"Brother Chi Hu..."

"Brother Chi Hu..."

The charming woman and the gaunt man both arrived by Chi Hu’s side, and now that Chi Hu was rescued, it seemed their trip was not in vain.

Chi Hu greeted the two and continued to regain his strength.

He knew well that Ye Qiu hadn’t appeared yet, but Taishan undergoing the Saint’s Tribulation was indeed surprising.

No more talking, regaining even a fraction of power was crucial.

On the other side, a smile gradually appeared on Black Bull’s face as the final thunderclap engulfed Taishan.

This thunderclap was so terrifying that even his fur stood on end; with a thunderbolt-bow, he shot directly, and Taishan’s silhouette vanished from the ground, leaving a large crater.

He couldn’t sense any life force there.

This meant Taishan had failed the tribulation!

Black Bull chuckled, unsurprised. Such a formidable thunderclap, even he couldn’t pass back then; if Taishan, a junior, managed, it would indeed be embarrassing for him.

Just as Black Bull prepared to turn and check on the recently rescued Chi Hu, after taking three steps, he suddenly hesitated.

A flicker of life force suddenly emerged.

If he hadn’t been slightly cautious, keeping his mind focused, he wouldn’t have noticed Taishan suddenly coming back to life.

"Not dead?" Black Bull halted. How could he allow Taishan to remain alive?

If Taishan fully recovered, he wouldn’t be an easy opponent to defeat.

Beneath the crater, Taishan’s entire body was charred; the last thunderclap pierced his heart, even causing his soul to scatter. Fortunately, his charred heart suddenly came back to life, bringing him back from death.

The reason he could revive, Taishan knew best. It was because he had consumed those elixirs earlier, integrating most of the energy into his heart. Thus, even when pierced, the essence remained, instantly reviving his heart.

Once revived, new life began within him.

Although the tribulation was terrifying, enough to extinguish life, once endured, one would gain significantly, like a phoenix reborn from fire.

Right now, Taishan was in such a state; his body’s various functions rapidly strengthening and recovering, absorbing nature’s spiritual energy ten, a hundred times faster than before when he was in the Ruins Realm.

In an instant, he absorbed a massive amount of spiritual energy.

Huh?

Chi Hu noticed someone competing with him for nature’s spiritual energy and immediately became alert. The charming woman and the gaunt man looked toward the distance, sensing Taishan’s rapid recovery.

"He actually survived it, the Saint Realm aura is getting stronger." said the charming woman.

"Brother Chi Hu, I’ll help you kill this guy, so you can fully recover," the gaunt man offered.

Chi Hu laughed, "Black Bull has already begun to act."

They saw Black Bull shooting a massive energy beam into the crater, resembling a laser cannon; instantly, a gigantic mushroom cloud rose.

Noticing Taishan recovering, Black Bull didn’t hesitate. Having failed several attempts to kill Taishan, this time, in Taishan’s most vulnerable state post-tribulation, if he still couldn’t kill him, he would truly be ashamed.

No need for the gaunt man to ridicule him; he’d feel embarrassed himself.

"Huh? How did he escape to the sky?" Black Bull noticed Taishan’s aura missing from the crater, immediately scanning the surroundings and detecting Taishan’s presence in the sky.

At this moment, Taishan had little power left. Even if he wanted to recover quickly, it became difficult because Black Bull didn’t allow him the time to focus on recovering.

Boom, boom, boom!

In the blink of an eye, several explosions occurred in the sky; Taishan took a hit and fell to the ground.

Angered and anxious, Taishan thought he only needed half an hour, and he wouldn’t be in such a sorry state.

Having experienced the power of the Saint Realm, given a bit more time to recover, he believed he’d no longer be as helpless against Black Bull as before.

"Even if you enter the Saint Realm, you must die," Black Bull approached with lethal intent again.

Facing the menacing Black Bull, Taishan could only dodge, though he couldn’t evade completely, preventing him from recovering and worsening his injuries.

If the attacks continued, he would indeed die.

Unfortunately, he was out of elixirs. Had he known, he would have asked Ye Qiu for more; he wouldn’t be in such a passive situation.

But with a Saint’s strength, even a few elixirs would be a drop in the ocean.

Suddenly, he felt a sting on his face, a powerful force sent him flying, and Black Bull’s attack added new wounds.

At this moment.

The clouds in the sky, which were gradually dissipating, gathered once again, accompanied by rumbling...

Moreover, the clouds were thick, turning the day dark due to the dense clouds.

Just after striking, Black Bull noticed the change in weather, raising his head to the sky, "These clouds..."

Even Taishan was stunned; he had overcome his own six tribulations, so why were the clouds not dispersing but instead regrouping?

Could it be...

In an instant, Taishan thought of someone; was he also aiming for the Saint Realm?

His gaze involuntarily turned to the stone house in the distance.

Rumble.

The clouds continued to gather frighteningly; it seemed an exceptionally terrifying tribulation was imminent.

Black Bull was puzzled. Taishan had already completed his breakthrough, so why were there still clouds, as if an unprecedented tribulation was descending?

"Never mind, I’ll deal with that guy first." Ignoring the bizarre appearance of these clouds, Black Bull decided to kill Taishan first.

Whoosh.

Black Bull attacked again.

Taishan barely struck back, only to be blasted away, while Black Bull remained unharmed.

"Useless struggle, just accept your death," Black Bull sneered coldly; in Taishan’s current state, he was no match.

With a turn of his arm, a black lotus flower appeared in his palm, gathering tenfold power, sufficient to deal with a newly ascended Saint like Taishan.

"This move is an inadvertent gain from a hidden abode, a Buddhist-Daoist technique. Unfortunately, it’s only a few moves, but this Black Lotus Flower is enough to annihilate you."

With that, Black Bull blew the black lotus flower from his palm.

Instantly, one black lotus flower turned into countless ones, spreading out, surrounding Taishan, and about to explode around him.

From the moment the lotus flower appeared, Taishan knew he was doomed; such powerful energy would lead to his immediate demise, especially with his unstable Saint Realm status.

"Am I really going to die?" Taishan felt unwilling, having just stepped into the Saint Realm, yet unable to truly grasp its power before dying.

Taishan closed his eyes, the countless black lotus flowers exploded in an instant, black energy transforming into a torrent, extinguishing Taishan’s life force.

At that very moment, a beam of light flashed.

In the blink of an eye, Taishan found himself in a different place.

At this time, beside Taishan stood a young man; it was clear that the young man had intervened, allowing Taishan to escape.

Taishan opened his eyes, looking at the young man beside him, showing a hint of respect, saying, "My lord, you have emerged from your retreat."