The thunder in the sky roared as it descended, and Liu Naiweng immediately halted his steps, focusing his attention on receiving the immortal tribulation.
Meanwhile, Wan Lei also stood up, desperately attempting to manipulate the thunder, channeling the portion meant for Fang Xiaoyu onto himself.
Previously, he could control heavenly tribulations because he possessed the Heavenly Dao authority over them and the Heavenly Dao lightning. However, immortal tribulations were different; they originated from the will of the immortal realm.
He couldn't control the immortal tribulation itself, but he could control lightning.
Both portions of the thunder descended upon him, and he, using his tribulation-crossing power, directly resisted the immortal realm's lightning tribulation.
The immortal tribulations for two individuals struck Wan Lei. His body, which had just managed to stand, collapsed again onto the ground, creating a massive deep pit.
This was the result of Wan Lei not being able to withstand it completely, causing the lightning's power to transfer to the ground.
Wan Lei couldn't recall how long it had been since he was injured by lightning. The last time was during his final heavenly punishment when he was still at the Core Formation cultivation level.
After that, every tribulation Wan Lei faced was easily overcome by absorbing the heavenly tribulation lightning, furthering his cultivation.
But this time, the immortal tribulation was too ferocious. He couldn't even absorb the lightning.
It wasn't that he was incapable of absorption, but rather that the energy within his body was already saturated. In his Sea of Consciousness, a cosmic seed continuously supplied him with energy. His cultivation had already reached the peak of Tribulation Transcension, and he couldn't break through to the immortal realm by relying on the immortal tribulation, thus he naturally couldn't absorb it.
Wan Lei used the lightning of wood to heal his injuries and stood up again.
"Tsk, not bad. With Tribulation Transcension cultivation, you resisted two portions of the immortal tribulation. This innate lightning body is truly wondrous.
If I hadn't already broken through to the immortal realm, I would have really wanted to possess your body and make it my own."
Liu Naiweng sneered and charged at Wan Lei again.
Wan Lei's body was filled with the runes of fire lightning. He leaped up and charged towards Liu Naiweng.
Liu Naiweng maintained his expert demeanor. With a turn of his hand, the blood energy in the sky condensed into drops of blood rain. The blood rain, as fine as ox hair, transformed into sharp spikes and shot towards Wan Lei.
His movements were extremely elegant, his every gesture exuding an immortal's grace, a stark contrast to his previous naked appearance.
The spikes formed by the blood rain struck Wan Lei. Though small, the blood rain possessed considerable power, directly sending Wan Lei flying backward.
The blood rain landed on Wan Lei's armor, corroding it and leaving many pits. Although it didn't break through, it left numerous indentations.
This armor was forged and left behind by the Thunder Emperor after he achieved immortality. It had never sustained any damage when Wan Lei faced any enemy. However, now, when facing an immortal realm expert like Liu Naiweng, who was on the same level as the Thunder Emperor, it showed signs of wear.
After Wan Lei was sent flying, Fang Xiaoyu seized the opportunity to attack. Transforming into a hurricane, she instantly appeared beside Liu Naiweng, delivering hundreds of sword strikes in a single second.
A few of these swords were blocked by Liu Naiweng, but most pierced his body, leaving various wounds.
Liu Naiweng had only just broken through to the immortal realm in cultivation. He had not yet finished crossing the tribulation of lightning and gale, nor had his physical body strengthened. It remained at the Tribulation Transcension level.
Normally, for most individuals undergoing the immortal tribulation, it would last only a few hours, a mere blink of an eye in a cultivator's long life, and their physical bodies would strengthen along with their cultivation.
However, Liu Naiweng's situation was peculiar; he was still fighting while undergoing his tribulation.
Fang Xiaoyu, as a hurricane, was formless and ethereal, circling around Liu Naiweng and continuously cutting and crushing him with the power of wind.
Liu Naiweng frowned, predicting Fang Xiaoyu's position, and lunged forward with a grab, only to grasp empty air.
The moment Liu Naiweng grabbed her, Fang Xiaoyu's figure completely vanished, transforming into a wisp of wind to evade the capture.
After dodging the attack, Fang Xiaoyu's dual swords moved like venomous snakes, thrusting directly at Liu Naiweng's eyes.
Suddenly, at this critical moment, Fang Xiaoyu saw Liu Naiweng's pitch-black pupils turn blood-red. Then, this blood-red color transformed into blood ice, covering Liu Naiweng's eyes.
At this instant, Fang Xiaoyu remembered that Liu Naiweng was a water-attribute expert.
The surrounding blood energy surged towards Fang Xiaoyu and immediately transformed into blood ice, freezing her into an ice sculpture.
There was an overwhelming amount of blood energy in the world. Blood was water, and Liu Naiweng, as a water-attribute expert and a Blood Immortal who had broken through to the immortal realm through the Blood Immortal Realm, possessed unparalleled control and perception of blood.
In a mere instant, Fang Xiaoyu was frozen into a blood-colored ice sculpture, her arms still in the pose of thrusting forward.
Liu Naiweng intended to use this opportunity to finish Fang Xiaoyu with a palm strike, but he suddenly saw a hammer flying rapidly towards him.
After Fang Xiaoyu was trapped, Wan Lei immediately activated the gold lightning rune within the Thunder God's Hammer, accelerating it to its maximum speed and smashing it towards Liu Naiweng.
The white lightning on the hammer was exceptionally sharp. Liu Naiweng immediately judged that if he were to block this hammer directly, he would be injured.
He did not want to be injured, as he still had the immortal tribulation to endure.
Liu Naiweng directly grabbed Fang Xiaoyu and used her as a shield in front of him. The Thunder God's Hammer struck Fang Xiaoyu directly, sending her flying backward.
From the mouth of Fang Xiaoyu's helmet, she coughed up a mouthful of blood. Wan Lei's hammer blow had directly injured her, causing her cultivation to be disrupted and her chest bones to fracture. However, there was a benefit: the ice encasing her was also shattered.
Wan Lei had no time to check on Fang Xiaoyu. He manipulated the Thunder God's Hammer and swung it towards Liu Naiweng again.
Liu Naiweng let out a ferocious snort, the blood-colored frost in his eyes intensifying. He reached out with his hand and, with a single palm, caught the Thunder God's Hammer.
Although he was forced back dozens of feet, creating a long gash on the ground, he had managed to block it.
Wan Lei reached out to summon the Thunder God's Hammer, intending to attack again, only to find it firmly grasped in Liu Naiweng's hand, immobile.
Wan Lei looked at Liu Naiweng's contorted arm and expression and suddenly had a bad premonition.
In an instant, the Thunder God's Hammer was covered in blood-colored frost, and the frost continued to seep into the hammer.
"No!"
Wan Lei roared in terror and was about to rush forward to save the Thunder God's Hammer. However, just as he charged forward, he heard a "boom."
The Thunder God's Hammer instantly shattered into countless tiny fragments. Along with countless dispersed lightning bolts, it blew both him and Liu Naiweng away.
Wan Lei looked at the shattered pieces all over the ground with disbelief, tears welling up in his eyes, and let out a roar of unwillingness.