Chapter 1484: The Monkey Transforms
No matter how strong the monster's defense is, it can't withstand such destruction. At the beginning, it was able to deal with it calmly, but as time went on, the power of the thunder became stronger and stronger, while the iron-armed monkey's ability to withstand it became weaker and weaker. After five thunders, the iron-armed monkey had completely changed into another appearance. Almost all the hair on its body was burnt, and few hairs could be seen. There were wounds from lightning all over its body, and bones were exposed in many places, but the flesh and blood there had been burnt by lightning, and no blood had leaked out.
Now the image of the iron-armed monkey can be described as extremely miserable. He has been with Qingyang for so many years, but this is the first time he has suffered such a heavy blow. The situation is extremely bad, but the iron-armed monkey does not look decadent or frightened at all. Instead, he is full of fighting spirit, with his head raised to the sky, his expression firm, and his eyes fixed on the robbery clouds in the sky, as if he is afraid that the thunder robbery behind will not come. Obviously, the iron-armed monkey is also very clear about the importance of this transformation robbery to himself.
In the blink of an eye, another thunderstorm formed in the thunderstorm cloud, and it struck down directly at the Iron Arm Monkey below. This thunderstorm was much stronger and faster than the previous one. A blinding light flashed in the air, and the sound was deafening.
Qingyang could see that the Iron Arm Monkey, who had withstood five thunderstorms in a row, was at the end of his strength. He had been holding on just now. If this thunderstorm struck again, he didn't know if he could withstand it. If he was not careful, he might lose his life. Qingyang had been with the Iron Arm Monkey for so many years, so he naturally couldn't bear to see him get into trouble, nor did he want to lose such a helper. However, the One-Horned Ghost King had warned him before that this transformation calamity was very important to the Iron Arm Monkey, and too much human intervention would not be good. Qingyang could only suppress his emotions and watch quietly from the side. If the Iron Arm Monkey really couldn't hold on, he would find a way to rescue him, hoping that he would not miss the best time to take action.
The ghost cultivators of the Ten Kings Hall also had the same idea, so no one made a move. They all stood not far away, waiting for the Iron Arm Monkey to pass the transformation tribulation. It is said that there are nine transformation tribulations in total. Three of them were blocked by the Happy Ghost King before, and then the Iron Arm Monkey took on five more. Although this one is more powerful, it is also the last thunder tribulation. After passing it, he can completely advance.
Seeing that the last thunder tribulation was about to fall, the Iron Arm Monkey suddenly stopped his feet, clenched his fists tightly, and roared at the sky. His muscles bulged, and his body swelled up instantly. The whole body seemed to be several times larger than before, and even many healed wounds were broken, and blood flowed all over the ground, but the Iron Arm Monkey didn't care about it.
The reason was very simple. The last thunder tribulation had already fallen on the head of the Iron Arm Monkey. He had no time to think about these trivial matters. There was a crackling sound, and the thunder tribulation exploded on the Iron Arm Monkey. Even though he had made sufficient preparations, he still fell to the ground with a muffled groan.
A burning smell came, and countless lightning sparks kept jumping on his body. There was no intact place on the whole body of the Iron Arm Monkey. From a distance, it looked like a burnt corpse. There was no movement for a long time. If Qingyang had not been connected with his mind, he would have thought that the Iron Arm Monkey had been killed by the last thunder tribulation.
Qingyang had already prepared for rescue, but the speed of the last thunder tribulation was too fast, and there was no time to make a move. Now that the Iron Arm Monkey was in this state, Qingyang didn't know whether to go forward, for fear of interfering with the other party's transformation, so he could only continue to watch from a distance.
Everyone knew that the Iron Arm Monkey's transformation had reached a critical moment, and there could be no disturbance, and no one dared to disturb it. Some of them had heard of the transformation of monsters, but none of them had seen it. At this time, they could observe it up close and gain knowledge.
After the nine thunder tribulations were completed, the tribulation clouds in the sky did not dissipate, but suddenly changed color. A colorful ray of light shot down from the sky and entered the body of the Iron Arm Monkey. Then the body of the Iron Arm Monkey was changing at a speed visible to the naked eye, and its breath was also constantly changing.
The breath of the Iron Arm Monkey was sometimes strong and sometimes weak, sometimes fast and sometimes slow. Sometimes it was as strong as an earthquake, and sometimes it was like a candle in the wind, which seemed to be extinguished at any time. Qingyang's mood was also up and down with the situation of the Iron Arm Monkey, and he was always worried.
I don't know how long it took, but the breath of the Iron Arm Monkey finally stabilized. Then he struggled a few times, and the burnt part of his body was broken like a shell, revealing a dark and strong body inside, with a thick skeleton and strong muscles. The biggest difference from before was that the hair on his body was gone, and he seemed to be no different from a normal human.
It is more difficult for demon beasts to cultivate than human cultivators. In addition to the various tribulations that human cultivators have to go through, they also have to go through two other minor tribulations. One is the spiritual tribulation from foundation building to golden elixir, and the other is the transformation tribulation from golden elixir to Nascent Soul. The spiritual tribulation is to open up spiritual wisdom, and the transformation tribulation is to transform into a human form. After going through all of them, no matter the spiritual wisdom, habits, and appearance, they are almost the same as human cultivators. In short, they are all moving closer to human cultivators. It can be seen that human cultivators are the ultimate goal of advancement.
Whether it is the spiritual tribulation or the transformation tribulation, it is an extremely difficult hurdle for demon beasts to pass. Only a few demon beasts can pass it smoothly, and most of them fail.
The spiritual tribulation is more of a test of the demon beast's spirit and spiritual wisdom, and the movement is not so big. At the beginning, the iron-armed monkey was lucky enough to survive it in a daze. Later, when Qingyang found out, he was also scared. What if the iron-armed monkey did not survive the spiritual tribulation and burned his brain? In the future, he can only practice as a demon beast and will never have the opportunity to open his spiritual wisdom.
The shape-changing tribulation is more of a test of the demon beast's body, so the movement of the shape-changing tribulation is much bigger, just like a preview of the future heavenly tribulation during the cross-tribulation period. Although the power of the heavenly tribulation cannot be compared with the heavenly tribulation during the future cross-tribulation period, it is a huge test for the current iron-armed monkey. If it were normal, the iron-armed monkey would probably fail in this shape-changing tribulation. Fortunately, the happy ghost king's Vajra Subduing Demon Pearl blocked the first three thunder tribulations for him, and the iron-armed monkey barely took on the next six thunder tribulations and successfully transformed, which can be regarded as a blessing in disguise.
The Iron-Armed Monkey, which had just transformed, removed the charred shell on the outside of its body, revealing its bare body inside. However, the Iron-Armed Monkey didn't care about exposing itself at this time. Its current realm was not very stable yet, so it hurriedly sat cross-legged to meditate and consolidate its cultivation.