Lei Qi

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Lei Qi (雷柒)
Alias(es)	Little Qi; Young Master Lei Qi; Young Patriarch; Thunder Clan Chief
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Thunder Clan
Occupation/Role	Thunder Clan Chief; former Young Patriarch; clan prodigy and strategic leader
Bloodline	Seventh-grade high bloodline at his youth test; later confirmed to possess a Divine Grade Bloodline and contributes to the Thunder Clan’s bloodline revival. 1 7 110
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Dou Practitioner	3	Entered the Thunder Clan Ancestral Land as a newly advanced Dou Practitioner and selected the mid-grade Profound-rank Thunder Seal Body Tempering Art.
Dou Master	3	Broke through after one month of lightning tempering; his physique and lightning-attribute power both improved.
Nine-star Dou Master	4	Reached this level after a year in the ancestral grounds, largely through cultivation and combat against puppets.
Grand Dou Master	5	Advanced after three further months of continuous battles; gained the ability to form Dou Qi armor.
Dou Emperor	6	Reached the realm after five years of cultivation and puppet combat, having switched to a high-grade Earth-rank lightning cultivation method.
Two-star Dou Emperor	7	His realm upon leaving the ancestral grounds; Lei Ying identified him as a seventeen-year-old two-star Dou Emperor.
Two-star Dou Emperor	9	Reported to have advanced to this level while observing the Medicine Clan’s alchemy competition, though he had already been identified as a two-star Dou Emperor upon leaving the ancestral grounds.
Three-star Dou Huang	35	Reported during his stay at the Cloud Sect, aided by the Fallen Heart Flame; this designation conflicts with later accounts that place him at the Dou Emperor realm.
Three-star Dou Emperor	38	Later described as having risen from two-star to three-star Dou Emperor during his travels.
Seven-star Dou Emperor	42	Advanced during a year of seclusion after devouring the Green Lotus Core Flame, using pills and Thunder Clan resources.
Peak nine-star Dou Huang	45	A reported realm designation that conflicts with the established seven-star Dou Emperor record and is treated as an inconsistent account.
Dou Zong	54	Broke through after returning from the Flame Clan with Huo Yue. 54
Late seven-star Dou Zong	59	Reached the late stage after a year of cultivation at the Emperor Altar. 59
Early one-star Dou Venerate	67	Broke through amid a disturbance from his residence, drawing the attention of the Thunder Clan. 67
Early four-star Dou Venerate	96	Advanced rapidly through four months of cultivation in the Void Lightning Pool before unstable lightning forced him to withdraw. 96
Seven-star Dou Venerate	100	Reached this level after a year of seclusion and the absorption of the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame. 100
Early nine-star Dou Venerate	121	Reached this realm at age twenty-six before traveling to the Pill Domain. 121
Three-Revolution Dou Venerate	130	Attained after refining and fusing several Heavenly Flames during three months of seclusion. 130
Peak seven-revolution Dou Venerate	170	Reached this realm after refining an eighth-rank pill with nine-colored pill lightning. 170
Eight-Revolution Dou Venerate	176	Broke through while receiving enlightenment from the Bodhi Ancient Tree. 176
Late four-star Dou Sheng	191	Advanced from mid one-star to late four-star Dou Sheng during a year of Black Demon Lightning cultivation in the Void Lightning Pool. 191
Peak five-star Dou Sheng	193	Reached this level after refining the Nine Mysterious Golden Lightning. 193
Early seven-star Dou Sheng	201	Broke through after refining an Experience Pill and a Xuan Dan during six months of seclusion. 201
Dou God	261	Reached the Dou God realm by the conclusion of the Soul Clan conflict and became the foundation of the renewed Thunder Clan. 261

Background / History

Lei Qi is a transmigrator raised in the Thunder Clan. During the clan’s youth bloodline test, he distinguished himself with a seventh-grade high bloodline, drawing the attention of Clan Chief Lei Ying and the inner-realm elders. His unusual appearance—more refined than the typically burly Thunder Clan youths—did not diminish his standing, as he was already among the strongest of his generation. 1

Because of his and Lei Dong’s exceptional bloodlines, Lei Ying opened the Thunder Clan Ancestral Land for them. Lei Qi initially questioned the decision but accepted the opportunity, selecting the body-strengthening Thunder Seal Body Tempering Art and enduring the realm’s lightning tempering, dangerous puppets, and years of isolation. 2 3

Within the ancestral grounds, Lei Qi developed a cautious training approach: he remained on lower levels to consolidate his foundation, fought puppets for practical experience, and claimed a spear and multiple techniques from defeated opponents. After defeating a five-star Dou Emperor puppet, he absorbed the unstable Black Demon Lightning and was forced to leave early so Lei Ying could seal it. 4 5 6 7

After leaving the clan, Lei Qi traveled with Mang Tianchi, Yang Ji, and Zhang Yi. He attended the Medicine Clan’s celebration, learned second-tier pill refinement through observation, recruited Cao Ying as his personal maid and alchemy trainee, and pursued Heavenly Flames to stabilize and strengthen his dual lightning-and-fire cultivation. 8 9 13 16

Upon returning to the Thunder Clan, Lei Qi demonstrated that he had become a tier-six alchemist and convinced Lei Ying and Lei Jin to provide resources for the talented women under his care. He later absorbed the Green Lotus Core Flame, which helped balance the Black Demon Lightning and allowed him to exercise greater control over it. 38 42

Lei Qi’s cultivation, companions, and political influence expanded rapidly after he was named Young Patriarch. He cultivated at the Emperor Altar, obtained the Rainbow Sacred Lotus for his residence, and began turning its outer grounds into a training base for talented Thunder Clan youths. 59 68

Following Zi Yan’s reunion with the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, Lei Qi recognized Ancient Dragon Island as a vital prospective ally. He helped secure Zi Yan’s position, used the Void Lightning Pool to strengthen himself, and later directed the Thunder Clan toward a formal alliance with the Ancient Void Dragons against the looming threat of the Soul Clan. 61 87 95 96

Lei Qi increasingly relied on his foreknowledge of future events to prepare the Thunder Clan for continental upheaval. He warned the clan’s elders that the Soul Clan possessed overwhelming hidden strength, advocated abandoning outdated restrictions, and secured their agreement to follow his strategic leadership. 89 202

After reaching seven-star Dou Sheng, Lei Qi formally succeeded Lei Ying as Thunder Clan Chief. He consolidated authority by exposing and surveilling internal threats, distributing priceless ninth-grade pills to strengthen the clan’s highest experts, and transforming his former residence into a sacred cultivation ground for the next generation. 201 202

By the end of the conflict with the Soul Clan, Lei Qi had become a Dou God. Following the Soul Clan’s annihilation, he established a renewed Thunder Clan in the central region of the Central Plains, with his existence revitalizing the clan’s bloodline foundation. 261

Appearance

Lei Qi is a handsome, fair-skinned young man whose refined build contrasts sharply with the broad, muscular appearance common among Thunder Clan youths. Though physically trained from childhood, his well-defined muscles are described as elegant rather than bulky. 1

• Refined and gentle-looking rather than imposing or hulking. 1
• Fair-skinned, with a youthful appearance during his first bloodline test. 1
• Possesses an extensively lightning-tempered physique, later described as tougher than that of some Magical Beasts with middling bloodlines. 19
• Frequently fights while enveloped in black lightning. 40 41
• After acquiring Dragon-Phoenix-related opportunities, possesses a Dragon-Phoenix constitution durable enough to survive the refinement of the Nine Mysterious Golden Lightning. 193
• His body-tempering and lightning refinement eventually grant him a physique capable of enduring immense Black Demon Lightning baptism. 190 193

Personality

Lei Qi is confident, competitive, and strongly influenced by the Thunder Clan’s belief that strength determines status. He speaks bluntly, refuses to yield to Lei Dong’s challenges, and regards combat as the clearest measure of capability. 3 46

Despite his ambition, he is notably patient in cultivation. He remained on the first level of the ancestral grounds rather than risking a premature advance, chose to consolidate before breaking through, and recognized that the Black Demon Lightning required restraint rather than reckless use. 3 5 6

He is also pragmatic and controlling when securing long-term advantages. This is most evident in his use of the Life-bound Soul-Control Lock on Xiao Yan and Medicine Elder, as well as his insistence on keeping the incident secret. 27 Conversely, he invests heavily in companions he considers talented, arranging resources, techniques, protection, and alchemical guidance for them. 35 38 44

As his authority grows, Lei Qi becomes increasingly strategic and decisive in clan affairs. He openly challenges the Thunder Clan’s complacency, treats alliances as necessary tools for survival, and is willing to discard longstanding rules when he believes they threaten the clan’s future. 87 89 201

Though often reckless in pursuit of power, he is capable of recognizing the need for a stable foundation. After reaching peak five-star Dou Sheng, he declines to force an immediate further breakthrough with pills, preferring to wait for a safer opportunity. 193

Abilities & Skills

Dual-Attribute Cultivation

Lei Qi cultivates both lightning and fire attributes, with a trace of wood attribute within his fire affinity. This lets him use techniques outside the Thunder Clan’s usual lightning-focused tradition. 5 7

• Cultivates lightning through Thunder Clan methods and the ancestral grounds’ lightning energy. 3 6
• Uses fire-attribute Dou Techniques, including the spear-compatible Raging Sparks Set the Prairie Ablaze. 5
• Pursues Heavenly Flames to strengthen and balance his two attributes. 7 42
• Later fuses lightning and multiple Heavenly Flames to create techniques far beyond ordinary single-attribute attacks. 61 192

Black Demon Lightning

A mutated and exceptionally violent lightning acquired from the strongest puppet in the ancestral grounds. It is Lei Qi’s foremost offensive power but was initially dangerous even to him. 6 7

• Required Lei Ying to temporarily seal it after Lei Qi lost control. 7
• Initially needed yearly suppression to prevent backlash. 7
• Became more stable after fusing with the Fallen Heart Flame. 19 37
• Devoured the Green Lotus Core Flame, allowing Lei Qi to better control the lightning through elemental balance. 42
• Can overwhelm higher-realm opponents when paired with Earth-tier Dou Techniques. 41 45
• Lei Ying warns him not to recklessly devour further heavenly and earthly spiritual objects before reaching Dou Venerate. 37
• Absorbed immense quantities of Black Demon Lightning in the Void Lightning Pool, though excessive absorption repeatedly threatened to destabilize it. 96 191
• Refined the Nine Mysterious Golden Lightning with the aid of his internal lightning and Heavenly Flames; his lightning subsequently displayed competing black and golden aspects. 192 193

Heavenly Flames

Lei Qi possesses the Fallen Heart Flame and later absorbs the Green Lotus Core Flame through the Black Demon Lightning. 16 42

• Fallen Heart Flame — Greatly accelerates cultivation and suppresses the Black Demon Lightning’s instability. 19 37
• Green Lotus Core Flame — Successfully devoured during guarded cultivation under Lei Jin’s supervision. 42
• Nine Dragon Lightning Flame — Absorbed before his emergence as a seven-star Dou Venerate. 100
• Three Thousand Burning Flame — A Heavenly Flame that contributes to his later survival and refinement of the Nine Mysterious Golden Lightning. 193
• The two initial flames can be summoned separately or merged together. 42
• Yang Ji later delivers the Sea Heart Flame to Lei Qi, though no absorption is documented. 48
• By the battle against the Nine Mysterious Golden Lightning, Lei Qi is described as using five Heavenly Flames in conjunction with his mutated lightning. 192

Body Tempering and Physical Combat

Lei Qi’s early cultivation focused on building a body capable of enduring lightning and close-range combat. 3

• Endured repeated lightning strikes in the ancestral grounds to strengthen his physique. 3
• Used Fighter- and Dou Master-level puppets as sparring partners for a full year. 4
• Can fight directly with fists, kicks, palms, and a spear. 4 5
• His physical durability later exceeds that of some Magical Beasts with middling bloodlines. 19
• His Dragon-Phoenix constitution and accumulated lightning tempering allow him to endure lightning energies capable of destroying ordinary experts. 192 193

Dou Techniques

Lei Qi has acquired and used several lightning- and fire-based techniques.

• Thunder Seal Palm — Lightning-infused palm strikes used against puppets. 4
• Lightning Whip — A condensed lightning weapon used against Dou Master-level puppets. 4
• Thunderous Dance — An Earth-tier lightning technique capable of piercing puppet defenses and overwhelming Cai Lin. 4 41
• Raging Sparks Set the Prairie Ablaze — Low-level Earth-tier fire technique that can be channeled through a spear. 5
• Thunder God Concealment — Movement technique used to bypass opponents at high speed. 45
• Palm Lightning — High-level Earth-tier Thunder Clan technique; mastery can lead to the Heaven-tier Five Thunders Orthodox Law. 45
• Five-Ring Separation Flame Technique — Inherited from Heavenly Flame Venerable. 16
• Two-Colored Fire Lotus — A fusion attack of two Heavenly Flames capable of shattering Xiao Yi Xian’s full-force Woeful Poison Palm. 58
• Thunderfire Lotus — A destructive fusion of Black Demon Lightning and Heavenly Flames; its detonation devastated nearly a thousand meters of terrain and could threaten a Dou Venerate. 61
• Rebirth from the Ashes — A secret art used as a safeguard against lethal backlash while refining extreme lightning energies. 182 193

Alchemy

Lei Qi is an unusually gifted alchemist despite beginning without formal training. 9 38

• Learned to refine second-tier pills after a month of watching Medicine Clan alchemists. 9
• Reached tier-six alchemist status in less than a year and proved it by refining an Emperor’s Extreme Pill. 38
• Possesses fire control sufficient to assist Medusa’s evolution using the Fallen Heart Flame and high-tier pills. 31
• Guides Cao Ying’s pill refinement and helps secure Thunder Clan support for her alchemical development. 43 44
• Received eighth-rank, five-colored alchemical-lightning experience through a system reward after Lei Xiao’s birth. 75
• Refined and distributed high-level pills, including Low Saint Pills and Gathering Lightning Pills, to improve the cultivation of Thunder Clan experts. 99 105 107
• Later reveals that he can refine ninth-tier medicinal pills, astonishing Lei Ying and strengthening the Thunder Clan’s ability to cultivate high-level experts. 109

Soul Power

Lei Qi steadily develops his soul power alongside his cultivation and alchemy.

• Obtained Perfected Spirit Realm soul power as a reward following Lei Xiao’s birth. 75
• Reached the Heavenly Realm Soul while waiting at Falling Star Pavilion. 152
• Absorbed the Heavenly Tomb Soul and attained an Emperor-Level Soul, greatly increasing his spiritual pressure and overall strength. 233

Life-bound Soul-Control Lock

A soul-binding technique used to force Xiao Yan and Medicine Elder into submission. 27

• Suppresses and binds the target’s soul. 27
• Used to compel Xiao Yan to cease cultivating the Flame Mantra and obey Lei Qi’s restrictions. 27
• Its use was concealed from the wider Thunder Clan and from Gu Xun’er. 27

Family Prosperity System

Lei Qi possesses a system connected to family expansion, relationships, and the cultivation of those under his care.

• System rewards provide cultivation resources, pills, techniques, soul-power advancements, and other rare treasures. 43 75 130
• He uses the rewards to strengthen both himself and the Thunder Clan’s allies, companions, and elders. 90 202
• The system’s benefits become a major reason for Lei Qi’s ability to raise the Thunder Clan’s overall strength at an unprecedented rate. 192 204

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Long spear — Recovered from a shattered Dou Master puppet; enhances Lei Qi’s combat power and is used alongside lightning-based attacks. 4 41
• Rainbow Sacred Lotus — Planted at his residence; increases the purity and absorption speed of Dou Qi for cultivators below Dou Venerate. 44 46
• Merged Rainbow Sacred Lotus — Lei Qi later combines a second Sacred Lotus with the first, doubling the residence’s cultivation benefits. 90
• Aptitude Pills — Received three eighth-tier, nine-colored pill-lightning pills; gave one to Cao Ying to improve her cultivation aptitude. 39
• Storage ring containing Heavenly Flame Venerable — Houses the venerable’s recovering soul. 44
• Clan Chief’s jade slip — Used to summon Lei Ying and leave the ancestral grounds when the Black Demon Lightning became uncontrollable. 6
• North Dragon Puppet — A powerful advanced puppet refined and repaired using the Demon Lightning Pool; serves as one of Lei Qi’s most reliable combat safeguards. 115 117
• Ninth-Grade Golden Pills — Rare sealed pills distributed by Lei Qi to Thunder Clan Supreme Elders, capable of producing enormous advancement when refined. 202

Relationships

• Lei Ying — Former Thunder Clan Chief and later Supreme Elder. Lei Ying recognizes Lei Qi’s potential, seals his Black Demon Lightning, supports his travels, and ultimately hands the position of Clan Chief to him. 2 7 46 201
• Lei Dong — Fellow Thunder Clan prodigy, friendly rival, and major future supporter. Lei Dong guarded Lei Qi during the Black Demon Lightning incident, reaches Divine Grade Bloodline, and continues striving to close the gap between them. 3 6 46 110 201
• Lei Jin — Thunder Clan Grand Elder. He supports Lei Qi’s cultivation opportunities, guards him during the absorption of the Green Lotus Core Flame, helps protect him during dangerous lightning refinement, and later mentors Lei Xiao. 2 38 42 75 192
• Mang Tianchi — Thunder Clan elder, mentor, and travel companion. He escorts Lei Qi to the Medicine Clan, helps him navigate the wider continent, and receives Lei Qi’s assistance in advancing toward Dou Sheng. 8 11 86
• Cao Ying — Personal maid, concubine, wife, and alchemy student. Lei Qi recruits her from the Cao Clan, promises her resources and protection, guides her pill refinement, and entrusts her with extensive alchemical materials. 13 14 43 44 202
• Cai Lin / Medusa — Snake-People Queen, wife, and mother of Lei Qi’s daughter Lei Xiao. Lei Qi provides the Fallen Heart Flame, pills, and alchemical assistance for her evolution; she later becomes a frequent sparring partner and a powerful ally. 31 41 45 75
• Yun Yun — Cloud Sect Leader, wife, and mother of Lei Qi’s son Lei Rui. Their relationship is marked by mutual concern, though Yun Yun initially remains at the Cloud Sect due to her responsibilities. 33 42 81 109
• Lei Rui — Lei Qi and Yun Yun’s son. Lei Qi initially meets him years after his birth and later takes responsibility for his protection and upbringing. 81 83 117
• Lei Xiao — Lei Qi and Cai Lin’s daughter. She is born at late five-star Dou Zong, possesses extraordinary inherited talent, and is placed under Lei Jin’s guidance to learn control over her strength. 75
• Little Fairy Doctor / Xiao Yi Xian — Companion and wife with the Woeful Poison Body. Lei Qi seeks methods and allies, including Heavenly Flame Venerable and Medicine Elder, to resolve her condition and later guides her Nine Revolutions to Sainthood cultivation. 44 45 107 150
• Qing Lin — Half-snake, half-human companion. Lei Qi accepts her heritage, offers her cultivation opportunities, arranges suitable techniques from the Heavenly Serpent Mansion, and seeks Dragon Clan help when she absorbs the Nine-Headed Heavenly Serpent’s soul. 28 35 105
• Zi Yan — Ancient Void Dragon companion, wife, and later Dragon Emperor. She depends on Lei Qi and Cao Ying for pills, insists on remaining with Lei Qi after meeting Heiqing, and becomes central to the Thunder Clan’s alliance with Ancient Dragon Island. 43 44 61 87 193
• Yang Ji — Eight-star Dou Zun bodyguard and loyal subordinate. He carries out Lei Qi’s orders, retrieves the Sea Heart Flame, and is entrusted with sensitive secrets and protective duties. 8 27 48
• Zhang Yi — Bodyguard and subordinate who assists Lei Qi during his travels and is assigned protective missions, including watching over Lei Rui. 8 35 45 83
• Heavenly Flame Venerable — A soul Lei Qi finds beneath the magma sea. Lei Qi offers him a path to revival in exchange for his cooperation and the Five-Ring Separation Flame Technique. 16 45
• Xiao Yan and Medicine Elder — Individuals forcibly bound by Lei Qi’s Life-bound Soul-Control Lock. Xiao Yan submits to protect his teacher and clan, but later continues to be treated as a useful subordinate against the Soul Clan. 27 86 89
• Huo Yue — Flame Clan woman and Lei Qi’s concubine. She accompanies him back from the Flame Clan shortly before his breakthrough to Dou Zong. 54
• Huo Zhi — Flame Clan woman and one of Lei Qi’s principal wives. Lei Qi promises to help her cultivate without sacrificing her bloodline, and later gives her a Bodhi Heart. 140 181
• Feng Qing’er — Heavenly Demon Phoenix descendant whom Lei Qi captures and later helps awaken an Ancient Heavenly Phoenix bloodline. Their relationship develops into one of benefactor, mentor, and dependent ally. 145 165 201
• Gu Xin — Ancient Clan woman who becomes Lei Qi’s wife and a devoted Thunder Clan ally after receiving extensive cultivation resources. 172 203
• Gu Xun’er — Ancient Clan woman who eventually chooses to remain with Lei Qi and their son in the Thunder Clan rather than return permanently to the Ancient Clan. 233
• Han Yue and Han Xue — Han Clan sisters brought to the Thunder Realm for Lei Qi’s protection and support. Their relationship with him later strengthens the connection between the Han Clan and Thunder Clan. 100 111
• Yao Ye and Xiao Yu — Women from the Jia Ma Empire whom Lei Qi brings under his protection and supports with cultivation resources. 90 91

Story Role / Major Arcs

Thunder Clan Bloodline Test and Ancestral Land

Lei Qi’s seventh-grade high bloodline establishes him as one of the Thunder Clan’s foremost youths. He and Lei Dong are sent to the ancestral grounds, where Lei Qi rapidly advances through lightning tempering, puppet combat, and acquired treasures. 1 2 3 5

Black Demon Lightning Incident

After reaching the third level of the ancestral grounds, Lei Qi defeats a five-star Dou Emperor puppet and absorbs the Black Demon Lightning. Unable to control its destructive power, he ends his nearly ten-year training early and relies on Lei Ying’s seal. 6 7

Medicine Clan and Alchemy Journey

Lei Qi accompanies Mang Tianchi to the Medicine Clan celebration, where he develops his alchemy through observation. His talent prompts the Medicine Clan to consider a marriage alliance, while he later recruits the young Cao Ying to cultivate her own alchemical potential. 8 9 10 13

Heavenly Flame Pursuit

Seeking to stabilize his dual-attribute cultivation, Lei Qi obtains the Fallen Heart Flame and encounters Heavenly Flame Venerable in the magma depths. He later gathers the Green Lotus Core Flame and successfully devours it under Lei Jin’s protection. 16 42

Northwestern Continent Interventions

Lei Qi recruits Qing Lin, supports Medusa’s evolution, confronts the Cloud Sect, and forces Xiao Yan and Medicine Elder into submission through soul-binding. His actions establish both his strength and his growing circle of followers. 27 28 31 33

Return to the Thunder Clan

After returning with several companions, Lei Qi shocks Lei Ying and Lei Jin by revealing his tier-six alchemy. He secures cultivation resources for his followers, plants the Rainbow Sacred Lotus at his residence, and begins gathering younger Thunder Clan members around him. 37 38 44 46 49

Flame Clan Visit

Lei Qi agrees to represent the Thunder Clan during its exchange visit to the Flame Clan, partly to seek a high-temperature environment for Little Fairy Doctor’s Poison Pill condensation. His Heavenly Flames react upon entering the Flame Realm. 49 50

His visit also leads to Huo Yue joining him upon his return to the Thunder Clan. He subsequently enters seclusion and breaks through to Dou Zong. 54

Young Patriarch Appointment

After Lei Qi demonstrates the potential of both his own cultivation and the followers he has nurtured, the Thunder Clan appoints him Young Patriarch. He cultivates at the Emperor Altar and begins exercising increasingly direct authority over the clan’s younger generation and resources. 58 59 67

Ancient Void Dragon Alliance

Lei Qi accompanies Zi Yan to Ancient Dragon Island after Heiqing arrives to reclaim her for the Ancient Void Dragon Clan. He later decides that helping Zi Yan secure the Dragon Emperor’s position is essential to creating a lasting alliance between the Thunder Clan and the Ancient Void Dragons. 61 87 92

Void Lightning Pool Cultivation

At Ancient Dragon Island, Lei Qi repeatedly uses the Void Lightning Pool to cultivate his lightning attribute. The pool accelerates his advancement from Dou Venerate to Dou Sheng, but also aggravates the instability of his Mutated Black Demon Lightning. 95 96 191

Nine Mysterious Golden Lightning

Lei Qi discovers the legendary Nine Mysterious Golden Lightning in the depths of the Void Lightning Pool. With Zi Yan, the North Dragon Puppet, and numerous Thunder Clan experts, he subdues the intelligent lightning entity and refines it over a month, reaching peak five-star Dou Sheng. 191 192 193

Thunder Clan Strategic Reformation

After warning the elders of the Soul Clan’s hidden strength and the future destruction awaiting complacent ancient clans, Lei Qi gains the Thunder Clan’s support for a more aggressive survival strategy. He uses resources, pills, alliances, and cultivation opportunities to rapidly expand the clan’s high-level combat power. 89 90 107 121

Ascension as Thunder Clan Chief

Lei Ying formally transfers the position of Thunder Clan Chief to Lei Qi after recognizing that Lei Qi’s strength, achievements, and vision have surpassed those of the previous generation. Lei Qi immediately consolidates his authority, investigates potential betrayal, and distributes ninth-grade Golden Pills to the clan’s core experts. 201 202

Soul Clan Conflict and New Thunder Clan

Lei Qi’s preparations eventually enable the Thunder Clan to confront the Soul Clan during the final continental conflict. After the Soul Clan is annihilated, Lei Qi establishes a renewed Thunder Clan in the Central Plains as a Dou God whose bloodline ensures the clan’s continued prosperity. 252 255 261

Notable Quotes

“This world has never cared about age. It cares about strength, understand?” 3

“If you can keep up with me, Big Brother will take you around the world to have some fun.” 3

“Only those who can endure all kinds of hardships are better suited to become true experts.” 7

Trivia

• Lei Qi’s refined appearance is unusual within the Thunder Clan, whose youths are generally trained into visibly muscular physiques from childhood. 1
• He selected a mid-grade Profound-rank body-tempering art while Lei Dong selected a high-grade Profound-rank cultivation method. 3
• His first major weapon was hidden inside a destroyed Dou Master puppet. 4
• Lei Qi’s residence becomes a valuable training site because of the Rainbow Sacred Lotus, attracting both his companions and younger Thunder Clan relatives. 44 49
• After Lei Qi becomes Clan Chief, his former residence is converted into a sacred cultivation ground for exceptional Thunder Clan geniuses. 202
• Lei Qi has at least eleven children by the time he emerges from later seclusion, with his eldest son Lei Rui and eldest daughter Lei Xiao both recognized as exceptional descendants. 130