Chapter 362 - 361: Xiaotao Becomes a Demon King After Tribulation Crossing
Upon hearing this, Elder Mengde’s eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and a rage he couldn’t quite name surged in his heart. His eyes gleamed with a chilling light, as if he wanted to tear Yu Qingtan into a thousand pieces.
"What an unparalleled genius, to dare to kill my son—and Qian Family members—this enmity is irreconcilable!" Elder Mengde’s voice was cold and resolute, as if it could freeze the entire hall.
He stood up and swept his gaze over those present, speaking in a deep voice, "Supreme Elders Wei Ye, Wei Jia, Wei Heng, I must trouble you to personally lead a team to the Southeast Region. You must capture Yu Qingtan and avenge Yong and the others!" @@novelbin@@
"Family Head, rest assured, we will definitely capture her and bring her back to the Qian Family!" Wei Ye, Wei Jia, and Wei Heng, who were all Divine Transformation Cultivators at the Initial Stage, responded loudly. In the Qian Family, most Supreme Elders still followed the Family Head’s orders, and this was also to uphold the Qian Family’s dignity.
Meanwhile, on Luo Li Island in the Southeast Region, Yu Qingtan had already fully mastered the Fifth Stage Mist Concealment Immortal Traces Formation. This formation was not only able to conceal the existence of Luo Li Island but could also withstand attacks from cultivators at the Initial Stage of Divine Transformation.
From the Mist Concealment Immortal Traces Formation, Yu Qingtan gained a wealth of knowledge about formations, which deepened her understanding of the Formation Path. However, today she was not studying formations because Xiao Tao, after cultivating in the Myriad Beasts Blood Pool for so long, was about to break through.
The Demon Race, when breaking through from the Second Stage to the Third Stage, must endure the Divinity Transformation Tribulation. And from the Third Stage to the Fourth Stage, they must face the Demon King Heavenly Tribulation, a Forty-Nine Heavenly Tribulation similar to the Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation for cultivators.
The entire Luo Li Island was shrouded in a somber atmosphere. Dark clouds filled the sky, and thunder rolled, as if heralding the impending might of the heavenly tribulation. Prior to this, Yu Qingtan had also surveyed the surrounding seas; similar to Shenfeng Island, there were no other islands or lands within ten thousand miles, nor were there powerful clans of the Sea Clan.
Standing fifteen Zhang tall, Xiao Tao stood on the open ground, his gaze firm and profound, his wolf head held high as if challenging the incoming tribulation. His icy blue fur, under the illumination of the lightning, looked even more dazzling and contained immense power in every strand.
Yu Qingtan floated in the air at a distance, watching Xiao Tao with worry. As a Half-Demon born of the Frost Wolf, one of the dominant species from the Yunhua Mountain Range, and the Human Race, and having awakened a trace of the Demon Saint’s Ice Frost Giant Wolf bloodline and undergone refinement in the Myriad Beasts Blood Pool, in theory, he should not be pressured by the Demon King Tribulation, but Yu Qingtan still couldn’t help worrying.
Unlike the Human Race, when the Demon Race faced tribulations, they generally relied on their physical bodies to endure it, unless they were willing to give up the possibility of advancing further. Heavenly tribulations were both a calamity and an opportunity.
Over Luo Li Island, the gathered dark clouds became increasingly dense, and thunder tumbled within, like enormous silver dragons roaring. The entire island was engulfed in this deadly aura, as if the very air had solidified.
Suddenly, a silver-white bolt of lightning streaked across the sky, like a silver sword piercing down, savagely striking Xiao Tao. He let out a low growl, a powerful demonic aura surged through him, and the lightning that hit him only caused him to tremble slightly.
Xiao Tao held his head even higher, baring his teeth as if to say, "Come again!" The dark clouds in the sky seemed to sense Xiao Tao’s defiance and poured down silver-white lightning bolts one after another onto him.
Xiao Tao’s body shook continuously, and his beautiful fur began to show signs of scorching, yet he remained standing tall.
The nineteenth bolt of lightning was the even more formidable green thunder. Xiao Tao still stood tall against it. However, the power of this lightning bolt was beyond his imagination, and he felt a massive force come down upon him from above, instantly sending him crashing to the ground.
Yu Qingtan’s heart skipped a beat upon seeing this, but she could only anxiously watch from the side, praying that Qing Tan would persevere through this tribulation.
One after another, the second and third green celestial lightnings struck with increasing ferocity. Qing Tan’s body trembled continuously under the bombardment of lightning, but he clenched his teeth and his gaze remained resolute. Blackened scars began to appear on his body, and his ice-blue fur became disheveled and messy.
As the thirtieth green lightning fell, the platform where Qing Tan stood had become a huge pit over ten zhang deep, with the entirely charred Qing Tan lying at the bottom, looking extremely pitiful. Just then, a much stronger wave of spiritual power burst forth from Qing Tan. With a low growl, he leaped up suddenly, charging towards the thirty-first lightning that was about to fall.
This time, he was not knocked down by the lightning; instead, he withstood the impact with his physical body. However, the thirty-second lightning was golden, the very Nine Profound Golden Thunder that Yu Qingtan had encountered during her own tribulation.
"Boom~" After the Nine Profound Golden Thunder struck, Qing Tan fell down again. His fur was no longer visible; his skin had turned blackened and charred. Yu Qingtan smelled the scent of roasted flesh, but her eyes were filled only with deep concern.
There was a longer interval between the lightning strikes now, and Qing Tan struggled to his feet before the thirty-third strike, another Nine Profound Golden Thunder, fell.
Falling down, getting up, falling down again, rising once more...
When the thirty-sixth lightning struck, the whole Luo Li Island seemed to tremble. This Nine Profound Golden Thunder was much more powerful than any before, as if it sought to completely destroy Qing Tan. Qing Tan’s body was almost torn apart under the strike, but he still had a breath left in him.
It was then that a powerful force suddenly surged within his body. This force rushed out from within him, quickly flowing throughout his body. Nourished by this power, his body began to recover, the burnt outer skin started to peel away, new fur began to grow, and his body gradually increased in size.
"Awoo~"
Qing Tan stood up, unable to help but let out a long howl. He had succeeded! He had successfully crossed the Demon King Heavenly Tribulation and had become a fifty-zhang-tall Demon King! In this moment, Qing Tan also felt the changes in his body. He could clearly sense his strength growing, as if the whole world was under his control.
Upon seeing this, a hint of relief and pride flashed in Yu Qingtan’s eyes. She knew that Qing Tan’s achievement was not just because of his bloodline and talent, but also because of his willpower and belief.
The tribulation was over, and Qing Tan had successfully advanced. The dark clouds above Luo Li Island gradually dispersed, and the sunlight once again fell upon the land. The entire island seemed to have been renewed, filled with life and vitality.
However, Yu Qingtan’s brow furrowed as she looked in a certain direction, where she felt a powerful presence approaching—the aura of a Divine Transformation Cultivator.
Normally, Luo Li Island was concealed by the Mist Concealment Immortal Traces Formation, and ordinary Divine Transformation Cultivators would find it difficult to discover without a thorough search. But for Qing Tan’s tribulation crossing, Yu Qingtan had deactivated part of the Mist Concealment Immortal Traces Formation, because using it to help Qing Tan resist the heavenly tribulation would have significantly increased the difficulty of his tribulation.
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