Two Choices!

Rumble!

The tribulation clouds continued to expand, terrifying lightning aura churning within them before striking fiercely down at Jia He.

Jia He sat cross-legged atop a massive boulder, utterly motionless.

Bang!

Lightning struck Jia He's body, producing a terrifying thunderclap.

His skin turned charred black as his flesh and blood were continuously tempered by the lightning.

Jia He seemed to be bathing in a storm of lightning, swallowed by bolts of electricity until his figure could barely be seen.

That majestic heavenly might made even the Nether Sea Flood Dragon and Jia Xing Tian's hearts tremble.

"Nothing will go wrong, will it?" the Nether Sea Flood Dragon asked shakily.

It sensed within that lightning tribulation an intent of the Great Dao. For magical beasts like the Nether Sea Flood Dragon, lightning tribulations were the most terrifying punishment.

Thus, the Nether Sea Flood Dragon felt genuine fear at this moment.

Jia Xing Tian slowly shook his head. "I don't know. But I believe in him."

Lightning struck Jia He directly, and the agonizing pain nearly made him pass out on the spot.

The power of lightning was extremely tyrannical. It not only tempered his flesh, but also ran rampant through his meridians.

The lightning tribulation above seemed determined to erase him completely.

You can't kill me. You'll only make me stronger! Jia He roared inwardly as he frantically circulated the Thunder Emperor Treasure Art.

The lightning power was continuously devoured, transformed into natural energy, and absorbed by Jia He.

As Jia He refined this terrifying power, his aura surged wildly as well.

Five-Star Dou Wang, Six-Star Dou Wang, Seven-Star Dou Wang!

He broke through three minor realms in succession. His body's surface had already become torn and mangled, and the moment wounds appeared, lightning immediately scorched them black.

At this time, the sisters Yaoye and Yaoyue also arrived at the rear mountain from within the palace.

When they saw Jia He engulfed by lightning, both of them immediately covered their mouths in shock.

Yaoyue's eyes instantly reddened as she looked at Jia Xing Tian and asked worriedly, "Great-Grandfather, Xiao He will be all right, won't he?"

Yaoye also looked toward Jia Xing Tian with great concern.

Unfortunately, even Jia Xing Tian was unclear about the current situation.

"He should be fine for now. The lightning power within this tribulation has weakened considerably. Perhaps it will end soon," Jia Xing Tian reassured the two sisters.

Yaoye stared fixedly with her beautiful eyes at Jia He's intermittently visible figure. Her jade-like hands tightly clutched her skirt, and her pearly teeth bit lightly into her lip as she silently prayed, Xiao He, you mustn't let anything happen to you!

Soon, another half hour passed.

Yaoyue grabbed her sister's arm, her voice trembling with tears. "Why hasn't it ended yet? Xiao He... he isn't going to die beneath this lightning tribulation, is he?"

"Shut up!" Yaoye snapped coldly. "Xiao He will definitely be fine!"

Yaoyue pouted indignantly, but she did not dare argue back.

Nearly all of that terrifying lightning power was absorbed by Jia He, tempering his body and meridians while propelling his strength to the peak of Seven-Star Dou Wang!

Buzz!

Jia He suddenly opened his eyes, the aura around him slowly awakening like a colossal dragon.

The lightning gradually faded, and the pitch-black tribulation clouds began to disperse.

Jia He rose to his feet and clenched one hand into a fist. Dou Qi instantly condensed into a fist imprint, which he hurled fiercely toward the tribulation clouds overhead.

"Break," Jia He said softly.

The fist imprint charged forward without hindrance. With a loud boom, it blasted the tribulation clouds apart.

The sky returned to calm. Aside from the charred blackness around Jia He, it was as though the terrifying lightning from before had never appeared at all.

Crack!

As Jia He moved, a crack gradually appeared in the charred outer shell covering his body.

A series of cracking sounds rang out as fragments of that blackened shell shattered and fell away.

When Yaoye and Yaoyue saw this, their eyes widened, and their pretty faces instantly flushed crimson.

Yaoyue stared at Jia He without blinking until Yaoye grabbed her and turned her away.

Jia Xing Tian burst into laughter. "He'er, broad daylight or not, you should still pay some attention to your image!"

Jia He had not reacted at first. Only after Jia Xing Tian reminded him did he curse under his breath and hurriedly pull out clothes from his storage ring to put on.

That display of manhood had actually been seen by both Yaoye and Yaoyue!

After getting dressed, Jia He finally walked over to the others.

Jia Xing Tian asked, "You broke through again?"

Jia He nodded slightly. "That's right. I'm at the peak of Seven-Star Dou Wang now."

Jia Xing Tian said, "Your advancement has been too rapid. Be sure to lay a solid foundation."

He worried that Jia He might blindly pursue growth in strength and forget the importance of building his foundation.

Jia He nodded. "I understand. This is already the result of improving my cultivation only after working hard to consolidate my foundation. If I hadn't restrained it, I might have reached Nine-Star Dou Wang already!"

At this moment, Yaoye and Yaoyue turned back around, their pretty faces still tinged red.

"As long as you're fine," Yaoye said. "Yaoyue was worried sick about you."

Yaoyue snorted unhappily from the side. "You're one to talk, Sister. You were obviously worried to death too. I only said one thing, and you scolded me. You've never scolded me before!"

Jia He chuckled. "There probably won't be a next time. This was also my first time cultivating like this, so I made you worry."

Jia Xing Tian cut in at this point. "All right. Since He'er is fine, everyone should return now."

However, Jia He looked toward the Nether Sea Flood Dragon and slowly said, "This must be the imperial family's senior Nether Sea Flood Dragon?"

The Nether Sea Flood Dragon looked at Jia He and chuckled. "I didn't expect the little fellow to recognize me."

"Of course," Jia He said with a smile. "But it seems there are quite a few hidden injuries within your body, Senior?"

Jia Xing Tian said, "They are old injuries from fighting for the empire in the past. It has spent these years sleeping in order to suppress the injuries within its body."

"Right, He'er, aren't you a sixth-tier alchemist? See whether you can refine pills for it and help it recover."

A trace of shock flashed through the Nether Sea Flood Dragon's eyes. This little fellow was actually already a sixth-tier alchemist?

However, Jia Xing Tian had said it himself, so it should not be false.

Thinking that its injuries might finally have hope of recovery, the Nether Sea Flood Dragon looked at Jia He expectantly.

Jia He nodded. "Among sixth-tier pills, there are indeed two kinds that can help Senior Nether Sea Flood Dragon recover from its injuries."

"Which two pills?" the Nether Sea Flood Dragon asked Jia He impatiently.

"One is the sixth-tier Primordial Bone-Rebuilding Pill," Jia He said. "Among sixth-tier pills, it can only be considered below average, but it is sufficient to completely heal Senior Nether Sea Flood Dragon."

"Then the second one should be better, right?" Jia Xing Tian asked.

Jia He nodded. "There is another sixth-tier pill called the Third-Turn Dragon Yin Pill. It is extremely effective for water-attributed magical beasts. Not only can it help Senior recover your strength, it can also help you break through."

"The Third-Turn Dragon Yin Pill contains three layers of medicinal power. After each life-and-death battle, one can rise anew after destruction. If Senior is truly fortunate enough to refine all three layers of medicinal power, breaking through to a seventh-rank magical beast will be no problem!"

"Of course, even refining the first layer of medicinal power will be enough for Senior Nether Sea Flood Dragon to recover and break through once!"

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