I, Xiao Mo, a Junior, Will Protect Bai Ruxue Through Her Tribulation with a Sage's Heart!

High above a barren plain, Xiao Mo and Daoist Tianqiong were still locked in fierce combat.

"Rumble!"

The second lightning tribulation crashed down toward Bai Ruxue.

The scales on Bai Ruxue's body burst away like flying snow. Cracks split across her dragon body, but she showed no fear, still raising her head to meet the devastating lightning.

Then the third and fourth bolts came crashing down in succession.

Because the Dragon Race's fortune had been sealed, the lightning tribulation a flood dragon faced to transform into a dragon far surpassed the tribulations endured by ordinary cultivators of the Ascension Realm.

It was as though the Great Dao would not relent until Bai Ruxue's body and spirit were utterly destroyed.

Fortunately, the Human Race Merit within Bai Ruxue had not yet completely dissipated, and it offered her some unseen protection.

On top of that, Bai Ruxue's physique was far sturdier than that of an ordinary flood dragon, so she could still barely hold on.

The fifth bolt came crashing down.

"Roar!"

Bai Ruxue let out an indomitable roar at the sky, refusing to retreat.

She withstood the fifth bolt by sheer force. Her once silver-white body had been charred black, but her golden slit pupils remained unshakably resolute.

Even Daoist Tianqiong could not help feeling a flicker of surprise at the sight.

Ordinary flood dragons attempting to transform into dragons would be reduced to ashes by the fifth bolt at the latest.

Yet Bai Ruxue had withstood all five, and she even seemed to have strength left.

The sixth bolt struck mercilessly.

Bai Ruxue's massive dragon body was slammed down, crashing heavily into the plain below.

Xiao Mo instinctively started to rush forward, but immediately forced himself to calm down.

He knew full well that if he interfered with this Ascension