Chapter 4891 — At Parting
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In truth, they had all misread the situation. That single strike from Wei Zhao had been his strongest blow—and it had only been possible because his body had just absorbed a great deal of lightning power he had not yet fused, which he had simply gathered up and hurled out along with it. Were he to try again, even Wei Zhao's mightiest attack could never match what they had just witnessed.
When all was said and done, Wei Zhao was still only an early-stage Xuan Sheng expert, and one who had just advanced at that—his cultivation and realm had yet to fully settle. Even as the unprecedented eight-spirit Xuan Sheng cultivator, he could not casually conjure a lightning tribulation at will. That would be far too absurd.
"Oh? You are all here! Everyone succeeded—that is wonderful!" Huang Xiaotao looked rather frail, yet the sight of the others sent her into a flurry of delight. All four of them had broken through—truly a cause for celebration.
"Ha, you had best rest a little. How about a seventh-grade Great Restoration Pill to replenish yourself?" Wei Zhao said with a smile. Huang Xiaotao's breakthrough had been a close-run thing, and she was now nearly drained to the last drop—her weakness was only natural.
"No, no, I just need a short rest. Save it for a real emergency later," Huang Xiaotao said, waving her hands again and again. Then, with a note of relief, she said to the others, "Come to think of it, we were truly lucky just now—two lightning tribulations in a row! If not for that, I would certainly have failed. I was breaking out in cold sweats the whole time."
The others exchanged glances, then burst out laughing. The silly girl still had no idea what had really happened.
"You foolish girl, you were lucky indeed—but that luck was not sent by heaven. It was sent by him," Wang Xinyan said with a smile, pointing at Wei Zhao.
"Huh? What do you mean?" Huang Xiaotao was utterly baffled.
"Sister Xiaotao, that second lightning tribulation just now was added by Wei Zhao himself," Huo Yudie explained on her behalf.
"Really? You can even add lightning tribulations?" Huang Xiaotao was thunderstruck. She had always worshipped Wei Zhao's strength blindly, but never had she imagined anything this absurd. Such a feat—let alone an expert of the Xuan Sheng stage, even an expert of the Kaishan stage might not be capable of it. It simply overturned all common sense.
"This time the circumstances were special. Next time it will not be nearly so powerful," Wei Zhao said with a shake of his head and a smile. In truth, unleashing such a ferocious bolt of lightning had left him secretly thrilled beyond measure—but such an experience would be hard to come by again.
Of course, it was not entirely impossible for it to happen again. If he could once more accumulate a stock of surplus lightning power within his body as he had just done, he might yet repeat the feat of commanding a lightning tribulation. But such conditions were far too exacting, and under ordinary circumstances could not be met.
All four had broken through, passing through danger unscathed. Wei Zhao and the three women were in excellent spirits, and did not leave just yet. Instead they stayed behind, chatting and laughing, to wait for the rest to finish their breakthroughs.
After about a week of waiting, at last all the Morning Star disciples emerged. Huo Yudie's friends from the Morning Pride Academy and the Soaring Cloud Academy also came out one after another. The final results were, as ever, a matter of joy for some and sorrow for others—or to put it precisely, joy for one house and sorrow for ten.
In the best of past trials on the Road of the Titans, nearly thirty percent of disciples had ultimately advanced successfully. This time, however, because of the interference, the lightning tribulations the crowd drew down were generally weaker than usual.