After Ling Tian's "earnest" persuasion, and more importantly because the Heavenly Treasure seemed to know that if Ling Tian really absorbed all the Lightning Power in Thunder Purgatory, it would not escape being captured by him, it decided that rather than refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit, it might as well follow him willingly. That way, it would suffer far less—and, of course, receive completely different treatment afterward.
"Senior, you said that on purpose, didn't you? I think you're still quite unwilling to accept things as they are and want to reclaim what belongs to you. That's why you agreed to join forces with us. Everything you said before was just an excuse." Ling Tian chuckled.
"You little brat." The Heavenly Treasure laughed and scolded him, though it did not deny it.
As they spoke, a colorful thunder dragon appeared in the distance. That was right—it was a thunder dragon, with the winding shape characteristic of lightning. It was not simply purple lightning, however, but multicolored. From its aura and soul fluctuations, they could tell that it was the Heavenly Treasure that had been talking with Ling Tian. Unlike the other Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures, it leaned more toward being an energy body.
This was the first time Ling Tian had ever seen a Heavenly Treasure in such a form, almost like an energy body. He was astonished.
"What, were you surprised when you saw me?" The Heavenly Treasure sounded rather pleased with itself. It was clearly satisfied with Ling Tian and Xiao Shi's reactions. "I'm different from the other Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures. I'm not a solid object, but more like an energy body. And that's precisely why I'm one of only two Heavenly Treasures in all of existence of which there is only a single