The sky over the Si Household's Rear Mountain was impossibly clear on the day Black Mountain and Red Wind broke through.
The two could no longer suppress their demonic power.
According to common knowledge among the demon race, breaking through from the third tier to the fourth tier inevitably brought a heavenly tribulation. Only after surviving it could one truly count as a fourth-tier greater demon.
Black Mountain looked up at the sky until his neck ached.
There was not a single cloud.
"That's not right..."
He muttered, rubbing his bear paws together uneasily. "The old demons in the clan said a Fourth Tier heavenly tribulation has nine strikes, each nastier than the last."
Red Wind frowned too, his tail sticking straight up.
The two demons waited another incense stick's worth of time.
Warm sunlight spilled over them. A few birds flew overhead, and even the wind was gentle.
Black Mountain blinked, then suddenly slapped his thigh. "I get it!"
Red Wind turned toward him. What the fuck do you get now?
Black Mountain straightened his back, shock and wild delight spreading across his bear face. Even his voice trembled:
"I... I'm... a demon of destiny!"
Red Wind nearly lost his footing. "A what?"
"Look!"
Black Mountain pointed at the cloudless sky, waving his bear paws wildly in excitement. "Where's the heavenly tribulation? Where are the tribulation clouds? Where's the lightning? There's nothing!"
"What does that tell us? It means even Heaven can't bear to strike me!"
Red Wind rolled his eyes. "That's bull-"
"Hey! Such vulgarity!"
Black Mountain immediately raised a claw and wagged his head. "It would seem this humble scholar is a demon blessed with fortune. The Heavenly Dao sensed it and could not bear to send down a tribulation. This is... Heaven's will!"
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