Swallowing the Stars: Starting with a Meteor Tear

Chapter 296 The Attack

The first five waves of heavenly lightning did not pose much of a danger to Zhou Yang. Except for the fourth and fifth waves, which required the use of a top-grade spiritual weapon flying sword, he managed to withstand the first three waves with his bare body.

However, as the sixth bolt of heavenly lightning was about to descend, Zhou Yang's expression became serious.

The already thick, inky tribulation clouds continued to churn, while the sixth bolt of heavenly lightning, which should have descended long ago, continued to brew and gather.

And obviously, the longer the preparation time, the greater the power of the final heavenly lightning strike will be!

"No wonder the previous tribulation lightning strikes were so easy; it seems they were holding back something big."

Zhou Yang couldn't help but smile wryly. He immediately made a hand seal, and streams of meteoric power within his body instantly transformed into streaks of light that fell in different directions around him.

"Buzz~~~"

As each array base was activated, the Cloud and Mist Barrier Array that Zhou Yang had previously set up immediately began to operate!

Thick white smoke and mist quickly spread, and thirty-six ferocious dragons composed of white clouds soared into the sky. These cloud dragons circled and swam above Zhou Yang, firmly protecting him below.

At the same time, Zhou Yang held the top-grade spiritual weapon-level black short sword in his hand, frantically pouring his extremely concentrated meteor power into it, causing the top-grade spiritual weapon short sword to burst out with dazzling brilliance.

"The Cloud and Mist Barrier Array, a top-grade spiritual artifact, plus my powerful physical body... should be able to withstand it, right? If there's really no other way, I'll have to resort to my last resort."

Zhou Yang had prepared quite a few backup plans for this tribulation, but it would be even better if he could withstand it without using his trump cards.

"Hiss~~~"

In the sky, the thick, inky tribulation clouds seemed to have been tempered, and flames actually emerged from them!

Then the tribulation clouds began to shrink continuously, and lightning snakes began to flash within them. However, under the scorching flames, the tribulation clouds continued to shrink.

……

"What a powerful tribulation! This person's tribulation is far more powerful than mine when I underwent mine!"

On the surface of a lake a thousand miles away from where Zhou Yang was undergoing his tribulation, a pale-faced youth, shrouded in a black robe and exuding a sinister and evil aura, gazed at the terrifying tribulation clouds that were constantly accumulating and surging in the sky, and couldn't help but show a deep sense of apprehension on his face.

"No, this person's tribulation site is so close to mine. If I let him succeed, at the moment of breakthrough, his soul will connect with heaven and earth, and he might very well sense my presence!"

The pale-faced youth's eyes flickered, and his expression shifted between light and shadow.

He carried the heavy responsibility of the sect on his shoulders. Having barely escaped the pursuit of that great enemy and settled down here, he was naturally extremely wary of any potential danger that might expose his whereabouts.

"That guy from Jingyang Sect shouldn't be far yet, so I don't dare to reveal myself and leave rashly."

The pale-faced youth had already cursed Zhou Yang a thousand times in his heart. If you're going to undergo tribulation, then do it! Why did you choose a place so close to his hiding place, putting him in such a dilemma?

He dared not leave rashly, lest he attract the attention of his enemies hiding nearby, but he also dared not just stay there doing nothing.

After all, this area is where those immortal sects often operate, and the person undergoing tribulation is very likely also a cultivator. If he discovers my whereabouts later, I'm afraid I won't be able to hide anymore.

"unless."

The pale-faced youth's eyes flickered, and he quickly made up his mind.

He raised his hand and flipped it over, revealing a fist-sized, constantly churning, dark cloud of energy in his palm.

The black mass of energy in his hand contracted and expanded rhythmically, like a beating heart, and from within the mass of energy, a faint, shrill whistling sound could be heard.

The pale-faced youth made a hand seal with one hand, and streams of black light continuously fell into the ball of energy in his hand.

"go!"

He raised his hand and pointed, and the black mass that had been gathered into a ball gradually transformed into a wisp of almost transparent, hazy mist that drifted rapidly forward.

"The heavenly tribulation is so powerful, I'll give him another 'help'; I don't believe he can withstand it!"

The pale-faced youth watched as the wisp of mist rapidly drifted towards Zhou Yang's tribulation site, a chilling smile creeping onto his lips.

At Zhou Yang's place of tribulation.

"call out!"

The enormous tribulation cloud that originally covered an area of ​​thousands of miles has now shrunk to less than ten miles in diameter, and its color has completely turned into a deep black.

Sudden--

The already extremely contracted tribulation clouds suddenly contracted again, transforming directly into a terrifying bolt of lightning mixed with bluish-black color.

The dark blue lightning was very thin, only about the width of two fingers held together, and less than the thickness of a wrist.

However, this tiny bolt of lightning contained terrifying fluctuations that made Zhou Yang extremely wary!

"Boom!"

A dark blue-black lightning bolt, only two fingers thick, struck down directly at Zhou Yang!

Zhou Yang dared not be negligent and activated the Cloud Mist Barrier Array with all his might. One after another, huge cloud dragons formed from white smoke and miasma rose against the sky and headed straight at the dark blue lightning.

"Pfft!" "Pfft!" "Pfft!" "Pfft!" "Pfft!"

Wherever the cyan-black lightning passed, the white cloud dragons instantly dissipated. In the blink of an eye, all thirty-six ferocious cloud dragons completely collapsed and dissipated. The cyan-black lightning, which had been weakened by less than 10%, broke through the many obstacles and directly descended above Zhou Yang's head!

"drink!"

Zhou Yang let out a low shout, and the condensed 'Meteor Power' within the dazzling golden meteor in his dantian rapidly surged and flowed into the top-grade spiritual weapon short sword in his hand. At the same time, a combat power enhancement secret technique that Zhou Yang had modified based on his cultivation experience in the Devouring World was instantly activated—

"Destruction!"

As Zhou Yang's low shout rang out, the light on the entire top-grade spiritual weapon short sword shone brightly once again, and an extremely terrifying and powerful aura suddenly erupted from the short sword!

Zhou Yang gripped the top-grade spiritual weapon short sword tightly with both hands, and with the momentum of a dragon emerging from the water, he directly met the dark blue lightning that was about to strike down from above. A tremendous collision was about to erupt!

However, at that moment, a hazy, almost invisible wisp of smoke drifted over quickly and then instantly disappeared into Zhou Yang's body.

Zhou Yang felt a slight tremor in his soul, and countless images began to flash wildly through his mind.

The images depict him, still a fetus, being injured by internal force in the womb; the world's "parents" using his primordial essence as nourishment to sustain another fetus; and himself being expelled from the Ziyang Sect and exiled to the mortal world in a sorry state because he was unable to embark on the path of cultivation.

Scenes kept flashing through his mind, and a mysterious force stirred his thoughts, making him involuntarily irritable.

As his emotions gradually spiraled out of control, his movements to block the heavenly lightning naturally faltered.

(End of this chapter)