A Monkey Made a Fool of Me

"Shut up, you idiot. Demonic Qi ate into you and scrambled your brains." Through their contract, Huang Tieyi knew exactly what the Golden-Crowned Falcon could do. Thinking back on how it had fought, he said in exasperation, "Little Eagle, let me cleanse you and free you from your suffering..."

Huang Tieyi activated his Martial Soul Avatar and added the Super Saiyan state of his First Soul Ring, stacking both sacred buffs. He leaped into the air and dropped straight down, hanging upside down as he pressed a golden palm against the Golden-Crowned Falcon. Sacred power flooded its body. The Demonic Qi that had eaten into its flesh and brain evaporated from it in an instant.

The Golden-Crowned Falcon immediately felt lighter than words could describe. A joyful cry rang from its beak and echoed through Sunset Forest.

"Master, thank you. I feel like I've been transformed..." the Golden-Crowned Falcon said, excitement in its voice.

"Quiet. Get yourself ready." Huang Tieyi pointed at the tribulation clouds appearing overhead. "You really have been transformed. You're about to face the Tribulation Lightning of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast."

The Golden-Crowned Falcon took flight and circled overhead, tracing a ring directly above the Central Lake. Now that its mind was clear, it knew exactly what had muddled its thoughts. It wanted to use the heavenly lightning to cleanse the lake water.

A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast faced three bolts of Tribulation Lightning. Only after surviving all three did it earn the right to continue cultivating.

The first bolt, as thick as an arm, came down quickly. The Golden-Crowned Falcon chose to take it head-on, but hovered only about three meters above the Central Lake. The bolt struck its body, and the lightning rebounded from it onto the lake's surface.

Because water conducted electricity, the heavenly lightning