Shen Tianlan

Gu Rentong's mood was complex. Anyone would be upset if their goal was suddenly snatched away just as it was within reach.

Especially when the one snatching it was a towering pillar.

Shen Tianlan, only twenty-six years old, was the final disciple accepted across generations by Lei Wuji, the founding ancestor of Heavenly Thunder Hall.

Born with a Lightning Spirit Body, he was only taken in by Lei Wuji at eighteen. He had been practicing martial arts for a mere eight years.

Standing beside him was Lei Chen, the current Hall Master of Heavenly Thunder Hall. By seniority, Lei Chen should address Shen Tianlan as "Martial Uncle."

The martial artists present above the Earth Fiend Realm could all discern Shen Tianlan's strength. He was currently at the peak of the ninth level of the Foundation Realm, his aura somewhat restless, not due to unstable foundations, but because he was on the verge of a breakthrough.

Perhaps he was deliberately suppressing it himself.

The Lightning Spirit Body naturally possessed the ability to control lightning. With Shen Tianlan's current strength, coupled with the home-field advantage of Heavenly Thunder Hall, the outcome against an ordinary Earth Fiend Realm martial artist was uncertain.

The crowd finally understood why the rewards for this year's martial arts tournament were so much more generous than in previous years. This tournament was set up by Heavenly Thunder Hall for Shen Tianlan, purely to build his reputation.

With Shen Tianlan winning the championship and naturally obtaining the Seven Treasures Awakening Jade Dew, he could then use the medicinal power to break through directly into the Earth Fiend Realm. This sequence would undoubtedly cement Shen Tianlan's name.

A Earth Fiend Realm martial artist at twenty-six...

Could it be that Heavenly Thunder Hall was about to produce another Myriad Manifestations or