0p0 Chapter 247 The Bloodline of the Purple Flame Thunder Leopard
Chapter 247 The Bloodline of the Purple Flame Thunder Leopard
Chapter 247 The Bloodline of the Purple Flame Thunder Leopard
Soon, the demons retreated to a safe position. Ye Xiaobai was lucky to be far away, otherwise it would have been troublesome if he had been discovered.
At this moment, as the tribulation of lightning on Purple Mountain was nearing its end, the once shiny fur no longer showed a single intact piece of skin.
The flesh was mangled and bloody, and some of the bones inside were exposed.
As the tribulation was about to end, Zishan slowly transformed into a handsome young man, no longer the child he once was.
Seeing that the tribulation had basically ended smoothly, Ye Xiaobai breathed a sigh of relief.
Just when everyone thought the tribulation was over, Zishan suddenly showed a painful expression on his face.
"What happened? Did they fail to transcend the tribulation?"
"No way, they've already completed their human form and their cultivation is about to reach the eighth level. Aren't these signs of successfully transcending the tribulation?"
The demons began to discuss among themselves, all finding the situation strange.
Ye Xiaobai was also very puzzled, not knowing what had happened.
At this moment, the Demon King frowned, then suddenly realized something and exclaimed, "I know! This must be a special inner demon tribulation that occurs when a demon awakens a certain bloodline talent!"
"The tribulation of inner demons is a common calamity that occurs when human cultivators undergo tribulations, but it rarely occurs when demons undergo tribulations."
"Once it appears, it will inevitably be accompanied by the awakening of a demon beast's bloodline talent! I wonder what talent this Purple Flame Thunder Leopard will awaken!" The Demon King immediately showed excitement, happy that the demon race was about to have a powerful partner.
However, a hint of worry flashed in his eyes.
Ye Xiaobai was some distance from Zishan when he noticed the pained expression on Zishan's face and assumed that the lightning tribulation had severely injured him. He thought to himself that he wanted to end this quickly and leave this dangerous place.
At this moment, Zishan was trapped in an illusion.
On a vast expanse of land, Zishan, who had already transformed into human form, coughed up blood and knelt on one knee.
Not far above, an elderly man with white hair angrily shouted, "A hybrid Thunder Shadow Leopard dares to undergo tribulation?"
"And who are you?" The Purple Flame Thunder Leopard was so overwhelmed by the old man's imposing aura that it couldn't stand up.
"Who I am is not important; who you are is what matters most," the old man said calmly.
"I am the Purple Flame Thunder Leopard, named Purple Mountain! What's wrong?" Purple Mountain asked, puzzled.
"A name is just a label. The key is, do you understand your bloodline?" the old man chuckled.
"Who am I?..." The Purple Flame Thunder Leopard suddenly didn't know how to answer.
Purple Flame Thunder Leopard has lived alone in the Purple Forest Mountains since it can remember, and does not know who its parents are.
When asked about bloodlines, he said he belonged to the Thunder Leopard clan. So that means he has the Thunder Leopard bloodline?
Speaking of this, Zishan looked completely bewildered.
"You are the offspring of Thunder Shadow Leopard and Fire Cloud Fox, your bloodline is impure, and under normal circumstances it is difficult for you to awaken your bloodline talent!"
"However, the lightning attribute of this environment is quite special. It is precisely because you are undergoing tribulation here that you have the possibility of awakening your bloodline talent."
"Is the power of lightning here special? What's so special about it?" Zishan asked curiously.
"You'll find out soon enough that there's a special tribulation lightning when you awaken your bloodline talent! Are you prepared?" the old man said calmly.
"I..." Upon hearing that the upcoming tribulation would be a matter of life and death, Zi Shan was immediately worried. His cultivation had been relatively smooth so far, but he hadn't expected this tribulation to be so dangerous.
"Your eyes are filled with confusion. Why are you cultivating?"
"I want to become stronger!"
"To be a human's spirit pet?" the old man countered.
"My master treats me very well, giving me delicious food and cultivation resources."
"This is just a common tactic used by human cultivators. They give us a little benefit and expect us to work ourselves to the bone for them!"
"You cultivate so diligently, is it so you can become a slave to human cultivators?"
"Slave? Shouldn't my master and I be considered friends? Brothers?" Zishan said uncertainly.
"Who would place a restriction in their own brother's mind?" the old man sneered.
Upon hearing this, Zishan involuntarily focused his attention on the familiar restriction in his mind—the restriction that his master had personally set up to control him.
Upon attempting to break the restriction, Zishan experienced an excruciating headache and unbearable pain, and immediately gave up.
"Am I really just a slave in my master's eyes?" Zishan couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
"Don't worry, you may have a chance to break the restrictions and regain your freedom after you ascend!" the old man said calmly.
"Want freedom? Want to ascend? Then defeat me!"
Zishan immediately understood the old man's good intentions.
"Break!" Zishan channeled all his strength into a roar, breaking through the illusion before him.
My heart is filled with even more longing for freedom and ascension.
As Zishan broke through his inner demon tribulation, his bloodline talent, Thunder Shadow Escape, was fully awakened.
Before Zishan could even experience the wonders of the Lightning Shadow Escape, the final bolt of lightning struck down.
Rumble!
Click!
The sound was louder and the momentum was stronger than any previous lightning tribulation.
At this moment, Zishan, who had been a demon who cultivated according to his instincts, suddenly awakened a heart that yearned for the Dao.
Once you have the heart to pursue the Dao, you can disregard any tribulation or lightning strike you face, no matter what kind of tribulation you encounter.
Zishan calmly mobilized all his demonic power and the lightning power within him to meet this final blow with all his might.
"Boom!"
The area within several miles was filled with white light, and no one dared to look directly at the location of Purple Mountain.
A moment later, the white light disappeared.
Everyone discovered that Zishan had been slashed so badly that his entire body was charred, and there wasn't a single piece of intact skin left.
However, at this point, he was already a true eighth-tier great demon. These superficial injuries could be disregarded.
The Thunder Pool in the center of Thunder Island was also blasted into a deep pit with a diameter of about ten zhang.
The lightning power in the Thunder Pool had already been completely absorbed by Zishan when he broke through.
At this point, Thunder Pool had become an ordinary small pond.
The demon king, seeing that Zishan had finished his breakthrough, immediately teleported to Zishan's side.
With a smile, he said, "Congratulations, fellow Daoist, on successfully breaking through to the eighth rank and completing your human form! Still unsure how to address me?"
"Zishan!" Zishan said calmly. At this moment, Zishan was looking in the direction where Ye Xiaobai was, since he could clearly sense Ye Xiaobai's location through his divine sense.
Thinking to himself that he had already achieved a breakthrough and it was time to go back.
"Fellow Daoist Zishan, would you be interested in joining us brothers to go to the Eastern Reef Islands, or perhaps have some fun on human territory?" the Demon King said with a wicked grin.
“No interest!” Zishan replied coldly.
"Hey, Fellow Daoist Zishan, don't think about refusing right away. The human territory is rich in cultivation resources, and even the bodies of human cultivators are a great tonic for our demon race!"
“I’ve already inquired, and there are currently no Nascent Soul stage cultivators stationed in the Eastern Reef Islands. Since we are both at the eighth level of cultivation, we’ll be practically invincible if we go there. We can get whatever we want.” The Demon King still tried to persuade him, unwilling to give up.
"I have no interest in plundering the territory of human cultivators!" Zishan once again rejected the Demon King's suggestion.
Zishan had spent many years with Ye Xiaobai, and his personality was closer to that of a human cultivator, unlike most demon cultivators who enjoyed slaughtering human cultivators.
"Very well, since Fellow Daoist Zishan is unwilling to cooperate, I would like to ask where my brother, Shark Second, is now?" Seeing that cooperation with Zishan could not be achieved, the Demon King's expression changed immediately, and he said fiercely.
"I don't know!" Zishan wanted to explain further.
"Stop pretending to be confused. You harmed my brother, Shark Second, and then transformed into his appearance to undergo tribulation in this Thunder Pool, didn't you?" the Demon King questioned undeniably.
"I did it!" Zishan stopped denying it and readily admitted everything.
"Very well, as expected of us demon cultivators, you have guts! Since you admit it, then pay for my brother Sha Lao Er's life!"
"However!" The Demon King changed the subject, smiling as he said, "You can also choose to become my brother and join us in plundering the Eastern Reef Islands!"
"Two paths, the choice is yours!"