Demon Memory Orb

High in the sky, Zhong Su stopped laughing and looked down at the densely packed crowd. Irritation rose in his heart.

A bunch of ants, dirtying my eyes.

"Die!" Zhong Su snarled.

He conjured lightning from the void and hurled it down. Cracking bolts rang across the sky as they plummeted at incredible speed, filling the people below with terror.

"Something's wrong! Stop him!" Yu Luomian shouted a warning. A black Soul Ring rose beneath his feet, and a gigantic thunder dragon soared into the sky.

He was naturally cautious and had always been on guard against this unfamiliar ancestor.

Could he really be a demon? How could something like this be our ancestor? Big Brother was deceived!

At his warning, everyone finally reacted and hurried to intervene.

"Rumble—"

Hundreds of bolts of thunder shot into the sky from around Yu Yuanzhen. His eyes widened in disbelief.

Wasn't the other one their ancestor? Why was he attacking them?

But there was no time to think. He could only fly skyward like a bolt of lightning and resist the attack.

I almost forgot. Seeing this, Shendu remembered he still hadn't given Yu Yuanzhen the reward for his second Clan Trial.

High in the sky, Yu Yuanzhen summoned every last ounce of strength. The dark-red Soul Ring beneath his feet trembled with a buzzing hum, as if it were about to shatter.

"True Dragon's Fury!"

Yu Yuanzhen cried out hoarsely. Nine dazzling thunder dragons charged into the sky and collided with the lightning unleashed by the demon, setting off a tremendous explosion.

Rumble—

The blinding light made everyone shut their eyes. When they opened them again, they saw Yu Yuanzhen hovering in the sky, covered in blood.

Clan Chief!

Everyone's hearts filled with worry for him.

"Cough, cough." Yu Yuanzhen coughed twice and gasped for breath. Without taking time to rest, he hurriedly called out to the demon above, "My lord, please don't attack! We are your servants!"

He'd only learned the word "servants" after the Clan Trial. He figured it meant more or less the same thing as "followers." He'd deliberately ignored the word before, but now he had no choice but to bring it up.

After all, the other side was simply too powerful.

But he hadn't expected Zhong Su to remain expressionless. "Hmph! You think the likes of you could become my servants? What a delusion!"

He transformed into a bolt of lightning and appeared behind Yu Yuanzhen, then grabbed his head and hurled him violently toward the ground.

Yu Yuanzhen slammed into the earth. At the same time, unfamiliar information suddenly appeared in his mind.

"Second Clan Trial complete. Reward: one Demon Memory Orb."

"I discovered this strange orb while traveling the continent. It bears the same aura as the Thunder Demon Zhong Su. In the future, you may offer it to the demon, and perhaps you will receive a reward."

Offer it to the demon? A reward?

Heh. The demon doesn't want them anymore!

Yu Yuanzhen rose with a bitter laugh and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

In the sky, an even larger Thunder Flower bloomed, and thick bolts of lightning surged down like a rolling sea!

Whoever he is, I won't let him hurt my people.

Yu Yuanzhen gritted his teeth and flew into the sky, charging toward the thunder with the resolve to die. He paid no attention to the orb that had appeared in his mind.

Before, he might have considered offering it to the demon. But now the demon had made an enemy of them. How could the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan let anyone humiliate them?

Even if the demon apologized to him now, he would still defend the clan's honor!

Hey! Why are you so stubborn? Shendu sighed helplessly.

He'd planned for everything except this guy's temper. Come on, at least take out the orb and give it a try!

That was the Demon Memory Orb he'd painstakingly made. It could turn an enemy army into allies in an instant.

High in the sky, the world-ending thunder was about to crash down on Yu Yuanzhen. Compared to the vast sea of lightning, he looked far too small.

It was as if he would be swallowed up the very next second.

On the distant ground, everyone panicked and hurried to run away.

"Run!"

"Damn it, what is that?"

They wished they had two more pairs of legs. If the lightning filling the sky came down, this wouldn't be a joke. It would truly destroy the heavens and earth!

"Hang in there, Thunder Douluo! You've got to hold on, at least until we get farther away!"

Although the members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan were frightened, none of them fled.

For one thing, the sea of thunder covered such a vast area that running would be useless; they could only wait to die. For another, they still had a sliver of faith in their Clan Chief.

"Clan Chief! Keep going!"

"Clan Chief!"

Standing below, the clan members gazed up at the sky with hope. Adults and children alike clasped their hands and prayed for him.

Meanwhile, in Shendu's Divine Position Space, more and more enormous fissures, dozens of meters high, appeared one after another.

If Zhong Su really wiped out the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Shendu would have nowhere near enough divine power to repair the space.

There was no choice. He would have to act himself.

Shendu controlled the orb, making it fly out of Yu Yuanzhen's body and head straight toward Zhong Su.

"What's this?"

When Zhong Su saw the orb flying toward him, he suddenly felt a sense of familiarity, as though it were extremely important to him.

I have to get it!

Zhong Su flashed across the sky like a bolt of lightning and seized the orb. It was then absorbed by him on its own.

A moment later, many unfamiliar yet familiar memories suddenly appeared in his mind.

After taking in all the memories, Zhong Su understood.

So that's how it is. I did all these things before?

While he was thinking, Yu Yuanzhen had already collided with the Sea of Thunder.

His nine thunder dragons writhed and bit at the sea, but to no avail.

Instead, the lightning in the sky wore down the dragons. After several exchanges, they were completely destroyed.

"Ah—"

Yu Yuanzhen cried out in pain, his body stiffening and trembling uncontrollably.

Even after undergoing Dragon Transformation, he couldn't endure the agony of being wrapped in lightning.

Only after Zhong Su withdrew all the lightning did Yu Yuanzhen pass out and plummet to the ground, his whole body charred black.

Clan Chief!

"Father, are you all right?"

"Big Brother!"

Everyone hurried over and anxiously checked his injuries.

His internal organs were all damaged, and his skin had been completely burned. He was left with only his last breath.

If Shendu hadn't saved his life with divine power, even that last breath would be gone.

"Cough, cough!"

Under the healing of a healing-type Soul Master, Yu Yuanzhen managed to wake up. Everyone carefully helped him to his feet.

Zhong Su slowly descended in front of Yu Yuanzhen, his icy gaze fixed on him.

Thinking he was about to attack again, everyone warily stepped forward.

But Zhong Su spoke haughtily instead. "You are my servants. You have done well to recover my memories, so I will reward you with the chance to serve me. I need a palace. Hurry up and build one for me."

His words left the people of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan stunned. Just moments ago, he'd been trying to kill them and had beaten their Clan Chief to a pulp. Now he was ordering them to build him a palace.

Was that any way to act?

They all turned to look at their Clan Chief.

Shendu was watching from the secret chamber as well. Yu Yuanzhen, don't be a hothead again.