The thunderclouds formed almost instantaneously, causing the two horse-drawn carriages that were previously speeding along the official road to come to a halt. All the horses pulling the carriages knelt!
Two carriages, a total of four horses, unexpectedly knelt beneath the sudden arrival of thunderclouds.
Axui and Little Qing felt a sudden jolt in the carriage. Both of them hurriedly stepped out, only to see the horses with their hooves on the ground. A scent of horse urine wafted through the air. Not only did the thunder make the carriage horses kneel, but it also frightened them to the point of urination.
Although these horses were not top-tier, they were considered good horses. When Luli rented the carriage in Donglin City, he chose the best carriage with the best horses. Rumor had it that one of them was even a warhorse retired from the battlefield.
However, even with such quality horses, they were still frightened to the point of urination, and not just one of them—all of them.
These horses must have experienced thunderstorms and heard lightning and thunder before. However, at this moment, they all knelt and urinated, which seemed inexplicable.
"Axui, look, our horses seem to be trembling!"
"This thunder came so suddenly; I wonder what happened. These horses must have sensed something to react like this. Back when I was with my father and hadn't joined the young master, there was a time when a demonic beast appeared in the mountains not far from our water village. It knelt as well because my father said it was being chased by a big demon!"
"Axui, but there are no demons here, only thunder!"
"Maybe it's the thunder that scared the horses. This thunder is too peculiar. The young master hasn't come out of the carriage yet; I'll go check on him!"
The lightning in the sky became more and more intense, resembling silver dragons racing across the sky or silver snakes wildly dancing. Several lightning bolts had already struck the ground, and the crisscrossing branches of lightning in the sky drew terrifying arcs. The rolling thunder echoed through the earth, roaring in the ears, causing pain in the eardrums.
Axui had just approached Luli's carriage when suddenly a lightning bolt from the sky struck directly towards Luli's carriage, and the silver electric light arrived in an instant.
Before Axui could reach the front door of the carriage, the terrifying lightning directly shattered the carriage into fragments, and the broken pieces scattered in all directions.
"Young Master!"
Seeing the lightning directly split the carriage, Axui exclaimed in pain and was about to rush towards the shattered carriage.
Just then, several lightning bolts continued to strike. Ignoring the falling thunder and lightning, Axui still rushed towards Luli's carriage.
"Axui, you're throwing your life away!"
Behind her, Little Qing pulled Axui back. Fortunately, Little Qing held Axui back; otherwise, those lightning bolts would have struck Axui.
"Axui, don't be reckless. The young master is fine; you better see for yourself!"
Axui struggled to break free from Little Qing's grip, and at this moment, Little Qing quickly spoke.
Axui finally stopped struggling a little and looked towards the completely destroyed carriage, thinking that Luli must have been struck and killed by the lightning, or at least severely injured. The thunder and lightning were indeed terrifying. However, what she saw when she looked at the wreckage was Luli sitting cross-legged amidst the ruins.
Luli's clothes, hair, and even body hair had all been completely turned into ashes by the lightning, but there was no injury on Luli.
Beside Luli, there was actually a section of a dark and unremarkable piece of wood. The wood was about the thickness of a regular washbasin and surprisingly taller than a person. At this moment, countless fine threads of lightning were entwined around this section of wood, forming a network-like pattern on this dark piece of wood.
"Little Qing, what's going on?"
"I don't know. When you walked towards the young master's carriage just now, lightning struck down. I thought the young master was at least seriously injured, but after the lightning, I saw this scene! It seems like I saw this piece of wood absorbing most of the lightning!"
Little Qing and Axui had no idea what was going on. At this moment, the two maids were worried about Luli, but when they tried to approach him, a strong force pushed them away.
The force was too powerful, carrying the terrifying power of thunder. Both maids were pushed away, and their hair and exposed body hair were completely bundled up. Moreover, their faces were blackened by the lightning, resembling the classic appearance of Lei Zhenzi.
At this moment, Luli sat there with a frowning brow. All of his will and spirit were used to resist the pain caused by the thunder refining his body.
Inside Luli's body, the terrifying roar of thunder became more and more frightening. Luli felt as if there were rivers of thunder flowing in his body, the thunder roaring incessantly.
Gradually, Luli's body seemed to be adapting to this terrifying thunder power. The thunder roaring in his meridians no longer seemed as terrifying as before, and it was within the limits his body could bear.
It seemed that the transformation of the Thunder Tribulation Body was approaching completion. The Thunder Tribulation Body itself had an immunizing effect against thunder power. At this moment, Luli felt his body getting lighter and suddenly exhaled. A breath of impure air was expelled from his mouth, and his eyes slowly opened.
Outside, the thunderclouds had dissipated, and in the blink of an eye, the sky had returned to clear. A round moon hung high in the sky.
The transformation of the Thunder Tribulation Body was completed, and Luli stood up.
Seeing the two maids with their hair tied up and blackened faces, Luli couldn't help but joke, "Your hairpins are really unique! Faces blackened like Bao Gong!"