At the vault of heaven, thunder roared and churned. Dark clouds blanketed the sky, retreating in all directions to clear a broad path for the humanoid lightning.
The humanoid lightning held a sharp sword of thunder, its entire body likewise condensed from divine tribulation lightning. When the people saw its face clearly, they discovered it was an exceedingly young man clad in ancient robes.
The Shu Mountain experts were all shaken, their expressions changing drastically as they recognized the young man. He was none other than the ancestor of Shu Mountain!
"How can this be? The Patriarch ascended long ago. Every peak's ancient records contains portraits of him from his youth to his old age. This is clearly what he looked like when he was young—how could he emerge from the tribulation lightning?"
"This is the Patriarch's divine bearing from when he was in the Nascent Soul Realm. He truly was heroic and extraordinary, far surpassing his peers today!" Several experts also noticed the humanoid lightning's cultivation. It was only at Nascent Soul Early Stage, yet its strength was terrifyingly immense.
Although his sharp sword was condensed from lightning, the vast Sword Intent it emitted surged to the heavens, making even those at the Spirit Refining Stage feel its oppressive might.
"We're done for, kid. Just what kind of heinous thing did you do? Heaven is actually tormenting you like this, leaving you no way to survive at all! It summoned such a monstrous figure!" Bald Bird stood amid the crowd and sighed repeatedly. It could no longer bear to watch, yet there was nothing it could do.
"Heaven?" Little Golden Monkey raised his head toward the sky. A trace of rosy radiance flickered through its golden eyes, though they remained full of confusion.
Upon the sacrificial platform, Chen Fan's