Simulating Endless Possibilities: Invincible Once I Act - Chapter 112: Informing the truth, you have become the backbone

Hearing your confident words, everyone was taken aback, but they still harbored a bit of doubt.

As time passed, those who were struggling to hold on saw that you indeed seemed fine, looking relaxed, and eventually directed their lightning towards you.

Soon, you were surrounded by thunder, your figure almost obscured.

After all, the highest cultivation level among those who had just transferred the underground Heavenly Thunder to you was only at the Great Ascension stage.

Even with a bit more quantity, it posed no threat to your current Martial Dao cultivation.

It didn’t even manage to seriously injure you; your Yimu Divine Body hadn’t even come into play.

You sighed inwardly, thinking how strong Martial Dao was. This level of defense was something pure Immortal Dao cultivators couldn’t compare to.

Just then, a massive bolt of thunder surged towards you.

Instantly, white smoke rose from your head, your body convulsed, and blood spurted from your wounds.

Looking at Old Li, who seemed completely at ease, you could only think, “Damn it!”

You had just boasted, but you were really targeting those cultivators below the Tribulation Crossing stage.

Who knew Old Li, at the Seventh Layer of Tribulation, would suddenly pull this stunt?

This sudden attack almost cost you half your life.

Of course, with your current Martial Dao, you could have withstood the Heavenly Thunder that Old Li endured.

But it was too sudden.

And he transferred it to you when you were already enduring countless bolts of thunder.

However, despite Old Li’s sudden move making you look miserable, your Yimu Divine Body had started to activate.

Soon, your body began to heal.

Old Li, who initially thought he had caused trouble, breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing your condition.

In truth, Old Li didn’t want to direct the Heavenly Thunder to you, but he had reached his limit.

Previously, many people, when they couldn’t bear it, would transfer their Heavenly Thunder to Old Li and your father, Jiang Fushan.

After all, the two of them were the strongest and naturally bore more.

So, seeing you easily withstand and consume so much Heavenly Thunder, Old Li thought of letting you help him hold on for a bit.

To give him some breathing room.

In the following month, most of the cultivators on Spine Mountain took turns resting and adjusting their states.

Only you and your father continuously consumed the underground Heavenly Thunder.

It could be said that your current efficiency in consuming the thunder was almost equivalent to half of the cultivators on Spine Mountain.

However, not long after, once all the cultivators on Spine Mountain had adjusted their states, they once again drew the thunder they needed to consume from you.

Everyone was smart and united.

They knew that if they didn’t participate in consuming the thunder, even with you, the formation could only maintain the status quo and would be hard to repair.

If the external Heavenly Thunder came again, they might not survive.

But they didn’t know that even if they participated, the formation couldn’t be repaired; the underground Heavenly Thunder was beyond what you all could consume.

This was actually a misunderstanding you deliberately let them have.

Because you never said the formation was beyond saving, but stayed to participate in consuming the thunder.

You wanted them to misunderstand; otherwise, you wouldn’t have dared to take on their thunder consumption earlier.

If they knew the truth and ran away, you’d be stuck here alone.

After everyone drew the thunder from you, you immediately felt relieved.

But you didn’t idle.

You set up a separate inverted Thunder Conduction Formation for yourself.

Previously, you just gave others a breather, taking over their work.

The actual consumption hadn’t changed much.

From this moment, the accelerated consumption of the underground Heavenly Thunder began.

As you continuously consumed the underground Heavenly Thunder, your Martial Dao cultivation also steadily improved.

In the blink of an eye, decades passed.

In the seventy-ninth year, your Martial Dao cultivation reached the Second Layer of Semi-Saint.

The higher your strength, even with the aid of Heavenly Thunder, the slower the improvement.

Over the years, the underground Heavenly Thunder on Spine Mountain had been significantly consumed. Now, you could basically ensure that everyone could safely evacuate before the formation collapsed.

But you didn’t do so because you felt there was still time and wanted to use the thunder here to further improve your Martial Dao cultivation.

Others, however, thought you wanted to completely resolve the crisis of the formation’s collapse.

It was a beautiful misunderstanding.

In the eightieth year, your talent, Late Bloomer, triggered, doubling your cultivation speed.

In the eighty-ninth year, your Martial Dao cultivation reached the Third Layer of Semi-Saint.

With the Buff from Late Bloomer, your cultivation speed noticeably increased.

In the ninetieth year, the effect of Late Bloomer strengthened again.

In the ninety-ninth year, your Martial Dao cultivation reached the peak of the Fourth Layer of Semi-Saint, nearing the Fifth Layer.

…

In the hundredth year, the effect of Late Bloomer increased to three times.

In the same year, your Martial Dao finally reached the Fifth Layer of Semi-Saint.

But you didn’t continue cultivating.

Because it had been over forty years since the fifty-third Heavenly Thunder descended, and you didn’t know when the next one would come.

You decided to prepare early.

After all, the formation couldn’t withstand the next Heavenly Thunder.

Without hesitation, you told everyone the truth.

You instructed the experts in the Tribulation Crossing stage to take those with lower cultivation levels and quickly leave the center of the formation.

Hearing your words, everyone panicked.

But soon, they accepted the reality.

Finally, under your command, all the Tribulation Crossing experts led everyone to swiftly evacuate the center of the formation.

You were no exception, retreating with everyone without delay.

Just a few minutes after you all evacuated, the entire formation exploded.

Spine Mountain instantly became an ocean of thunder.

Seeing the scene before them, everyone turned their gaze to you.

Unknowingly, you had become the backbone of everyone on Spine Mountain.

This was only natural. Previously, everyone trusted Old Li because he could protect them.

But now, not only were you as strong as Old Li, you also understood formations, and you had your father, Jiang Fushan, who was even stronger than Old Li, standing by your side.

Naturally, you became the one to make decisions.