“Jameson, Izaiah, let’s fight outside!”
Wade and Ramon Watts unleashed their auras and headed out of Zratol.
Jameson and Izaiah snorted coldly and followed closely behind.
Finally, the elders and guards of the Golden and Watts families joined them.
Outside Zratol, four streaks of light pierced through the void, breaking the tranquility of the night.
Leo flew ahead on his sword, with three streaks of light following closely behind.
Below was the main road leading to Zratol, with mountains and plains in the distance.
“Kid, didn’t you want to spar with us outside Zratol? We’re already outside the city, so why are you running away like a rat?” Fierce Wave mocked loudly.
Leo did not respond but instead increased his speed.
“Let’s see how long you can run!” Fierce Wave’s spiritual power surged, and his speed skyrocketed.
Leo glanced back; the speed of a Spirit Saint was indeed extraordinary.
Even cultivators of the same level might not be able to catch up with him.
“Three old dogs, less talk, more chase!” Leo sneered, pouring spiritual power into the Dragon Sword beneath his feet.
The Dragon Sword emitted a bright icy white light, increasing its speed significantly.
“This kid is truly a Swordmaster; his flying speed is astonishing,” Fierce Wave thought to himself.
“Hmph, reckless fool. Watch me capture him!” Elder Bloodmoon said, as a pair of massive Bloodwings appeared behind her.
With a sudden flap of the Bloodwings, Elder Bloodmoon’s speed surged.
Water and Fire Dual Heroes were not to be outdone and pushed their speed to the limit.
Leo felt the three closing in on him rapidly. He closed his eyes briefly and looked inward at his dantian.
In his dantian, a vortex formed from liquefied spiritual power was spinning rapidly.
Leo opened his eyes again, a sharp glint flashing in them.
At this moment, he could vaguely sense the signs of the Thunder Tribulation’s arrival.
Behind Leo, Elder Bloodmoon, Fierce Fire, and Fierce Wave had closed the distance to about seven hundred meters.
Then six hundred meters, five hundred meters, four hundred meters…
As Spirit Saints, their fully unleashed speed was slightly faster than Leo’s.
A cold gleam flashed in Leo’s eyes as he dove down, landing on a mountain peak below.
Seeing Leo suddenly descend, Elder Bloodmoon, Fierce Wave, and Fierce Fire also dove down, appearing opposite Leo on the mountain peak.
“Brat, why aren’t you running anymore?” Fierce Wave said with a mocking expression.
“Running? Not at all. Since you dared to chase me here, none of you will return,” Leo said confidently and calmly.
Hearing Leo’s words and seeing his expression, Fierce Wave, Fierce Fire, and Elder Bloodmoon frowned. They couldn’t understand where Leo’s confidence came from.
The three remained cautious and immediately used their divine senses to scan the surroundings but found no hidden experts or anything unusual nearby.
“Kid, I must say, your mental fortitude is impressive. You’re bluffing even when death is imminent,” Fierce Wave sneered.
“Is that so? Watch closely and see who is truly facing death,” Leo sneered back. He formed a series of hand seals, and his aura suddenly exploded.
In front of Elder Bloodmoon and Water and Fire Dual Heroes, Leo suddenly sat cross-legged in mid-air.
Seeing Leo adopt a cultivation posture was a blatant provocation.
Fierce Wave couldn’t stand it any longer and shouted coldly, “Kid, what’s the use of cultivating now? Let me send you underground to continue your cultivation!”
Just as Fierce Wave was about to strike, Elder Bloodmoon and Fierce Fire seemed to sense something and their expressions changed drastically.
“Something’s wrong. This kid’s aura shows signs of breaking through. He’s about to trigger the Thunder Tribulation!” Elder Bloodmoon said sharply.
As if responding to Elder Bloodmoon’s words, a thunderclap suddenly echoed in the pitch-black night sky.
Fierce Wave and the others looked up at the sky simultaneously.
High above the mountain peak, a massive black cloud was rapidly gathering.
Within the cloud, lightning flickered.
“It’s the Heaven and Earth Thunder Tribulation! This kid is about to undergo the Thunder Tribulation!”
As Spirit Saints, they understood immediately.
Cultivators defy the heavens by comprehending the laws of the Dao, attempting to break free from its constraints.
However, under the Dao of Heaven, humans are like ants. The Dao naturally does not allow cultivators to defy it.
When a cultivator’s strength reaches a certain level, Heaven and Earth Thunder Tribulation descends to destroy them.
If a cultivator survives the Thunder Tribulation, their cultivation breaks through to a new level. If they fail, their realm may fall or their cultivation may be destroyed entirely, resulting in death or severe injury.
Throughout the Awakened Continent, countless cultivators have perished due to failing the Heaven and Earth Thunder Tribulation.
“This cunning brat wants to drag us into the Thunder Tribulation range to accompany him,” Fierce Wave said angrily as he felt the immense pressure from above.
The Heaven and Earth Thunder Tribulation primarily targets the tribulating cultivator for destruction.
However, if other cultivators enter its range, its power multiplies to annihilate everything within it.
Because of this, group tribulations are unheard of on the Awakened Continent.
Even Spirit Gods avoid entering another’s Thunder Tribulation range during their tribulation.
“This brat wants to take us down with him. No way! Retreat!” Fierce Fire shouted urgently.
With that, Fierce Fire turned into a blue streak of light and retreated rapidly.
Fierce Wave cursed but also turned into a streak of light and retreated quickly.
Elder Bloodmoon wore a grim expression as she turned into a blood-red streak of light and retreated as well.
She now understood Leo’s plan and couldn’t help but admire his deep scheming mind.
If they didn’t retreat, their presence would amplify the Thunder Tribulation’s power manifold.
As Spirit Saints who had survived their own Thunder Tribulations, they knew well how terrifying it was. They had no desire to become collateral damage in Leo’s tribulation.
Their retreating speed was even faster than when they were chasing Leo, resembling an escape for their lives.
Leo did not stop them but continued sitting cross-legged in mid-air with his eyes closed, focusing inward on his dantian.
The vortex of spiritual power in his dantian continued spinning rapidly. The liquid spiritual power compressed into a solid sphere.
The sphere emitted nine-colored spiritual light, looking incredibly dazzling.
Soon, signs of solidification appeared on the liquid sphere.
This indicated that his Golden Core was about to form.
The fundamental difference between Spirit Saints and Spirit Kings lies in whether they can condense a Golden Core in their dantian.