Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

As a Demon Butcher who licks blood from the blade’s edge all year round, Tang Yuanmu’s reactions and speed were nothing short of extraordinary. However, due to his previous action, Tong Baisha was certainly closer to the gate of the Thunder King Main Hall.

Yet, just as Tong Baisha was about to join forces with Ye Suxin to flank Tang Yuanmu, he suddenly saw that his junior sister seemed to have no intention of acting. With incredible speed, she swiftly moved ahead to the entrance of the main hall.

Crackle crackle…

Amidst a flash of electric light, Ye Suxin’s figure disappeared from everyone’s view. This scene left Tang Yuanmu both shocked and pleased, as he indeed felt a bit overwhelmed with the combined assault from the two Killing Heart Sect geniuses.

Compared to Tang Yuanmu, Tong Baisha’s mood was far less cheerful. He couldn’t comprehend why his usually well-acquainted junior sister chose to abandon him at this critical moment. Was she afraid of competing with him for the treasures inside the Thunder King Main Hall?

Tong Baisha had always harbored feelings of admiration for his junior sister, who bore the title of Su Shou Yanluo. He believed that only someone as gifted as himself was worthy of her.

Though Ye Suxin had never shown any affinity towards Tong Baisha, he had long considered her his and wouldn’t let anyone else touch her.

However, Ye Suxin’s direct actions today greatly disappointed Tong Baisha. Meanwhile, Tang Yuanmu seized the opportunity as Tong Baisha was momentarily stunned and swept past him, vanishing amidst the rampant lightning.

”Curse it!”

Seeing the four with Thunder King Tokens all entered the Thunder King Main Hall, Tong Baisha couldn’t help but erupt with rage. The nearby onlookers instinctively distanced themselves from this ominous figure, fearing he might vent his wrath on them.

Nonetheless, no matter what, even if given the courage, Tong Baisha didn’t dare to trigger the Thunder King Hall without a token, as it would surely result in him being reduced to cinders.

Seeing this, many couldn’t help but sigh, thinking that the Thunder King Token was truly a valuable item. It seemed the treasures inside the Thunder King Main Hall would likely fall into the hands of one of the four who entered.

Yet, the crowd had their own speculations. Among the four, Five Thunder Child Li Qingran, who had lost an arm, seemed to be the weakest. The young man named Xing, with Qi Seeking Realm Late Stage cultivation, might have some mysterious means, but in a confined space, he was unlikely to be a match for the other two.

Thus, the ultimate outcome was quite predictable. Compared to Tang Yuanmu, most people leaned towards Ye Suxin from Killing Heart Sect attaining the most crucial treasure, possibly explaining her previous inaction in aiding Tong Baisha.

After all, Tang Yuanmu seemed to have suffered internal injuries and hadn’t fully recovered. These lone powerful cultivators, with their cultivation techniques or other means, probably couldn’t compare to a genius from a grand sect like the Killing Heart Sect.

Yet a small group entertained a different notion, recalling a black-clad young figure. For example, Earth Rank Low Level Array Master Zhong Dao had previously witnessed Xing overturn the tides, leaving Origin Seeking Realm Early Stage Tang Yuanmu in disarray.

Even though in this main hall, Xing couldn’t rely on the Thunder Array’s power, Zhong Dao and a few others entertained the outlandish idea that what they had seen wasn’t Xing’s full power.

Everyone had their own thoughts. Though they couldn’t enter the Thunder King Main Hall, they didn’t leave, perhaps hoping to see the final result or find an opportunity to reap potential rewards in the future. They were extremely patient.

Especially Killing Heart Sect genius Tong Baisha, whose eyes flickered with sharp light. He seemed not as angry as before, believing that if he waited here, the people inside the Thunder King Main Hall would eventually come out, and who would claim the treasure would be borderline uncertain.

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The thoughts of those outside were unknown to the few who had entered the Thunder King Main Hall. After a sudden shift, Yun Xiao felt a brief dizziness before clarity returned, revealing himself in a rather unfamiliar place.

This was unlike the special space within the Boundary Tower; it was just a regular main hall where everything was plainly visible. Upon regaining his senses, Yun Xiao’s eyes immediately shifted to the deepest part of the hall.

There sat what appeared to be an ordinary wooden table, atop which rested a black box. Occasionally, silver lightning coiled around it, indicating that it possibly contained the most important treasure of Thunder King Valley.

However, Yun Xiao merely glanced at the black box before his gaze fell behind the table, spotting what seemed to be a bed with two figures upon it.

One of the figures was familiar to Yun Xiao, evidently Li Qingran of Sky Thunder Valley, who had lost an arm. This figure held no interest for him.

Thus, his gaze immediately fell on the body near Li Qingran. It appeared to be a frail old man. Even from a distance, Yun Xiao could tell it was a desiccated corpse, long devoid of any life.

”Could that be the so-called Thunder King?”

Observing the scene, Yun Xiao couldn’t help but speculate, given this was the Thunder King Main Hall. It wasn’t impossible that the Thunder King had passed away here.

For some reason, Yun Xiao, with his keen sixth sense and powerful Power of Soul, felt there was something peculiar about this Thunder King Main Hall, but he couldn’t pinpoint exactly what.

Swoosh!

Swoosh!

Just as Yun Xiao was examining the dried corpse that seemed to be the Thunder King, two sounds of air being split came from behind him, causing him to turn around abruptly. He immediately saw two familiar figures, none other than Ye Suxin and Tang Yuanmu.

Yun Xiao was not particularly surprised by their arrival. After all, Tong Baisha’s attempt to steal a Thunder King Token from Tang Yuanmu was not going to be easy.

Since the treasure was at hand, Ye Suxin naturally didn’t pay much attention to Yun Xiao, and Tang Yuanmu’s gaze only gloomily skimmed over Yun Xiao before turning directly to the wooden table in the depths.

”It’s there!”

Tang Yuanmu had originally thought there would be some twists and turns, like the previous Thunder Array, before finding the main treasure of the Thunder King Main Hall. But upon seeing it, surprise and delight filled his heart, and he murmured softly.

Swish! Swish!

A thrill surged in Tang Yuanmu’s heart, and he instinctively exchanged a glance with Ye Suxin. Ignoring the slightly dazed Yun Xiao on the side, they simultaneously dashed toward the wooden table—or rather, the black box on the table.

It seemed both of them realized that the most precious treasure of Thunder King Valley lay within that black box. At this moment, neither wanted to yield. Whoever first took it into their hands would make it much harder for the other to snatch it away.

As for Yun Xiao and the somewhat unusual-looking Li Qingran on the side, neither paid much attention. Perhaps, in their minds, only each other was their greatest opponent.

”It doesn’t seem that simple!”

Watching their actions, Yun Xiao couldn’t help but frown. The earlier suspicion increasingly unsettled him, as if something was about to happen.

Boom! Boom!

Just as Tang Yuanmu and Ye Suxin’s hands were about to grab the black box, suddenly, two silver bolts of lightning shot out from the box, causing them to quickly retract their hands in panic.

”This box is strange!”

Both of them were sharp-witted, so they didn’t act recklessly. The lightning didn’t seem too powerful, but if struck, it might still paralyze them momentarily, giving their opponent a chance.

However, just then, a hand suddenly extended from behind the black box and grasped it directly, leaving the three remaining in the hall dumbfounded.

”Li Qingran?!”

Ye Suxin and Tang Yuanmu could clearly sense the young man named Xing was right behind them, so this hand must belong to the Five Thunder Child of Sky Thunder Valley, Li Qingran.

Of course, what shocked them wasn’t the suddenness of Li Qingran’s move, but that when he grasped the black box, no Thunder Power emerged, completely different from their earlier experience.

”Why? Surprised?”

The one who reached out to grasp the box was indeed Li Qingran. Though he had lost an arm, his face was full of pride, as if everything was under control.

Ye Suxin and Tang Yuanmu didn’t speak, while Yun Xiao stared thoughtfully at Li Qingran’s right hand that held the box, sensing some unknown connection between the two.

The two beside him were indeed puzzled at this moment. Li Qingran, whose strength originally wasn’t as high as theirs, was now significantly weakened due to his injury.

”Could it be because he hails from Sky Thunder Valley, with that touch of Thunder attribute?”

Ye Suxin’s beautiful eyes rotated, immediately considering a possibility, which increasingly seemed like the truth. After all, she couldn’t think of any other explanation.

However, Li Qingran’s subsequent words dispelled Ye Suxin’s earlier guess entirely. Even Yun Xiao was stunned by these words; it seemed to be out of their control.

”To tell you the truth, the owner of Thunder King Valley was a super strong figure from my Sky Thunder Valley a thousand years ago. Strictly speaking, Thunder King Valley could even be considered a branch hall of Sky Thunder Valley. Surprised? Unexpected?”

Li Qingran’s voice echoed in the Thunder King Main Hall, creating a peculiar silence as the other three absorbed the meaning of his words, finding it incredibly unbelievable.