I alone am the Honoured One!

580  The Heaven sent child [6]

*flick* Ji Shuang dashed through the air, the wind from the swirling storm brushing past her face as she made her way to the skies.

Her gaze trembled as she felt the oppressive power of the Heavens and she slowly made her way close to the storm.

"I have to do my job."

*swoosh* A scroll appeared from her storage ring and as she injected her astral energy, it glowed in a faint golden light and spread below the whole sect.

...

"What… What just happened?" a disciple stammered, his voice trembling as he glanced nervously at the skies. "The storm… It disappeared?" Murmurs rippled through the crowd like wildfire. "Did he survive the Ninth Degree?" "Did the tribulation stop?" "Could it be that he... failed?" Everyone who was watching the storms was confused as the storms suddenly disappeared.

"What?"

"Did he survive the 9th degree?"

"The tribulation stopped?"

Li Jia quickly stood up, rubbing the tears away from her face as she looked around at the sky searching for Zhao Tian "Where is he?"

Around her, hushed whispers began to take a darker tone. "Maybe… Maybe he didn't survive," one disciple muttered, his voice barely above a whisper. "No one has ever endured beyond the Ninth Degree," another added, shaking his head grimly.

"The storm disappearing might mean he was obliterated."

"Yeah, it completely disappeared."

"Seems like he is dead."

HUH?

Li Jia's breath caught in her throat as the words she feared reached her ears.

"T-Tian…" she whispered, her lips quivering uncontrollably.

Her chest heaved as tears streaked her cheeks. "No… No, this can't be…" she cried out, tears spilling down her face.

"You promised, Tian… You promised you'd always win…" Her voice broke, and she clutched her arms around herself, shaking violently as despair consumed her.

Not far from her, Yao Jing stood frozen, and her lips parted as if to speak, but no sound escaped.

Her gaze remained fixed on the sky, searching desperately for any sign of him, any trace of his presence.

"Tian'er…" she murmured, her voice barely audible, trembling with disbelief.

Her disciple, her most talented and beloved pupil, the one she had secretly thought could surpass her, was gone.

A flood of memories washed over her... the day she had accepted him as her disciple, the countless hours of training, the moments he had made her laugh with his antics, and the times he had amazed her with his brilliance.

He was not just her disciple; he was her pride, her hope for the future.

Tears welled in her eyes. "You… You were supposed to achieve greatness, Tian'er," she whispered, her voice cracking under the weight of her emotions.

"How could you…" Her knees threatened to buckle, but she stood firm, even as the storm of grief inside her raged.

A sharp gasp echoed amidst the crowd.

"L-Little brother?" Qi Xue's voice trembled as she staggered forward.

"No… This can't be real," she whispered, shaking her head in denial.

"He's not gone. He's strong… He's stronger than anyone…" Tears streamed down her face, blurring her vision as she stumbled forward, her gaze fixed desperately on the sky.

"Little brother!"

Qi Xue knelt beside her sister, wrapping her arms around her trembling body.

Her own tears fell freely, her voice choked with emotion as she tried to comfort Qi Nue, though her words felt hollow. "Nue'er… He's… He's not gone…"

...

Ji Shuang floated in the air, her figure silhouetted against the fading remnants of the golden lightning as she steadied herself amidst the turbulent winds. Her delicate fingers flicked, channeling her astral energy to sustain the massive illusion barrier she had erected over the entire sect. Her lips curled into a faint smile as she exhaled, the tension in her shoulders easing. "The illusion barrier is complete," she murmured to herself.

Her eyes darted toward the ground, where the disciples had begun to disperse, their confusion slowly giving way to resignation.

Let them think it's over, she thought grimly.

But as she lifted her gaze toward the skies, her gaze wavered for just a moment, looking at the swirling vortex high above.

Amidst the storm's chaos, Zhao Tian's battered and bloodied body floated eerily, suspended amidst arcs of golden lightning that danced across his body.

His robes were tattered, his skin scorched, yet he exuded an unyielding aura of defiance.

"Master Tian…"

High above the skies, the 10th degree of the Heavenly Tribulation began.

The swirling vortex condensed, its once-chaotic winds calming into an eerie stillness as if the heavens themselves were holding their breath.

Zhao Tian floated in the center of it all, as his chest heaved with each labored breath and he looked at the bright golden lightning.

Above him, the vortex began to churn again, and threads of golden lightning converged at the storm's heart, twisting and writhing as they formed an enormous spear of pure energy. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

The light it emitted was blinding, each pulse of power sending shockwaves that made the air tremble.

This was the 10th degree—the final act of the tribulation, an attack meant to annihilate anyone bold enough to challenge the heavens themselves.

CRACK!LEEEE! THOOOOMMMM!

The golden spear descended with a deafening roar, splitting the skies as it hurtled toward Zhao Tian.

The air around it burned, space itself warping as the spear tore through space, its sheer power shattering the skies.

BOOOOOMM!

The spear struck Zhao Tian head-on, engulfing him in a blinding explosion of golden light.

The force of the impact sent shockwaves rippling across the skies, clearing all the nearby clouds in the sky.

Amidst the golden light, Zhao Tian's body trembled violently as the spear's energy surged through him.

His veins burned as though molten lava coursed through them, and his bones cracked under the immense pressure. "Aghhhh!"

The energy tried to tear him apart, but Zhao Tian gritted his teeth and endured the continuous onslaught of the Heavenly Lightning.

This continued for a few minutes as his body was continuously struck by powerful lightning one after another.

Ji Shuang who was floating below, her gaze condensed "Seems like its about to end."

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