Second bonus chapter: Chapter 941! 2/6! Remaining owed chapters: 1!
Xu Kun had been waiting for what came next, but Dao Thunder Celestial Venerable's words abruptly stopped there!
Xu Kun looked at the Dao Thunder Celestial Venerable, who only had this one Magnetic Crystal Battle Puppet left, then at Thor, who stood idly beside them without any interest in their conversation.
What did he mean?
Xu Kun had far too many questions. After taking a deep breath, he looked at the Magnetic Crystal Battle Puppet and asked, "Senior, are you still alive?"
Dao Thunder Celestial Venerable shook his head. "I died long ago. Otherwise, where do you think your Dao Thunder Fruit came from?"
"In this world, only lingering remnants like this Magnetic Crystal Battle Puppet, which I once used as a vessel for my Dao Thunder Avatar, remain. If I had not encountered Lord Thor this time, this sliver of my remnant consciousness would never have awakened. Once the matters here are settled, the remnant consciousness in this battle puppet will completely dissipate as well!"
Dao Thunder Celestial Venerable had truly died, and there was no reversing it!
Xu Kun nodded, then asked a new question. "Then, since you have perished, how did you stop the Dao Thunder Fruit from returning to the Devil Fruit Tree? Or, to put it another way, how did it end up in my hands?"
After a brief silence, Dao Thunder Celestial Venerable unexpectedly let out several deep chuckles.
"New master of Dao Thunder, you truly are extraordinary. You found the crux of the matter so quickly!"
"My life began at the pinnacle and ended in humiliation. Though I possessed the strength to break through, I dared not take that step for fear of the Devil Pact. In the end, I burned my