At the Tang Family's main peak, the Artifact Refining Pool had already been bombarded by dozens of lightning flames.
This situation was simply like the wrath of the heavens and the resentment of the people. It was extremely terrifying.
In the middle of the Artifact Refining Pool, a blue pearl emitted countless Heavenly Flames as it fought against the Heavenly Lightning. One blue and one purple continuously clashed, and the scorching temperature could even evaporate the Earth Emperor.
The blue flames were constantly bombarded by the Heavenly Fire and gradually began to compress. It was as if the blue flames were unable to stop so many lightning bolts from striking down.
In the end, the demonic blue flames were dispersed, and countless lightning bolts struck the body of the bead.
Most of the Tang Family members had already retreated. They looked at the main peak that had been baptized by lightning from afar and wanted to cry.
"Who can tell me what's going on!" Tang Tianhao roared like an angry lion.
That was the foundation of their Tang Family, and it was actually destroyed just like that.
The experts of the Tang Family were all silent. To be honest, they all knew about this kind of heavenly might.
At this time, Tang Guode flew over. He seemed to have been touched by the lightning and his clothes were torn in a few places. Fortunately, it was not a big deal.
"Luo De, are you alright?" Tang Tianhao asked nervously.
Tang Guode shook his head and said, "I'm fine." Then, he looked around at the people around him and asked, "Has anyone seen Brother Ling?"
All the members of the Tang Family looked at each other with blank expressions on their faces.
Tang Guode's expression became gloomy, but his heart was in a terrible state.
At this moment, an extremely fast figure appeared beside Tang Guode and asked, "Where's my Young Master?"
The person who came was Savage Leopard. Ling Xiao did not let him follow him for the past two days.
However, with such a terrifying heavenly lightning descending, Savage Leopard was worried that something would happen to Ling Xiao, so he rushed over to ask.
Although he had not completely subdued Ling Xiao, he still had to do this. After all, Ling Xiao still had half of his residual soul in his sea of consciousness. This was related to his life and death, so he had no choice but to worry for Ling Xiao.
"That's right, Luo De, hasn't Little Brother Ling been following you?
Why don't I see him?
Tang Tianhao asked. Then, he seemed to have thought of something, and his expression became unnatural. "Could it be that he …"
Tang Tianhao looked at his son's pathetic state and looked in the direction of the main peak. He started to worry for Ling Xiao.
If the Prince Consort of the Gu Clan died here, how would the Tang Clan answer to them?
Looking at the Savage Leopard's sullen face, Tang Guode could only brace himself and say, "Just now, Brother Ling was struck by lightning … No, he was chased by lightning. He escaped from the Artifact Forging Pool, but I don't know where he is now."
He prayed in his heart, "I hope he's alright!"
"What's going on with this Sky Lightning?
Why would he chase after my family's young master? Is it because you want to snatch the high-grade materials in his hands? "Savage Leopard coldly glanced at Tang Guode and asked.
"How is that possible? Even if we want to snatch Brother Ling's materials, we don't have to sacrifice our Tang Clan's foundation!" Tang Guode replied.
Tang Tianhao also hurriedly replied, "That's right, my lord, this is the location of our Tang Family's Artifact Refining Pool. Every few years, there will be heavenly lightning descending, and this is something that everyone in the Southern Region knows about. It's just that the heavenly lightning this time is different, and its power is ten times more terrifying than before. Even my family's defensive formation can't withstand it, but it's not that we want to deal with your young master."
Savage Leopard looked towards the heavenly lightning and also felt that it wasn't man-made, so he believed the Tang father and son's words. At the same time, he also sensed that Ling Xiao should be fine.
At this time, a King Stage cultivator stood up and said, "Just now, I saw the young master who was chased by the heavenly lightning flying towards the forbidden area at the back of the mountain."
"Look, there's also heavenly lightning descending in the forbidden area at the back of the mountain!" Another Tang Clan member pointed at the back of the mountain and exclaimed.
For a moment, everyone looked towards the forbidden area at the back of the mountain.
Listening to the rumbling of thunder, their scalps went numb.
This was the first time they had seen heavenly lightning descending from the back of the mountain.
They couldn't help but wonder, "Could it be that the young master's character is too bad that he was sent by the heavens?"
"Let's go and take a look!" Tang Tianhao exclaimed and prepared to fly towards the back of the mountain.
At this moment, a fiery figure rapidly flew over from the direction of the forbidden area at the back of the mountain.
Before they could clearly see who it was, they only felt their vision blur, and the figure had already arrived in front of them.
"Greetings, Old Master (Ancestor)!" When the Tang Clan saw who it was, they all bowed and greeted him.
Grandfather Tang gently nodded his head. His gaze was fixed upon the Lightning Pool with an incomparably serious expression on his face.
"Old Master, look! The Artifact Forging Pool has been destroyed!" Tang Tianhao cautiously said to the Old Master.
Old Master Tang ignored him, but in his heart, "Could it be that after years of accumulation, some kind of treasure has been formed?"
After hesitating for a moment, Old Master Tang flew in that direction.
"Old Master, don't go over!" Tang Ge cried out nervously.
"Young Master, don't worry. Old Master knows what to do," Tang Jin comforted from the side.
At this moment, another figure flew over from the forbidden area at the back of the mountain.
"Brother Ling!"
Tang Ge couldn't help but exclaim when he saw that Ling Xiao was still alive. At the same time, he also wanted to fly towards Ling Xiao.
"Don't come over, get out of the way!" Ling Xiao cried out and chased in the direction of Old Master Tang.
At the same time, several bolts of lightning chased after him, scaring everyone into fleeing.
When they saw that Ling Xiao had been struck by those bolts of lightning, everyone cried out in alarm. At the same time, they all thought that Ling Xiao was dead for sure.
But in the next moment, they were all dumbfounded.
Ling Xiao actually staggered up from the ground, his entire body glowing with the golden Dragon Scale Protection Force.
"Damn it, this young master can't be struck to death!" Ling Xiao shouted towards the sky, then propped himself up and flew towards the Artifact Forging Pool.
"What did I see just now?" Tang Tianhao asked in a daze.
"It seems like Little Brother Ling was really struck by lightning!" Tang Jin replied cooperatively.
"He didn't die even after being struck by lightning. How valiant!" Tang Ge was tongue-tied.
The members of the Tang Family were all incomparably shocked. They didn't understand how Ling Xiao was still alive after being struck by lightning.
If it were them, they would probably be left with a cloud of smoke.
On the other side, Savage Leopard's expression kept changing. No one knew what he was thinking.
At the main peak, the area around Old Master Tang was surrounded by flames. He walked step by step in the direction of the Artifact Forging Pool.
The deeper he went, the more stifled and uncomfortable he felt.
He felt that the lightning was a strong threat to him. It wasn't as simple as the previous bolts of lightning. Furthermore, he also felt an indescribable burning pain.
He was a cultivator of the fire attribute, so normal flames shouldn't be able to hurt him. However, before he even touched the flames, he already felt a burning pain. He didn't dare to go any closer.
A few drops of sweat dripped down his old face as he looked at the Thunderbolt Pool in front of him. No one knew what he was thinking.
At this moment, Ling Xiao finally arrived in front of the Thunderbolt Pool.
Old Master Tang glanced at Ling Xiao and said indifferently, "Who exactly are you?"
Ling Xiao said with thick smoke coming out of his mouth, "I'm your Tang Family's VIP. What are you doing? You actually used lightning to strike this young master. Are you trying to murder me for my money?"
Although Ling Xiao didn't know who the old man in front of him was, he could guess that this old man's status wasn't low. It was very likely that he was the Tang Family's legendary 'Old Master'.
Old Master Tang was stunned for a moment before saying, "You're the Gu Clan's Prince Consort?"
"It's good that you know. Help me block a few bolts of lightning first." Just as Ling Xiao was speaking, another bolt of lightning came crashing down.
However, this time, the number of lightning bolts was several times more than the previous ones.
Old Master Tang's expression changed.
With so many lightning bolts, even if he was half a step into the Honorable Realm, he would still have to retreat.
However, he did not retreat. Instead, he took out a fire-coloured broadsword and a square-shaped shield.
The moment these two weapons appeared, the silhouettes of two powerful beasts soared into the sky. Waves of spiritual energy emanated from them. With one look, one could tell that these were no ordinary weapons.
Anything that Old Master Tang could take out was definitely a spiritual weapon of the sixth rank and above.
With a broadsword in one hand and a shield in the other, he faced the lightning bolts head-on.
Ling Xiao took the opportunity to swallow a few healing pills. Then, two more spiritual weapons appeared in his hands: the Green Dragon Moon Slaying Sword and the Heavenly Dragon Shield.
Old Master Tang had spent his entire life in smithing, so he was very sensitive to spiritual weapons. He immediately noticed the two extraordinary weapons in Ling Xiao's hands.
"High-grade spiritual weapons!" He couldn't help but exclaim.
However, he wanted to go over and see what was going on. Unfortunately, the power of the lightning was extraordinary and it forced him to retreat. Fortunately, the lightning only pushed him back and didn't pursue him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to withstand it.
Just as he came back to his senses, he saw Ling Xiao dive headfirst into the pool of lightning.
"Kid, don't go in! Even if you have a spiritual weapon, you'll still die!" Old Master Tang couldn't help but exclaim.
Unfortunately, the lightning flashed and thunder rumbled. How could Ling Xiao hear it? Even if he could hear it, he still had to go in.
At this moment, the lightning in the sky became even more concentrated and ferocious.
Old Master Tang wanted to rely on his spiritual weapon to enter the lightning pool to save Tang Wulin. Unfortunately, the terrifying lightning bolts and incomparably hot flames made it impossible for him to get close.
"Something's wrong!"
Old Master Tang muttered to himself. Then, he retreated far away and returned to Tang Tianhao's side.
"Immediately pass down the order. Tell everyone not to worry. Once the lightning passes, everything will be fine," Old Master Tang said faintly.
Tang Tianhao immediately replied, "Yes, Old Master."
"Old Master, did you see someone go in with you just now?" Tang Luiguo asked.
Old Master Tang looked at Tang Luiguo and replied, "You mean that kid from the Gu race?"
Tang Luiguo nodded and said, "That's him. Why didn't he come out with you?"
"That kid went into the lightning pool," Old Master Tang replied indifferently.
"What!
He … He went into the lightning pool? "Tang Luiguo said in shock.
The Tang family members were also moved.
"The lightning energy there is too terrifying. Even if I go near it, I'll only die. I'm afraid that kid … Everything points to disaster," Old Master Tang continued.
For a moment, Tang Tianhao and Tang Luiguo's expressions became extremely ugly.
Only Savage Leopard, who was at the side, did not show any signs of worry. Only he knew that Ling Xiao had entered the lightning pool. Nothing should have happened to him, otherwise, he would also be implicated.