"Who can tell me, who exactly is this pompous fellow?"

Yun Xiao seemed oblivious to the rising anger on the other side, rather spreading his hands at this moment, as if asking the people around about Li Qingran's background, making many feel puzzled.

Especially those cultivators who had surrounded Yun Xiao earlier, standing close but afraid to move. Their faces were almost twisted and deformed. At such a life-and-death moment, you ask such irrelevant questions, treating a deadly duel as child's play?

"He... he is the Five Thunder Child of Sky Thunder Valley!"

However, seeing Yun Xiao's gaze shift to him, one person finally mustered the courage to briefly introduce Li Qingran's background, which made Yun Xiao understand.

After some conversation with Lin Xuanhao and learning about Tenglong Continent, Yun Xiao knew that Sky Thunder Valley was one of the Three Valleys, a powerful sect among the thirteen major first-class forces. No wonder Li Qingran was so proud.

However, sensing the opponent was merely a half-step Origin Seeking Realm cultivator, Yun Xiao didn't care much since he had killed real Seeking Origin Realm experts before.

"Kid, you will pay a bloody price for your words!"

Being "humiliated" like this by Yun Xiao, if Li Qingran could swallow his anger, that would be strange. So after his words fell, rich Meridian Qi surged around him.

It must be said that Li Qingran indeed had some skills, and being the Five Thunder Child of Sky Thunder Valley, even though Yun Xiao's previous tactics were shocking, he showed no fear.

What's more, in Li Qingran's mind, Yun Xiao's previous methods were just tricks. As long as he guarded against that unparalleled wooden sword, relying purely on Meridian Qi, he would certainly be invincible.

"It seems you also have a Thunder King Token, so I, Xing, will accept it with pleasure!"

Due to the appearance of the Thunder King Stele, the Thunder King Tokens had mutual sensing. So seeing this Five Thunder Child clinging on, Yun Xiao, not being a stubborn person, had no reason to refuse a gift presented to him.

Rumble!

However, just at this tense and explosive moment, everyone's ears first caught a rumbling sound, followed by a tremor beneath them, making it difficult to stand.

"What's happening again?"

Some cultivators guarding the Thunder King Valley outskirts for days, recognizing the familiar earthquake, instantly turned their gaze to the enormous Thunder King Stele.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!

As everyone turned their eyes, a burst of silver light radiated from the Thunder King Stele, followed by four beams shooting into the sky, then descending in four directions, targeting those possessing the Thunder King Tokens.

"Could it be... the seal of Thunder King Valley is going to be lifted?"

Seeing this scene, many were both surprised and delighted, yet a bit worried that maybe only the four possessors of the Thunder King Tokens could enter Thunder King Valley?

Especially Tong Baisha of Killing Heart Sect, whose gaze constantly swept over Yun Xiao, appearing indecisive about whether to make a move; but in the next moment, he had no more chance.

The four beams of thunder descended from the sky, coincidentally landing on Yun Xiao, Ye Suxin, Li Qingran, and Tang Yuanmu, indicating there was indeed a destined connection with the four possessing the Thunder King Tokens.

Remarkably, if one looked closely, they would find these four beams of thunder weren't falling on the individuals themselves but were connecting with the Thunder King Tokens they held.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Simultaneously, the thunder and lightning webs that filled the outskirts of Thunder King Valley suddenly became chaotic, countless thunder energies breaking away from the Thunder Barrier, striking surrounding giant trees, turning them into fireballs.

"Everybody, retreat quickly!"

Seeing this, everyone's faces changed drastically, as it seemed the thunders peeled from the Thunder Barrier had no pattern. Being hit could mean instant obliteration.

Most hurriedly retreated dozens of feet away, still feeling unsafe, so withdrew tens more feet, including Tong Baisha of Killing Heart Sect.

At this moment, Tong Baisha regretted heavily, regretting not attacking Yun Xiao earlier because now, aside from the four with the Thunder King Tokens, everyone was increasingly distant from Thunder King Valley.

The four holding the Thunder King Tokens seemed to have some special protection. No matter how the chaotic thunders raged, not a single bolt struck even the corner of their garments, clearly due to the Thunder King Tokens.

But at this point, even borrowing Tong Baisha a courage, he wouldn't dare to step forward now and try to snatch the Thunder King Tokens, which rightly could turn him into nothingness in an instant.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle...

The rampant thunder lasted for about 15 minutes. Amid the crowd's shock and fear, the thunder energy finally calmed down. Then, after a crackling sound, the thunder and light screen that originally covered the entire Thunder King Valley completely disappeared in an instant.

"The seal of Thunder King Valley is broken!"

No one knew where the shout came from, but immediately countless figures became extremely excited. Especially when they saw the four people holding the Thunder King Token still outside the Thunder King Valley, they couldn't help but feel relieved.

The Thunder King Valley had been in this Thunder Mountain for hundreds of years, and before, with the protection of the thunder barrier, even some experts who reached the Earth Bending Realm could absolutely not enter.

Over time, those Earth Bending Realm experts stopped making futile attempts, as they couldn't enter the Thunder King Valley and the periphery didn't have anything particularly valuable.

Items like the Seventh to Eighth Rank Thunder Wood were not very useful to true Earth Bending Realm experts, so over time, only cultivators in the Spirit Vein Realm or Qi Seeking Realm would come here, hoping to try their luck and find treasures like Thunder Wood.

But now, it's not just about finding treasures on the outskirts. The gathering of the Four Orders of the Thunder King fulfilled the prophecy "When combined, it opens," so the cultivators fortunate enough to be here today might find heaven-defying treasures within the true Thunder King Valley.

It's known that the Thunder King Valley is rumored to hold the Meridian Treasure left by a Heavenly Rank Third Realm expert. Such an expert is as elusive as a Divine Dragon on the Tenglong Continent, and each appearance stirs great waves.

Even the masters of the top thirteen first-class forces may not have truly reached the Heavenly Rank Realm. It's easy to imagine how exciting the Meridian Treasure left by a Heavenly-tier expert would be.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Just as everyone was joyfully rushing towards the Thunder King Valley, four whooshing sounds rang out. It turned out that the four people holding the Thunder King Token finally came to their senses. Since they were closer to the Thunder King Valley, they became the first to enter it.

It is worth mentioning that at this critical moment, Li Qingran seemed to suppress the anger he previously felt and did not attack Yun Xiao again. Perhaps in his mind, obtaining the treasures inside the Thunder King Valley was more important.

If he was to fight life and death here, he would only be helping others by making wedding clothes for them. This kind of thing Li Qingran would never do. As for that annoying kid, was he afraid he would fly to the skies?

The four figures quickly disappeared at the entrance to the Thunder King Valley. As the four entered, the other cultivators were not slow either. Only when they also stepped into the Thunder King Valley did they breathe a sigh of relief. The Thunder King Valley was not open just for those holding the Thunder King Token.

What everyone didn't know was, after they all disappeared at the valley entrance, a thunder barrier once again descended over this huge valley, as if to protect something.

Along with it, the gigantic Thunder King Stele slowly sank into the ground, as if nothing had ever happened. No one knew that a group of uninvited guests had already broken into the Thunder King Valley.

......

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

About an hour later, several figures reappeared at the entrance of the Thunder King Valley. If Yun Xiao were here, he might recognize the two leading figures as Xu Huang and Xu Dian, the chairman and vice-chairman of the Yuyang City Douling Commerce branch.

"Eh? How come there isn't a single person in the outskirts of the Thunder King Valley?"

Xu Dian was clearly familiar with Thunder King Valley. He knew that although no one had ever entered this mysterious valley, the number of cultivators who came to try their luck and seek treasures was beyond count, including the father and son from the Yang family of Ancient Moon City.

Therefore, upon seeing not a single person before the Thunder King Valley, Xu Dian couldn't help but feel puzzled. This situation was completely outside his expectations.

"Could it be that something happened in Thunder King Valley?"

After some contemplation, Xu Dian sensed some of the previous lingering energies here. He also noticed the ice sculpture and the headless corpse, then spoke up, seemingly implying something.

"This should be Yun Xiao's doing. That kid must have already been here!"

Xu Huang was obviously more meticulous than Xu Dian. He even noticed a pile of ashes. Connecting it to some of Yun Xiao's methods, a ruthless gleam shot out from his eyes.

"Is it possible that everyone who was here previously all entered the Thunder King Valley? But... how is that possible?"

Hearing Xu Huang's words, Xu Dian immediately turned his gaze to the Thunder King Valley over there. Thinking of a possibility, he couldn't help but reveal a look of extreme disbelief while staring blankly at the thunder barrier.

"We must have come late. The Thunder King Valley opened and then closed again!"

A flash of disappointment also crossed Xu Huang's eyes. He had certainly heard of the Thunder King Valley's great name and wanted to see what treasures might lay in the Meridian Treasure suspected to have been left by a Heavenly-tier expert?

Unfortunately, the notorious danger of the Thunder King Valley deterred these Yuyang City Douling Commerce experts, and none dared to test the might of the thunder barrier. In this situation, perhaps the only thing they could do was wait.