Obtaining the thunder origin this time had truly been an unexpected windfall for Lin Tian.
He had waited outside this formation, where the Nine Heavens Azure Lightning descended, for tens of thousands of years, merely hoping to see what treasure lay within a formation that could draw such a great Azure Thunder tribulation upon the Primordial Continent.
Absorbing the lingering lightning as the Tribulation Lightning was about to dissipate was merely routine for Lin Tian.
He had never expected to actually absorb thunder origin from this dilapidated formation!
At that moment, the Nine Heavens Azure Lightning that Lin Tian had already absorbed in its entirety suddenly began raining down wildly once more!
Rumble!
Rumble!
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Explosive thunderclaps rang out one after another.
Countless serpents of lightning flashed and rampaged even more wildly across tens of thousands of miles!
In an instant, the upheaval swept across the heavens and earth within that vast expanse!
The world was suddenly shrouded in a terrifying scene of apocalypse.
It was more than ten times as terrifying as the Azure Thunder tribulation of the preceding tens of thousands of years!
And the already dilapidated formation instantly erupted with even fiercer power, attempting to channel every bolt of Azure Thunder toward the green vines Lin Tian had burrowed underground!
At that moment, Lin Tian, whose heart had been filled with delight-
Immediately grew grave.
At that moment, he had no other way out.
He could only frantically activate his Devouring Ability, madly absorbing the even more violent Nine Heavens Azure Lightning within the formation.
He transformed bolt after bolt of Azure Thunder into power of his own!
"Devoured one bolt of lightning. Evolution points +800." "Devoured one bolt of lightning. Evolution points +900." "Devoured one bolt of lightning. Evolution points +700."
Lin Tian's vine body, hundreds of yards long, abruptly retreated a full ten thousand miles.
He feared that the Nine Heavens Azure Lightning would sweep over his body.
After all, no matter how one looked at it-
Caution and lying low were the core principles that had allowed Lin Tian to grow safely in the Primordial World over hundreds of thousands of years.
Meanwhile, system notifications sounded continuously in Lin Tian's mind.
And he absorbed the lightning faster and faster!
The vast torrents of azure lightning descending from the nine heavens roared without cease.
Under the ravages of the azure lightning, forests stretching tens of thousands of miles became a barren wasteland.
Yet this sudden eruption of Azure Thunder was already an arrow at the end of its flight.
Within just a few breaths, Lin Tian's tens of thousands of green vines had absorbed it all!
Amid the flickering serpents of lightning-
At the center of that ten-thousand-mile expanse stood the tiny, adorable beast.
Its great eyes, cute enough to melt anything's heart, looked toward Lin Tian.
After all, over those tens of thousands of years, the golden-azure lightning descending from the sky had battered it until its mind and spirit had nearly shattered.
When the formation began to break, the little beast had already abandoned its struggle, resigning itself to the falling Tribulation Lightning that would blast both its soul and spirit into oblivion.
Yet at that most critical juncture, Lin Tian had intervened and rescued it from that deadly tribulation.
Awoo, awoo, awoo, awoo!
A moment later, the little beast shook its fur and slowly stood up, radiating an air of fierce but babyish majesty as it raised its head and roared at the sky several times.
Yet the beast-king aura it wanted to display came across as nothing more than adorably fierce.
Even the roar with which it hoped to intimidate Lin Tian tens of thousands of miles away instantly became a display of cuteness.
When Lin Tian saw the little beast, the lingering wariness in his heart gave way to an involuntary, speechless laugh.
With a thought, countless lengths of his Primordial Azure Vine whipped up like nimble snakes across tens of thousands of miles, then struck viciously at the phantom formation hanging above the little beast!
Crack!
Crack!
As the green vines struck the phantom formation-
Crashes like shattering glass erupted incessantly within it.
In an instant-
Dense cracks spread through the phantom formation like a spiderweb.
Having already obtained the space origin, Lin Tian understood that the space within this formation was about to collapse.
In a flash, Lin Tian's twelve primordial green leaves began to sway.
The green leaves, imbued with the power of the space origin, released waves strong enough to shake ten thousand miles of void!
The waves spread like ripples across water, and within moments, the formation encompassing twenty thousand miles of void shattered!
At the same time, the waves surging from Lin Tian's green leaves swept away all the remaining Nine Heavens Azure Lightning.
At that moment, after being trapped within this formation for tens of thousands of years-
The little beast, bound inside and forced to endure heavenly tribulation every day, finally gained its freedom!
Once the little beast's sense of danger faded, it breathed a sigh of relief and slowly slumped toward the ground.
Whoosh!
As the little beast fell, countless green vines shot out from Lin Tian.
The green vines retracted their sharp barbs and caught the little beast on their soft lengths before it could hit the ground.
Then the vines formed a cradle-like hammock, allowing the little beast to lie within it.
Originally, Lin Tian had not wanted to form any karmic ties with this little beast that had drawn a heavenly tribulation.
He feared that becoming entangled in its karma would offend the Heavenly Dao.
After all, I'm blessed with great fortune and favored by the Heavenly Dao.
Clearly, however, this little beast truly shared a fated connection with him.
Otherwise, he would never have obtained the thunder origin he had dreamed of because this little beast was undergoing its heavenly tribulation.
Several more months passed.
As usual, Lin Tian traveled through the boundless forests of the Primordial World,
Continuing southward all the while.
Upon his body, hundreds of yards long, he carried a cradle-like hammock.
Within the green-vine hammock slept a little beast that continuously absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and the essence of the sun and moon.
One day-
Awoo! Awoo! Awoo!
The little beast suddenly woke in the hammock behind him.
Nestled among the hammock-like green vines, it kept calling out to Lin Tian.
Its round, darting eyes, adorable enough to melt hearts, shone with profound gratitude toward him.
"You little thing, you really are blessed. You reached the peak supreme golden immortal stage just by surviving the Tribulation Lightning! Your origins must be extraordinary. In the future, you'll surely become a Beast Emperor and command all beasts."
Lin Tian's praise was no empty flattery.
The aura emanating from the little beast was actually ten times stronger than his own!
That truly astonished Lin Tian.
Awoo!
Upon hearing Lin Tian's praise, the little beast positively beamed, rolling several times in its hammock and letting out a few calls toward him.
Then it raised its furry head, so adorable that a single glance could melt anyone's heart, its expression showing a measure of pride and smug satisfaction.
Lin Tian was immediately amused by the little beast.
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