Above the Forbidden Zone, tribulation clouds rolled across the sky, and circling lightning dragons emitted deep, muffled roars. Within a radius of a hundred miles, the atmosphere was oppressive to the extreme; no living being dared to come anywhere near.
To be safe, Gongsun Zhi chose to undergo his tribulation outside the Devil's Den. If real danger arose, Luosa's true body could directly intervene—even if he could not shatter the tribulation clouds, he could pull Gongsun Zhi into the Devil's Den.
The Devil's Den was an independent world, and the heavenly tribulations of the Taixuan Realm could not enter it. Even if Gongsun Zhi proved unable to withstand the tribulation, he could recover to his peak condition inside the Devil's Den before stepping back out to continue.
Chapter 40