In a forest more than a hundred miles away from Wanbingyuan, a purple light suddenly flashed, like a comet striking the sun, dazzling and brilliant. It approached rapidly and, in the blink of an eye, arrived at this location. The purple light seemed to have reached its limit when, with a loud "boom," it exploded, sending purple radiance in all directions. A young man's figure emerged from the light, none other than Sun Zhe, who had just escaped from the Golden Thunder Elder.
"Cough cough..."
Unable to suppress two coughs of blood, Sun Zhe's face turned pale. Although it was the second time he had used this Divine Ability, the aftereffects were still severe. His Thunder Power was exhausted, his Spiritual Power drained, and he felt injuries throughout his body. He was in a state of extreme weakness.
"Damn it, unless my strength increases significantly in the future, I will never use this Divine Ability again." Struggling to support himself on the ground and slowly standing up, sweat dripped from his forehead. Feeling his terrible condition, Sun Zhe couldn't help but curse. At this moment, even if a beast appeared, he would be in danger.
It was no wonder he was in a bad mood; just after coming out of Wanbingyuan, he was targeted by that old monster, the Golden Thunder Elder. No one would feel good about that, especially with the sense of helplessness in front of the Golden Thunder Elder, which made Sun Zhe feel an impulse to go crazy.
Just as Sun Zhe was preparing to sit down and recover some strength through meditation, the Void suddenly rippled with transparent waves, like a stone thrown into water, creating circles of ripples in the Void. At the same time, an extremely powerful aura seeped out from within the spatial ripples.
Sun Zhe's face changed drastically. Ignoring his poor physical condition, he immediately ran into the forest.
"Do you think you can escape from my grasp in your current state?"
The aged voice echoed in Sun Zhe's ears. He trembled and let out a despondent sigh before turning back to where he came from. The Void's light waves highlighted a grayish-white figure slowly materializing—it was none other than the Golden Thunder Elder. His speed was not any slower than Sun Zhe's transformation into lightning using his Divine Ability.
Having just escaped from this old monster's hands only to be caught again made Sun Zhe's mood easy to imagine.
"Transforming into lightning is indeed much faster than ordinary Lightning Release Techniques. Who did you learn this Divine Ability from?" Stepping forward casually from the Void, the Golden Thunder Elder appeared right in front of Sun Zhe, his expression unchanged as he spoke calmly.
However, Sun Zhe showed no intention of answering; his eyes were tightly closed as if resigned to whatever fate awaited him.
Seeing Sun Zhe's demeanor, the Golden Thunder Elder didn't mind. He looked around before speaking again.
"Since you don't want to, then forget it. To be honest, this Divine Ability is quite good, but I don't think much of it. If I wanted it, the Scripture Repository of the Golden Thunder Sect has dozens of escape techniques with profundity no less than this Divine Ability. You should know that what I truly want is that Thunder Giant Sword. Will you take it out yourself, or do I have to personally retrieve it from your Ethereal Ring?"
At this point, a hint of coldness flashed across the face of the Golden Thunder Elder. This constant delay had greatly exhausted his patience; if it weren't for the Thunder Giant Sword, he wouldn't need to go through all this.
Slowly opening his eyes, Sun Zhe appeared calm and began to speak slowly, "There's only one question: what is your relationship with my Sun Family?"
After scanning Sun Zhe slowly, a look of nostalgia emerged in the eyes of the Golden Thunder Elder. After a moment, he finally began to recount slowly, "I was friends with your ancestor Sun Yuan. Back then, he was the head of the Sun Family, and I was an Enforcement Elder of the Golden Thunder Sect. We were both figures of the same era as Chu Qiao. As for that Thunder Giant Sword, we obtained it together from an ancient site. Later, I learned that it was a key to unlock a hidden place. There are four such Thunder Giant Swords in total; I have one, and your Sun Family has another. The other two are in the hands of others. Hand that Thunder Giant Sword over to me; with your intelligence, you should understand that you have no other choice..."
Looking at Sun Zhe calmly, the Golden Thunder Elder slowly extended his thin right hand.
With a slight sigh after hearing the words of the Golden Thunder Elder, Sun Zhe showed no signs of surprise, as if everything had been anticipated. He gently brushed his left hand over the Ethereal Ring, and the several-meter-long Thunder Giant Sword immediately appeared before him. Although it was in a sealed state, a strong aura of Thunder Might still emanated from it. What surprised Sun Zhe was that there were actually three more such Divine Weapons.
The words of the Golden Thunder Elder made it clear to Sun Zhe that he had no other options. Faced with an old monster like the Golden Thunder Elder, he was inferior in both strength and cunning. In terms of power, the elder was a peak expert who looked down upon the entire continent, while he was merely a Thunder Sovereign Level Cultivator. As for cunning, everything about him was under the control and calculation of the Golden Thunder Elder, while he knew nothing about his opponent—an absolute imbalance.
Just as the right hand of the Thunder Sovereign was about to touch the Thunder Giant Sword, a crimson Sword Aura suddenly appeared in the Void, exuding an astonishing sharpness and an aura that could break anything. Although it was just a single Sword Aura, its momentum could change anyone's expression.
The same went for the Golden Thunder Elder!
Seeing this sudden slash of crimson Sword Aura, the eternally unchanged expression on the face of the Golden Thunder Elder finally shifted slightly. He immediately retreated explosively. At that moment he dashed back, the brilliant Sword Aura directly slashed between them, producing a deafening roar as thick smoke billowed around them, creating a giant pit several meters deep between them.
The power of a single sword had reached such heights!
A trace of shock flashed in Sun Zhe's eyes. He raised his gaze again, only to find that a figure had appeared in the Half Void. A middle-aged man dressed in an Azure Robe stood quietly in the Half Void, seven long swords of various colors floating around him. Red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple—each sword emitted an incredibly dazzling brilliance, and the sword light that had just been unleashed clearly came from the red long sword among them.
The seven long swords could each be classified as Divine Weapons, each carrying a completely different sword intent. They continuously emitted soft sounds around the man in the azure robe, and a strong and sharp sword intent clung to him, as if he himself had become an unparalleled divine sword.
"Zhuang Yuanhang, what do you mean by this?"
Coldly staring at the Void, the Golden Thunder Elder's eyes were filled with intense anger. He never expected that Zhuang Yuanhang would suddenly break through the void at this moment and forcefully insert himself into the situation.
Seven Swords True Monarch Zhuang Yuanhang—a formidable figure who could look down upon the entire Thunder Continent and a peerless powerhouse on par with the Golden Thunder Elder.
In response to the Golden Thunder Elder's question, Zhuang Yuanhang remained expressionless and replied calmly,
"I promised someone to protect him for a year."
Zhuang Ruoxuan's request was to protect Sun Zhe; naturally, Zhuang Yuanhang could not commit to guarding him for a lifetime. A year was already the limit and was also Zhuang Ruoxuan's requirement. Of course, this was merely Zhuang Ruoxuan's request and had nothing to do with Sun Zhe himself. Thus, throughout it all, Zhuang Yuanhang did not spare Sun Zhe a single glance.
For him, this was merely fulfilling Zhuang Ruoxuan's request; everything else was unimportant, even when facing the terrifyingly powerful Golden Thunder Elder.
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