Can the Heavenly Dao's blessings be intercepted? Set a consultation fee for myself?

"Eastern Emperor!"

"You need only defend—do not act too aggressively!"

"Otherwise..."

Seeing this, Nuwa's expression shifted once more as she hastily cautioned Taiyi.

This Transformation Thunder Tribulation was, after all, a Fragment of the Heavenly Dao's Authority.

If he recklessly drove the innate treasure Chaos Bell to forcefully suppress the tribulation lightning and shatter the tribulation, truly angering the Heavenly Dao, trouble would follow.

At that point, not even Taiyi—let alone herself—would escape the consequences.

Thus, until the situation became clear, it was better to keep a low profile.

Fortunately, Taiyi had the innate treasure to protect him; these tribulation bolts could not harm him.

"Roar..."

Taiyi had originally intended to display the supreme might of his innate treasure before the saints, to shock them in turn.

But upon hearing Nuwa's words, his momentum ground to a halt, and he let out a stifled roar of frustration.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"..."

Yet before his roar had even faded, the terrifying Thunder Dragons had already slammed violently into the defensive barrier surrounding him.

Deafening explosions immediately resounded across heaven and earth.

Fierce arcs of lightning clashed, intertwined, and canceled out against the power of the Chaos Bell.

The terrifying Destructive Force annihilated everything around, unfolding a World-Ending Scenery.

Even the surrounding saints had to activate their own power, erecting barrier after barrier, unwilling to bear the aftershocks of these two colliding forces.

And while Taiyi withstood each wave of horrific tribulation lightning, strands of lightning happened to fall upon Kong Xuan as well.

These seemingly insignificant bolts of lightning made Kong Xuan feel as if he faced a great enemy.

The moment his form touched those lightning strands, it was as if he had been struck down again, trembling violently.

The Five-Colored Light he had just gathered scattered abruptly, and he let out agonized roars.

He finally understood that he should not hate Taiyi—rather, he ought to thank him.

These final bolts of tribulation lightning were each more terrifying than the last. Even a single strand was unbearable for him.

If those Thunder Dragons had all struck him directly, would he not have been reduced to dust?

"So that's it!"

"Though Taiyi blocked most of the tribulation lightning, Kong Xuan also bore the impact!"

"It seems the full force of this Nine-Nine Thunder Tribulation has been concentrated into these last few bolts!"

"..."

Not far away, Taiqing, Yuanshi, Tongtian, Jieyin, and Nuwa all sensed Kong Xuan's condition.

The five saints naturally understood that this tribulation was far from as simple as it appeared.

There had to be a reason Kong Xuan had managed to endure until now.

Otherwise, how could the terrifying power of this tribulation have been concentrated entirely into these final bolts?

"Damn it!"

"Kong Xuan, you brat—this isn't over!"

"This Emperor will make you wish you were dead!"

Taiyi, still resisting the terrifying tribulation lightning, seemed to sense something as well.

A fierce killing intent flickered in his eyes, and he could not help but roar in fury.

But the tribulation lightning was too dreadful.

Even with the Chaos Bell's power shielding him, he dared not forcefully suppress it—only slowly neutralize it.

Thus, he could not break free anytime soon.

"Rumble..."

At that moment, the Tribulation Clouds in the sky suddenly trembled violently.

The Nine-Nine Thunder Tribulation—all eighty-one bolts—had fully descended.

Within the clouds, the power of the tribulation lightning began to fade, while the Heavenly Dao Might rapidly gathered, intertwining with the clouds and producing earth-shaking rumbles.

Sensing this, the saints' expressions turned solemn. They bowed slightly toward the Heavenly Dao Might above.

As the Heavenly Dao Might fully merged into the Tribulation Clouds, the entire mass of clouds erupted with dazzling light, enveloping Kong Xuan.

Within the Tribulation Clouds, streaks of light and extremely fine droplets of water began to fall.

"Merit?"

"Spirit Rain?"

"And even traces of Fortune?"

"Could this be... the Heavenly Dao Blessing?"

The Saints were all startled, then immediately guessed that this was the Heavenly Dao Blessing that followed the tribulation.

"Ha ha ha!"

"Success!"

"I have successfully crossed the Transformation Thunder Tribulation!"

Below, Kong Xuan burst into wild laughter.

Crossing the Transformation Thunder Tribulation had been no easy feat for him, and seeing the Heavenly Blessing descend, how could he not be excited?

He ignored his injuries entirely and flew straight into the air, meeting the falling Spirit Rain.

The Spirit Rain soaked into his body, rapidly healing his wounds.

Merit swirled around him, turning his form a faint gold.

Fortune entered his body, seemingly stirring his inner energy, which surged upward without pause.

And within the enveloping Spirit Rain, Kong Xuan's form slowly began to transform: feathers rapidly shed, wings turned into arms, claws into legs...

Just at that moment, Mo Wen's Divine Sense, hidden within the Tribulation Clouds, suddenly sensed a tremor in the might of the surrounding Thunder Tribulation Divine Palace, as if a thread of Tribulation Power had been drawn into it.

This sparked a flicker of curiosity within him.

But soon, he was drawn by the slowly descending Merit, Fortune, and Transformation Spirit Rain.

"These are all good things!"

"I wonder, though... can I intercept a bit?"

He was very curious whether he, as the master of this Transformation Thunder Tribulation, could claim a portion of the Heavenly Dao Blessing.

With that thought, his Divine Sense trembled slightly, and he began to guide the power of the Tribulation Lightning toward the descending Merit, Fortune, and Transformation Spirit Rain.

Imperceptibly, a wisp of Merit, a wisp of Fortune, and a few drops of Spirit Rain seemed to be drawn, slowly drifting toward Mo Wen's Divine Sense.

"It worked!"

"It actually works!"

"Looks like all my hard work, risking exposure to send down this tribulation, wasn't for nothing!"

Feeling the Merit, Fortune, and Spirit Rain he had just drawn into the might of the Thunder Tribulation Divine Palace, Mo Wen couldn't help but rejoice.

These were all excellent resources, useful even for his own cultivation.

As for who they originally belonged to, Mo Wen didn't care.

He had worked so hard to send down this tribulation for Kong Xuan—weakening the Tribulation Lightning's power, helping him resolve crises—keeping just a tiny bit for himself wasn't too much, was it?

As a worker, he deserved some wages, didn't he?

He ran all over the Primordial World sending down thunder, wasn't it all for those rewards?

Besides, those rewards hadn't even arrived yet, and he didn't know if they'd be useful. Taking some practical benefits first—what was wrong with that?

Thinking this, Mo Wen felt quite satisfied with the reasoning he had come up with.

Still, this was just a trial run. Since he could intercept benefits, he would set a rule from now on.

For fair and just tribulation crossing, he would collect a Handling Fee from every tribulation, to avoid any disputes from future Tribulation Transcenders!

Besides, he wasn't greedy.

Of the Heavenly Dao Blessing that descended, he would take only... one-third? That seemed too harsh!

One-fifth? Hmm... that also seemed a bit much!

Fine, he would take one-tenth of the Heavenly Dao Blessing each time as a Handling Fee for sending down the tribulation.

Small profits, quick turnover—many a little makes a mickle!