Leize had recently consumed a large number of cultivation resources containing abundant thunder energies, having already reached a combat strength at the Earth Immortal level.
This time while enduring the tribulation, Ye Yunfei naturally would not let these tribulation bolts go to waste. Leize was seen devouring the constantly crashing lightning with wide gulps. Its enormous form radiated rolling thunderlight, incredibly brilliant and fearsome to behold.
"What kind of beast is that? It's actually devouring the tribulation lightning! Those savage bolts don't seem to affect it at all; it even seems to be thoroughly enjoying itself!" The onlookers were dumbfounded as they watched Leize continuously gulp down the lightning, hardly able to believe their eyes.
"That looks like the legendary divine beast Leize!" someone suddenly cried out in shock.
"The legendary divine beast Leize? How could that be possible?"
"I've heard that even true Deities would give it a wide berth if they encountered it. How could Ye Yunfei have a divine beast Leize following him?"
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Everyone else was equally doubtful, both bewildered and astounded.
"Look! Ye Yunfei doesn't seem afraid of those tribulation bolts either. He isn't trying to resist them at all—he's letting them strike his body without a hint of fear! How can his physique be so tough?" At this moment, another person realized that Ye Yunfei was standing with his hands clasped behind his back within the torrential downpour of thunder. He neither evaded nor resisted, allowing the tribulation bolts to strike his flesh.
"No way! How can someone undergo a tribulation like this?"
"Shouldn't he be unleashing his strongest martial skills and casting out numerous high-grade magical treasures to fight the tribulation lightning?"
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Everyone was stunned. This was the first time they'd witnessed someone undergo a tribulation in such a manner. He was far too at ease!
"Look! Eighteen-colored lightning! So terrifying!" Someone pointed at the roiling tribulation clouds above Ye Yunfei's head and shouted.
The densely packed bolts crashing down were visible in eighteen distinct colors. This left everyone utterly shocked.
Everyone knew that regardless of the realm being broken through, the greater the number of colors manifested in the tribulation lightning, the greater its power.
"No wonder Ye Yunfei is so freakishly gifted. Being able to attract eighteen-colored lightning for his Earth Immortal Lightning Tribulation indicates limitless potential in the future!" someone exclaimed in awe.
"More colors mean greater power. Ye Yunfei won't have it so easy from now on! Move out!" The leading Dark Faction Advanced Earth Immortal sent a sound transmission to his comrades.
Rumble…
An explosive pressure of energy erupted from the leading Dark Faction Advanced Earth Immortal like a volcanic eruption, soaring skyward.
Boom! Boom!…
The other Dark Faction Earth Immortals unleashed their power simultaneously, charging towards Ye Yunfei to attack.
"Dark Ancestral Fist!" the leading Dark Faction Advanced Earth Immortal suddenly roared.
Crash…
In the next instant, blazing flames erupted across his body—he had begun burning his vital essence and innate potential.
Boom!
An ancient, pitch-black divine form materialized behind this Dark Faction Earth Immortal. Its right hand gripped a bizarrely-shaped black sickle, while its left hand formed an ancient fist seal. It charged toward Ye Yunfei with heavy steps through the void, launching a savage attack directly at him.
"Bring it on!" Ye Yunfei was still maintaining his Body Divine Ability state. His towering form radiated immense physical strength; even slight movements caused the surrounding space to continuously fracture and disintegrate.
Clang! Clang!...
Ye Yunfei battled the black divine form with bare hands, using his fists and palms to directly parry the opponent's sickle. Sparks flew everywhere, shaking the surrounding spacetime.
It must be said, this black divine form possessed formidable combat power, actually fighting Ye Yunfei to an evenly matched duel.
That was because this black divine form was summoned using a racial taboo secret art, manifested after that Dark Faction Advanced Earth Immortal had burned his vital essence.
The Dark Faction called this divine form the Ancestor!
"This brat is too strong!" The leading Dark Faction Advanced Earth Immortal was inwardly alarmed to see Ye Yunfei fighting so intensely with the divine form. Remember, Ye Yunfei was currently undergoing the tribulation! Yet he still displayed such formidable fighting prowess—utterly inconceivable!
"Attack together!" The other Dark Faction powerhouses roared simultaneously and charged forward. Some unleashed various martial skills, others cast out different types of magical treasures, all directing their attacks in a mighty tide toward Ye Yunfei.
Dealing with the black divine form while also being besieged by so many Dark Faction Earth Immortals, Ye Yunfei began to feel pressure.
Furthermore, he was still in the midst of his tribulation.
"Take action! Protect the World-Destroying War's commander, Chief Ye!" The ten battalion leaders of the Light Faction roared together, leading all the Light Faction Earth Immortal experts in a charge.
Hu Miao, Huang Shang, and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm had already rushed over long ago.
A dense sea of poisonous creatures and venomous insects surged forth, blotting out the sky.
"Not good! The spectral arts, Gu techniques, and poison arts I cultivate are all susceptible to the power of thunder!" As soon as Huang Shang entered the range of the tribulation lightning, he felt uncomfortable. The destructive power of thunder directly countered the various energies and secret arts he cultivated.
"Oh no! Many of my venomous insects have been struck dead by the lightning! If this continues, it'll be our own forces attacking our own! All of you, retreat!" The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm also discovered with dismay that part of his insect swarm immediately turned into black dust upon contact with the thunder, utterly annihilated.
"All of you, retreat immediately! I'll handle these Dark Faction scum myself!" Ye Yunfei shouted upon seeing this scene.
"Chief Ye, they outnumber us! Let us help you!" Commander Lü shouted.
"There's no need. All of you, step back," Ye Yunfei replied, looking up at the sky filled with lightning.
In the next instant…
Besieged on all sides, Ye Yunfei violently repelled the surrounding Dark Faction cultivators, then shot upward.
"What is he trying to do?" The Dark Faction Earth Immortals were puzzled by Ye Yunfei's actions.
Ordinary cultivators undergoing tribulation tried to stay as far away as possible from the high-altitude tribulation clouds and lightning. Yet Ye Yunfei was now charging *toward* them.
"Everyone, retreat immediately!" Ye Yunfei sent an urgent sound transmission to his own side's experts.
In the next moment, Ye Yunfei actually charged straight into the ominous dark tribulation clouds hovering above his head. His towering form erupted with a vast, surging power that instantly dispersed a huge patch of the clouds, causing countless thick lightning bolts to explode.
"Heavens! This guy is too brazen, actually taunting the tribulation clouds like this! Is he complaining the Lightning Tribulation isn't fierce enough? He's practically insane!" Everyone stared with wide eyes, stunned to see Ye Yunfei charging into the very heart of the tribulation clouds to provoke them.
All living beings undergoing tribulation hoped to smoothly pass it quickly, successfully breakthrough, and become experts of a higher realm. During the process, most acted with extreme caution, keeping as far as possible from the core area of the clouds, praying the tribulation would be brief.
No one had ever seen someone actively charge into the core to provoke the tribulation, like Ye Yunfei was doing.
"It is said that the Lightning Tribulation is condensed from the myriad natural laws of existence and represents the mysterious will of Heaven's Mandate. By challenging the tribulation like this, isn't he actively defying the world's myriad laws, even defying the legendary, mysterious Heaven's Mandate itself?" Seeing Ye Yunfei's audacious actions, someone couldn't help but cry out in shock.
Rumble…
In the next moment, as if sensing Ye Yunfei's provocation, the high-altitude tribulation clouds began to churn and roil violently.
BOOM…
Next, the entire layer of ominous, dark clouds pressed down upon Ye Yunfei like a massive black continent. They emanated extreme, terrifying destructive energy, as if they meant to exterminate the world itself.
A dense network of thick lightning bolts surged frantically within the clouds like dazzling dragons, collectively striking down.
"Look! Another layer of tribulation clouds has appeared above them!" Suddenly, someone pointed above the clouds and exclaimed in shock.
Above the existing layer, another vast expanse of dark tribulation clouds had appeared. It stretched endlessly, containing an infinite number of thick lightning bolts. It was as if a second black continent had manifested.
The two layers of tribulation clouds, like two black continents, pressed down toward the space where Ye Yunfei stood.
"Look! There's another layer above! Three layers of tribulation clouds!"
"Heavens! In my whole life, I've had the fortune to witness threefold tribulation clouds with my own eyes. This is an absolute miracle!"
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Witnessing three successive layers of tribulation clouds appear—clearly defined and majestically pressing down toward Ye Yunfei—everyone was profoundly shaken.
For all living beings, this was definitely a first. In the past, not only had they never seen it, they'd never even heard of it!
Crash… Boom…
The three layers of tribulation clouds pressed down, slowly grinding and crushing everything beneath. It felt as if they intended to utterly destroy this region of spacetime.
By this point, the lightning bolts crashing down were not only thicker but terrifyingly numerous. They fell in dense, dazzling numbers like a swarm of locusts crossing a region.
"The will of Heaven's Mandate cannot be defied. Ye Yunfei's actions are like poking a hornet's nest; he has stirred up unimaginable trouble!"
"Look, Ye Yunfei's body is bleeding from the strikes! Flesh is flying everywhere!"
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Someone shouted, pointing at Ye Yunfei.
His tall frame was indeed riddled with crater-like wounds scorched black by the lightning, each steaming with smoke.
Because by now, the number of lightning bolts crashing down was overwhelmingly vast, thicker and far more powerful.
Almost every moment, hundreds of thick bolts struck Ye Yunfei's body. Even with Ye Yunfei's immense physical toughness, this level of continuous lightning assault was somewhat difficult to withstand.
"Damned! Everyone, pull back further!" It wasn't just Ye Yunfei; even the besieging Dark Faction Earth Immortal experts began to feel immense pressure. Being too close to Ye Yunfei, they too had to endure the unceasing thunder falling.
Although most bolts targeted Ye Yunfei, the space around him still bore the shockwaves.
Huang Shang and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm had long retreated far away with their legions of poisonous creatures.
Even Hu Miao and the ten Light Faction battalions withdrew further, distancing themselves from the tribulation range.
"Haha… Come and have a good, thorough battle!" At this moment, Ye Yunfei suddenly moved. With a flicker of his figure, he shot in front of the retreating Dark Faction Earth Immortal experts, then directly charged into their midst.
Rumble, crash, crash…
Like a stormy downpour, the lightning bolts followed Ye Yunfei, instantly inundating the space around him. Mighty thunderbolts incessantly struck Ye Yunfei's body as well as the Dark Faction Earth Immortal experts around him.
On the spot, over a dozen Dark Faction Primary and Intermediate Earth Immortals cried out in agony. Their bodies steamed with smoke before exploding in the rolling tide of tribulation lightning, their forms and spirits completely obliterated.
The power of the tribulation under the triple-layered clouds was indeed terrifying. Those Primary and Intermediate Earth Immortal experts of the Dark Faction were caught in the periphery and couldn't withstand it for more than a few moments before being incinerated.
Even the Advanced Earth Immortals were struck so viciously they grimaced and howled in pain. Their forms were charred black all over, continuously smoking like burnt kindling.
"Run! Retreat!" Seeing the situation worsening, the leading Dark Faction Advanced Earth Immortal roared.
In truth, even without his command, every Dark Faction expert was already scrambling to flee.
"All of you, flee! Get out of here!" Knowing this battle would inevitably lead to heavy defeat if continued, the lead Dark Faction Advanced Earth Immortal roared loudly, ordering all Dark Faction forces to escape.
"Where do you think you're going?!" Ye Yunfei himself was also struck pitifully by the lightning, wreathed in rising plumes of black smoke. The faint scent of scorched meat drifted around him.
Yet Ye Yunfei was confident he could withstand this level of Lightning Tribulation!
"Hey! Be careful, don't let yourself turn into roasted pork! If it's really too much, I'll help you teleport away through space. You can try your breakthrough again later," the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm shouted toward Ye Yunfei. Hu Miao, Huang Shang, and even Hun Lao, who had been watching all this, showed looks of astonishment.