In fact, You Li's premonition was not wrong.
This time, the formation took nearly three minutes to evolve its tenth attack.
This left him completely numb.
Not only You Li himself, but also the onlookers showed expressions of seeing a ghost.
"Holy crap! It took three minutes to charge up, is it trying to pierce the entire Milky Way?"
"My intuition tells me that this attack might not be something a Martial God realm corpse puppet can handle!"
"Hahaha! I have the same feeling! This time, Valley Master You Li might have to put all his assets on the line."
"I have to say! The person who designed this trial is truly ruthless!"
"I agree, I agree!"
"..."
You Li now had no intention of paying attention to what the outsiders were discussing. At this moment, his face had turned as black as a lump of coal, looking extremely grim.
Being inside the formation, he knew better than anyone how terrifying this tenth attack was.
Just from the aura pervading the air, he, with his late Martial God realm strength, felt his scalp tingle.
There was even a suffocating feeling, as if he were drowning.
If that power were to fully erupt, he was certain that no Martial God could withstand it.
Finally, after immense torment and waiting, the tenth attack was finally condensed.
When its true form was revealed to everyone, they fell silent.
In their sight, a black lightning bolt, nearly a meter thick, hovered above the formation, and everyone could clearly hear the crackling sound of electricity.
The space around the black lightning was so distorted that even light could not penetrate it.
This showed how terrifying this power was!
Even bystanders who merely glanced at it from afar could feel a deathly chill emanating from the depths of their souls. Forget touching it; perhaps merely being grazed by the energy escaping from the black lightning would instantly turn them to dust.
And the one who felt it most acutely was the closest to it... You Li.
"Damn it! Damn it!"
He roared inwardly.
If he had a choice now, he would have given up the challenge from the very beginning.
Such a trial was not meant for humans.
Of course!
He still had a chance to withdraw now.
But!
He had already sacrificed two early Martial God and two late Martial God corpse puppets so far. To give up now? Was that a joke?
No matter what, he had to see it through to the end.
You Li's only prayer now was that the opportunities gained after passing this trial could compensate for his losses.
Otherwise, the Death Spirit Valley would undoubtedly be stripped of its position among the Four Great Superpowers.
And this was the best-case scenario.
In the worst case, they might even be attacked by all sides, ultimately leading to their... annihilation.
In terms of probability, the latter was far greater than the former.
It was precisely because their Death Spirit Valley's previous actions had been too arbitrary, domineering, and cruel that they had provoked many enemies.
Once they were weakened, many would come knocking, eager to eliminate them.
Among them, there would even be individuals from the other three great superpowers.
Therefore, You Li was now truly in a situation where he could neither advance nor retreat.
"Heavenly Ghost! Appear!"
You Li gritted his teeth, his pupils filled with ferocity. He then slammed his right palm down onto the ground, his palm carrying a few drops of his vital blood.
It seemed that the corpse puppet summoned this time was the deepest foundation of the Death Spirit Valley.
Boom!
With a tremor, a giant hand suddenly emerged from the ground.
Then came a head with two massive fangs.
Next was the body.
Finally, a corpse puppet, nearly three meters tall, wielding an axe in its left hand and a shield in its right, encased in armor, was exposed to the air.
As soon as it appeared, the formation was instantly filled with an astonishing aura of malevolence.
"This... this is the Heavenly Ghost that the Death Spirit Valley has inherited for decades... I never expected to see its true form here."
"Terrifying! The malevolence emanating from it is simply too frightening!"
"Judging by its aura alone, it's enough to rival a late Martial God realm ancient cultivator! Coupled with its inherent terrifying defensive power, it could even contend with peak Martial God experts!"
"It seems Valley Master You Li has truly gone to great lengths this time!"
"I just don't know if this Heavenly Ghost can withstand the energy erupted by that black lightning!"
"I think... it's doubtful!"
"..."
Finally, after the Heavenly Ghost appeared, under the impetus of the formation, the black lightning continuously circled in the air, its speed increasing. The terrifying rotational force eventually formed a black lightning storm.
Its power underwent a qualitative change once again.
Seeing this, You Li's mind went blank; he was completely stunned.
Even the spectators were bewildered.
Who would have thought that the power of the black lightning could still increase at the last moment?
This was clearly an attempt to kill him!
Unknowingly, they began to feel a little sympathetic towards You Li.
With the formation of the black lightning storm, it directly swept towards You Li's position. Wherever it passed, the gravel churned up from the ground was directly annihilated within the storm.
This power had already surpassed the understanding of everyone present.
"Heavenly Ghost! Block it for me!"
At this moment, You Li, jolted back to his senses in panic, no longer considered whether he could pass the trial upon seeing that power, but roared frantically.
He could now feel that if the tenth attack was not blocked, and if he came into contact with that energy, he would perish instantly, with no possibility of survival.
Rumble!
The Heavenly Ghost placed the shield in its right hand in front of it, exerted force with its legs, and charged directly towards the lightning storm.
The overwhelming malevolence emanating from its body was also concentrated on the shield, confronting it.
"Roar roar roar!"
The Heavenly Ghost bared its fangs, constantly striking with its shield, and its massive axe in its left hand also swung continuously, attempting to disperse the lightning storm before it.
However, the moment its shield came into contact with the lightning storm, it began to be annihilated bit by bit, leaving no trace.
The giant axe it wielded was the same.
"Roar roar roar!"
The Heavenly Ghost roared ferociously, its pupils flashing with bewitching blood-red light, continuously wearing down the lightning storm with its power.
One minute passed.
At this moment, the Heavenly Ghost was left with only a damaged body to withstand the impact of the lightning storm, and its various parts were continuously being annihilated.
Seeing this, You Li subconsciously began to retreat, his survival instinct fully ignited.
"Crimson Ghost! Appear!"
He formed another hand seal and slammed it onto the ground.
Instantly, another Martial God realm corpse puppet was summoned by him.
"Quick! Quick, block it! Block it!"
You Li frantically issued orders, and the newly appeared Crimson Ghost also rushed towards the lightning storm.
At this moment, You Li only wanted to... survive!