The Azure Emperor's tribulation had dragged on for five full years. In that time, even he had lost count of how many times his bones and blood had been replaced.
Yan Xi had come early to pay her respects to the Heavenly Emperor and ask after the Azure Emperor. She could not settle down to cultivate, and whenever she saw his wretched state, her eyes filled with tears.
Her talent had not been among the best of her generation. The Azure Emperor stood in a class of his own, the other top prodigies occupied the second tier, and Yan Xi belonged in the third.
The Azure Emperor had helped her greatly in reaching the peak of the Quasi-Emperor realm and, now, achieving Alternative Dao Attainment.
But feelings could not be explained so neatly, and the Azure Emperor did not care about any of that.
The Azure Emperor did not mind that his Dao Companion was less talented than he was. He had never chosen a Dao Companion for talent. None of them could match his anyway.
"It's close. It's almost over." Meng Chuan's eyes were sharp. He could tell that the Thunder Tribulation had reached a state where it could not continue much longer.
In creating his method, the Azure Emperor had not produced a complete World Cultivation System in one stroke. He had only grasped its introduction, its beginning.
Naturally, the tribulation could not keep striking him for decades or centuries.
Rumble!
But the moment Meng Chuan finished speaking, the thunder in the heavens roared fiercely. It was lively as a Dragon and tiger, with no sign of stopping.
"..." Meng Chuan wanted to curse. Why did this Law-Creation Tribulation seem to have it in for him?
Did it have to contradict him at every turn?
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