The horde of magical beasts was lying flat on the ground. All of them were shivered in fear because of the dragon's aura that burst out from Ye Xiao's body.

The figure of the Spirit Ape trembled and immediately bared its teeth toward Ye Xiao. However, its eyes were still filled with horror and unwillingness.

The Blood Vermilion Fruit had already matured. Giving up like this… As a seventh-grade magical beast, it was naturally unwilling to just leave.

Ye Xiao didn't waste his time killing these beasts. He directly arrived in front of the Blood Vermilion Fruit, extended his big dragon claw, grabbed the Blood Vermilion Fruit, plucked it out, and stored it inside his spatial ring.

All the beasts including the Flame Dragon Cow and the Spirit Ape kept looking at the dragon taking the Blood Vermilion Fruit but they could not do anything to stop him. At this moment, they felt very helpless.

Ye Xiao's aura at the moment was even stronger than someone at the Peak of the Martial Saint Realm, these beasts didn't even try to stop him from taking the Blood Vermilion Fruit out of fear.

After storing the Blood Vermilion Fruit inside the spatial ring, Ye Xiao soared in the sky with his hundreds of meters long dragon's body and flew away in a different direction. He didn't choose to kill any of the magical beasts.

Although after killing the two seventh-grade magical beasts, he could have devoured them to increase his cultivation base but for now, he really didn't need that. He now already had the Water Spirit Herb and Blood Vermilion Fruit. After planting them on the Second Floor of the Nine Story Pagoda, one will evolve into a Seventh Grade Medicinal Herb while the other one will evolve into an Immortal Levelled Spirit Fruit.

After coming back to the border between the Inner Layer and the outskirts of the forest, Ye Xiao transformed back to his human form. Then he entered the Heavenly Pearl and arrived at the Second Floor of the Nine Story Pagoda then planted both Water Spirit Herb and the Blood Vermilion Fruit there.

Although the Blood Vermilion Fruit had already matured, it doesn't matter as long as it can further evolve.

After planting them, Ye Xiao came out from the Heavenly Pearl. Little Yellow still hasn't returned so he decided to wait for her return. He sat down cross-legged and started to meditate to adjust his condition. Although there was nothing to adjust, he still has to waste some of his time waiting for Little Yellow's return.

After around two hours, Little Yellow finally returned. Ye Xiao didn't know what she had done until now but her aura was further strengthened and he could feel that Little Yellow had become even more powerful than what she was before.

"Where have you been?" Asked Ye Xiao.

"Not telling you!" Little Yellow acted mysteriously as she continues to say, "Anyway, you have to hurry and increase your cultivation because I'm already about to become an Immortal. I can not stay in the Lower Realm after becoming an Immortal."

"You can still stay inside the Heavenly Pearl, right?"

When Ye Xiao heard Little Yellow saying that she'll soon become an Immortal, the sense of urgency was immediately born in Ye Xiao's heart. He didn't want Little Yellow to ascend to the Upper Realm before him. For some reason which even he doesn't know of, Ye Xiao wanted Little Yellow to stay with him.

Little Yellow nodded her head and said, "Yes, as long as I'm inside the Heavenly Pearl, the rules of Heaven and Earth will not apply to me!"

After talking with Little Yellow, when Ye Xiao revealed her about the True Essence on the Third Floor of the Nine Story Pagoda, Little Yellow's eyes lit up. She said that she'll cultivate on the Third Floor of the Nine Story Pagoda from now on and after saying that, she let Ye Xiao bring her inside the Heavenly Pearl. After that, Ye Xiao also left, leaving behind hundreds of magical beasts to cause a huge commotion inside the forest.

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The period of one year was about to end. There were not many days left so Ye Xiao decided to move toward the Dragon Mountain.

After arriving at the Mountain Range before the Dragon Mountain, Ye Xiao first decided to break through to the Martial Saint Realm. He also knew that the Thunder Tribulation this time was going to be very dangerous so he has to be in his peak state before breaking through to the Martial Saint Realm. He also needed to be prepared to face the Thunder Tribulation otherwise he might die under it.

Heavens was already targeting him as they treated him as a huge threat.

Ye Xiao found a safe and secluded place. He sat down cross-legged and took out the newly evolved Half-Immortal Levelled Blood Vermilion Fruit.

Yes, the Blood Vermilion Fruit didn't completely evolve into an Immortal Levelled Spirit Fruit. For some reason, it only evolved into a Half-Immortal Levelled Spirit Fruit. But still, it was dozens of times better than a Seventh Grade Medicinal Fruit.

Ye Xiao swallowed the Blood Vermilion Fruit in one gulp and started to refine. His cultivation once again began to increase rapidly. The current Blood Vermilion Fruit was a Half-Immortal Levelled Spirit Fruit. There was no need to describe its effect.

Not long after, Ye Xiao successfully broke through to the Martial Saint Realm but his cultivation didn't stop here, it continued to increase. Only after breaking through to the Peak of the Second Stage of Martial Saint Realm did his cultivation stopped increasing.

Rumble!

The moment Ye Xiao finished breaking through to the Second Stage of the Martial Saint Realm, the cloud rumbled in the sky.

Raising his head to look at the clouds in the sky, Ye Xiao took a deep breath. "I have finally reached the Martial Saint Realm."

In the next moment, Ye Xiao's eyes were filled with endless fighting intent. "Come, let me see the power of the heavenly tribulation this time!"

Ye Xiao's aura skyrocketed, and it was as if he was a dragon soaring into the sky, challenging the heavens once more.

Under such huge pressure, all the magical beasts in the mountain range were trembling with fear, especially the magical beasts below the Sixth Stage. They felt as if they were facing a Divine Dragon.

Suddenly, the sky darkened. Countless dark clouds began to gather in the sky above Ye Xiao.

One mile... Ten miles... A Hundred miles...

The area covered by the dark clouds rapidly expanded, and in the blink of an eye, the sky completely darkened. As the dark clouds expanded, the sky exploded, and bolts of lightning snaked through the dark clouds like long snakes.

Waves of terrifying pressure descended.

Before the heavenly lightning even descended, the mountain range already rumbled and trembled endlessly.

"This pressure is indeed much more terrifying than what I have faced before." Ye Xiao's pupils constricted. Not only was he not afraid, but his fighting spirit was also even more exuberant.

For a long time, he felt invincible. There was almost no opponent to him in the Lower Realm. After a long time, he felt threatened but instead of being scared, Ye Xiao become excited. He now wanted to see if he can deal with such a level of Heavenly Tribulation or not.

"Come!" Ye Xiao roared towards the sky.

The heavenly thunder seemed to have heard Ye Xiao's shout and roared in anger. Endless heavenly thunder rumbled in the dark clouds in the sky.

In the next moment, a bolt of heavenly lightning carrying the aura of destruction fell from the sky!

In the blink of an eye, it struck above Ye Xiao's head.

"The first lightning bolt, I don't even need to use any Martial Arts Skill!" Ye Xiao said. He was actually prepared to use his body to withstand this lightning bolt!

Boom!

The heavenly lightning finally struck Ye Xiao's body. A ray of purple light burst out, lighting up the dark sky in an instant.

This was the purple light from the explosion of the heavenly lightning. The purple light had devoured Ye Xiao.

However, after the purple light faded, it revealed Ye Xiao who was still intact.

Ye Xiao smiled. "After cultivating to the Third Layer of the Nine Dragon Universal Circulation Technique, my physique has long strengthened to the point where it might have already surpassed the limit of the Lower Realm. The first few bolts of heavenly thunder won't pose any danger to me."

Although Ye Xiao was confident, a sense of crisis still arose in his heart, but his expression was still indifferent.

The Spirit Energy in Ye Xiao's body surged as the bolts of heavenly lightning continue to fell from the sky one after another. Ye Xiao was able to withstand them with his body.

Very quickly, nine bolts of heavenly lightning have already descended on him. Ye Xiao endured these nine bolts of heavenly lightning with his body alone. He felt that the Heavenly Tribulation was about to end but, with a loud rumble, the entire sky suddenly turned even darker.