Hu Le took the Creation Elixir from the acre of land and did not linger there. Instead, he continued deeper into the Thunder Swamp.

He hadn't forgotten that he had come here to search for a lightning-attribute innate spiritual treasure.

Even if we can't find innate spiritual treasures, finding some innate spiritual objects that can be used to entrust the Dao seed will be fine...

And so he continued onward, flying for about 100,000 miles, until a great mountain appeared ahead, with thunder and lightning swirling within it, and destructive power enveloping the entire mountain.

He circled the mountain but still found nothing useful, so he left the mountain and continued deeper into the Thunder Swamp.

Hu Le had just left the mountains when he was blocked by a pillar of wind. The pillar was about a hundred feet in circumference and was formed by countless black winds. It stood there like a pillar reaching to the sky.

Hu Le rode on auspicious clouds to the wind pillar and discovered that below the wind pillar was a dark cave.

These black winds all condensed after drifting out of the cave.

Hu Le sensed something was amiss, so he stepped forward, grabbed a wisp of black wind from the wind pillar, and gently sniffed it. A foul, fishy stench assaulted his nostrils.

"This trend is indeed ominous!"

Hu Le sighed inwardly and focused his divine sense into the cave. He found that the cave was spacious and deep. He had already extended his divine sense tens of thousands of feet, but still could not see the bottom.

Just when he thought this cave might lead directly to the Earth's core, his divine sense finally reached the bottom of the cave.

This is an extremely vast underground world, roughly ten thousand miles in circumference, filled with all sorts of exposed rocks and cloud crystals of various strange shapes.

The cloud crystal emitted a faint glow, becoming the only source of light in the cave.

In the center of the cave, a giant black dragon lay sprawled.

The dragon was currently in a deep slumber. With each breath, countless wisps of black energy escaped from its mouth and nose, transforming into wisps of black wind that drifted towards the sky above the cave.

Finally, it condensed at the cave entrance into a black pillar of wind that shot straight into the sky...

Although the black dragon is asleep, its senses remain extremely sharp.

The moment Hu Le's divine sense approached, it was detected.

He was immediately awakened from his sleep.

"Who! Who is spying on me!"

He roared, and his body shimmered with light, transforming into a black-robed youth. His figure soared into the sky as a wisp of black smoke, appearing above the cave entrance in an instant.

Hu Le glanced at the black dragon and realized that it was a pure-blooded dragon, not some strange creation.

Nowadays, most dragons live in rivers, lakes, seas, or famous mountains and rivers throughout the prehistoric world.

Why would this black dragon choose such a wretched place as Raize?

What else is there besides dangerous thunder and lightning?

Hu Le, of course, did not know that this dragon was not a native of Thunder Swamp, but had escaped from outside.

His background is equally extraordinary; his name is Ao Kun, and he is the brother of the current Black Dragon Clan Chief.

Back then, the two brothers schemed and plotted against each other to seize the position of clan leader, using every means at their disposal, and each wished the other dead.

Later, his elder brother, being more skilled, defeated him and became the new clan leader.

Ao Kun knew that if he continued to stay in the clan, he would likely lose his life.

His older brother would never tolerate him.

If they want to survive, the only way is to escape the Black Dragon Clan, find a secluded place to hide, and continue to eke out a living.

So, without waiting for his brother to cause him trouble, he fled the dragon clan.

Little did he know that his elder brother had already planted spies around him.

He had just defected when his elder brother found out and led his men in a relentless pursuit.

Finally, he escaped by fleeing directly into the Leize River, thus narrowly escaping death.

So he hid in the Thunder Swamp and worked hard to cultivate, hoping that one day he could go back to take revenge and reclaim the position of clan leader...

Just now, when Hu Le sent his divine sense into the cave, his first thought was that his brother had come to kill him again. He was only relieved after he came out and saw Hu Le.

However, regardless of who Hu Le was, now that his whereabouts had been discovered, he had no choice but to kill him to silence him in order to avoid exposing his whereabouts.

Since he was prepared to kill, Ao Kun didn't bother arguing with Hu Le anymore. Upon meeting him, a long spear suddenly appeared in his hand, and he pounced on Hu Le without saying a word.

Seeing this, Hu Le also became curious. He casually swept his bamboo cane aside and deflected the spear that Ao Kun was thrusting at him.

"You beast, your actions are utterly unreasonable! I have no grudge against you, why do you try to kill me the moment we meet?"

"Enough with the nonsense! You will die here today!"

Ao Kun roared angrily, flicked his spear, and thrust it at Hu Le again.

"You wicked brat, what a boastful tone! Even the First Emperor wouldn't dare speak to me like that."

Hu Le chuckled and parried Ao Kun's shot again.

"Bah! You have quite the nerve to talk such nonsense about my ancestor!"

Being reminded of his ancestors naturally displeased Ao Kun, and his attacks became even more ferocious.

Although his attacks were fierce, his strength was far inferior to Hu Le's.

In just a few rounds, Hu Le knocked the spear out of his hand with a single blow.

"How is that possible??"

Ao Kun was horrified and quickly took several steps back, realizing that he had been too impulsive this time and seemed to have provoked a troublesome person.

However, it was too late for him to regret it now.

He suddenly reached out and pinched his nostrils, then opened his mouth and spat out countless wind blades.

The wind blade sliced ​​through the air and shot towards Hu Le in an instant.

With a flick of his sleeve, Hu Le swept away all the wind blades in one fell swoop.

Seeing this, Ao Kun's heart sank, and he hurled a handful of lightning balls.

"Don't chase after us!"

He shouted and leaped into the cave behind him.

With a loud bang!

The lightning orbs collided and exploded, instantly triggering the surrounding lightning. A torrent of lightning bolts surged forth, engulfing Hu Le in an instant…

Ao Kun fled into the underground cave and descended rapidly to the bottom. He glanced back and, seeing that Hu Le had not followed, breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sigh! This time I was far too reckless..."

He secretly regretted it, but since things had come to this point, he knew he couldn't stay there any longer.

Fortunately, this cave is not a dead end; there are other ways out hidden there.

So, after landing, he immediately disappeared into a dark tunnel not far away.

This tunnel is winding and narrow, yet it leads directly to a mountain hundreds of miles away.

He was enveloped in a cloud of black wind and moved swiftly through the narrow cave. In just a few breaths, he reached the end of the cave, and the exit was in a cave halfway up the mountain.

Without stopping, he made his way out of the cave. Looking around and finding no one else nearby, he put his hands on his hips and laughed, "Haha! Today, I've escaped death once again!"

"Really? Are you sure?"

Just as he was feeling smug, Hu Le's voice suddenly rang out behind him.

Ao Kun felt a chill run through his body, and a cold sensation shot up his tailbone...