortex. A purplish-black lightning bolt as thick as a bucket rushed out of the vortex, carrying the aura of annihilation and heavily striking Xue Di.
Under the overwhelming might of the heavens, Xue Di's figure appeared extremely thin and small.
But Xue Di did not retreat in the slightest, nor was there any room for retreat. She stretched out her slender hand and waved it upwards.
The ultimate coldness condensed on her palm, eventually transforming into a deep blue long sword that seemed to be carved from ice crystals.
Xue Di's Three Absolutes, Emperor Sword, Ice Extreme Unparalleled.
The ice crystal long sword soared into the sky,迎着落下的雷霆狠狠斩去。
Boom! The sound of roaring shook the firmament, lightning scattered and exploded, but the ice crystal giant sword was not damaged at all. The mighty thunder was easily shattered by Xue Di with a single sword.
However, there was no joy on the faces of Huo Yuhao and the Ice Bear King. They knew that this was just the beginning. The lightning tribulation was divided into nine waves, each one stronger than the last.
Rumble, in the vortex, another lightning bolt condensed, and between the interweaving lightning, it emitted a brand new scarlet light.
Crack!
The lightning struck down. Different from the previous purplish-black lightning, this time the lightning was scarlet, burning with raging heavenly fire.
The sky seemed to be dyed red by this scarlet lightning, and the vast thunder-fire energy poured down on this ice and snow world.
Even Huo Yuhao, the Ice Bear King, and Jiang Nannan below felt a scorching heat wave coming towards them. Fortunately, Jiang Nannan had the discarded shell of the Tianmeng Iceworm, and Huo Yuhao controlled the Ultimate Ice, so the two were not greatly affected.
Not to mention the Ice Bear King, with its thick skin and flesh, and its cultivation of more than 200,000 years was not for show.
It was just that the snow and ice around them began to melt slowly.
However, the few people did not pay attention, concentrating on watching Xue Di's tribulation.
Xue Di's expression did not change, and she still slashed with the ice crystal long sword. As expected, the second lightning tribulation was successfully blocked.
After a while, the third lightning bolt fell. The third lightning bolt changed again. It was not purplish-black, not scarlet, but ice-blue, containing the power of ice and snow.
Ice against ice, who would be better?
The ice-blue lightning fell, and Xue Di controlled the ice crystal long sword to meet it. As expected, the third lightning tribulation was blocked again, but at the same time, the ice crystal long sword shattered inch by inch after receiving this lightning, exploding into countless ice shards flying and scattering.
Huo Yuhao frowned slightly. He had excellent eyesight and could see that Xue Di was already a little struggling. This was not a good sign.
Soon after, the fourth earthy yellow lightning fell, and Xue Di once again condensed an ice crystal long sword to meet it.
Back and forth, there was only one move, Ice Extreme Unparalleled. It seemed to be at the end of its rope, but in fact, it was not. The Great Dao is simple. At Xue Di's level, every punch and palm was a full output. Moves were not that important.
As the fifth heavenly thunder fell, countless snowflakes floated in the sky, and the temperature within ten thousand meters instantly plummeted.
Xue Di's Three Absolutes, Emperor's Cold Sky, Snow Dance耀阳, domain-type skills.
With the blessing of the domain, Xue Di successfully received the fifth lightning tribulation.
Looking at the lightning that fell again and again, fusing various elements, a glimmer of light flashed in Huo Yuhao's eyes, as if he had understood something. But these were quickly thrown to the back of his mind.
Xue Di's safety was the most important thing at the moment. Compared to a 790,000-year soul ring, he hoped to get Xue Di as a powerful helper, not to mention that he was still coveting her body.
