She spat out several mouthfuls of fresh blood in quick succession and collapsed to the ground, unable to get back up.
This was the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder!
Even though its power had been weakened layer by layer, its strength was still unlike ordinary heavenly thunder or tribulation thunder.
Song Wanníng forced herself to lift her head, only to see the flashing lightning power blocking her entire vision. She moved her fingers slightly, a trace of unwillingness flashing in her eyes.
Divine Thunder or not, she was not afraid.
Song Wanníng struggled several times and finally managed to crawl back up.
"Big Sister, are you alright?"
Outside the thunder, the anxious voice of the golden little sword sounded.
They tried to break through the encirclement to protect Song Wanníng but couldn't get in, wildly rushing around in frustration.
Meanwhile, the Divine Thunder had caught her clone in its net as well, revealing how ruthless it was.
Song Wanníng's expression darkened.
She spat out another mouthful of blood as lightning wrapped around her, pain causing her body to tremble uncontrollably.
She signaled to her clone and merged with it, the divided Primordial Soul growing stronger and injecting new power into her. At the same time, the physical body formed from the essence soil also strengthened her, making her flesh and blood more solid.
Still, under the Divine Thunder's assault, it wasn't enough.
Song Wanníng straightened her back and looked toward the void.
Even through countless obstacles, it seemed as if she could see the deepest part of the sky.
"If you have the guts, strike me down! Otherwise, I will definitely awaken this Dragon Vein!"
She drew her long sword, her gaze defiant and arrogant, quietly filled with stubbornness The more the Heavenly Dao tried to stop her, the more determined she was to finish. A fierce glint flashed in her eyes as Song Wanníng began reciting the incantation and heart method again.
Her speed grew faster and faster.
The spirit tribe and symbols once more approached the Dragon Spirit.
But the same thing happened again.
The Divine Thunder split the clouds and slammed down violently, terrifying onlookers.
Song Wanníng charged fearlessly forward, only to be struck down by the fierce lightning, falling onto the Dragon Vein. She spat blood wildly, shoving pill after pill into her mouth.
In the end, she stuffed a large handful of pills inside. The pills quickly repaired her injured lungs and body. Song Wanníng closed her eyes in pain, her rage surging to the sky.
Suddenly, she snapped her eyes open. Her gaze burned like fire, filled with blood red. Once her strength returned slightly, she forced herself up again and swung her sword to strike. At this moment, it felt like she had returned to the time of her tribulation.
Back then, the Heavenly Dao was just as relentless, wanting to reduce her to ashes so she would never transcend.
But she had endured.
This time, she would endure again.
...
Above Song family's city, two bolts of Divine Thunder struck one after another, startling the crowd.
Song Huai stood seriously in the courtyard and hurriedly sent a communication talisman to Song Qingyun, worry heavy on his face.
He had just checked beneath the artificial mountain but couldn't proceed deeper.
He had no idea where Song Wanníng had gone.
The Nine Heavens Divine Thunder came with violent momentum, clearly aimed at Song Wanníng.
Song Huai was sweating with anxiety but could only pace in frustration. More importantly, the Divine Thunder would attract the attention of other families. Recently, many families had been eyeing the Song family greedily. Now that the signs had appeared, they would likely come to cause trouble.
Thinking of this, his expression darkened further, a cold glint flashing in his eyes. If those people came to make trouble, he would show no mercy.
However, the more he worried, the more it came true. Within the Song family city, there were already business dealings with other families, an accepted state of tangled interests. Those forces naturally became informants.
When the Divine Thunder struck the courtyard, news spread like wildfire and soon reached everywhere.
The families grew restless.
They were too curious about how the Song family had risen.
Now that a chance had finally appeared, no one wanted to miss it.
Yet the Song family's status was high.
No one dared to offend them lightly.
Most hesitated about whether to go.
Soon after, they received a message from the He family Patriarch.
He encouraged the families to investigate together.
If the Song family had any "good fortune," they would be the first to congratulate.
Many families grew even more eager.
The He family Patriarch did not give up either.
He actively contacted the three major families and persuaded some people to go together.
The Ning family Patriarch still remembered the He family Patriarch recommending Feng Youming and held no friendly feelings.
Still, curiosity won out.
After some thought, they decided to investigate.
If they really found something valuable, the Song family would not be allowed to keep it all.
If there was nothing, it would just be a wasted trip.
For safety, the three major families each brought a Divine Transformation cultivator to hold the line, so that if a treasure was found, they could claim their share with confidence.
After finalizing the plan, everyone hurried through the teleportation array toward Song family city. With the three major families leading, many others followed.
They came mostly to join the excitement, but if a treasure truly appeared, missing out would be unbearable. The He family Patriarch and He Xiao wasted no time boarding the teleportation array.
"Hmph, if our He family were strong enough, we wouldn't need to bring these people along. They're just a bunch of cowardly mice, afraid of Song family holding grudges."
He Xiao grumbled angrily, frustrated.
In the past, the Song family's power was no stronger than the He family.
In the sect, Song Wanníng treated him politely.
Now everything had changed.
The He family Patriarch said nothing, a cold light flashing in his eyes.
Without strength, all they could do was take blows.
But they would not forever fall behind the Song family.
Once they discovered the secret of the Song family's rise...
...
While other families were on their way, Song Wanníng faced the fifth Divine Thunder.
By this time, she was completely scorched, her hair fallen, clothes long reduced to ashes. If it were not for the physical body formed from essence soil supporting her, she would have been ground to mush.
No, she was more like a scorched dried meat.
Song Wanníng's face was pitch black, her expression unreadable.
Her strength was completely exhausted.
Even holding supreme spirit stones and chewing pills, she could not withstand the rapid loss of spiritual power.
Her eyes bloodshot, unwilling to admit defeat, she lay on the ground and glared fiercely at the sky.
"Are you not afraid of retribution for cheating? Using the rules' power against me, you will surely pay the price!"
For its own selfishness, the Heavenly Dao openly descended the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, far exceeding the rules.
Could it really not fear the collapse of the rules, the destruction of the world?
Song Wanníng could not understand.
Was her existence really so intolerable?