Chapter 836: with translation of chapter title

Xiao Jiu's tears fell uncontrollably.

Palms and backs of hands are all flesh; they are her children—no one can come to harm!

Shan Shan raised a hand to wipe Xiao Jiu's tears, held up two blood‑stained fingers, and smiled, saying, "Mom, I'm fine—I can still take two more of such Heavenly Thunder…"

Xiao Jiu wanted to cover her mouth, urging her not to spout nonsense.

Crackle!

Just then, the Third Heavenly Thunder fell unexpectedly.

The mother and daughter had no preparation; wanting to rush into the room to protect Xiao Lao San, it was already too late.

The Third Heavenly Thunder directly blew apart the roof of Xiao Jiu's bedroom; no one knows what happened to Xiao Lao San.

Even Xiao Jiu and Shan Shan, having withstood the first two Heavenly Thunders, suffered Heavy Damage; Xiao Lao San likely faces more misfortune than fortune.

They didn't even hear a muffled groan.

After the Third Heavenly Thunder fell, Xiao Jiu only felt a buzzing in her ears; for half a minute she was in a state of deafness.

She didn't have time to protect Xiao Lao San, but instinctively shielded Shan Shan in her arms; Shan Shan suffered no repercussions.

Xiao Lao San's tribulation consisted of three Heavenly Thunders total.

As the thunderclaps faded and lightning dispersed, a torrential downpour poured down like water from a tipped bucket.

The cold, wet rain instantly roused Xiao Jiu.

Rongrong also ran over and embraced Xiao Jiu and Shan Shan.

Xiao Jiu held one daughter in each arm, staring blankly at the ruined roof.

She admitted that at this moment she felt a little timid.

She dared not enter the room to check Xiao Lao San's condition, nor dare to think about the series of negative consequences should Xiao Lao San fail his tribulation.

No one expected that shortly thereafter, a pained groan burst from the room, sounding old and feeble, like that of an old man.

Xiao Jiu shuddered all over, and the three mothers and daughters sprang to their feet instantly.

Before they could rush into the room to check Xiao Lao San's condition, something shot up from the ruined roof, kicking up a spray of rain and mist, heading straight for the Zhu Pan Jiang.

Everyone who saw this scene froze.

After the three Heavenly Thunders passed, the Formation Array blocking the nefarious qi completely collapsed; there was no time to set it up again.

Li Qingying was the first to notice the nefarious qi making a comeback, and hurriedly came to find Xiao Jiu to discuss countermeasures.

Just as she reached Xijiekou, she felt something howl past overhead, and then behind her in the Zhu Pan Jiang, water surged skyward, with a huge creature constantly churning in the water.

The Zhu Pan Jiang is now Li Qingying's territory; whatever intrudes upon it, she must ascertain immediately, even drive it away.

Qingying sis! Don't go! It might be Chuanchuan!

Xiao Jiu shouted loudly.

Li Qingying looked toward Xiao Jiu in disbelief.

When she saw the mother and daughter trio simultaneously nodding at her, she lifted her foot and ran over here.

The four of them alternately gazed toward the Zhu Pan Jiang and then toward the room.

Finally Xiao Jiu mustered her courage and still returned to the room.

She needed to confirm whether what had just flown out was indeed Xiao Lao San.

The room was in utter chaos: broken bricks and tiles littered everywhere, the bed had collapsed, the floor was blasted with several holes, and walls and floor were smeared black by thunder and fire.

But they found neither Xiao Lao San nor the turtle shell.

Instead, they picked up several pieces of shed turtle shell scales from the ground.

Rongrong held up the turtle shell scales and said, "It seems Chuanchuan not only survived this Heavenly Tribulation but also successfully transformed; these scales are so large and bear uneven ridges—I must go see what kind of turtle Chuanchuan really is."

Shan Shan, heedless of her wounds and blood, chased after Rongrong as they ran out.

Xiao Jiu and Li Qingying, helpless, each grabbed one and hoisted them onto their backs, sprinting swiftly toward the Zhu Pan Jiang.

When they stood on the road beside the Zhu Pan Jiang, however, they realized their assumption might be wrong.

Because although they couldn't see the full picture, what was churning in the Zhu Pan Jiang at that moment didn't look like a turtle—for……they saw a huge……dragon head!

That dragon head was black, black enough to reflect.

On its head grew two forked dragon horns, though only one fork had split, making them relatively short.

The whiskers or mane-like strands beneath the dragon horns were actually seven-colored.

However, that dragon head flashed past the waves, and immediately afterward an equally black Lóngwěi shot up from the water, flickered in midair, and vanished again.

Xiao Jiu furrowed her brows: "Something seems off."

Li Qingying also said: "This kid looks a bit strange—how can the distance between the dragon head and dragon tail be so short?"

Even as a juvenile dragon's body, its proportions shouldn't be like this!

Shan Shan laughed heartlessly: "Chuanchuan might be a short‑statured five‑short, hahahaha……"

Actually, as an older sister, she has already saved face for her younger brother.

She didn't even directly say that Chuanchuan might be a dwarf dragon.

Just as they were speaking, someone arrived at the riverbank.

Xiao Jiu instantly recognized them: it was Xiaoye and Zhong Shushu coming over.

The two also spotted Xiao Jiu and her group, and immediately approached.

Zhong Shushu exchanged a few pleasantries with everyone, then asked: "Did Chuanchuan successfully pass his tribulation and transform? Can you tell what his True Body is?"

Xiao Jiu said: "We haven't seen the full appearance yet."

It's a giant turtle. Xiaoye said.

Everyone was bewildered.

Zhong Shushu asked: "Giant turtle? Old Xiaoye, if I'm not mistaken, you mean Chuanchuan's True Body is a dragon turtle?"

Xiaoye nodded and said: "Yes, the Ao, similar to the existence of Baxia, with dragon head, dragon tail, and turtle body, capable of bearing weight, but Little River is still small, just transformed, its turtle back not fully developed yet, needing protection."

What is that!

As they spoke, Ranran suddenly let out a cry, pointing at the Pearl Coil River and shouting loudly.

Everyone's gaze turned toward the Pearl Coil River.

Upon seeing this, they were shocked and turned pale.

Li Qingying shouted: "It's the nefarious qi enveloping the filthy things in this stretch of water, rushing toward Little River!"

Before his words even fell, Xiaoye had already flashed to above Little River.

Just as he tapped the water surface with his toes, a huge black turtle shell rose from Under the Water Surface, and Xiaoye steadily landed on Little River's turtle back.

The next moment, an earth-shaking dragon roar echoed throughout the water, the filthy things at the forefront instantly turned to nothing, and a black mist rose over the Pearl Coil River.

With Little River and Xiaoye as the center, the Pearl Coil River water surged outward in all directions.

Those affected by the wave were either annihilated or frightened into hiding in dark places, never daring to show their heads again.

Immediately afterward, Xiaoye repeatedly unleashed Dragon Qi, scattering the retaliating nefarious qi.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye.

A fierce battle was thus resolved by Xiaoye.

Xiao Jiu felt somewhat uneasy; the matter involving Liu Junyan and Xiao Lao San already involved enough people, and she did not want to drag Xiaoye and the Linghai Dragon Clan into it as well.

Zhong Susu instantly saw Xiao Jiu's thoughts and said: "Xiao Jiu, don't worry; as for Old Xiaoye, if he doesn't want to get involved in something, even if I beg him it might not work. Today he took the initiative to act, showing that he intends to incorporate Little River into the Linghai Dragon Clan..."