World-Destroying Divine Thunder! Karmic Backlash!

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!

Three even thicker bolts of lightning struck down at once.

Bang!

Wukong raised his staff again and shattered one bolt, but he could no longer dodge the other two.

"Copper Head Iron Bones!"

He roared and directly activated this defensive divine ability.

His blood and vital energy surged throughout his body, his flesh instantly tightening as a layer of bronze radiance emerged.

Crackle! Pop!

The other two bolts of lightning ravaged Wukong's body, scattering electric sparks everywhere.

Yet that formidable lightning power could not break through his defenses at all.

Not only was Wukong uninjured, he actually wore an expression of enjoyment.

That was because a stream of pure primal energy from heaven and earth was flowing into his body along with the lightning.

This energy coursed through every limb and bone, continuously tempering his physical body.

"Wonderful! Absolutely wonderful!"

"Again! Give me more!"

Wukong threw back his head and let out a long howl, his momentum soaring like a rainbow.

Over the next half hour, the thunderclouds became completely enraged.

Lightning punishment fell without pause, so densely packed that it left no room to breathe.

Each bolt was more terrifying than the last, each one deadlier than the last.

Purple lightning lit up the shore of the Lake of Life as brightly as day.

Wukong wielded the Ice-Fire Twin Dragon Staff as he darted and leaped through the sea of lightning.

At times, he swung his staff to smash the lightning apart; at others, he took the strikes head-on with his body.

Every collision erupted with an earthshaking roar.

Xiao Wu and the others watched from afar, dumbfounded.

"Isn't this monkey a little too fierce?!"

Er Ming could not help swallowing, his face filled with shock.

Da Ming nodded repeatedly as well.

"When I underwent my tribulation back then, I kept dodging the lightning."

"But he actually chases after it to fight."

"What a monster."

The Thunder Tribulation continued for a long time, and Wukong's stamina was rapidly draining away.

Yet the light in his eyes only grew brighter.

Just as all the beasts believed Wukong would successfully pass the tribulation—

The purple clouds unexpectedly began to take on a strange hint of red.

The surrounding air seemed to have been completely sucked away, making everyone feel suffocated.

An aura even more terrifying than all the previous Thunder Tribulations combined—

was brewing within the clouds.

Inside the hidden space at the bottom of the lake.

The Ferocious Beasts who had been secretly observing could no longer remain calm.

"This is... World-Destroying Divine Thunder!"

Xiong Jun's expression drastically changed, and he cried out in shock.

Scarlet King was equally bewildered as he asked,

"What did this monkey do to draw such a dangerous Heavenly Tribulation?!"

"This is a Thunder Tribulation that only appears when a Soul Beast breaks through two hundred thousand years!"

Bi Ji frowned slightly and turned to look at the equally nervous Three-Eyed Golden Lion beside her.

"Could it have something to do with Wukong's Fortune?"

"Because he is a beast of Fortune, is his tribulation more terrifying than that of ordinary Soul Beasts?"

Di Tian said gravely, "Perhaps."

"The rules of the Heavenly Dao are profound and unfathomable. We cannot fully peer into them."

"But no matter what, this is both a crisis and a great opportunity for him."

"As long as he withstands this wave of Heavenly Tribulation, the benefits to him will be enormous."

"It would not be an exaggeration to say he will be reborn."

A trace of anticipation flashed in Di Tian's eyes.

Perhaps this monkey really could carve out a path for the Soul Beast race...

On the open ground beside the lake.

Wukong had also sensed the terror of this final Thunder Tribulation.

That crimson glow filled his heart with a powerful sense of danger.

He put away his earlier disdain, his expression turning incomparably grave, with a touch of guilt.

"Come on, I only ate a little of your Fortune. Do you have to treat me like this?"

"I thought no one wanted that Fortune of heaven and earth..."

In fact, over the past few years—

Aside from devouring Tian Meng and beating up Fourth Sister, Wukong had occasionally absorbed some of the Fortune of heaven and earth.

After all, the Golden Lion had previously said that his Fortune was roughly comparable to that of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, so Wukong had used the Truth-Breaking Golden Eyes to harvest the stray Fortune drifting through the world.

But who would have thought that he had only just raised his own Fortune to two hundred thousand years, reaching the threshold of a Ferocious Beast, when karmic backlash arrived—and it came with such ferocity.

"You cheapskate, just wait and see whether Old Sun will keep absorbing you in the future!"

Wukong took a deep breath and mobilized every last bit of Soul Power in his body without holding anything back.

Roar—

The ice and fire twin-dragon totems on the Twin Dragon Staff seemed to come alive, releasing a dragon's roar that shook the heavens.

Rumble—!

The world suddenly lit up.

A massive pillar of dark crimson lightning, carrying the might to destroy heaven and earth, crashed down from the clouds.

The lightning pillar was too thick, directly enveloping Wukong's entire body.

"Break for Old Sun!"

Wukong roared furiously, kicked off the ground with both legs, and shot into the sky.

Gripping the staff tightly with both hands, he poured every ounce of strength into himself and swung it fiercely against the dark crimson divine thunder.

Bang!

A deafening explosion resounded throughout the entire Star Dou Forest.

The Ice-Fire Twin Dragon Staff collided violently with the World-Destroying Divine Thunder.

Red and blue light crazily intertwined with dark crimson lightning.

The power of the heavenly thunder was far too tyrannical.

The divine thunder traveled down the staff, instantly breaking through the ice-fire power's resistance and flooding directly into Wukong's body.

"Aaargh!"

Wukong let out a pained roar.

Dark crimson lightning raged wildly through his body, wantonly destroying his flesh and soul.

His sea of consciousness began to crack apart inch by inch, and blood soon dyed his entire body red.

But at the same time—

The residual medicinal power of the Immortal Herbs within his body, along with the Sky Dream Origin, completely erupted as well.

Vast yet gentle energy circulated rapidly, frantically repairing his damaged body.

Destruction and restoration.

The two forces waged a brutal struggle within Wukong's body.

The Ice-Fire Twin Dragon Staff also returned to his spiritual sea, resisting the spiritual assault of the Thunder Tribulation.

"Just a mere Thunder Tribulation..."

"How could Old Sun fall here!"

Wukong clenched his teeth, enduring the excruciating agony of his body being torn apart and reassembled.

He desperately circulated his Soul Power, guiding the Sky Dream Origin to resist the force of the Thunder Tribulation.

It was an exceptionally long and agonizing process.

Wukong struggled to hold on in midair, his body charred black as clumps of fur fell away.

No one knew how much time passed.

The heavenly thunder's energy was finally worn away bit by bit.

The power within Wukong's body was also completely drained.

His vision went dark, and he could no longer muster even a shred of strength.

Splash!

Wukong fell from the sky and crashed heavily into the Lake of Life.

Towering waves shot into the air, and the lake water churned violently.

After unleashing that final Thunder Tribulation, the thunderclouds had also exhausted their power.

The thick black clouds slowly began to disperse, and sunlight fell once more.

Everything returned to clarity.

But everyone on the shore held their breath.

Xiao Wu said anxiously, "Little Monkey, you mustn't let anything happen to you!"

Da Ming and Er Ming both wore grave expressions, ready to dive into the water and save the monkey at any moment.

Medusa anxiously slithered along the shore, continuously flicking out her tongue.

And within the dense forest at the edge of the territory—

The Death Spider Emperor, who had never dared step into the Life Forbidden Zone, had somehow arrived. Upon seeing Wukong fall into the water, she even forgot the rule forbidding entry into the Life Forbidden Zone and desperately sprinted toward the Lake of Life on all eight legs...

"Stupid monkey, you absolutely can't let anything happen to you! If you die, who am I supposed to take revenge on later?!"