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With the Eight Order Array Plate now in place, not only did Xie Jiuniang let out a sigh of relief, but most of the people present also wiped their sweat for Chaoyan, at least seeing hope in the next Heavenly Thunder strike.
Many people witnessed this, especially those with a Nascent Soul.
They all felt that crossing the Tribulation was hopeless in this lifetime.
Considering that just the 39th Heavenly Tribulation required such a tremendous effort, encountering a 49th, 59th, or even worse, a 99th Thunder Tribulation was akin to the heavens denying any path to survival, warranting an immediate surrender.
Xie Jiuniang asked, "Did my Master refine that strand of Heavenly Thunder?"
"No, only suppressed it," Jian Lingyan noticed something interesting—it was the Vermilion Bird within Chaoyan that seemed to have detected its presence and was even trying to communicate, "Master, the Vermilion Bird contracted by your Master seems to have sensed my presence."
