"Is this... a lightning tribulation?" Gazing at the heavy black clouds overhead, Xiao Yan kept his eyes fixed on the silver lightning serpents writhing through them.
A surge of powerful Dou Qi slowly gathered in his palm, ready to strike at any moment.
"Don't interfere..." An aged voice sounded beside his ear. The First Generation shook her head at Xiao Yan, her expression grave.
"This is something every Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python must undergo once in her life. Only after passing through it can she transform and gain a truly pure Heaven Swallowing Python bloodline."
Despite her words, her eyes remained exceptionally grave.
Xiao Yan said nothing more, merely watching the thunderclouds overhead with a solemn expression.
If there really was any danger, he wouldn't care how successful this evolution was. After all, he wanted a beauty, not a pet Magical Beast.
If Medusa died, all his efforts would be like scooping water with a bamboo basket-nothing to show for them.
As that thought crossed his mind, an enormous rumble sounded. In an instant, silver light flooded the seven-colored space, and a massive thunderbolt blasted down from the clouds.
Crash!
Under their worried gazes, the silver thunderbolt struck the enormous seven-colored cocoon squarely. The lightning came quickly and vanished even faster, leaving Xiao Yan no time to react.
Before the rumbling in his ears had fully faded, the dark clouds overhead had already disappeared without a trace.
"What exactly is going on?" Looking at the enormous seven-colored cocoon in the distance, Xiao Yan wore a worried expression, but a hint of relief appeared on the First Generation's face.
"It worked!" the First Generation said softly. As though to echo her words, a crack split open across the previously motionless seven-colored cocoon.
With that first crack, more and more fissures spread