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In the distance, Ye Qianxue and Li Mengmeng covered their mouths and wept silently.

Large tears slid down her cheeks and fell to the ground like blooming chrysanthemums.

Luo Tian lost his composure this time as well. His spiritual energy surged wildly within him, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Master..."

The children screamed, but Luo Tian interrupted them.

"I'm fine!"

The dark clouds in the sky continued to churn, and bursts of thunder shook the heavens and the earth, as if they were about to mercilessly obliterate this world.

The small figure in the deep pit moved slowly, then slowly sat up.

She stretched out her little hand and tremblingly took the bead out of her storage ring.

Xiao Nian Nian circulated her cultivation technique, rapidly absorbing the energy within.

The depleted spiritual energy in his body quickly became saturated.

The clouds in the sky grew thicker and thicker, and purple lightning flashed back and forth through the clouds.

Within the thick, dark clouds, twelve bolts of lightning were simultaneously ignited, rapidly coalescing into shape.

The sixth wave of heavenly tribulation was underway, with twelve bolts of heavenly lightning rolling in.

They intertwined and spun in the air, forming a massive lightning tribulation array in a short time.

The great formation enveloped the entire mountain peak, trapping Xiao Nian Nian within it.

Within the great formation, lightning bolts, like snakes, roamed everywhere.

Every time it moved, it would strike Xiao Niannian.

"ah!……"

Xiao Niannian screamed in agony, her whole body convulsing and spasming.

She gritted her teeth and swung her sword at the lightning, but there were too many lightning bolts. As soon as she shattered one, a new one would immediately condense, and she could never slash them all.

She tried to break out of the formation, but the formation's boundaries were like an impenetrable wall, with lightning and thunder.

"Nian Nian... Nian Nian won't lose..."

She gritted her teeth and moved forward step by step.

With each step, one must endure attacks from dozens of lightning bolts.

Blood gushed from her body, leaving a long trail of blood on the ground, a horrifying sight.

Outside the great formation, Ye Qianxue was in tears, and Li Mengmeng was trembling all over.

The little Qilin squatted on the ground, crying out anxiously.

Luo Tian's eyes were bloodshot, and he clenched his fists so tightly that his nails dug into his palms.

He could have used the Emperor's might to crush the lightning tribulation.

But he couldn't do that; for cultivators, tribulation was an inevitable path.

If she doesn't undergo the test of the Heavenly Tribulation, her cultivation limit will not increase further, which would actually harm her.

Besides, Xiao Niannian has an innate Dao body and is a natural cultivation genius.

One must go through every tribulation to fully unlock the cultivation limit of the Dao body.

"Niannian, you can do it! You definitely can!"

His voice was very soft, only he could hear it.

In the midst of the great formation, Xiao Nian finally reached the edge.

She raised the Taiyi Sword and, with all her might, unleashed a powerful strike.

"Stars Pierce the Sky!"

The beam of light shot out and struck the boundary of the great formation.

"Snap!"

The small point of light rapidly expanded on the boundary of the great formation, spreading throughout the entire formation in an instant.

"Click, click, click!"

The great formation made a sound like shattering glass, then broke into pieces, turning into specks of light that flew into the clouds.

"There are only three left."

Xiao Niannian's clothes were tattered and her hair was scorched.

The blood on his body, scorched by the high temperature of the lightning, turned dark black.

"Keep going, victory will surely be mine!"

She raised the Taiyi Sword again, pointing it to the sky, her eyes shining with the light of conviction.

As long as my resolve is firm, I too can be invincible in this world.

At that moment, these words were deeply planted in Xiao Niannian's heart, sowing a seed of hope.

Lightning was still gathering within the thick, dark clouds.

Soon, the outline of a large bird slowly took shape.

It was a phoenix, an ancient phoenix transformed from lightning.

Its entire body was wreathed in purple lightning, its wingspan was hundreds of feet, and its phoenix eyes were as cold as a demon.

The phoenix swooped down from the dark clouds, its wings spread wide, bringing with them a storm of lightning.

"That's... a phoenix!"

Ye Qianxue exclaimed in surprise.

Little Niannian gazed at the enormous lightning phoenix, her face showing no fear, only unwavering determination.

"Phoenix... Nian Nian also has a phoenix!"

In the void behind her, the phantom of an ice and fire phoenix appeared.

She secretly learned that from watching Ye Qianxue fuse with the phoenix.

The innate Dao body is compatible with any attribute, and anyone who wants to learn it can learn it quickly.

"Phoenix of Ice and Fire, lend Nian Nian a hand!"

Xiao Niannian pierced the Taiyi Sword into the illusory image of the Ice and Fire Phoenix, and the illusory image merged into the sword.

Flames and frost intertwined on the Taiyi Sword, with red and blue light flashing.

"Star Sword Technique - Starfall!"

The starlight transformed into countless stars, crashing down upon the thunderous phoenix.

Lei Feng opened its mouth and spat out a bolt of lightning as thick as a bucket, shattering all the stars.

Then it flapped its wings and flew high, swooping down on Xiao Niannian.

Xiao Niannian channeled her spiritual energy and raised her sword to meet the attack.

"boom!"

A human and a phoenix collided.

The thunder phoenix shattered, transforming into a sky full of lightning.

Xiao Niannian was blown away and crashed to the ground, her body charred black and her breath weak.

She struggled to her feet, her hands trembling as she took out the bead and continued to absorb its energy to replenish herself.

"There are...two more!"

From the dark clouds, a giant claw emerged, crackling with lightning.

A phantom image of an ancestral dragon slowly emerged from the dark clouds.

Its entire body was covered in purple lightning, its dragon eyes were like lamps, and its dragon might had been overwhelming for eternity.

The eighth wave of heavenly tribulation actually saw the appearance of the ancestral dragon's phantom.

Little Niannian looked at the thunder dragon, her little face full of exhaustion, but her eyes were full of light.

"Dragon... I even think about dragons..."

On the distant mountain, Little Gold roared to the sky, its dragon-like cry shaking the heavens.

It can't help, but it can cheer Nian Nian on with its dragon roar.

Xiao Niannian took a deep breath and gripped the Taiyi Sword tightly.

"Star Sword Technique - Star Strangulation!"

Starlight transformed into a net of swords, enveloping the thunder dragon.

With a swipe of its claws, the Thunder Dragon tore the sword net to shreds.

With a flick of its tail, it lashed out at Xiao Nian Nian.

Xiao Niannian couldn't dodge in time and was struck by the dragon's tail, flying out and crashing into the mountainside.

The mountainside crumbled, and she was buried among the rubble.

"Nian Nian!"

Luo Tian moved, then abruptly stopped.

A small hand reached out from the pile of rubble.

Xiao Niannian crawled out of the rubble, covered in blood, her left arm hanging down, unable to be lifted.

She limped on her right leg and had at least three broken ribs, but she didn't shed a tear.

"Niannian...will not admit defeat..."

She picked up the Taiyi Sword with her right hand, the tip pointing towards the sky.

The thunder dragon pounced again, opening its blood-red maw to swallow her whole and crush her.

"Stars Pierce the Sky!"

A beam of light shot from the tip of the sword and into the mouth of the thunder dragon.

"Bang!"

The thunder dragon exploded from the inside, turning into a sky full of lightning.

Xiao Niannian was thrown over by the shockwave again and fell to the ground.

The Taiyi Sword flew out of his hand and stuck in the distance.

She lay on the ground, her small body trembling incessantly.

Beneath him lay a crimson stain, the gravel stained crimson with blood.

It was as if it had bared its fangs and sharp teeth, mocking mercilessly.

"Niannian...Niannian hasn't...lost yet..."

She shakily raised her head, her eyes, streaked with blood and tears, staring intently at the sky.

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