Entering the Martial Armory, the Thunder Sound Earth-Splitting Five Directions Formation

It was Xu Taiping's first time hearing that name, so he asked Fairy Lingyue with great curiosity:

"What sort of treasure is this Thunder Sound Banner, and where did it come from?"

Fairy Lingyue immediately explained to Xu Taiping:

"The Thunder Sound Banner's full name is the Thunder Sound Earth-Splitting Five Directions Banner. It was the battle banner of the Heavenly Thunder Division of the Zhenwu Army under the True Martial Great Emperor."

"After the True Martial Great Emperor pacified True Martial Heaven, he reclaimed all one hundred and eight battle banners of the Heavenly Thunder Division, and they never appeared in the world again."

Learning that the Thunder Sound Banner was actually a battle banner of the Zhenwu Army's Heavenly Thunder Division immediately piqued Xu Taiping's interest, and he promptly asked Fairy Lingyue:

"Sister Lingyue, what divine abilities does this Thunder Sound Banner have?"

Fairy Lingyue did not keep him in suspense. She explained directly to Xu Taiping, "So much time has passed that there are no longer any records to establish exactly how many divine abilities the Thunder Sound Banner possesses."

"But even just the few I know of would be tremendously useful to you, Taiping."

At this point, Fairy Lingyue paused and carefully sorted through her thoughts before continuing under Xu Taiping's curious gaze:

"The Thunder Sound Banner's first divine ability."

"Like the other battle banners of the Zhenwu Army, once a martial artist deploys this Thunder Sound Banner in a great battle, the longer the fighting lasts, the stronger the battle intent surging from the Thunder Sound Banner becomes."

"According to legend, at the ultimate realm, a martial artist empowered by the Thunder Sound Banner could possess battle intent that alone rivaled thousands of troops and ten thousand horses."

Fairy Lingyue's explanation reminded Xu Taiping of