At the same time experiencing a strong numbing sensation, Gao Liang endured the pain. Knowing that passive defense would be ineffective now, he understood that the best defense was an active offense. He then mobilized the energy within his body and released it throughout his entire being. Employing two major energy Dragon Balls—the Heavens Dragon Ball and the Earth Dragon Ball—he summoned the combined power of heaven and earth. The power of the Heavenly-Earth Dragon Ball revealed its extraordinary might. Facing off against lightning—a feat that seemed impossible even for ordinary immortals, and utterly beyond the realm of common people—Gao Liang now had to contend not only with heaven, but also with the earth. Highlight activated the energy from all over the universe, gathering and transforming it throughout his body. Due to his long-term practice of energy absorption, conversion, and mental strength cultivation, as he continuously advanced and refined his techniques, various ultra-high-level energies accumulated within him. His mental control over these energies improved dramatically and made unprecedented progress. Now, Highlight could effortlessly regulate, gather, and concentrate these energies, and unleash them in powerful bursts according to the situation. Puff! Puff! Puff! Crackle! Crackle! The high-lit one fiercely collides with the thunder and lightning from the sky, absorbing cosmic energy and striking it with intense force. The thunder god and lightning goddess from the heavenly court are stunned. Though stationed in the celestial realm, they feel an unstoppable surge of energy bearing down upon them. Impossible! Someone is disrupting our plans! Our very purpose is to create a powerful zone of thunder and lightning on earth, bringing about calamities—after all, the people below continue farming, building, marrying, eating, drinking, and playing, completely forgetting to honor us. This time, they must be reminded of our might through a strong display of thunder and lightning, so that they remember us, the thunder and lightning deities, and begin offering more incense and more tribute in their temples. Or, they will hear more sincere prayers and petitions from those who now fear the power of nature. To defend their dignity, the thunder and lightning deities immediately unite their strength and swiftly amplify their thunderous power. Just now, Gao Liang utilized the cosmic energy absorbed from space, engaging in a fierce struggle with the lightning and thunder released by the Thunder God and Thunder Mother. The result was a draw—both sides matched in strength, evenly matched, with no clear winner. This time, beyond the Heavenly Palace, the Thunder God and Thunder Mother continued their efforts, raising the intensity of their lightning energy column to an unprecedented level. Gao Liang stood on the rapidly moving giant shield, his muscles brimming with explosive power. He wished to move heaven and earth, to passionately confront the lightning. To prevent the lightning from inflicting a fatal destruction upon the land, he was determined to fight to the very end. The giant shield, the golden armor, and all composite energies—especially the full-scale deployment of the Celestial-Terran Unification Dragon Pearl—were all summoned. The intense battle began. To swiftly defeat the unknown force, the Thunder God and Thunder Mother employed a decisive strategy: they first destroyed the two representative dragons symbolizing Heaven and Earth—the Heaven and Earth Dragon Pearls. The luminous Spirit Eye detected that the power of the lightning was not directly aimed at itself, but instead was heading toward the two Dragon Balls. Unfavorable—should both Dragon Balls be destroyed, the subsequent energy support would be severed, effectively weakening the very pillars of his strength. At this moment, as the lightning approached the two Dragon Balls, High Guang executed a swift aerial maneuver—indeed, faster than a sudden storm. "Boom! Crackle! Boom! Boom! Boom! Crackle! Crackle!" The skies trembled, the very heavens shook. The massive lightning surged straight through the air, precisely piercing into High Guang's body. He made direct, point-to-point contact with the lightning. "Ah!" Blood streamed from his forehead—clearly, the Thunder and Lightning deities had launched a brutal assault. Yet High Guang refused to yield. With a roar, he shouted, "Heavenly Dragon Ball! Earthly Dragon Ball!" Listen up! Quickly channel your respective energies into my body— I must engage in a battle with the lightning element that has penetrated me! Immediately, the Celestial Dragon Balls gather their power, roar in unison, and surge into Gao Liang's body. Within Gao Liang, a fierce contest unfolds between two energies. The lightning power from Lei Gong and Di Mu clashes with the energy absorbed and transformed by Gao Liang from the cosmos and the earth. Lei Gong and Di Mu are working in tandem. Inside Gao Liang, the lightning is immense, constantly erupting and creating powerful blasts, striving to obliterate his five vital organs and six viscera. Yet Gao Liang remains remarkably composed— at this moment, he cannot afford to act aggressively; he must remain calm and counter with stillness. Though Gao Liang now hosts the Celestial Dragon Balls, he does not deliberately showcase them, allowing these two powerful orbs to remain quietly hidden in a rather inconspicuous spot within him. First, Gao Liang generates a very subtle force within his body— a force so faint that, to him, it is essentially negligible. When the power of thunder and lightning devoured this fragile strength, it was as if they had found their element. "Hah! Hah!" The Thunder and Lightning Deities performed their rituals in the heavenly court, confident that their energies were firmly in control. They grew proud and overconfident, yet overlooked the fact that Gao Liang had already laid out an intricate network of heavenly and earthly defenses within his body. With the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams Array, and the Array of Breaking the Sky and Creating Illusions, Gao Liang's body shimmered with countless phantom images. The energies of the Thunder and Lightning Deities wandered aimlessly within him, disoriented, unable to distinguish east from west, circling and circling for a long time—neither could they locate their opponent's energy, nor could they find the faint strength they had just unleashed. Come on! Come on! The thunder and lightning energies were screaming frantically. But all they heard was an echo. "Hah! Hah! I'm sure these energies are now terrified! Hmph! We, the Thunder and Lightning Deities, are a supernatural force of the heavenly realm—unstoppable, invincible! Hah! Hah!" The Immediately issued a silent command: "All energies within listen and fulfill your respective duties, yet simultaneously form a unified whole. Remember to arrange the array according to my instructions—the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams formation of the Breakthrough to Heaven and Fantasy Array." Soon, all energies began to align themselves, settling into strategic positions at key points. The lightning energies, proud and arrogant, boastful and exuberant, roared with confidence: "Old turtle! You all are cowering! Hah! Our lightning power is the strongest! Hah!"