16: Mystery of Spirit Thunder 1

“Father!” Han Yue grabbed the blood-stained Jade Slip, her silver hair fluttering without wind, her eyes filled with shock and fury.

Little Fairy Doctor leaned weakly against Xiao Bing’s shoulder, her grey-purple eyes half-closed: “Three days ago… Soul Hall ambushed the Han Family… They were looking for the last Heavenly Frost Thunder map…”

Xiao Bing quickly took out a Medicinal Pill for healing and fed it to her: “Don’t rush, speak slowly.”

Yao Lao stepped forward to check her pulse, his brows tightly furrowed: “E Nan Poison Body backlash, plus severe injuries… she needs immediate treatment.”

“I’ll take her to the Dan Tower’s healing room.” Hu Jia proactively helped Little Fairy Doctor up.

Han Yue gripped the Jade Slip tightly, her knuckles turning white: “I must return to the Han Family immediately!”

Xiao Yan pressed on her shoulder: “Don’t be impulsive, since Soul Hall has made a move, they must have set up an inescapable net.”

“Flame Brother is right.” Xiao Bing mused, “We need a plan.”

Yao Lao suddenly spoke: “Wait, you just said… the last Heavenly Frost Thunder map?”

Xiao Bing nodded, taking out the incomplete Jade Slip Han Yue had given him earlier from his storage ring: “This is the part the Han Family preserved. It’s said that once all three pieces are gathered, the Heavenly Frost Thunder can be precisely located.”

Yao Lao took the Jade Slip and examined it carefully, his expression gradually turning solemn: “These patterns… No, this isn’t an ordinary map!”

Everyone was startled by his words.

Yao Lao urgently asked: “Do you know the true origin of the Mystic Ice Spiritual Lightning?”

Xiao Bing shook his head: “The System only said they are extreme cold thunders…”

“System?” Yao Lao looked at Xiao Bing in confusion but didn’t delve deeper. “According to ancient records, the nine Mystic Ice Spiritual Lightning were not naturally formed, but created by an ancient Dou Di!”

“Dou Di?!” Everyone exclaimed in shock.

Yao Lao continued: “That Dou Di was known as ‘Ice Emperor,’ an existence on par with Tuoshe Ancient Emperor in ancient times. Before his demise, he transformed his lifelong cultivation into nine Spiritual Thunder, scattered across the continent.”

Xiao Yan thoughtfully said: “So Soul Hall is collecting Spiritual Thunder to…”

“Resurrect the Ice Emperor?” Han Yue guessed.

Yao Lao shook his head: “No, it’s more likely they want to use the power of the Spiritual Thunder to open a certain relic.” He pointed at the patterns on the Jade Slip, “Look, these are not map lines at all, but Seal runes!”

Xiao Bing’s heart trembled, and the System suddenly issued a harsh warning:

“Warning! Abnormal resonance detected in host’s internal Spiritual Thunder.”

“Reason: Approaching the fourth Spiritual Thunder clue.”

He abruptly looked up: “The Han Family… has a Spiritual Thunder?”

Yao Lao said in surprise: “How did you know? That’s right, ancient records state that the Han Family’s ancestral land indeed suppresses a Spiritual Thunder called ‘Moonlight Thunder,’ which is connected to the Han Family’s Bloodline.”

Han Yue was greatly shocked: “I’ve never heard of it…”

“Perhaps only successive family heads knew.” Yao Lao sighed, “Now that Soul Hall is attacking the Han Family, their objective is very clear—they want to seize the Moonlight Thunder!”

Xiao Yan made a decisive decision: “We must immediately support the Han Family!”

“The Dan Tower has a space teleportation Formation.” Yao Lao said, “It can directly reach the Northern Region of Central Plains.”

Everyone quickly took action. Before leaving, Xiao Bing specifically went to see Little Fairy Doctor.

“I’m sorry… I couldn’t help more.” Little Fairy Doctor said weakly.

Xiao Bing shook his head: “You’ve done enough.” He took out an ice-blue Medicinal Pill, “This is an ‘ice heart Pill’ refined with the power of Spiritual Thunder; it should temporarily suppress the E Nan Poison Body backlash.”

Little Fairy Doctor took the Medicinal Pill, and her complexion indeed improved significantly: “Thank you… You all must be careful.”

A moment later, in front of the Dan Tower’s teleportation Formation.

“The teleportation Formation can send a maximum of five people at a time.” Yao Lao said, “Xiao Yan, Xiao Bing, and Han Yue go first; Hu Jia and I will follow in the next batch.”

Xiao Yan nodded: “Teacher, please catch up as soon as possible.”

The Formation activated, and in the dazzling white light, the figures of the three gradually blurred…

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Northern Region of Central Plains, Hancheng.

This normally bustling city was now filled with smoke and flames. Above the Han Family mansion, a huge black barrier enveloped it, faintly revealing the battle light erupting within.

In the forest outside the city, the teleportation Formation light flashed, and Xiao Yan, Xiao Bing, and Han Yue appeared.

“A barrier!” Han Yue said anxiously, “It’s Soul Hall’s doing!”

Xiao Bing sensed it: “It’s set up from the inside out; people outside can’t get in, and people inside can’t get out.”

Xiao Yan sneered: “It seems Soul Hall plans to catch them in a trap.” He looked at Xiao Bing, “Can you break it?”

Xiao Bing closed his eyes, sensing the Spiritual Thunder within his body. After a moment, he opened his eyes: “The Moonlight Thunder is inside the barrier; I can sense its resonance… I can try.”