"For several decades, everything has passed peacefully! Young Master, do you know that after reaching a certain realm, a Fierce Beast can transform into a human?" Suddenly, the elder asked Zhu Bufan.

"This... Fierce Beasts can actually cultivate into humans?" The events Zhu Bufan encountered today were so shocking that his mind was still in a state of numbness, instinctively expressing his doubt.

"It seems the Young Master really doesn't know. Once Fierce Beasts gain intelligence, they develop their own awareness of cultivation, naturally becoming very dissatisfied with their cultivation speed. While humans fear Fierce Beasts for their formidable physical bodies, Fierce Beasts are actually restricted by their own bodies from developing further. Once they gain intelligence, they begin to imitate, and the object of their imitation is none other than the favored children of the heavens, humans!" The elder said, giving Zhu Bufan a deep look, "Humans, though very frail initially, even frequently suffering premature deaths, once they begin cultivation, their superior talents shine through. Achievements that humans can obtain in ten years might take beasts a hundred years, maybe even longer. So, with a deep understanding of humans — their meridians, bones, acupoints fully mastered — some Fierce Beasts began to remodel their meridians, forms, bones... Who knows how long this process took, a thousand years... ten thousand years... However, eventually, they succeeded, and these ancestral secrets were sealed within each of their bloodlines, so now beasts instinctively develop in this direction."

Zhu Bufan couldn't help but feel a surge of emotions; he hadn't realized that beasts' cultivation experiences were so arduous.

Ignoring Zhu Bufan's shock, the elder continued, "However, transforming from a beast into a human is against the rules between heaven and earth, violating them inevitably leads to punishment! To truly transform into a human, one must undergo the Transformation Heavenly Tribulation!"

"Transformation Heavenly Tribulation?" Zhu Bufan asked in confusion, as he had heard many things today he had never encountered before.

"The Transformation Heavenly Tribulation is both a form of punishment and acknowledgment because to truly become human, one must endure the power of thunder and lightning. Survive it, and you've truly succeeded; fail, and it's nothing but obliteration, a complete end!" The elder said with a heavy expression. "Moreover, the success rate is only about five percent, meaning that out of a hundred Fierce Beasts, only five can survive the Transformation Heavenly Tribulation."

Seeing Zhu Bufan's face of shock, the elder smiled, "Of course, this refers to ordinary Fierce Beasts. For ancient powerful clans like ours, with profound heritage, the Transformation Heavenly Tribulation, while dangerous, is merely a threat to us. In our tribe's history, there have been less than a handful of unfortunate souls who perished under the Transformation Heavenly Tribulation." The elder smiled reassuringly.

"Through the Transformation Heavenly Tribulation, our ** and Inner Qi, after being refined by the most tyrannical power of thunder and lightning, would usually make further progress. Therefore, our tribe's members will do their utmost to suppress their cultivation in order to delay the tribulation. However, this also depends on one's abilities, for the more one suppresses their Qi, the more powerful the heavenly thunder when the tribulation finally erupts! It's easy to lose one's life." The elder said with a smile, "Your mother was indeed a once-in-a-millennium genius of our tribe; she, using a doppelganger technique, relying on the Eye of Mang Sea's unique effect, concealed her Qi for a full century of cultivation, even breaking through to the peak realm of Fierce Beasts, just a step away from achieving the Saint Position among beasts, outside the Supreme Holy Beast."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bufan felt a stirring in his heart; he hadn't imagined his mother was such a formidable figure.

"Because the king's Qi was suppressed for so long, once it fully released, the resulting tribulation lightning was enough to destroy the entire Sea Emperor Tribe. Therefore, when going through the tribulation, the king went to a remote island overseas. The king's Transformation Heavenly Tribulation was the greatest event for our tribe in a millennium; having a Holy Beast would mean our tribe would return to prosperity. So, to ensure every possible measure, most of the clan's elders, including those who had been reclusive for years, went to observe, ready to assist at crucial moments! But, what we feared most still happened. We originally thought the king's tribulation was kept secret, yet soon after they left, several major adversaries of the Sea Emperor Clan joined forces to attack. Fortunately, with various powerful methods left by our ancestors, they could not enter the core of the Sea Emperor Clan. However, their experts managed to extract the location of the king's tribulation through interrogation. They would not allow a rival to produce a Saint. In the critical moment of the king's tribulation, they launched a murderous assault... that battle... was indeed tragic... the desert island was destroyed, volcanoes erupted... our tribe's nearly a hundred experts were almost completely wiped out... yet the king, relying on the Eye of Mang Sea, not only successfully passed the Transformation Heavenly Tribulation but also escaped!"

The elder spoke succinctly, but Zhu Bufan could imagine the intensity of that battle, for the Sea Emperor Clan had nearly a hundred experts of the Fierce Beast Rank. The attackers must have numbered at least as many, a clash of several hundred experts equivalent to the Innate realm — the horror of it was undeniable, and Zhu Bufan could well imagine it.

"And in her escape, the king, encountered the Young Master's father, Zhou Xiaotian!" As he spoke, the elder's voice turned somber.

Zhu Bufan's face turned pale, silently praying in his heart that what he was about to hear wouldn't be as he feared.

"At that time, Zhou Xiaotian was just over twenty, young and handsome, without a single flaw in appearance. While traveling the high seas, he rescued the unconscious king, drifting on the sea. Originally, I thought this was a turning point, a chance for the Sea Emperor Clan's revival, and was full of gratitude towards Zhou Xiaotian, but I never imagined that this... this was not a turning point, but the beginning of a mortal tragedy!"

"Traveling with your father were three others, Xiang Chengzhi, Qian Daojun, and Li Guanhong, known as the Four Young Lords of Chu! All four were enamored with the king upon first sight. But the king, under Zhou Xiaotian's meticulous care, and due to the life-saving grace, unexpectedly... unexpectedly... unexpectedly fell in love, loved him! I was full-force against it, trying to persuade the king to leave, not to sink deeper, but she seemed poisoned at that time, ignoring my advice, and finally, in annoyance, severed her external senses. So, I was left anxiously within the Eye of Mang Sea, and it went on this way for over a year. Suddenly, one day, I felt my power rapidly diminishing, and the prohibition on me was lifted by the king. Sensing slightly, I was shocked to find a sea of people outside, each holding a giant crossbow, targeting the king who was in midair giving birth!"

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