Lightning gleamed within the Thunder Essence's mouth, shooting out countless arcs of electricity.
Yet this time, it did not swallow the incoming heavenly lightning.
Instead, amid the flashing radiance, the Divine Thunder Source that the Thunder Essence had swallowed earlier suddenly rushed out.
Its intelligence was limited, so it had been unable to actively refine the Divine Thunder Source. Yet once the Divine Thunder Source entered its body, it had formed an inseparable connection with the Thunder Essence.
In its desperation, instinct still drove it to activate the Divine Thunder Source within its body.
The Divine Thunder Source shot skyward, colliding head-on with the final tribulation lightning in the blink of an eye.
The next moment, the Divine Thunder Source spun rapidly in midair, generating a shocking pulling force as it swiftly absorbed the lightning power within the tribulation bolt.
Compared to that immense final tribulation bolt, such absorption was no more than a cup of water against a cartload of firewood.
Yet centered around the Divine Thunder Source, a vast gravitational field took shape.
The tribulation lightning, originally moving at tremendous speed, struck this gravitational field and burst apart in every direction. Its speed slowed abruptly as well.
Having spat out the Divine Thunder Source, the Thunder Essence resembled a curious child who had discovered a new continent.
It followed beneath the Divine Thunder Source, greedily devouring the scattered flashes of lightning.
Compared to directly facing the Heavenly Tribulation lightning itself, these scattered bolts were undoubtedly much easier to absorb.
The Thunder Essence opened and closed its mouth, and with every instant, vast amounts of lightning vanished into it.
Once these bolts entered its body, they directly transformed into its own power.
The cracks and wounds covering its body from the lightning's impact closed at an astonishing rate.
"Hm?"