Zhao Letian and the robed man's gaze both shifted towards the head thrown by Master Yu.

Zhao Letian focused his eyes, and a look of surprise instantly appeared.

This head was indeed that of the short man.

Then, he used his Divine Thought Power to sense it, and indeed the other half of the Ghost King Stele in his Storage Ring had become ownerless.

At this point, he could completely control the Ghost King Stele.

However, such a special treasure required a period of ritual refinement before it could be used; he could not directly use it against enemies right now.

"Yin Demon?"

The robed man furrowed his eyebrows, glanced at the short man's head, and then looked at Master Yu with a cautious face.

Master Yu emitted a formidable aura of the pinnacle of Sect Martial level nine, which made this robed man very wary.

"Aren't you leaving yet? Do you really seek death?"

Master Yu coldly stated.

"Hmph, both of us are at the level nine of Sect Martial, why would I fear you? Take my palm first!"

The robed man sneered, suddenly his body burst with immense True Essence Power, and he swung his hand, sending out a black Tai Chi Palm Seal directly towards Master Yu.

"How foolish!"

Disdain appeared in Master Yu's eyes, and he coldly spoke and counteracted with a palm-turn, unleashing an ordinary True Essence Palm Seal directly to meet the attack.

"Boom!"

The next moment, two massive Palm Seals collided, creating a thunderous noise that shook the heavens and earth. The rampant True Essence Power swept out like a tsunami, causing sand and rocks to fly, and the entire mountaintop below was directly shattered tens of meters high.

"Roar!"

Seeing the powerful aftershock of Master Yu's attack quickly approaching, the Corpse Ape roared, stirring up its True Essence Power, and resolutely stood in front of Zhao Letian.

Such a powerful aftershock was something Zhao Letian couldn't withstand, and so he could only rely on the Corpse Ape to take it.

"Thump!"

The next moment, a huge muffled sound was heard; the Corpse Ape's massive body, over ten meters tall, was actually blown away by the aftershock.

But at the same time, it also blocked this lethal strike for Zhao Letian.

Then, Zhao Letian refocused his gaze towards the battle in the sky.

It was seen that after the fearsomely powerful palm strike, Master Yu was safe and sound, standing in the air, unmoving.

The robed man, however, spat out fresh blood and was sent flying tens of meters back, his face pale, appearing extremely disheveled.

"Hmph, the mountain does not turn, but the water does. I remember today's defeat, and in the future, I must come back to exchange blows with you again."

The robed man glared bitterly at Master Yu, wiped the blood from his mouth, and spoke reluctantly, then immediately turned into a streak of light, quickly flying towards the distance.

"If that's the case, you better hurry, my lifespan is already running low, if you are too slow, you might not get the chance to seek revenge in this lifetime."

Master Yu stood with his hands clasped behind his back, watching the robed man's retreating figure, speaking unconcernedly.

"Why didn't you kill him?"

Seeing the robed man hastily retreating, Zhao Letian couldn't help but frown, asking curiously.

"My cultivation level is not much different from his, it's easy to defeat him, but very difficult to kill him. If he is determined to escape, it is also hard for me to retain him. My remaining lifespan is not much, each time I take action, it will shorten my lifespan a bit more. I have no deep hatred with him, so naturally, there is no need to risk my life against him. Of course, if you want him dead, I can certainly make a move for you, but you had me strike at that short man already which counts as the second time I have acted. If I go after this person as well, it would count as the third time, and after killing this man, I would have fulfilled our agreement. Then, you must hand over the Elixir recipe of the Life Extension Pill to me, and hereafter, we shall go our separate ways, owing nothing to each other."

Master Yu said calmly.

"Then let's forget it."

Zhao Letian shook his head with a smile.

Master Yu's strength is exceptional, almost invincibly so below the king level. Each opportunity for him to act is extremely precious, and Zhao Letian must grasp the last opportunity well, certainly not wasting it carelessly.

"Boom boom boom!"

Just then, a booming thunderous sound suddenly came from the tribulation clouds high in the sky.

Zhao Letian and Master Yu both shifted their expressions and looked up at the same time.

They saw thick Thunder Dragons rapidly streaking through the tribulation clouds, seeming as though they could descend at any moment.

"The third Heavenly Tribulation is finally coming!"

Zhao Letian revealed a worried look in his eyes and said with a serious tone. Always read at the source—*.

The aura within the tribulation clouds was extremely terrifying, even he felt a great dread. It would not be easy for the Fiery Flame Mantis to cross this tribulation.

"This tribulation is a bit strange. Even though the Fiery Flame Mantis is a rare variant demon beast, it shouldn't have attracted such a powerful Heavenly Tribulation. Your Spiritual Beast is somewhat extraordinary."

Master Yu said after observing the tribulation clouds for a moment.

His experience and knowledge far exceeded that of Zhao Letian, having seen many demon beasts cross tribulations. However, this tribulation today was very different from those he had seen before.

"Could it be because I fed it too many elixirs?"

Zhao Letian said thoughtfully.

Compared to other demon beasts of the same rank, the biggest difference in his Fiery Flame Mantis was that it had consumed too many elixirs to enhance its cultivation.

"That's possible. If too many elixirs are fed in a short period of time, a demon beast can struggle to digest them, inevitably leaving a large amount of the power of elixirs within its body. These powers will attract a stronger Heavenly Tribulation. It seems that the power of the elixirs remaining inside your Spiritual Beast has been activated, it just hasn't completely absorbed them yet. If it can use the power of the elixirs to withstand the Heavenly Tribulation, and at the same time, use the power of the third Heavenly Tribulation to completely absorb those powers of elixirs, then after crossing the tribulation, its strength would far surpass that of a typical demon beast of its rank. However, the chance of success is likely less than 10%. It might very well directly perish under the third Heavenly Tribulation."

Master Yu nodded, analyzing seriously.

"A 10% chance?"

A heavy feeling sank into Zhao Letian's heart as he frowned deeply.

The odds were too low, but as long as there was a sliver of hope, he would not easily give up. He then conveyed Master Yu's thoughts to the Fiery Flame Mantis, hoping that it could somehow survive.

After receiving Zhao Letian's conveyed thoughts, the Fiery Flame Mantis immediately released the vast power of the elixirs from within its body, creating a vast True Essence Storm that protected its body.

"Boom!"

Just at that moment, the third heavenly lightning finally descended as expected.

This time, the heavenly lightning was about a zhang thick, completely engulfing the huge body of the Fiery Flame Mantis in blinding lightning.

Zhao Letian frowned, although he could not see the situation within the lightning, he clearly sensed that the aura of the Fiery Flame Mantis had suddenly weakened significantly.