Repeated Brainwashing

When the Heavenly Emperor flew into a rage, his thunderbolts struck with the force of ten thousand jun.

Few could withstand the vast might of the Thunder Method.

In the previous epoch, the Heavenly Emperor had been the symbol of authority and strength, holding countless wandering great cultivators in awe.

The Human Emperor ruled over the orthodox mortal realm, while the Heavenly Emperor had the final say among cultivators.

This division of power was much like that between the martial alliance leader and the imperial ruler in Zhang Weimeng's The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.

But compared to the honorary title of martial alliance leader, the Heavenly Emperor had once truly been the strongest under heaven and above, and had even commanded a vast force of cultivators.

Even though the Heavenly Court's forces had fallen apart and the Heavenly Emperor had grown old and frail, the Heavenly Emperor before them still made it hard to muster any thought of resistance.

The moment Venerable Lei saw the aged Heavenly Emperor from the rumors, all he could think of was fleeing for his life.

His body turned the color of colored glaze in an instant, and he steeled himself and charged into the thunderclouds.

Furious bolts of lightning immediately plunged down like silver serpents.

Pain and numbness from the thunderbolts that struck his body swept over him, and Venerable Lei hurtled headlong several hundred meters.

His instantaneous flight had carried him a great distance, but Venerable Lei was horrified to discover that he was still inside the thunderclouds.

Hongku had predicted that they would have to pass through the thunderclouds, and they really did have to cross them; he couldn't escape them in an instant.

"How outrageous! This is truly outrageous!"

The Heavenly Emperor's furious voice rang out, making Venerable Lei's heart leap.

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