"Crack!"
Lightning from the Nine Heavens thundered down, and the one undergoing Tribulation Crossing in the sky let out a tragic scream, instantly struck down from the Nine Heavens. Their body turned to ash in a flash, the Primordial Spirit having no chance to escape, swiftly devoured by the raging lightning.
Reduced to ashes and smoke.
Dead, with their path extinguished.
Cries of shock arose from the onlooking crowd, but there wasn't much chaos.
One by one, individuals attempted Ascension; some succeeded, others failed. Initially, onlookers were shocked when they saw someone fail their Tribulation Crossing and disintegrate into ash, but as more attempts were witnessed, they grew numb to it. After all, everyone knew all too well that the success rate of Ascension through Tribulation was not that high.
Ascension to Immortal status, how could it be easy?
A hundred miles away on a mountain peak, the Demon Emperor eyed Carson Flores curiously, "Why haven't you Ascended yet?"