As for the other disciples of the former Thunderclap Immortal Sect, Wu Canglei had already branded them traitors. He was better off without disciples like that. The thunderous drumbeat made no allowance for anyone else. The moment it erupted, it surged like a mountain-shaking tidal wave.
Thousands of miles in every direction trembled violently, like a raging sea. Lotus Avatar looked like a fallen leaf adrift in the storm-tossed waters, seemingly liable to be swallowed at any moment.
Wu Canglei struck the thunder drum faster and faster. The thunderous booms came one after another, each more intense than the last. The lightning mixed among them quivered at an eerie frequency, carrying far greater destructive force than usual. Even the former Thunderclap Immortal Sect's protective grand formation rippled under the pressure of the drumbeats.
Wisps of sword intent poured from Lotus Avatar, though he showed no sign of using any other divine ability. Yet even this released sword intent was already incomparably sharp. As it clashed fiercely with Wu Canglei's thunderous drumbeats,
some of the sword intent was continually scattered by the thunder, while some of the thunderous lightning was cleaved apart by the sword intent.
"Roar!" Amid the surging thunder, five towering giants of lightning rose from the ground. Some wielded thunderous halberds, while others gripped thunder hammers or blades.
"The Five-Thunder Guards!" Within the protective formation, several immortals who had heard of Wu Canglei's signature divine ability cried out in alarm. Hidden inside the formation, they were now subjected to a level of shaking they could relatively withstand. Had they been outside, the immense thunder would have shaken them to death.
"Die!" Wu Canglei roared. The five towering giants each took a step with their thunder weapons in hand, crossing dozens or even a hundred miles at a time,