Chapter 201 - 200: New Beast God, the Three-legged Golden Crow

Chu Liangyu’s brows furrowed slightly. Watching the tribulation lightning descend, she couldn’t help but feel a flicker of worry.

However, before the tribulation lightning could strike her, a shadow fell over her from above.

A white figure had unexpectedly appeared, blocking the path above her.

The long, white fur, his distinctive appearance, and the faint scent of coconut mixed with seawater... In an instant, Chu Liangyu realized who it was.

SWISH. The color drained from Chu Liangyu’s face. She cried out uncontrollably, "Chi Yizhong, don’t!"

Each bolt of tribulation lightning, after brewing, was on a completely different level of power than the last. For Chi Yizhong to go up there was pure suicide.

Chu Liangyu materialized her energy into a long whip and lashed it out toward Chi Yizhong.

But the energy shield around Chi Yizhong’s body simply deflected her whip.

After several more attempts, Chu Liangyu still couldn’t pull him back.

BOOM... BOOM...

One, two, three! He actually withstood three bolts of tribulation lightning all by himself!

Including the three bolts Chi Yizhong had just endured, that made ninety-nine. Only one more to reach a hundred.

’Perhaps if I can just endure this final bolt of tribulation lightning, this will all be over.’

After the three bolts, the protective shield around Chi Yizhong completely dissipated. Seizing the opportunity, Chu Liangyu immediately used her whip to pull him to her side.

Chi Yizhong’s breathing was extremely faint. If Chu Liangyu hadn’t been observing him so closely, she would have thought he was already dead.

The moment she realized he was still alive, Chu Liangyu couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. She had to prevent him from being caught in the fallout of the next bolt.

Chu Liangyu wrapped her arms around him, sheltering him beneath her wings as well.

The difference was, she held Chi Yizhong closest to her heart—the most heavily defended part of her body.

In the time it took for those three bolts to strike, the energy within Chu Liangyu had become abundant. No matter how ferocious the next bolt was, she was confident she could withstand it.

This time, it truly seemed to be the final bolt of tribulation lightning. It brewed for an exceptionally long time.

A quarter of an hour later, the tribulation lightning came crashing down!

A massive pillar of lightning enveloped the entire one-kilometer area. In an instant, all the trees, flowers, and grass were turned to dust.

Under the influence of the lightning, the ground began to shake, and faint signs of tearing appeared on its surface.

However, after shaking for only a moment, everything fell completely still. It wasn’t just the ground; it was as if the entire world had fallen silent in that instant.

At the center of the impact, from within the incredibly deep crater, a golden light began to emanate, bit by bit.

At first, the light only illuminated the crater, but it gradually spread outward.

Suddenly, a golden pillar of light shot toward the heavens. Within it, the silhouette of a giant black bird ascended into the sky.

The giant black bird stopped in midair, seemingly level with the sun.

SKREEE—

As a cry that sounded like a Phoenix Cry but was even more high-pitched and clear rang out, the golden pillar of light shattered into motes of starlight that rained down below.

Wherever the golden starlight touched, the flowers, grass, and trees that had been turned to dust were restored to life.

The Beastmen who had shielded Chu Liangyu from the tribulation lightning found their charred bodies regenerating flesh and blood under the nourishment of the golden starlight.

Even the Beastmen who had stopped breathing began to draw breath once more, their respirations growing from faint whispers to a normal, steady rhythm.

Seeing this, the giant black bird let out another long cry, this one filled with apparent joy.

Looking closely, one could see that the giant black bird actually had three legs and was radiating a golden glow!

"Look! It’s the legendary Divine Bird, the Three-legged Golden Crow!"

The awakened Beastmen were immediately captivated by the figure in the sky, their gazes fixed upon it with unconcealed excitement.

A hint of a smile flashed in the eyes of the Three-legged Golden Crow. With every flap of her wings, more golden motes of light drifted down.

And the more golden light everyone absorbed, the faster their wounds healed.

At the same time, an ancient and majestic voice resounded: "Congratulations to the Beast God candidate, Chu Liangyu, for completing the final trial, the Heart of a Guardian, and becoming the new Beast God!"

The voice spread to every corner of the Beast World. Nearly everyone who heard it understood at once: they had a new Beast God!

"It’s our Chief! She succeeded!"

Below, the crowd erupted into a flurry of excited discussion, but more than anything, they felt joy and irrepressible excitement.

After all, their Chief was the Beast God!

Who wouldn’t be thrilled enough to celebrate for three days and three nights over something like that?

"Beast God! Beast God! Beast God!"

After the excited discussions, everyone began to chant "Beast God" in unison. The sound was so immense it seemed powerful enough to punch a hole in the sky.

For some reason, as Chu Liangyu watched them, tears welled up in her eyes.

’So that’s what it meant,’ she thought. ’The Heart of a Guardian in the final trial... it wasn’t just about my heart to protect the Beastmen, but also their hearts to protect me. Mutual protection, mutual fulfillment—that was the true purpose of the final trial. No wonder the Heavenly Dao let so many Beastmen know about the trial when it began. This was the reason all along.’

In a daze, Chu Liangyu felt as if the clouds had parted to reveal the clear sky.

’The sole purpose of a Beast God is to protect the living beings of the Beast World,’ she realized. ’If I couldn’t even earn their recognition, how could I ever dream of becoming the Beast God? Furthermore, if I hadn’t possessed the heart to protect them, the Heavenly Dao would never have acknowledged me, even if I had withstood the final bolt of lightning and was the only candidate left.’

A wave of relief washed over Chu Liangyu, but the experience also made her realize the heavy weight of responsibility she now shouldered.

"This is great! Now that Sister Liangyu is the Beast God, she can undergo complete Beastification!"

The reflection of the Golden Crow, radiating golden light, shone in Xiong Jiaojiao’s eyes, her voice brimming with a joy that came from the bottom of her heart.

"Yeah, yeah, the Chief is so amazing! She withstood eighty-one bolts of tribulation lightning all by herself. She completely deserves to be the Beast God!"

Flower Branch had stars in her eyes. She cupped her face in her hands and gazed up, captivated by the figure in the sky.

In her starstruck state, like a fangirl meeting her idol, Flower Branch had clearly forgotten all about the pain of being struck by the tribulation lightning.

Everyone was looking up at the sky. No one noticed that all of Chu Liangyu’s Beast Husbands had gathered in a corner, the atmosphere among them somewhat silent.

"Those guys were so weak, yet they’ve already returned to normal. How come we can’t change back into our human forms?"

Feng Qiwu lifted his wings and tried again, only to fail once more.

He lowered his wings, dejected, and then looked at the others with a gloomy expression.

Then, his gaze swept over to Chi Yizhong, and he froze.

An unconcealed burst of laughter followed. "HAHAHAHA... that’s hilarious! Chi Yizhong, does the Female Master know your beast form is this ugly?"

There is a creature from legend, a type of fish, that has the ears and trunk of an elephant, the tail of a whale, and a body covered in thick, long, white fur.

Beastmen named this species the Trenke, but they are so extremely rare that not even one in ten thousand Beastmen has ever seen one.

This species is said to be the hegemon of the oceans, but they have a gentle temperament and never attack Beastmen.