"Ah~"

"This... how could this happen?"

Cries of surprise rose up one after another; besides Xiao Mu, every person present was stunned on the spot, looking at the Divine Wood Plaque in disbelief.

The sudden shattering of the Divine Wood Plaque shocked them, and they couldn't believe what they were seeing.

"You... you... the Divine Wood Plaque is broken, what... what did you do to the Divine Wood Plaque?"

Finally, Ge Lian, after snapping back to reality, stared at Xiao Mu with astonishment and anger, accusing him.

"Friend, don't make false accusations, I was merely passing under the Divine Wood Plaque. Did you see me do anything? Perhaps it's just that your signboard is of poor quality."

Xiao Mu looked back calmly, not admitting that he had damaged the Divine Wood Plaque.

"Haha!"

Zhao Jingyan was stunned for a moment and then suddenly burst into laughter, "Right, right, Ge Lian, if the quality of your treasure is no good, don't try to swindle others."

"Did you see my friend do anything, tamper with the Divine Wood Plaque in any way?"

Ge Lian was at a loss for words, not knowing how to respond. He glared at Xiao Mu, who appeared completely unruffled, as if nothing had happened.

Eventually, Ge Lian could not find any evidence that Xiao Mu had destroyed the Divine Wood Plaque and, feeling exasperated, he waved Xiao Mu and the others away, "You can go."

"Haha! Thanks! Haha! Ge Lian, next time remember to get a more powerful signboard, not like this one that just breaks out of the blue. Oh, and if you can't find someone suitable to make your treasures, you could ask me, I'll give you a discount."

Zhao Jingyan waved at Ge Lian, his words filled with sarcasm.

Ge Lian's face darkened but he did not respond to Zhao Jingyan, just stared at the broken Divine Wood Plaque, deep in thought.

He didn't entirely believe Xiao Mu had the power to destroy the Divine Wood Plaque and began considering what other factors could have led to its destruction.

"Brother Mu, impressive!"

Not long after they left the village gate, Zhao Jingyan gave Xiao Mu a thumbs-up, full of admiration, "Such a formidable treasure, the Divine Wood Plaque, and you managed to destroy it. I think your strength is much greater than it appears."

"Brother Zhao is mistaken, the Divine Wood Plaque was not destroyed by me."

Xiao Mu did not admit to destroying the Divine Wood Plaque, to avoid unnecessary trouble.

"Not you? Haha, I understand, I get it!"

Zhao Jingyan had a momentary lapse of understanding, but then he laughed heartily.

At that moment, a thunderous presence suddenly emanated from ahead, infused with the power of Divine Spirits, and was remarkably intense.

Crack! Sizzle! Boom!

The sound of thunder and thunderbolts came from the ground ahead, even forming lightning sparks, continuously making sizzling noises.

The ground became darker the farther forward they went, the soil gradually losing its vitality.

A terrifying crater hundreds of meters in diameter appeared in front of everyone, cutting right across the road, surrounded by lifeless soil.

There had been some buildings in the area, but now they had turned into dark, broken, ashy substances, that dissipated continuously with the wind, forming black clouds of dust in the air.

"Brother Mu, Brother Zhu, Young Master Li, let's go around!"

Zhao Jingyan spoke as he led Xiao Mu and the others to detour around the left side of the giant pit, treating the crater as something commonplace.

"Brother Mu, what's the deal with this pit?" Xiao Mu asked curiously about this unique giant crater, as it was obviously left by someone with a position in the Thunder God realm.

"It seems that Brother Mu is visiting Twilight Forest Village for the first time, not knowing about the Annihilation Thunder Pit; it was left by the legendary Thunder God, Qing Jie."

Zhao Jingyan explained as they walked, eventually stopping his Escape Light to let Xiao Mu, who was seeing the Annihilation Thunder Pit for the first time, get a good look.

"Qing Jie, Thunder God?" Xiao Mu had never heard the name before, and he turned to Zhu Ping as he spoke.

"Brother Mu, Qing Jie, the Thunder God, is the same Thunder God I mentioned to you, the one who left this dark cloud in the sky; it's just that I forgot his title before."

Zhu Ping pointed to the sky and explained to Xiao Mu with an apologetic smile.

"The title 'Qing Jie, Thunder God,' was given by the people of Twilight Forest Village; we actually don't know what name the Thunder God goes by."

Zhao Jingyan added offhandedly, supplementing Zhu Ping's explanation.

"I see!"

Xiao Mu said, looking down into the depths of the Annihilation Thunder Pit. To his surprise, he saw remnants of a castle-like, massive building deeply embedded in the soil, as if a giant castle had descended from the sky, crashed into the ground, and then flown away.

Near the imprint of the castle, the soil was scorched and had completely lost its vitality, no longer able to provide a living space for any creature.

"Brother Mu, don't get too close!"

Zhao Jingyan saw Xiao Mu looking into the depths of the Thunder Pit and immediately became anxious, quickly pulling Xiao Mu back.

Crack!

A thunderbolt surged from below, striking right where Xiao Mu's head had just been, causing the air to combust and emit a burnt smell.

"Brother Mu, this Thunder Pit is very dangerous; it's best not to get close!" Zhao Jingyan earnestly cautioned Xiao Mu, clearly fearful of the pit.

"Thanks for the warning, Brother Zhao!"

Xiao Mu replied casually to Zhao Jingyan, but with his strength, even if Zhao Jingyan hadn't pulled him back, the residual Thunderbolts in the pit wouldn't have hurt him the slightest bit.

"Brother Mu, you're too kind!"

Zhao Jingyan waved his hand and said seriously, "Although Qing Jie, the Thunder God, has been away from Twilight Forest Village for a long time and no one knows where he has gone, no one wants to provoke him or disturb his remnants, because no one knows when he'll return."

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