A Man Like None Other (Jared Chance) novel Chapter 5137

Rumble... Rumble... Another scarlet bolt roared downward.

The middle-aged man's brush flared with dazzling gold. He swept it through the air, forming a golden barrier of vital energy, yet the moment the shield met the lightning, it shattered into sparks, and the bolt crashed straight through.

Terror and despair filled the eyes of the cultivators behind him. They understood all too well that a single failure would doom every one of them.

While the thunder rolled closer, the middle-aged man drew a deep breath. In the blink of an eye, his entire form transformed into a streak of blinding light.

He was going to meet the lightning head-on, using nothing but his own flesh and blood.

For his family, for his clan, he had to succeed—failure was not an option.

Boom! The radiant streak tore the descending bolt apart, and hope briefly rekindled in the onlookers' eyes.

Yet that hope lasted only a heartbeat before countless more scarlet bolts gathered.

Roaring in defiance, the middle-aged man brandished his brush again and again, each swing unleashing golden light that formed temporary barriers to shield his clan members below.

Personal defeat did not frighten him; what terrified him was dragging his entire clan into destruction.

The lightning bolts multiplied, and the middle-aged man's aura began to weaken visibly.

Below, his clan members poured every last drop of their aura into him, refusing to let his strength fade.

Some coughed blood, collapsed, and died from sheer exhaustion.

After more than a dozen additional bolts, the middle-aged man's aura continued to plummet.

“This... perhaps this is simply the fate of our Worryfree Clan!” someone cried, voice hoarse and hopeless.

“Clan leader, enough... let it end...” another member muttered, having burned through a lifetime of cultivation. The moment he spoke, he fell lifeless to the ground.

Jared merely shook his head. I don't even know whether I can survive this tribulation myself—how could I possibly help him?

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