Chapter 271: Crossing the Thunder Tribulation 2

"Pfft!" Meng Shuangdao spat out a mouthful of viscous zombie fluid; the violent energy of the Thunder was spreading within his body, tearing apart his extraordinary meridians and his internal organs.

Fortunately, his body had long ago experienced high-voltage electricity, nurturing a wisp of vitality; at this moment, as the Thunder destroyed Meng Shuangdao's body, that wisp of vitality protected his Life Source and was even restoring his body.

However, the power of the Thunder was too fierce, and the speed of destruction was far greater than the speed of the vitality's recovery, which caused large areas of Meng Shuangdao's body to be charred by electricity, with smoke rising from his seven orifices—a sight too ghastly to behold.

Yet, the power of the Thunder is both destruction and rebirth; after neutralizing with the zombie power inside Meng Shuangdao's body, it also gave birth to new vitality.

These newly emerged wisps of vitality fused with Meng Shuangdao's original vitality, continuously repairing his riddled body.

Meng Shuangdao was tottering and could only use his twin blades as crutches to steady his body; there was one more bolt of Thunder, and he would be able to break through to the Fourth Grade realm.

But the zombie power in his body was now nearly exhausted, and he could no longer use the Nine Nether Flame; moreover, Meng Shuangdao's muscles and bones were damaged over large areas, and he could not even stand steadily.

Let alone a more powerful Third Thunder Tribulation, he could not even withstand a bolt of Thunder as thick as an arm like the first one.

Shen Dahu and the others also saw that Meng Shuangdao's situation was not good and could not help but worry.

Meng Da, Meng Er, Zhang Butou, and the others were even more terrified; among the five of them who were non-human, Meng Shuangdao had the most solid foundation, and he was the most likely to advance to the Fourth Grade. If even Meng Shuangdao fell under the First Grade Heavenly Tribulation, the probability of the four of them being able to advance was almost negligible.

The dark clouds above Meng Shuangdao's head were rolling, and the Thunder Element Demon Power within a radius of ten miles was gathering toward the dark clouds.

The entire dark cloud was filled with Lightning and Thunder, the momentum was terrifying, and the Third Thunder Tribulation, representing Heaven's punishment, could strike down at any moment.

"My Lord, the Shuangdao Zombie likely cannot hold on; should we step in to help?" Lang Jiao asked.

One must undergo the Tribulation by oneself; if others step in to help, the Tribulation is considered a failure, and the person who intervenes will also suffer a Thunder Tribulation matching their own strength.

Lang Jiao and Meng Yifan were both of Fourth Grade cultivation; if they stepped in to block Meng Shuangdao's Thunder Tribulation, then the thundercloud would descend with a Second-level Lightning Tribulation equivalent to Meng Yifan advancing to the Fifth Grade.

Even Meng Yifan and Lang Jiao might perish under such a Thunder Tribulation.

"You do not need to intervene; I have long been prepared," Meng Yifan said full of confidence. He had long known that it was difficult for zombie-type creatures to undergo the Tribulation, so how could he not be prepared? However, he was not sure if it would really be useful, so Meng Yifan was also a bit nervous inside.

If the preparations made earlier were ineffective, then at the very last moment when Meng Shuangdao perished, Meng Yifan would also intervene in time to save him.

When undergoing the Thunder Tribulation, besides not being able to let others help, one can use one's own Dharma Treasure to resist. Meng Yifan had many Dharma Treasures, and several were of immense power; he had a certain degree of confidence in surviving under the Thunder Tribulation.

"Boom—!" Thunder rolled in the dark clouds, as if someone were beating a deafening war drum deep within the clouds.

"Boom! Crack!" A bolt of Thunder, fully thirty centimeters thick, poked its head out from the dark clouds and then struck directly at Meng Shuangdao.

"Fight! Fight! Fight!" Meng Shuangdao roared, erupting with his final potential, determined to fight the Third Thunder Tribulation to the death.

But with Meng Shuangdao's current strength, taking the Third Thunder Tribulation head-on was just courting death.

Death was not scary; Meng Shuangdao had already died once, but precisely because of this, he knew the preciousness of life even more.

For the sake of advancing to the Fourth Grade, for the sake of turning from death to life, and for the sake of living freely under the sunlight, he would rather die on the road of charging forward.

Just at this moment, eight thirty-meter-tall, military-green cylinders suddenly rose up around the high platform, with long Lightning Rods at their tops.

After these large Lightning Rods rose, they caused the surrounding electric field to distort, forming a space of concentrated local electric fields at the tips of the Lightning Rods, creating a strong attraction to the Third Thunder Tribulation.

"Hum! Crack!" The Third Thunder Tribulation was attracted by the Lightning Rods, and in the end, it split into nine, striking toward the eight Lightning Rods and Meng Shuangdao.

The Thunder Tribulation striking Meng Shuangdao was only one-ninth, and its power was even half weaker than the first Thunder Tribulation. Meng Shuangdao was overjoyed; he swung his twin blades and shattered this bolt of Thunder in one go. The dense, fragmented electric light merged into his body, rapidly remodeling his physique.

At the same time, the other eight Lightning Rods each conducted a bolt of Thunder, which was then transferred through wires laid out around the area, and then struck Meng Shuangdao again in sequence.

These Lightning Rods counted as Meng Shuangdao's special Dharma Treasure; according to the rules of Heaven and Earth, this did not count as someone else stepping in to help. Meng Yifan had found a loophole in the Thunder Tribulation.

These Lightning Rods that Meng Yifan set up did not reduce the overall power of the Third Thunder Tribulation; they merely took the gathered Thunder and divided it into nine parts, then struck Meng Shuangdao bit by bit in a certain order, which made it very easy to absorb.

The vitality within Meng Shuangdao's body became increasingly vigorous; his muscles and skin were charred black by the Thunder, but beneath that charred black, new muscle was rapidly generating, and that Jiuyou Fire Lotus was also blooming at a speed visible to the naked eye.

After three minutes, Meng Shuangdao had absorbed all of the Third Thunder Tribulation. The energy fluctuations on his body also surged accordingly, and he advanced to the Fourth Grade Lower Tier. That Jiuyou Fire Lotus fully blossomed, and black and red flames enveloped his body, becoming his Fire Domain.

Lang Jiao's expression was solemn; she felt a strong sense of crisis from Meng Shuangdao's Fire Domain. It seemed that if the two were to fight to the death, she might not be Meng Shuangdao's opponent, which was a great blow to her.

The dark clouds above the Valley rolled violently, seemingly angered by Meng Shuangdao's opportunistic method. It seemed to want to continue to descend even more powerful Thunder to strike this opportunistic zombie into charcoal.

But limited by the rules, the First Grade Heavenly Tribulation only had three bolts of Thunder; if a fourth bolt were to strike, it would be a violation of the rules of Heaven and Earth.

"Boom—!" The dark clouds shook violently, emitting an earth-shattering sound, and finally dispersed in great reluctance.

Meng Yifan finally breathed a sigh of relief, but he knew that this opportunistic method could only be useful against First Grade Thunder.

It is said that Thunder of the Second level and above already possesses intelligence, as if it were a special life form nurtured by the Thunder; by then, it would be very difficult to use Lightning Rods to separate the Thunder.

The dark clouds dissipated, and the bright sunlight shone upon the earth. Meng Shuangdao's body shook, and the black charcoal on the outside of his body was shattered, revealing the newborn bronze-colored skin underneath.

Originally, under the sunlight, the Zombie Body would have yin and yang clashing, and the body would rot rapidly as if splashed with sulfuric acid; to move during the day, one had to wear a thick black cloak.

But at this moment, the sunlight shone on Meng Shuangdao's skin, yet it could not cause him any harm; instead, it made him feel a long-lost warmth.