Chapter 209. Lyra (Person Name)'s Tribulation

The 2 emerged from the Spirit Pond Cavern to find the heavens alight with thunderbolts, a vast tribulation cloud shrouding the sky for hundreds of miles around.

Eldrin grew somewhat concerned. Unable to restrain himself, he grasped her hand and spoke with a grave expression.

"The more profound a cultivator's foundation, the more formidable their lightning tribulation shall be. You must take care."

"Do not worry."

Lyra nodded calmly, exuding absolute confidence.

The Heavenly Tribulation is the greatest trial for Golden Core cultivators. Many practitioners, having painstakingly reached the Golden Core Realm after countless hardships, ultimately perish beneath the tempest of lightning.

Ultimately, this all boiled down to the fact that supernatural powers could not withstand heavenly tribulations, and magical treasures like immortal swords were simply not powerful enough.

Even a top-grade, third-tier magic treasure could easily shatter amidst the heavenly tribulation. To survive the lightning ordeal, many cultivators would exhaust their entire fortunes acquiring defensive artifacts. Those lacking sufficient spirit stones would even borrow high-tier treasures from close allies for protection.

Even if 1 had acquired multiple magical treasures, most would shatter amidst the heavenly tribulation after breaking through the thunder calamity. Countless impoverished cultivators, lacking sufficient magical treasures and preparation, would be struck down by the divine lightning.

Generally speaking, possessing a single fourth-order magic treasure would already provide considerable confidence in surviving the lightning tribulation.

Though Lyra (Person Name) possessed extraordinary talent and faced a thunder tribulation far exceeding ordinary magnitude, she wielded 4 fourth-rank bonded magic treasures. Moreover, after slaying the Celestial Python Demon King (Demon Beast), she had obtained the 5 Mists Pearl of Primordial Unity and the Dragon Transformation Blade—granting her absolute confidence in overcoming the heavenly lightning ordeal.

"Behold as I undergo the heavenly tribulation."

With those words, Lyra (Person Name) stepped forth and soared to the height of 10 1000 feet, standing firm amidst the heavens as she began to transcend the heavenly tribulation of thunder.

At this moment, countless cultivators at Celestial Ruins Mountain (Location) were stirred. A group of Foundation Establishment cultivators soared into the distance with exhilaration, observing Lyra (Person Name) undergoing her heavenly tribulation from dozens of miles away.

Even Chen Changxuan, Percival (Person Name), Xavier (Person Name), and other Purple Mansion cultivators had been waiting for a long time. After all, witnessing a Golden Core cultivator undergo their heavenly tribulation was a rare opportunity that came once in countless years.

The heavenly tribulation had been brewing in the firmament for half an hour before finally reaching its zenith. With a deafening roar, a violet thunderbolt erupted from the 9 Heavens Above and came crashing down.

Eldrin's pupils contracted slightly. This was merely the first bolt of lightning, yet its power already rivaled a full-force strike from the Purple Palace, Late Stage, its radiant glow illuminating the heavens and earth for hundreds of miles.

Even if he wished to withstand this strike, he would likely have to exert every ounce of his strength and face it with absolute resolve.

Yet Lyra remained utterly composed. With a subtle point of her finger, the Heaven-Sundering Immortal-Slaying Sword erupted with a blade aura spanning hundreds of feet, meeting the assault with peerless sharpness.

The divine sword's radiance illuminated the heavens, earth, and rivers, instantly dissolving the heavenly tribulation's power into nothingness—yet this was merely the beginning.

Several breaths later, a second thunderclap exploded with force augmented by another 50 percent, striking with the full might of a ninth-level Purple Mansion cultivator.

Such power would likely require even a newly ascended Golden Core cultivator to respond with some seriousness, yet Lyra’s expression remained unaltered. The Heaven’s Ruin Slaying Immortal Sword annihilated it all—erasing everything into nothingness with a single strike.

The third heavenly tribulation that followed possessed power at the False Core realm, striking with nearly 60 to 70 percent of a Golden Core First Layer cultivator’s full-force blow. Yet, in an instant, it was utterly obliterated without a trace by Lyra’s (Person Name) Heaven-Void Slaying Immortal Sword.

However, Eldrin did not show any sign of relief; instead, his expression grew increasingly grave.

The Heavenly Tribulation of Thunder consists of 9 strikes in total, with each subsequent strike more devastating than the last.

Typically, the Golden Core Heavenly Tribulation only reaches a potency comparable to a full-force strike from a False Core by the sixth bolt, with the final 3 bolts truly matching the might of a Golden Core.

At present, Lyra's third lightning strike already rivals a False Core cultivator's full-powered blow. If the remaining 6 strikes possess at least Golden Core level power, how could she possibly withstand them?

After a moment of brewing, the fourth heavenly tribulation truly descended.

Indeed, just as Eldrin had speculated, the power of this fourth heavenly tribulation truly reached the level of a full-force strike from a first-level Golden Core cultivator.

Typically, a cultivator who had just formed their Golden Core would need to give their all and unleash their most desperate hidden techniques to withstand such a powerful strike of heavenly lightning.

However, after forging the Innate Pure Yin Great Luo Golden Core, the purity and profundity of Lyra's spiritual power had reached a truly astonishing level, surpassing even that of cultivators at the Golden Core, Mid Stage by half a measure.

She urged the Heavenly Ruins Immortal-Slaying Sword to strike once more, and with a single blow, it obliterated the heavenly tribulation into nothingness.

The might of the fifth heavenly tribulation surged by another 20 percent, its power now equivalent to the full-force strike of a Golden Core Stage, Second Layer cultivator.

An ordinary Golden Core cultivator who had just achieved a breakthrough would, without extraordinary means, need to sacrifice at least several third-tier magic treasures to withstand such a strike.

However, Lyra, wielding the Heaven's Ruin Immortal-Slaying Sword, remained unafraid of its might and effortlessly erased it into nothingness.

The sixth heavenly tribulation now possessed power equivalent to that of a Golden Core, 3rd Tier (Cultivation Realm) cultivator. For ordinary practitioners, even employing every conceivable method—deploying all their magical treasures and spirit talismans simultaneously—would hardly guarantee survival against this cataclysmic strike.

After all, the cultivator had just formed his Golden Core and still required vast amounts of 5 Elements essence to advance both his Natal Magic Treasure and supernatural abilities to the fourth rank. Without fourth-rank treasures or powers at his disposal, facing 3 full-force strikes from a Golden Core expert would be no small challenge.

It is said that in order to survive the final heavenly tribulation, Patriarch Xu had even severely damaged a lower fourth-grade protective magical treasure, which required decades of nurturing to fully restore its power.

By the time the first 6 heavenly tribulations had passed, Eldrin’s expression grew increasingly solemn.

The sixth heavenly tribulation already possessed power equivalent to Golden Core, 3rd Tier (Cultivation Realm). I fear the final 3 tribulations would rival a full-force strike from Golden Core, Mid Stage (Cultivation Realm).

Such power was truly terrifying; even a cultivator at the Golden Core, Early Stage (Cultivation Realm) might not survive it.

After a moment of brewing, a thunderous roar erupted in full force. The power of the seventh heavenly tribulation indeed rivaled a strike from a Golden Core, 4th Tier (Cultivation Realm).

Lyra watched the colossal thunderbolt descend, a trace of solemnity finally crossing her features.

She did not summon the Heaven's Ruin Immortal-Slaying Sword again. Although this sword possessed formidable power, it was merely a lower fourth-grade immortal sword. By channeling her full strength to wield it against the Golden Core lightning tribulation's 3 strikes, she had already drained a significant portion of its spiritual energy.

If the fight continued, he might withstand 1 more strike, but it would inevitably inflict severe damage upon the Heaven-Sundering Immortal-Slaying Sword.

She had no shortage of high-tier treasures, so there was no need for her to resort to such measures.

At this moment, the advantage of multiple spiritual roots became apparent. Practitioners with multiple spiritual roots possessed several natal magic treasures, and with the existence of these multiple treasures, their chances of surviving the lightning tribulation would be significantly higher.

After all, a natal magic treasure's power surpasses that of same-rank treasures by 30 percent, while its consumption is merely 30 percent of theirs.

This is particularly crucial for high-level cultivators. Although high-grade magical treasures can aid in transcending tribulations, their mana consumption is immense. They are most cost-effective only when deployed against the final 1 or 2 heavenly thunder tribulations.

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