Chapter 1228 Commencement of The Thunderstroke Doom
"Rumble!"
Austin nced at the grey cocoon when he heard the thunder.
Thick, dark grey clouds with ragged edges glimmered a brilliant silver as several colossal thunderbolts
fell from the sky. As the lightning settled, darkness extended over tens of thousands of miles.
The sky lit up again as more lightning descended from the heavens. Austin''s forehead furrowed with
concern as the number of lightning bolts increased from a few to several, to dozens and then tens of
hundreds. They tore through the heaven and earth as they hurtled toward the grey cocoon.
At the same time, the grey cocoon exuded enormous amounts of evil energy that swiftly rose toward
the sky to counter the thunderbolts.
The roaring and swirling dense evil energy split the falling thunderbolts.
"The Thunderstroke Doom has finally started!"
Austin was excited when he saw the Thunderstroke Doom, a form of the trial of heaven and earth that
cultivators who intended to reach the Primal Holy Realm and beyond were bound to withstand.
"Rumble!"
Next, zing silver bolts of lightning cascaded like heavy rainfall in such a wild and destructive way
that it seemed to ruin everything in this world.
One after another, lofty peaks on the vast mountain range below the thunderbolts crumbled into stone
and dust.
The dense ancient forest ignited, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into an endless sea of fire.
Austin''s eyes widened when he witnessed the destructive power of the Thunderstroke Doom. Anxious,
he nced at the grey cocoon. A sigh of relief escaped his lips when he saw that it was still hovering
mid-air and enduring the lightning barrage.
The terrifying grey evil energy, visible to the naked eye, transformed into endless grey mist and
surrounded the grey cocoon.
"The queen will withstand the Thunderstroke Doom, right?"
Austin asked Priest Callum through his spiritual sense as he continued to stare at the grey cocoon.
Watching the grey cocoon levitate precariously in the sea of thunderbolts, chilled Austin to the bone.
"Ha-ha. Please don''t worry about it. The queen is recovering her real power. She has ovee a
simr Thunderstroke Doom before. I am sure that she will endure this time as well.
As long as no one disturbs her, everything will be fine,"
Priest Callum calmly replied to Austin through his spiritual sense.
"So it is."
Relief filled Austin after he heard Priest Callum''s exnation.
Just as the queen was breaking through the Thunderstroke Doom, Austin''s adversaries returned to
Heavenly Emperor City.
Disheartened, six strong cultivators at the Primal Holy Realm led the troops sent by the powerful sects
and ns back to the midtown area of Heavenly Emperor City.
Every cultivator was filled with a sense of dismay.
They were rather reluctant to ept the result of thebat today.
Twelve strong cultivators at the Primal Holy Realm, dozens of cultivators at the Heaven Realm, and
four to five thousand cultivators of average abilities failed to vanquish Austin. It was beyond their
expectation that he would kill so many of theirrades.
If the news of their defeat spread, Austin would be a sensation in the Heavenly Dragon Holy
Kingdom, and perhaps, even in the whole South Continent of the Prime Martial World.
As for the defeated cultivators, they were bound to be theughing stock of the whole Prime Martial
World. The thought that their failure would pave the way for Austin''s fame, which filled them with a
sense of embarrassment and humiliation.
"Return to your bases. Report today''sbat result to your headquarters and wait for further orders,"
a cultivator at the premium stage of Primal Holy Realm said in low spirits to the crowd. Then he exerted
his bodily movement skill and headed for the base of his sect.
The other cultivators remained silent as they moved toward their sect bases or n bases in Heavenly
Emperor City.
Meanwhile, an overwhelmingly awe-inspiring aura surged in the horizon in the northern part of the city.
In the blink of an eye, flying human shadows that exuded tremendous vital energy force arrived in
Heavenly Emperor City.
"Attention, everybody! That bastard, Austin, is right here in Heavenly Emperor City.
Blockade the city right away! Search everywhere for Austin and arrest him as soon as possible!"
A voice fell from the sky like fierce thunderbolts being discharged from the Nine Heavens. The whole
city shuddered under the deafening sound.
A few prominent cultivators arrived in the city with a sudden "whoosh".
These cultivators spread in all directions across the city. As they hovered in the sky, their daunting aura
shrouded the entire Heavenly Emperor City.
However, an odd silence followed theirmand.
Surprisingly, all other cultivators across Heavenly Emperor City nced at the sky speechlessly.
No one spoke.
Deathly silence encased the whole city. If a needle had been dropped in that moment, the sound would
have echoed throughout Heavenly Emperor City.
A few cultivators, who stood on the ground, tried very hard to suppress theirughter.
Of course, they wouldn''t dare tough out loud as that would offend the prominent cultivators. So, they
tried to hold back.
Most of them already knew the identities of the group of cultivators that had just appeared in the city.
These prominent cultivators were central or leading figures of great sects and ns that were in conflict
with Austin.
Among them were reclusive elders from the Sky Sect, the New Moon Sect, the Ghost Puppet Sect, and
the Magic Hand Sect.
The status of these elders was generally higher than that of sect leaders.
Aside from these great sects, the Jiang n and the Chen n, two of the four great ns, each sent
a reclusive elder as well.
Meanwhile, the other two ns of the four great ns, the Song n and the Kong n, sent n
chiefs to represent them.
Prity Sect, Breeze Sect, and Celestial Gate Sect sent their sect leaders.
The Veritable Demon Sect was the only n not to send a central figure.
It was rare for these prominent figures to make an appearance in public. However, when they did, the
whole Heavenly Dragon Holy Kingdom would be awed by their presence.
But now, they had shown up in Heavenly Emperor City.
And they hade for one person—Austin.
Up to now, Austin had imprisoned thousands of disciples from these sects and ns.
The news that Austin had captured thousands of strong and influential members of prominent ns
and sects brought tremendous shame to these ns and sects. Before long, this discreditable news
had spread throughout the whole kingdom like wildfire.
If these sects and ns didn''t rescue their captured disciples and punish Austin as soon as possible,
they would lose their reputation.
Besides, it wasn''t just revenge that motivated these prominent cultivators. They wanted Austin''s mighty
treasures!
"Are you all deaf? Why isn''t there any response?
Blockade the whole city right away and search for Austin. Arrest him promptly!"
a stalwart middle-aged man, who was dressed in purple ordered. Although he spoke in a seemingly
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calm voice, it, however, mimicked the rumble of fierce thunder as it rang in everyone''s ears.
The response that followed their previous order was unexpected as the whole of Heavenly Emperor
City remained quiet.
The prominent cultivators, who had just reached the city, were annoyed by the awkward silence.
"n chief, that Austin guy... He has already left the city."
A cultivator at the medium stage of Primal Holy Realm finally flew to the sky. His head hung in shame
as he helplessly replied to the middle-aged man in purple.
The middle-aged man in purple was the chief of the Song n.
"Oh?
What happened?
Tell me!"
The chief of the Song n was a powerful martial arts cultivator. He was also naturally shrewd. When
he heard the cultivator stammer, he knew that something terrible had happened.
The chief of the Song n was familiar with the cultivator as he was a member and strong cultivator of
the Song n.
After taking a deep breath, the cultivator narrated all the events that had transpired in the Heavenly
Emperor City.
"Austin, that bastard! How dare he do that?"
All of a sudden, a terrifying, furious aura burst across the sky.
Every prominent cultivator levitating high in the air looked somber. The expression in their eyes
seemed to be emanating fire.
The fury of these prominent cultivators sent a shudder through the whole city.
"Everybody, listen. One of Austin''s conspirators is going through the Thunderstroke Doom right now.
In addition, it is said that Austin, the bastard, has a female conspirator at the Primal Holy Realm.
So, the conspirator, who is now enduring the Thunderstroke Doom, must be his female conspirator.
Undoubtedly, it takes some time to break through the Thunderstroke Doom, which means that they
won''t leave that mountain anytime soon. They must still be there.
If we head there right away, we can capture Austin, the bastard!"
The chief of the Song n said to the other prominent cultivators, who were hovering above Heavenly
Emperor City.
"Yes, indeed. I agree with you. I can sense that thunderbolts are descending from the sky in that
direction.
They are still there. "
With the help of their powerful spiritual sense, several prominent cultivators sensed a great many
thunderbolts being discharged in the location where the queen was breaking through the
Thunderstroke Doom at present.