"Hehe, whether this Golden Core is a Dragon Core or an Ancient Golden Core, as long as it lets Xiao Guo gain some insight, it is better than anything else!" Jade Slip Xiao Hua did not dare disturb Xiao Guo's enlightenment. With a faint smile, he was about to leave when several low cries, like thunderclaps—"Chirp chirp..." —came from the Execution Stage. A black shadow streaked across the sky and landed before Jade Slip Xiao Hua. Was it not Little Lei, already awake?
Lightning flickered all over Little Lei's body, while his two fleshy wings gently trembled. Hundreds of tiny bolts flashed within his pitch-black eyes. Once the lightning faded, intimacy and longing appeared in those eyes again. Jade Slip Xiao Hua reached out, gently stroking Little Lei's head as he smiled. "You're awake?"
"Chirp chirp..." Joy welled up in Little Lei's eyes. He chirped happily, his wings lifting with his delight as strands of lightning emerged once more from their edges.
"It's good that you're awake!" Jade Slip Xiao Hua continued. "I have a cultivation method for thunder beasts. Are you willing to cultivate it?"
"Chirp chirp..." The thunder beast leaped with joy, folding his wings tightly against his back. His tiny body bent slightly, revealing both reverence and caution.
Jade Slip Xiao Hua smiled faintly and extended a finger, touching it directly to Little Lei's brow.
"Rumble..." Immense thunder erupted from within Little Lei's body, and lightning blossomed over him. Jade Slip Xiao Hua raised a hand and grabbed, stopping the lightning from spreading, then watched Little Lei carefully. Little Lei's eyes were tightly shut, and the lightning expanded and contracted with his furrowed brow. Jade Slip Xiao Hua knew that Little Lei was memorizing and comprehending the thunder beast's inheritance, so he was reassured. He sent Little