Free Web NovelChapter 1147: The Phoenix Butterfly
"Heavenly tribulation!" Qin Sang was stunned. The Sky-Eyed Butterfly is actually crossing a tribulation. Has it advanced to the fourth metamorphosis?
Ordinarily, when a spiritual insect underwent metamorphosis, it needed a long period of slumber. During its previous two advancements, the Sky-Eyed Butterfly had also formed a cocoon.
Back on Redleaf Island in the Demonic Sea, when it absorbed the power of lightning and mutated to gain its lightning-controlling supernatural ability, it had slept for a long time before digesting that power.
This time, there was no intervening slumber. After forming the cocoon, it broke free immediately and then drew down heavenly tribulations. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓
Qin Sang guessed that this was related to the Azure Luan’s power it had absorbed. The Sky-Eyed Butterfly’s change was likely more than a simple metamorphosis. He did not know what kind of transformation would occur.
"What does a spiritual insect’s heavenly tribulation look like?" Qin Sang looked up at the tribulation cloud, his eyes filled with worry.
The Sky-Eyed Butterfly was crossing its tribulation in haste. Nothing must go wrong.
He had originally planned to wait until he reached the Spiritual Infant Realm before seeking opportunities to help it advance. He had not expected it to break through before him. Knowing nothing about a spiritual insect’s lightning tribulation, he did not know what to do.
When immortal cultivators crossed tribulations, they first endured the tribulations of the three calamities and then the heart devil tribulation.
When spiritual insects advanced, they directly drew the lightning tribulation. Who knew what variables followed?
The Sky-Eyed Butterfly is my life-bound spiritual insect. Our bloodlines are connected. Can I help it resist the tribulation lightning?
Qin Sang’s thoughts turned rapidly. He hesitated, afraid that acting rashly might cause a mutation in the heavenly tribulations. Wandering Man’s failure during his tribulation had left a shadow in Qin Sang’s heart. He did not dare underestimate heavenly tribulations in the slightest.
Crack! A seam tore open. Dense azure light burst forth.
Rip! The cocoon of light split completely. Within the azure radiance, a butterfly folded its wings together in a languid posture before slowly spreading them in front of Qin Sang.
When he saw its current appearance, Qin Sang froze in shock.
If not for the clear pull of bloodline connection and the familiar closeness he felt, he might have doubted whether this was truly his Sky-Eyed Butterfly. Its appearance had changed drastically!
When it advanced to the third metamorphosis, although it gained lightning-controlling power, its outward form had barely changed. Only the Sky Eyes patterns became more vivid. Its body remained light and delicate, as fragile as a mortal butterfly.
After this metamorphosis, aside from the Sky Eyes on its wings, almost no trace of its former self remained. Even the patterns of the Sky Eyes had changed entirely!
Its body had grown several times larger. With wings spread, it exceeded one chi in width.
More astonishing still, its wings were no longer thin butterfly wings. They resembled the wings of an Azure Luan, transforming it into a true phoenix butterfly!
The patterns on its azure wings formed rows of phoenix-feather motifs, tightly linked together, flowing with radiant halos so lifelike they could pass for real.
The only difference lay at the center of its wings, where the Sky Eyes remained. They had grown slender, lightning flickering within the pupils, appearing more vivid and spirited than ever.
The Sky-Eyed Butterfly circled around Qin Sang, transmitting emotions of joy and affection.
Its phoenix wings beat gently. A slender tail extension trailed behind, long and flowing, stretching naturally as it flew like the tail feathers of an Azure Luan.
The tip curled slightly, shimmering with azure light that drifted through the night, scattering motes of brilliance. The scene was breathtaking beyond comparison!
"So beautiful!" Qin Sang exclaimed in awe, nearly failing to recognize his own life-bound insect gu. Such a dramatic change could not be explained by metamorphosis alone. Metamorphosis and mutation had likely occurred simultaneously.
Rumble... The tribulation cloud gathered with immense momentum.
In the distance, Demon King Qianji suddenly halted his pursuit. He stared toward the tribulation cloud, his expression dark.
After a while, the snake demon consort and other great demons caught up, landing beside him, panting. "Honey, why have you stopped chasing?"
Demon King Qianji snorted coldly. "If I approach now and trigger a mutation in the heavenly tribulations, would I not be blocking the disaster on his behalf?"
"That is... a tribulation cloud?" the consort cried out, only now noticing the abnormal black clouds.
The aura of tribulation lightning differed entirely from ordinary heavenly lightning. As the daughter of a demon king and now wife of Demon King Qianji, she knew such secrets well.
"He dares cross a tribulation in front of me!" Demon King Qianji’s face darkened with anger. "Even if he survives the heavenly tribulations by luck, he will surely suffer severe depletion of vital energy and fall into weakness. Reckless fool!" freewёbn૦νeɭ.com
"Honey, have you identified him? He infiltrated Myriad Serpent Abyss without a sound. His evasion technique and sword technique were extraordinary. He cannot be an unknown figure," the consort said.
The consort did not dare act rashly either. Even from this distance, the aura of the tribulation made her tremble. Fear flashed in her eyes, mixed with envy.
She was only at the middle stage of the Demonic Core Realm. The Transformation Realm remained far beyond her reach.
Demon King Qianji furrowed his brow. "At first, I thought he was some petty demon with an Azure Luan bloodline. But after chasing him, I became uncertain. Among the Spiritual Infant grandmasters of the two domains, only a handful have comprehended sword force. He is only now crossing a tribulation. Is he a prodigy of the human race?"
"Why worry? Whether he is human or demon, we will know from the tribulation lightning soon enough." The consort fixed her gaze on the tribulation cloud.
The tribulation lightning of humans and demons differed.
Suddenly, Demon King Qianji uttered a soft exclamation. He had felt something amiss all along. At the consort’s reminder, he finally realized what it was.
"Why is the first tribulation already a lightning tribulation?" His expression shifted. He stared intently at the tribulation cloud, growing more serious. "No! The aura of this tribulation cloud is very strange!"
The consort was startled. "Why?"
"The tribulation cloud has formed, but its power is far weaker than when I crossed my own tribulation!" Before he finished speaking, the heavenly tribulation cloud changed again. It suddenly converged frantically toward the center. The cloud contracted inward into a single mass, lightning racing within it.
In an instant, all the tribulation lightning accumulated within the cloud discharged at once!
The vast tribulation cloud released only this single bolt before scattering apart.
Crack! A heaven-shaking thunderclap resounded.
The earth trembled and mountains shook. A cascade of silver lightning fell from the sky, striking a mountain peak.
For a moment, the night blazed as bright as day. The void was filled with an aura of destruction.
Among the mountains, living beings trembled in terror. Birds and beasts fled in panic.
"Silver tribulation lightning!" At the sight, Demon King Qianji and his consort cried out together, exchanging incredulous glances.
"Silver tribulation lightning, silver tribulation lightning..." The demon king frowned deeply, struggling to recall something. Moments later, realization dawned, and his eyes filled with shock. "Silver tribulation lightning! A spiritual insect! A spiritual insect is crossing its tribulation! There is a spiritual insect undergoing its fourth metamorphosis!"
"A fourth-metamorphosis spiritual insect... So that's what it is..." The consort stood dazed.
In the present immortal cultivation world, a fourth-metamorphosis spiritual insect was even rarer than a Transformation Realm great demon or a Spiritual Infant grandmaster. The demon race suffered from incomplete bloodlines and fragmented inheritances, making cultivation harder than for humans. Yet compared to spiritual insects, they were considered blessed.
Spiritual insects cultivated with extreme difficulty. It was said their heavenly tribulations were less terrifying in power, and their tribulation lightning was silver.
