Three days later,
A Jade-Armored Earth Dragon arrived at the Star Dou Great Ferocious Land, escorted by several soul beasts.
Tian Chen pressed a button, and the room beneath the lightning rod opened.
"Go inside!"
The Jade-Armored Earth Dragon hesitated, its amber vertical pupils warily scanning the metal room that had suddenly unfolded beneath the lightning rod.
The room was small, just large enough to accommodate its body. Its inner walls were likewise covered in patterns connected to the lightning rod, with faint light flowing through them.
"This is..." Di Tian asked quietly beside him, clearly not expecting such a hidden mechanism beneath the lightning rod.
"The array patterns inside resonate with the lightning rod, further cushioning the aftershocks of the heavenly lightning."
Tian Chen explained as he adjusted the dial beside the button with his fingertips, "When the heavenly lightning strikes, the room will seal automatically, shielding it from the impact as much as possible."
The Jade-Armored Earth Dragon hesitated for a moment before finally moving its thick limbs and slowly entering the metal room.
Once it was inside, Tian Chen pressed the button on the other side. The door shut with a click, enclosing it completely and leaving only the conducting device on top connected to the lightning rod.
Almost simultaneously, the sky abruptly darkened. Dark Cloud gathered at a visible speed, thunder rumbled, and purple lightning coursed through the clouds, growing ever denser.
"It's coming!" The Ice Empress held her breath, staring intently at the sky.
The first bolt of heavenly lightning tore through the clouds and plunged straight down with a piercing roar.
The thunder spirit crystal at the lightning rod's tip instantly lit up, drawing in the heavenly lightning like a magnet. Purple electricity surged down the black iron pillar, and the patterns on the