Chapter 2038: Annihilation Lightning
Boom! Boom!
Impacted by the sound waves, the Ancient Snow Mountain shook violently as heavy snow was stripped from its surface, causing a ma.s.sive avalanche.
With the Ancient Snow Mountain’s frigid cold, if an ordinary cultivator were to encounter an avalanche there, they would not be able to escape the fate of being buried alive.
“The Demonic Darkbat Engraving and the Demonic Guqin Engraving cultivators working together to overlap and strengthening their sonic attack. One light one dark, interesting.”
Although suffering the terrifying attack, not only Zhang Ruochen did not panic, but he was carefree enough to give it a comment.
Normally, whenever someone ran into Teng Gu and Luo Yu’s combined attack, they would be in for a ma.s.sive headache. Attacks that targeted the soul were very troublesome to ward off.
Zhang Ruochen was different as his saint soul was particularly powerful.
The sun of the Seven-star Divine Lingzhi’s Sunleaf was radiating Yang essence the entire time, nouris.h.i.+ng both his body and his soul at the same time.
With the strengthening of his soul, Zhang Ruochen’s spiritual power also continued to get stronger. During the ten-year seclusion earlier, he had already reached the pinnacle of the fifty-ninth level.
Although he was far from comparable to Fairy Baihua or s.h.i.+ Mingyuan, in terms of the Saint King ranks, he was already at the apex level, and few could match him.
“I wonder if Brother Teng Gu can do anything to Zhang Ruochen.”
Zhong Lin wore a worried look.
It would be good if they could match and defeat him.
If not, they should probably run as quickly as possible.
Gong Shan sneered. “Don’t worry, have Brother Teng Gu and Sister Luo Yu ever lost when they joined forces? Zhang Ruochen is indeed very strong, but in the face of such a bizarre sonic attack, chances are he has no means to respond.”
“Don’t look down on Zhang Ruochen. If he was that easy to deal with, he would’ve been dead long ago instead of living on until today. We better retreat further back. A battle of this magnitude, even its aftershocks, could be deadly.” Ji Fan said grimly.
Ji Fan knew very well the power of the ancient turtle sh.e.l.l. He thought it would cause some damage to Zhang Ruochen, but the results were completely unexpected.
This alone made it clear that Zhang Ruochen was a tricky opponent, and was more powerful than he was at the Peac.o.c.k Manor.
Hearing this, Zhong Lin and the others could not help but nod slightly. Then, they pulled back without any hesitation.
Whatever the outcome was, there was no harm in pulling further back.
Sensing the movement of the four, Teng Gu was not perturbed. In his view, the further Ji Fan and the others pull back, the better, lest they get in the way.
“Zhang Ruochen, give up. As long as you surrender, and hand over the treasures you have, I can promise your safety,” Teng Gu said as if everything was in his grasp.
Teng Gu was supremely confident in his abilities, and he was sure that he could take Zhang Ruochen down.
It was also at this moment that the sound of the guqin played by Luo Yu changed dramatically. It transformed from a pleasant tune to a murderous one as a corpse-riddled battlefield was conjured. Zhang Ruochen and Mu Lingxi were enveloped.
On this battlefield, a series of corpses stood up as they then charged at Zhang Ruochen and Mu Lingxi in a frenzy.
Even though it was known that this was a conjuration of the guqin sound, anyone would take it for real and cannot ignore it.
“Demonic Disarray, Luo Yu actually used her strongest technique.” Ji Fan was surprised.
Clearly, Luo Yu took Zhang Ruochen very seriously as a foe and did not underestimate him in the slightest. Hence, she had gone all out from the start.
On the battlefield, Zhang Ruochen remained calm, as his hands slowly formed an arcane mudra.
A flash of lightning flew out from Zhang Ruochen’s body, forming an incredibly ma.s.sive and powerful figure surrounded by silver lightning snakes, radiating an oppressive Yang aura.
This figure was the spiritual power Saint Aspect that Zhang Ruochen had cultivated, the Thunder G.o.d Reverend.
Speaking of which, Zhang Ruochen had not used the Thunder G.o.d Reverend to fight for a very long time now.
Above the head of the Thunder G.o.d Reverend was an golden orb that contained violent golden lightning within it, exuding a terrifying aura that could destroy the realm.
Influenced by the golden orb, the clouds and wind in the sky above the Ancient Snow Mountain roiled, as large thunder clouds gathered and covered an area of thousands of miles.
“Let’s try the power of this Golden Thunder Orb, I hope it won’t disappoint me,” Zhang Ruochen whispered.
The Golden Thunder Orb was one of the spoils he had gotten from killing the many powerhouses of the Heavenly Realm faction. It was a top-level spiritual power artifact and had the lightning element.
Within the Golden Thunder Orb, Zhang Ruochen had discovered a strange spiritual imprint that contained a very powerful spell.
Fortunately, Zhang Ruochen’s spiritual power was extremely powerful now, otherwise there was no way he would be able to cultivate this spell.
If one were to compare, this spell was no weaker than a Tongxuan-level intermediate Saint Art, and could even be compared to a high-level Saint Art.
With a thought, Zhang Ruochen unleashed his powerful spiritual power, mobilizing the power of the realm’s lightning, as they converged toward the Golden Thunder Orb above the Thunder G.o.d Reverend’s head in a frenzy.
Crack!
The s.p.a.ce trembled violently as dark rifts opened up. It looked like it was about to fall apart.
The terrifying lightning wandered around Zhang Ruochen’s body, sweeping away the attack conjured from the Demonic Qi away.
“How is Zhang Ruochen’s spiritual power that powerful?” Teng Gu’s expression changed drastically, and he faintly felt a huge threat.
Luo Yu’s expression was also very grim, as she said, “The spell Zhang Ruochen is casting now is not insignificant. I really did not expect him to cultivate his spiritual power to such a level alongside his martial prowess.”
There were very few cultivators who specialize in both martial and spiritual arts, and most focused on martial arts alone. Those who could cultivate both to an extremely high level at the same time were extremely rare.
The outside world knew that Zhang Ruochen’s martial abilities was extremely powerful, and could rival most Path’s Anterior-Realm elites, yet they did not know that his spiritual power had also been cultivated to the peak level of the Saint King-realm.
Suddenly, a sharp glint flashed past Zhang Ruochen’s eyes, as the mudra seal formed by his hands changed.
“Annihilation Lightning.”
The Golden Thunder Orb trembled as it unleashed a brilliant golden light.
Whooos.h.!.+
A series of golden lightning appeared out of thin air and covered the sky as a destructive aura radiated, not unlike an apocalyptic scene.
Baaam!!
The golden lightning struck, and the battlefield that Luo Yu had conjured was immediately shattered and annihilated into nothingness.
At that moment, the sky had already turned golden as countless bolts of golden lightning roamed around like golden serpents. They were so densely packed together that they took a liquid form, turning into a terrifying sea of lightning.
As time pa.s.sed, the sea of lightning continued to expand, seemingly wanting to envelop the entire Ancient Snow Mountain.
Anyone who saw such a scene would have chills running down their spine.
“Have you attacked enough? Now it’s my turn!” Zhang Ruochen yelled.
Boooom!
The golden lightning poured down like a river that had broken its bank.
“Sh*t!”
Teng Gu’s expression changed dramatically.
He could clearly feel that the power contained inside the golden lightning was extremely terrifying, and could destroy almost everything.
Immediately, Teng Gu roused his demonic exercises, and became even more closely integrated with the battle formation.
A majestic demonic Qi appeared and combined with the Darkbat in the sky.
Suddenly, the Darkbat became larger as its membrane wings stretched out to form a giant s.h.i.+eld, trying to block the golden lightning.
At the same time, Luo Yu flew into the air, holding the guqin in her arms.
With a wave of her hand, thousands of black demonic light flew out.
The demonic light merged together and formed into a divine sword that slashed at the golden lightning.
With just a crash, the pouring golden lightning was chopped in half by the divine sword.
Immediately after, the Darkbat opened its mouth and emitted a a strange sound wave, causing the s.p.a.ce to tremble as the waterfall of golden lightning quickly disintegrated.
“You sure have some skill, but it’s not over yet.” A smile appeared on Zhang Ruochen’s face.
The sea of lightning roiled as a ma.s.sive dragon head peered out from the clouds, looking coldly at Teng Gu and Luo Yu as if it was looking at some insects.
“Rawwwrrr!”
The golden dragon roared, shaking the realm.
A golden light orb was spat out from the dragon’s mouth, looking like a dragon ball, as it fell extremely quickly.
Boom!!
The instant it touched the Darkbat, the golden light orb exploded.
Dushh!
The devastating power immediately blasted through the Darkbat’s ma.s.sive body, leaving a hole the size of several hundred feet.
That was just the beginning as the golden dragon continuously spat out golden light, and all of it was focused on the Darkbat.
If one were to look closely, those orbs of golden light were actually the power of lightning being compressed to the extreme, and they were thoroughly unstable.
Boom!!
Following a series of explosions, the Darkbat disappeared without a trace.
Dushh!
Teng Gu and the group of Black Demon Realm Saint Kings making up the battle formation all spat out blood.
The Darkbat had condensed their energy and spirit, and now that it was destroyed, it naturally caused them a lot of damage.
“How can he be that strong? d.a.m.n it!”
Teng Gu was shocked and also frustrated at the same time.
The spell Zhang Ruochen had cast earlier was literally the nemesis of his demonic arts and that extreme Yang aura made him feel very uncomfortable.
If not, Teng Gu believed he would not be in such a sorry state now.
Amidst his anger, Teng Gu roused his demonic exercises again, unleas.h.i.+ng a monstrous demonic Yin Qi, forming a barrier to resist the lightning attacks.
Luo Yu’s expression was grim as she quickly plucked the guqin, unleas.h.i.+ng murderous musical note.
“Raaaawr!”
The musical notes transformed into a ferocious white tiger before Zhang Ruochen as it roared into the sky.
It swiped its tiger claws in a brutal arc at Zhang Ruochen, who was close at hand.
Zhang Ruochen’s eyes were indifferent and unperturbed as he instantly blasted a fist out.
“Luoshui Dragonform.”
The Luoshui Fist was unleashed as Zhang Ruochen’s entire person transformed into a dragon, his arms turning into dragon claws.
Baaam!!
As soon as they made contact, the white tiger was instantly torn apart, and it dissipated into oblivion.
Luo Yu let out a m.u.f.fled grunt as blood flowed out from the corners of her mouth, as a look of horror appeared in her eyes.
“Run! Zhang Ruochen had gotten stronger, and we are not his match.” Luo Yu yelled as she wanted to flee.
Although Teng Gu was bitter, he was not a fool. Choosing to fight Zhang Ruochen head-on now was undoubtedly foolish.
It had only been a month since the battle of Peac.o.c.k Manor, and Zhang Ruochen’s strength had greatly improved once again. This was really beyond Teng Gu’s expectations.
He did not even expect that the element Zhang Ruochen’s spiritual power countered his, and preventing him from utilizing his full strength.
The two very decisively integrated with their respective battle formations as they transformed into two blobs of demonic Qi and quickly fled.
Meanwhile, Ji Fan and the others had reacted even faster, escaping long ago.
“Don’t even think about escaping.”
Zhang Ruochen growled as he unleashed an even more powerful spiritual power, infusing it into the Golden Thunder Orb.
Vooos.h.!.+
Two stout golden bolts of lightning appeared in the sky. Like two golden dragons, they instantly caught up to the two blobs of Demonic Qi that were trying to flee.
Krashhh!!
The two blobs of Demonic Qi instantly exploded as figures flew down from them one by one.
“Arrrghhh!!!”
For a time, horrifying cries rang out in succession.
Clearly, the two battle formations had been unraveled, and the weaker Saint Kings had all suffered serious injuries.
The demonic cultivators had powerful bodies, but now these Saint Kings from the Black Demon Realm were all scorched, as their skins ripped open and had golden lightning roaming outside their bodies like tiny snakes.
“What a terrifying lightning spell… Gulp…”
Zhong Lin’s eyes widened as he could not help but swallow his saliva.
If he were to be struck by one of the golden lightning bolts, even if he could survive, he would have been greatly wounded.
Ji Fan and the others were all stunned, and could not help but to gasp.
Fortunately for them, they had escaped very quickly. Otherwise, they would have suffered a fate worse than that of Teng Gu and the rest.
“Zhang Ruochen is really a freak. To think his spiritual power is that strong. He’s really unbelievable.”
Thinking that he actually dared to provoke Zhang Ruochen earlier, Gong Shan could not help but shudder as fear appeared in his heart.
“Where do you four think you are going?”
Extremely abruptly, Zhang Ruochen’s voice rang by the ears of Ji Fan and the others.
Whoos.h.!.+
Ji Fan and the others immediately turned around.
“Zhang… Zhang Ruochen.”
The faces of all four of them changed dramatically, as they felt a chill all over their body.
They thought they had fled far enough and never antic.i.p.ated Zhang Ruochen to suddenly appear next to them.
Before waiting for Ji Fan and the others to react, Zhang Ruochen had used his spatial techniques and shackled all four of them. Even Ji Fan was not able to struggle at all.
With a flip of his hand, Zhang Ruochen took out the Exquisite Dimensional Orb and stowed Ji Fan and the rest inside it.
Earlier on, when he came out of the Endless Abyss, he faintly heard the four were talking about something that had to do with the Blood G.o.d. Perhaps keeping them around might be able to bring him some surprises.
After successfully suppressing Ji Fan and the other three, Zhang Ruochen’s true form returned to Mu Lingxi again, as if he had never left.
Baaam!!
A snow mountain shattered as a cloud of Demonic Qi rushed at Zhang Ruochen, who was standing in mid-air, at extreme speed.
“Zhang Ruochen, die!”
Teng Gu had transformed into a menacing Darkbat. With his jaws wide open, revealing the sharp fangs inside, he bit at Zhang Ruochen’s neck.
If he could bite through the skin of Zhang Ruochen’s neck, he would be the ultimate victor.
Clang!
Teng Gu did not manage to bite into Zhang Ruochen’s neck but ended up gnawing on a black blade instead.
Yet, no matter how sharp his fangs were, he was unable to cause any damage to the Ancient Abyssal Blade.
Crack!
The Ancient Abyssal Blade moved, and one of Teng Gu’s fangs immediately broke.
Not only that, Teng Gu’s mouth was cut open and blood spurted out.
If he had not pulled back fast enough, a good part of his head would have been lopped off.
“Since you’re already here, stay,” Zhang Ruochen said coldly.
With the Ancient Abyssal Blade in hand, Zhang Ruochen mobilized the Precepts of Time, and used the power of time to capture Marks of Time, enveloping Teng Gu in them.
Dushhh!
Despite Teng Gu’s efforts to pull back, he was unable to avoid the sword Qi attack.
Five consecutive sword Qi slashed onto Teng Gu, leaving five not-too-deep wounds, yet Teng Gu’s aura wilted in an instant.
“My lifespan…”
Teng Gu’s expression changed dramatically as fear came into being in him.
In an instant, at least a hundred years had been shorn off his lifespan.
That was just five Sword Qis. If fifty of them were to strike him, he would die immediately from having his lifespan shorn away.