In the eye of the whirlwind, a blinding light flashed, and the sixth Heavenly Thunder struck down.
The Bronze Puppet General stood up from the deep pit and then soared into the sky, meeting the descending sixth Heavenly Thunder head-on.
This time, many Cultivators finally saw it clearly.
“It turns out to be a bronze puppet!”
“Such a powerful puppet, it’s truly unbelievable.”
“Using a puppet to withstand Heavenly Thunder, that kid really has some nerve. Isn’t he afraid the puppet will be completely destroyed by the Heavenly Thunder?”
In the Awakened Continent, owning a puppet was equivalent to having an extra life, so powerful puppets were extremely precious to Cultivators.
The sixth Heavenly Thunder unsurprisingly knocked the Bronze Puppet General down.
Another huge crater appeared on the mountaintop, with the Bronze Puppet General’s entire body embedded in it.
As before, arcs of lightning quickly penetrated the Puppet General’s body.
This time, the bronze color of the Puppet General’s upper body completely disappeared, replaced by a faint silver sheen.
The Puppet General had evolved once again.
The massive Thundercloud in the sky seemed to sense its energy being utilized and became “angry.”
The entire Thundercloud began to rotate, and then the seventh Heavenly Thunder struck down with a roar.
The Puppet General once again shot up from the crater, like a bird flying into the forest, to meet the seventh Heavenly Thunder.
With a loud explosion, the Puppet General was knocked down again.
The power of the Heavenly Thunder entered its body, and the bronze color of the Puppet General’s lower body completely disappeared, replaced by a faint silver sheen.
In other words, the Puppet General was no longer bronze but silver.
It now looked as if it were made of pure silver.
With only two more Heavenly Thunders remaining, Leo estimated that after these two strikes, the Puppet General should complete its evolution.
“Only two more Heavenly Thunders left. It seems that kid might survive the Thunder Tribulation,” Fierce Wave thought with a tinge of jealousy.
When he broke through to the Spirit Saint realm, he had almost perished facing nine Heavenly Thunders.
“The previous Heavenly Thunders were all blocked by that puppet. It shows no signs of being destroyed,” Fierce Fire said with a greedy look in his eyes.
Such a powerful puppet was incredibly tempting to any Cultivator.
Elder Bloodmoon also had a look of intense greed in his old eyes. “From what I can see, not only is that puppet not showing signs of destruction under the Heavenly Thunder’s attack, but it’s also becoming stronger.”
Spirit Saint realm Cultivators had extraordinary vision, and Elder Bloodmoon had already noticed the different sheen emerging from the Puppet General’s body.
“That puppet should belong to the Bloodsoul Sect!” Elder Bloodmoon thought to himself.
In an instant, an even more powerful eighth Heavenly Thunder struck down.
The Puppet General, still emitting a faint silver sheen, met it head-on.
After the eighth Heavenly Thunder, the color of the Puppet General’s head also turned to faint silver.
Leo laughed heartily at the sky. “Ninth Heavenly Thunder, come on!”
As if responding to Leo, rolling thunder echoed from within the massive Thundercloud.
At the center of the Thundercloud, the eye of the vortex stopped rotating and then exploded like a sun. A Heavenly Thunder carrying destructive power struck down.
The Puppet General turned into a silver streak and rushed up again.
As before, the Puppet General fully endured the lightning strike and was knocked down onto the mountaintop.
With a thought from Leo, the Puppet General flashed out of the crater and stood in mid-air before Leo.
At this moment, the Puppet General was completely silverized, even its bronze longsword had turned into a silver longsword.
On the silver longsword, tiny arcs of lightning were visible to the naked eye, carrying a trace of Heavenly Thunder’s power.
The originally bronze eyes of the Puppet General had also turned silver-white, making it look even more sharp and majestic.
As Leo had anticipated, under the power of Heavenly Thunder, the Puppet General had fully evolved.
Through mental connection, Leo could sense that the Puppet General’s strength was now several times greater than before. It could even contend with a Spirit Saint expert.
“That kid successfully passed the Thunder Tribulation. Not only did he break through to Spirit Saint himself, but even his puppet evolved to become stronger!” Fierce Wave felt that things were getting out of hand.
The final outcome was vastly different from their initial predictions.
“I didn’t expect him to have a puppet that could evolve…” Fierce Fire’s eyes were now completely filled with greed. “Fierce Wave, it’s time for us to act.”
Fierce Wave nodded and gathered his spiritual power, preparing to charge towards Leo’s location in mid-air.
At this moment, a cold voice called out from behind them: “Wait!”
The two turned around and looked at Elder Bloodmoon in confusion.
Fierce Fire said, “Elder Bloodmoon, that kid has already passed the Thunder Tribulation. Now is the best time to kill him!”
At this moment, Fierce Fire wished that this old woman hadn’t come along so that he and his brother could claim the puppet for themselves.
“Why are you in such a hurry? The Tribulation Clouds haven’t dispersed yet!” Elder Bloodmoon guessed their thoughts and snorted coldly.
Hearing this, Fierce Fire and Fierce Wave were stunned and looked at the distant night sky again.
They saw that in the vast night sky, the massive Thundercloud still existed with no sign of dispersing.
Logically speaking, after nine Heavenly Thunders, the Tribulation Clouds should have quickly dispersed.
“What’s going on?” Fierce Fire and Fierce Wave were bewildered.
At this moment, not only Water and Fire Dual Heroes and Elder Bloodmoon but also all the Cultivators watching from afar were shocked and confused.
Boom…!
The high-altitude Thundercloud began to contract and condense towards its center while deafening thunder continued to roar.
Leo, who had been immersed in joy, noticed the changes in the sky and suddenly looked up with a puzzled and serious expression.
According to common practice, shouldn’t the Thundercloud disperse? Why did it seem like it was becoming more violent!?
As the Thundercloud condensed, several massive Thunder Dragons flashed within it, looking extremely terrifying.
At this moment, Leo had already broken through to Spirit Saint. However, not only did the Tribulation Clouds not disperse but they also condensed and strengthened. Could there be a bug in crossing tribulations?
Soon, the Tribulation Clouds that covered thousands of feet condensed to three hundred feet.
At its center appeared a rotating black storm eye. With blinding light flashing out of it, a Thunder Dragon carrying destructive power roared towards Leo on the mountaintop.
Its speed was so fast that Leo couldn’t react in time.
Fortunately, after evolving, the Puppet General had gained an automatic protection ability for its master.
The Thunder Dragon ultimately struck down on the Puppet General.