Tribulation Clouds spread across a million li, and five-colored halos expanded outward. Not only did they annihilate billions upon billions of thunderbolts, they even carved out a huge "hollow" deep within the vast sea of lightning.
At the very center of that "hollow," five lifelike Dao lotuses slowly bloomed, and seated cross-legged atop each lotus was a "child."
The five "children" looked about seven or eight years old. Each had red lips and white teeth, hands and feet plump as lotus roots, and the bellybands they wore were all brightly colored, glowing with a soft, lustrous light.
As the lotuses bloomed and the true spirits emerged, the five-colored vortex abruptly transformed into a pure, flawless cloud of white light.
Rumble, rumble, rumble...
Under the support of the Creation Domain, the five treasure-mirror true spirits finally kindled their first wisp of wisdom-light. At the exact same instant, they opened their eyes and let out their first cry since birth.
"Zha!"
"Zha!"
"Zha!"
"Zha!"
"Zha!"
That cry was no different from an announcement to all heavens and the boundless universe that five newborn true spirits had been born between heaven and earth.
With that cry, the five children leaped up from the lotuses and shot like lightning into the surrounding sea of thunder.
In the next instant, towering waves surged up from the lightning sea, and billions upon billions of thunderbolts gathered into mountains, crashing down to swallow the five tiny figures.
At that critical moment, five vast phenomena descended together, instantly withstanding the destructive power of the Tribulation Thunder.
In the east, a Fusang Tree appeared out of thin air and grew rapidly under the baptism of thunder. In the blink of an eye, it blotted out the sun and covered the sky, its roots spreading through ten million li of