護花近衛 - 第4890章 人工雷劫 - 清風書屋

And though Wei Zhao's lightning tribulation node was now free, after witnessing that terrifying tribulation moments ago, who the hell would dare use it? Better to be patient and wait for the others, to see how things stood first.

Wei Zhao paid these people no mind, nor did he simply walk away. Instead he stayed to stand guard for them all. With both him and the protective formation watching over them, the crowd had not the slightest concern left as they charged at the Xuan Sheng stage.

With no Bao Zuoliang or Su Kesheng secretly stirring up trouble, it was not long before the crowd once again drew down lightning tribulations, one after another, and formally began their assault on the Xuan Sheng stage.

The ones Wei Zhao watched most closely were, naturally, Wang Xinyan, Huang Xiaotao, and Huo Yudie. Seeing the looks of agony on their three faces, he wished he could take their places—but alas, there was nothing he could do.

Though all three women had taken Thunder Mystic Pills, which could greatly lessen the pain brought by the tribulation, the power of lightning still had to enter their bodies. For those without a lightning-attribute spiritual root, this process remained one of bitter suffering and struggle. Yet cultivators have ever defied heaven—and if one cannot even endure hardship such as this, then one had best not dream of assaulting the Xuan Sheng stage at all.

All Wei Zhao could do was stand to one side and watch carefully, waiting for the three women to break through and emerge.

In less than half a day, Wang Xinyan was the first to emerge. She was, after all, the prized disciple of the Divine Nun of the Eastern Sea; her strength far surpassed that of ordinary experts of her level, and so her breakthrough came all the more naturally, like water finding its channel.

Next to emerge was Huo Yudie. Her cultivation talent was only half a notch below Wang Xinyan's, and she had been stuck at the great perfection of the Nascent Soul for many years, her foundations deep. This assault on the Xuan Sheng stage was thus a classic case of long hoarding bursting forth—her successful advancement was only to be expected.

Wei Zhao was overjoyed. Three of their four had now broken through successfully; the only one left was Huang Xiaotao.

Yet as time crept by, Huang Xiaotao's progress was far less smooth than Wang Xinyan's or Huo Yudie's. This was not hard to understand: three months ago she had still been at the Golden Core stage, and her present strength was built purely on the foundation of seven Nourishing Origin Pills. Even though she, like Wei Zhao, possessed a perfect Nascent Soul, her foundations were inevitably lacking.

Had it been a matter of fighting others, the effects might not have shown much on the surface. But at this final pass of assaulting the Xuan Sheng stage, insufficient foundations were a flaw that could well prove fatal. At the very least, it would be hard for her to break through as naturally as Wang Xinyan and Huo Yudie had; the whole process would become exceedingly difficult, and the odds of ultimate failure were extremely high.

Before entering, the Alliance Chairman had said as much: the first assault on the Xuan Sheng stage was of the utmost importance. Should it fail this time, any future attempt would be far harder still—all but impossible to succeed.

In other words, if Huang Xiaotao failed now, she would essentially be forever cut off from the Xuan Sheng stage, able to go no further than the great perfection of the Nascent Soul.

At this sight, Wang Xinyan and Huo Yudie's joy at their own success vanished at once. They could only keep anxious watch at Wei Zhao's side, silently praying for Huang Xiaotao.

"Hm? Something's not right." Wei Zhao's brow suddenly furrowed.

"What is it?" Wang Xinyan and Huo Yudie exchanged glances.