The long sword tore through space, and a Thunder Spirit couldn’t even react before being obliterated.

Then.

A piece of Thunder Essence fell.

Before it completely hit the ground, it was already caught by a large hand.

"Thunder Essence!"

Zhongshan Kongzhou looked at the purple stone in front of him, a faint smile on his face.

Since entering Thunder Prison Valley, this was already the third Thunder Spirit he had slain.

Although Thunder Spirits are fast.

In front of him, no matter how fast the speed, it couldn’t match the speed of his sword.

Despite encountering Thunder Spirits with considerable strength, there were no obstacles at all.

He stored the Thunder Essence.

Zhongshan Kongzhou didn’t immediately refine it, instead, he looked ahead.

There.

He sensed an aura that made his heart palpitate.

Every so often, lightning erupted there, as if something terrifying existed.

"Divine King Thunder Spirit!"

Zhongshan Kongzhou’s face showed some seriousness.

In the vast Thunder Prison Valley, the only thing that could cause his heart to palpitate must be a Thunder Spirit at the Divine King level.

He stood in place for a long time.

Then he turned and left.

With his current strength, he had no way to contend with a Divine King Thunder Spirit.

Although Zhongshan Kongzhou’s own strength was undoubtedly strong, it was temporarily not at the Divine King level, and Thunder Spirits are extremely fast. If it were a Divine King Thunder Spirit, its speed would certainly be even more terrifying.

By that time.

His sword would likely be slower than the opponent’s speed.

However.

Zhongshan Kongzhou wasn’t in a hurry.

Not being able now doesn’t mean not being able in the future.

Once he refines all the resources given by the clan, he would surely reach a higher level.

By then.

He could then have a showdown with the Divine King Thunder Spirit.

——

In the valley.

Shen Changqing sat cross-legged, holding a piece of purple stone tightly in his hand.

It was Thunder Essence.

At this moment he was fully absorbing the energy within the Thunder Essence.

As the inexhaustible power of thunder surged into his flesh through his arm, the previously calm blood energy gradually began to boil.

Rumble!!

The blood energy roared incessantly.

Among the golden blood, it seemed to be tinted with a faint layer of purple.

However.

The purple hue didn’t last long before being completely absorbed by the gold.

Impact!

Full force impact!

Taking advantage of the intensified blood energy, Shen Changqing forcefully charged towards a sealed secret storage.

The flesh trembled.

The sealed secret storage lightly quivered, as if a crack was formed, yet seemed unchanged.

After a long time.

He reopened his eyes, looked down at his palm, the Thunder Essence had disappeared, replaced by pale purple powder.

"Approximately contributing energy equivalent to enduring dozens of bolts of thunder from an eighth-level Thunder Spirit in the God Realm, but it’s still pretty good!"

Shen Changqing’s palm trembled momentarily, dispersing all the purple powder into thin air.

Evidently.

The energy contained within Thunder Essence was far more powerful than ordinary elixirs.

Moreover, the intrinsic vigor of thunder allows refinements of Thunder Essence to imbue blood energy with an additional thunder attribute, enhancing attack power.

This aspect.

He had experienced it before.

Before achieving the Cave Heaven Realm, he had similar martial arts that made his flesh imbued with powerful thunder energy, yet once the Heaven and Earth Profound Technique emerged, that energy was completely consumed.

No choice.

The power before the Cave Heaven Realm was too weak, even if retained, it had no effect.

But now it’s different.

The thunder energy contained within Thunder Essence is evidently more advanced.

If he could acquire a large amount of Thunder Essence, perhaps he could truly develop corresponding abilities within the blood energy, thereby enhancing his strength.

However.

To achieve this, the required amount of Thunder Essence is certainly not small.

Whether Thunder Prison Valley can gather that much Thunder Essence remains a concern.

For some reason.

Shen Changqing thought of the Divine King Thunder Essence in Thunder Prison Valley.

If he could slay it, the ensuing Thunder Essence would undoubtedly be immensely powerful, optimizing resource collection post-refinement.

But recalling the strength of the previous Thunder Spirits, he subtly shook his head.

Thunder Spirits have a great advantage in speed, and in Thunder Prison Valley, his perception was inhibited, although ordinary Thunder Spirits, even faster than him, might not breach his defenses.

But facing a Divine King Thunder Spirit would be much more troublesome.

Therefore.

Without complete assurance, Shen Changqing absolutely wouldn’t confront the Divine King Thunder Spirit.

Moreover, Zhongshan Kongzhou hadn’t sent any communications; it seemed he too wasn’t confident about dealing with a Divine King Thunder Spirit.

Since that’s the case.

It’s wiser to silently enhance his strength.

Then.

He took out other resources from the storage ring.

Aside from Divine Crystals and Blood King Elixir, other Body Tempering Pills were what he needed.

Excluding the vessel.

This batch of resources alone was worth millions of Divine Crystals.

Clearly.

The Zhongshan Clan had indeed gone all out for the Divine Mandate Platform.

Resources worth millions of Divine Crystals for just one individual, plus the prior Heavenly Domain activation, truly consumed an inconceivable amount.

Especially considering the rewards from the Ascension Tower and the time flow speed of the Divine Forge Platform.

Those things.

Are beyond the scope of ordinary Divine Crystals.

No speculation needed, Shen Changqing knew the Zhongshan Clan had undoubtedly expended a significant amount this time.

——

Bang!!

A massive fist was hurled out, a Thunder Spirit emitted a piercing scream, its body instantly obliterated and dispersed, leaving no trace behind.