"Grandfather!"
In the distance, the Thunderclap Dharma Form also went berserk. Peals of thunder and flashes of lightning erupted in succession as Lion's Roar drove his thunder bell to sweep across everything before him. The boundless thunder marsh drowned heaven and earth, forcing the Immortal Cultivators into a steady retreat.
Despite the slashing Geng Metal Sword Qi and the corrosive Demonic Qi, the Dharma Form's might continued to rise. Lion's Roar's suppressed, furious shout rang out: "Do you think I never wanted to? Never wished to? Shock Thunder's golden rank was beyond my reach, and its divine station had long since been ceded! You told me to return to the innate, restore the primordial, and follow the example of [Zhu Xian] and [Yuan Sui], but calamity blessing refused to manifest, and the primordial gate remained tightly shut. How was I supposed to follow them?"
"Grandfather, this is the last time I will call you that."
"Yes, we carry the blood of the Lesser Yang Wang clan, but we are a collateral branch, not the direct line. Our foundations were accumulated by the previous few generations. You cannot even count as a true cultivator of Eastern Radiance. Did any of the True Lords who emerged from it ever acknowledge you? Acknowledge me? Ever consider us worth anything at all?"
"The exalted perfected one of origin wood reincarnated to cultivate anew and offered no guidance; the female immortal of Qing Xi left the mundane world and severed her worldly ties, ignoring matters of the golden ranks; the Divine Lord of true fire held his Great Dao aloft and spared no thought for old ties. The remaining lord cultivated earth virtue, departed from his golden rank, and was unwilling to preside over the Dao Lineage!"
"None of the lords would vouch for you,