Inside the spacious carriage.
Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, looked up at the beautiful scenery of Sunset Forest.
A weary expression crossed that handsome face.
A long time had passed since Soul Martial Hall had sent her to infiltrate the Heaven Dou Empire.
At first, Qian Renxue had enjoyed playing everyone for fools.
But as time went on, she felt increasingly weary.
Sometimes, late at night, even she could hardly tell whether she was Qian Renxue or Xue Qinghe.
Her main reason for coming to Sunset Forest this time was to relax.
As for the target, the Lightning Devouring Electric Python, that was secondary.
The carriage carrying Qian Renxue continued toward Sunset Forest.
As they neared the Lightning Devouring Electric Python's lair, Qian Renxue keenly sensed powerful fluctuations of Lightning Attribute Soul Power up ahead.
At the same time, Snake Lance Douluo, clad in golden armor, appeared at the carriage window and spoke.
"Your Highness, there seems to be something going on up ahead. It looks like a Lightning Attribute Soul Master is trying to hunt that group of Crimson Thunder Electric Pythons!"
As soon as Snake Lance Douluo finished speaking, a rumble of thunder sounded in the distance.
At the same time, Qian Renxue sensed the Lightning Attribute fluctuations ahead growing even stronger.
Curious, Qian Renxue stepped down from the carriage.
She saw a vast expanse of Dark Clouds gathering in the distant sky, with countless flashes of White Lightning exploding within them.
With Qian Renxue's cultivation, she could make out a youth floating in midair in the distance, his entire body wrapped in electricity.
He radiated a powerful aura, like a Thunder God.
"Heavenly Wrath is the sharp sword suspended over the heads of all people."
"All the thunder in this world is mine to command."
"Shatter the Darkness with Thunder!"
As the imposing voice rang out, the entire sky filled with Dark Clouds and flashing thunder.
Violent bolts of lightning fell from the clouds like Heavenly Punishment, one after another, striking the Lightning Devouring Electric Python's lair.
Divine Cat Douluo, standing beside Qian Renxue, watched the figure in the sky warily and asked,
"Your Highness, that figure in the sky is strange. He could be dangerous. Should I take him out?"
Qian Renxue immediately raised a hand to stop him. "No need. Judging by the cultivation of that figure in the sky, he's only just reached the Soul Grandmaster level."
"He can't pose any threat to me!"
"Besides, his entrance was so unusual. I'd like to meet him."
Curiosity colored Qian Renxue's voice.
She had seen plenty of Lightning Attribute Martial Souls, but never one that could float in the sky.
She was also intrigued by the Lightning Attribute Soul Master's dramatic entrance and the words he'd recited.
"All the thunder in this world is mine to command!"
What an arrogant claim!
If possible, she could recruit him.
As Qian Renxue pondered, Su Ze looked down at the Lightning Devouring Electric Python's lair.
The giant python was over ten meters long, its body covered in deep purple scales. Blinding blue-white sparks occasionally crackled between them.
Its eyes were bloodred. It hissed, breathing out an electrically charged mist.
This was his target.
The Lightning Devouring Electric Python!
Judging by its cultivation, it was definitely over 1,500 years old!
Su Ze's investigations had revealed that the other century-old Lightning Devouring Electric Pythons found in Sunset Forest all came from this one.
Feeling the aura of a beast over 1,500 years old, Su Ze nodded with satisfaction. Though he didn't know how this unusual variant had come to be,
its ability to summon Dark Clouds and unleash lightning alone made it worthy of becoming his Second Soul Ring.
"Worried Worldly People, do you hear the warning bell tolling amid the Raging Thunder?"
As Sikong Zhen's line rang out, the duration of Thunderous Force's ultimate move increased once more.
At the same time, Su Ze took complete control of the Dark Clouds summoned by the Crimson Thunder Electric Python.
With Su Ze's words, countless violent bolts of lightning poured down, forming a surging storm of electricity.
"First Soul Skill, Lightning Summon."
Violent lightning gathered in Su Ze's hands.
Thick bolts of lightning shot from his hands one after another, relentlessly striking the Lightning Devouring Electric Python.
Wherever the lightning passed, muffled groans rang out.
After only a brief barrage, the Lightning Devouring Electric Python's body was already torn and bloody, and the smell of charred flesh filled the air.
The Lightning Devouring Electric Python wanted to fight back, but all it could do was roar helplessly at Su Ze in the sky.
It had no other way to retaliate.
With his aerial advantage intact, Su Ze pressed the attack.
He began channeling the lightning power in the sky through Sikong Zhen's Martial Soul.
"Thunderous Force!"
Violent lightning continued gathering in Su Ze's hands.
As the Lightning Devouring Electric Python writhed, its flesh blasted to a bloody mess, it felt the powerful Lightning Attribute energy in the sky.
Its ferocity was completely roused.
Driven by the instinct to survive, it began leaping wildly, trying to jump into the air and strike Su Ze.
Each time it leaped, Su Ze easily evaded it with Gale Rush.
After dodging several attacks, the lightning in Su Ze's hands finally finished gathering.
"How could a mayfly ever shake a tree?"
"By the time you hear Thunder God's Roar, your story will already be over!"
Boom!
A dazzling lightning blast crashed down from the sky, instantly illuminating the dark forest.
As the violent lightning struck, Su Ze appeared like a god high above.
His attack was like Heavenly Punishment.
Even the Lightning Devouring Electric Python, a lightning variant, had no way to resist.
When the smoke cleared, the Lightning Devouring Electric Python's lair had been swept clean, leaving the ground barren.
The python's corpse lay in a crater.
A purple Soul Ring floated above it.
"What a spectacular sight!"
Watching the Lightning Devouring Electric Python's death from afar, Qian Renxue spoke with awe.
"Uncle Snake Lance, was my perception wrong?"
"That figure in the sky seems to be only a Soul Grandmaster."
"How can his performance make him look just like the legendary Thunder God?"
If she hadn't been able to sense his strength and the Soul Beast's rank,
judging by the battle alone, Qian Renxue would have mistaken the figure in the sky for a Title Douluo.
The dramatic entrance, the lightning crackling around him,
and those lines she'd never heard before
had left Qian Renxue questioning her own ability to judge what she sensed.
After carefully sensing the figure, Snake Lance Douluo replied with certainty,
"His physical strength should be above the Soul Elder level. With his unusual abilities, his Combat Power should rival that of some weaker Soul Kings."
"But his actual strength is indeed only at the Soul Grandmaster level."
As a Title Douluo, Snake Lance Douluo had also been stunned by Su Ze's accompanying phenomena and his theatrical lines.
But after sensing him carefully—and especially after seeing him use his Soul Skills—he immediately saw through Su Ze's true strength.
"Soul Grandmaster strength, yet Soul King Combat Power?"
"Interesting! Very interesting!"
"Such a talent... I'll see if I can recruit him into my ranks."