The Asura's eyes narrowed, and his gaze, tinged with the smallest amount of surprise, snapped upwards towards the source of the sound. The Astral Emperor's gaze snapped upwards as well, instantly spotting a hulking figure shooting down towards them from the heavens above, like a mountain falling down towards them. It was even larger than Daoist Eternal Weapons giant form, and far more terrifying.
A storm of lightning spewed outwards in all directions from the figure, like a world-ending storm of lightning crashing down from above. Shadowed darkness descended on the land as the figure's body blacked out the sun.
The figure had already opened its mouth before its first roar, unleashing a beam of apocalyptic lighting that had already reached the battlefield. It was as if a falling star of lightning was piercing towards them.
Boom!
The unstoppable beam of lightning slammed onto the Asura before he could react, blasting it down towards the ground below. The lightning beam slammed against the ground, its power so great that it nearly shattered the formation circle powering the formation around them.
The Grand Elder had already accounted for this, and had made the formation circle to be lightning resistant. Even then, it had nearly been destroyed, and only a massive amount of the spirit crystals in the chamber underneath the formation had been able to heal its wound, greatly reducing the time the barrier would withstand this battle.
The massive figure pierced past Thunderzen and the Alliance leader, who had dashed backwards before it had even arrived. It slammed into the ground with its full weight, its massive claw the size of a large hill slamming onto the location the beam had landed.
Boom!
The continent seemed as though it would split in half from the collision. The ground fractured outwards, rending itself apart for thousands of miles in each direction. The mountains shook, split apart, and crumbled, forming massive chasms where mountain ranges had been. The formation circle fractured again, weakening the barrier for a moment, before once more drawing from the spirit crystal reserves, healing it anew.
The Astral Emperor's gaze flickered with shock. True shock. He realized he had always underestimated the Thunderzens lightning dragon companion. Before he could gather his wits, three figures appeared directly before him, giving him no time to relax.
A massive hammer fell down from above, like a hammer from the gods trying to smite him down. A tempest of lightning crashed towards him from the side, wanting to swallow him whole in its ruinous power. A mystical aura flared out from the third side, like a figure of fate and illusions casting a spell on him.
The Astral Emperor snorted, and then exploded like a star being born. A bright light, like that coming from a true star exploded out in all directions, followed by a calamitous power.
Boom!
The light faded away, revealing a massive six armed human, glowing brightly like a star itself. Its eyes shined like celestial objects, seeming to contain the profundity of the universe within. The figure was a hundred yards tall, smaller than Daoist Eternal Weapon, but much larger than the two others.
If John was here, he would have instantly recognized the form. It was the same form that Zeras had used, only this form was far more powerful and terrifying. Comparing Zeras' use of the form was like comparing a baby to an adult. And it was not only in the power, which Zeras' had been restricted by in the Divine Trial, but also the profundity. It was as if a true star had appeared, ready to ruin everything in its wake.
The two top arms of the Astral Emperor's hulking form were stretched upwards above his head, Daoist Eternal Weapons hammer caught by those hands and completely stopped before it could reach him. His two lower arms on his left side and right side all held glowing swords made of pure astral energy, each powerful enough to be compared to a pinnacle World Expansion grade weapon.
Thunderfist, as well as his lightning tempest, had crashed into the two lower-right blades and been stopped, while the mystical energy from the Grand Elder had been blasted away by two explosive blasts of power from the two lower-left blades held in the Astral Emperor's grasp.
"Pathetic," the Astral Emperor said, his voice ethereal yet deep, like the rumblings of stars.
He slashed outwards with all six arms, pushing all three cultivators backwards. They stopped their backwards momentum dozens of miles later, staring at the massive glowing emperor.
"Good!" Thunderfist roared loudly, his battle lust skyrocketing to the sky. "I would have been disappointed if this battle was over that quickly. Today you shall be my entertainment, Astral Emperor!"
The storm wreaking havoc behind Thunderfist suddenly shot towards him, as it was being absorbed within him. Thunderfist's figure started to glow brightly, nearly as brightly as the Astral Emperor himself. Almost instantly, the storm of lightning had vanished, absorbed entirely by Thunderfist.
Thunderfist hovered in the sky, his body glowing with the bright flashes of lightning coursing over his body. Not a single inch of skin was visible, like he was covered by the most formidable armor made of pure lightning. As the armor of lightning appeared, Thunderfist's power skyrocketed, pushing his power to the Peak of the World Expansion Realm. Two metallic gauntlets, ornately detailed to appear like two lightning dragon heads appeared on his fists, which seemed to absorb the lightning and grow with power, making him even more fearsome.
His lightning form, like a god of lightning, flashed forward, streaking towards the Astral Emperor like a true beam of lightning. He arrived before the Astral Emperor could ready his massive blades, his gauntleted fists slamming into the Astral Emperors side.
Boom!
The Astral Emperor's hulking astral figure shot sideways through the air, a slight groan of pain leaving his astral mouth.
"Again!" Thunderfist roared, streaking towards the Astral Emperor like a blur of lighting.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Like John had done against Asuros, a torrential barrage of fist blows rained down on the Astral Emperor. Thunderfist was like an ant before the hulking figure, yet each blow caused the Astral form to ripple violently, as if it was about to burst apart at any moment.
