The thick dark clouds gathered in the sky and pressured William with Heavenly Might. Elder Tianshen brought out his umbrella artifact again and was prepared to assist William, but refrained from doing so when William shook his head.
"You don't need to help me this time, Elder. I can manage on my own."
Elder Tianshen felt William was only saying this because he didn't want to lose points again, but he couldn't really stop the boy from attempting the Tribulation, and it wasn't his place to step in when William already said no.
"Okay...be careful." Elder Tianshen stepped away from William and sat with the judges to avoid being targeted by the Tribulation.
The first Heavenly Lightning bolt brewed, emitting a dense pressure at the early stages of the Core Formation Realm. The power was no different than the Tier 4 Iron Stomach Pill that William refined the day before and struck down on him with great intensity.
