The blood-red clouds swirled above, crackling with crimson lightning, arcs of scarlet energy dancing through the stormy sky. The desert air grew heavy, the pressure building as the tribulation lightning prepared to strike.
Liam's eyes gleamed with anticipation as he watched the storm gather, the power within it resonating with the cauldron before him. A deep rumble echoed through the desert, the sky splitting apart as a massive bolt of lightning crashed down toward him.
Liam didn't move. Instead, he reached out with his aura, his alchemical domain flaring to life, golden wisps swirling around him as he guided the lightning toward the cauldron.
The crimson bolt struck the cauldron with a deafening roar, the ground beneath him trembling from the impact. The cauldron absorbed the lightning, its surface glowing with an eerie red light, the energy swirling within it, merging with the potion inside.
