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A month later.

Beyond the chaotic seas, in a remote and secluded area.

An isolated island, no more than a few dozen square kilometers in size, densely vegetated, with several low mountain peaks in the center, stands quietly on the azure sea.

There is a small spiritual vein on this island.

At this moment, a simple cave dwelling has been carved out at the foot of the highest mountain in the center of the island.

Zhou Yuan stood before the cave dwelling.

This is the newly chosen place specifically for his demon beasts to undergo tribulations.

Although Tiannan Ling Shu Mountain is a good place, the continuous occurrence of the Transformation Lightning Tribulation has caused too much commotion and is likely to attract unnecessary attention.

Biling Island is his most important base and must not be exposed. The outer sea is vast and sparsely populated, making it a relatively safe and secluded place to undergo tribulation.

He released all the demonic beasts from his spirit beast bag, including the Thunder Whale, Shadow Python, Sea Rhinoceros Beast, Earth-Splitting Turtle, and Silver Light Rat King, allowing them to roam freely and cultivate within the island's boundaries.

Most of these demonic beasts have reached the peak of level seven. With ample resources and a suitable spiritual vein environment, it is only a matter of time before they sense the opportunity to transform into human form.

He himself was not idle either.

While continuing to cultivate the "Heavenly Demon Art", he began to consciously roam the outer seas, searching for and capturing those sea monsters that had reached the peak of level seven and had potential.

He uses "spirit control" to control, replenish, and strengthen his "monster army".

Having a force composed of transformed demonic beasts is highly beneficial, whether for exploring dangerous places, gathering resources, or as an asset for the future.

Two years have passed quietly.

On this day, Zhou Yuan was flying slowly over a sea area thousands of miles away from the cave island, his divine sense sweeping across the area below like a water net.

The outer sea is rich in monster resources, but those that reach the peak of level seven are not common.

It requires patience to search.

Suddenly, from the bamboo tube "Dongfu Tian" behind him, the voice of the Great Evolution Divine Lord rang out, tinged with surprise: "Eh? Young Zhou, there's something three hundred feet to your left, beneath the sea! Be careful, this thing has extremely strong concealment abilities. I only just detected a very faint spatial fluctuation and life force!"

Zhou Yuan's heart stirred, and he immediately focused his divine sense to carefully investigate the direction indicated by the Great Evolution Divine Lord.

Sure enough, about a hundred feet below the seemingly empty seawater, a faint, extremely blurry, almost completely blended into the background of the seawater, transparent outline was slowly moving.

If it weren't for the reminder from the Great Evolution Divine Lord, and the fact that his divine sense was strong and focused enough, he would have had no chance of discovering it!

"This is... a Hidden Spirit Scorpion? Judging from its size and those almost transparent wings... is it a mutated 'Hidden Spirit Scorpion'?"

A look of surprise appeared in Zhou Yuan's eyes. The Hidden Spirit Scorpion is a rather rare type of demonic beast, possessing an innate talent for stealth.

The one in front of us has not only reached level five, but also seems to have mutated.

Although it is only level five, its special talent may be more effective than some level seven combat-type monsters in certain situations.

Without further hesitation, Zhou Yuan swayed and silently submerged into the sea, concealing all his presence, like a fish swimming towards the blurry outline.

The Hidden Spirit Scorpion seemed to have extremely keen senses. When Zhou Yuan dived into the sea and got a little closer, it seemed to sense the danger. Its transparent body paused slightly, then it flapped its wings and was about to escape into the deeper seabed.

"Trying to leave?"

With a thought, Zhou Yuan activated the "Spirit Control Technique," separating a wisp of divine thought, mixing it with pure magic power, and transforming it into a complex mark, which he forcefully injected into the weak demon soul of the Hidden Spirit Scorpion.

The process went smoothly.

The Hidden Spirit Scorpion struggled for a moment, then its fierce glint gradually faded, and it finally became docile, lying in Zhou Yuan's palm in submission.

"That's good, from now on I'll call you 'Amber'."

Zhou Yuan gave the newly tamed spirit insect a name and was preparing to put it into his spirit beast bag.

Suddenly, he frowned, looked up sharply, and gazed in the direction of the cave island.

Just now, he clearly sensed that the warning barriers he had set up around the island had been triggered!

It wasn't triggered by a violent invasion like that of a foreign enemy, but rather... a vast, violent, and destructive energy of heaven and earth was rapidly gathering above the island!

"Another demon beast is about to undergo its tribulation?"

A glint flashed in Zhou Yuan's eyes. Without hesitation, he stuffed the newly acquired Hidden Spirit Scorpion "Amber" into his spirit beast pouch, and his figure transformed into a streak of azure light, turning back towards the cave island at top speed.

Even when you are still more than a hundred miles away from the island, you can see that the sky in the distance has already changed color.

Thick, leaden-gray clouds, like boiling ink, surged in from all directions, gathering above the central mountain peak of the island to form a huge, slowly rotating vortex of dark clouds.

Silver snakes danced wildly in the clouds, and the muffled thunder roared like the cry of an ancient beast, spreading a chilling pressure from heaven and earth.

"It's a sea rhinoceros!"

Zhou Yuan quickly identified the enormous figure standing like a small mountain, roaring towards the sky, beneath the tribulation clouds.

It was that peak level seven sea rhinoceros beast!

Its massive, mountain-like body was enveloped in a striking blend of earthy yellow and azure blue demonic energy, forming a solid protective shield.

A faint blue, cold light flowed around it, which was the Cold Marrow Pearl bestowed by Zhou Yuan at work.

The thunder has already begun to fall!

Thick bolts of lightning tore through the clouds and struck the massive body of the sea rhinoceros beast, unleashing deafening roars and blinding flashes of light.

The sea rhinoceros let out a painful roar.

But its feet are firmly rooted in the earth, drawing in the earth's veins and moisture, and withstanding the heavenly lightning, demonstrating astonishing defensive power and resilience.

Zhou Yuan did not approach immediately, but hovered in the distance, observing quietly. The tribulation mainly depends on the demon beast itself; otherwise, it is difficult to transform into human form.

His gaze swept across the surrounding sea.

Such an astonishing celestial phenomenon, in this relatively open open sea, is like a beacon in the darkness, easily attracting uninvited guests.

Whether they were curious cultivators, or... other powerful demons who also lived in the outer seas and coveted the demon cores of transformation!

Sure enough, a moment later, Zhou Yuan's divine sense stirred slightly, sensing two powerful demonic auras rapidly approaching the island from the northwest.

The demonic energy was solid and powerful, clearly at the level of an eighth-level transformed demon cultivator!

The two demonic auras stopped about several dozen miles away from the island, clearly having also seen the sea rhinoceros beast undergoing its tribulation, and... Zhou Yuan.

Zhou Yuan's eyes turned cold. He mentally communicated with the spirit beast pouch and shouted, "Lie Feng, go!!"

"Yes, Master!"

A beam of azure light shot out from the spirit beast pouch, landing and transforming into a winged, humanoid Gale Beast.

His sharp gaze swept towards the direction from which the two demonic auras came. He spread his wings and transformed into a blue afterimage, instantly appearing in the air on the other side of the island. The powerful aura of an eighth-level demon cultivator was released without any concealment.

He coldly stared at the two uninvited guests with a warning tone.

The two transformed demons seemed to have not expected that, in addition to those undergoing tribulation, there was another being of the same level guarding the island.

They stood facing the Gale Beast from dozens of miles away.

After a moment, seemingly feeling that they were not confident of victory, or perhaps thinking that it would be a waste to fight to the death with someone of the same level for a demon core that they had not yet obtained, the two demonic energies slowly retreated and eventually disappeared into the horizon.

Seeing this, the Gale Beast did not give chase, but remained vigilantly hovering in the air, protecting the Sea Rhinoceros Beast undergoing its tribulation.

Zhou Yuan nodded slightly. The fierce wind was enough to deter most of the petty thieves.

The lightning tribulation lasted for about an hour before gradually subsiding.

Although the sea rhinoceros was charred black, injured in many places, and weak, it ultimately survived.

As the calamity clouds began to dissipate, a profound fluctuation of the laws of heaven and earth descended, enveloping the sea rhinoceros beast. Its massive body began to emit a light that was a mixture of earthy yellow and pale blue, and it began to slowly shrink and deform... The shaping process had begun.

Zhou Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, withdrew his gaze, and focused on the Hidden Spirit Scorpion "Amber" that he had just subdued, intending to study its specific abilities.

However, only half a day later.

"Boom—!!"

The sky over the island, which had just returned to clear skies for less than half a day, is undergoing another strange change!

Thicker, darker clouds surged in from all directions at an even faster pace than before! Within the clouds, the lightning was no longer just pure silver, but also interspersed with eerie, dark purple flashes, radiating an even more sinister and destructive aura!

A powerful pressure from heaven and earth, completely different from that of the sea rhinoceros beast during its tribulation, colder, more eerie, and imbued with a strong dark attribute, suddenly descended!

Zhou Yuan looked up in astonishment and saw a giant python, over twenty feet long, with a dark body and scales shimmering with a cold metallic light, slowly emerging from a dark valley on the other side of the island. It raised its head to the sky and let out a silent hiss, its body emanating a thick black mist that echoed the tribulation clouds in the sky.

It's a Shadow Python!

It actually triggered its own tribulation of transformation immediately after the sea rhinoceros beast successfully transcended its tribulation! Moreover, judging from the momentum of the tribulation clouds, it seemed to be even stronger than the sea rhinoceros beast's!

"Two demonic beasts have transformed into human form in one day..."

Zhou Yuan gazed at the thick, dark purple lightning-filled tribulation clouds rapidly forming in the sky. His eyes widened in surprise, then filled with immense joy. "Today is truly a rare and auspicious day!"

He stared intently in the direction of the Shadow Python, while simultaneously spreading his divine sense wide, wary of any uninvited guests who might be drawn by these successive celestial phenomena of transformation.

Just as the Shadow Python's transformation lightning tribulation began to condense, and the first bolt of dark purple lightning was about to strike,

Thousands of miles away from the island, above the clouds, a man and a woman stood side by side, suspended in the air.

The man was exceptionally burly, nearly nine feet tall, with a bare, bronze-colored upper body, his muscles bulging as if containing explosive power. He had a rugged face, eyes like copper bells, and hair that stood up like steel needles.

He simply stood there, and a fierce aura, like that of a primordial beast, naturally emanated from him.

The woman, on the other hand, had a graceful and slender figure, wore a long, light white gauze dress, and had fair and radiant skin.

Her face possessed a captivating allure, especially her pair of peach blossom eyes, which were brimming with moisture, as if they could drip water.

The two individuals possessed unfathomable auras, both clearly at the Nascent Soul stage, and judging from their spiritual pressure, they were far from being merely at the initial stage.

At this moment, both of them were gazing in the direction of Zhou Yuan's cave island, a hint of surprise on their faces.

"Huh? On the same day, from the same direction, the aura of the Transformation Lightning Tribulation appeared twice? And the second one is even stronger?" The burly man's voice boomed, tinged with interest.

The woman in white veils spoke in a soft, alluring voice, yet with a chilling undertone, "This transformation demon core is a valuable item..."

"Hey, two demon cores that can transform into human form are indeed a great help."

The burly man grinned, revealing gleaming white teeth, his eyes flashing with a fierce light. "Perfect timing. It seems fate has brought us here. How about... we offer our 'congratulations'?"

"Hehe, just what I wanted."

The woman in white veil covered her mouth and chuckled softly.