In the Xianxia world, there are very few examples of having a Jiao as a spiritual beast. The few related records have been passed down to this day as legends.

  But having a variant of the Chimaera's case has never happened before!

  Zhao Di's spiritual beast Ice Wind Python is precisely this kind of situation.

  Therefore, the evolution of this Ice Wind Python is likely to be completely different from other spiritual beasts and has its own unique system.

  After a close exchange with Bingfeng Boa, Zhao Di judged that this time's advancement was greatly different from the previous few times!

  The danger in it suddenly reminded Zhao Di of a record in an ancient book, which was impossible to verify and could only be described as an old legend.

  "Get ready for the law array, let's go!" Zhao Ji instructed Yoolan and Yooro briefly, while he put the Ice Wind Python into his spiritual beast bag.

  Seeing Zhao Di's expression and movements, the two women also understood the severity of the situation. With swift movements, they carefully put away several sets of spell arrays and high-grade spirit stones, then slipped into Zhao Di's large sleeves.

  A blue light shot out from the fifth floor of Xingchen Pavilion, tearing through the sky at an extremely fast speed.

  Relying on this full-force display of teleportation, in just a short period of several hours, Zhao Di flew out over ten thousand miles and arrived at an uninhabited island.

  The island is only about a few hundred meters in size and looks more like a group of reefs protruding from the sea surface.

  "It's here, hurry up and set up the stealth formation!" Zhao stopped on the small island, took out the Ice Wind Python from the spiritual beast bag, and with the help of You Lan, carefully placed it on a relatively flat rock.

  Yu Rou then busily set up the Hidden Array Formation without stopping.

  "Master, what happened? Did something go wrong with the Ice Wind Snake's advancement?" Everything was settled afterwards, and Youlan couldn't help but ask anxiously.

  "The advancement went smoothly, without any problems. But this time's advancement is likely to be extraordinary, not just a simple shedding and evolution!" Zhao Di replied with a serious expression, his hands gently stroking the Ice Wind Python.

  "Unusual?" You Ruo also looked puzzled.

  Zhao nodded and said, "That's right! Generally, the promotion of a demon beast is done in an orderly manner from level one to level seven. Only when promoting from level seven to level eight does it involve the transformation into human form, so it requires going through the Transformation Heavenly Tribulation, also known as the Transformation Thunderbolt. The spiritual beasts raised by cultivators are essentially the same as demon beasts, so their promotion methods are exactly the same!"

  However, there are also some extremely rare and often overly powerful demonic beasts that may have a completely different way of advancing. However, such examples are extremely rare and are hardly ever mentioned in the classics.

  Zhao paused for a moment, then continued: "I once saw in an ancient classic that there is a kind of Jiao-class demon beast that has inherited more true dragon spirit blood. Their descendants' way of advancing is very different from ordinary demon beasts. In their lifetime, they have to go through two heavenly tribulations. One is the transformation from snake to Jiao, and the other is the transformation from Jiao to dragon! The latter heavenly tribulation is just an empty guess, but the former one has been rumored to have been seen by cultivators in ancient times!"

  "Is that what you mean by this Ice Wind Python encountering such an extremely rare situation?" You Lan was shocked, having heard that the Heavenly Tribulation was extremely terrifying.

  "In other words, the Ice Wind Python is about to molt and become a Jiao?" Yu Rou's eyes lit up with great joy, for the strength of a mutated Jiao-class demon beast was said to be unfathomable.

  Although I dare not be certain, but there is a 70-80% chance, otherwise the Ice Wind Python would not be so tense and afraid. The classics also mention that the promotion path of this demon beast is unusual, usually the greater the divine power, the stronger the heavenly tribulation, and the higher the potential for future advancement, but at the same time, it has lost the opportunity to transform into a human form like other demon beasts at level 8. Zhao's heart was also very unpeaceful.

  If his conjecture is correct, then the potential of his spiritual beast, Ice Wind Python, is indeed astonishingly great. However, this heavenly tribulation will also be extremely fierce, and whether the Ice Wind Python can pass through it safely is still uncertain.

  Moreover, there has always been a saying in the rumors that no matter what kind of heavenly tribulation it is, the tribulated demon beast itself must bear the overwhelming majority of the power of the heavenly tribulation, otherwise it will not be able to achieve the effect of advancing.

  "Master, among the spells that my sister and I have mastered, there is one called the Thunder-Deflecting Spell Array. Can it weaken the power of a Thunder-attribute attack?" Youlan said hesitantly.

  "Thunderbolt spell formation? But when the heavenly tribulation comes, what descends is the power of heavenly thunder. Let alone whether this spell formation is effective against heavenly thunder, you two sisters are ghostly bodies and can't stay under heavenly thunder for long! Once struck by heavenly thunder, it will be a case of scattered souls!" Zhao Di said solemnly.

  "I also know this, let's do it like this: later we'll stand beside the master and set up a lightning-avoiding spell array. Then the master can use the mixed yuan one gas and two puppets to protect us. If heavenly thunder comes, when we feel unable to withstand it, we can immediately hide in the master's body to seek shelter!" Youlan proposed a seemingly feasible plan.

  "Not bad, if I can help Ice Wind Python a bit, I'm willing to take a slight risk." Yu Rou smiled slightly, her jade-like hand gently stroking the python's emerald scales.

  "You've got a good heart, just remember to be extra careful and never take reckless risks!" Zhao Di reminded.

  "Yes, master!" The two women replied in unison. Then, the three of them sat down around Bingfengmang, silent for a moment.

  After a few hours, Zhao Di clearly felt that the blood of Bingfeng Python was flowing faster, and its breath inside became more restless and violent. If it wasn't for Zhao Di's constant gentle comfort, it would have flown around wildly long ago. Even so, the giant body of Bingfeng Python still twisted on the reef without stopping.

  The sky above this small island was originally clear and sunny, but at some point a dark cloud appeared, slowly covering the sun. However, on the sea surface several miles away, it was still bright and sunny with sparkling waves.

  Before long, the color of this dark cloud became deeper and denser. The sky on the small island also became increasingly gloomy.

  Suddenly a strong wind arose, accompanied by thick dark clouds, an atmosphere that foretold a violent storm.

  The strong wind rolled the dark clouds in the sky above the small island into a huge and bottomless whirlpool, which was very strange. Such black clouds pressed down on us and the strong winds howled for as long as it took to burn an incense stick, but not a single drop of rain fell.

  "Rooooaaaar!" The Ice Wind Python let out a low, anguished growl as half of its head emerged from the original python skin.

  A tightly closed huge mouth, a pair of nostrils that were wide open, and a pair of snow-white eyes with emerald green pupils slowly emerged from the skin on its head. After years of hibernation, the Ice Wind Python finally began to shed its skin and advance!

  "It has begun, formation!" As soon as Zhao's voice fell, a loud thunderclap suddenly sounded in the swirling black clouds above his head. A fine white lightning bolt descended from within and shot straight towards the half-exposed head of Bingfengmang!

  This level of attack is nothing for Bingfeng Boa, and Zhao Di didn't take it seriously either.

  A crisp crackling sound, the Ice Wind Python slightly moved its body, allowing the electric arc to strike the emerald green scales on its back. With the hardness of these scales, it naturally easily withstood it.

  At the same time, Youlan and Youruo had also deployed their dark energy, setting up an Avoid Thunder Curse Array. A layer of grayish-black air floated gently about a zhang above the Ice Wind Python.

  Zhao Di did not put his heart at ease, after all, this heavenly calamity was one wave after another, and its power was getting stronger and stronger! He waved his sleeves, and several foundation-building puppets fell on the reef, each holding a defensive top-grade spiritual instrument, surrounding him and the two women.

  Immediately afterwards, there were several thunderclaps, and bolt after bolt of lightning struck down one after another, all falling on the small island. The vast majority directly hit the body of Bingfengmang.

  The so-called Thunderbolt Formation was indeed severely suppressed by the heavenly thunder, and in just a few flashes of lightning, the formation's dark energy was completely dispersed. The helpless You Lan and You Ruo hid inside Zhao Di's sleeve under his orders.

  Heavenly Thunder represents the power of Heavenly Tribulation, implicitly containing the rules of Heaven's Way, especially restraining evil demons and ghosts. In the vast number of scriptures in the Immortal Realm, there has never been any mention of a method or treasure that can restrain the power of Heavenly Thunder!

  Moreover, the heavenly thunder disregards any formation, so although Zhao Di and the Ling Beast were hidden by a large array, even if a cultivator in the Condensation Period was nearby, it would be difficult to detect any signs. However, the heavenly thunder still accurately appeared above the small island, concentrating most of its power on the Ling Beast that was molting, and ignoring the protection of any defensive formations.

  The Ice Wind Boa let out a painful long roar once again and after struggling for a while, it completely exposed its entire head.

  The Ling Beast's appearance at this time was far removed from that of the fourth-level Ice Wind Python. Its large mouth had opened wider, and a long mustache extended out from either side of its mouth corners. On top of its head, there was also a peculiar horn that shone with dazzling brilliance. Unlike the flat head of the Ice Wind Python, the Ling Beast's skull was now more rounded and had increased in size by at least two times. No matter how one looked at it, it did not resemble a python's head, but rather a genuine dragon's head!

  At this time, the spiritual beast should no longer be called Ice Wind Python, but a true Ice Wind Jiao!

  In the center of the whirlpool with dark clouds on its head, dense electric arcs fell one after another, each as thick as a finger. The power of any one of them was no less than the full force of a cultivator who had specialized in thunder-type spells and had reached the foundation-building stage.

  The icy wind howled, the dragon's head lifted, and its two whiskers trembled in the wind. Its fist-sized eyes stared at the lightning bolt that was about to strike, but it didn't show any sign of fear!

  With a loud and shrill roar, the Ice Wind Python's huge mouth opened wide, and a transparent ice pillar about one foot in diameter shot out, meeting the heavenly thunderbolt descending from the sky. After a burst of deafening explosions, the thunderbolt instantly shattered the ice pillar into countless fragments, but its power was also largely depleted, and when it landed on the Ice Wind Python's body again, it could no longer cause much harm.

  The ice dragon twisted its body and drilled out of the old shell for several feet, revealing a section of its neck, making the movement of the dragon's head more flexible.

  But the terrifying power of the heavenly thunder had just begun to unfold, as dozens of thumb-thick electric arcs descended simultaneously, illuminating the darkened sky that was obscured by the dark clouds! This momentum would be extremely difficult for an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator to defend against, even if they used all their might.

  The Frost Wyrm struggled desperately, as if eager to wriggle its entire body out, and the descending heavenly thunder, it actually intended to rely on its extremely powerful physique to withstand it!

  Zhao Di, who had long been prepared, grasped the Dream Lure Sword and slashed out a series of purple sword lights, charging towards the thunder and lightning.

  Each sword light contained a hint of the divine power of the Primordial Chaos, and it actually cut the lightning bolt in two, greatly reducing the power of this heavenly thunder.

  Bingfeng Jiao let out a thunderous dragon roar after withstanding the lightning strike, and then suddenly exerted force to struggle free, revealing two sharp claws once again.

  With a push of the giant claw, the body of the Ice Wind Python was completely pulled out from its original scales, and a python body over ten zhang long suddenly appeared in front of Zhao.

  The tail of the creature has a fin, and on its belly there is a pair of sharp claws about half a meter long. The scales on its body are denser, each scale is light green in color, rather than the previous emerald green back and snow-white belly. As a result, the entire Ice Wind Dragon looks light green in color.

  Ice Wind Dragon, freed from the constraints of its old skin, agilely dodges in mid-air, occasionally spewing out ice pillars and storms to resist the heavenly thunderbolt's strike, or using its hard claws and horns to engage in a fierce battle with the heavenly thunderbolt.

  At this time, the heavenly thunder was already three or four fingers thick. Any one of them striking Ice Wind Python's body would make it fall to the ground in agony. However, the python was extremely ferocious and every time it was knocked down, it immediately got up again, using all its strength to contend with the continuously falling heavenly thunder.

  At this time, the power of Tianlei was so great that even Zhao Di changed color with fright. Occasionally, a lightning bolt would fall beside him, and only by using high-quality defensive spiritual artifacts could his puppet barely withstand it.

  A massive thunderclap and a strange celestial phenomenon made the monks within a thousand miles feel something was amiss.

  Fortunately, this place is nearly ten thousand miles away from Island Number One. Otherwise, such a heaven-shaking and earth-shattering move would probably attract all the high-level cultivators over.

  Occasionally, there were also some low-ranking cultivators who happened to be hunting low-ranking demon beasts or passing by within a hundred miles, and they were attracted by this huge and strange phenomenon, rushing over to take a look.

  However, the mighty power of Tian Lei made these low-level cultivators not dare to get too close. The small island was shrouded in a mysterious and obscure hiding array, making it impossible for these low-level cultivators to see the island, let alone what was happening on it. All they could see from afar was that the sky above had a swirling black cloud, with bolt after bolt of awe-inspiring lightning striking the surface of the sea, and the lightning bolts were getting denser and thicker!

  A wrist-thick arc of electricity tore through the air, striking Icewind Wyrm's horn and sending it crashing to the ground with a pained screech. Its claws thrashed against the rocks in a futile attempt to rise again.

  The calamity of the heavenly serpent has reached its final stage, the whirlpool in the dark clouds above his head had gradually dissipated, leaving only a circle at the very center.

  This whirlpool suddenly contracted and condensed into a ball, transforming into a bowl-mouthed thick heavenly thunderbolt, mixed with an astonishing aura, ready to strike the Ice Wind Python at any moment!

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