Chapter 359: Uh, This is Your Younger Brother?

“Are these the Five-Colored Divine Thunder? Goodness gracious, this Fellow Daoist Cat is truly extraordinary,” exclaimed the somewhat scruffy Taoist priest upon witnessing this scene.

He subconsciously used his Divine Sense to look at Li Li, and then his entire being went numb. In his vision, a chubby tabby cat was munching on the Heavenly Tribulation, as if it were colorful cotton candy.

If he didn’t know that with his strength he couldn’t possibly be under an illusion, he would have subconsciously thought he was seeing things.

A cat directly eating the Heavenly Tribulation, this was too terrifying! Just how terrifying must a creature be to achieve such a feat?

“Boom, boom, boom!”

“Boom, boom, boom!”

As he was thinking this, the thunder in the sky became even more terrifying. Illusory images of palaces began to appear, followed by illusory golden-armored deities glaring angrily and charging toward Li Li.

“Meow meow, what the heck? Did the lightning turn into people? I’ve never heard of a Heavenly Tribulation like this,” Li Li muttered upon seeing this.

However, he was not afraid. With his abilities, these guys couldn’t do anything to him; they would only become nourishment for his growth.

So he directly dashed out, his motto being “He who strikes first gains the advantage, he who strikes later suffers.”

“Boom, boom, boom!”

“Boom, boom, boom!”

As soon as Li Li encountered the golden-armored deities, an earth-shattering sound erupted.

Facing the aggressively charging golden-armored deity, Li Li opened his large mouth and bit down on the deity’s outstretched fist. Then, under everyone’s gaze, his body slowly grew larger, swallowing the deity whole.

“This…”

The cultivators who witnessed this scene couldn’t help but feel their hair stand on end, their faces filled with astonishment.

They had lived for so long and experienced so many Heavenly Tribulations, but this was the first time they had seen someone overcome it in this way.

Just as they were thinking this, the palace in the sky transformed once again. The gate standing high above suddenly opened, and a troop of cavalry formed from thunder, wielding long spears and emitting earth-shattering battle cries, charged toward Li Li.

“Meow meow~”

“You despicable, shameless, and insidious fellows, to gang up on me like this is truly outrageous! Don’t think this cat is easy to bully!” Li Li cursed upon seeing this, his body expanding once again, transforming into a giant cat as he charged toward the cavalry.

“Boom, boom, boom!”

“Boom, boom, boom!”

Instantly, the thunderous roars shook the heavens.

Li Li was like an ancient ferocious beast, engaging in a fierce battle with the heavenly soldiers and generals formed from thunder. Everywhere he went, the heavenly soldiers and generals were swallowed by him.

The people watching below couldn’t help but feel their eyelids twitch, their legs trembling:

“Goodness gracious, this guy is too fierce!”

“Yeah, from today onwards, his name will probably resound throughout the entire Earth Immortal Realm.”

“Boom, boom, boom!”

“Boom, boom!”

Under their watchful eyes, boundless thunder surged in the sky. A giant hand formed from lightning appeared above, reaching down toward Li Li as if to suppress him forever.

“Meow meow~”

“You’re bullying a cat too much! Do you really think this cat is a vegetarian?” Li Li roared in anger, his body transforming into a hundred-meter giant cat as he noticed this.

He directly charged into the descending giant hand of thunder.

In an instant, thunderous white light filled the entire world. Everyone felt their vision go white, as if time had stopped at this moment.

After a long while, they finally recovered their senses and looked at the clear sky where the white light had dispersed, their faces filled with confusion.

Where was the cat? Where was that huge cat from just now? How did it disappear in the blink of an eye?

“Your Alchemist Association said that as long as the pill I refine has no side effects after a living being consumes it, you will acknowledge the validity of my pill’s ranking, right?” Hong Fu, holding the glowing pill in her hand, said to the judge beside her.

“Yes, but this pill of yours is too toxic. I advise you not to do this,” the judge said, his eyelids twitching. Even from such a distance, he could feel the violent energy contained within the pill.

Let alone eating it, even smelling it made him feel a bit overwhelmed.

“That’s none of your concern,” Hong Fu said. Ripples appeared in the space, and then Li Li’s figure appeared.

“Big Sister, you’re really fast at refining pills. You finished it so quickly,” Li Li said to Hong Fu after looking at the sparsely populated audience stands and then at the judge in front of him.

He had just finished overcoming his tribulation and was about to finish off the rest of the pills when he heard her calling him to test the pill.

“Of course, this Miss is a natural talent. Refining a single pill is a sure thing, isn’t it?” Hong Fu said proudly, spreading her hand and presenting the refined pill to Li Li.

“Little glutton, come and eat this pill quickly.”

“Oh, oh.” Li Li nodded his big head in response and was about to swallow the pill in one gulp.

“Immortal Fairy Hong Fu, although your pill is potent, its side effects are also very strong. You should think carefully before giving it to your Spirit Pet,” the judge couldn’t help but say upon seeing this.

It was beyond his expectations that she would let her Spirit Pet eat it. Although he didn’t know what assurance she had that her Spirit Pet would be fine after eating it, if something happened, he might be implicated.

“I’ve thought it through. You don’t need to remind me. Besides, who told you that Gluttonous Cat is my Spirit Pet?” Hong Fu retorted, picking up Li Li and saying,

“He’s clearly my good younger brother. Don’t insult my brother with the term ‘Spirit Pet’.”

“Alright, alright.” The judge nodded repeatedly, his eyes filled with helplessness.

He had advised and said what he needed to say. If something happened to her, it would have nothing to do with him.

“Gulp~”

As he was thinking this, Li Li had already swallowed the pill and yawned, sitting down beside her. “After eating the pill, it’s fine as long as nothing happens within half an hour, right? Then this cat will take a nap here. Remember to wake me up when the time is up.”

He had just gone through a tribulation, and although there was no great danger, battling those creatures formed from lightning for so long had left him somewhat exhausted. It was just the right time to rest now.

“Yes, yes, Gluttonous Cat, you go ahead and sleep.” Hong Fu nodded with a smile and conjured a small handkerchief to cover Li Li’s big belly.

“Wake him up when the time is up? I’m afraid he won’t wake up ever again when the time is up.” The judge muttered, glancing at Li Li before looking away.

He continued to sit in his place, waiting for other alchemists to present their pills.

At this moment, the sound of breaking wind came from the sky. The cultivators who had left the audience stands to watch the tribulation began to return one after another.

In no time, the sparsely populated audience stands were filled, returning to the scene from not long ago.

“Little girl, why are you here instead of resting in the rest area?” the red-faced elder asked Hong Fu upon seeing her sitting next to the judge.

This little girl wasn’t going back to the rest area but staying here, could it be that she wanted to play tricks here? After all, he had seen it clearly; this little girl had used waste pills to refine pills again, and the commotion of the tribulation was not small.

“Of course, I’m waiting for this half hour to pass and confirm the results,” Hong Fu replied, without any intention of going to the rest area.

“Huh? Did someone actually dare to swallow the pill you refined?” The red-faced elder instantly understood, his eyes filled with astonishment.

“Of course, this Miss is a natural talent. The pills I refine are the best of the best. What’s so strange about someone willing to eat them?” Hong Fu said with her arms crossed, slightly tilting her head back.

She was practically writing “This Miss is a genius” on her face.

The red-faced elder couldn’t help but feel speechless. He could only ask the judge beside him,

“Xiao Li, who ate the little girl’s pill?”

“Reporting to Elder, it was Immortal Fairy Hong Fu’s younger brother.” The judge, who was about to say it was a cat, immediately changed his words after thinking about what she had just said.

“Ah! Little girl, are you crazy? You refined that pill and gave it to your younger brother to eat? Quickly bring your brother over here, the energy contained in that pill is something your brother’s strength can’t withstand.” The red-faced elder was about to go numb upon hearing this.

Not only had she refined that kind of poisonous pill, but she actually let her younger brother eat it? Was that something a human could eat? If something happened to the little girl’s younger brother, wouldn’t the Qinglian Sword Sect’s Sect Leader twist his head off?

“Who said he can’t withstand it? He’s perfectly fine now.” Hong Fu lifted the small blanket in annoyance, revealing Li Li curled up and snoring.

“Look, his breathing is steady, he’s sleeping so soundly, what’s wrong with him?”

“Uh, this is your younger brother?” The red-faced elder was stunned upon seeing this scene.

“Yes, this is my younger brother, his name is Gluttonous Cat.” Hong Fu nodded seriously and scratched Li Li’s big belly.

“Gluttonous Cat, how are you feeling now? Do you feel any discomfort?”

“No, no, this cat just feels a bit sleepy. Big Sister, stop touching me randomly, let me sleep, okay?” Li Li said as he patted her restless hand with his paw.

Couldn’t she see he was sleeping? She was still disturbing him by touching him. You know, if a cat doesn’t get enough sleep, it’ll age!

“Uh…”

Seeing this scene, the red-faced elder didn’t know what to say. He had eaten the pill refined by this little girl and was perfectly fine? This was too outrageous.

Wait a minute! This cat…

As the red-faced elder was pondering, his eyes suddenly narrowed as he looked at Li Li snoring and rolling over.

This size, this coat color, if he wasn’t mistaken, it was the cat demon who had just overcome his tribulation, right?

“Okay, okay, Gluttonous Cat, you sleep well, I’ll wake you up later.” Hong Fu smiled and covered Li Li with the small blanket again. Then, she looked at the red-faced elder with a thoughtful expression and said,

“How is it, Elder Jia Da? My brother is perfectly fine after eating the pill I refined. This time, you won’t tell me that my results are invalid again, will you?”

Looking at Gluttonous Cat’s state, there was nothing wrong with him. They had said it before, and now they had seen it again, they wouldn’t go back on their word later, right?

“Of course not, our association always keeps its word,” the red-faced elder said.

“That’s good.” Hong Fu nodded in satisfaction. Just as she was about to return to her seat, she heard his voice,

“Little girl, if I’m not mistaken, this cat should be the Void Return cat demon who just overcame his tribulation, right?”

A Void Return cat demon as a follower? The Qinglian Sword Sect was really going all out, having a cultivator of this level act as a guardian.

“Yes, Gluttonous Cat just overcame his tribulation. What’s wrong with that?” Hong Fu nodded directly.

She wasn’t surprised that he could recognize Little Gluttonous Cat. After all, the commotion of the tribulation had been so great, and so many people had gone to watch it.

It was perfectly normal for them to discover that it was Gluttonous Cat who was overcoming his tribulation.

“Nothing.” The red-faced elder shook his head in response and sat down beside her.

What could he say about the Qinglian Sword Sect being able to pull off such a feat? Of course, they had to follow the rules. What was the big deal about giving her a ranking since she could refine a fifth-order pill?

As long as they didn’t give her first place, no one would have any objections.

As they waited, half an hour quickly passed.

This time, without waiting for Hong Fu to call him, Li Li woke up directly.

“Big Sister, you continue the competition here, this cat has something to do and needs to leave for a while. Let’s get in touch later.”

Li Li stretched and felt much more relaxed. As expected, sleep was one of the best ways to recover one’s energy. This nap had left him refreshed and ready to continue battling the waste pills.

This time, he would definitely devour all the waste pills.

“Okay, Gluttonous Cat, you go ahead.” Hong Fu nodded in response, not stopping him.

She had guessed what Li Li was going to do and expressed her support. After all, the Alchemist Association had given her so much trouble over the years. It was already good of her not to let Gluttonous Cat rob the pills in their warehouse.

“Mm-hmm.” Li Li replied, and his figure disappeared with a “swoosh”.

The red-faced elder only glanced at him before ignoring him. In his opinion, he had just broken through and was now eager to go back and consolidate his realm.

“Rustle, rustle, rustle.”

“Rustle, rustle, rustle.”

Li Li’s figure reappeared in the dim pill room. This time, the speed at which he absorbed the waste pills was even more ferocious than before he left.

If he was like a large river crazily absorbing pills before, then he was now a raging torrent.

As Li Li inhaled, the waste pills in the waste pill room began to decrease at a visible speed, and soon they would be completely depleted.

“Thump.”

“Thump.”

With the last few pills colliding and entering Li Li’s stomach, the cave that resembled an underworld became completely empty.