The Tenth Lightning Tribulation

Where is Zijin?

Xiao Fan snapped out of his shock.

He and Zijin have Life Bond. Since he is not dead, it proves that Zijin is still alive.

Thinking of this, Xiao Fan finally breathed a sigh of relief and looked around for the figure in Zijin.

It took him quite a while to find the Zijin, now unrecognizable as a bird, in a charred crack.

Xiao Fan carefully picked up the Zijin feathers that smelled of roasted meat.

All the healing skills fell on her.

Xiao Fan only breathed a sigh of relief when he could feel Zijin's breath again.

At this moment, the power of the five elements began to repair the site again.

Xiao Fan took out a clean cloth from his spatial storage and placed it on the ground. Then he placed Zijin on it, allowing her to absorb the power of the five elements to restore her strength.

"Strange, didn't Zijin say that her physical condition would recover as long as she passed the Lightning Tribulation? Why is this happening?"

Xiao Fan sat to one side, frowning as he looked at the unchanging Zijin.

Zijin has already endured the ninth Lightning Tribulation, so why hasn't her body recovered?

Xiao Fan looked up at the sky.

The dark clouds overhead continued to churn, showing no sign of dissipating.

That's very strange.

The lightning has stopped, so why is the weather still like this?

Suddenly, a terrifying thought popped into Xiao Fan's mind.

There won't be a tenth Lightning Tribulation, will there?

Thinking of this, Xiao Fan quickly shook his head.

Impossible, absolutely impossible.

That would be too perverse.

Zijin was already the strongest Magic Beast he had ever seen, but even so, the nine Lightning Tribulation were about to take her life.

If there's a tenth Lightning Tribulation, then it's not just a tribulation; it's downright deadly.

Xiao Fan shook his head repeatedly, quickly rejecting the idea.

Can...

Seeing Zijin's half-dead state, Xiao Fan's heart remained in his throat.

He dared not think about it.

What will he and Zijin do if another Lightning Tribulation strikes?

But the next second, a clap of thunder exploded in his ears, shattering his last illusion.

Xiao Fan slowly raised his head, looking at the lightning that was beginning to gather in the clouds, and his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally died.

He gave a smile that looked more like a grimace.

"Is this God really going to play this game?"

"A tonic? You promised nine divine lightning strikes, and if that didn't kill him, you'd get a tenth. Is this how you play games?"

Besides, isn't he Heaven's favorite son? Don't scare the baby like that, okay? Even a stepmother shouldn't do this.

Xiao Fan was certain he hadn't misremembered.

Before he underwent the tribulation, Zijin had told him something.

Their Spirit Sparrow experience nine Lightning Tribulation during their growth period, forty-nine during their adulthood, and eighty-one during their maturity.

Each time it gets harder than the last.

"As long as I survive all the Lightning Tribulation, I can roam freely through countless worlds."

Xiao Fan still remembers the arrogant tone Zijin used when she said those words, but now she lies there motionless, her body charred black.

The original nine Lightning Tribulation have now become ten.

"Cough..."

A weak cough interrupted Xiao Fan's thoughts.

He looked down and saw the Zijin wings move.

"Zijin."

Xiao Fan quickly stepped forward to check on him.

"Nine... Chen..."

Zijin was so weak that he couldn't even speak clearly.

Xiao Fan quickly spoke up.

"Don't speak, recover first."

Zijin didn't stop, and continued speaking.

"I... feel this Lightning Tribulation... has become stronger. But... I didn't expect... it would appear in the tenth Lightning Tribulation..."

When Zijin withstood the ninth Lightning Tribulation using the power of the Lightning-Avoiding Fruit, he immediately sensed something was wrong.

She did not complete the advancement.

She clearly survived the Lightning Tribulation, yet she didn't advance in rank; that's simply impossible.

Unless... she hasn't completed her tribulation yet.

At that moment, the legend of the Spirit Sparrow Clan appeared in her mind.

"The tenth Lightning Tribulation, there really is a tenth Lightning Tribulation."

Xiao Fan received a definite answer, and his expression instantly turned ugly.

Why is there a tenth Lightning Tribulation?

"Our family legend says... ten thousand years ago, a member of our clan was struck by the tenth Lightning Tribulation during his formative years..."

The legend of the Zijin Society family.

That clansman was the most talented and purest Spirit Sparrow in the history of their Spirit Sparrow clan.

When she entered her growth period, she had already withstood the ninth divine lightning bolt, but was suddenly struck by the tenth divine lightning bolt and her soul was scattered.

Since that incident, very few Spirit Sparrow in their clan have been able to survive their growth period.

The once powerful race suddenly fell into decline.

Their greatest talent Spirit Sparrow is something they acquire by signing Life Bond with Human Race.

But what human would be willing to sign Life Bond with a Spirit Sparrow that could die at any moment?

So after that incident, very few humans signed contracts with them again, and they became even more destitute.

However, they do not hate humans, after all, for millions of years, Human Race have always been their most trusted partners.

As time went by, their community gradually recovered.

As long as outstanding members of their race appear, humanity will renew the contract with them.

And when they have excellent partners, their community will get better and better.

But Zijin never expected that ten thousand years later, the tenth Lightning Tribulation would appear again, and it would befall him once more.

In her current state, she couldn't withstand even the simplest lightning strike, let alone the terrifying tenth Lightning Tribulation.

Zijin knew she could never go back to her hometown.

"Jiu Chen."

Zijin suddenly spoke.

"What I'm about to say, you must remember everything. It's about whether you survive."

What do you mean by that?

Xiao Fan asked, puzzled.

"We have signed Life Bond, to live and die together."

"But I don't want to see you die."

"Do as I say, and our contract will be dissolved. You may suffer some harm, but you will survive."