The group had just lost the great proof they had achieved, which was enough to attract the interest of the great powers of the Spiritual World. As such, they felt terrible about losing the essence and the body armor.
They were also worried about how the enemy's defense system had changed, making it more difficult for them to leave the North Sea. However, nothing could worry them more than that black lightning, the way that the parts of that metal object had been erased.
That was one of the Lightning Tribulations, a special phenomenon that only Gods could resist!
There were six known Lightning Tribulations: Black Lightning, Golden Lightning, Red Lightning, Blue Lightning, White Lightning, and Green Lightning.
After reaching the peak of level 99 and attempting to advance to level 100, one would have to attain divinity by overcoming the Lightning Tribulation, which could send up to six types of lightning to test the one attempting to reach the 11th stage.
