Chapter 346: Chapter 346: There’s Still Another Tribulation _1
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Ye Ming walked out from the breach in the formation in a grand and dignified manner.
Qin Yao’s face was ashen, and he trembled with rage.
After so many days of effort, not only had they failed to harm Ye Ming in the slightest, but they also allowed him to easily break their formation—how could this be tolerated?
Most importantly, Ye Ming’s actions had shattered the confidence of the other elders.
If their morale wavered, then they would truly be defeated.
"Everyone, rest assured, that scoundrel Ye Ming has been in the formation for so long, he surely must have expended all his strength breaking the formation. Let us join forces and kill him!"
"Since we cannot turn you into a Human Puppet, we have no choice but to kill you and refine you afterward!"
"Everyone, maintain the formation first. I will go and kill him!"
Qin Yao quickly moved away, drawing the short knife he carried with him and prepared to attack Ye Ming.
But at that moment, an intense sense of oppression suddenly descended.
In the sky, dark clouds gathered, shrouding the area above Wanhua Valley.
The surroundings grew dim, and the sense of oppression became even more overwhelming.
An elder urgently shouted, "Is this the heavenly punishment? Why is it gathering above Wanhua Valley’s heads?"
"Heavenly punishment?" Qin Yao’s eyebrows knit together. Looking up, his face turned deathly pale in an instant.
He questioned, "How can this be? Why would the heavenly punishment come to Wanhua Valley? It clearly appeared outside Jiangbei City just a few days ago; why would it appear again?"
Everyone felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy, and they all swiftly withdrew, trying to avoid it as best as they could.
While they might not fully understand the power of the heavenly punishment, not a single one of them planned to confront it head-on.
The remaining members of Wanhua Valley, being too weak, had already fainted from the immense oppressive force released from the sky.
Zhang Lingfeng squinted his eyes, looking up at the sky and murmured, "The heavenly punishment has come to our Wanhua Valley, could it be that the heavens can no longer bear to watch Wanhua Valley’s actions and have come to punish them?"
"Fine by me. Qin Yao and those bastards have committed atrocious deeds against heaven and reason. They deserve to die. If the heavens can punish them, that saves me the effort!"
The dark clouds became denser, and the rumbling of thunder could be faintly heard.
Suddenly, lightning emerged from ten thousand meters above, striking down instantly and accurately onto Ye Ming.
Having encountered it before, Ye Ming would definitely not fall in the same place twice.
At this moment, he concentrated all his Inner True Qi above his head, attempting to contend against the lightning.
"Come on, let’s see the extent of my power after my advancement!" Ye Ming revealed a grim smile, indifferent to life or death.
After a loud bang, the True Qi Barrier that Ye Ming had concentrated above his head shattered into pieces and disappeared.
Ye Ming felt a strong sensation of being drained as his Inner True Qi was quickly depleted.
However, at that moment, he only felt numbness and did not suffer any substantial injury.
"Ha, is that all?" Although Ye Ming was already somewhat unsteady, he did not fall. Instead, he looked up at the sky defiantly, waiting for the arrival of the second bolt of lightning.
The onlooking crowd revealed expressions of shock.
"The target of the thunder punishment is actually Ye Ming?"
People did not understand the situation and found it incredibly unbelievable.
Qin Yao burst into a mad laugh and said, "Truly, heaven aids us! If the heavens can help us by striking Ye Ming dead, that would save us a lot of trouble!"
"Everyone, we must brace ourselves. We shouldn’t let the thunder punishment turn him into dust. We need to keep him alive until the very end and then, we will refine him into a Human Puppet!"
"Valley Master, this is indeed a good plan!" several elders said in succession.
As they spoke, the second bolt of lightning had already begun to coalesce in the sky.
Ye Ming hastily retreated, curling his body back into the Alchemy Room.
The Formation that the people of Wanhua Valley had conjured was still intact, conveniently allowing him to use this Formation to withstand the lightning.
With a loud boom, the second bolt of lightning descended from the sky, striking precisely upon the Formation.
After the boom, the Formation instantly collapsed, with countless Charms scattering in the sky and falling to the ground.
The roof of the Alchemy Room was lifted off, and Ye Ming’s body was once again exposed between heaven and earth.
However, this second bolt of lightning did not cause him too much damage; instead, it was the elders maintaining the Formation who were sent flying backward, continuously spitting blood.
The Formation was connected to them, so naturally, the power of the lightning affected them too.
Ye Ming was ecstatic beyond measure.
But as the third lightning strike was already gathering, Ye Ming did not dare to let his guard down.
Zhang Lingfeng urgently shouted, "That’s right, we still have Great Rejuvenation Pills to use!"
"Ye Brothers, if you consume all these Elixirs, they should be able to shield you somewhat!"
As he spoke, Zhang Lingfeng hurriedly threw the Elixirs he held out.
The Elixirs they had already shared were now all back in Ye Ming’s hands.
Ye Ming showed a grateful expression and hastily said, "Thank you for your assistance, senior!"
Without delay, he immediately stuffed all the Elixirs into his mouth.
It must be said, the Great Revitalizing Protection Pills that Zhang Lingfeng had concocted did indeed have some effect; after consuming the Elixirs, the damage Ye Ming had sustained was quickly repaired, and a barrier also emerged around his body.
The Elixirs that Zhang Lingfeng had devoted a lifetime to researching came in handy at this critical moment.
Boom!
Another loud noise, and the third lightning tribulation had arrived.
The barrier outside Ye Ming vanished instantly, turning to dust.
The remaining force tore his clothes into shreds, leaving huge wounds on his body.
On his shoulder, a appalling hole appeared.
Ye Ming knelt on one knee, spewing a mouthful of blood, but a smile appeared on his face.
The three lightning strikes had ended, and he had completely weathered them, suffering only such minor damage that was completely tolerable.
Even more so, some Inner True Qi remained within him; with the aid of some medicine, he would be able to recover from his injuries.
He exhaled a breath of turbid air and hastily mobilized the Inner True Qi within him, circulating it through his meridians to repair his injured body.
The hole on his shoulder was visibly healing at a rapid pace.
There was silence all around, and the people from Wanhua Valley watched with eyes wide and minds blank.
They never imagined that Ye Ming would be able to stubbornly withstand three lightning strikes and still be well and alive.
This simply wasn’t something a normal person could achieve, utterly surpassing their imaginations.
"What on earth is Ye Ming made of?" Qin Yao muttered in stunned disbelief, his fighting spirit having long since vanished.
Just when they thought everything had ended,
the dark clouds in the sky did not disperse, and the sound of thunder once again emanated from the clouds.
Ye Ming furrowed his brows in surprise and said, "Another one? You wicked heavens, what exactly do you want?"
At this moment, Ye Ming had completely depleted his Inner True Qi; he thought the lightning tribulation had ended and had completely let down his guard, but the lightning tribulation was not over yet.
Just as he was feeling desperate, a soft body suddenly threw itself into his arms.
