A fierce aura surged from Chen Dong’s body once more.
The atmosphere instantly became tense, as if swords were drawn.
Seeing this, Lei Qianjiao’s expression shifted slightly.
Although she disliked Wu Tian, she knew that internal conflict was forbidden at such a time, as it could lead to danger.
Therefore, as the captain, she absolutely could not stand idly by.
She quickly stepped forward and said, "Wait a moment, Chen Dong. Calm down. Now is not the time to settle personal grudges!"
Chen Dong said angrily, "When is the right time?"
"Since there’s no one in charge here, I must make this scoundrel taste my power!"
"Otherwise, won't this guy become completely lawless!"
Lei Qianjiao said, "Chen Dong, you must understand, this is the Thunder God Realm. We have no idea what dangers we might face!"
"If you two start fighting, it will inevitably worsen the situation. We are all here to improve our strength. Do you want to get things backward!"
Her tone became a bit sharper. "Since the Sect Master has put me in charge, I must fulfill my responsibility."
"If you insist on fighting, then don't blame me for being impolite!"
Hearing Lei Qianjiao’s words, Chen Dong finally suppressed his anger.
He said loudly, "Fine, I’ll give you face today. But kid, you better watch your step!"
"If you force me to act against you, then the consequences will be something you absolutely cannot bear!"
Wu Tian said indifferently, "I’ll say the same to you. I hope you’ll conduct yourself properly."
Chen Dong snorted and ignored Wu Tian. Seeing that the crisis had been temporarily averted, Lei Qianjiao breathed a sigh of relief.
She was about to consider where to go next, but before she could speak, her expression suddenly froze.
To be precise, she wasn't the only one whose expression had become stiff; everyone’s face turned peculiar at that moment.
They exchanged glances, and their immortal energy instinctively condensed.
Something was wrong.
There seemed to be an unusual fluctuation in the air!
"Everyone, pay attention!" Lei Qianjiao said vigilantly, "It seems something is approaching!"
Wu Tian’s face also showed surprise. He could clearly feel that the unusual fluctuation was coming from the west.
As time passed, the fluctuation became increasingly apparent!
"This is..." He subconsciously looked towards the west, his eyes growing more astonished.
Soon, the fluctuation turned into a thunderous sound, and the entire ground seemed to tremble.
A dark shadow emerged from the distance. As they drew closer, everyone’s faces changed dramatically!
"It's Thunder Beasts!" Lei Qianjiao exclaimed, "Everyone, prepare for battle!"
Thunder Beasts were a type of thunder-attribute spiritual beast that lived in the Thunder God Realm.
Although spiritual beasts were scarce in the outside world, places like the Thunder God Realm still harbored quite a few.
The Thunder Beasts in front looked like wild oxen, but with the difference that their horns flickered with lightning, and their eyes were blood-red and ferocious, clearly not benevolent creatures.
"How can this be!" someone in the team exclaimed in disbelief.
"We've just arrived here, and we're already being attacked by Thunder Beasts?"
Lei Qianjiao's expression was also a bit grim. She said in a deep voice, "As I said, the Thunder God Realm is no ordinary place, and danger exists at all times."
"From what I know, these Thunder Beasts are called Thunder Oxen. They are a level three spiritual beast, with general strength around that of a level seven spirit cultivator, and can reach the Immortal level at their peak!"
"It seems our luck is not so good to encounter them today."
Someone in the team said, "No way, even if our luck is bad, this is too unlucky!"
"There are over a hundred of these Thunder Oxen! What do we do now, run?"
Lei Qianjiao looked at the approaching herd of Thunder Oxen and said in a deep voice, "It's too late to run. We can only hope there aren't any overly powerful Thunder Oxen among them!"
"Attack!"
As Lei Qianjiao uttered these words, the herd of Thunder Oxen had already entered the ten-meter radius around them.
Since there were no Thunder Oxen in the outside world, this was the first time everyone had seen what a Thunder Ox looked like.
Upon seeing their wild appearance, many people couldn't help but feel their hearts tremble.
Thunder Oxen had not seen any creatures other than spiritual beasts for a long time. Thus, upon smelling the aura of Wu Tian and the others, they became even more ferocious than before.
The lightning on their horns crackled, and then, with the momentum of trampling everything, they engulfed Wu Tian and the others!
As for this situation, Wu Tian and the others naturally would not sit idly by.
After all, they were cultivators at the Immortal level, so they quickly mobilized their immortal energy and counterattacked the Thunder Oxen.
Lightning flashed frequently, and powerful immortal energy erupted without reservation!
The group struck the Thunder Oxen with their fists and feet. Under the augmentation of immortal energy, the Thunder Oxen fell to the ground one after another.
The situation was relatively fortunate. Although there were many Thunder Oxen, they were mostly ordinary ones.
Even though spiritual beasts were naturally stronger than humans, they could still handle them with their current strength.
Their attacks were swift and fierce. Each strike, even if it couldn't kill a Thunder Ox, could temporarily incapacitate it.
Gradually, the once seemingly unstoppable herd of Thunder Oxen began to decrease in number at a visible rate.
In just over ten minutes, with a thunderous fist strike from Wu Tian, the last Thunder Ox also crashed to the ground.
Thus, all hundred Thunder Oxen lay defeated around them.
"I was so scared. I thought these Thunder Oxen were that powerful, but it turns out they're just so-so," someone in the team exclaimed.
Lei Qianjiao said, "It seems our luck is neither good nor bad. At least the Thunder Oxen we encountered weren't particularly strong."
"If we had encountered high-level Thunder Oxen, things wouldn't have been resolved so easily."
Wu Tian did not join their conversation. Instead, he focused his gaze on the carcass of a Thunder Ox.
A wound had opened in the abdomen of that Thunder Ox, and within the wound, something seemed to be faintly glowing.
Out of curiosity, he squatted down and gently cut open the wound with his immortal energy as a blade.
Seeing this, Lei Qianjiao couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing?"