My strength increases by one percent every day; I can destroy stars with my bare hands.

"Have Fang Yuan investigate for me. I need to know who he is."

While Fang Yuan and the others were still in the myriad realms, the Soul Emperor ordered them to investigate Li Xuancang.

Before long, several Celestial Realm experts from the Origin Continent descended upon the Soul Palace.

"Fellow Daoists, please come in!"

The Soul Emperor invited a few people into the Soul Palace, and the others were not qualified to know the content of their conversation.

At the same time, a shocking change occurred in the Eternal Divine Dynasty.

"What? Lord Lei Ting is still alive and has even broken through to the late stage of the Cave Heaven Realm? Is this true?"

"Wasn't Lord Lei Ting dead? How could he still be alive?"

"It's surprising that Lord Lei Ting is still alive."

"..."

The imperial court has announced the return of the fallen Lei Tianjue, who has even broken through to the late stage of the Cave Heaven Realm. The people of the Divine Dynasty feel as if they are dreaming, as if it is not real.

"With Lord Lei's return, who will take charge of the Court of Judgment, him or Lord Li?"

"With Lord Lei's return and his breakthrough to the late stage of the Cave Heaven Realm, will he vie for power with Lord Li?"

"Two tigers cannot share one mountain; this is not a good thing."

"..."

After the initial shock, everyone was filled with worry and unease.

Under Li Xuancang's leadership, the current Divine Dynasty is thriving, and everything is developing in a positive direction.

Li Xuancang's prestige was at its zenith, unmatched by anyone.

Even if Lei Tianjue returns, it won't shake his position.

However, Lei Tianjue is ultimately the head of the Tribunal and has broken through to the late stage of the Cave Heaven Realm. If he is unwilling to be subordinate to others, he will inevitably fight with Li Xuancang, which will harm the interests of the Divine Dynasty.

Inside the courtroom, Yan Fa, Zhou Daoyuan, Wei Tianfeng, and several others were accompanying Lei Tianjue, and the atmosphere was somewhat awkward.

"I never expected that the Divine Dynasty would undergo such a dramatic change in just a short time since I left. Lord Li is truly a man of great talent and ambition."

Lei Tianjue sighed from the bottom of his heart.

The changes in the Divine Dynasty were beyond his expectations. He asked himself honestly, and he realized that even if he broke through to the late stage of the Cave Heaven Realm, he still couldn't do it.

"Lord Lei Ting, what happened to you in the Thunder Magnet Forbidden Zone?"

Yan Fa questioned Lei Tianjue about what happened in the Thunder Magnetic Forbidden Zone.

Why did he not perish, but Ling Yunxiao sent back a message saying that he had died in battle?

If he is alive, why has he never contacted the Divine Dynasty? And how did he break through to the late stage of the Cave Heaven Realm?

Yan Fa and the others had many questions that Lei Tianjue needed to answer.

Lei Tianjue sat in the presiding judge's seat, recalling the events: "Back then, my secluded cultivation place was exposed, and the Rebellious God Sect and the Abyss came knocking on my door..."

Lei Tianjue recounted his experiences in detail.

He was besieged by the Rebel God Cult and the Abyss Demons, and broke through with serious injuries, escaping into the depths of the Thunder Magnet Forbidden Zone, severing ties with the Divine Dynasty.

His injuries were too severe, so he hid deep in the restricted area to recuperate, unaware that Ling Yunxiao had come to his aid.

After recovering from his injuries, he had an opportunity deep within the forbidden zone and broke through to a higher realm in one fell swoop.

After breaking through his cultivation level, he immediately returned to the Divine Dynasty.

Lei Tianjue sat in the position of the court master, and Zhou Daoyuan did not feel anything was wrong, but Wei Tianfeng and Yan Fa frowned.

"Fellow Daoist Lei, you are no longer the head of the Tribunal and should not be sitting in this position."

Wei Tianfeng stated frankly.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Daoyuan and Yan Fa's expressions changed, and they immediately became tense.

The atmosphere in the hall froze instantly; you could hear a pin drop. The oppressive atmosphere was suffocating.

After a moment of silence, Lei Tianjue's lips curled into a slight smile as he said, "I am not the head of the Tribunal? When did this happen? Why don't I know about it?"

Lei Tianjue looked at Wei Tianfeng with a forced smile, his eyes flashing with a dangerous light.

"Is this the decision of the Eternal Council? Or the decree of the God Emperor?"

Having narrowly escaped death and barely broken through to the next realm, Lei Tianjue was furious. He not only failed to receive the treatment he deserved, but also lost his original position.

It's outrageous that a former subordinate would dare to question him in public.

Lei Tianjue's overwhelming sense of oppression was palpable, and Wei Tianfeng felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, his whole body chilled to the bone.

When Wei Tianfeng thought of Li Xuancang, his eyes immediately hardened, and he was determined to stand up for himself and argue his case despite the pressure.

"Lord Wei, Lord Li is not in the capital. All matters will be decided upon when Lord Li returns."

Fearing the situation would get out of control, Yan Fa quickly stepped between the two to prevent the conflict from escalating.

"Lord Lei, please calm down. Your return to the Divine Dynasty is a blessing for the Divine Dynasty. We will hold a banquet to welcome you back."

Zhou Daoyuan also sensed that the atmosphere was not right and immediately tried to persuade him.

With Yan Fa and the other man obstructing him, Lei Tianjue had no chance to teach the arrogant Wei Tianfeng a lesson, and could only withdraw his aura.

"It's rare that you all still remember me, so I'll take this opportunity to have a good get-together with you all."

Seeing Lei Tianjue withdraw his oppressive aura, Yan Fa and Zhou Daoyuan both breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, Dongfang Shenhuo, Zhang Mingyang, Nangong Cang, Hong Xuanji and others also gathered together to discuss.

"How should we react to the return of the Lord of Thunder?"

Zhang Mingyang looked at everyone and asked in a deep voice.

It's good that Lei Tianjue came back alive, and it's also good that he broke through his cultivation level, but when the two things happen at the same time, it's not necessarily a good thing.

If Lei Tianjue doesn't break through, even if he returns, he won't have any ulterior motives.

But having broken through to the late stage of the Cave Heaven Realm, how could he possibly submit to someone else?

He presided over the court for many years, made great contributions to the Divine Dynasty, and had a large number of followers.

If he were to deliberately challenge Li Xuancang, it would be a disaster for the Divine Dynasty.

The resurgence that the Divine Dynasty had finally achieved may very well collapse midway.

Emotionally, the group had worked with Lei Tianjue for many years and their bond was far stronger than that with Li Xuancang, with whom they had some rift. They had every reason to support Lei Tianjue.

Logically speaking, Li Xuancang saved the crumbling empire and single-handedly rebuilt the divine dynasty; everyone should support him.

Everyone was caught in a dilemma, unsure of what to do.

"Let's wait and see! Try to mediate and prevent a conflict between the two."

The people didn't know who to support, so they could only take it one step at a time.

Inside the palace where Li Xuancang resided, Bai Meng, Su Xinghai, Zhang Ruoxuan, Tai Haotian, Yun Xinghe, Murong Yuntian, and others gathered together.

"With Lord Lei returning and Lord Li absent from the capital, we must proceed with caution."

All of them were staunch supporters of Li Xuancang.

Now that Lei Tianjue has broken through and returned, but Li Xuancang has left the Divine Dynasty at this time, everyone feels uncertain.

"What are you afraid of?"

Su Xinghai was fearless and dismissive, saying, "Lord Marquis is the one who truly holds power in the Divine Dynasty. So what if Lei Tianjue returns? If he dares to cause trouble, we'll just kill him."

Although Su Xinghai had not broken through to the late stage of the Cave Heaven Realm, he was not afraid to fight against those in the late stage of the Cave Heaven Realm.

After devouring the Great Sage Xuan Turtle and others, his cultivation level was greatly improved, and he was not far from the late stage of the Cave Heaven Realm.

Even without Li Xuancang, with everyone working together, plus the three top-grade sacred artifacts—the Purple Gold Gourd, the World-Destroying Millstone, and the Cloud City—they are not without the power to fight Lei Tianjue.

Moreover, Li Xuancang is only leaving the Divine Dynasty and will return soon, so they have no need to fear Lei Tianjue.