After mumbling to himself, Shen Jueyang walks through the gates leading to the middle ring region. After entering the middle region, he was welcomed by a rain of lightning dragons. Shen Jueyang frowned yet remained calmly arrogant.

He murmured, "Mere lightning dragons, you dare to block this emperor’s path?"

A golden red flame appeared at the tip of his hands and flicked it towards the sky. Suddenly a huge crimson blood sun appeared in the sky burning away all the lightning dragons in the region’s sky. A bright light glowed from the sky above as Shen Jueyang walked towards the route where he felt some presence coming from. When he had arrived in the area, he saw a hot spring with lightning still swimming in it. Inside this spring were four children and one adult and among the children he can only recognize the only girl in the group.

The moment he approached, Shen Jueyang didn’t even hide his aura and was immediately noticed by Shan Du. He immediately opened his eyes and looked at the man who approached them with vigilance. Only to see a handsome man with long crimson red hair wearing a black-gold robe with golden dragon pattern, when Shan Du met the crimson gold eyes of the man approaching them he froze. Just based on his features alone, he can guess what this man’s identity is. The children also knew him by this description said by the other children and only Yue Hualei can recognize him as she had seen him before.

Shan Du respectfully fell on his knee as he saw the Immortal Sun Emperor standing not far from them.

He said, "This humble one greets the Immortal Sun Emperor!"

"Stand up. Be at ease," Shen Jueyang said to Shan Du.

The moment he had spoken the other children had also opened their eyes and looked at the direction where the voice was coming. There they saw their Senior Shan Du kowtowing before a handsome big brother that felt so warm like the sun.

Yue Zhiya whispered to his brother, "Cousin, who is he? Why do I feel so warm like the sun?"

"Maybe he is the sun! I also feel warm!!" Lei Liye whispered back to his cousin.

Huan Li said, "Don’t approach him. We don’t know who he is, little highnesses!"

The next thing they heard is a splash coming from behind and they saw the only girl in the group running towards the stranger who stands not far from them. Seeing the excited look of the Yue Hualei, they realized that this man was actually someone their Aunt Xue knows.

"Uncle Shen!!" Yue Hualei, the purple lightning lotus flower spirit said as she jumped on him.

The Immortal Sun Emperor smiled as he caught the little girl. He didn’t care that the little girl was soaking wet from the hot spring and had carried her in his arms.

"Xiao Lei, you have gotten a bit bigger. This place must have greater affinity with you. Will you be promoted soon?" said Shen Jueyang to the little girl.

Yue Hualei responded, "Hehe~ Yes, soon I will grow up as big as Big Brother Shui!"

Before Shen Jueyang noticed three more turnips had approached him and grabbed his robe looking at him with their big eyes. Not far away Shan Du is standing like a pillar who had no intention to move. He is acting like a tree and cannot be like the children grabbing the robes of a powerful emperor realm cultivator like the Immortal Sun Emperor. As for how he was able to enter this region, he doesn’t need to think much and believes that his exalted one had ways to come here with just his strength alone.

Yue Zhiya asked, "Uncle, who are you?" One of the little turnips asked.

Another little turnip jumped out. It was the excited Lei Liye and asked, "Uncle, do you know Aunt Xue?"

Shen Jueyang can see through the disguise of this little one and notices that he is someone from the Moon Clan. A Moon Clan member that possessed the ability to control lightning, this must be the supposed missing little prince of the Yue Clan.

Shen Jueyang crouched down and put Yue Hualei to stand beside the other turnips, turning it into four little turnips. Shen Jueyang smiled at them and gently introduced himself to them.

"My name is Shen Jueyang. You can call me Uncle Shen. I am someone close to your Aunt Xue," he said.

The obedient little turnips call out, "Uncle Shen!"

"Hm. Nice to meet you. Uncle didn’t expect to see you here and didn’t bring much gift. Uncle will just give you money for now and some toys to play with," said Shen Jueyang.

With a wave of his hand, a small pile of high grade spirit stones, gold, artifacts at least king-grade, some rare ores and refining materials appeared. Colorful ones attracted the eyes of the children and they immediately ran towards that small pile of treasures.

Shen Jueyang reminded me, "Split it among yourselves."

"Yes! Thank you, Uncle Shen!" The children said.

With the four turnips gone, so is the smile on Shen Jueyang’s face. His handsome face once again turned dignified and majestic as he stood up and glanced at Shan Du. Shan Du knew he was being called over and tremblingly approached the emperor.

Shen Jueyang asked, "Where is Xue’er?"

"Answering to his majesty, the princes went to that black tower at the center. She had entered inside and hadn’t come out yet. If his majesty plans to enter it is not possible as the only requirement to enter that place is pureblood royalty descendant of the lightning god and nothing else," Shan Du answered. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

The Immortal Sun Emperor narrowed his eyes dangerously at the black tower from a distance. Because of its imposing presence and location, it is hard for anyone not to see it.

Shen Jueyang asked, "What do you know about the tower?"

Shan Du hesitated but thinking of this man’s relationship with their princess, as her former husband, it is only right for him to worry about her. He can only tell everything he knew and heard about the black tower.

"Actually, this servant didn’t even know what was inside. But according to a senior who had accompanied the First Prince there a year ago, he had only seen it once when the First Prince entered inside. A large stage at the center and rows of veranda acting as a watching platform was all there was inside."

"Almost all the royal princes and princesses were tasked to try what was inside the black tower. However, only the First Prince, Lei Yuya and Grand Princess, Lei Meiyu had come out from there. The First Prince comes out as a King ranked cultivator while the Grand Princess comes out half crippled."

"Half crippled?" The Immortal Sun Emperor said worriedly.

Shan Du was telling about the past rumors that he had heard in the clan. It was unknown whether it was true or not. However, Shen Jueyang’s expression turned dangerously serious when he heard that even the Grand Princess of the Regal Lei Clan came out of such a place with crippled body, which made him so worried. This is Yue Xuexia we are talking about. There is no way he would allow anyone to harm her even if they are her ancestor or Primordial God’s soul itself.

Shen Jueyang said, "Look after the children. I’m going to look for Xue’er." He left without waiting for Shan Du’s response.

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Back inside the black tower...

Yue Xuexia had killed more than fifty lightning beasts on the stage. Traces of battles, burns, blood and corpses covered the whole stage. Varying dead bodies of lightning beasts of all sizes piled up under Yue Xuexia’s feet and it was slowly turning into dust. Yue Xuexia stood at these dead beasts covered in blood. She had all kinds of wounds on her arms and legs. The blood of his enemies covered her whole body. However she stood her ground like a tall rod, her back straight and her breathing was even calm.

Those presences at the verandas who were watching her all this time were old souls that served the Primordial Lightning God himself. When they are alive, some of them are battle-hard generals and upon seeing such a talented fighter they were both amazed and shocked.

"Was that sword intent, she is using just now?"

"A lotus shaped sword intent? Each petal of the lotus flower is her sword!"

"How is that possible?! She is not even using any sword technique just now."

The more they watch the more bewitched and bewildered they get. The one one stage is such a young girl compared to any of their age. Yet she is cruel and ruthless towards her own enemies. She is even ruthless towards herself. As long as there is a possibility of killing her enemies, she will not hesitate to go for their heads then rest only a few minutes to use her own healing technique on her body and continue fighting.

Yue Xuexia on the stage had barely rested. She kills anything that comes to attack her yet spared no one who had entered the stage. She had designated anything that fell within the stage as all her enemy and she is extremely murderous about it.

At the top of the tower, the soul of the Primordial Lightning God looking a burly general with fierce look and presence watches over the Moon goddess on the stage with a serious expression. Beside him, a man whose face cannot be seen was also watching.

"Are you satisfied with what you are seeing, Lei?" The man whose face cannot be seen asked.

The Primordial Lightning God said, "She is not... using her full strength. There is a seal on her."