NOVPUBChapter 198: Chapter 197: Manman’s Tribulation
Chapter 198: Chapter 197: Manman’s Tribulation
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Night fell, and after Sally entangled with Zhu Sanlang, feeling satisfied both physically and emotionally, she finally fell into a deep sleep.
Zhu Sanlang, having been anxious and fearful for most of the night, only slept lightly for a quarter of an hour after making sure she was all right.
Because Manman had come to find him.
Although the little guy wasn’t highly talented, he was exceptionally well-endowed with a strong foundation.
Without any mishaps, he would be able to advance from the Heaven Rank to the Spirit Rank today.
“Uncle, Uncle, let’s go quickly.”
“Okay.”
After tucking Sally in with the quilt, Zhu Sanlang went outside.
Taking Manman with him, he teleported directly above the sea, “Let’s start.”
Manman spread his wings and flew into the sky, releasing his Innate Secret Technique as he flew.
Zhu Sanlang moved a bit further away and concealed his own aura.
A wisp of pale grey clouds began to appear in the sky.
Manman didn’t notice and kept releasing his Secret Technique; a meandering fire snake appeared in mid-air.
The grey cloud threads grew more numerous and gradually covered a whole area of the sky with grey clouds.
Zhu Sanlang watched Manman, his initially relaxed expression growing increasingly solemn.
Sally suddenly awoke and saw that Zhu Sanlang was no longer by her side.
There was no sign of Manman on the System Map either, so they must have gone off to practice again.
It had to be said that as a teacher for Manman’s cultivation, Zhu Sanlang was an excellent master. Manman made a lot of progress with his guidance, and even the normally lethargic Sally had gained quite a bit.
After freshening up, Sally planned to change into some comfortable sportswear. But upon thinking of Zhu Sanlang’s ancient-style green robe, she decided to wear a sky-blue brocade high-waisted ruqun instead. Its sleeves were reasonably wide, and the hem floated elegantly. Her silky, pure white hair was held up with a carved jade hairpin, and she wore embroidered satin shoes that were light and soft.
Finally, she applied a delicate makeup and added a light purple ribbon around her arm.
Sally stood on the large platform, remembering that the Teleportation Array was here that day.
How was it activated… She stepped around but couldn’t find any clues.
The sky grew darker.
Sally looked up, “Xiaomei, is it going to rain? Manman said it would be clear weather for the next ten days.”
“It’s tribulation clouds. Manman is undergoing the Spirit Realm Tribulation, but those clouds don’t look simple,” Xiaomei replied.
Sally immediately became anxious, “Where is he?”
“Host, don’t go there. If the tribulation clouds sense your presence, the difficulty of the trial will increase. With Zhu Sanlang there, there should be no problem.”
“If it’s fine for him, why would it be a problem if I go?”
“Can you seal your own aura?”
“Don’t I have you?”
“…1 point.”
“Take it.”
Sally immediately flew towards the direction where the tribulation clouds were thickest.
Before she arrived, Zhu Sanlang had already spotted her. He immediately took her into his arms, while also isolating her aura.
“Why did you come? Are you hungry?”
He shouldn’t have asked; once he did, Sally really felt hungry and nodded honestly, “Yes, I’m hungry.”
Her gaze, though, was fixed on Manman, who was hovering not far away. She also sensed something and looked up at the tribulation clouds in the sky.
Zhu Sanlang took out a plate of fresh fish from his Different Space, which he had prepared in case of emergencies, and it came in handy now, “Here. This is the flesh of a Tuoba Fish, containing very pure Water Elemental Power.”
“Thank you, Sanlang.” Seeing there was a fork ready for use, Sally took it and began to eat the fish.
“Manman won’t be in any trouble, will she?”
“Is her Secret Technique not just fire?”
“Yes, there’s also the Dark Rule,” Sally answered honestly, not daring to hide anything at this point.
Zhu Sanlang’s expression became even more serious, “Originally, the transformation from Heaven Rank to Spirit Rank shouldn’t affect such a wide area. It seems the tribulation clouds have already sensed her rule-based Secret Technique.”
“So what do we do?”
“Don’t worry. At worst, the ascension will fail, but that won’t pose any major problems. Just prepare well for the next time.” n𝚘𝚟pub.𝚌o𝚖
“Okay,” while Sally worried about her daughter, she ate the fresh fish to nourish the fetus. The fish, which was originally extremely delicious, now tasted bland to her.
Suddenly, thunder rumbled within the tribulation clouds.
The thunderous sounds were startling, and Sally grabbed Zhu Sanlang’s wrist in panic, “Why, why is there thunder now?”
It couldn’t be aiming to strike down her Manman.
“Did you not go through a Heavenly Tribulation when you ascended?” Zhu Sanlang looked at her with some surprise.
Sally nodded, “That’s right, I didn’t.”
“…”
[Xiaomei? What’s happening to me?]
[Any factors unfavorable to the host are cleanly swept away by the System.]
[Xiaomei is like a super bug on the path of cultivation!]
A column of lightning chased after Manman to strike her.
Manman hurriedly released her barrier to resist.
The first bolt of lightning, as thick as a finger, was blocked by the barrier.
When Manman saw Sally, she immediately spread her wings, wanting to fly over. At that moment, the second bolt of lightning descended.
Sally hurriedly shouted, “Focus, Manman. Once you get through this, you’ll be at the Spirit Rank.”
“Got it, Mom,” Manman stopped dodging immediately and started to confront the Heavenly Tribulation with full strength using her Secret Technique.
Soon, eight bolts of lightning were blocked by Manman, but the ninth was slow to come.
“The ninth bolt is the last one. Its power is usually equivalent to the sum of the previous eight combined. But Manman’s rule-based Secret Technique is a bit troublesome, let’s see if she can withstand it. If not, I’m here.”
“Sanlang, you’re so reliable,” Sally was worried, but with Xiaomei’s protection, she knew her daughter would be safeguarded as well.
Manman seemed to sense the unusual nature of this final bolt of the Heavenly Tribulation and took a Little Storage Bag from around her neck. Then, she pulled out a red feather over two meters long and one meter wide and placed it above her head.
Sally looked at the feather, “What is that?”
“A True Feather. Every Phoenix Bird has one once they reach adulthood; this must be from her biological father,” Zhu Sanlang replied.
“What can it do?”
“It can withstand a fatal tribulation once, but only for one’s offspring.”
“Is that so? Then why didn’t Manman use it when she was injured by Xun Changji…” Sally watched Manman.
The ninth bolt finally fell from the sky, brighter and ten times thicker than the previous eight.
However, in the center of the bolt was an extremely fine golden core that was hardly visible unless one looked closely.
Zhu Sanlang’s hand holding the plate tightened slightly.
Noticing his reaction, Sally quickly asked Xiaomei, [Support Manman from below.]
[Of course, Host.] Xiaomei responded.
Upon being struck by the lightning, the True Feather emitted a phoenix cry, and then a golden-red phoenix with three heads and nine tails soared up, wrestling with the lightning column.
The golden core of the lightning attempted to break free several times, but it was repeatedly trapped by the phoenix heads.
It was Sally’s first time seeing Ming Linyuan’s complete beast form, “It’s so beautiful!”
“A pure-blood Ghost Chariot Phoenix Bird has nine heads,” Zhu Sanlang said softly, looking into Sally’s eyes filled with amazement.
