And just a moment before the lightning force on the Heaven-Ascending Stairway vanished—
At the white-jade platform at the end of the stairway, Elder Wei was standing guard beside the formation plate on the right when he suddenly heard a soft snap.
The fourth of the four main spiral lines that had been glowing suddenly went dark.
The dark-golden radiance receded from the fourth line like an ebbing tide, and the entire formation plate trembled faintly.
Elder Wei's pupils contracted, and cold sweat instantly soaked through his back.
"Don't tell me this one has gone wrong too..."
He stared at the dimmed fourth line, his heart pounding.
If something went wrong with the Heaven-Ascending Ten Tribulations Formation as well, he and Elder Li might truly be unable to answer for it.
The only consolation was that the first, second, and third lines were still glowing.
Meanwhile, on the four-hundred-and-ninety-eighth step, the lightning force had been completely exhausted.
