"Sizzle!"
As another lightning bolt struck, the whale king, now completely unprotected, was unsurprisingly hit. The whale king, who had leaped to meet the lightning, also tumbled back into the water.
When lightning meets water, the effect is amplified. Even from a great distance, Shushu could clearly see the whale king's body convulsing in the water.
Looking at the massive whale body twitching, Shushu also deeply remembered one thing: he must never try to transcend tribulations in the water again.
The Whale King was unaware of her sentiments. After the lightning tribulation on his body dissipated, he immediately took out a handful of spiritual plants that he had prepared beforehand and stuffed them into his mouth.
Without even chewing, it swallowed the spiritual plants whole, turning them into spiritual energy to repair its body damaged by the lightning strike.
The repairs were only halfway done when another bolt of lightning struck, and the Whale King flew up again before crashing back into the sea, stuffing handfuls of spiritual plants into its mouth.
Then another bolt of lightning struck, and the height at which the Whale King soared into the air decreased again and again. As soon as it emerged from the water, it was struck back down, its flesh torn open.
This time, after falling back into the water, it flipped belly up and floated on the surface of the sea, looking just like a dead fish.
Not only that, but there was also a faint smell of grilled fish in the air. Although it smelled a bit burnt, it was still very fragrant.
Shushu couldn't help but drool, instantly becoming the center of attention.
Being stared at by a large circle of enormous sea monsters with eyes as big as copper bells, Shushu felt somewhat intimidated.
She quietly hid behind Lu Li, and only then did those tangible gazes stop following her like a shadow.
In just a short while, the whale king, which had been belly up, recovered, rolled over again, stuffed another handful of good stuff into its mouth, and then looked up at the sky.
It was counting down the last lightning tribulation, and now only the final one remained. Once it passed this tribulation, it would successfully advance to the Nascent Soul stage and be able to seek revenge on the one who had almost killed it.
The thought that it still had a chance to take revenge filled the Whale King with immense strength, and its gaze toward the tribulation lightning above its head became even more resolute: it would definitely succeed in overcoming the tribulation.
Perhaps it was this confidence that made the Whale King leap high out of the water and head straight for the final lightning strike, which had gathered its power and was about to strike down with great force.
His posture exuded an air of domineering arrogance, and the height of his leap was greater than ever before.
The next instant, it was naturally struck without any surprise, and fell heavily back into the water, sinking straight to the bottom.
After quite some time, a huge, black mass, its entire body completely black, swam up at an incredibly slow pace and floated on the sea surface.
Soon, the sweet rain that followed the tribulation of lightning arrived as expected, and the Frost Whales that protected the surrounding area rushed into the area of the sweet rain to enjoy its baptism.
Even Lu Li drove his boat over there, and Shushu secretly took out a jade bottle to collect the sweet rain.
It can only be said that this is truly a gift for a Nascent Soul cultivator. The spiritual energy in this rain is so rich that it is beyond the mouse's imagination. The glutinous rice felt that its cultivation level had also increased significantly.
Not to mention the whale king, the main character, which, nourished by the sweet rain, shed its charred black skin and revealed its newly grown, firm, and beautiful snow-white skin.
All the old wounds on his body, the injuries from the lightning tribulation, disappeared under the sweet rain.
The whale seemed to have undergone a complete transformation, and a powerful aura emanated from its body—the aura of a Nascent Soul cultivator.
The moment the pressure was unleashed, it not only announced the successful tribulation of the Frost Feather Whale Clan, but also threw the Crimson Crystal Shark Clan, which was next to the Frost Feather Whale Clan, into complete chaos.
The Crimson Crystal Shark and the Frost Feather Whale are neighbors, but they are mortal enemies. They fight over everything from a single seaweed to territory, and they always find ways to cause trouble and start fights.
The reason why the Whale King was able to undergo the tribulation with serious injuries was also due to the Red Crystal Shark King's scheme.
However, the other party didn't gain anything either, as they were seriously injured by the whale king and are probably staying at home to recover.
Now that the Whale King has successfully overcome its tribulation, it has the strength to crush the Crimson Crystal Shark clan. It's no wonder they're so anxious.
Back to the point, the Whale King quickly gathered his strength and gathered the oppressive aura emanating from his body the moment the rain stopped.
He flew to the front of the ship, his eyes level with Lu Li's, and said with gratitude, "My name is Jingyi. Thank you for your life-saving grace, young friend."
Seeing his reaction, Lu Li responded gracefully, "I am Lu Li. I dare not accept such a debt of gratitude; it was merely a coincidence."
After saying that, he gently patted Shushu and added, "This is my junior sister Shushu."
Shushu was very quick to respond, and immediately bowed politely, saying, "Greetings, senior." Then she said nothing more, leaving the whole process to Lu Li, and she was happy to have some peace and quiet.
Whale Friends had a very good impression of the two of them and did not neglect Shushu because of his young age and low cultivation level. When Shushu greeted it, it also responded seriously, "Friendly little friend."
Clearly, both the sweet potato and the glutinous rice are placed in the same position, which means they are friends.
After they introduced themselves, Jingyi, not forgetting her previous act of kindness, took out a storage bag and presented it to Lu Li.
"These are some spiritual plants I collected earlier. The others are in the clan's territory. I wonder if you two young friends would like to come with me?"
After saying that, without waiting for Lu Li to speak, it handed over two more beads and introduced them with a smile: "These are pearls from the Qingling Clam. After you two young friends recognize them as your masters, you can live in the water on your own."
As soon as the pearl appeared, Lu Li and Shushu looked over. It was a pearl of the thousand-year-old Qingling clam with a pinkish tinge. This discovery made the senior and junior brothers pause for a moment.
The pearls of the Qingling Clam, once worn or recognized as masters by non-sea creatures, can live in the water for a day if they are fifty years old, a month if they are a hundred years old, a year if they are five hundred years old, and there is no time limit for pearls that are a thousand years old.
The senior and junior disciples were slightly taken aback by the precious gift, which made them a little embarrassed to accept any more of their other spiritual plants.
However, the senior and junior disciples quickly came up with other solutions. These sea beasts seemed to be in dire need of pills, so they could simply trade pills with them later.
Anyway, they brought plenty of pills with them when they came out, many of which were high-grade pills refined by their masters Liu Yu and Shan Ling. Even Lu Li can refine pills, so there's no worry about running out.
So, the senior and junior disciples, having thought it through, exchanged a glance and accepted the two pearls.
After recognizing the pearl as their master, they put away their spirit boat and climbed onto the back of Whale Yi, which carried them deep into the sea to the territory of the Cold Feather Whale clan.
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