Mo Junhua and Ji Feng were also stunned; Mo Junhua knew the girl was somewhat special, but only she had ever been targeted by the thunder.
Xiao Lan hadn’t reached Foundation Establishment, so how could she be targeted by thunder? Ji Feng couldn’t understand. He only knew the term "Foundation Establishment" because Lan Tian had explained the concept of Heavenly Tribulation to him in his past life. Being vague might have been because he knew Ji Feng was a mortal and just needed to be aware of its existence, not the in-depth knowledge.
Thunder roared overhead, and another bolt of heavenly thunder struck.
Lan Tian looked up, flipped his hand, and tossed out the Thunder Mother Stone. At that moment, two figures dashed over and threw themselves on top of Lan Tian.
The thunder, carrying an aura of destruction, struck the three below. Lan Tian glanced at the two on him, a flash of complex and unclear light passing through Mo Junhua’s eyes.
There was no time to care about them now; survival was crucial. Lan Tian sent a burst of Spiritual Energy into the Thunder Mother Stone, which turned into a black dot in the sky. It began to swell with the wind at a visible speed, eventually covering the three people below.
"Boom," the heavenly thunder struck again.
The heavenly thunder struck the Thunder Mother Stone, creating a "zzzt zzzt" sound of electricity. The immense electric current generated a powerful airstream, flipping over everything nearby. "Bang" "Bang" "Bang" came the sounds of heavy objects hitting the ground continuously.
Two cars were flipped ten yards away; one was crushed, half of its body collapsed, rendered unusable, fortunately with no one inside.
Commander Qian, lying in a ditch, felt as if his entire body wasn’t his own anymore. His head buzzed violently, and spitting out the mud in his mouth, he pushed himself up with a sore back to check for any injuries around. Su Qing, Zhang Tian, Ding Lei were slightly further away, so they weren’t significantly affected, at most only dazed. Behind, a service soldier was slightly injured.
The most incredible thing was that despite the chaos, Mr. Mo seemed completely unaffected, not even a hair out of place, which made Commander Qian secretly furious, rolling his eyes skyward - such blatant cheating.
"Grandpa, are you alright? Are you hurt?"
Mr. Mo was also shaken; this turmoil was more terrifying than the car accident in Beijing. Fortunately, he had the peach wood bracelet the girl had given him. Another incident , and his old bones would be done for.
"Should we handle that..." Commander Qian looked towards the distant trio, unsure about what decision to make.
"That’s their business. We can’t interfere. Just wait and see," Mr. Mo waved his hand and pushed himself a bit further back. This bizarre thunder was a first for him too; rushing over would just mean more deaths.
Su Qing, Zhang Tian, and Ding Lei were also disorderly in their thoughts, foolishly watching the trio amidst the thunder and lightning.
Lan Tian was also in a bad state; most of the thunder struck the Thunder Mother Stone, but some hit the trio. Lan Tian had a strong physique and was protected by a Spirit Shield, thus receiving less damage. Mo Junhua and Ji Feng, being mortals, couldn’t withstand the baptism of the thunder.
Electricity struck their bodies, crackling "crackle pop," and soon both were trembling all over, instantly turning into charred figures, their breath hanging by a thread, gasping more than inhaling, seemingly close to death.
Suddenly, Lan Tian paled, used Divine Sense to introspect and noticed something unusual in his Dantian. The Spiritual Energy there was more active than ever, quickly surging, bubbling like boiling water.
Having experienced Foundation Establishment once, seeing this Lan Tian realized she was about to start. She was truly in a bind—damn it, Heavenly Dao, that little bitch caught her off guard. Lan Tian was completely unprepared now; her Sleeve Universe contained nothing but Spiritual Medicine Pills and a few Spirit Stones.
She flipped her hand, and a pill bottle appeared. She poured two Spiritual Medicine Pills, one for each person to save their lives. Waving her hand, she used Spiritual Energy to move their bodies out of the Heavenly Tribulation range and tossed a pill bottle to Mr. Mo, "Grandpa, feed them one pill every two days."
Mr. Mo caught the pill bottle Lan Tian threw, nodding, "Girl, you can rely on me."
With Mr. Mo’s assurance, Lan Tian hurriedly flew up, speeding above a pond across from them, floating over the water surface, stopping hundreds of yards away from Mr. Mo and the others—a safe distance.
This wasn’t a good place for Foundation Establishment, Lan Tian knew. She would have liked to return to Wuhua Mountain, but time wasn’t on her side, she had no retreat, no choice. Not establishing her foundation would mean bursting and dying from an overflowing of energy.
Hating the situation but left with no choice, Lan Tian placed the Spirit Stones in several directions, treasures she had kept hidden in Taohua Valley and had been reluctant to use. Today, unfortunately, they were all spent.
Her fingers were a blur, making finger gestures that dropped into the pond beneath. As the last gesture entered the pond, Lan Tian raised her hands, and within ten yards all around, a red Protective Shield rose, enclosing Lan Tian inside.
From Mr. Mo’s perspective, what he saw was Lan Tian floating in a halo of red light, surrounded by an ethereal mist, with a solemn and pure expression, as if a fairy had descended.
The Protective Shield had just risen when Heavenly Dao struck with a bolt of heavenly thunder. With no mortals involved anymore, Heavenly Dao held no scruples, striking one after another without giving Lan Tian a chance to breathe.
Excess electricity struck the pond, causing the calm water to shoot up several meters into the air, the raging waves like an angry sea god unstoppable, striking towards Lan Tian. Once the waves reached about ten yards from Lan Tian, they seemed to hit a barrier, the red protective shield flashed, ’bang’ the waves suddenly fell from mid-air, stirring up layers of waves on the water’s surface.