Born being struck by lightning, Lei Ming heads to Zhaoge with his father, Ji Chang. Unwilling to see the human race exploited by the Heavenly Dao, Ji Chang publicly refuses to accept the mandate of heaven, leading human cultivators to rise up in revolt against the heavenly gods, but unfortunately falls victim to the disaster. Awakening the origin of thunder and lightning and the Zixiao Golden Roc physique, Lei Ming grows giant wings on his back to fight the Five Elements Gods, yet still defeated and cast into the Animal Path, losing all his divine power. Falling into a forest, he befriends three beast companions: an orange cat, a honey badger, and an owl, surviving in perilous environments while recovering his Golden Roc and thunder powers and uniting the beast forces against heaven. In the end, he returns to the mortal world to demand justice from the heavenly gods and guard the dignity of the human race.