The sound of thunder roared, and black clouds covered the sky like black flames, fiercely burning in the endless sky.

Waves surged and roared forward.

Two Nascent Soul cultivators stood thousands of miles apart, amidst the raging storm, watching rows of mountainous waves roar from the distant deep sea’s thunder.

Roar———

A massive white dragon pierced through the clouds, surrounded by thunder, its body covered with lacerated wounds, and its dragon roar filled with fatigue and weakness as it flew laboriously through the clouds.

"For nine whole days, eighty-one strikes of tribulation thunder. By logic, it should have ended, but why does it feel like these tribulation clouds are brewing a stronger tribulation thunder?"

"Isn’t that a good thing? By the looks of it, it shouldn’t withstand the last tribulation thunder. By then, heh heh~"

The two scanned their surroundings. They were not the only ones waiting to profit from the situation; many North Sea Nascent Soul cultivators, and even Nascent Soul cultivators from other places, were rushing towards this location.

With the thunder tribulation not yet dissipated, they dared not approach and were only waiting for the Winged Dragon to fail in its Divinity Transformation to take advantage.

Boom!

Lightning ripped through the sky, the black clouds flashing with lightning, and a majestic and ancient dragon power suddenly pressed down from the thick clouds.

The two Nascent Soul cultivators, caught off guard, had their spiritual energies thrown into disarray and fell in mid-air, witnessing with horror as lightning illuminated the black clouds, and a pair of dignified dragon eyes shone through. In those dragon eyes, the already gigantic Winged Dragon appeared as small as an insect.

"An... Ancestor Dragon!!"

The two barely stabilized their positions, shock and horror on their faces.

The final tribulation thunder was about to be conceived, and the entire world trembled as if boiling. The two Nascent Soul cultivators desperately activated their protective Gang Qi to catch their breath.

"I understand now; it’s the only Winged Dragon between heaven and earth and certainly the dragon with the highest bloodline right now. It has awakened the power of the Ancestor Dragon. If it can pass the Ancestor Dragon’s test, then it’s the... Heaven and Earth Dragon King recognized by the Ancestor Dragon!"

The two couldn’t help but swallow a gulp of saliva, already contemplating retreat. The Heaven and Earth Dragon King, commanding the Water Clan, was beyond what they could contend with.

Yet, looking at the terrifying tribulation thunder about to descend and the Winged Dragon, already weakened to its limit, the two remained with a hopeful mindset.

Boom!

The sky collapsed, an expanse of thunder sea tore through the darkness, illuminating the entire Earth Spiritual Realm as bright as daylight.

Throughout the Earth Spiritual Realm, beasts howled, and all living beings fell from the sky. The many Nascent Soul cultivators on the sea coughed blood and plummeted into the ocean.

Roar!!

The wounded Winged Dragon did not retreat, facing the overwhelming thunder, roaring with anger and arrogance, slamming into it fiercely.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The thunder continuously struck the Winged Dragon, which roared with open jaws and lashed its tail wildly, completely disregarding the pain, fighting the heavens for survival.

Under this defiant momentum, the thunder gradually weakened, and a vast and majestic power enveloped the dragon’s body, quickly healing its wounds, as the entire dragon began to transform from the inside out.

The once pure white dragon body gradually emitted a silver glow.

Roar———

In the distant Green Dragon Realm, dragons broke free from cultivator’s control, soared the nine skies, and dragon roars echoed through the sea.

The chorus of dragons’ roars pierced through the void, directly reaching the Earth Spiritual Realm.

Amidst the continuous dragon roars, the two Nascent Soul cultivators crawled out of the sea, fleeing for their lives.

Roar!!

The Silver Dragon broke through the sky, and before the two could scream, they were swallowed by the dragon’s maw.

A distant Nascent Soul cultivator barely escaped with his life, watching the newly-transformed Winged Dragon, glowing with electric light, swiftly dash towards the inner sea.

*

Eight Diagram Island.

[You wildly consume demon cores, and your cultivation progresses rapidly, Five Elements Returning to Truth Skill level +2000]

[Girl, are you ready to be struck by lightning yet?]

After absorbing the ninth demon core, Jiang Yuebai forced down the impending storm of Dao Platform’s spiritual energy, glanced at the Immortal Cultivation Panel.

[Cultivation Technique]:

Five Elements Returning to Truth Foundation Establishment Chapter (Ninth Layer: 989,000/990,000)

Just short of the last thousand to begin Core Formation.

True Monarch Fuyi had notified her master, who, along with True Monarch Fuyi, would protect her and help her through the thunder tribulation once she was ready.

Jiang Yuebai calmed herself momentarily, left the cave dwelling, and set out to find True Monarch Fuyi to see if her master had arrived.

Roar!!

A dragon roar suddenly echoed in her ears, and before Jiang Yuebai could react, the great array on the island was breached. She was swept up by a violent wind and the next moment found herself atop a familiar dragon’s head.

At the same time, Zhao Fuyi, in seclusion on the island, was shaken by the overwhelming power radiating from the Winged Dragon. Spiritual energy uncontrollably surged around her.

Zhao Fuyi’s eyes snapped open; she was undergoing Divinity Transformation!

*

The Winged Dragon carried Jiang Yuebai on the wind for ten thousand miles, soaring through the sky until reaching a small deserted island.

Jiang Yuebai leapt from the dragon’s head, standing atop a mountain peak. The Winged Dragon landed on all fours, its imposing manner restrained, as it lowered its proud dragon head before her.

"Congratulations on your successful Divinity Transformation!"

Jiang Yuebai smiled with crescent eyes, sincerely happy for the Winged Dragon.

At the same time, she noticed the sky above the Winged Dragon was slowly swirling into a vortex. Around her, fragments of stone trembled and were sucked skyward, even pulling her hair upward.

This was the Earth Spiritual Realm repelling the Winged Dragon, intending to expel it from this realm.

"I’m relieved to see your successful Divinity Transformation, now hurry and leave..."

Before Jiang Yuebai could finish, the Winged Dragon suddenly opened its mouth, roar～～

Jiang Yuebai’s eyes widened, watching an avalanche of magical items and materials pour from the dragon’s mouth, piling atop her like a small mountain.

Jiang Yuebai lay buried, her forehead twitching intensely. This bad habit, can it truly never change?

The Winged Dragon smacked its lips and retreated, letting out a soft hum.

Jiang Yuebai emerged from beneath the magic treasure pile, her eyes slightly widened; for once she suddenly understood the Winged Dragon’s intention.

It was saying, these human clan’s junk was of no use to it, and so it was giving them all to her.

Roar～～

It was very grateful to Jiang Yuebai and wanted to know her name among the human clan.

Jiang Yuebai blinked, "My name is Jiang Yuebai."

Roar～

"Are you saying, you want me to give you a human clan name too? But I don’t know if you’re male or female. I’ve read in dragon clan ancient books that there is only one Winged Dragon between heaven and earth, and it’s female, the mother of phoenixes and qilins. Is that true?"

Hearing this, the Winged Dragon shyly turned its head, its dragon eyes blinking twice, stealing glances at Jiang Yuebai.

Jiang Yuebai’s mouth dropped open in surprise, "So you really are a female dragon. In that case... The ancient books of the dragon clan record that when interacting with humans, they use the surname Ao. Seeing your curly mane, let’s call you Ao Juan!"

Roar～

The dragon nodded, the dragon was pleased.

"Don’t blame me for being verbose, but once you reach the Upper Realm, don’t look down on the human clan. When necessary, transforming into human form is more convenient when traveling in their territory. In all things, preserving life is most important. Only by living can you retrieve what you’ve lost."

Roar～

"And don’t be lazy with your cultivation in the future. Don’t let me surpass you when I reach the Upper Realm. If that happens, don’t blame me for capturing you as my steed."

Roar!

The suction of the vortex above intensified, large chunks of stone rising up, and Jiang Yuebai’s body was being pulled, her feet slowly leaving the ground.

"Hurry and go, don’t delay any longer."

Roar——

The Winged Dragon gave a long howl, turned to leave, thought again and turned back, raising a claw to pluck a piece of silvery white dragon scale from its brow. A drop of golden essence blood flew from between its eyes, colliding with Jiang Yuebai.

Jiang Yuebai’s eyes widened in shock, instinctively retreating, but the dragon scale and Winged Dragon essence blood still struck her brow.

Boom!

An explosion of stellar-like impact erupted from that drop of Winged Dragon essence blood, a small silver dragon soaring in her Sea of Consciousness, shimmering with the golden light of space restriction.

The phantom of a dragon scale flashed across Jiang Yuebai’s exposed skin, enveloping her as a silver dragon scale armor, before quickly vanishing.

[Congratulations, you have successfully reached Foundation Establishment Perfection and begun Core Formation]

Rumble rumble!

The black clouds, having just dispersed, rolled back like a tide, thunder cracking first in the sky above Jiang Yuebai, another not far away.

In that moment, a thought crossed Jiang Yuebai’s mind inappropriately.

The Heavenly Dao is very busy!