In January of year 3285 of the Great Tang Calendar, Qin Yulian gave Liu Changxu another son, his eighteenth, whom he named Liu Cheng.
In February, Dongxue gave Liu Changxu a daughter, his eleventh, whom he named Liu Bing.
Three months later, on a morning in May of year 3285 of the Great Tang Calendar, Little Blue, the Blue-Scaled Flood Dragon, faced his advancement lightning tribulation on an unnamed hill on Peach Blossom Mountain. If he survived this ordeal, he could take human form and become a fourth-tier Demon King.
Liu Changxu and Yang Qingxue stood side by side on a white cloud high in the sky a hundred miles away, anxiously watching the Blue-Scaled Flood Dragon undergo Tribulation Transcendence.
By then, the Blue-Scaled Flood Dragon had already endured six bolts of tribulation lightning. The third-tier supreme-grade Tribulation Transcendence formation Liu Changxu had set up for him had been destroyed under the relentless bombardment.
From this point on, Little Blue could only rely on the strength of his flesh to withstand the heavenly tribulation.
By the time the thirteenth bolt fell, most of the peak where Little Blue stood had been blasted away, a testament to the terrifying power of the heavenly tribulation.
Demon Beasts faced the same lightning tribulation as the Human Race when advancing to the fourth tier: twenty-seven bolts in total. Thus, the Blue-Scaled Flood Dragon still had fourteen more bolts to endure.
Little Blue, who had now weathered seven bolts with his own body, had many of his scales pierced by the lightning. His hide was scorched black and trailing wisps of smoke, leaving him in a miserable state.
This was also a major disadvantage Demon Beasts had compared with the Human Race. Human cultivators had formations, talismans, and magical treasures to protect them during Tribulation