Deep within the Sea of Boundaries, a corpse lay in its waters, drifting with the void turbulence. He seemed like imperishable immortal metal; even fallen Immortal Kings could not shatter him.
The corpse brimmed with powerful blood qi, accompanied by thunder. Primordial purple qi formed a straw mat that wrapped around him as he drifted through the void turbulence.
Suddenly, dark divine power surged, and scarlet eyes opened like two great suns, radiating a savage aura and brimming with greed.
He could sense that, as long as he devoured the body before him, he would cross that heavenly threshold and become a true Immortal King-level being.
Even a lost being like him pursued the evolution of life.
The lost being rose from the World Sea. His crablike claws were covered in immortal dao talismans, with dark matter surging over them, making them look exceedingly dangerous. He opened his bloody maw, and several tentacle-like appendages shot out with a whoosh, reaching for the corpse to drag him into his mouth.
Rumble!
The next moment, thunder roared. Lightning gathered on the corpse's surface and struck of its own accord. Hongmeng Divine Thunder crashed down, annihilating the Quasi-Immortal King-level lost being outright. Thunder vaporized him completely, leaving not a trace.
This was far from the first time. The body of an Immortal King Giant was itself a supreme treasure, containing the mysteries of the Immortal King Dao. Even to a Peak Immortal King, it was a great boon.
That was how things should have remained, but on this day, a new change came to the Sea of Boundaries. A dazzling ray of Immortal Light descended into its depths, arriving beside the Thunder Emperor's corpse.
"After all these years, I, the Thunder Emperor, have returned!" Ji Hao's true-nature true spirit entered the Thunder Emperor's