"Is it those two?"
"How is that possible? Their bloodlines have actually evolved to such a degree!"
"..."
After Di Tian, Xiong Jun, Zi JI, the Scarlet King, Bi Ji, and the Myriad Demon King soon discovered the identities of those undergoing the tribulation through their own means.
As a result, they were far more shocked than even Di Tian had been.
The Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape had decent bloodlines, but that was all they could be called. Compared to theirs, the gap was enormous.
Now, not only had the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape evolved their bloodlines, but they had also accumulated enough years of cultivation to advance to the ferocious beast level.
They could scarcely believe it.
"Di Tian, should we help them? If they succeed, they'll count as our own and qualify to join us."
Once her shock subsided, Bi Ji asked Di Tian for his opinion.
Among them, only Di Tian had the ability to help others survive their tribulations.
Di Tian's Reverse Scale could divert some of the tribulation lightning's might to him, allowing him to bear it himself and thus increasing their chances of surviving the heavenly tribulation.
She herself was an example. With her Emerald Swan body possessing little offensive power, surviving a heavenly tribulation was difficult, let alone becoming the four-hundred-thousand-year ferocious beast she was today.
It was entirely thanks to Di Tian's help that she had successfully endured one heavenly tribulation after another.
Of course, the Auspicious Beast, who had been born only a few years ago, also deserved no small share of the credit.
"No need. Now that their bloodlines and bodies have evolved, one is very close to an Azure Dragon, and the other to an Elder Titan. This two-hundred-thousand-year heavenly tribulation is nothing to them!"
Di Tian shook his head.
"That's good!"
Bi Ji nodded at his words and stopped worrying.
Instead, she asked about something else. "Then, once they finish their tribulations, should we have them absorb this little worm's power too?"
Naturally, she meant the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.
"This worm has plenty of energy, but it's only just enough for us to absorb. There's no need to invite them. That would only leave us short."
Before Di Tian could speak, Xiong Jun had already refused.
Zi JI, the Myriad Demon King, and the Scarlet King shared his opinion.
Every additional soul beast meant a smaller share for them, and that was not something they wanted to see.
"Then why don't I give them my share? Compared to me, they should be of greater use in the future."
Bi Ji sighed softly.
It was not that she was generous. She genuinely believed that the evolved Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape were stronger than her and better suited to absorbing the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's power to strengthen themselves.
"No need. You still play a very important role. There's no reason to yield your share like this. Even if we do share, I'll give them a portion of mine. Or we can let them absorb what remains after we've drained most of this little worm. That will already be enough for them."
This time, Di Tian refused Bi Ji's kind offer.
"However, in the meantime, we can entrust the Auspicious Beast to them so they can help look after it and consolidate their cultivation faster. It will also give the Auspicious Beast a chance to see what its home looks like."
After some thought, Di Tian added this suggestion.
"Then let's do that!"
Bi Ji nodded.
She thought Di Tian's suggestion was excellent.
As the Auspicious Beast gradually grew, the once well-behaved creature had become a little mischievous and restless, needing someone to watch over it.
Usually, one of them had to spare the time to look after the Auspicious Beast, and that person was often her.
Having the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape take care of the Auspicious Beast would let her take a break and focus on absorbing the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's power.
That way, the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape would also benefit considerably.
"It's settled, then!"
Xiong Jun and the others had no objections.
The Auspicious Beast, their little lord and mascot, was certainly a prize, but they truly had little time to look after it at present.
Now that two "nannies" had delivered themselves to their doorstep, nothing could have been more fitting.
And so, the ferocious beast meeting ended.
Meanwhile, Da Ming and Er Ming, who were undergoing their tribulations, knew nothing about it, much less that they were about to become nannies.
Ji Yang and his companion knew even less.
In fact, Di Tian and the others had simply ignored their presence, paying them no mind.
After all, Ji Yang and his companion were merely two Soul King-level "ants." To ferocious beasts like Di Tian and the others, they were hardly worth mentioning.
They simply did not know about Da Ming and Er Ming's relationship with Ji Yang and his companion. Otherwise, they would never have thought that way, much less considered entrusting the Auspicious Beast to Da Ming and Er Ming.
Rumble-
Da Ming and Er Ming's tribulation lightning continued.
This was already their ninth wave of heavenly tribulation.
By now, their bodies looked somewhat battered, covered in scorch marks left by the tribulation lightning. Several wounds were still bleeding, with flesh and bone faintly visible within.
Fortunately, these amounted to little more than minor injuries for them and were not serious.
They continued striking with all their might, shattering the ninth wave of tribulation lightning descending from the sky. At last, they survived the two-hundred-thousand-year heavenly tribulation and truly became two-hundred-thousand-year ferocious beasts.
The tribulation clouds overhead dispersed as well.
Beyond that, successfully surviving the tribulation brought another round of changes to Da Ming and Er Ming.
First was Da Ming, whose body grew dramatically, reaching over a hundred meters in length.
His originally blue-green python scales had become blue-green dragon scales when his bloodline evolved. Now, they transformed further into glasslike azure-gold scale armor, shimmering with light like flowing lake water.
His bull head and pair of bull horns also became more elongated. Their shapes shifted toward those of a True Dragon, becoming a dragon's head and horns.
His horns were also covered in golden patterns left by the heavenly tribulation, making them look extraordinary.
But his greatest physical change was undoubtedly the pair of dragon claws that had newly sprouted beneath his belly.
He had possessed no such limbs when his bloodline evolved into that of an Azure Sky Thunder Dragon. Now, successfully surviving the tribulation had brought a further transformation.
Clearly, his Azure Dragon bloodline had awakened further, and his origin had been purified even more.
As for Er Ming, his size increased dramatically just like Da Ming's, his body growing from several dozen meters to nearly a hundred meters tall.
Beneath his pitch-black fur, interwoven golden and blue Tai Tan Divine Runes and Thunder Runes appeared, spreading across his limbs, chest, and back.
In addition, his bones became thicker and stronger, and his muscle density increased severalfold. The claws on his hands became as sharp as divine weapons, while his massive knuckles even gleamed with a dark-gold luster, making his strength and imposing might apparent at a glance.
Aside from all this, his eyes had turned a burnished gold. With each breath, illusory halos of gravity occasionally circled his body, as though he might unleash a Gravity Field over his surroundings at any moment.
This, too, was a sign that his bloodline and origin were drawing closer to those of an Elder Titan.
Such were the tremendous changes Da Ming and Er Ming underwent after surviving their tribulations.
At first glance, they already looked little different from a true Azure Dragon and Elder Titan.
But their most fundamental transformations were undoubtedly the changes to their soul power, spiritual power, and soul cores.
Not only had their soul power become more robust and its upper limit increased, but their spiritual power had also grown enormously.
The soul cores within their bodies had fully gained the power of the thunder attribute, becoming dual-attribute soul cores.
The improvements these changes brought were immense, even surpassing the qualitative leap an ordinary Titled Douluo underwent upon becoming a Super Douluo.
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