This cultivation session lasted three days and three nights.
During that time, Shu Da returned. Seeing his boss cultivating, he conscientiously stood guard at the entrance of the stone cave.
It was not until the fourth day, beneath the blazing sun, that Chi Yu finally opened his eyes.
With a whoosh, the entire stone cave shook violently. Dark clouds suddenly appeared outside, quickly blotting out the blazing sun.
Rumble! Crack!
Bolts of lightning descended from the sky as Chi Yu shot out of the stone cave and soared into the air.
"Father, what's happening to Kui Huang?" Mang Lin anxiously rushed before Mang Shan and asked.
Mang Shan stared at the sky in shock for quite some time.
"He truly is a monster!"
"Father, Kui Huang is in danger! Hurry and save him!"
"Hahaha, daughter! It's fine. Kui Huang is advancing to become a Fifth Rank Soul Beast!"
"Ah? Does advancing to the Fifth Rank require being struck by lightning?"
"Not necessarily. Ordinarily, Soul Beasts only need to undergo the baptism of a lightning tribulation when breaking through to the Tenth Rank."
"Yet some extraordinarily talented monsters must undergo a lightning tribulation even before reaching the Tenth Rank."
"For example, the Thunder Emperor deep within the Myriad Mountains was one such being. He began undergoing lightning tribulations when he broke through to the Ninth Rank."
"However, for my worthy son-in-law to undergo a lightning tribulation merely upon advancing to the Fifth Rank, he is the only one in the world. His future is boundless!"
"Is that true? Then will he be in danger?"
"Don't worry. He can get through it."
Hearing this, Mang Lin's suspended heart eased slightly, though she still stared at Chi Yu in the sky with tightly furrowed brows.
"Boss, keep it up!"
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