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Originally, Xiao Lin had planned to give up on obtaining the Thunder Emperor Dragon's soul ring.
This was because the path leading into the core zone was fraught with countless dangers. But now, with Yu Tianxin leading the way, they could bypass the vast majority of these perils on their journey to find the creature.
Furthermore, Xiao Lin possessed the ultimate confidence to rely on his silver tongue to convince the Thunder Emperor Dragon to perform a sacrifice. Of course, Xiao Lin was definitely not counting on his so-called "becoming a God" claim alone to sway the beast.
Even though Xiao Lin possessed immense confidence and looked incredibly full of potential, which of the beings capable of becoming a one hundred thousand year soul beast wasn't a peerless, stunning genius of their generation?
Well, except for Xiao Wu.
Naturally, the true source of Xiao Lin's bold confidence to boldly trick the Thunder Emperor Dragon into sacrificing itself lay within the presence of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings.
Under Yu Tianxin's guidance, the group quickly traversed the mixed zone of the Thunder Gorge and arrived at the core zone. The very moment they stepped onto the outer fringes of the core zone, a boundless, suffocating pressure descended heavily upon them.
Suddenly, the sky and earth turned pitch black.
Boundless, endless lightning cascaded down upon the space right ahead of them, resembling an inescapable net deployed by an army of one hundred thousand heavenly soldiers.
Blinding blue lightning filled the view ahead, followed shortly by an earth-shattering roar that erupted right next to their ears. This titanic display of heavenly lightning majesty struck terror into the hearts of everyone present.
Aside from Xiao Lin, even Tang San could not help but take several steps backward, his fair complexion turning noticeably paler.
"Terror beyond measure..."
Only after a long while did Tang San finally utter those words with a trembling voice.
It was only at this moment that Tang San realized Xiao Wu was curled up tightly right beside him, looking exactly like a frightened little rabbit. Even the usually calm and daring Tang Ni had trembling legs.
Her beautiful face betrayed her intense fear of this heavenly lightning majesty, yet she tightly grit her teeth, forcing out an expression of unyielding defiance.
Looking further back, Tang San also discovered that Yu Tianxin and his two companions had already retreated dozens of meters away. Equally terrified, they had already triggered their Martial Soul Possession, ready to flee the area at a moment's notice.
Only Xiao Lin showed no trace of fear. Not only did he not retreat, but he actually rushed forward right toward the heavenly lightning majesty.
Tang San was utterly baffled.
Is Xiao Lin even human anymore? Any human should instinctively fear this kind of terrifying celestial wrath.
Truth be told, Xiao Lin was absolutely human.
But it was also true that he genuinely wasn't afraid.
It was just a mere heavenly lightning tribulation; it wasn't as if he had come unprepared. To be frank, Xiao Lin's storage soul tool currently contained a massive, specially crafted metal cage designed to absorb and redirect electricity.
He had completed his lightning protection measures a long time ago. Moreover, if they encountered any real danger, he could simply use his Horned Dragon Staff to act as a lightning rod.
Given the indestructible nature of the Horned Dragon Staff, Xiao Lin didn't have to worry about the heavenly lightning damaging it, nor did he have to worry about the lightning traveling down the staff to backlash against him.
"So that's how it is! So that's how it is! I finally understand!"
Suddenly, Xiao Lin burst into loud laughter.
He finally understood why the Thunder Emperor Dragon was behaving so abnormally. He understood why the Thunder Emperor Dragon was so worried it wouldn't survive its lightning tribulation.
First, the environment of the Thunder Gorge amplified lightning far too much, meaning even the Thunder Emperor Dragon itself couldn't guarantee a flawless breakthrough.
Second, Xiao Lin could clearly tell that the lightning storm currently blanketing the entire core zone was absolutely not a mere one hundred thousand year Heavenly Tribulation.
This scale of tribulation belonged entirely to a Heavenly Tribulation of over three hundred thousand years. This meant there was another soul beast within the Thunder Gorge currently undergoing a tribulation.
Furthermore, that soul beast's cultivation level should be somewhere around three hundred thousand years. If that soul beast happened to belong to the dragon race, then the sheer scale of this Heavenly Tribulation perfectly aligned with common sense.
After all, the Thunder God had been slain by the Dragon God; it was only natural for his residual spite after death to exact a heavy toll. As for the third reason, Xiao Lin speculated that the Thunder Emperor Dragon simply possessed incredibly atrocious luck.
It was highly likely that the Thunder Emperor Dragon's tribulation was coinciding perfectly with that other soul beast's breakthrough. If that was the case, the Thunder Emperor Dragon's own tribulation was probably being amplified exponentially by the unknown soul beast's massive tribulation.
It wasn't that the Thunder Emperor Dragon's bloodline was too weak to survive a basic one hundred thousand year Heavenly Tribulation; it was just a victim of terrible timing. Spurred by excitement, Xiao Lin quickly explained his theory to Tang San and the others.
Hearing this, a joyful smile instantly broke across Tang San's face.
"That's incredible, Brother Lin! Doesn't this mean you have an even higher chance of convincing that one hundred thousand year Thunder Emperor Dragon to sacrifice itself?"
Tang San was genuinely thrilled for Xiao Lin.
In the absence of his father, the Clear Sky Douluo, he had to rely entirely on his own hidden weapons and Xiao Lin's sheer strength to ensure their safety.
The stronger Xiao Lin became, the safer he would be.
Beside him, Tang Ni and Xiao Wu both let out a soft sigh of relief, gradually calming their racing hearts. Xiao Wu didn't fully grasp the technicalities, but she was simply happy for Xiao Lin. Tang Ni, however, truly understood that what Xiao Lin said was most likely the absolute truth.
Lei Huang himself belonged to the Thunder Emperor Dragon clan. If it weren't for the fact that Lei Huang was undergoing a tribulation, Xiao Lin and his group trying to trick a Thunder Emperor Dragon into a sacrifice would have been suicide.
Tang Ni didn't believe for a second they would have walked out of the Thunder Gorge alive under normal circumstances. After all, that Thunder Emperor Dragon was very likely Lei Huang's biological son.
In the distance, Yu Tianxin hadn't heard Xiao Lin's explanation. Looking at the dense, terrifying net of heavenly lightning blanketing the sky, he decided he wasn't going a single step closer to the core zone.
"Xiao Lin! The Thunder Emperor Dragon you're looking for is right ahead! If you keep heading straight inside, you'll find a lake. That's the Thunder Emperor Dragon's territory!" Yu Tianxin shouted from afar.
He then made it clear that he would not venture any deeper. If Xiao Lin still insisted on going forward after seeing such terrifying heavenly lightning majesty, he wouldn't stop him. Xiao Lin completely understood Yu Tianxin's position.
Out of caution for their safety, he turned to Tang San and the others, solemnly telling them that they should leave this place as well.
"Brother Lin, what kind of person do you take me for? Am I the type to abandon my family?" Tang San frowned slightly, his voice sharp with fierce resolve.
No matter what happened, he would not leave Xiao Lin's side. Going in alone was simply too dangerous for Xiao Lin.
"Me too, Brother Lin! I won't abandon you either!" Xiao Wu raised her hand excitedly.
Although she was naturally timid and her legs felt stiff from the sheer pressure of the Heavenly Tribulation, she was not someone who would desert her family.
"I have Invincible Golden Body; I can protect Brother Lin." Xiao Wu balled her hands into tiny fists, a look of absolute determination settling onto her pretty face.
"I'm going too," Tang Ni added.
Though her bond with Xiao Lin and the others wasn't as deep, she still wanted to protect them. Even if she lacked the combat prowess to shield them, she felt that her identity alone would at least give her enough leverage to make Lei Huang patiently listen to what she had to say.
"Xiao Wu, doesn't your Invincible Golden Body cause damage to your soul?" Xiao Lin suddenly blurted out, a look of sudden realization and confusion washing over his face.
"What?! Xiao Wu! Is what Brother Lin saying true?" Tang San immediately panicked.
If that was really the case, he would absolutely never allow Xiao Wu to use Invincible Golden Body to protect them.
"Brother Lin, how do you even know about that?!" Xiao Wu stamped her feet in anxiety, utterly shocked by how Xiao Lin could possibly know such a deep secret. But now was clearly not the time to dwell on how he found out.
She genuinely wanted to protect them.
Without Brother Lin and her Third Brother, how could she possibly go on living?
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