Fused with the immortal metal, the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign’s body was practically indestructible. The dispersed divine lightning falling upon him caused no effect whatsoever.

However, this was the Five-Colored Divine Lightning after all. Even if it was dispersed, its power was still immensely terrifying. Ordinary buildings couldn’t withstand such force. Within a hundred-li radius, everything except for the scripture library was reduced to scorched earth.

“Divine Lightning Descends from the Nine Heavens!”

“Vast Thunder Firmament!”

“Dutian[1] Divine Lightning!”

Refusing to believe it, the Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord unleashed different types of lightning tribulations. Though they differed in form, each was shockingly powerful, beyond what any Transcendent Tribulation cultivator could withstand.

Faced with these various lightning tribulations, the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign once again activated his Unification Incipient Dao Fruit, dispersing them all. No matter how powerful the lightning tribulations were, they proved useless.

This caused the Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord to gnash his teeth in fury. Since direct attacks with lightning tribulations are ineffective, I’ll try another approach.

“Heavenly Lightning Incarnation!”

The Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord let out a soft cry. His form shifted, his physical body completely transformed into lightning. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

In his lightning form, the Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord moved with inconceivable speed, instantly appearing before the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign. Without a second thought, the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign threw a punch.

But his fist passed right through the Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord.

“Haha, let’s see how you’re going to hit me now!”

The Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord laughed heartily. I fear no tangible attacks in this form. So what if the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign’s body is tough? If he can’t touch me, none of his moves will work.

In this moment, he was like the Thunder God making rounds on behalf of Heaven, holding the power of life and death over all beings and wielding control of all tribulations.

“This Great Qian kid is pretty clever. He knows how to transform into lightning.” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy chuckled. “The Heaven Mandate Immortal used this move a few times and was as slippery as an eel. When he figured this out, he even came to show off to me.”

“So how do we counter this move?” Lu Yang asked. It looks like Founding Ancestor Primordial is about to lose ground.

“Self-detonate a few times, and he’ll become obedient.”

Lu Yang was speechless. I don’t think Founding Ancestor Primordial can do something like that.

The brilliance of the Heavenly Lightning Incarnation went far beyond that. Lightning had form but no substance, penetrating every crevice. The Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord circled the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign, occasionally striking with lightning.

No matter how strong the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign was, he couldn’t guard against every direction and block all these attacks. Furthermore, the Unification Incipient Dao Fruit couldn’t fuse the lightning-form Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord with space. That was something only the Dao Fruit version could achieve.

“I make rounds on behalf of Heaven. How can you possibly defeat me? Hand over the immortal box right now!” the Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord demanded arrogantly. In his lightning form, he indeed had the right to speak such words.

“Palm Lightning!” The Primordial Heavenly Sovereign flipped his palm, and a golden lightning bolt appeared in it.

The Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord almost burst out laughing. He wants to use lightning to attack me, who possesses a Tribulation Mandate Incipient Dao Fruit?

But then the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign did something completely unexpected.

“Unification!” The Palm Lightning fused with the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign, and he, too, transformed into lightning.

“I refuse to believe I can’t touch you, you bastard!” The Primordial Heavenly Sovereign slapped the Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord, his massive palm nearly knocking the latter senseless.

Now that both had transformed into lightning, they could finally touch each other.

“Ignorant fool, don’t you know I can control lightning?” Although the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign’s slap had been somewhat sudden, the Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord quickly realized that the advantage was on his side.

Since the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign has turned into lightning, he now falls within my sphere of control. With just a thought, I can manipulate the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign’s body at will. He’ll do whatever I want him to do, including committing suicide!

“Immobilize!” With a single word, the Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord froze the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign, who was unable to lift so much as a finger.

Just as the Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord was about to control the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign and force him to hand over the immortal metal box, he heard the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign shout.

“Unification!”

The Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord’s pupils contracted. He found himself moving uncontrollably toward the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign, crashing into him and merging, leaving only their heads still separate.

Two heads on one body—it was a grotesque sight.

In this state, if the Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord tried to harm the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign, he would be harming himself.

The Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord had never encountered such a situation. He didn’t even know how to control his body.

The Primordial Heavenly Sovereign seized the opportunity to take control and punched the Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord’s head, knocking out two teeth.

“Trying to run? Let’s see how you run now!” the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign taunted ruthlessly, looking nothing like a good person.

This can’t go on. The Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord’s mind raced as he searched for a way out. His Incipient Dao Fruit is related to fusion, so why didn’t he make us merge from the start? Does this move have a flaw?

“Undo!”

The Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord undid the “Heavenly Lightning Incarnation,” reverting to his physical form. As he had suspected, this forcibly ended the fusion.

The Primordial Heavenly Sovereign’s fusion with others had a flaw. If both parties were in physical form, their consent was required for fusion, since solid physical bodies imposed many restrictions on the fusion. However, if one party was not in physical form but in a loosely structured state like the Heavenly Lightning Incarnation, then forced fusion was possible.

Seeing the Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord return to his original form, the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign also ceased being a target in his lightning form.

“You made the lightning tribulations disperse within a hundred-li radius, huh? What if I attack you everywhere within a hundred-li radius?!

“Weak Water Calamity!”

Although the Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord’s title was “Thunder Arbiter,” he possessed the Tribulation Mandate Incipient Dao Fruit. What he controlled wasn’t merely lightning tribulations but heavenly tribulations.

Weak Water surged, flooding the Mountain-Moving Sea-Filling Sect. Upon seeing this, the Grand Elder no longer hid in the crumbling scripture library. He immediately grabbed everyone and ran for the sect’s gate.

The Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord was completely focused on battling the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign and couldn’t be bothered about the others.

Even a goose feather couldn’t float in Weak Water. The Primordial Heavenly Sovereign merged with the earth, letting the Weak Water wash over him.

The ground rose. A titan whose head touched the heavens emerged from the earth, with mountains on his back, making the already imposing Primordial Heavenly Sovereign appear even more humongous.

The Weak Water flooding the sect only reached his knees.

A battle between half-immortals could destroy heaven and earth.

Even though the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign had the upper hand, the Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord was no pushover either. After thousands of exchanges, both had nearly expended their energy. The Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord finally realized he couldn’t defeat the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign and bolted.

“You think you can run without apologizing? Where’s the justice in that?!” Seeing his opponent flee, the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign regained his energy. How could he be so ignorant of proper conduct? Not only does he not admit defeat, but he also hasn’t even apologized for earlier!

“What the hell is wrong with you?! Fine, I don’t want the box anymore, okay?!”

The Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord grew frantic. He once again transformed into lightning and swiftly distanced himself from the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign. If they were too far away, the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign couldn’t force a fusion.

Just then, Lu Yang noticed that Yun Mengmeng was rapidly approaching from the direction the two were running toward.

Having heard that the Mountain-Moving Sea-Filling Sect was in a remote place and hard to find, Yun Mengmeng had been worried that she couldn’t locate it. But upon reaching the vicinity, she saw that the place where battle raged must be where the Mountain-Moving Sea-Filling Sect was. Without hesitation, she flew straight over.

Lu Yang hurriedly transmitted an auditory message to Yun Mengmeng. “Sister Mengmeng, stop the person flying toward you!”

“No problem.” Yun Mengmeng hadn’t expected her Second-in-Command to entrust her with such an important task the moment she arrived. I must give it my all.

Boom!

Yun Mengmeng self-detonated.

The Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord had never seen such a tactic. The explosion instantly blasted away his lightning form, forcing him back into his original form, severely injured.

The Primordial Heavenly Sovereign shouted excitedly, speeding up. “Well done, Fellow Daoist! Help me catch this bastard!”

Yun Mengmeng was startled. Why is there another one flying toward me?

Boom!

Yun Mengmeng faithfully carried out her Second-in-Command’s orders, stopping whoever flew toward her.

The Primordial Heavenly Sovereign hadn’t expected Yun Mengmeng to self-detonate a second time. He was completely dumbstruck. Which side are you on, Fellow Daoist?

Having just been through a great battle, he hardly had any strength left. How could he withstand the blast from a self-detonation?

“Fellow Daoist, you...”

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Seeing that the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign still had some energy left, Yun Mengmeng self-detonated repeatedly, knocking him unconscious on the spot.

Carrying the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign in one hand and the Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord in the other, Yun Mengmeng presented her spoils to Lu Yang. “Second-in-Command, I followed your orders and caught them all!”

1. Dutian is a Daoist deity. You can visit the Dutian Temple in Jiangsu Province. ☜