It turns out, they were the main characters.

The black mist surrounding Nigati erupted suddenly, enveloping the Heavenly Dao Qi and obscuring the view of everyone.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, he raised his hand and reached out towards the direction where the Heavenly Dao energy was located.

The black mist seemed to be able to absorb the spiritual energy of others. After realizing this, everyone had no choice but to retreat rapidly, including Ye Yu.

He had suffered a loss once before due to Nigati's abilities, so he was naturally extremely wary this time.

As Ye Yu retreated from the black mist, he saw Nigati reach out and grab the Heavenly Dao Qi in mid-air.

At the same time, the destructive aura emanating from the Thunder Dragon in mid-air grew even stronger. Wei Mengrou opened her eyes, raised her hand, and unleashed a sword aura towards Nigati.

However, the black mist surrounding Nigati swallowed the sword energy. He glanced at Wei Mengrou behind him and sneered, "If you didn't have this tribulation lightning, you could threaten me, but now... instead of worrying about the Heavenly Dao Qi, you should worry about yourself first."

"Right now, you're all alone!"

Wei Mengrou's eyes held a hint of coldness as she was about to raise her sword, but she sensed the terrifying power contained within the thunder dragon in mid-air and could only watch helplessly as Nigati reached out his hand towards the Heavenly Dao Qi that rightfully belonged to him.

“You will not leave the martial arts world unscathed.” Wei Mengrou stared intently at Nigati, her pretty face as cold as frost.

"Let's talk about it when you can survive the lightning tribulation."

Nigati smiled faintly and reached out to grasp the Heavenly Dao Qi!

boom!

Suddenly, a whooshing sound like wind breaking came from afar. Then, just as Nigati reached out to grab the Heavenly Dao Qi, a blue light that seemed to purify the world enveloped almost half of the lightning tribulation area.

Under countless horrified gazes, the Pure Lotus crashed down from mid-air, slamming into Nigati!

In mid-air, Mu Zhian, dressed in a black and gold robe, stood outside the lightning tribulation area. The faint sound of phoenixes could be heard from the Hundred Birds Linked Array behind him, and golden light quietly shone behind him.

"You take advantage of a girl's good fortune before she can fight back, and you even talk about it so grandly. You will be punished by heaven."

Enveloped in azure light, the cultivators within the tribulation zone were forced to retreat, glancing warily at the Pure World Azure Lotus.

Nigati suddenly looked up, his gaze sharpening slightly: "Mu Zhian!"

Mu Zhian glanced at the crowd outside the tribulation area, cupped his hands and smiled, "Everyone, I wonder if you could do me a favor? The Heavenly Dao Qi was obtained by my maid during the tribulation, and it is neither right nor wrong to steal it."

"Is Young Master Mu really willing to offend so many people here for the sake of a maid?" Upon hearing this, a cultivator in the crowd immediately frowned and asked.

Mu Zhian shook his head and smiled, "To be honest, she is both my maid and my Daoist partner."

"Isn't it only natural to help one's fellow Daoist?"

Mu Zhian's voice wasn't loud, but it clearly reached everyone's ears. Wei Mengrou, who was in the distance, glanced at Mu Zhian unintentionally, as if she wanted to say something, but she held back.

At the same time, Mu Zhian's gaze inadvertently swept over some of the cultivators.

Among these cultivators, some were disciples of the Liangyi Sect. Mu Zhi'an had interacted with them in the sect in the past, and some of them owed Mu Zhi'an a considerable favor.

The cultivators exchanged glances, their eyes revealing a hint of struggle.

After a while, about a dozen people cupped their hands in greeting and then stepped back.

Thank you everyone.

Mu Zhian also cupped his hands in greeting, and then his gaze swept over the remaining dozen or so cultivators, as well as Ye Yu and the others who had never backed down.

"Actually, I don't really want to take action. Are you all really unwilling to step back a little?" Mu Zhi'an asked, his tone somewhat questioning.

"Mu Zhian, stop bluffing. So what if you have the strange Green Lotus? Do you think you can blast us all out of the martial world?" Nigati sneered.

“Amitabha, Benefactor Mu, your attachment is too deep. You should lay down your butcher’s knife and devote yourself to cultivation.” Jingchen put his hands together, with a gentle golden light behind him.

Although Mu Zhian's blue lotus is strange, he cannot maintain it for too long if so many people attack together.

Everyone present was aware of this, so no one had any intention of backing down.

"Do you think you can handle this all by yourself?" Ye Yu sneered in return, his eyes filled with intense fighting spirit as he looked at Mu Zhian.

However, Mu Zhian maintained his gentle smile.

"I'm perfectly capable on my own."

At least, it's enough to sustain Wei Mengrou until she survives the tribulation.

The distant clouds of calamity rolled in, and the deep lightning caused a slight commotion among the crowd.

"How did Wei Mengrou attract another tribulation?" someone couldn't help but whisper.

Nigati also had a hint of doubt in his eyes.

Then, as if realizing something, his expression changed slightly, and he exclaimed in shock and anger, "No, this is Mu Zhi'an's tribulation of lightning!"

He finally understood why Mu Zhian was so confident... His reliance was not the Pure Lotus, but this tribulation of lightning!

Mu Zhian's lightning tribulation at the fourth level of the Divine Refinement Realm!

"Mu Zhian, are you crazy?! Once everyone undergoes the tribulation together, even if we are eliminated, you will definitely not escape!"

The lightning tribulation enveloped nearly a dozen people, and many well-mannered and proud individuals couldn't help but curse loudly while hastily retreating away from Mu Zhi'an.

Mu Zhi ignored him, stretched, and gave a gentle smile.

He hasn't played a villain in a long time, and some people seem to have forgotten that he used to be a real villain.

Even if the villainous supporting characters on the personal interface disappeared later, and he retired from the villainous profession... it doesn't mean that all his malice was really gone.

boom!

The bottleneck of the fourth level of Refining Spirit was completely broken, and the tribulation clouds completely enveloped Nigati and the others.

At this moment, even the most talented disciples, including Nigati, couldn't help but feel a surge of hatred and deep regret.

While the Qi of Heaven is important, there is only one of it. Once they are eliminated from the martial world, they will have no chance to participate in the subsequent Ascension Conference.

They are all geniuses from various powerful forces. If they were to be eliminated in the martial arts world... that would be the biggest joke in history.

Imagine walking outside in the future, and people pointing and whispering, "Look, that's so-and-so, one of the geniuses of our time, but he didn't even pass the martial arts assessment."

...He will be nailed to the pillar of shame for the rest of his life.

However, at this moment, Mu Zhian's lightning tribulation had already enveloped everyone, and there was no way to escape even if they wanted to.

With so many people going through this ordeal together... no one could possibly survive until the end.

"Mu Zhian—!"

Nigati and the others glared at Mu Zhi'an with anger and hatred in their hearts.

Mu Zhian maintained a calm smile throughout, welcoming the terrifying lightning tribulation that affected more than twenty people.

The jade slip from the Liangyi Sect will guarantee that he will not die in this tribulation, but if he is seriously injured, the jade slip will send him out of the martial world.

As a result, he was no longer qualified to participate in the Ascension Ceremony.

Nigati and the others thought that Mu Zhian didn't care about the Ascension Conference and that's why he used such methods, but in reality, he wanted to participate in the Ascension Conference more than anyone else.

After all, if one of the girls around him wins the Ascension Tournament, he'll have to prepare to 'get married'...

Hmm... perfect timing, those who are getting married are also arriving one after another.

Mu Zhian saw the purple figure gradually coming into view in the distance, as well as the voluptuous beauty in the white dress.

He took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.

Then, under the hostile gazes of Nigati and the others, Mu Zhian revealed a gentle smile.

“I told you, you will be punished by God.”

Chapter 279 Your husbands are great, but they'll be mine in the next second. (5.5K views)

A cultivator at the Refining Spirit Realm single-handedly stopped nearly twenty cultivators of the same realm as him. If this were to spread outside, probably no one would believe it.

Those who can participate in the martial arts assessment are basically geniuses from their own families, and some are even the chosen ones sent by various continents.

However, at this moment they were stunned by Mu Zhian's strength all by himself... no, they even turned around and wanted to flee this place.

Mu Zhian unleashed the Purifying Green Lotus, and the lightning tribulation behind him exuded a destructive aura. Goose feather snowflakes drifted down with the gale, and the dark sky seemed to have collapsed a corner. The lightning illuminated the faces of the cultivators present.

"Mu Zhian, are you crazy?! There are nearly twenty people suffering tribulations, and even you can't escape them. Are you not even planning to participate in the Ascension Assembly?!" Nigati exclaimed in shock and anger.

Even if you rack your brains, no one would have imagined that someone would hide a tribulation lightning as a trump card, and now they've all been dragged into it...

If he were eliminated in the martial arts world this time and returned to the Southern Wilderness, he would probably be ridiculed to death by his clansmen behind his back, and the status of the Holy Son would never be able to reach that of Regina.

Others don't care what you went through in the process; they only care about the result.

The result was that Nigati failed even the martial arts assessment.

At this moment, another cultivator from the Eastern Continent said urgently, "Brother Mu, we are both cultivators from the Eastern Continent. We should unite against the common enemy at this Ascension Conference!"

"That's right. Now let us leave, and I promise I will repay this kindness in the future!"

The dozen or so cultivators enveloped by the lightning tribulation all spoke up immediately, while even Ye Yu remained silent.

Even he knew very well at this moment that the fate of all of them was in the hands of Mu Zhian alone.

If they turn and flee now, the mysterious blue lotus will surely stop them. And if Mu Zhian activates the spiritual energy in the cauldron and completely resonates with the lightning tribulation, the lightning tribulation will probably fall directly.

At that point, there will be no escape.

Mu Zhian couldn't help but chuckle softly.

Now that we know we are all cultivators from the Eastern Continent, shouldn't we unite as one?

When you ignored the tribulation seekers for the sake of the Heavenly Dao's Qi and increased the difficulty of my maid's tribulation, why didn't you all try to unite?

Their regret stemmed not from realizing their mistake, but from the appearance of Mu Zhi'an and why they hadn't acted more decisively and seized the Heavenly Dao Qi sooner.

While this side was gripped by fear and trepidation, outside the tribulation zone, the disciples of those sects who had previously given Mu Zhian face and withdrawn from the competition couldn't help but secretly feel fortunate.

If they had been greedy and joined the scramble for the Heavenly Dao Qi back then, they would probably be among those currently shrouded in Mu Zhi'an's tribulation.

If things turn out this way, we won't be able to obtain the Heavenly Dao Qi, and we won't be able to pass the Martial World Assessment... It's like trying to steal a chicken and losing the rice instead.

Besides, some people who had been watching coldly started discussing it in secret.

"Is Mu Zhian out of his mind, or does he have a backup plan? One person against more than a dozen people, even he couldn't withstand such a tribulation, right?"

"But this man is really protective of his wife. His Daoist partner was bullied, and he didn't hesitate to offend so many people at the same time. Isn't he afraid of retaliation from some forces in the Eastern Continent after they leave?"

This statement immediately sparked even more heated discussions.

"Mu Zhian is currently trying his best to suppress the lightning tribulation, probably because he wants to negotiate with those people, such as asking them to hand over some points each in order to pass the assessment or something."