Ji Fengyao looked at the mountaintop around her, almost completely shattered, and the charred wood and rocks scattered on the ground. Then she looked up at the swirling clouds in the sky, which were quickly dissipating, resembling a child who had played a prank and was now running away in a hurry: "..."

Ji Fengyao was starting to question the meaning of life:

You have come from afar.

Just for this?!

You even cleared away the weeds next to my clothes, so why don't you at least chop one of my weeds as a token gesture!

I, this young lady, have undergone a legendary tribulation and have made thorough mental preparations. You just came, performed on stage, and then left?

I also wanted everyone to observe and summarize my experience of overcoming tribulation, but how can I bear this?!

Heavenly Tribulation:

No, no!

I'm outta here!

Ji Fengming, Ji Chenhai, and the others were also dumbfounded: Yao'er made the tribulation seem so serious, but it turned out to be so easy!

This looks more like a game of who's braver: if you're brave enough to sit there and not move, you won't get struck by lightning.

If you're timid and scared into running away with your head in your hands, you might actually get struck by lightning.

Is that right?

Ji Fengyao returned, unsure of what to say. She awkwardly touched her nose and could only offer a vague explanation: "It might be a heavenly tribulation from another plane. It's not used to the climate here and can't strike anyone."

However, three months later...

Ji Fengming also began his tribulation, on the same mountain, amidst the same tribulation clouds.

The tribulation lightning seemed to have eyes; no matter whether Ji Fengming sat still or ran away in fear, not a single bolt missed.

All the lightning bolts struck Ji Fengming, leaving him charred and cracked.

Ji Fengming screamed in pain, barely managing to get through it, but he was covered in dust and looked extremely disheveled.

Enraged, he pointed at the sky and cursed, "Are you jealous of my good looks and afraid that I'll steal your wife from the heavens? You're deliberately messing with me, aren't you? You've struck me down twenty-one times! You're utterly insane!"

When Ji Fengming returned, he didn't even bother to change his clothes. His clothes were tattered, his face was blackened, and his hair was scorched. He looked at Ji Fengyao with resentment in his eyes, silently accusing her:

Didn't you say that heavenly tribulations, coming from other planes, would be unable to adapt to the environment and wouldn't strike anyone?

Ji Fengyao: "..."

He awkwardly touched his nose again.

"Emmmm, brother, listen to me. Maybe after the failure last time, the Heavenly Tribulation went back and reflected on its mistakes, so this time it struck particularly accurately," Ji Fengyao said sincerely.

Ji Fengming: "..."

The crowd looked on with sympathy: "..."

Black Owl asked with concern, "Fengming, are you alright? Are you injured?"

For the past few months, Black Owl has deliberately kept his distance from him, and there haven't been many times when he has taken the initiative to care about him like this.

Ji Fengming quickly went over and said, "I'm fine. Actually, that tribulation lightning was quite magical. At first, it hurt a lot when it struck me, and my meridians were damaged. But after my body adapted, I was able to draw some power from it. Not only were my damaged meridians repaired, but they also became wider and stronger. I feel like I have endless power in my body now, enough to fight ten thousand people!"

As he spoke, Ji Fengming habitually reached out to put his hand on Hei Xiao's shoulder.

Black Owl subtly took a step back, avoiding his hand, but his voice and expression remained gentle: "That's good, then... we can all rest assured."

A hint of melancholy flashed across Ji Fengming's eyes. "Can't you even put your arm around my shoulder?"

Will they really remain estranged forever?