Chapter 2412: Two-colored Divine Thunder

To prevent any interference with Wang Yingjie's tribulation, Bai Yuqi personally controlled the clan's protective formation, activating some of its restrictions.

"Two Void Refinement cultivators within a century? Heaven bless our Wang family."

"Heh, a sect getting two Void Refinement cultivators within a century usually only happens with major sects. It seems the Wang family's opportunities are quite significant!"

"What's so strange about that? During the racial war, Grandmaster Taihao slew multiple Void Refinement foreign cultivators and breached a key stronghold of the Golden Roc clan. It's quite normal for the Wang family to produce several Void Refinement cultivators."

"Precisely. Major sects, during their peak development, also saw a large number of masters emerge in a short period. This was true for Zhenhai Palace and Xuanqing Sect. And consider this: the Wang family has been established for over a thousand years. Even with this elder advancing to the Void Refinement stage, the Wang family will only have a combined force of six Void Refinement cultivators. It's a natural result of long-term accumulation."

The cultivators buzzed with discussion. All those attending Wang Mengbin's celebration had good relations with the Wang family, or at least no deep-seated animosity. No one dared to speak ill of the Wang family publicly; instead, everyone offered words of praise.

Even if they felt jealousy, it was unthinkable to express it publicly; only a fool would act in such a way.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, your family is truly blessed. It appears it won't be long before the Wang family boasts five Void Refinement cultivators."

Qin Ming said with a warm smile.

Ye Tianxue looked a little surprised and offered her congratulations with a smile. "Today, Fellow Daoist Wang is holding a celebration, and a clan member has advanced to the Void Refinement stage on this very day. What double happiness! I, your junior sister, offer Fellow Daoist Wang a toast."

She raised her wine glass and drained it.

Wang Mengbin offered a faint smile and returned the toast.

Song Yunwu's eyes darted about, and he raised his wine glass to toast Wang Mengbin.

Tens of thousands of five-colored auspicious clouds gathered above a steep peak, colliding and bursting open to form a gigantic spiritual energy vortex. The vortex shimmered with vibrant colors, composed of pure five-element spiritual energy.

A dazzling five-colored spiritual light shot out from the peak, suddenly transforming into a massive humanoid phantom. Its features were indistinct, but it exuded an aura of supreme dominance, giving off a powerful sense of oppression.

The humanoid phantom's arms were raised high, in a gesture of embrace.

As if guided, the spiritual energy vortex suddenly began to spin rapidly. Bean-sized five-colored raindrops poured down, landing successively on the humanoid phantom. The phantom absorbed a large quantity of these five-colored raindrops, instantly radiating brilliant spiritual light and rapidly expanding in size.

After roughly the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the spiritual energy vortex dissipated. The humanoid phantom emitted a mighty roar before suddenly disintegrating into scattered points of spiritual light that vanished.

Rumbles of thunder echoed, the world's colors shifted, and dark clouds gathered. A massive thundercloud suddenly appeared above the peak, with lightning flashing and thunder roaring as thick bolts of lightning streaked across the sky.

The thundercloud churned violently, vaguely forming into six distinct masses.

After a deafening clap of thunder, a thick silver lightning bolt struck down, heading straight for the peak.

The peak suddenly erupted with countless yellow mists, forming a sea of yellow fog that enveloped the entire mountain.

The silver lightning bolt plunged into the sea of yellow fog, where a muffled sound was heard before it vanished without a trace.

Soon after, a second silver lightning bolt struck down, even thicker than the last.

One after another, silver lightning bolts struck down, successively disappearing into the yellow fog. The volume of the yellow fog gradually dwindled until it completely dissipated.

From the ground, spiritual plants suddenly sprouted, instantly growing into towering trees and green thorns, forming green wooden walls to resist the lightning tribulation.

Wang Mengbin and the others gazed at the thundercloud high above. Within the dark cloud, countless electrical arcs emerged, with lightning flashing, thunder roaring, and silver serpents dancing wildly as dense lightning gathered within the cloud.

Song Yunwu and the others had, of course, also experienced the Six-Nine Lightning Tribulation, but the tribulation's power varied from person to person. Some Void Refinement cultivators passed it with ease, while others found it extremely difficult, such as Exalted Master Xuanling.

When Exalted Master Xuanling initially attempted to break through to the Void Refinement stage, he remarkably drew down a Nine Heavens Divine Lightning. To this day, no other high-level cultivator in the Xuanyang Realm is known to have drawn down Nine Heavens Divine Lightning when advancing to the Void Refinement stage. Indeed, even breakthroughs to the Integration or Grand Ascension stages do not necessarily summon it.

In over 500,000 years, the Xuanyang Realm has seen only one Exalted Master Xuanling.

As time passed, lightning tribulations struck down one after another. The violent bolts were like powerful demonic beasts, fiercely assaulting Wang Yingjie's defenses, while deafening thunder roared in the ears of Wang Mengbin and the others.

After roughly the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the peak's summit was leveled. Wang Yingjie sat cross-legged in a massive pit, his face pale, with a small five-colored umbrella floating above his head.

A thundercloud tens of meters wide appeared above him, with two more tribulation bolts remaining.

Rumbles of thunder sounded, and silver lightning snaked wildly.

The thundercloud churned violently, and suddenly blue and white electrical arcs appeared.

"Two-colored divine lightning!"

Wang Mengbin frowned. Generally, cultivators undergoing the Six-Nine Lightning Tribulation at the Nascent Soul stage do not encounter other types of lightning power. If such power appears, the tribulation's might increases, signifying a form of Heavenly Dao's acknowledgment.

Successfully passing it signifies acknowledgment; failing means complete annihilation.

There are many types of lightning power, each with varying degrees of might. The Nine Heavens Divine Lightning is the strongest, while ordinary lightning is the weakest. Two-colored, three-colored, four-colored, and five-colored divine lightning are all relatively potent. However, many other divine lightning types surpass them in power, such as the Demon-Slaying Divine Lightning, Extreme Yang Divine Lightning, and Profound Yin Divine Lightning.

Some divine lightning types are highly destructive to the physical body, capable of severely wounding body cultivators. Others specifically restrain the nascent soul, while some target divine sense. Their effects vary from person to person, with no discernible pattern.

One point is universally accepted in the cultivation world: the stronger the lightning tribulation attracted when breaking through to a major realm, the greater the potential of the one undergoing it. The tribulation serves as a whetstone.

The thundercloud churned violently, and a blue and white lightning bolt shot out, descending like a heavy hammer.

Wang Yingjie's expression grew tense. He formed a hand seal, and five-colored runes illuminated his body. They spun rapidly, transforming into a dense, five-colored battle armor.

The Primal Chaos Treasure Armor, a defensive divine ability, is part of the "Five Elements Spirit Suppressing Tome." Its power depends on the caster's magical energy; the deeper the energy, the stronger the defense.

He took out a golden porcelain bottle, poured out a golden pill, and popped it into his mouth.

His pale complexion quickly regained its color, and the Primal Chaos Treasure Armor radiated dazzling spiritual light, appearing even denser.

The two-colored lightning struck the small five-colored umbrella. The umbrella, like thin paper, was instantly pierced by the two-colored lightning, which then struck the Primal Chaos Treasure Armor, exploding on impact.

Dazzling blue and white lightning engulfed Wang Yingjie's figure, and the resulting airwave surged like a tide.

After a moment, the lightning faded. Wang Yingjie's body was covered in cuts and bloodstains, his Primal Chaos Treasure Armor was torn with multiple large holes, and his aura was weak. There was still one more tribulation bolt remaining.

A deafening clap of thunder came from high above. The thundercloud churned violently, transforming into a blue and white lightning wolf that plunged down from the sky. As it passed, the void tore open.

Wang Yingjie had little magical energy left. Even with a sixth-tier defensive formation, he wouldn't be able to exert much power.

Wang Yingjie took out a silver-glowing talisman. Judging by its spiritual energy fluctuations, it was a fifth-tier talisman.

This was the Profound Armor Transformation Talisman, a fifth-tier defensive talisman refined by Wang Ruyan. As for sixth-tier defensive talismans, Wang Ruyan could not yet refine them.

He slapped the Profound Armor Transformation Talisman onto his body. After a flash of silver light, countless silver runes surged out. They spun rapidly, transforming into a continuously shimmering silver light barrier.

He then took out several more fifth-tier defensive talismans and slapped them onto his body.

The lightning wolf crashed into the silver light barrier with a muffled thud and instantly exploded. A blue and white lightning sphere, tens of thousands of meters in diameter, lit up high in the sky, sending rolling airwaves outwards.

After a while, the lightning faded, and the mountain peak had been completely leveled.

Wang Yingjie lay prostrate in a massive pit emitting black smoke. White bones were visible on his arm and abdomen, his body was charred black, and he was unable to stand.

He felt as though his body was falling apart, and he gasped for air.

A dazzling silver light lit up. Wang Yingjie was scared half to death, thinking it was another tribulation bolt.

The silver light flashed, revealing Wang Mengbin's figure. He took out snow lotus jade paste and personally applied it to Wang Yingjie's body.

A cool sensation spread throughout his body, and Wang Yingjie felt much more comfortable.

"Don't speak. Just focus on your recovery first."

Wang Mengbin led him to a secret chamber and settled him on a green jade bed.

He took out a Dry Yang Calamity Transformation Pill and fed it to Wang Yingjie.

"Heal well. The snow lotus jade paste is for external application, while the Dry Yang Calamity Transformation Pill is for internal consumption."

Wang Mengbin left the snow lotus jade paste and the Dry Yang Calamity Transformation Pill, then turned and departed.

Upon returning to the main hall, the cultivators all offered their congratulations to Wang Mengbin.

Wang Yingjie's tribulation had drawn down two-colored lightning, and though there were only two bolts, it sufficiently demonstrated his significant potential. However, Wang Yingjie was severely injured and would need time to recover. Fortunately, Wang Mengbin had recently acquired some sixth-tier healing pills.