Taking Kong Xuan as a Disciple!

Seeing this, Kunpeng could not help but feel a trace of disappointment deep in his eyes. Shaking his head, he said calmly, "This is only the first tribulation bolt, and he is already like this. There are still eight more to come. This little Peacock probably will not make it through!"

"Just now, worthy brother said that beneath the Heavenly Dao, all things have a sliver of life. Why are you acting like this now?" Mu Jizi smiled faintly, denying Kunpeng's conclusion. Then he pointed below and said, "Look, worthy brother. Is he not already fighting for that sliver of life?"

Below the lightning tribulation, the Peacock was struggling to rise. Though he swayed as if about to fall, he remained utterly resolute, and an unyielding light flashed in his eyes.

Kunpeng was overjoyed at the sight and immediately praised, "What a fine Peacock!" With a wave of his hand, he hurled the Black-Origin Water-Control Flag down from the void, where it hovered above the Peacock's head!

In an instant, countless rays of splendor blossomed. Curtains of light, like cascading waterfalls, flowed from the Peacock's back over his entire body before condensing into a brilliant sphere of light. Within that sphere, the Peacock stood proudly, a trace of joy appearing in his eyes. Clearly, he knew that an expert was helping him from nearby!

Rumble!

Lightning flared wildly as tribulation bolts like electric dragons repeatedly struck the sphere surrounding the Peacock. Yet that sphere seemed to be the hardest object in the world, utterly unmoving! In this manner, all nine tribulation bolts passed. Immediately afterward, a ray of splendor extended from the depths of the tribulation lightning and shone upon the Peacock's back feathers!

That ray of splendor was the reward granted to one who had passed the heavenly tribulation!