The light pierced through the swirling clouds and tore open the space ahead. A young figure appeared in mid-air.
Light gathered around him, and dark spiritual energy surged wildly.
His black robe fluttered in the wind, and on his back was a large, wild-looking blade.
The blade had no sheath, it was wrapped only in a cloth.
Even though he was just standing there, he gave off a unique presence, as if the entire world revolved around him. Everyone’s eyes were drawn to him naturally.
Looking at the young man, the same two words rose in everyone’s mind: “Dominance.”
It was the kind of dominance that said, "I am unmatched, who in the world doesn’t know my name?"
The moment he appeared, someone below shouted, “Xiang Kunlun!”
“No, it’s just one of his clones,” someone else shook their head.
“Feiyu Changhong really is spoiled. Xiang Kunlun actually used one of his clones to protect him, that’s not something just anyone can get.”
As the clone appeared, Feiyu Changhong called out happily, “Brother-in-law!”
The clone gave a small nod, then turned its gaze to Xu Zimo.
The clone only had basic awareness, not a full personality, so it didn’t speak much.
...
“Xiang Kunlun,” Xu Zimo whispered.
The clone stared at Xu Zimo, its aura surging.
In that moment, he looked even more imposing.
The will of his blade shot toward the sky, combined with the power of the God Meridian Realm, spreading beneath the heavens.
“He’s already stepped into the God Meridian Realm,” the Vast Immortal Sacred Ground’s Holy Son, Hao Chen, said seriously from afar.
With a wave of his hand, the clone caused four beastly roars to echo from the sides.
Suddenly, the skies above began to shift.
Four mythical God Beast shadows appeared: Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermillion Bird, and Black Tortoise.
They looked incredibly lifelike, perfectly formed.
The powerful beast pressure spread in all directions, as if these creatures had truly come back from the ancient wild era, arriving with overwhelming majesty.
The dragon soared, the tiger roared, the bird screeched, and the tortoise growled.
“Isn’t this the Four Symbols Scripture from the Imperial Throne Sacred Ground?” someone asked.
“Yes. Created by the North Emperor long ago. It's said to perfectly replicate the four God Beasts. Before he carried the Heaven’s Will of the world, the North Emperor made his name with this move,” others replied.
People around began to talk.
“This young guy is in trouble. Xiang Kunlun really is the leader of this generation in the Skyluan Region. Just a clone alone already makes others feel outclassed.”
“I think he has a good shot at carrying the Heaven’s Will this era.”
“Don’t speak too soon. Never underestimate the geniuses of the world.”
...
In the sky, the four God Beasts roared, their power shaking half the heavens.
With a wave from the clone, the beasts charged toward Xu Zimo.
The Azure Dragon coiled through the sky, the White Tiger held its ground in the east, the Vermillion Bird burned the sky with flames, and countless symbols glowed on the Black Tortoise’s shell.
Xu Zimo’s eyes lit up with bolts of lightning.
Purple sparks crackled in his gaze.
His eyes seemed to hold a terrifying power, deep and vast, indifferent to all beings.
Crackling sounds echoed around.
The four God Beasts surged forward with overwhelming might.
At that moment, Xu Zimo let out a shout. Twin bolts of lightning shot from his eyes.
The lightning looked like the descent of a thunder god, tearing through the void with a power that exploded like sunlight ripping through the sky.
Thunder boomed in all directions.
Xu Zimo’s Heavenly Tribulation God-Eyes had three levels: Nine Heavens God-Lightning, Martial God Thunder, and Chaos God Tribulation.
What he used now was the second level, Martial God Thunder.
When the destructive lightning erupted, the four God Beasts roared and clashed with it.
But lightning is one of the most unstoppable forces of nature.
In just moments, the four beasts were torn apart. The lightning kept going, unstoppable and divine.
Martial God Thunder is known for being the most dangerous and violent of all lightning.
It cried out like a divine punishment, crashing toward Xiang Kunlun’s clone.
With a loud explosion, the devastating lightning erupted around the clone.
The sky went silent.
Everyone stared with wide eyes, speechless.
As the dust began to settle, the lightning faded bit by bit. The shattered space started to heal.
Faint purple sparks still trembled in the air.
Xu Zimo looked up. In the fading dust, something began to form.
“You seem to have forgotten that the third Grand Emperor of our Imperial Throne Sacred Ground is the Thunder Emperor,” a calm but strong voice echoed from above.
Then, with a roar, the silence was shattered. All dust was swept away.
Everyone looked in shock as Xiang Kunlun’s clone stood there completely unharmed.
Around him, more and more lightning began to gather.
The lightning was terrifying, fierce and tangled, pitch black like it could devour everything.
What was even scarier was the figure forming behind him: a giant made of thunder.
This thunder giant stood hundreds of feet tall, massive, powerful, and imposing.
In its right hand, it held a huge hammer wrapped in lightning. It looked like the giant itself was born from pure thunder.
Wherever the lightning spread, the space around it cracked. Even space itself couldn’t heal fast enough.
“When it comes to thunder, our ancestor was the progenitor of the Thunder Dao,” Xiang Kunlun’s clone said calmly.
“Playing with lightning, huh?” Xu Zimo chuckled softly.
The thunder giant leaned forward and slowly swung its hammer down at Xu Zimo.
Xu Zimo didn’t move, letting the hammer strike him directly.
With a loud explosion, the space where he stood collapsed completely.
But when everyone looked again, they saw Xu Zimo still standing there, completely unharmed, staring coldly at Xiang Kunlun.
The black lightning vanished the moment it touched him.
Seeing this, Xiang Kunlun’s clone narrowed its eyes, clearly surprised.
“To take that blow and stay standing, you’re in the top ten among all the peers I’ve met,” the clone said.
“Don’t flatter yourself. The Skyluan Region is big, and Primordial Heartlands are even bigger,” Xu Zimo said calmly. “If you like lightning so much, then try this move of mine.”