The ocean abyss.
Thunderclaps roared, churning the seawater. Linked drums of dark violet formed a celestial ring behind Xu Xuan, booming incessantly as they answered the rising momentum of shock thunder and raised the cycle of harmony.
The bloodstains on the pitch-black altar gradually dried. The dragon heart, as large as a cartwheel and tangled with veins, had turned to ash. Outside the abyss, the serpents of violet-black resentment thunder dissolved one after another, vanishing completely.
Before the altar, Xu Xuan stood quietly, his head raised toward the majestic, pale dragon skeleton. It was poised as though soaring, yet most of it remained submerged in the sea.
"Seeking the retainer position of shock thunder."
Various doubts arose in his mind. On closer consideration, the number of True Lords among the five thunders was decidedly strange.
He knew little of the circumstances of the Upper Firmament Immortal Dao, but [Heavenly Vessel] and [Suspended Chaos], the great beings of spirit thunder and shock thunder, had both existed for an exceedingly long time. Both held fruit positions and were outstanding even among Golden Cores, yet neither had a single subordinate lord beside them now.
"It must still be because of the Thunder Palace. That Immortal Lord still lives, so they must control the positions of Thunderbolt to prevent his return."
After only a little thought, he guessed the reason. Remembering Dragon King Xuzhi's fate, he felt all the more rueful. If he sought the position of shock thunder one day, would he face the same outcome?
As his thoughts shifted, a faint tremor stirred in Xu Xuan's heart. The "Hanging Heaven Mixed Thunder Book" he had obtained was most likely a gift from the great being who held the fruit position of shock thunder.
"He is beyond the cosmos, while I am within