As the words fell, Lin Fengmian stroked his beard and laughed heartily.
"Hahaha!"
It was as if he had heard the greatest joke of his life.
Ao Ba’s expression darkened in displeasure.
Suddenly,
Thunder rumbled faintly high in the sky.
Everyone looked up instantly.
Clang!
A sword cry rang out.
First came a blinding flash of pure white, followed by ten thousand bolts of lightning that crashed down, striking directly at Ao Ba.
The eight demon immortals' expressions sank,
And the dozens of beast gods were struck with terror.
"Venerable, watch out..."
Someone shouted a warning.
Ao Ba’s eyes were filled with disdain. A misty azure dragon qi surged around him, gathering above his head to form a massive Azure Dragon Shield.
In the next second,
The sword, carrying the weight of the thunder, crashed into the shield.
Boom!
Boom!!
A series of deafening explosions erupted. Across a thousand miles of mountains and rivers, lightning ran rampant, mountains crumbled, snow went wild, and a great wind howled...
The two forces clashed, but the shield remained unmoved.
"A trivial trick."
As the sword’s momentum began to wane, a figure descended like a bolt of lightning where the thunder had struck, rushing forward almost instantaneously.
Tu Sisi and the others sensed danger and immediately retreated far away.
Bang!
Boom!!
Thunder erupted once more. Ao Ba’s form was forced down several hundred meters before he could stop.
With a sharp crack,
The massive shield fractured and shattered. The resulting shockwave caused the ice and snow for hundreds of miles to collapse, throwing the mountain’s energy into chaos.
The energy swept outward, forcing the gathered demons to flee.
"So fast!"
"So strong!"
"So overbearing!"
By the time everyone reacted and looked up again, they saw that in the center of the raging lightning, Ao Ba’s green fur coat had been shredded.
His bare upper body was covered in dense azure scales, and one of his arms had transformed into a dragon claw, held high above his head.
He was propping up the tip of a sword.
And at the other end of that sword,
A young man in black armor stood with one knee pressed down, his hands behind his back. He was wreathed in wild, restless lightning.
Ao Ba’s face was contorted with rage as his dragon aura flared. He looked up, sharp teeth bared at the corners of his clenched mouth.
Looking at the sword that had yet to be unsheathed, he cursed inwardly.
"Damn it!"
With just that one stomp, his dragon race divine ability, the Azure Dragon Shield, had been instantly shattered.
If he hadn't reacted in time and partially transformed his body, his dragon horns might have been sliced off by this person.
It was hard to imagine,
That there was such a ruthless person outside the North Sea with such an overbearing sword style.
At this moment,
Gazing at the young general in black armor, everyone present—whether they were the spirit bodies of the demon immortals or the experts of the beast god stage—showed looks of panic.
Where did this person come from?
They didn't know.
They hadn't even sensed his presence before.
And yet,
With only a sheathed sword, he had forced the Little Azure Dragon, Ao Ba, into such a pathetic state, putting him at a disadvantage...
His strength,
Far exceeded their expectations.
The demons' expressions were grave and complex.
They had long heard that the Seventh Ancestor of the Wendao Sword Sect, Lei Yunche, possessed the most ferocious and overbearing lightning sword dao...
Seeing him today,
The rumors were understated.
The power of his sword far surpassed the legends.
Lei Yunche stood on the sword, looking down at the world with disdain. He lowered his gaze slightly to look at Ao Ba, his eyes dark and his tone chilling.
"Little loach, you certainly have a big mouth, don't you?"
Little loach?
Rage flared in Ao Ba’s heart. His dragon eyes turned blood-red as he let out a roar.
"Roar!..."
Dragon pressure leaked out, and azure malevolent demon qi surged forth, causing the ten thousand bolts of lightning to crack and shatter bit by bit.
Lei Yunche was pushed back, temporarily avoiding the brunt of the power.
Ao Ba’s limbs fully transformed into dragon parts, a tail grew from his lower back, his long green hair grew wildly, and a pair of dragon horns rose majestically.
He stomped his foot, causing the sky to explode with sound.
"Again!"
His dragon claws tore through the void, seeking to crush Lei Yunche.
Lei Yunche remained calm. While retreating, he gripped the hilt of his sword. Without drawing it, he swung the sheathed blade to strike, not forgetting to say:
"This makes the second strike."
"Thunder Crash!"
His retreating form stopped instantly, and the black-armored youth charged forward with explosive force.
Half a breath later,
The two collided with a sound like a falling meteorite. Clouds and winds surged, and snow scattered everywhere.
In an instant,
Ao Ba was sent flying through the air. In his semi-beast form, his back was arched like a bowstring, his right arm hung limp, and his four-fingered dragon claw twitched slightly.
Faint traces of lightning and wisps of black smoke still lingered on it.
His face was twisted in pain, and his dragon eyes were cold and dark...
Ao Ba could feel that his entire left arm, having taken the blow head-on, had nearly lost all sensation.
Panic temporarily outweighed his fury.
He had to admit it.
This youth was incredibly strong.
On the other side, at the center of the raging energy, as the dust settled and the lightning withdrew, Lei Yunche was revealed standing in the middle of the sky.
He was perfectly composed; even his tightly bound hair was not the least bit out of place.
He held the hilt with one hand,
And rested the scabbard on his shoulder.
He raised his hand,
And nonchalantly smoothed a wrinkle on his collar, looking completely unbothered, as if nothing had happened.
Though the battle of life and death was not yet decided,
The gap in strength,
Was already clear.
The other seven demon immortal spirit bodies, and even the dozens of great demons, were all shaken to their core.
They thought to themselves,
He really is strong.
A humanoid monster.
"What a Lei Yunche..."
"This youth's strength is definitely above Lin Fengmian's..."
"And his sword hasn't even been drawn yet."
Ao Ba felt utterly humiliated. However arrogant he had been before, he was now equally embarrassed.
He, the second demon immortal of Canghai Immortal Island, was actually no match for a sheathed sword from the Wendao Sword Sect.
If this got out,
People wouldn't say Lei Yunche was strong; they would only mock Ao Ba for being useless.
He steadied his breathing, circulating qi to his right arm to heal his injuries. He looked at Lei Yunche and said, "The Lightning Sword Immortal certainly lives up to his reputation."
Lei Yunche was indifferent to the compliment and asked casually:
"For as long as I can remember, you North Sea demon immortals have never interfered in the affairs of the mortal realm. What wind blew you here today? Could it be... you also want to become immortals? Do you also want to reopen the Heavenly Gate?"
Ao Ba dodged the question. "So, you're admitting it? The Wendao Sword Sect really did seal the Heavenly Gate?"
Lei Yunche denied it, saying flatly, "I never said that. Don't go spreading rumors, or I'll pull your tongue out in a moment."
Ao Ba gave a cold laugh.
"Heh..."
Surprisingly, he didn't snap back, seemingly acknowledging that Lei Yunche truly could pull his tongue out.
At that moment,
The green-haired girl, Qingluan, spoke up.
She said, "Rumor has it that the fortune vein of the myriad races is hidden beneath the Wendao Sword Sect. So, we want to see it for ourselves. If possible, we want to destroy it."
"Oh?" Lei Yunche sounded interested.
Qingluan continued, "If we do that, perhaps the boundary wall of the North Sea that traps us will also collapse."
Lin Fengmian remained smiling.
The other demon immortal spirit bodies remained silent, neither confirming nor denying.
Lei Yunche clicked his tongue. "So that’s it? How curious."
Then his tone shifted, and he said with regret, "However, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed. You're not getting through."
Ao Ba took over, still acting arrogant. "Lei Yunche, it's true you're strong, but... there are so many of us. Can just the two of you stop us?"
Lei Yunche spoke honestly, "I don't know. We'll only find out after we fight."
Ao Ba: "Then let's fight."
The other great demons overcame their fear, eager to strike.
Today,
Whether they were allowed past these snowy mountains or not, they had to cross. If one person couldn't win, they would attack en masse...
Lei Yunche turned his palm, and the sword slid out by an inch. He gave a strange warning: "If we keep fighting, it’ll be the third strike."
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