Destruction and Rebirth, Kui Bull Drum

"Rumble—"

Lightning serpents crisscrossed through the air, Thunder Law permeated the surroundings, and a terrifying power was brewing within.

Song Changsheng was almost completely submerged in an ocean forged from Golden Thunder.

Ordinary thunderstorms generally gave birth to the most common white lightning, no different from that produced by normal thunder and rain.

Larger storms might contain Purple Thunder, while Golden Thunder was usually seen only within Heavenly Punishment, its destructive power astonishing.

Yet even in a Golden Core Lightning Tribulation, the number of bolts was limited. The ten bolts Song Changsheng had faced during his breakthrough were already unprecedented, but here in the heart of this thunderstorm, the lightning was endless. Even Song Changsheng's physique found it somewhat difficult to endure.

"Sizzle—"

"Sizzle, sizzle—"

Every bolt that struck his body tore open his skin and charred his flesh, its savage thunderous force spreading through his entire body.

But at the same time, powerful vitality burst forth from deep within him, smoothing over wound after wound.

Charred flesh turned into scabs and fell away, revealing tender new flesh beneath. Yet before long, fresh lightning would reduce it to charcoal once more.

Rebirth, destruction.

Destruction, rebirth.

The cycle repeated endlessly, life without cease.

Song Changsheng slowly closed his eyes, forgetting the pain in his body, forgetting everything around him, even forgetting why he had entered the heart of this thunderstorm.

Two forces filled his body, entwining and wearing each other down.

Did not know how much time had passed when these two opposing forces strangely reached a subtle balance within him. He himself entered a profound and mysterious state.

"Boom..."

"Boom, boom, boom..."

As a sudden burst of drumbeats sounded beside his ears, the scene before Song Changsheng abruptly began to twist and change.

Soon, he appeared in a world that