With his Spectral Eye, Lu Yun could clearly discern wisps of black smoke coalescing over the three Tribulation Surrogate Pills. Despite their transient nature, the smoke didn’t dissipate after forming.

It seemed to contain the energy of death, but there was also something else in it he couldn’t put his finger on, as if… one would be plagued by misfortune if the smoke clung to them.

Like raindrops, endless lightning bolts mercilessly struck the pills. A tiny part of the black smoke scattered with each rumble of thunder.

“A Tribulation Surrogate Pill is both a pill to weather tribulations and to summon them!” Lu Yun’s brows furrowed tightly. He now understood why Qi Hai had refused to refine the pills a second time.

Even though...