Free Web NovelChapter 329: Chapter 329: Heavenly Tribulation Blocking the Way
This strike once again transformed her internal world into the Sword Dao True Realm.
BOOM—
The Divine Thunder descended, only to be viciously cleaved apart by the sword’s light.
The two collided, instantly triggering a massive explosion. A mushroom cloud shot into the sky, and the resulting shockwave rapidly expanded outward.
Song Qingyun and his two companions frowned and hastily retreated. If they had been a moment later, they would have been swept into the powerful shockwave, which would only have caused more trouble for Wan Ning.
SPURT—
Song Wanning was also caught in the powerful blast. She was sent flying and crashed heavily to the ground, smashing a crater over ten meters deep into the earth.
The mushroom cloud was still rising, not yet fully dissipated, when another Divine Thunder descended. It tore through the cloud and shot toward Song Wanning in the crater.
Song Wanning immediately scrambled to her feet, wiped the blood from her mouth, and swung her Longsword once more.
Her eyes resolute, she pushed the power within her to its absolute limit.
Against the Divine Thunder, her other sword moves were useless. Only her internal world could contend with it, even if just for a moment.
But each bolt of the Heavenly Tribulation was stronger than the last. She had no idea how long this one technique could hold out.
RUMBLE—
The Heavenly Tribulation collided with the sword’s light again, kicking up an even larger mushroom cloud.
Song Wanning was once again caught in the blast, sent flying violently backward.
SPURT—
She slammed into the ground, the impact so violent it felt as if her organs had been displaced.
Blood stained the soil in front of her, soaking in instantly.
She coughed weakly, clutching her chest as she struggled to climb to her feet.
Just then, with a deafening rumble, the Divine Thunder struck again, giving Song Wanning no time to react.
When others faced their tribulations, there were pauses between the bolts of the Heavenly Tribulation. But for Song Wanning, there were none.
So, she had no choice but to meet it head-on again.
This time, however, the explosion was noticeably weaker, and more of the Divine Thunder struck her body directly.
Song Wanning gritted her teeth and forced herself out of the crater, only to see the Divine Thunder descending in another sneak attack, just as she’d feared.
She had no time to execute her usual sword moves. With a mere thought, she retrieved several precious Magical Treasures from her Storage Ring.
Powerful Magical Treasures could resist some of the Heavenly Tribulation’s might. She had anticipated this possibility and had gathered all such treasures together.
Now, with a single thought, several Magical Treasures flew out to intercept the Divine Thunder.
BOOM—
The Divine Thunder descended, smashing violently into the Magical Treasures.
Several Magical Treasures, any one of which would cause a mad scramble if it appeared in public, were shattered into ash just like that.
It happened so fast that not even a trace of them was left behind.
Even though Song Wanning had been prepared for this, her heart still sank.
’This Divine Thunder is getting stronger and stronger.’
The residual power of the Divine Thunder struck Song Wanning. She endured it with sheer physical fortitude and fell into the crater once more.
To prevent it from happening again, she ignored the pain, shot upright, and slashed out with her Longsword.
Another Divine Thunder descended.
The sword’s light collided with it, and an explosion followed.
A Magical Treasure was thrown out, quickly deflecting more than half of the remaining force.
Song Wanning seized the rare chance to catch her breath and flew out of the crater.
She expected the Divine Thunder to launch another sneak attack, but after several breaths, she still detected no movement.
She looked up in surprise, and her expression suddenly changed.
In the sky above, the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder had transformed into a Thunder Soldier.
The small Thunder Soldier stared down at Song Wanning with an indifferent expression, its eyes brimming with killing intent.
Her heart jolted, and her rage surged even higher.
’The Heavenly Dao of the Wood Sculpture Realm certainly has a long reach, to think it could even bring out a Thunder Soldier.’
’With power of this magnitude, no wonder the Heavenly Dao Fragment couldn’t contend with it...’
At the foot of the mountain, the group of Cultivators who had just arrived were also dumbfounded by the sight of the Thunder Soldier.
It was a terrifying, legendary existence.
When Cultivators undergo their tribulations, most face ordinary Heavenly Tribulations. However, the exact intensity varies from person to person and cannot be generalized.
Some exceptional Cultivators might attract Divine Thunder, and even that was a one-in-ten-thousand occurrence.
But a Thunder Soldier... that was something people had only read about in ancient records.
"My heavens! I’ve lived for over a thousand years, and this is the first time I’ve ever seen a Thunder Soldier..."
"What on earth did Sage Song do to anger both heaven and man, to be targeted for annihilation by a Thunder Soldier?"
"Hah, it’s most likely related to her killing all those Divinity Transformation cultivators. After all, with so many lives taken, the karmic debt she carries must be staggering!"
"*Hiss*... But this is too terrifying. Can Sage Song survive this Heavenly Tribulation?"
"Who knows? *Sigh*..."
These people had all been drawn by the commotion of the tribulation. But upon approaching and witnessing such an astonishing scene, they no longer dared to get any closer, keeping a great distance.
Song Qingyun, Mu Yuan, and their companion held their breath, staring at the Thunder Soldier with expressions of pure terror.
The sight of the Thunder Hammer in its hand was especially terrifying, enough to make one’s scalp crawl.
RUMBLE—
The Thunder Hammer in the Thunder Soldier’s hand boomed as it swung, striking toward Song Wanning on the ground below.
The attack didn’t look particularly special, but the descending lightning was twice as powerful as before.
Song Wanning’s heart leaped. She hastily slashed her sword, drawing out every last bit of energy from her internal world to strike forcefully at the lightning.
But it still wasn’t enough!
Her expression darkened, and without a second thought, she began to draw upon the power of the Dragon Vein.
The Dragon Vein was ancient, its aura vast and enduring. The power it concealed was terrifyingly immense.
The onlookers only saw an astonishingly giant sword slash forth.
The next second—RUMBLE!
The surrounding mountains crumbled and collapsed. The powerful tremor completely upended a mountain range that stretched for dozens of miles.
The Cultivators fled backward in a panic. Some with lower Cultivation levels were nearly scared out of their wits.
Who could have imagined that by simply coming to witness a master’s tribulation, they would almost get caught in the crossfire and lose their own lives?
By the time they had fled to a safe distance, their faces were ashen, and their limbs felt like jelly.
Looking back at the sky, they saw that the tribulation bolt had been sliced in two. Song Wanning was flung back several hundred meters before she barely managed to steady herself, remaining poised in the air.
Her long robes were tattered, and the jade hairpin that held her hair had long since shattered. Her black hair billowed loosely in the wind...
Standing there with her Longsword in hand, she looked like a War God descended to the mortal realm, an awe-inspiring and fearsome sight.
That figure was seared into the Divine Soul of every spectator like a bolt of lightning, an image they would never forget.
RUMBLE—
The Thunder Soldier, apparently enraged by Song Wanning, swung its hammer down once more.
There was no trace of mercy in its eyes, only endless fury and killing intent.
Song Wanning gripped her Longsword, the ferocious energy in her heart surging like a waterfall, completely overwhelming her.
’This is going too far!’
’An invader, trying by any means necessary to annihilate the native inhabitants. How utterly shameless!!!’
RUMBLE—
The Longsword swung out, unleashing endless power in a single slash.
Several mushroom clouds rose in unison, threatening to tear the very heavens asunder.
