Somewhat Familiar

Given the current situation, the Dragon Palace was already hanging by a thread. Naturally, it could not keep drawing any more.

Fortunately, this half of the Rosewood Pendant only glimmered faintly and did not draw anything in. It was as if it had sensed his earlier feelings and emerged to protect its master.

Su Ziji paid it no further mind and focused all his attention on the sky.

Boom! The Young Dragon that had charged into the sky had now met the first wave of Thunder Tribulation.

Previously, it had merely been shaken into violent, restless agitation by the lightning's radiance. But when the first wave of lightning truly struck down, the attack was solid and real.

Countless bolts of lightning seemed to tear open the sky and clouds as though they were thin sheets of paper, flashing fiercely as they fell directly onto the Dragon Maiden.

Under normal circumstances, the first few waves of Thunder Tribulation would basically have been blocked by the Dragon Palace.

But at this moment, the Dragon Palace had yet to recover its vitality. The water level had also dropped drastically, leaving the clouds too thin. As a result, every strike of the Thunder Tribulation landed squarely.

"What is going on? Why is the Dragon Palace's defense so weak?" Su Ziji did not know that there had already been one wave during his Court Examination, and he was astonished by this fragility.

Threads of gray-black qi came tearing through the air, accompanied by countless murmurs.

"The Dragon Maiden is an evil god! All that nonsense about protecting the people, about ensuring abundant harvests and favorable winds and rains—it was all lies! She destroyed our family and ruined our lives. Why doesn't she just die?"

"The Dragon Maiden is dead, so the river broke its banks?