Chapter 882 - 548: Devouring Thunderbolt, Strengthening the Thunder Seed! (Double-Length)

Chapter 882: Chapter 548: Devouring Thunderbolt, Strengthening the Thunder Seed! (Double-Length)

Judging by the expression of the Tiger King, and the body of the Great Demon of the Thunder Wheel Tiger Race on the ground, something major must have happened, likely related to the inheritance of the Thunder Pool.

The Tiger King couldn’t be bothered to explain to this group of demons. He merely gazed fiercely at the entrance of the Thunder Pool, lost in thought.

He once had a nightmare, or perhaps it could be called a premonition.

In the dream, his youngest daughter received the ancestor’s inheritance from the Thunder Pool, soaring in power, completely breaking free from his control, and overthrowing his rule over the imperial family.

He awoke from the nightmare and soon after issued an order to kill He Ya!

One could say that it was that nightmare that led to everything that followed.

But what he dreamt of was precisely what he subconsciously feared.

And the result was that after his efforts, father and daughter turned against each other, making the nightmare a reality!

"Maisi, Mike, guard the outside of the Thunder Pool, and if there’s any movement, you must signal me immediately." The Tiger King collected his thoughts and ordered the two powerful demons in the clan.

The two Great Demons exchanged a glance, nodded without asking further questions.

With their strength, it was their first time executing such a gatekeeping task.

They had their suspicions; it seemed someone really had sneaked into the Thunder Pool behind the Tiger King’s back, which certainly wasn’t a trivial matter.

However, to enter the Thunder Pool, one must have the royal Tiger Blood, and all the Tiger King’s living offspring were basically here. Who else could have entered the Thunder Pool?

On the other side, the Tiger King led his children back to the imperial palace.

"Father, what’s the matter exactly?" The elder son, Pei Di, was the first to step forward and ask.

The Tiger King sat on the throne, wanting to rub his forehead, only to find that the wounds on his hand, left by a few sword slashes, were still there, stained with Tiger Blood, which retained Song Changming’s Sword Intent, causing the wounds not to heal.

Only then did the children notice the injuries on the Tiger King’s hand, each feeling a chill in their hearts.

The Tiger King was injured?!

Who could possibly have wounded such a powerful Tiger King?

As their minds raced with all sorts of speculations, the Tiger King provided them with an unexpected answer.

"It’s He Ya. She broke into the Thunder Pool..."

There was no reason to hide this from his offspring.

If He Ya truly overturned his rule, she would be ruthless toward her brothers and sisters as well.

"What?!"

The children, as expected, were all shocked.

"Wasn’t He Ya locked in the palace prison? How did she escape?" Sass asked with a face full of confusion.

"A Human Race warrior intervened," the Tiger King replied sullenly.

"Who could possibly sneak into our Thunderstruck Mountain unnoticed?" Watt exclaimed.

The children understood that the Tiger King’s wound was likely inflicted by that Human Race warrior.

"Could it be those three Human Race Emperors?" Pei Di speculated.

In his understanding, very few Human Race warriors could wound the Tiger King.

With the Human Race Emperors vowing to reclaim Lei Province, it’s likely one of them acted.

If that’s true...

Before he could think further, the Tiger King, slightly irked, waved his hand.

"The Human Race Emperors couldn’t come to our Thunderstruck Mountain personally. It’s someone else, and he’s young, barely over a hundred." After a brief exchange, the Tiger King could gauge Song Changming’s life age and precise Martial Arts Cultivation.

"So young?" This time, even the eldest daughter, Lin, showed a hint of surprise.

Over the millennia, many incredibly talented figures emerged from the Human Race, becoming a grave threat to the Demon Race.

But to say someone barely over a hundred could contend with their Tiger King—this was sheer fantasy.

But hearing it directly from the Tiger King, they had to believe it.

Among the Human Race, there was indeed such a figure capable of such feats, even making the Tiger King falter.

"Father, what should we do next?" After digesting the Tiger King’s words, the eldest son, Pei Di, took a deep breath and asked.

In this imperial family, the Tiger King was always the dictator, ruling over everything.

In significant matters, they could only follow the Tiger King’s orders and not make decisions on their own, even facing reprimand and punishment for inappropriate suggestions.

The Tiger King’s eyes blazed, aura ready to devour all his children present.

"Need you ask? The imperial family’s inheritance must not be stolen! He Ya, my daughter, must die!"

The Tiger King spoke each word decisively, his murderous intent almost breaking through the roof.

"Yes! We will fully cooperate with Father!"

"He Ya deserves death!"

"We follow your decision, my King!"

"..."

The children swallowed nervously, bowing in agreement, daring not to utter a single word of dissent or entertain any other ideas.

...

On the other side.

Inside the Thunder Pool, everything was dim and boundless.

Song Changming stood on boundless desolate rocks, with an immense cloud vortex above, continuously swirling and absorbing Thunder Elements from all directions.

Invisible currents constantly flickered like small serpents in the air. Song Changming paid them no mind.

As a ’Thunder Eater’, these currents posed no threat or impact on him.

"Is this what you call the Thunder Pool?" Song Changming asked.

Beside him, He Ya was still shaken from narrowly dodging the Tiger King’s wrath, momentarily dazed and not fully recovered.

"Yes, we’re already inside!" He Ya replied, also scanning the surroundings.

For her, the interior of the Thunder Pool was also a first sight, knowing no more than Song Changming did.

"This place is certainly extraordinary..." Song Changming remarked after a few steps and some observation.

Although called a pool, there’s no relation with water here; it’s filled solely with one element, that is Thunder Energy.

More precisely, the energy of Thunderbolt!

So pure, as if the entire space was constructed from this anomalous Thunder Energy.

This extremely constructed environment, it must be said, was a first for Song Changming in his life.

"Otherworldly Space? Secret Realm? Or something else?" Song Changming couldn’t fathom how this place had come to be.

Man-made, or naturally evolved?

Currently, Song Changming didn’t have the mind to ponder too much, because the Thunder Seed inside him was raring to go, eager to devour the Thunderbolt variants present here.

If not for his conscious suppression, the Thunder Seed would have surely been activated.

And the little tigress beside him wasn’t faring much better, as her Thunder Wheel Tiger Imperial Family bloodline was resonating uncontrollably with the Thunder Pool.

Each Thunderbolt approaching her bore an ancestorial legacy from ancient times.

How much she could absorb depended entirely on the strength of her own bloodline.

"Master, I need to start accepting the inheritance. These Thunderbolts are yours to gather. When I’ve completed the inheritance, the Thunder Pool will let us out..."

He Ya spoke rapidly, at this point, facing the bloodline inheritance before her, she had no choice but to accept it, with no room for resistance.

Finishing her words, she transformed back to her demon body, a several-zhang white tiger, and lay down upon the earth, closing her eyes in slumber.

The surrounding Thunderbolts began merging into her body, her pale fur shining even more brilliantly under the Thunder Light.

These Thunderbolts were beyond Song Changming’s reach; if he attempted to devour them, he would be repelled by the entire Thunder Pool because he was not the one receiving the inheritance.

Of course, aside from these Thunderbolts representing the Thunder Wheel Tiger Race’s legacy, other unrelated Thunderbolts were indeed free for him to take, as He Ya wasn’t making this up.

So, Song Changming moved away, distanced himself from He Ya’s inheritance area, and then released the Thunder Seed.

The Thunder Seed resembled a wild fierce beast, opening its bloody maw, devouring the surrounding Thunderbolts.

This bloodline Divine Thunder of the Thunder Wheel Tiger Race, amidst the anomalous Thunder, was exceptionally rare and powerful, renowned for its destructive prowess.

It was with this Thunderbolt that the Thunder Wheel Tiger Race became so formidable, emerging as the foremost Great Demon Race of Lei Province.

And now, Song Changming seemed hopeful of wielding this immensely powerful Thunderbolt through the Thunder Seed within him!

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