The eighth wave, seventy-two strands of Chaos Sword Qi with a power of 450,000 struck down.
Su Yu replicated the method, with 156 sword dragons soaring skywards, obliterated in the blink of an eye, yet the seventy-two strands of Chaos Sword Qi remained.
But he was not flustered, pointing above his head with a light shout:
"Cloud Protection!"
The Cyan Cloud expanded, pieces of Qingyun flew out, the defense of the artifact instantly surged from 1,000,000 to 8,000,000, with a damage reduction of up to 75%.
As soon as Qingyun took shape, the seventy-two strands of Chaos Sword Qi engulfed him, the rampant Chaos Thunder Ring instantaneously expanded over ten kilometers, inundating more than half of Xuankong Mountain.
Chu Xinyue witnessed this scene, her heart involuntarily skipped a beat, her hands instinctively clutching the hem of her dress, unknowingly reddening.
A gentle breeze revealed the unscathed true form with four heads and eight arms, she couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"One final strike remains!"
Su Yu inspected the Cyan Cloud Cover, only losing 1,150,000 defense, merely one-eighth of the 8,000,000 defense of the Cyan Cloud Cover.
Of course, what was just blocked was merely the residuals of the Tribulation Thunder, estimated to be only about one-eighth of the Tribulation Thunder.
"But I can withstand it!"
If guessed correctly, the final strike would be eighty-one strands of Chaos Sword Qi with a power of 500,000, theoretically totaling a burst of 4,050,000.
"This is absurd!"
The release of the Tribulation Thunder happens within a second, only one wave can be withstood, don’t expect rotating artifacts.
Given this power, most eighth-tier artifacts cannot withstand it, even ordinary ninth-tier defense artifacts struggle, only defense treasures like the Cyan Cloud Cover with enhanced defensive magic can endure.
Hence Su Yu was not panicked, with his Cyan Cloud Cover being such a supreme defense treasure.
With Cloud Protection activated by the Cyan Cloud Cover, the total defense was 8,000,000, but with a 75% damage reduction, theoretically able to instantly withstand 3,200,000 damage.
The remaining 850,000 damage, his Battle Immortal true form had 6,000,000 health, with 50% damage reduction, theoretically able to withstand 1,200,000 damage.
"It can be blocked!"
"Even if the power exceeds expectations, I have a trump card; Law of Heaven and Earth needn’t be used for the moment."
Su Yu took a deep breath to calm himself, mana infused into the Cyan Cloud Cover to restore defense.
The formula for defense restoration of an artifact is 1% of the maximum mana, multiplied by the mana conversion rate.
Su Yu now has over 300,000 mana, 1% is 3,000 mana, the mana conversion rate for the Cyan Cloud Cover is 600, resulting in a recovery of up to 1,800,000 mana per second, potentially ensuring indefinite defense as long as mana is not depleted.
"Hum!"
As time passed, the ninth layer of Tribulation Thunder began to gather, the colossal Tribulation Thunder disk in the sky started to shrink, consolidating into a Chaos Sphere.
In the Tribulation Eye sat a vaguely outlined figure within a palace, slowly rising to extend a finger downward.
Then the Chaos Sphere, reduced to its extremity, trembled mightily, in the blink of an eye splitting into eighty-one strands of Chaos Sword Qi, far surpassing the previous Tribulation Thunder, like falling stars.
"This strike...."
Master Xuanwei ascended, his expression composed but his eyes betrayed a trace of unnoticeable anxiety:
"The final strike amassed all the remaining strength of the Tribulation Thunder, far exceeding the eighth layer, not knowing if little Yu has realized."
The elder beside him spoke solemnly:
"Given the Tribulation Crossing, one would naturally have some understanding of potential scenarios; it’s common for the final strike of a celestial tribulation to greatly surpass previous ones, he should have some anticipation."
"Hope he is prepared."
Master Xuanwei lightly exhaled, having cultivated for thousands of years, he hadn’t been this tense for hundreds of years.
Typically, he wouldn’t be worried when a grand-disciple crossed a tribulation, even his numerous disciples in the past didn’t make him tense, it’s simply this grand-disciple was different from his other disciples.
Small Chaos Tribulation, the most formidable celestial tribulation within the first Great Celestial Tribulation, none other.
Successfully crossing this tribulation means certainly establishing a super-grade Immortal Foundation, and a super-grade Immortal Foundation.....
Indicates not only assured success to become an Earth Immortal but also a significant probability of surpassing the immortal mortal limit and ascending to Celestial Immortal in the future.
In the Xuanzhen Immortal Sect’s history of hundreds of thousands of years, over a hundred super-grade Immortal Foundations have emerged, of these, half succeeded in becoming Celestial Immortals, that probability is exceptionally extravagant.
A grand-disciple almost sure to achieve Earth Immortal, with a fifty percent possibility of becoming Celestial Immortal, cannot be valued too highly.
But at this moment, regardless of how much concern, it is futile, outsiders cannot intervene in celestial tribulations, it’s solely up to him to withstand with strength.
"Boom!"
Eighty-one strands of Chaos Sword Qi engulfed Su Yu in an instant.
The Cyan Cloud Cover vibrated fiercely, the surrounding Qingyun shattered into pieces, the surging Cyan Cloud split into fragments in the blink of an eye, only an aura of residual Qingyun descended into the brow of the Celestial Aspect.
"Kill!"
The Battle Immortal true form with eight arms punched toward the sky violently, residual Chaos Sword Qi slashed down, in an instant of contact the Battle Immortal true form rapidly crumbled.
Eight arms fractured, four heads sliced, under the gaze of all, the grand true form fragmented like tofu under Chaos Sword Qi.
"Not good, little Yu is about to be overwhelmed."
The second brother and sister-in-law looked tense.