Chapter 619: Convergence of the Heavenly Tribulation

"This guy, even when he returns he doesn't get my consent!" Ye Liuyun muttered, and the Sealing Demon Tablet also wasn't removed.

Suddenly, he thought of something, let out a "Ya!" and bolted toward the original center of the Altar.

"What's wrong?" Mo Ya asked nearby, a little puzzled.

The others all laughed. Wu Qingcheng laughed while explaining to Mo Ya: "It's an energy source! You still don't know him; wherever he goes he never forgets to gather resources. If the energy source of such a huge Altar were smashed by that Sealing Demon Tablet, he'd be heartbroken!"

"Hahaha!" Ye Liuyun's laughter rang from afar.

The group then saw him dig a energy crystal sphere ten times the size of a fist out of a pile of broken bones!

"This Sealing Demon Tablet is pretty thoughtful, it left this for me!"

Ye Liuyun cradled the energy crystal sphere and rushed back.

"Look quickly, this big guy—enough for several of us to each advance a First Realm!"

Ye Liuyun couldn't help but laugh again.

At this moment, the energy inside Long Nv showed signs of being uncontrollable.

"I might be about to breakthrough!" Long Nv said to Ye Liuyun.

"Let's go to the city center," Ye Liuyun immediately led the group to the center of the city.

He first settled Long Nv, then took out the set of Formation Flags that Qiong Qi had previously given him, and had everyone plant the Formation Flags around the city walls.

Afterwards, he produced a Skeleton Puppet filled with Spirit Stone and set it to guard nearby.

Long Nv first swallowed the Dragon Transform Fruit that Ye Liuyun gave her, then sat down to prepare for the breakthrough.

Above the city, wind and clouds rose instantly, and the black clouds in the sky began to roll and gather here.

The whole sky, dark and heavy, pressed down on the ground, and the entire city dimmed, the scene like the arrival of apocalypse,

The hearts of everyone also hung in suspense.

Ye Liuyun, while observing Long Nv's breakthrough, told her: "First you endure the thunder tribulation yourself; endure as much as you can, I'll handle the rest."

Though he didn't know what the thunder tribulation did, he understood that anyone crossing a tribulation must try to endure it themselves for the best effect, which benefits Long Nv's future cultivation, and others should intervene as little as possible.

Lei Ming stood aside, ready to help; the thunder source pearls were prepared and could be released at any time.

Ye Liuyun looked up at the sky, judging this thunder tribulation to be unusual. He then placed Wu Qingcheng and the others into the Storage Ring so they wouldn't be affected.

Human Martial Cultivators guarding the distant border city also saw the anomaly, but none of them dared to come and investigate.

This is the deep interior of the Corpse Demon's lair; they feared a one‑way trip. Though they recently discovered someone attacking the Corpse Demon, the situation was unclear, and they still dared not rashly come to investigate.

"Are those people fighting the Foreign Tribe? Or are those Foreign Tribe members up to something?"

For now, they can only wait anxiously to see what abnormality actually occurs.

"Boom—!"

The gathered dark clouds in the sky kept colliding, producing a rumbling boom. Below, Ye Liuyun's group could already faintly see sparks of lightning brewing.

Inside Long Nv, True Essence now surged, and the breakthrough realm had begun.

Her breakthrough differs from ordinary people. Ordinary people only have True Essence surge and then undergo a qualitative change. But she not only has True Essence changing; even her Meridian undergoes a qualitative change.

"Boom, Crack!"

Lightning bolts in the sky have now taken shape, continuously extending outward.

"It's about to boom down!" Lei Ming whispered to Ye Liuyun.

She senses the thunder and lightning more sensitively than Ye Liuyun.

Long Nv's True Essence changes faster than her Meridian. Soon, after widening the Meridian, it recirculates into the Nascent Soul.

At this moment, she is fully driving the Meridian's qualitative change. This is also her first step toward becoming a dragon.

With a "Crack" sound, a thunderclap exploded, and a lightning bolt struck straight down from above Long Nv's head.

This lightning punishment was blue‑white, as thick as a water bucket, striking from ten thousand meters high straight onto Long Nv's head.

"Is the first lightning punishment this strong?"

Ye Liuyun felt the intensity of that lightning punishment and thought an ordinary person would find it hard to endure. Yet Long Nv is currently at the Yin Yang Yi Chong realm; although she just broke through and is still unstable, she should be able to withstand this punishment.

"It will get stronger over time!" Lei Ming explained to Ye Liuyun: "That's what my ancestral memory says."

Ye Liuyun nodded and also prepared to rush forward to shield Long Nv from the thunder tribulation.

"Boom Boom Boom!"

That water‑bucket‑thick lightning punishment was not wasted at all; it struck Long Nv, sending her straight back to her original form.

Fortunately, Long Nv held on and suffered no serious injury.

She barely caught her breath, ready to continue driving the Meridian change, when the second lightning punishment struck again, giving her no time to recover.

Jiao‑type dragon transformation inherently defies natural law. Heavenly punishment does not completely forbid such events.

But to undergo metamorphosis, one must withstand the heavenly attacks.

Most Jiao‑type beings that attempt dragon transformation eventually die under heavenly punishment; otherwise the Dragon Clan wouldn't be so rare! Among ten thousand Jiao, perhaps not a single one can survive the heavenly punishment.

Thus, Jiao are already scarce in this world, and most end their fate dying under heavenly punishment.

"Crack!"

The second tribulation lightning, again, struck Long Nv violently, slamming her to the ground, with a puff of scorched smoke rising from her head.

"Hold on, hold on!"

At this moment, Ye Liuyun and Lei Ming were silently cheering Long Nv on.

Long Nv's injury this time actually sparked her ferocity.

She then rolled over, leapt into mid‑air, looked up at the sky, and let out a roar.

"Roar!"

This is pure beastly instinct, expressing discontent toward the heavenly punishment.

And at that moment, the third tribulation lightning struck again, giving Long Nv virtually no time to recover.

With a "Ka"— a huge sound, that thunder tribulation struck Long Nv's head again, sending the Long Nv who was in midair crashing down to the ground.

With a "Bang"— the ground was smashed, forming a deep pit.

Long Nv lay in the pit, hurriedly gasped a few breaths, and fear showed in her eyes.

These thunder tribulations affected her most deeply, each one stronger than the last; the final strike left her dizzy, head throbbing, body numb. If she cannot recover quickly, she will not be able to endure the next attack.

Thunder tribulations in the sky are rapidly accumulating. She seized the time to adjust her breathing, mobilize the True Essence and Bloodline Power within her body, and prepare to counter the thunder tribulation again.

The stronger the power required by the thunder tribulation, the longer the interval between two tribulations to gather energy. So Long Nv uses this brief lull to recover as quickly as possible.