Chapter 452 - 405: Entering the Battleship, Searching for Liu Zili, The Bloodthirsty White Tiger’s Unity Shocks the World (Part 2)

It wasn’t that he had a poor sense of direction, but upon entering such a vast space, his senses were restricted. He could only vaguely feel which way the "door" was; all other directions were untouchable dark voids, and he was unsure if there were any paths to follow.

All he could do was proceed by trial and error. It wasn’t a matter of following a map or heading in a specific direction.

"Hmm..." Shangguan Yue squinted in the direction his finger pointed. After a moment, she raised an eyebrow. "It should be that way. I can feel the detection-type Laws are much denser over there, which means the security level would be higher too."

"Huh?" Jiang Qiu stared at her small, round face. "Your detection abilities are that strong?"

Although inside the [Eight-direction Reversing Ship], one’s detection range was greatly limited, Jiang Qiu’s true detection range was vast enough to cover several regions, not just a few scattered and unimportant areas.

But he was also well aware that even this single area was huge. A normal Cultivator at the Peak of Dao Entry Realm wouldn’t have such a large detection range!

Yet with a single glance, Shangguan Yue had described the situation outside their immediate area. She could even see farther, and in greater detail, to the point of clearly discerning how densely packed the zones in that direction were?

’This isn’t something mere perception should be able to do, right? For someone at the Dao Entry Realm, it’s completely unbelievable.’

"Hehe, my perception isn’t anything special. I just have a high affinity for the Laws, so I can intuitively sense that they’re denser over there," Shangguan Yue said, scratching her cheek, her eyes sparkling. "But usually, places with such a high concentration of Laws also have the tightest security. There’s a good chance it’s the direction of the core area."

"I see." Jiang Qiu nodded, a hint of pleasant surprise in his eyes. ’To be able to detect the Laws with such sharpness is astonishing. No wonder the Path of Returning to Simplicity is so formidable, leaving behind countless legends.’ "Then hold my hand tight. We’re teleporting!"

The moment he spoke, Jiang Qiu vanished on the spot, taking Shangguan Yue’s hand. His departure caused not the slightest ripple; the area remained utterly unchanged. It was like a speck of dust settling on a chair—unnoticed, its arrival unknown.

And while they were trying to find Liu Zili’s location and prepare for her rescue, a great battle on another front was about to erupt.

Meanwhile, in the Thunder Restricted Area, the fluctuations around the [Bloodthirsty White Tiger] grew increasingly terrifying, like a hyperactive super-volcano on the verge of eruption. The surging energy and power made the heavenly thunder roil. His body, charred pitch-black from enduring thousands of world-ending Thunder Tribulations, now looked like a strangely shaped lump of coal, mingled with pus and blood—a truly horrifying sight.

RUUUUMBLE—

Another brilliant bolt of thunder descended from the sky, striking him directly. It erupted in a blinding, searing white light that quickly vanished, like sparks flying from a blacksmith’s anvil—full of power, evoking a sense of being forged and tempered countless times.

The path to the Harmonization Realm was just this difficult. It couldn’t be achieved in a day or two, nor described with a few words. He had to endure countless trials to find his way here.

Even though Emperor [Chen] had shown him the complete method for Unity and set him on a shortcut, this shortcut was by no means easier than the so-called orthodox path. On the contrary, it was incredibly difficult.

It was only called a shortcut because it allowed him to avoid any detours.

Most Cultivators never find their path to Unity simply because they go astray. This is tantamount to having insufficient Talent; they fail to understand from the very beginning what foundation their Unity should be built upon.

The [Bloodthirsty White Tiger] was different. With Emperor [Chen]’s guidance, he had never strayed from the correct path, not since his Spiritual Awakening as a simple beast. His direction had been set from the start; all he had to do was strive madly toward that grand objective.

As a result, after many years of hard work, he eventually became one of the Ten Great Demon Marshals. Favored by Emperor [Chen], he was given an extremely important mission: to temper himself in the [Thunder] Great Realm.

And it was through this that he finally touched upon the path to Unity and began his journey to achieve it...

CRACK—

With a crisp snap, like bamboo splitting, the charred outer layer of the [Bloodthirsty White Tiger]’s skin began to crack. A slender ray of golden light burst forth, as if a divine being were descending. At that instant, all living creatures for tens, hundreds, even thousands of miles around trembled instinctively. They raised their heads, their attention drawn to this direction.

The Demon Race soldiers, who had been anxious and restless while facing the Thunder Clan’s grand army—some even considering surrender—were now stunned. They swallowed hard, their gazes of awe and surprise converging like a sea of lights, reflecting the eruption of a world-illuminating golden brilliance. In that instant, the very colors of the heavens and earth changed. The perpetual dark clouds were blown away by the golden light, and the apocalyptic thunder was drowned out.

The aura of the Harmonization Realm erupted from the depths of the Thunder Restricted Area like a bursting dam, carrying with it a surging, boundless might of thunder.

Clearly, this was no mere pressure from a higher Realm. The terrifying might swept over the millions of soldiers in the army outside. The pupils of every Cultivator who practiced the Vast Thunder Spirit Charm constricted as if they had heard the gentle call of a progenitor’s birth. As for the members of the Thunder Clan, they collapsed to their knees with a THUD, trembling uncontrollably. The purest form of pressure, originating from the depths of their bloodline, compelled their fear—not even those at the Fusion Realm were spared!

Among the Thunder Clan, only the peerless experts of the Harmonization Realm managed to grit their teeth and resist this fear that stemmed from the depths of their souls. But even they couldn’t help the cold sweat that bathed their bodies or the chill that ran down their spines. They were utterly shaken. "How is this possible? How can we be feeling such a terrifying pressure?"

His shock was not without reason. ’I am a Harmonization Realm expert from the Thunder Clan, the ruling race of the [Thunder] Great Realm! A supreme expert, innately connected to the very origin of thunder within the [Thunder] Great Realm. On the great path of thunder, even looking at the entire [Primordial] cluster of worlds, no race could surpass ours in terms of innate Talent!’

’And yet, under these circumstances, I’ve been terrified by the aftershocks of a new Harmonization Realm’s birth—and it is a terror that stems from the very marrow of my bones!’

’It’s like a child, busy playing, who suddenly bumps into a majestic and mighty Ancestor. The Ancestor looks down, his gaze piercing straight through to the soul.’

’Yes, this new being feels like the very source of Thunder, the Ancestor of Thunder itself. Or rather, the Ancestor of the Vast Thunder Spirit Charm, the fundamental element of our Cultivation. We are merely borrowers of the Vast Thunder Spirit Charm’s power; how could we possibly contend with a being of ancestral rank?’

At this thought, every member of the Thunder Clan panicked. They instantly recalled certain secrets known only to the clan’s highest echelons. Their expressions shifted drastically as they stared toward the Thunder Restricted Area. Zuo Xuan had naturally detected this strange phenomenon as well. He frowned and asked, "What’s going on?"

He could, of course, perceive the fluctuations from the birth of a new Harmonization Realm expert. He was surprised, but not to the point of fear. What surprised him was that his opponent had actually managed to achieve Unity in such a short amount of time.

The birth of any Harmonization Realm expert was an event worthy of surprise, unless it was someone who had been famous for years and was long overdue for the breakthrough.

Clearly, the [Bloodthirsty White Tiger] was not one of those long-famous figures, which was why Zuo Xuan was surprised. But seeing the Harmonization Realm experts of the Thunder Clan lose their composure one after another, he grew puzzled. ’Why do they seem so... afraid?’

The members of the Thunder Clan didn’t answer his question directly. They merely said that it was unexpected, that they were simply shocked the [Bloodthirsty White Tiger] had successfully achieved Unity. They added that his attainments in thunder were profound, and they were amazed by it.

What they truly meant was this: they were willing to offer more resources if Zuo Xuan would absolutely, positively kill the [Bloodthirsty White Tiger]!