Long Chen and the others' hearts leapt into their throats. If they were discovered, wouldn't they be walking right into a trap?
However, Weng Taibei looked at the thunderous pillar and did not take any further action. Instead, he took out a formation disk.
"Your Majesty, how much longer will it take?"
An elderly man beside Weng Taibei spoke up. That old man was none other than the one who had accompanied Weng Tianyao to the Vermilion Bird Empire, and also his master.
"The Thunder Pillar's color has darkened. That means it's almost timeable—at most seven days, we can summon the Ancient Thunder Beast." Weng Taibei looked at the pillar of light and said.
Hearing this, Long Chen and the others finally relaxed—it's good they hadn't noticed.
However, at this moment, Weng Taibei was focused on the beam of light, and Long Chen and the others dared not move, urging Huo Ling'er to keep her disguise and avoid being discovered.
"Hmph, once the Ancient Thunder Beast appears, who can compete? After so many years of sacrifice, the Primordial Thunder Beast could definitely challenge the Primordial Vermilion Bird.
By then, all the ancient divine beasts of the eight great empires will emerge. No matter how strong the Ancient Vermilion Bird is, it will be no match. The destruction of the Vermilion Bird Empire will be beyond doubt. "Weng Tianyao's master said with a sinister expression.
"But we can't be careless. Yu Xiaoyun is an idiot, not worth worrying about, but his two empresses are full of tricks and not easy to deal with. By the way, how did that matter go? "Weng Taibei said.
"Everything is under control. In recent years, the Vermilion Bird Empire has flourished in literature and declining in martial arts, and the people's hearts are unstable. The former sharpness is long gone.
Right now, the Vermilion Bird Empire is in chaos. Some people have sided with us, while others are still watching and waiting.
Moreover, within the Vermilion Bird Empire, the deployments across various regions have basically been completed. Everything is now ready, only one final step remaining. Weng Tianyao's master said darkly.
Long Chen's heart trembled—yet another enormous conspiracy, though he didn't know what exactly it was.
"That's good. In short, we can't let our guard down." Wengtai North Road.
"Your Majesty, this time, we are completely assured of victory. Why are you so cautious?" Weng Tianyao's master asked somewhat puzzled, but this time Weng Taibei was clearly especially cautious, as if he didn't dare make the slightest mistake.
Weng Taibei looked at the thunder vortex overhead and said for a long time, "I don't know why, but I just feel uneasy, as if disaster is about to strike." "
The ruler is too worried. If it were our Purple Thunder Empire to challenge the Vermilion Bird Empire one-on-one, the outcome would indeed be uncertain.
But now that the eight great empires have allied to attack the Vermilion Bird Empire, they know what the consequences will be if they fail.
Therefore, they will definitely give their all to fight, especially since we have so many backup plans. The downfall of the Vermilion Bird Empire is inevitable. "Weng Tianyao's master said.
"I know that with the combined efforts of the Eight Great Empires, the Vermilion Bird Empire has no strength to resist, but for some reason, I just feel a bit anxious and uneasy.
No matter what, now the arrow is already on the bowstring and must be released. In short, be careful as the boat sails for ten thousand years—don't let your guard down.
When you visit other countries and inspect the situation, you must create a tense atmosphere. You can't let them be perfunctory, and even the slightest mistake is allowed. "Weng Taibei said.
"Yes,"
Weng Tianyao's master replied and left, but as he left, his face clearly showed a strange expression, feeling that Weng Taibei was making a mountain out of a molehill.
The eight great empires jointly attacked the Vermilion Bird Empire—a war with no suspense. Yet Weng Taibei was so cautious that it was easy for other countries to secretly look down on the Purple Ting Empire.
You have to know, the Ziting Empire's outward display of strength is actually stronger than the Vermilion Bird Empire.
Weng Taibei's caution was essentially indirectly proving to other countries that, in fact, the Purple Thunder Empire was very afraid of the Vermilion Bird Empire.
It should be known that the reason the other seven nations dared to act arrogantly against the Vermilion Bird Empire was because the Purple Thunder Empire had sincerely invited them. In their minds, the Purple Thunder Empire was stronger than the Vermilion Bird Empire.
What Weng Taibei didn't know was that he had entrusted Weng Tianyao's master to oversee the state of the countries. In reality, Weng Tianyao's master didn't take his words seriously and was just making a roundabout trip.
Weng Taibei continued to sit cross-legged in the void, personally overseeing the area. When Weng Taibei's attention was no longer on the thunder pillar, Lei Ling'er continued to control the power of the thunder, leading the flying boat downstream along the thunder torrent.
The flying boat sank all the way down, sinking into the earth. Everyone arrived at an underground hall, where the space was enormous, almost as large as the entire imperial city.
At the core of the space was a massive altar. On top of the altar, a longsword and a bronze bell floated on either side, and beside the sword and bronze bell, there were two empty spaces.
Clearly, this altar was originally guarded by four divine weapons, two of which were confiscated by Huo Ling'er, and now only the longsword and bronze bell remained.
In this vast space, endless thunder swirled, converging into a sea of thunder, with the altar standing right in the center of the thunder sea.
At the core of the altar was a ball of thunder, and inside the sphere curled up was a beast radiating ancient aura.
The beast looked just like a lizard, its entire body covered in scales, with runes flickering on the scales, containing earth-shattering power. Even through the light sphere, one could feel its terrifying strength.
"It seems this is the Ancient Thunder Beast."
Long Chen was overjoyed, but Yu Qingxuan and the others' faces changed. This existence was comparable to the Primordial Vermilion Bird, and the Purple Thunder Empire was clearly using it against it.
Moreover, from their previous tone, all the major empires were preparing to unleash their strongest forces to destroy the Vermilion Bird Empire. There must be more than one such ancient divine beast.
Originally, after emerging from the Vermilion Bird Trial and being reborn, they were ready to show off their skills and sweep through the Eight Great Empires. But now, seeing this Primordial Thunder Beast, they felt a chill run down their spines from head to toe.
Such an existence was simply not something they could handle. The high spirit he had when he first emerged vanished in an instant.
"Lei Ling'er, can you eat it?" Long Chen asked.
Lei Ling'er looked at the ancient thunder beast before her, her eyes turning blue. Her hands kept forming hand seals, and the four divine weapon patterns on her palms flowed back and forth, as if she was calculating something.
"Brother Long Chen, give me some time, I can eat it!" Lei Ling'er said excitedly.
"Weng Taibei said it would take seven days, so you need to hurry." Long Chen said.
"Seven days should be enough. Leave this to me!" After Lei Ling'er finished speaking, her body transformed into a thunder dragon, slowly merging into the endless sea of thunder, quietly approaching the ancient thunder beast.
Lei Ling'er went to deal with the ancient thunder beast, while Long Chen piloted the flying boat, led by Kuangren and Lei Ta, to a gate beneath the sea of thunder.
"Click, crack, crack..."
The door slowly opened. When they saw what was inside, Yu Qingxuan and the others cried out in surprise, while Long Chen's eyes lit up: "
We've struck it rich."