Ye Yun ultimately did not employ overly terrifying wide-range skills, as he was currently undergoing tribulation and wished to conserve his true essence.
However, Ye Yun was surprised by the significantly faster condensation speed of the third heavenly tribulation. What previously required hundreds or thousands of lightning snakes to form a蛟 (Jiao), now only needed a few dozen, and a few hundred could form a 龙 (Dragon).
Ye Yun had to simultaneously use his sword control technique to shatter the lightning snakes attempting to ensnare him, kill the divine race members, and sustain the black hole's devouring from the Great Nirvana Art. The consumption of his true essence far outpaced its replenishment.
Naturally, Ye Yun found some relief as the lightning snakes began to gather, drawing the attention of the divine race below. Almost every divine race member was targeted by two or three lightning snakes, with bolts of lightning striking them.
Apart from the three Divine Lords, the rest of the divine race could not withstand the attacks of the lightning snakes. Even the Divine Lords were in disarray under the assault of these lightning snakes, narrowly escaping death several times.
"Lightning tribulation! Damn it, how can this heavenly tribulation be so monstrous!" Half of the Divine Lord's wings were scorched black by the lightning snakes' attacks. Yi Ke suffered the same fate. The worst off was Jia Nan; he was the weakest among the three. Although his divine sense was powerful, this was a heavenly tribulation, which had a strong suppressive effect on divine sense.
"Divine Lord, Dean, let's cooperate!" When their lives were on the line, Jia Nan and the other two immediately put aside their animosity.
In the survival laws of the myriad races, exclusivity always ranked first. They were a prime example of this at this moment. No matter how great their internal life-or-death feuds were, facing an external race would unite them.
Seeing this situation, Ye Yun no longer paid them any mind and focused entirely on preparing for the arrival of the third tribulation.
With so many members of the divine race interfering with his heavenly tribulation, Ye Yun could barely imagine how terrifying the tribulation's power would become.
Countless lightning snakes surged, and the King's Sword transformed into thousands of blades, continuously shattering each lightning snake.
In less than a quarter of an hour, a colossal spectral figure was born from the void. The heavenly tribulation was no longer in its serpentine form but had taken on a human shape.
Its entire body was clad in armor of lightning, and it wielded a spear of lightning, resembling a celestial god from legends. Its blurry face scanned its surroundings, instilling in everyone a sense of unparalleled dominance.
"This aura, what kind of heavenly tribulation is this? How can it be so powerful!" At this moment, all the divine race members present were dumbfounded.
From ancient times to the present, heavenly tribulations had always existed in two forms: the initial state of energy, such as lightning and wind, which could be ordinary or mutated. Mutated heavenly tribulations were extremely rare, occurring only in one out of ten thousand top geniuses.
The second form was a transformed heavenly tribulation. However, there were dozens of variations in these transformations, with most taking the form of mythical beasts. The strength of the tribulation was inextricably linked to the beast it manifested. For instance, the power difference between lightning snakes and lightning dragons, both being lightning tribulations, was vast.
To trigger a heavenly tribulation into a transformed state, besides one's own talent, the tribulator also needed a strong disposition and a robust physique, otherwise, no one could endure it. For example, the Divine Lords entered the Monarch Realm from the Main God Realm through a transformed heavenly tribulation.
Now, this heavenly tribulation had manifested in the form of a human, a top intelligent life form. This had exceeded their understanding. Although this human-shaped heavenly tribulation was not perfect, its mere aura made the Divine Lords want to prostrate themselves.
"This is a heavenly tribulation beyond the Monarch level! A human-shaped heavenly tribulation is a rare sight, even in the first universe, appearing perhaps once in a million years!" The Wanderer almost knelt the moment the Thunder God appeared. Jia Nan's previously set up array also collapsed instantly.
A heavenly tribulation beyond the Monarch level?! That meant it was at least at the Extreme level! The strongest among them was only at the Monarch realm. What else could they do but wait for death?
"Fellow Daoist, how about we cooperate? If we don't cooperate in this situation, we'll all die!" The Divine Lord could no longer concern himself with trivial matters. Witnessing his millions of subordinates annihilated by a single strike from the lightning snakes, his mentality was on the verge of collapse.
"Yes, fellow Daoist, don't worry. Yao Die and I did not sign a Heavenly Dao contract. After this, I've decided to reform myself and live a good..."
*Poof...*
Before Jia Nan could finish speaking, a golden longsword cleanly severed his head. The wound carried a faint layer of flame left by the sword's passage, incinerating his corpse and bones to ash within moments. Even his divine soul and primal spirit did not escape.
"A scumbag like him is a waste of life!" The King's Sword once again sliced through the sky, shattering lightning snakes. However, Ye Yun's words sent a chill down the spines of the three of them.
A Monarch realm cultivator, though only in the early stage, possessed a divine sense that had reached the third realm. Yet, he could not withstand a single blow from Ye Yun, not even given the chance to reincarnate.
What about themselves? Would they also be instantly killed?
"Your divine race has ruled this universe for too long, turning it into a cesspool! After this, I expect an explanation! Otherwise, your race will be annihilated!" Ye Yun's body began to manifest layers of shields, numbering over a thousand in a short time, blocking all the lightning snakes that sought to surround him.
Behind him, a colossal fiery human figure stood tall, its raging flames obscuring its face. Following the Dharma Idol was a pair of terrifying eyes, glowing with a green light!
"Dual Dharma Idols, and both are Supreme Dharma Idols!" The Wanderer exclaimed in shock. If Ye Yun's earlier strength had made him submit, then his current two Dharma Idols had earned his genuine subservience!
Looking at the two bewildered elder figures of the divine race, the Wanderer could only sigh in exasperation. If not for the ever-increasing number of lightning snakes, he would have liked to explain things to them properly.
"Enough, I have a Heavenly Derivation Array here. As long as the three of us maintain it simultaneously, we should be able to withstand the attack of these lightning snakes!" The Wanderer reluctantly took out an array disk and said to the Divine Lord and the other.
The defensive capabilities of an array itself were limited, but if cultivators injected energy into it, its power would be greatly enhanced.
If he were alone, it would likely be difficult, but with the combined true essence of three Monarchs, it would be enough to maintain it for some time.
Of course, the most crucial aspect was that they could use this to distance themselves from Ye Yun, the center of the storm.
Lightning snakes continued to gather towards the Thunder God, whose aura continued to surge.
"How dare you mortals challenge the heavens! Die!" The thunder rumbled. As the energy in the Thunder God's spear reached a certain extreme point, the Thunder God instantly lunged towards Ye Yun, who was still stacking his shields!
*Boom...*
Layer after layer of shields were torn apart like paper by the spear. Over a thousand layers of shields vanished in an instant under the Thunder God's strike.
However, Ye Yun did not panic. As the Thunder God's spectral form broke through his final shield, Ye Yun dodged the attack with a flash, grabbed the Thunder God's arm, and a black hole formed in his hand. The King's Sword transformed into countless illusory forms, stabbing from all directions.