69 Thunder Spiritual Arks

"It's time." As the last of the Sacrificial Knives drew their last breath, the Spirit Extinguishing Bead reached perfection, forcing Lord Soaring Crane to abandon his post and stand up. The Soaring Crane mountain elders still operated their nefarious formation, draining the helpless white fox to manipulate the beast tide. Without Lord Soaring Crane to operate things alongside them, their job would get substantially more challenging. But with the Spirit Extinguishing Bead at last complete, it was indeed time for the tottering lord to make his move.