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Chapter 819 Heavenly Punishment Slaying the Azure Phoenix [Please Subscribe]

The Heavenly Punishment Demon-Slaying Sword is a renowned treasure from ancient times, belonging to a powerful cultivator in the Upper Realm who had mastered the Void Refinement stage!

In ancient times, the number of demon saints who died by this sword was no less than a palm's width, including two from the Fire Phoenix clan!

This sword should have originally been called "Heavenly Punishment," but it was renamed "Heavenly Punishment Demon-Slaying Sword" because it slew so many demon saints.

At the end of the ancient period, a powerful human being attempted to ascend to heaven with the sword after the arrival of the turbid evil energy, which ultimately led to the sword never appearing before anyone again.

In the turbulent years that followed, despite the demon saints and alien races wreaking havoc on the human race, the sword was never seen again. Therefore, the rumor that it had been taken away and ascended to heaven was completely confirmed.

Demon Saints with long lifespans like the Azure Phoenix Demon Saint naturally heard this rumor and believed it!

At this moment, she has undoubtedly paid the price for her mistaken trust!

As soon as Venerable Changchun uttered the words "Please let the Azure Phoenix Demon Saint test the sword," the Heavenly Punishment Demon-Slaying Sword in his hand suddenly burst forth with blood-red sword light, staining the dark blue-black sword body blood-red.

Then the sword vanished from his sight in an instant, instantly traversing thousands of miles to appear directly above the Azure Phoenix Demon Saint.

At this moment, the Azure Phoenix Demon Saint, though terrified, was still unwilling to surrender and resign himself to death. He unleashed his full power to activate his Azure Phoenix Sacred Flame, transforming into a fiery phoenix and pushing the power of the Wind and Fire Great Dao to its limit.

This state is extremely dangerous, and one may face the danger of extinction afterward.

But when faced with the renowned [Heavenly Punishment Demon-Slaying Sword], the Azure Phoenix Demon Saint felt that this was not enough!

As a demon saint, she naturally possessed treasures of the highest level, such as those that reach the heavens.

At that moment, crimson flames surged from her body, and soon a giant fiery claw flew out, meeting the descending blood-red sword light head-on.

But then the crimson flames and the blood-red sword light clashed and clashed, ending in the blink of an eye with the crimson flames being cleaved and scattered by the blood-red sword light!

Within the dissipating crimson flames, its true form could be seen as a bird's claw, seemingly crafted from the claw of a powerful fire phoenix.

After severing the fiery claw, the crimson sword light struck the fiery phoenix without any hindrance.

In an instant, a mournful cry of a phoenix resounded through the sky!

The fiery phoenix in the sky was sliced ​​in half by the blood-red sword light.

What's terrifying is that even though her entire body had transformed into flames, under the sword light, she was still no different from a flesh and blood body.

Then, the blood of the blue-red phoenix was seen falling into the sky. The Azure Phoenix Demon Saint, whose body had been severed in half, frantically dragged the remaining half of his body and fled at high speed.

She had never seen such a terrifying magical artifact!

The power contained in the flying sword was so great that it could even shatter the laws and Dao runes imprinted in her True Blood Dao Body!

The domineering power not only made it difficult for her [Undying Body] divine ability to function, but even her "Nirvana" divine ability seemed to be restricted, and her instincts could not take effect!

No wonder two demon saints of the Fire Phoenix clan were killed by this sword in ancient times!

The power of this sword is far too effective against races like theirs, whose strength lies in their physical prowess.

The Azure Phoenix Demon Saint even suspected that even if the Nine-Blade Barbarian Saint at his peak were to be struck by a sword, the [Undying Body] divine power might not be able to allow him to regenerate severed limbs!

This may be the true meaning behind the words "Heavenly Punishment".

At this moment, with his True Blood Dao Body severed, the Azure Phoenix Demon Saint had completely lost the will to continue fighting.

She didn't hesitate to burn her own original blood essence, unleashing an unprecedentedly powerful escape speed in an attempt to escape the attack range of Venerable Changchun.

But she was fast, so how could Venerable Changchun be slow!

Then they saw Venerable Changchun's figure flash by, and he quickly chased after the Azure Phoenix Demon Saint and left the Yu Kingdom.

From the moment Venerable Changchun appeared until he chased after the Azure Phoenix Demon Saint, less than a hundred breaths had passed. It was so fast that many Zhou family cultivators had not yet recovered from the terror brought by the Azure Phoenix Demon Saint!

It wasn't until the two had gone far away that Luo Qingni, Zhou Zhiying, and the others finally came to their senses.

"Senior Taigeng, this is...?"

Zhou Zhiying looked at the incarnation of Tai Geng, seemingly wanting to find out what was going on.

But the avatar of the Tai Geng Divine Lord simply shook his head and said, "I know nothing about this matter either; perhaps it was a decision made by Senior Changchun on the spur of the moment!"

Zhou Zhiying naturally didn't believe his answer.

Making a last-minute decision to protect Zhou Chun? Is this a joke?

Since the incarnation of Tai Geng God Venerable did not speak, she dared not ask any more questions. She immediately directed her disciple Zhou Yufu to lead people to repair the damaged parts of the [Three Phases Extinction Yuan Formation] and investigate the family's losses.

Feng Yuanjun couldn't help but fly out of the Zhou family's mountain gate and head towards the place where the Azure Phoenix Demon Saint's blood was spilled in the sky.

Venerable Changchun pursued them very quickly, only managing to collect a small section of the severed body of the Azure Phoenix Demon Saint. He didn't even have time to collect the scattered demon saint's blood and feathers.

These things may not be of much use to Venerable Changchun, but they are all highly nourishing for Lady Fengyuan.

By absorbing and refining the blood of this demon spirit of the same origin, she might be able to glimpse the mysteries of the Great Dao Laws.

These external events were impacting Zhou Chun, who was at the Nascent Soul stage, and he was completely unaware of them.

After he had been immersed in the inner world of his inner demons for an unknown period of time, he suddenly heard a faint and mysterious sound, felt a cool breath enter his body, and saw the purple sun and mysterious light.

Then, the inner world of his inner demons, which had been flawless before, began to show some flaws in his eyes.

Once the flaw was discovered, the inner world of the inner demon had no chance to trap his consciousness anymore.

He quickly discovered more flaws, and the inner world of his inner demons collapsed rapidly because of these flaws!

After experiencing the "inner demon tribulation," Zhou Chun found that his control over the power of the Great Dao Laws had become much stronger, and it seemed that touching the power of the Great Dao Laws had become much easier.

But before he could get used to it, thick, continuous thunderclouds suddenly appeared in the sky.

Originally, because he was undergoing the "Crimson Tribulation of Primordial Energy", he attracted all the spiritual energy of heaven and earth around the Kunwu Mountains. At this time, the thundercloud absorbed that spiritual energy on the spot and quickly formed the legendary Four-Nine Tribulation.

"Quickly evacuate everyone! Everyone, get out of the mountain gate!"

The avatar of the Tai Geng God, seeing the rapidly forming Four-Nine Tribulations in the sky, also changed his expression drastically and hurriedly ordered his men to retreat.

Fortunately, because Zhou Chun had gone into seclusion to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, the Zhou family had already reduced the number of clansmen in the mountain gate, leaving only a few clansmen to maintain the operation of the sect's great formation.

At this moment, Tai Geng Divine Venerable manifested a warning, and sensing the terrifying thunderclouds in the sky, Luo Qingni, Zhou Zhiying, and others quickly used their respective methods to swiftly bring all the Zhou family cultivators inside the mountain gate away from the mountain gate.

Less than an hour later, the Four-Nine Tribulation had accumulated enough energy to unleash a deafening thunderbolt.

Lightning flashed wildly in the sky, and before the first bolt of tribulation lightning even struck, thick silver bolts of lightning covered Kunwu Peak and the surrounding hundred-mile area.

These can all be regarded as the first tribulation lightning, but they are just the power of the tribulation lightning leaking out!

Even with this leaked power, the power of each lightning bolt exceeded that of the final tribulation lightning of the Demon King's Tribulation, enough to kill a Nascent Soul cultivator in the early stage and a fifth-order low-grade Demon King!

In other words, the power of any single silver lightning bolt is comparable to the full-force attack of an ordinary great cultivator!

This is precisely the terrifying aspect of the Fourfold Tribulation!

Compared to such terrifying tribulation lightning, the tribulation lightning that cultivators undergo when forming their Nascent Soul is like child's play.

However, Zhou Chun's strength at this time cannot be measured by the standards of an ordinary great cultivator.

Suddenly, a set of black armor bearing a blue lotus pattern appeared on his body, radiating a blue light that protected him.

This black armor is the very defensive magical treasure he originally bestowed upon his son, Zhou Xinyuan: the Azure Lotus Calamity Armor!

Since he was going to overcome the Fourfold Tribulation, Zhou Chun naturally wanted to use all the treasures that could increase his chances of success.

At this moment, he was wearing the Azure Lotus Calamity Armor, with the golden Nine Luminaries Dragon Scale Shield in front of him, the bright yellow Qiankun Spirit Suppressing Pagoda above his head, and the Myriad Transformations Golden Cauldron under his feet!

With the four magical treasures working together, the falling silver lightning shattered and vanished before it even got within thirty feet of him.

Things only started to change slightly after the first bolt of tribulation lightning actually struck.

Amidst the myriad lightning bolts, a dragon's roar resounded, and a silver lightning dragon composed entirely of destructive lightning descended from the sky, swooping down directly towards Zhou Chun.

With a thought, Zhou Chun immediately sent out the [Nine Luminaries Dragon Scale Shield], which transformed into a giant shield that covered the sky and blocked the silver thunder dragon. The golden light above the shield formed a golden sky curtain, on which dragon shadows moved, and the [Dragon Soul Protection] divine power was activated.

Rumble!

After the silver lightning dragon crashed into the golden sky, it immediately triggered a series of deafening explosions, as if countless bombs had detonated at the same time.

The surging lightning completely covered and submerged the golden sky.

After several dozen breaths, the silver lightning gradually dissipated, revealing a golden canopy that had shrunk considerably.

The first tribulation lightning has passed.

However, Zhou Chun dared not show any joy, because this was only the first tribulation lightning!

The Forty-Nine Tribulations consist of a full thirty-six tribulation lightning bolts!

The power of this first tribulation lightning was actually not that great; it was only slightly stronger than when he fully activated the [Nine-Nine Profound Heaven Sword Gourd], and it couldn't compare to a true Nascent Soul strike.

However, the duration of its sustained release of power is extremely long.

Although Zhou Chun seemed to have passed the first tribulation lightning with ease, his magical power was consumed by nearly 20%.

Based on this calculation, even if the power of the tribulation lightning remains the same, he can only block a maximum of five tribulation lightning bolts at his full strength!

This doesn't even take into account the durability of the [Nine Luminous Dragon Scale Shield].

It's important to understand that continuously withstanding such intense and high-intensity attacks is a tremendous test for a magical treasure like the [Nine Luminaries Dragon Scale Shield], and the durability of a magical treasure is not as easily restored as a cultivator's mana!

But now that things have come to this, Zhou Chun has no other choice and no time to think about it anymore.

Because just a few breaths after the first tribulation lightning ended, the derivative lightning of the second tribulation lightning had already fallen.

After considering the durability of the spiritual treasure, Zhou Chun switched to the protective divine power [Hun Yuan Xuan Guang] released by the [Qiankun Zhenling Tower] to deal with these derivative lightning.

The bright yellow glow enveloped him, and the resulting lightning strikes only caused the glow to tremble slightly.

However, the Kunwu Peak below suffered considerable damage, with rocks shattered and vegetation reduced to ash by the thunderbolts.

However, compared to Zhou Chunhua's divine transformation, these losses were insignificant, and neither he nor any other Zhou family cultivators cared about them.

After using [Primordial Profound Light] to block the derivative lightning of the second tribulation lightning, Zhou Chun switched to [Nine Luminaries Dragon Scale Shield] to withstand the second tribulation lightning after it struck.

After blocking four lightning bolts in succession, Zhou Chun immediately consumed three drops of [Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk] to restore his mana, and also consumed the [Heaven-Mending and Soul-Returning Pill] given to him by the incarnation of Tai Geng God Venerable.

After he survived the "Crimson of Vital Energy," although his injuries were not as terrifying as those of the predecessors who left behind their insights into the Nascent Soul stage, he was still seriously injured.

If the meridians in the body are not repaired in time, even with the [Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk] to restore magic power, the consumption of magic power will increase greatly, and the restoration effect will be somewhat reduced.

By relying on the [Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk] to restore his mana, Zhou Chun quickly withstood the first round of nine tribulation lightning bolts.

Before the second round of tribulation lightning struck, Zhou Chun checked the condition of the [Nine Luminaries Dragon Scale Shield], and the result was far from optimistic.

After being repeatedly struck by lightning, this treasure has developed many tiny cracks inside that are invisible to the naked eye. If it can be nurtured over a long period of time, it may not be in any danger.

However, if it continues to be used to withstand the lightning strikes, it will definitely not last long before it shatters completely!

Upon discovering this, Zhou Chun decided to use a different spiritual treasure to withstand the second round of tribulation lightning.

It's not that he can't afford to lose such a magical treasure, but rather that good steel should be used where it's needed most!

The most powerful divine ability of the Nine Luminaries Dragon Scale Shield, the Undying Primordial Soul, can withstand attacks from the sixth level. Naturally, it should be saved to fight against the final round of tribulation lightning.

Therefore, when the second round of tribulation lightning struck, the spiritual treasure that stood in front of it was replaced by the [Qiankun Suppressing Spirit Pagoda].

In terms of defensive capabilities alone, the Qiankun Zhenling Tower is not as good as the Nine Luminaries Dragon Scale Shield, but it is not much inferior.

The key is that its body is much tougher and more resistant to damage than the [Nine Luminous Dragon Scale Shield]!

Even though the power of the tribulation lightning could penetrate the protection of the [Qiankun Zhenling Tower], it would be blocked by Zhou Chun's [Azure Lotus Tribulation Armor].

However, this resulted in Zhou Chun consuming even more magical power, since he was essentially activating two spiritual treasures simultaneously.

Fortunately, he had a large quantity of [Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk], which was more than enough to support his consumption.

As for the claim that frequent use of [Eternal Spirit Milk] to restore mana will damage the meridians, at this point, it's obviously irrelevant.

As long as we can get through the Fourfold Tribulation, all problems will cease to be problems!

After another fifteen minutes, the second round of tribulation lightning passed through Zhou Chun's valiant resistance.

Meanwhile, the [Qiankun Zhenling Tower], which bore the heavy responsibility, also developed many cracks under the bombardment of tribulation lightning, encountering the same problem as the [Nine Luminaries Dragon Scale Shield].

However, it is more robust than the [Nine Luminaries Dragon Scale Shield], and it is Zhou Chun's natal spirit treasure, so its situation is somewhat better.

Nevertheless, when the third round of tribulation lightning appeared, Zhou Chun changed his method of undergoing tribulation once again.

The [Qiankun Zhenling Pagoda] above his head and the [Wanhua Jinding] under his feet had switched positions, with the cauldron now above the pagoda.

Golden light surged from within the golden cauldron, manifesting a golden light curtain that protected Zhou Chun within.

At the same time, he raised his hand and a silver flying sword wreathed in lightning appeared in his hand.

To overcome the forty-nine tribulations, Zhou Chun naturally wouldn't forget the spiritual treasure, the Heavenly Gang Thunder-Slaying Sword.

Compared to the [Nine-Nine Mystic Heaven Sword Gourd], the [Heavenly Gang Thunder-Slaying Sword] is undoubtedly more useful in this situation.

As the tribulation lightning transformed into a lightning dragon and swooped down once more, Zhou Chun's [Heavenly Gang Lightning Slash Sword] also transformed into a hundred-foot-long giant sword under his magical power, slashing upwards and colliding with the heavenly tribulation lightning dragon.

After exchanging blows for several breaths, the Heavenly Thunder-Slaying Sword was the first to succumb and was knocked off the clouds.

However, the Heavenly Tribulation Thunder Dragon also exhausted most of its power in the collision. After impacting the golden light screen set up by the [Myriad Transformations Golden Cauldron], it only caused the golden light screen to tremble and shake before it was exhausted and dissipated.

After that, Zhou Chun drew his sword again and used the same method to pass through four more tribulation lightning bolts.

Only after the fifth lightning bolt struck, and he sensed that the [Heavenly Gang Thunder-Slaying Sword] had developed numerous cracks, did he put away the treasure and fully activate the [Myriad Transformations Golden Cauldron] to unleash a [Spirit Transformation Golden Light].

The moment this [Spirit Transformation Golden Light] touched the descending Heavenly Tribulation Thunder Dragon, it immediately reduced the Thunder Dragon's size by one-third, greatly diminishing its power.

However, the remaining power of the tribulation lightning was enough to cause the golden light screen set up by the [Myriad Transformations Golden Cauldron] to shake violently, showing signs of weakness.

That's how the Heavenly Tribulation works; each round is stronger than the last.

Each bolt of the third round of tribulation lightning was significantly more powerful than the first round.

Therefore, although the [Myriad Transformations Golden Cauldron] was Zhou Chun's earliest natal magic weapon, it seemed to be performing rather poorly at this moment.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun had no choice but to change his strategy.

As the sixth tribulation lightning struck, he simultaneously activated the [Myriad Transformations Golden Cauldron] to withstand it, and with the support of his [Qiongqi Enters Dream] innate divine power, he unleashed the [Formless Gengjin Divine Light] divine power, creating an enormous golden blade of light.

A golden blade of light, several meters long, slashed upwards and clashed with the silver thunder dragon that descended from the sky, instantly shattering half of the silver thunder dragon's body.

However, the good times didn't last long. The golden light blade, which was running out of steam, quickly disintegrated and vanished under the continuous impact of the tribulation lightning. The protective light barrier supported by the golden cauldron below also flickered and shook violently, and its luster dimmed considerably.

Before Zhou Chun could catch his breath, the seventh bolt of tribulation lightning followed closely behind and struck down.

He could only activate [Spirit Transformation Golden Light] again to meet the attack.

Even weakened, the silver lightning dragon still inflicted devastating damage on the golden light barrier below, quickly and completely shattering its protective barrier.

In an instant, both the golden cauldron and Zhou Chun himself were exposed to the bombardment of the silver tribulation lightning.

Under the onslaught of the raging tribulation lightning, Zhou Chun's [Azure Lotus Tribulation Armor] was pushed to its limit. The azure lotus pattern on the armor shone brightly, and the azure light, like a blooming azure lotus, protected Zhou Chun inside, resisting and dissolving the impact of the tribulation lightning.

When the power of the tribulation lightning was exhausted, cracks appeared on the spiritual treasure armor.

Ultimately, it was just a decent defensive magical artifact. If it could withstand one attack from the third wave of tribulation lightning during the Fourth Nine Tribulation, it would live up to its name as a magical artifact.

It should be understood that the power of the tribulation lightning at present is such that ordinary spiritual treasures are simply not qualified to confront or clash with it.

The power of each tribulation lightning bolt is no less than the strike Ye Qingxuan unleashed when he activated the [Sky-Splitting] sword. The key is that the aftereffects are continuous, far surpassing the short and fast attacks of sword cultivators!

At this point, Zhou Chun knew that he had to make some choices.

Given his strength, it's unrealistic for him to expect to survive the Fourfold Tribulation without losing a single spiritual treasure, or even just the Nine Luminaries Dragon Scale Shield.

Not to mention him, no cultivator undergoing tribulation could have done that!

Therefore, when the seventh tribulation lightning struck, he only used the [Myriad Transformations Golden Cauldron] to block it slightly, and relied entirely on the [Azure Lotus Tribulation Armor] and his own protective divine abilities.

In an instant, the blue lotus that was protecting Zhou Chun swayed for a moment under the waves of lightning, and then exploded like a broken light bulb.

Then his black armor exploded into fragments that flew everywhere.

Without the protection of this magical armor, the remaining power of the tribulation lightning surged wildly towards Zhou Chun's body.

Zhou Chun's physical body was now shimmering with golden light, shining as if it were cast from pure gold, and it was not damaged in the slightest no matter how the lightning struck it!

It turned out that he had already activated the [Heavenly Golden Body] divine power, and with the powerful defensive force brought by this divine power, he withstood the impact of the residual tribulation lightning.

When the eighth tribulation lightning struck, Zhou Chun transformed the cauldron into a sword, turning the [Myriad Transformations Golden Cauldron] into a giant golden sword, carrying the [Spirit Transformation Golden Light] as it slashed at the descending silver lightning dragon.

With this single sword strike, the silver lightning dragon was shattered in mid-air, extinguishing most of the tribulation lightning's power.

However, the scattered lightning power quickly followed the sensation and struck him, dispersing much of the golden light on his body, and almost crippling his [Heavenly Golden Body] supernatural power!

After the ninth tribulation lightning struck, Zhou Chun decisively activated the [Qiankun Suppressing Spirit Tower] to support it.

The bright yellow pagoda reached for the sky and collided with the silver thunder dragon in mid-air, bursting forth with dazzling silver lightning and brilliant yellow light.

After several dozen breaths of this interplay, the yellow light finally prevailed over the silver light, successfully blocking the tribulation lightning.

However, the cost was that visible cracks appeared on the surface of the [Qiankun Zhenling Tower]. In terms of damage, it was even more serious than when it withstood the self-destruction of the split soul of that sixth-tier multi-winged race being!

"Only one round left! The final round consists of nine tribulation lightning bolts, each comparable to a strike from a Nascent Soul cultivator. Surviving them will grant you Nascent Soul status!"

A thousand miles away on Kunwu Peak, the avatar of the Tai Geng God looked at the temporarily calmed raging thunderclouds, and a rare look of anticipation appeared in his eyes.

The human race has not seen a new Nascent Soul cultivator for a long time, and there is indeed an urgent need for a new Nascent Soul cultivator to appear.

This is not only to fill the vacancy left by the passing of veteran Nascent Soul experts, but also to inspire other human cultivators' aspirations for the Dao, letting them know that it is still possible to achieve Nascent Soul status in this world!

Do you think he can succeed?

Just as the avatar of the Tai Geng God was intently watching the figure of the person undergoing tribulation in the distance, an old and deep voice suddenly rang in his ears.

He couldn't help but shudder and immediately turned to look behind him.

Just a dozen feet behind him, Venerable Changchun appeared, carrying the Heavenly Punishment Demon-Slaying Sword in one hand and the decapitated corpse of the Azure Phoenix in the other.

Upon seeing this, he was first startled, then overjoyed and blurted out, "Senior Changchun, have you already slain the Azure Phoenix Demon Saint?"

Unexpectedly, Venerable Changchun shook his head and said, "We only severed her true blood body and demon core. Her demon soul consciousness should have been transferred to an avatar body through some kind of incarnation transfer method!"

"That's enough! The True Blood Dao Body is far more important to a Demon Saint than our acquired Dao Bodies. Without this True Blood Dao Body and the sixth-order Demon Core, even if she can rebuild her cultivation through an incarnation, she will have to undergo the Three Tribulations of the Dao again in the future, and there will be almost no chance of her returning to the sixth order!"

Tai Geng, the Divine Venerable, clapped his hands and cheered with a smile, showing no concern about the fact that the Azure Phoenix Demon Saint had escaped with his demon soul consciousness.

The demon race originally cultivated their bloodline and physical body. Once they reached the Demon Saint realm, they forged a true bloodline body, and their foundation could no longer be changed.

Therefore, the importance of its True Blood Dao Body is equivalent to that of the Nascent Soul of a human cultivator!

Once the true bloodline body is lost, even if one escapes the demon soul consciousness, it will be difficult to return to the sixth rank.

To forge a new True Blood Dao Body, one must undergo the Three Tribulations of Asking the Dao again, which are the "Primordial Qi Tribulation," "Inner Demon Tribulation," and "Four-Nine Tribulation" that Zhou Chun is currently experiencing!

The Azure Phoenix Demon Saint has now lost its True Blood Dao Body and Demon Core. Even if it is reborn in another incarnation, its cultivation level will be at most a fifth-order high-grade demon king.

Not to mention how low the success rate of him going through the Three Tribulations of Asking the Dao again in the future is, the integration of the demon soul consciousness and the new body alone will take an unknown amount of time, making it virtually impossible for him to pose any threat to the human race again.

Therefore, the incarnation of the Tai Geng deity could not help but clap and cheer, overjoyed.

Venerable Changchun sighed softly, "Slaying a demon saint only weakens the enemy's power. If we want to strengthen our human race, we must cultivate new Nascent Soul cultivators!"

After speaking, he turned his gaze to Zhou Chun, who was undergoing tribulation, and sighed with a hint of expectation, "I hope this junior won't disappoint us!"