Chapter 5263: Enough
Editor: Misty Cloud Translations
The slightly older middle-aged man standing nearby took a deep breath and said, "At least forty-nine bolts. Moreover, since he is taking the Heavenly Lightning Tribulation upon himself, I fear even the Azure Emperor would struggle to withstand the destructive force of these forty-nine bolts of heavenly lightning."
No one dared to step forward in the face of such heavenly tribulation lightning, nor could anyone approach. One by one, they could only watch as the bolts of lightning struck the Azure Emperor one after another.
Yue’er watched, tears streaming down her face. She couldn’t count how many bolts of heavenly tribulation lightning had struck her master; she only knew that whenever a bolt struck, he would groan deeply and spit out a mouthful of blood.
"Master!"
She wept bitterly, feeling her heart clench tightly, as if being sliced by a knife. Struggling to rise, she cried out, "Enough, enough... Enough, Master! Don’t shield me anymore. No, no... I beg you, I beg you... Don’t shield me anymore..."
"Guh!"
The Azure Emperor coughed up another mouthful of blood. A faint, acrid smell of scorched flesh wafted from his body. His spirit energy was already wavering, and the protective divine aura surrounding him had long since been shattered. Now, every bolt of the Heavenly Tribulation struck him directly.
"Boom!"
Another bolt of heavenly tribulation lightning struck down. The powerful and terrifying energy crashed into the Azure Emperor’s body before radiating outward. Even the cultivators who had retreated to a great distance could feel the destructive aura carried by the lightning.
As if unable to withstand the blow, the Azure Emperor collapsed onto Yue’er. Blood trickled from his mouth, and the divine energy that had once enveloped him seemed to have been shattered, now drifting into the air around them.
He tried to rise from atop Yue’er, but his body collapsed back down. After two failed attempts, he finally managed to push himself up with his hands, still shielding her beneath him with his own body.
"Master... Master... Master..."
Yue’er’s hands clenched tightly into fists. The intense agony caused by the chaotic surges of the Red Lotus energy within her, combined with the sight of her master so grievously wounded while shielding her, left her utterly heartbroken. She screamed in anguish.
"Ah... Ah... Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
In the sky, that powerful and terrifying current continued to surge. The dark clouds seemed to roar in response to her screams; waves of clouds churned, and the sounds of wind, lightning, and muffled thunder echoed one after another, as if they too were snarling in fury.
At that moment, the sky above was completely shrouded in dark clouds. The next bolt of heavenly tribulation lightning did not strike immediately; instead, it seemed to be gathering strength, as if it were channeling the combined power of all the previous bolts to deliver a single, decisive blow—as if determined to eliminate both figures below in one fell swoop.
The rumbling sounded like drums echoing through the clouds, one blast following another. Within the dark clouds, it seemed as though a wrathful god of death stood there, wielding a thunder hammer and striking it, producing a series of crackling, lightning-like sounds.
Watching this scene, Shen Shiqi saw that the Azure Emperor below was already struggling to hold on, and his heart sank. He gasped, "No! If that strike lands, they’re both as good as dead!"
Suddenly, he broke free from the grip of those holding him back and, bracing against the overwhelming pressure and gale-force winds, took steps as heavy as lead toward them: "Yun Qi! Azure Emperor! Run! Run!"
Yet at that moment, the Azure Emperor looked at Yun Qi, who was weeping bitterly, and offered a smile tinged with helplessness and regret: "I never imagined that back then, I couldn’t protect you, and today, I still cannot protect you..."