The golden Divine Bird threw back its head and cried to the heavens, swallowing and spitting radiance as it struck the thunderclouds across the nine heavens. Lightning poured down like cascading waterfalls, and the Northern Sea was evaporated dry.
Nearly an hour and a half had passed since Jin Shanshan began his tribulation. The Heavenly Tribulation had reached its most horrifying and powerful stage.
Normally arrogant enough to pierce the heavens and dignified in bearing, Jin Shanshan was now in a miserable state. His body had burst apart, blood flowing like a river.
"Big Brother, Jin Shanshan won't be in trouble, will he?" Xiao Nannan asked nervously, her little face full of worry.
Before Qin Sheng could answer, Silver Shanshan said, "Good people die young, while bad birds live for a thousand years. Nannan, don't worry. That bird's life is tough."
"That's right. The Heavenly Tribulation is almost over. Jin Shanshan should be fine." Qin Sheng nodded.
When the final black torrent of lightning containing ultimate destructive power descended, the skies cleared and the sea brightened. The Dao-Slaying Tribulation dissipated.
Jin Shanshan, meanwhile, was blasted straight into the Northern Sea. His aura rapidly declined until it was nearly nonexistent.
"He succeeded." Qin Sheng smiled. That broken bird had not disappointed him.
A few breaths later, a cry rang out, resembling both a dragon's roar and a phoenix's shriek. It pierced through the void of the nine heavens and stirred up countless towering tsunamis.
A powerful, majestic, savage aura spread from the place where Jin Shanshan had fallen, sweeping across heaven and earth.
Bird King!
Golden light suddenly flashed and soared into the sky. The Divine Bird that had broken its shackles and been reborn amid lightning burst out of the Ink Sea, bathing in the divine radiance of the sun