Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan Chapter 1918: 1428: Aberration
Previously on Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan...
This was only the third Tribulation Thunder!
The sheer force it unleashed proved far more alarming than even the fifth Tribulation Thunder Li Mingyao had faced.
Li Zhixuan managed to handle it with a touch of composure still intact, yet unlike the first two Tribulation Thunders that she shattered in one swift sword swing, this one demanded far more from her!
Before she had a chance to recover, the fourth Tribulation Thunder descended without delay, showing no eerie signs, merely a barrel-thick bolt of lightning hurtling straight at Li Zhixuan's head.
“Ha!”
With a fierce cry, she released a piercing Sword Qi from the longsword she gripped, infused with unstoppable force, smashing right into the Tribulation Thunder.
Sizzle—
The powerful Tribulation Thunder split like fragile fabric under the Sword Qi's assault, breaking into two arcs of lightning that veered off to the sides, only to twist mid-air like cunning serpents, teeth exposed, striking at Li Zhixuan one after the other.
Yet just as it neared her, two Sword Qis dropped from above, nailing the lightning snake at its vital point, leaving it frozen in place and fading away bit by bit.
Seizing this brief respite, Li Zhixuan quickly replenished her Mana, bracing for the deadlier Tribulation Thunders ahead.
“Ancestor Rui, how come Ancestor Xuan’s Thunder Tribulation feels so horrifying? It doesn't even compare to Yao Ancestor's Tribulation Transcendence from before—they're worlds apart.” Li Xiuyuan asked, his face drained of color, eyes flickering with dread.
It felt as if Li Zhixuan wasn't facing the Heavenly Immortal Tribulation at all, but something like the Mystic Immortal Thunder Tribulation!
Li Zhirui hesitated briefly upon hearing this, then replied, “It's because Zhixuan's foundation has undergone a massive shift.”
He chose not to elaborate further.
From the Jade Slip Li Zhixuan had given him, along with her extensive preparations for the Tribulation Transcendence, Li Zhirui had formed some ideas early on.
The Sword-shaped Spirit Fruit she devoured in The Void didn't just boost her Sword Dao talent—it sparked a profound merging between her body and her Lifebound Spirit Sword.
To put it simply, Li Zhixuan transcended ordinary human status, becoming a sword in human form with traces of human lineage, and paired with her prior cultivation, this sword's quality soared to extraordinary heights.
Having turned into an otherworldly entity rejected by the Heavenly Dao, which sought her utter destruction, the Heavenly Tribulation's might raged with such ferocity.
Li Zhirui's theory held truth, yet it overlooked a vital detail!
The Spirit Fruit Li Zhixuan ingested bore Chaos Attributes, which, once refined, wove into her bloodline and Spiritual Soul.
Thus, to the Heavenly Dao, Li Zhixuan appeared not merely as a gifted outsider, but as a full-fledged Chaotic Being!
Were it not for her human bloodline, her return would have been barred outright by the Primal Spirit Realm.
In essence, the Chaos God Demon Dao Body that Li Zhirui had yearned for, pieced together over years of deduction and groundwork, had been claimed by Li Zhixuan by sheer chance!
Even in its incomplete state, her Chaos God Demon Dao Body alone drew the Heavenly Dao's relentless pursuit.
That said!
While the Tribulation Thunder lingered without fully vanishing, Li Zhixuan swiftly recovered about two-tenths of her Mana—not that she stopped there by choice, but it marked her utmost limit.
Given that the Tribulation Thunder faded in under a quarter of an hour, regaining this much in so little time was already remarkable.
All at once, the sky blazed with blinding white as the fifth Tribulation Thunder erupted in intense radiance, hiding everything within its glare, and it descended noiselessly upon Li Zhixuan.
Li Zhixuan's expression twisted in alarm, for she found her Divine Sense blocked and confined, unable to extend beyond three zhang around her!
For a Sword Cultivator, the sharpest offense made the strongest shield, but without sensing the Tribulation Thunder's path or distance, she couldn't strike.
Trapped like this, she had no option but to burn extra resources on pure defense.
With little choice, Li Zhixuan swung her broken sword over and over, weaving threads of Sword Qi into a protective net spanning twenty zhang, flipped upside down to shield her entirely.
This setup ensured that the instant the Tribulation Thunder touched the net, she'd detect it and react without delay.
The downside? It devoured not just the Mana she'd just regained, but demanded even more on top.
And that was only for warding it off; actually dispelling the Tribulation Thunder would cost still greater amounts of Mana.
To counter this single Tribulation Thunder, Li Zhixuan burned through as much Mana as the prior two together, leaving her face noticeably ashen.
“Here!”
Thankfully, her strategy worked well—the second the Tribulation Thunder brushed the sword net, she pinpointed its angle and unleashed a decisive blow, pouring heavy Mana into a single sword strike to end it at once.
By expending almost half her remaining Mana, she at last vanquished the fifth Tribulation Thunder.
“Ha—”
Li Zhixuan gasped for air, exhaustion etching across her features; enduring five ferocious Tribulation Thunders felt no less grueling than a desperate fight for survival, if not worse.
She had to sustain razor-sharp focus without pause, and each bolt sapped a huge chunk of her willpower.
Still, no matter the hardship, surrender never crossed her mind; she'd face death head-on under the Tribulation Thunder's fury if it came to that!