Chapter 2832: Chaos Unleashes Thunder

Chapter 2832: Hun Dun Emerges Thunder

“How profound.”

The Hun Dun visions around Ye Chen hadn’t dissipated yet, and outside Heng Yue Zong, even more people had gathered. The elders marveled, with many sitting cross-legged to listen to the Dao sounds.

The door creaked open, and Ye Chen stepped out from inside.

Everyone who saw him froze collectively.

It wasn’t surprising, given his appearance—it was utterly ridiculous. His face was covered in smudges of black grime, and the most striking feature was the fork symbol on his forehead.

“Years without seeing him, and he’s come up with even more tricks.”

The people of Heng Yue Zong stroked their chins or twirled their beards, while many pulled out memory crystals to capture the scene.

“What a masterpiece.”

Nan Ming Yu Shu sighed, glancing inadvertently at Xi Yan. The girl was chuckling away, and it was clear at a glance that this was her handiwork.

“Not from the same family, yet they enter the same door.”

Far away in Tian Xuan Gate, Dong Huang Tai Xin clicked her tongue repeatedly. She still remembered how Ye Chen had once given Chu Xuan a heavy makeover, and it looked just like this. There was an old saying that fit perfectly: Always walking by the river, how can you not get your shoes wet? His wives were certainly proactive about it.

As for Ye Chen himself, he was completely unaware, still lost in sleep with his eyes unopened. This time stepping out was likely sleepwalking, as he smoothly found a comfortable spot and sat down under that old tree.

Bei Sheng and the others gathered around, examining him up and down, confirming that Ye Chen was still asleep, like a stone statue sitting motionless. They could see mysterious energies swirling around him—it was the aura of the Emperor’s Dao.

The women exchanged glances. Having the Emperor’s Dao aura was incredibly intimidating. After all, Ye Chen was only at the peak of the Quasi-Emperor level, so where had this supreme aura come from?

“He’s fused it, that guy has fused it.”

Just as they were observing, they suddenly heard the clamor from the Hun Dun Ding.

In the next instant, it dashed out of the small world, followed by the Hun Dun Zhi Huo. One was a blazing flame, the other was a trembling cauldron, both chattering excitedly, all because the Shen Lei had submitted in the previous moment.

Upon hearing this, the women peered into Ye Chen’s small world.

What they saw was the Tian Lei merging with the Tai Chu Shen Lei. The crackling lightning was strikingly intense, fusing not just their origins but also their unique consciousnesses.

“Without any warning.”

“How could it submit just like that?”

“A change of heart?”

Bei Sheng and the others were stunned, exchanging words rapidly. The Shen Lei, ranked second, was no ordinary proud entity, on the same level as the Tai Chu Shen Huo. Back when the Tai Chu Shen Huo was fused, it had required a person’s life as a sacrifice.

“This is all thanks to us.”

The Hun Dun Zhi Huo and Hun Dun Ding spoke with a meaningful tone, eager to claim such a huge credit. Honestly, neither of them knew why the Shen Lei had submitted.

They didn’t know, and even the Tian Lei didn’t know.

Just moments ago, the Tai Chu Shen Lei had suddenly approached, wanting to fuse its origin with it, leaving the Tian Lei completely baffled. Happiness had come too suddenly.

Since it had submitted, there was no reason not to accept it. The Tian Lei had been waiting for this day for thirty years, and now the flowers had wilted from the wait—finally, its spring had arrived.

As for why the Shen Lei had submitted, only it knew. Perhaps it was tired, or maybe it had a change of heart. Or perhaps Ye Chen’s transformation had awakened some ancient memory within it, which might have been a kind of summons.

Under the watchful eyes of all, the two bolts of lightning emerged from the small world and shot straight into the sky, hovering in the void. The onlookers’ eyes gleamed brightly, knowing that Ye Chen was fusing the Hun Dun Lei and that he possessed the Tai Chu Shen Lei, which hadn’t submitted for over twenty years. Seeing the two merge now meant the Hun Dun Lei was emerging. The Sacred Body might achieve Great Completion because of this.

Crackle! Crackle!

Amid the thunderous roars, the fusion process went incredibly smoothly. Both the Tian Lei and Tai Chu Shen Lei were highly conscious lightning bolts, their origins fusing perfectly in a burst of heat.

Boom!

In that instant, the heavens rumbled.

A new thunderbolt was born.

It was the Hun Dun Lei, the supreme among thunder.

Boom! Boom!

The night grew restless, with flashes of lightning and thunder across the vast sky. The Hun Dun visions now carried the might of thunder, entwined with strands of Hun Dun immortal energy. Thread by thread, it descended from the ethereal void, forming a cascading waterfall laced with thunder breath, carrying Dao insights and echoing the sounds of the Great Dao.

“It’s happened! It’s happened!”

The people’s eyes sparkled with excitement, their cheers echoing through the heavens.

The Hun Dun Lei, the highest-level thunder in the world, was like the Hun Dun Zhi Huo, akin to a cultivator’s Great Emperor. Witnessing the emergence of such a Hun Dun entity was like seeing a cultivator achieve the Dao and become an emperor—a historic moment!

“It seems passing down the Hun Dun Origin to him was an absolutely correct decision.”

The Evil Demon gazed from afar, smiling radiantly. Ye Chen was truly defying the heavens, not only fusing the Hun Dun Zhi Huo but also the Hun Dun Lei. Such a feat was unprecedented in history.

Hao Mie Shen Wang smiled, his expression distant and reflective.

The Hun Dun Origin was his creation, and in ancient times, it had indeed produced the Hun Dun Zhi Huo. But because of that, he had faced a siege from the Hong Huang forces and died in that battle—all ancient history now.

He never imagined that, after eons, another such astonishing figure would appear, producing both the Hun Dun Zhi Huo and the Hun Dun Lei. As the creator of the Hun Dun Origin, he felt gratified.

“Is that the Hun Dun Lei?”

“You’re asking the obvious.”

“Is the Hun Dun Lei black?”

“Not necessarily.”

The Quasi-Emperors clustered together, peering through the vast void toward Yu Nu Peak. They had thought that tonight’s twitching left eyelid meant good fortune was coming, and indeed, the Hun Dun Lei had emerged.

Buzz! Buzz!

Even the Ling Xiao Hall trembled lightly. It possessed its own spirit and memories, having seen the Hun Dun Lei before—the innate kind, which dominated heaven and earth, capable of shattering the cosmos with a single strike. This newly formed Hun Dun Lei was also extraordinarily powerful, harboring a mysterious and formidable force that the innate version lacked.

“What’s that?”

Late-arriving cultivators spotted the visions from afar: a surging sea of thunder covering the sky, with thunder breath intertwined with crackling lightning sprinkling across the universe. At first glance, it looked like someone undergoing a tribulation, but upon closer inspection, it was the Hun Dun Lei, exuding an extremely overbearing pressure.

“The Sacred Body has truly fused the Hun Dun Lei. Tsk tsk.”

“It’s expected.”

The newcomers took a deep breath. If he could produce the Hun Dun Zhi Huo, he could certainly produce the Hun Dun Lei. Over the years, Ye Chen had swapped countless thunderbolts, finally awaiting the thunder’s nirvana.

The starry sky grew unsettled, with divine rainbows shooting upward.

Upon closer look, they were various thunderbolts: true thunder, heavenly thunder, immortal thunder, divine thunder, each flashing with different colors and crackling with electricity.

Indeed, cultivators across the realms still possessed various thunderbolts, but out of self-interest, they hadn’t sought Ye Chen to exchange them. Now, with the emergence of the Hun Dun Lei, all the thunderbolts in the realms seemed to sense it, radiating multicolored divine light and surging with thunder breath, as if paying homage to Grand Chu, for the king of thunder had appeared in the heavens.

“Ten thousand thunders paying homage.”

The elder cultivators murmured to themselves.

It was a trembling spectacle.

No matter how powerful the divine thunder or fearsome the immortal thunder, they all restrained their former pride. If ranked by cultivator levels, divine thunder and immortal thunder were Quasi-Emperor grade, while the Hun Dun Lei was like a Great Emperor. Even the most defiant Quasi-Emperor was no match for an emperor; there was an innate suppression. With the Hun Dun Lei in the world, all divine and immortal thunder were mere subjects.

“I was also the center of attention back in the day.”

The Hun Dun Zhi Huo was quite lively, jumping around energetically.

Everyone believed that. Just as the Hun Dun Lei had ten thousand thunders paying homage, so did the Hun Dun Zhi Huo—they were both supreme in their domains, holding equal status.

“I think we need to teach it some rules.”

“Sounds solid.”

The Hun Dun Ding and Hun Dun Zhi Huo huddled together, instantly forming an alliance. They were already plotting how to deal with the Hun Dun Lei. First come, first served—they were the elders, so it had to be the junior.

Boom! Boom!

The booms continued, the thunder roaring fiercely across the sky.

With the Hun Dun Lei emerged, their consciousnesses and origins had fused. The pitch-black lightning flashed with an overwhelmingly dominant light, causing those with weaker cultivation to bleed from their eyes; even the strong felt their hearts quake from the thunder.

The peak powerhouses had already shifted their gaze from the Hun Dun Lei to Ye Chen. With the thunder emerged, its master was bound to gain a great fortune.

They all wondered if this fortune would become an opportunity for advancement. If Ye Chen achieved Great Completion, it would be even more joyous than the emergence of the Hun Dun Lei.

Buzz! Buzz!

Ye Chen’s Sacred Body trembled violently, buzzing as if it were forged from diamond rather than flesh and blood, the sound like resonating metal.

Due to the emergence of the Hun Dun Lei, he had gained this fortune. In the depths of his being, a mysterious force merged into his Sacred Body’s origin. The golden ocean carried vast golden vital energy, rolling with terrifying waves. Golden divine light enveloped his Sacred Body, and golden Dao principles wound around him, making his aura even more dominant than before.

Nan Ming Yu Shu and the others felt immense pressure, retreating one after another—or rather, being pushed back by the layers of golden light radiating from Ye Chen.

Ye Chen still hadn’t opened his eyes, his brows furrowed tightly.

In a daze, he saw the gate of Great Completion again.

This time, he could see it more clearly than before, no longer blurred. The towering gate stood majestically, pressing down on him until he could barely breathe.

In an instant, he suddenly opened his eyes, two tangible divine beams shooting out and piercing holes in the void. Even the mountain peak opposite collapsed from the impact.

He rose to his feet, stepping upward step by step.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

His steps were incredibly heavy, each one making the universe tremble. The onlookers felt their hearts pounding, with many juniors unable to withstand it, spitting blood, and some even exploding on the spot.

“The Sacred Body is about to break through to Great Completion.”

Everyone straightened their backs, their eyes unblinking, afraid to miss any thrilling moment. For any scene that followed could be historic—the Sacred Body might achieve Great Completion, no different from a cultivator proving the Dao and becoming an emperor.

“Can he succeed?”

The peak powerhouses watched intently, figures like Tian Lao and Di Lao tensing up. If he advanced, the Emperor’s Dao suppression would weaken further. If the opportunity was right, the heavens might produce an emperor. One Great Completion and one Great Emperor would mean two supreme beings!

Buzz!

The Ling Xiao Treasure Hall trembled again, whether from excitement or joy, it was unclear. Though it disliked Ye Chen, it still hoped this young Sacred Body could defy the heavens and break through his limits.