Chapter 1039

Seeing that Lei Dong had disappeared, Zi Chen frowned and released his spiritual senses in all directions.

Lei Dong disappeared silently. Zi Chen didn't notice anything. After spreading out his spiritual sense, he still couldn't find any trace of Lei Dong.

"Hey, where's Lei Dong?"

"Why is Lei Dong gone?"

The other members of the Thunder Clan also found that Lei Dong had disappeared. Their faces were filled with confusion.

"Zi Chen." Lei Ming walked towards Zi Chen.

Zi Chen opened his eyes. Even with his perfect spiritual sense, he still couldn't find any trace of Lei Dong. It was as if Lei Dong had disappeared into thin air. However, he was able to obtain the Heavenly Thunder Wings today. This harvest was beyond his expectations. Zi Chen could completely sense the power hibernating in the four wings.

The other members of the Thunder Clan followed behind Lei Ming. They looked at Zi Chen with eyes full of worship and admiration.

"Zi Chen, this is our patriarch." Lei Ming introduced.

"Zi Chen greets the patriarch." Zi Chen politely bowed.

He was strong and had saved everyone in the Thunder Clan. He wasn't arrogant and was so polite. He was also very handsome. Many of the female cultivators of the Thunder Clan looked at Zi Chen with shining eyes.

"Zi Chen, thank you for your help. Otherwise, the Thunder Clan would have been in danger." The old patriarch said.

After that, there was a series of thanks. Zi Chen felt a little embarrassed and waved his hand. The members of the Thunder Clan were very enthusiastic. Both men and women were very enthusiastic. Some of the young girls even wanted to bring Zi Chen back, saying that they would cook for Zi Chen.

Zi Chen really couldn't stand these passionate gazes. He quickly pulled back and walked to the old patriarch. "The Demon Race has already discovered this place. What's the patriarch's plan next?"

This was a question worth pondering. The old patriarch sighed and fell into deep thought.

This matter concerned the future of the Thunder Clan. The surrounding people were silent. Those young girls also tactfully moved their gazes away.

"This is the only base of the Thunder Tribe. To think that it would be exposed just like that. Now, there are only two paths for the Thunder Tribe to survive."

The old patriarch sighed and said, "The first is to seal this small world so that the Devil Race can't enter. But if we seal it, we won't be able to get the resources of the outside world. The resources in this small world aren't enough to sustain the entire Thunder Clan. The Thunder Clan will be unable to recover from this setback."

Pausing for a second, the old patriarch continued, "As for the second option, that is to leave this place and find a secret small world. But since the Demon Clan has come prepared, I am afraid that there will be strong Demon Clan cultivators guarding the small world. Maybe there are even Earth Origin Stage cultivators. Now, there is no other way."

The Lei Clan had been passed down for tens of thousands of years. Even if they had declined, they were still bigger than a horse. However, what puzzled Zi Chen was that the Lei Clan, which had been passed down for so many years, had not produced a single Earthly Yuan Stage practitioner.

Zi Chen immediately asked, "Patriarch, there's something I don't understand."

"Little friend Zi Chen, ask away."

"The Lei Clan has been around for so long. Even if they have declined, they should have at least Earth Origin Stage practitioners. Also, since the Demon Clan has invaded, why didn't the Earth Origin Stage practitioners come in? Why did they stay outside?"

Before the old patriarch could answer Zi Chen's question, Lei Ming explained, "Zi Chen, there is something you don't know. The Lei Clan's small world was deliberately chosen by the ancestors of the Lei Clan. Only those below the Earthly Yuan Stage can enter this small world. As for those above the Earthly Yuan Stage, they have to leave this place when they break through."

"Leave this place? Where did they go? Why didn't they come back to help when the Lei Clan is in trouble?" Zi Chen asked again.

Lei Ming smiled bitterly and said, "No one knows where the Earthly Yuan Stage practitioners of the Lei Clan went. They seemed to have disappeared from this world. As for help, Earthly Yuan Stage practitioners can't enter this small world. Naturally, they can't help."

Lei Ming's explanation wasn't enough to convince Zi Chen. The old patriarch explained, "Zi Chen, there is something you don't know. Today's matter was predicted by the Lei Clan's experts."

"Predicted in advance?" Zi Chen's eyes widened.

"Yes, after the decline of the Lei Clan, this is the first genius to appear. His Xiantian divination ability has reached the level of being able to predict the future."

The old patriarch looked at Zi Chen and said, "In the past, this ancestor left behind many prophecies, each and every one of them came true. Today's crisis is the last one."

"And you, according to the prophecy, are the one who will resolve this crisis for us."

Hearing the old patriarch's words, the other Lei Clan members couldn't believe their eyes. They shifted their gazes to Zi Chen once again.

"Then what does the patriarch mean?"

The old patriarch continued, "The prophecy ends here. I dare to make a decision on behalf of the Lei Clan and pass you the position of patriarch. The future of the Lei Clan will be decided by you."

"What? Pass me the position of patriarch?" Zi Chen was taken aback. It seemed that this old man wouldn't rest until he was shocked to death.

"Without you, the Lei Clan would cease to exist. Even if the Lei Clan still exists, the Lei Clan will only serve the devil race. Hence, we believe in you unconditionally."

"Yes, Zi Chen, we believe in you." The other Lei Clan members all agreed. Lei Ming's voice was the loudest among them.

This trust came too quickly, it was inconceivable. Just a single meeting and the old patriarch already passed the position of patriarch to Zi Chen. It was one thing if the patriarch wasn't strict, but it even felt like he was taking it lightly.

In reality, this was the old man's decision. Because, the Lei Clan now only had two paths. The first was to seal the area and fail. The second was to leave and die.

Of these two paths, neither one was good. Hence, the old man decided to pass the choice to Zi Chen.

As for why he was so straightforward, it was because although this was the first time they met, the old man had already heard about Zi Chen from Lei Ming. Other than his appearance, he knew everything about him. In fact, the old man even knew that Zi Chen had a few close female friends.

Of course, this wasn't him gossiping. It was Lei Ming who had proudly told them. So although this was the first time they had met, they already knew about Zi Chen's character through Lei Ming.

Seeing everyone's trust, Zi Chen felt a bit of pressure. He naturally wouldn't let the Lei Clan hide here and gradually lose. The reason they trusted him so much was to help the Lei Clan rise again.

Thus, after thinking for a few breaths, Zi Chen chose to leave with them. But before that, he had to understand the Boundless Sect's situation. "How is the Boundless Sect right now?"

"The Boundless Sect is developing very well. Vice sect master Wang Qiong has successfully broken through to the Human Origin realm. Lu Peng and the others have also broken through. Last time we went back, the Spirit Devouring Rats discovered several small worlds with many resources."

Zi Chen interrupted Lei Ming. "In other words, the Boundless Sect doesn't lack resources."

Lei Ming pondered for a moment. "You can say that."

"Then what about the Devil Race?"

"The Devil Race has occupied the Chaos Lands and made it their main base. Soon, the Devil Race will expand. They might even attack the Barbarian Lands."

Zi Chen nodded. Then he looked at the Lei Clan members and said, "Everyone should know that I've rebuilt the Boundless Sect in the southern region. I'm the sect master. That place isn't bad. If you want to leave this place, I can bring you there."

Everyone naturally knew about the Everlasting Sect. In fact, they even knew more about it than Zi Chen. After hearing what Zi Chen said, some of them were overjoyed. The Old Clan Leader asked, "Clan Leader Zi Chen, there might be an Earth Origin Realm martial artist from the Thunder Clan guarding outside. How should we leave with so many of us?"

"I have my ways. If you've decided to leave, go pack up your things and bring your cultivation resources. Then we'll seal this place and leave," said Zi Chen.

After that, things went surprisingly smoothly. Everyone prepared to return and collect their cultivation resources.

Suddenly, a powerful aura came from the horizon. Looking over, they saw dark clouds surging in the sky. That was demonic Qi. A large group of Devils had arrived.

"Devils! It's the Devils! They're here again!" The Lei Clan members' expressions changed. They returned and stood behind Zi Chen.

Zi Chen looked at the dark clouds. His perfect spiritual sense had already detected that it was a group of Devils. Their leader was a late-stage Mortal Origin realm Devil.

Zi Chen had seen many Devils, but this was the first time he felt such dense demonic Qi. The density and purity of the demonic Qi was almost on par with that of the Sky Rending Battle Ape.

An oppressive aura came from the horizon. This aura caused the Lei Clan members' expressions to change again. Lightning energy had a natural suppressive effect on demonic Qi. However, it wasn't absolute. When demonic Qi reached its limit, it would suppress lightning energy.

Such was the current situation.

A group of over twenty Mortal Origin realm Devils followed by an army of Core Origin realm Devils. The leader was wearing black armor and was two meters tall. He wasn't considered tall among the Devils.

He only had a single horn on his head. His eyes were blood-red and emitted a terrifying light.

He didn't deliberately release his aura, but it was already extremely oppressive. This was an extraordinary existence among the Devils. His combat power wasn't much weaker than a human's Spirit Body.

When he saw Zi Chen in front of the Lei Clan, his red eyes were filled with killing intent. There was still some distance between them. He shouted, "You're Zi Chen?"

Zi Chen looked at the group of Devils and didn't say anything.

"Rumor has it that you've killed a Spirit Body. Is that true?" The Devil approached and asked again. His voice was loud and cold.

Before Zi Chen could think of an answer, Lei Ming beside him said loudly, "Of course, and there's more than one of them."

The Devil Clan youth snorted. "Regardless of whether it's true or not, you must have some skills to be able to slaughter a group of Origin realm Devils. I'm Mo Li. I'm here to give you a chance to join the Devils. If you agree, we'll withdraw. If you refuse, this place will be razed to the ground and this small world will cease to exist."

"With just you?" Zi Chen said coldly.

The Devil Clan youth laughed. "Of course I can't do it alone. However, I have the Devil Clan army behind me. Destroying this small world won't be a problem at all. As for you, you might have some methods to escape, but I want to say that even if you escape, you won't be able to survive. There are Earth Origin realm Devils waiting for you outside."