Entangled! Purple-Gold Thunder Tribulation!

Taishu Yun had clearly seen it before: from the moment that True Dragon broke out of its cocoon, its gaze had remained fixed on Taishu Jing, plainly carrying a sense of closeness, just like the way Little Fire looked at him. And they still weren't acquainted?

"They're practically overripe, alright?!"

Taishu Yun shouted at Taishu Jing, leaving him utterly bewildered.

"Brother, are you having a fit?"

"You're the one having a fit! Your whole family is having a fit!"

Taishu Jing's face twitched as he looked at Taishu Yun as though he were looking at an alien. Insulting someone only to insult himself too—worthy of the protagonist. Awesome!

"Ahem, sorry. Your brother lost his composure. Forget it."

Taishu Yun raised a hand to his mouth and coughed twice, then returned to his usual demeanor.

I'm afraid I'll never forget this for the rest of my life, Taishu Jing thought.

"Little Fire, tell me, how could there be someone like this in the world!"

"Clearly, they are companions who have faced life and death together, eaten from the same pot, and worn the same pair of pants, yet he treats the other as a stranger. How heartless! Even if the other is a beast, it has feelings too. Just like you and me, right, Little Fire?"

With a grief-stricken expression, Taishu Yun spoke to Little Fire beside him, every word brimming with feeling.

Screech!

Little Fire let out a solemn cry and nodded, even casting Taishu Jing a glance. The meaning in its eyes needed no words.

"I..."

Taishu Jing nearly cursed again. What utter nonsense? Where had they ever faced life and death together? They had never encountered any danger at all!

Eating from the same pot? Eating what damn food?!

And wearing the same pair of pants? That was simply absurd!

"Brother, were you sent by Heaven to be a comedian?"

For the first time, Taishu Jing discovered that his brother had the potential to become a comedian. He might as well go perform crosstalk; he would definitely win awards.

"Haha, Jing, your brother was only giving an example. You should understand your brother's painstaking intentions."

Taishu Yun smiled and casually patted his shoulder, wearing an expression that said he was doing it all for his own good.

"Enough. The Dragon Transformation Tribulation is almost over. There are only three Thunder Tribulations left. Let's go."

Taishu Jing glanced at his brother, then looked up.

"Jing, didn't you say we would leave after the final Thunder Tribulation fell? Why are we leaving now?"

Taishu Yun could not understand what he was thinking.

"I was just saying it casually. One or three, it means the same thing. It won't affect it anyway."

Taishu Jing curled his lip.

"Alright. Since you really don't want to take it with us, Jing, then forget it. Maybe you're right. Staying here in the Cloud Dream Mountain Range might be best for it."

"Little Fire, do you want to stay too?"

Taishu Yun asked as he reached out and stroked Little Fire's feathers. Little Fire lowered its head and rubbed against him, crying out once. Its meaning was obvious—it wanted to go with him.

"Alright, then follow me," Taishu Yun said with a smile.

After taking one last look at the White Dragon Shadow, Taishu Jing turned around and vanished into the thick fog with Taishu Yun. Little Fire beat its wings and followed them, flying toward the valley entrance.

Roar!

Sensing Taishu Jing's departure, the White True Dragon let out a dragon's roar tinged with urgency. Paying no heed to the Thunder Tribulation about to descend above its head, it flicked its body and chased after Taishu Jing and the others.

Rumble!

The Dragon Transformation Tribulation had not yet ended, but the White True Dragon that was meant to undergo it had left. Purple lightning churned within the Thunder Vortex, but without a target, it could not descend.

Only when Heaven and Earth sensed something would a Thunder Tribulation descend. A Thunder Tribulation also represented the will of Heaven and Earth. Once it began, it could not be stopped unless the one undergoing it died beneath the Thunder Tribulation.

If the one undergoing the tribulation moved, then the Thunder Tribulation would follow. From the very beginning, the Thunder Tribulation had locked onto the tribulation-taker's aura. Thus, unless they possessed a treasure capable of concealing their aura, they would be pursued by the Thunder Tribulation endlessly.

What was more dangerous was that once other living beings entered the range of the Thunder Tribulation, it would intensify according to their strength and become even more powerful!

Rumble!

The Heavenly Tribulation began to move toward the White True Dragon. The Thunder Vortex, ten zhang wide, swept along dense black clouds like some colossal beast flying through the heavens, blotting out the sky and sun.

Screech!

Little Fire was the first to sense the change in the sky. Seeing the Heavenly Tribulation heading toward them, it cried out to warn Taishu Yun and Taishu Jing.

"What is it?"

Having just walked out of the valley, Taishu Jing heard Little Fire's cry.

"Something is coming."

Taishu Yun looked up at the sky. He saw only Little Fire's figure and nothing else.

Roar!

A dragon's roar rang out as a dragon shadow burst from the thick fog above the valley, charging straight toward Taishu Yun and Taishu Jing.

"Why did it come out? Did it finish its tribulation?"

Taishu Jing asked in confusion upon seeing it.

"Jing, it... That's the Thunder Tribulation!"

Taishu Yun had been about to say something with a smile when he suddenly caught sight of black clouds surging over from above, lightning flashing within them.

Screech!

Little Fire circled at the edge of the Heavenly Tribulation, its fiery red eyes fixed on the lightning within as battle intent arose in them. Although most fierce beasts feared Heavenly Tribulations, those with extraordinary bloodlines regarded them as tempering, even an opportunity for transformation, just like the gifted prodigies among humans.

Roar!

The White True Dragon arrived above Taishu Jing and Taishu Yun. Its golden Dragon Eyes stared intently at Taishu Jing, as though asking why he had left.

"Your Dragon Transformation Tribulation isn't over yet. Why did you run out?"

Taishu Jing frowned and spoke.

Roar!

After letting out a dragon's roar, it swam through the air above Taishu Jing's head, seemingly saying something.

Taishu Jing raised an eyebrow, unable to understand it.

"This is bad, Jing. We've entered the range of the Heavenly Tribulation!"

Taishu Yun noticed a massive shadow sweep across them. He looked up and discovered that, at some point, the Heavenly Tribulation had already covered both of them.

Rumble!

Sure enough, the lightning in the sky deepened in color. Purple lightning roiled within the vortex and gradually changed, becoming tainted with a faint gold. The entire Thunder Vortex shone purple-gold, and its aura of destruction grew even denser.

"Damn it, it dragged me into this mess."

Locked onto by the Thunder Tribulation, Taishu Jing nearly jumped to his feet. He turned around, only to find Taishu Yun remarkably calm.

"Brother, this is a Heavenly Tribulation, and you're still this calm!"

Taishu Jing rolled his eyes.

"Haha, Jing, it's only a Thunder Tribulation. It's not as though we haven't experienced one before. With our abilities, do we need to fear it?"

Taishu Yun said with a faint smile.

"That may be true, but I'm not a masochist. And look, even the color of the Thunder Tribulation has changed."

Taishu Jing pointed at the lightning in the sky tinged with pale gold. It would descend before long.

"It's all the same, all the same."

Taishu Yun remained completely calm.

"The hell it's the same. Forget it, we can't even run now. Who would have thought that before we even broke through, we'd get struck by lightning? Sigh."

Taishu Jing could not be bothered to trade barbs with him anymore.

Screech!

Seeing Taishu Yun and Taishu Jing enveloped by the Heavenly Tribulation, Little Fire flew inside as well, arriving above them and facing the White True Dragon from afar.

Roar!

The White True Dragon let out a dragon's roar at Little Fire, and Little Fire responded. No one knew what the falcon and dragon were saying to each other.

Rumble!

Because Little Fire had joined them, the pale gold within the Thunder Tribulation increased further. The purple Thunder Tribulation had almost completely turned purple-gold. The two brothers and Little Fire were all beings with extraordinary bloodlines and talent, so the Thunder Tribulation naturally changed accordingly.

"This Little Fire!"

Taishu Jing's mouth twitched. Little Fire had clearly come just to join the fun.

"Haha, Little Fire is really mischievous."

Taishu Yun laughed.

"Just like you," Taishu Jing said resentfully.

A trace of embarrassment appeared on Taishu Yun's face, then quickly vanished.

"Let's deal with the Thunder Tribulation before us first."

The brothers' expressions turned solemn as they looked up at the purple-gold lightning about to descend. They could sense an aura within it powerful enough to endanger them. It would not threaten their lives, but it could injure them.

Boom!

The first Thunder Tribulation descended, containing four purple-gold bolts that struck the two men and two beasts respectively. The falcon and dragon instantly sprayed blood across the sky, as though a small blood rain were falling, pale gold mingling with crimson.

Crack!

Numerous fine, scorched cracks appeared across Taishu Yun and Taishu Jing's bodies. Traces of platinum-white and golden Divine Blood seeped out, divine radiance flickering with abundant vitality.

"Hiss, that hurts!"

Taishu Jing bared his teeth. This purple-gold Thunder Tribulation was no joke. Even the brothers' bodies, which had reached the Fourth Realm, had cracked like porcelain. Just how many times stronger had this Thunder Tribulation become?

"Bear with it and it'll pass. Once we get through this Thunder Tribulation, our bodies will improve greatly."

As Taishu Yun spoke, he sat down cross-legged and summoned the Star Cloud Bell, suspending it above his head to receive the baptism of the Thunder Tribulation with him, allowing the Spirit Weapon to be tempered and advance further.

"Cultivation maniac."

Taishu Jing muttered, then also sat down cross-legged. He took out the Starfall Bow and laid it across his knees.