The last level's power was immediately presented in front of everyone, and even the Territory Lords, who were observing the arena from above, were shocked! Everyone definitely thought that the 2nd Stage was too difficult as of now as there was no way anyone at Earth Monarch stage could survive without a scratch against that kind of power.
YI Tianyun squinted his eyes as he saw the 9th Level Divine Tribulation through his Appraisal Eye. Its power kept rising, and it didn't seem to be stopping anytime soon. Earth Monarch Yao Tong, on the side, was completely pale as he doubted he would survive the thunder this time.
His cultivation level was quite high, but it didn't mean he was invincible. Clearly, he regretted not opting out earlier. They were just tempted by the reward of the 2nd Stage as they could just skip all the other Stages after that!
"It seems that some of you are frightened by the intensity of the Divine Tribulation, but don't worry! We will teleport you out if you are stunned by the thunder!" Elder Gou Huang said with a smile on his face. It seems they weren't cruel enough to kill off the 5 most talented cultivators on this War of Ascension.
Earth Monarch Tian Qing also stood up. Clearly, she knew that she had to take this seriously as the thunder would be a powerful one. Everyone started to look at Yi Tianyun as they wanted to see what he would do.
Yi Tianyun himself also stood up as he realised that even though he had a strong physique, he wouldn't be able to completely block the thunder without sustaining a good amount of damage. However, that was only the case if he didn't use his Crazy Damage Mode. Still, Yi Tianyun didn't want to sustain unnecessary damage.
Everyone sighed in relief when they saw Yi Tianyun making his move. Clearly, if Yi Tianyun still sat there meditating, everyone would lose their mind.
"Why don't you keep withstanding the thunder with your bare skin again? Is it too much for you now?" Earth Monarch Yao Tong said tauntingly. He wanted to annoy and irritate Yi Tianyun. If Yi Tianyun took the bait, Earth Monarch Yao Tong was convinced that Yi Tianyun would be injured or, better yet, die from the Divine Tribulation!
"When did I ever say I will withstand the thunder with my bare skin? Besides, I withstand the 8th level of Heavenly Thunder with my bare skin, but what about you??" Yi Tianyun challenged Earth Monarch Yao Tong instead.
Earth Monarch Yao Tong was dead silent as he couldn't say anything back to Yi Tianyun. He could only wish Yi Tianyun was killed by this thunder!
Elder Gou Huang's Phantom Shadow held a Divine Thunder and began to move. It slammed the Divine Thunder right in the center of the arena instead of directly striking each of the cultivators individually.
It was like Elder Gou Huang knew that none of them would be able to endure the thunder directly! After the Divine Thunder exploded in the center of the arena, the dense elemental energy separated, creating a ring that swayed back and forth from the middle of the strike zone.
"It's coming!" Everyone shouted as they felt the danger coming towards them quickly. They quickly took out their weapon to repel the incoming danger.
Earth Monarch Yao Tong put all his power to the maximum to defend against the thunder, and it transformed him into a giant phyton with thick scales that released a cold aura. His aura met the Heavenly Thunder, and an explosion immediately occurred. A column of black light appeared at Earth Monarch Yao Tong's spot, and once the light subsided, everyone could see that Earth Monarch Yao Tong failed to withstand the thunder and lost consciousness. Therefore, he was teleported out of the arena right away.
The emergency team that Elder Gou Huang had prepared beforehand came to Earth Monarch Yao Tong's rescue right away. It was clear to everyone that Earth Monarch Yao Tong lost badly to the thunder.
Another figure was also doing their best, Earth Monarch Yun Lei, that has the Heavenly Thunder Body, was already barely hanging, but the Divine Tribulation of the 9th Level clearly proved to be too much for him as he could no longer block it, and the Heavenly Thunder hit his body directly!
Although his situation is far better than Earth Monarch Yao Tong, he still failed to withstand the 9th Level Heavenly Thunder. Just like that, 2 Earth Monarchs were defeated instantly.
"Burn it down!" Earth Monarch Tian Qing raised the intensity of her flames and created two additional rings of flame that surrounded her. The flame now covered her entire body, leaving no gap for the thunder to break through. The flame itself created an illusion as if she was being surrounded by glowing red petals!
The five elemental thunder constantly hit the petals, and once it was hit, the petal began to wither instantly. The thunder created so many holes in the petals that the petals grew useless to defend against the thunder.
Earth Monarch Tian Qing clapped her hands many times as she quickly repaired her petals without any rest.
Earth Monarch Teg releases a black light all over his body that worked like a black hole that devoured all the Thunder energy into his own body. His martial arts were so bizarre that everyone began to pay attention to him.
The five elders knew that Earth Monarch Teg's martial arts belonged to the Evil Arts, but it wasn't unusual to see someone practicing Evil Arts in this huge world. As long as he got skills, the five elders didn't mind inviting him in as a disciple.
Earth Monarch Teg and Earth Monarch Tian Qing showed their own superb ability, unlike Earth Monarch Yao Tong and Earth Monarch Yun Lei that were already eliminated.
Yi Tianyun himself wasn't playing around either, he wouldn't fall behind these two cultivators, and it was already a given!
"Activate, Evil Demon God Suit!" Yi Tianyun turned into a huge Evil Demon God, and intense lightning slammed the Heavenly Thunder down!
Everyone was shocked beyond measure as they clearly never anticipated something like this. The Heavenly Thunder was burned before it could get close to Yi Tianyun in his Evil Demon God transformation!
Yi Tianyun looked at his body and didn't feel any pain, which meant he withstood the Heavenly Thunder without any problems.