Demonic Pattern White Tiger: "Meow?"
Magic Flame Phoenix: "Chirp chirp..."
Mysterious Nether Tortoise: "Uh... woof!"
These powerful spirit beasts did everything they could to appear harmless, leaving Shi Bantian at a loss.
A tiger was meowing like a cat, a phoenix was chirping like a bird... but what did it mean for this turtle to bark like a dog?
These Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beasts did not care about any of that. They all dropped to their knees, obedient beyond belief.
No matter how Shi Bantian tried to drive them away, they would not leave. He frowned slightly and asked,
"You... don't plan to leave? Are you saying you want to follow me?"
The spirit beasts all nodded. Of course. If they did not stay here, death would surely await them.
Shi Bantian laughed... He did not know exactly what was going on, but he knew it was probably related to his "sons."
Since it was his sons' arrangement, Shi Bantian did not refuse. Thus, his little one-man cabin gained several "guests."
A tiger missing teeth, a bird with scorched wings, and a turtle with a cracked shell.
With several more "guests," Shi Bantian's home became noticeably livelier. Moreover, none of these "guests" needed to be told what to do; each of them worked even more diligently than he did.
The turtle hoed the ground and turned the soil for the Gourd Vine, the white tiger watered it, and the bird handled pest removal and fertilizing...
Shi Bantian's workload was greatly reduced. After a month of careful tending—watering and fertilizing the Gourd Vine—his skin had grown much darker, but the muscles on his body had also become more defined. The somewhat sunny, rustic youth from before had gained a more refined temperament after days of sunbathing.
It had been over a month since he parted ways with Qian Renxue!
Shi Bantian reminisced about Qian Renxue for a while, then looked at the clear, cloudless sky. Wiping the sweat from his forehead, he found several spirit beasts eagerly trailing behind him.
"Father... Father... you've worked hard."
"Thank you, Father... Thank you, Father," the seven little gourds called out in unison.
After listening to the little ones chatter away, Shi Bantian went inside to rest in peace.
"Without realizing it... has the eldest already grown this big?"
Shi Bantian suddenly noticed the most conspicuous Red Gourd and spoke in surprise.
That was right. At this moment, the Red Gourd had completely outgrown the others by a full size, looking as though it was about to ripen.
"Da Wa, Da Wa? Why aren't you saying anything..."
Shi Bantian was somewhat puzzled. Da Wa was usually the most talkative, so why had he fallen silent now?
"Father... Father, Eldest Brother said he feels a little unwell today."
The other gourds explained,
"But it should not be a serious problem... Father, don't worry. We'll take good care of Eldest Brother."
Qi Wa, the Purple Gourd, also spoke in a childish voice.
"P-Protect Eldest Brother!!"
Shi Bantian smiled in satisfaction at how united the gourds were.
Night fell, and as usual, Shi Bantian returned to his cabin to rest.
Late at night!
A striking sight appeared on the Gourd Vine. The Red Gourd, larger than all the others, was swaying as if it might fall at any moment.
Seeing that Eldest Brother was about to "be born," the other six gourds swayed in the wind as though applauding. In the way only the seven of them communicated, they secretly discussed:
"Eldest Brother... Eldest Brother... is finally coming out."
"Woohoo... I want to go outside and play too. This gourd is so small. Father said... the world outside is really fun, and there are lots of delicious things to eat."
"Eat, eat, eat... all you know is eating. Have you forgotten the most important thing? We have to save Mother!!"
"That's right... We have to save Mother... save our beautiful Mother, so Father can be happier!!"
"Okay, let Eldest Brother go save beautiful Mother."
The gourds chirped and chattered, but Yellow Gourd, the second brother, soon interrupted them in a deep voice.
"Enough, stop making noise. Eldest Brother is coming out!"
The moment those words fell!
The sky, clear just a moment ago, instantly darkened. Dense clouds gathered, creating an incomparably oppressive atmosphere. In an instant, a bolt of lightning tore through the heavens like a massive axe gleaming with cold light, splitting the black sky in two.
Then, a thunderclap exploded, as though it would shake heaven and earth themselves. Torrential rain poured down, like countless columns of water being dumped directly from the sky.
Raindrops smashed violently against the cliff face, kicking up a vast white mist. With raging winds howling, it seemed as if mountains were collapsing and the earth was splitting apart. This sight directly awakened all the spirit beasts in the valley!
They all looked up, having no idea what had happened for such an anomaly to appear!
Heaven Dou City!
Dugu Bo stood atop a towering city wall, frowning as he looked in Shi Bantian's direction.
"What a powerful energy fluctuation... Could some powerful Beast King have appeared?"
In the direction of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Sword Douluo Chen Xin abruptly opened his eyes from seclusion. In an instant, sword qi ravaged the entire room. He narrowed his eyes and shouted in a deep voice.
"What powerful energy... What kind of existence is about to be born? Could it be a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast undergoing tribulation... No, even a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast undergoing tribulation should not release such a powerful aura."
In any case, within a radius of nearly a thousand miles, many Titled Douluo sensed that something was amiss.
At the cliff!
Outside Shi Bantian's cabin, powerful spirit beasts such as the Demonic Pattern White Tiger, Magic Flame Phoenix, and Mysterious Nether Tortoise were trembling in terror at this phenomenon.
"Holy shit... this is a Heavenly Tribulation, isn't it? This is fucking insane!"
"The Heavenly Tribulation for this gourd's birth seems even more outrageous than an ordinary Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast's tribulation... What exactly are these gourds?"
"Who the hell knows... We'd better behave ourselves and not get struck dead."
Whatever rebellious thoughts they still had vanished completely in that instant.
Just then, the green Gourd Vine suddenly lit up.
Buzz!
A green curtain of light spanning several thousand meters rose around Shi Bantian's cabin... forcibly concealing the aura here.
And at that very moment!
A bolt of purple lightning suddenly descended from the sky and viciously struck the Red Gourd. The Gourd Shell that had been hit split into two halves.
Rumble!
Inside the cabin, Shi Bantian was immediately awakened by the enormous thunderclap. Hearing the commotion, he hurried outside.
Then he saw the Red Gourd that had been split in half.
Shi Bantian's eyes instantly turned red!
"Da Wa... Da Wa, what happened to you?"
Thinking Da Wa had met with an accident, Shi Bantian completely lost his mind. Hugging the two halves of the Red Gourd, he collapsed to the ground and began to cry. Shi Bantian had hardly ever cried in his life!
But now, he was truly heartbroken... This was Shi Bantian's first child!
"Da Wa!!!"
But the next moment, Shi Bantian felt an itchy sensation on his back, as though someone were poking him.
"Father... Father, why are you crying?"
"Don't cry, don't cry... Da Wa is right here."
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