Chapter 696 So Many Golden Thunders, It Must Be the Ancestor’s Doing

The Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Flame was strong in essence, not in quantity.

Relying on its current energy alone was not enough to contend against a Supreme striking with full strength.

What was more, corruption magnifies power tenfold, while purification weakens it by a third.

The demonized Lei Jinglong was far more formidable than his former self.

Thus, Shen Mo did not intend to rely solely on the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Flame to deal with Lei Jinglong.

He needed to use it to awaken the slumbering spirit of the Myriad Tribulations Thunder Prison.

Now fused with part of the power of the White Bone Yin Fiend Scripture, the Myriad Tribulations Thunder Prison had long since been renewed.

Only its spirit slept, protecting Lei Jinglong by instinct.

As long as its spirit awakened again, even without an artifact spirit, it would not matter.

This Great Dao Saint Artifact knew what to do.

Its mission from birth was to suppress the demon race!

“Thunder, come!”

Shen Mo let out a low shout.

The Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Flame’s fire burst forth to the extreme.

Soaring golden flames connected to the heavens above and scorched the earth below!

In an instant, those fifty massive spears of Purple Thunder were entirely dyed golden.

They transformed into spears of Golden Thunder!

The moment they appeared, the fifty Golden Thunder spears completely annihilated all surrounding Fiend Thunder power.

The Fiend Thunder Demons on the ground could not even endure the light of the Golden Thunder spears.

One after another, they howled in madness.

Wherever their fur was struck by the golden radiance, it ignited in blazing flames.

Golden Thunder was the most sacred, the most orthodox of all lightning.

How could it allow Fiend Thunder to exist?

The Fiend Thunder Demons, as creatures formed from the union of Fiend Thunder and demonic qi, were precisely the kind of beings Golden Thunder could least tolerate.

They had to be erased!

Even the hidden Fiend Thunder Demon Lord was ignited by the Golden Thunder’s radiance.

It let out harsh screams of anguish.

This scene that shook the heavens was clearly seen by the proud talents of the Eastern Continent at the mountain’s foot.

Their hearts were shaken beyond words.

Golden Thunder!

So much Golden Thunder!

Lei Zizhen suddenly stood up straight.

His pupils reflected the boundless Golden Thunder, filled with worship.

“It must be the Ancestor’s doing!”

Lei Zizhen declared with reverence.

He had been raised by Lei Daoheng himself, and his admiration and respect for him were greatest of all.

In his heart, Lei Daoheng was nearly omnipotent, almost the very master of thunder itself.

This vast flood of Golden Thunder must surely have been summoned by Lei Daoheng!

Not only he, but the other cultivators also speculated who had drawn forth this sight.

Yet their guesses were limited to either Lei Daoheng or Lei Jinglong.

After all, the Thunder Prison clan understood the ways of thunder best.

Even if other factions commanded lightning, they could not compare in mastery.

“With such a grand display of Golden Thunder, the battle atop the mountain must soon be over.”

Li Yunlong sat upon a giant boulder, swinging her fair little legs and laughing playfully.

“Hey, fox demon from the southern lands, why aren’t you saying anything? What’s your name?”

She suddenly turned to Hu Xinyue, who had been deep in thought about why Shen Mo had come to the Eastern Continent. Her voice startled Hu Xinyue, making her tremble.

In a low voice, she said, “My name is Hu Xinyue. I was just thinking about something.”

Li Yunlong, ever forward, wrapped her arm around her shoulder and chuckled. “What were you thinking about? Tell me, maybe I can give you the answer.”

Hu Xinyue looked at Li Yunlong.

This girl indeed seemed very kind and familiar.

After a moment of thought, she whispered, “I have a friend… he suddenly came from the Southern Archipelago to the Eastern Continent. How do you think he managed to get here?”

Li Yunlong tilted her head and glanced at Hu Xinyue a few times.

“The friend you mentioned, could it be yourself?”

Hu Xinyue quickly shook her head. “Not me. I had my ancestor bring me here, but that friend of mine has no Supreme-realm elder.”

“He also has no powerful force behind him.”

“That is why I find it strange, how he came to the Eastern Continent.”

Li Yunlong tilted her head in thought. “You saw him in the Myriad Tribulations Thunder Prison?”

Hu Xinyue was startled. “How did you know…”

Before she could finish, she realized it herself.

Since she suddenly brought up such a question, the only possibility was indeed that she had seen him in the Myriad Tribulations Thunder Prison.

Li Yunlong was no fool. To deduce the answer so quickly was not difficult.

Seeing this, Li Yunlong grew interested. “Who is it, who is it?”

“Let me think. To suddenly come from the southern lands to the Eastern Continent, he must have either entered one of those ancient great transference arrays, or stumbled into a void rift and by chance arrived here.”

“No matter which it was, it required great luck.”

“Someone like that should be considered a prodigy of the southern lands, right?”

“He should already be famous.”

“Didn’t the southern powers try to recruit him?”

Hu Xinyue was bombarded by Li Yunlong’s words, barely able to respond.

After a long moment, she spoke somewhat awkwardly. “That friend of mine, his rise was too fast. By the time we wanted to recruit him, he had already disappeared.”

Li Yunlong grew even more curious.

A rapid rise meant extremely great talent.

And such a genius had come to the Eastern Continent?

She became even more intrigued.

Who exactly was this person?

“Do you know who he is? Have I seen him before?” Li Yunlong leaned close to Hu Xinyue, asking without pause.

Hu Xinyue lowered her voice. “I only know his name. He is called Shen Mo.”

“Not long ago, I was trapped by the Fiend Thunder Vine Dragon…”

She quickly recounted in detail how she and a group of cultivators were besieged by the Fiend Thunder Vine Dragon, but in the end were saved when Shen Mo turned peril into safety.

She had always had an instinct since childhood.

She could see at a glance who was good and who was evil.

The Holy Maiden of the Burning Heaven Divine Sect, this lively and mischievous girl, was a good person.

So Hu Xinyue described everything without leaving out a single detail.

“Hiss…”

After listening, Li Yunlong’s little face was filled with shock.

She had long heard of the Fiend Thunder Vine Dragon’s might.

Li Yin, Sikong Lie, Hu Xinyue, and the others were all besieged.

Li Yin had even asked Li Zangfeng to come to their aid.

Yet in the end, the Fiend Thunder Vine Dragon was lured away by a mysterious cultivator.

Thus Hu Xinyue and the others escaped danger.

Afterward, even Li Zangfeng had praised the strength of that mysterious cultivator.

He said that his strength was in no way inferior to his own.

At the time, when Li Yunlong heard this, she had been dismissive.

Now, thinking of her former attitude, her cheeks turned red with embarrassment.

She had underestimated him far too much!

“This person… should be among us. Have you found him?”

Li Yunlong took a deep breath, her little face serious.

She had never been this serious in her life.

The proud talents of the Eastern Continent were all gathered here.

Those not present were mostly already dead.

If that mysterious cultivator truly had the strength of a prodigy, he must be among them.

Yet Hu Xinyue shook her head. “I have already looked three times just now. He is not here.”

Li Yunlong frowned.

Not here?

Surely not on the mountain top, among the Supremes?

That possibility was lower than her becoming the leader of the Burning Heaven Divine Sect tomorrow.

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