“Boom!”
A massive pillar of lightning pierced through the heavens and the earth, illuminating the entire world with its seven-colored radiance.
Everyone watching this scene could clearly see what was happening around them.
The roaring of thunder combined with the earth-shattering tremors, violently shaking their bodies and souls.
What shocked them even more was that the seven-colored lightning pillar pierced through the Spirit Hall, the supreme sacred ground in the hearts of all spirit masters.
The magnificent hall, built with enormous resources and manpower, was directly pierced by a deep and wide circular hole when viewed from above.
As the lightning dissipated, the damage to the temple continued to spread, and the solid structure began to collapse.
The seemingly indestructible and majestic building was so vulnerable in the face of true heavenly might.
At that moment, a certain belief in the hearts of the people shattered along with the collapsing building.
The Spirit Hall occupied a considerable area, and a single lightning strike could not completely cover it.
However, after a brief respite, the tribulation clouds in the sky lit up again.
“Rumble!”
An even larger seven-colored lightning pillar descended from the sky, piercing through the Spirit Hall once more.
This strike directly engulfed the debris of the collapsed building, completely obliterating it in the bombardment of seven elemental thunders.
The area of the huge pit expanded outward, and its depth also increased significantly.
The lightning tribulation was not over yet.
Three times, four times, five times…
The power of the lightning tribulation grew stronger with each successive strike, and the intervals between them became shorter and shorter.
The vast Spirit Hall completely disappeared in the first five lightning tribulations, leaving not even a trace of ruins.
Then came the sixth and seventh strikes.
The lightning pillars continued to erode the outer grounds of the Spirit Hall, until the final seventh lightning tribulation, when the walls surrounding the temple were also swallowed by the tribulation.
The entire area occupied by the Spirit Hall was completely transformed into a sunken pit.
Yet, the areas outside of it were undamaged.
It was as if the heavens were only punishing the Spirit Hall.
With the seven lightning strikes completed, the seven-colored tribulation clouds in the sky began to dissipate, and along with them, the incessant rain and wind also rapidly subsided.
The dense clouds began to thin, and the sacred golden sunlight gradually shone through the clouds into the silent Heaven Dou City.
If the lightning tribulation was a display of heaven and earth's anger, then the golden raindrops bathed in sunlight were like a gift from heaven and earth.
The tiny golden rain gently caressed the earth, while also soothing the frightened hearts of the people.
The destruction of the Spirit Hall by the heavenly tribulation undoubtedly shattered their inner faith.
Heavenly punishment!
This must be heaven punishing the Spirit Hall.
Having witnessed the terror of the lightning tribulation, the group of spirit masters who believed in the Spirit Hall knelt on the ground in fear, offering sincere prayers towards the golden light.
The content of their prayers was largely the same, all desperately trying to distance themselves from the Spirit Hall, fearing that the disaster of the lightning tribulation would befall them.
Inside the palace, Emperor Xue Ye, who had been watching the entire process, leaned against the window, barely able to support his body.
Every hair on his body stood on end under the influence of the surrounding lightning elements, and a subtle tingling sensation flowed across the surface of his skin.
Emperor Xue Ye's heart was filled with fear at this moment.
At this time, Dugu Bo stepped forward to persuade him: “Your Majesty, after this lightning tribulation, the city—no, the entire continent—will be plunged into a huge upheaval.
At this time, Your Majesty must preside over the overall situation and minimize its impact.”
Dugu Bo's voice completely awakened Emperor Xue Ye. He turned to look at the calm Dugu Bo and could no longer contain his inner confusion. He immediately asked:
“Venerable Guest, did you know that this was going to happen?
But… but how is that possible? Who could have predicted that a heavenly tribulation would descend?
Venerable Guest must know the truth hidden behind this. Can you tell me?”
If it hadn't been for Dugu Bo's prior warning, Emperor Xue Ye himself would have believed that this was heaven's punishment for the Spirit Hall.
But Dugu Bo's presence made him clearly realize that this matter was by no means as simple as it seemed.
Dugu Bo smiled without saying a word, gently shaking his head.
“Your Majesty, we must focus on the overall situation now. The rain is about to stop, and the people in the city are bound to feel uneasy after this shock.
I implore Your Majesty to send out soldiers to appease the people and prevent them from falling into mass panic.”
Seeing that Dugu Bo would not speak, Emperor Xue Ye did not dare to press him further. Now, Dugu Bo was no longer just a lone wolf Title Douluo fighting alone.
Behind him, there seemed to be some kind of even more terrifying power hidden.
This power could even easily destroy an entire Spirit Hall.
The look he gave Dugu Bo was filled with deep fear, as well as a reverence born of fear.
Emperor Xue Ye clenched his fists, embedding his fingernails into his palms, using this to force himself to cheer up.
At this time, whether it was Dugu Bo or the external situation, he needed to deal with it.
“Tap, tap, tap…”
Noisy footsteps came from outside the door, and the door was knocked.
Emperor Xue Ye took a deep look at the hole outside the window, turned around, opened the door, and ordered: “Send my orders to ensure the stability of the city.”
On the other side, inside Shrek Academy, Tang Hao and the others, while witnessing the destruction of the Spirit Hall, felt both shock and great pleasure.
Of course, they were very happy to see their enemy destroyed.
“It's time to leave.”
Tang Hao looked at the gradually brightening sky, weighed Tang San and Xiao Wu a few times, and quickly evacuated from Heaven Dou City.
Under the sunlight, Quan Yi and Huo Wu returned to their normal state, quietly overlooking the changes in Heaven Dou City.
Noticing that the city's defending army had begun to operate, they also disappeared into the air with peace of mind.
Outside the city, Gui Mei and Yue Guan shook off the remaining pieces of wood from their bodies and stood up with calm expressions.
Gui Mei, who should have been seriously injured, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, seemingly unaffected.
However, his face was already covered in shadows, and no one could see his true complexion except for the blood.
At the same time, the two of them raised their heads and looked towards the direction where the golden light was shining in, bowing reverently.
Then, they turned around and evacuated from Heaven Dou City.
On this day, the news of the destruction of the Spirit Hall spread like wildfire, plunging the entire continent into an eerie silence.
All forces were fully searching for information and waiting for the Spirit Hall's actions.
As the party involved, the Spirit Hall did not take any action. On the contrary, Spirit City has not issued any statement to this day.
On the Heaven Dou side, heavy troops were stationed in the southern border towns at the first opportunity to prevent a counterattack from the Spirit Hall.
The entire continent was thus plunged into a tense atmosphere.
It was also at this time that no one had time to notice that the Blazing Academy had been completely emptied.
