Mistsea.
Within the Temporary Palace, the purple sun hung in the sky and the cold moon sank into the marsh. Yang thunder and yin thunder revolved slowly, divided by a thread of ink-black darkness.
Xu Xuan opened his eyes. The [Thunder-Grasping Formation] had taken its initial shape. He channeled the qi of his five organs into his hands, yang thunder on the left and yin thunder on the right, then compressed them into a single point in his palm. Chaos qi spread outward.
With a turn of his hand, he concealed the Thunderbolt. The formation withdrew within him, his skin glimmered, and his imposing presence returned to normal.
This art combined internal refinement, visualization, and summoning, embodying the essence of the thunder arts. To perfect it, he would need all five thunders, with yin and yang working in harmony.
Though it had only just taken shape, it already possessed wondrous powers. Manifested outwardly, the formation could seal the great void and command wind and thunder; drawn inward, it could visualize the hundred gods and summon thunder generals.
Unlike the heavenly soldiers and immortal generals he had manifested before, the troops summoned by the [Thunder-Grasping Formation] were figures who had truly existed in the Thunder Palace in ages past. Their spells, divine abilities, and weapons were no different from those they had possessed in life.
He activated the formation and gave a sharp cry, spitting out a thundercloud. A thunder general leaped from it and awaited his orders.
The general had a stern face and wore purple-gold dark armor, carrying the Heavenly Net Baleful Umbrella and wielding the Thunderfire Longsword. He was the Thunderfire Envoy Xu Xuan had once seen in the Grotto-Heaven, named [Deng Zhishu], a member of the Dipper Pivot Court.
This thunder general was a genuine vow power