Chapter 822 – The Splendor of Lightning
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In the two or three hours that Lin Ming had been in the Thunder Dominion for, Bi Ruyu had experienced the Yellow Springs River as well as encountered a desolate ancient vicious beast that roamed the 8000 Mile Black Swamp. A fierce battle had begun between her and the ancient desolate beast and she had to use the body transformation cultivation method that harmed the fires of her life yet again. Only by desperately risking her life against that ancient desolate beast had she been able to emerge victorious.
All of the vitality-restoring medicines in her spatial ring had been used up. Now, she looked haggard and worn out beyond belief. She didn't even have the energy to restore the horrible wounds that covered her body.
At this point, Bi Ruyu had already fallen into madness. The only thought in her mind was to rip apart Lin Ming, steal away all his treasure, pull out his soul and refine his marrow and search him for every single secret he held.
As Lin Ming watched the maniacal Bi Ruyu rush towards him, he sneered and said, "You abominable witch, you still haven't died? I was just thinking about searching for you, but since you've decided to knock on my door then let me send you on your way!"
"You little beast! Keep on being arrogant! Wait until I catch you, I will rip open your mouth and hang your corpse by your tongue! I will refine your divine soul!"
Bi Ruyu coldly shouted out. Her body emitted crackling 'ka ka ka' sounds as it changed once more.
Lin Ming was startled as he saw this. This Bi Ruyu in front of him had just experienced constantly frigid battle and had consumed most of her true essence. Her entire body was covered with wounds and she didn't have much lifespan remaining. The fires of her life had already dropped to an extremely feeble point. Even so, she was still able to maintain such a strong combat strength and use this arcane body transformation ability. The will and strength of a top 50 ranked Destiny Decree master truly made one's heart tremble!
"I'll tear off your mouth."
Bi Ruyu slashed out with her claws and a dangerous black light gathered into a line, shooting towards him with incredible speed and strength. Even though Bi Ruyu was wounded to this point, her claw attack still had an immense inherent world-shaking power. Even a 30,000 foot cliffside would shatter into pieces under her claws!
Lin Ming's expression turned solemn. To this point, this was the strongest enemy he had faced in direct combat. A top 50 ranked Destiny Decree martial artist, a master with a sixth stage Life Destruction cultivation, Bi Ruyu truly symbolized the first-class strength of the Sky Spill Continent's Life Destruction powerhouses!
The Eight Inner Hidden Gates opened and the power of the Heretical God Force was unleashed. Lin Ming thrust out his spear. On top of the spear shaft, dual Concepts of Thunder and Fire intertwined!
The Burning Star Flame mixed with the top grade heaven-step Thunder Soul!
Penetrating Rainbow!
Woosh!
Spear light cut through the horizon, converging into a purple red line. From afar, it looked like the horizon line that divided the skies and seas. It was vast and mysterious, with a terrifying strength that made one shiver with despair.
Before now, whenever Lin Ming had used Penetrating Rainbow, the power of thunder had always been inferior to the power of fire, causing him to be unable to display the peak power of Penetrating Rainbow.
But now, although Lin Ming's Concept of Thunder was still at the lowest level, far inferior to his comprehension of the concept of Fire, the purple gold Thunder Soul was a small grade and a half higher than the Burning Star Flame. This was enough to make up for the disparity in Concepts. When Lin Ming now poured the balanced power of thunderfire into his spear, he was able to display Penetrating Rainbow's greatest killing strength!
Bang!
The claw shadow and Penetrating Rainbow's spear light collided into each other, forming a fierce explosion and creating shockwaves that rolled up into the skies. Lin Ming felt a strong force pass through his body as his spear light collapsed!
The black claw shadow was unstoppable as it tore through Penetrating Rainbow's spear light. It rushed towards him, weakened by just the smallest amount.
Too strong!
A trace of surprise appeared on Lin Ming's face. That spear strike just now could be considered one of his strongest strikes in his current state, yet it had been completely suppressed by Bi Ruyu. This was the disparity of absolute strength.
Lin Ming stepped upon Golden Roc Shattering the Void and flash stepped five miles away. He watched as the claw shadow struck the ground just two miles away. With a corrosive 'chi chi chi' sound, three immeasurably deep holes had been formed in the ground!
Lin Ming rapidly heaved heavy breaths. After being scratched by that claw shadow just now, it had caused the blood vitality in his body to tumble, nearly severely injuring him.
"You little beast, you can actually melt away a bit of my Netherworld Claw; you truly aren't so simple. But this makes me just that much more excited! I can personally destroy a future King! I'm just too happy, hahahaha!" Bi Ruyu crazily cackled. That spear strike just now had been alarming – it wasn't strength that a Revolving Core powerhouse should have.
"If you must hate something, then hate your destiny for dooming you to perish under my hands!
"Take my strongest attack! Dark Crimson Hell!"
Bi Ruyu's body fiercely twitched and her right arm turned a deep blood red. The blood vessels on her arm suddenly bulged out as if they would burst apart at any time. Although she knew perfectly well that she could suppress Lin Ming and capture him sooner or later, she didn't want to delay any longer. Her fires of life were exceedingly damaged right now and she didn't even have 40% of her true essence remaining. If she were to encounter any of the other monsters in this black swamp then she would die without a grave.
Hiss –
A red ghost appeared on Bi Ruyu's right arm. It grasped a several dozen foot long scythe, a long scarlet tongue lolling from its mouth as it shot towards Lin Ming!
At this moment, Lin Ming was exceptionally calm. He took a step back and set his red spear horizontally. He linked his true essence to the Heretical God Sprout, quickening the golden red lightning saved up within.
"Go!"
With a loud shout, Lin Ming transferred the complete strength of his divine soul, only then forcing out a thin wisp of golden red lightning as thick as a newborn's finger. It shot out from the Heretical God Sprout!
Chi!
With a nearly inaudible sound, the twisted force field around the arc of lightning was torn apart!
This was golden red lightning from the 90 mile region of the Thunder Dominion! If a vast amount of this golden lightning gathered together, it could even char a Divine Sea Supreme Elder to cinders!
Even though the tiny wisp of lightning that Lin Ming took out was a paltry amount, it still wasn't something that Bi Ruyu could ever hope of blocking.
The slender arc of lightning was unexpectedly considerably heavy. With Lin Ming's soul force driving it, it simply couldn't fly too quickly. This was because this amount of energy had exceeded the limits of his control.
However, the current Bi Ruyu had fallen into madness and was less than 100 feet from Lin Ming. Although she saw this tiny wisp of lightning shooting towards her, she only assumed that it was some arcane technique that Lin Ming sent out. The lightning energy was far too compressed; if one didn't carefully investigate it then they would never discover just how terrifying it truly was.
"Brat, you are already at the edge of death! In front of absolute power, any move you try is just a useless last-ditch struggle! Break for me!"
The crazy Bi Ruyu stretched out her blood red right hand, clawing down at the golden red lightning. She wanted to break apart that lightning and tear apart Lin Ming at the same time.
In her opinion, such a slender wisp of lightning emitted by Lin Ming could never be strong. She would be able to crush it to pieces like a fallen branch.
Puff!
The red claw and golden red lightning struck each other. The lightning didn't even seem as if it had been blocked by anything. It instantly penetrated through Bi Ruyu's claw shadow and continued forwards!
In that instant, Bi Ruyu only felt her right hand heat up and her bodily true essence explode like fireworks. Her right hand was like a bag of blood that was lashed by a whip; it directly exploded!
Burnt black blood, fragments of bone and pieces of flesh sprayed onto Bi Ruyu's face. In that instant, Bi Ruyu's eye had gone completely blank as she completely forget about the searing pain in her right arm.
That lightning… just what was that!?!?
Chapter 823 – Hacking Apart the Divine Kingdom Imperial Scholar
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This thin wisp of lightning appeared very insignificant, yet, just by gently touching it, Bi Ruyu had suffered such a fate!
The raging power of thunder not only destroyed Bi Ruyu's entire arm, but the massive tyrannical power of thunder also took the opportunity to plunge into her body.
This was a terrifying energy that even a Divine Sea Supreme Elder would find difficult to resolve. Bi Ruyu was completely paralyzed and the right half of her body was nearly scorched black.
Lin Ming didn't give Bi Ruyu any chance to recover. His mind touched upon the Heretical God Sprout and forcefully pulled out a second wisp of golden red lightning. He poured his wisp of lightning into his spear and stepped upon Golden Roc Shattering the Void, flitting through the void and flickering in front of Bi Ruyu!
Lin Ming's eyes flashed with a frenzied light. He lifted the spear in both hands and smashed it downwards!
His large success bronze battle spirit flooded into the spear, mixing with the golden red power of thunder and fusing together. The entire spear looked like a golden red magnificent sun, a golden light directly impacting into the heavens!
"Ahh!"
Bi Ruyu issued out a soulless wail. In this critical life or death moment she bit off the remaining half of her tongue, spouting out a mouthful of blood as she regained her senses with the intense pain. Bi Ruyu's eyeball bulged as if it were about to burst open at any time.
It was too late for her to avoid Lin Ming's attack nor could she block that golden red spear light. At this crucial moment she decided to give up any thought of defending. She formed a claw with her left hand and thrust it towards Lin Ming's dantian!
Lin Ming simply ignored Bi Ruyu's final desperate attack. His spear came pounding down decisively. If he missed this chance then he would lose!
Lin Ming's spear smashed into Bi Ruyu's head. With the support of the golden red lightning, Lin Ming's spear potential had reached a terrifying degree.
Peng!
Bi Ruyu's head exploded like a watermelon. Red and white brain fluid sprayed Lin Ming's face.
At the same time, Bi Ruyu's claw had deeply thrust into Lin Ming's stomach.
His protective true essence was torn apart like paper and Bi Ruyu's sharp black claws mercilessly wrenched at the Demon Emperor Armor.
With a resonant 'kacha' sound, Lin Ming's body shook like an earthquake and he flew backwards, a massive amount of dangerous and perverse energy breaking into him!
Lin Ming vomited a mouthful of blood. He crashed into the ground, feeling as if all his organs had been moved.
Bi Ruyu's attack was too terrifying. Even when she was a dried up oil lamp, and even with the Demon Emperor Armor weakening the energy and protecting Lin Ming, that final attack had still wounded him and caused him to cough up blood.
In that strike, Lin Ming's meridians had nearly twisted together. His organs had been damaged and his dantian had been wounded from the shock.
The disparity between their absolute strength was simply too great. If it wasn't for the fact that Lin Ming's body was as tough as a high-grade earth-step treasure and all of his meridians and organs had been tempered multiple times, this attack would have ripped apart his dantian, killing him here.
This golden red lightning was truly terrifying. If a Life Destruction master were to be struck by a large arc of this golden red lightning, then they would have simply died, no matter how highly ranked they were on the Destiny Decree!
"What a pity. If the my divine soul was powerful enough then I could move more golden red lightning. If I were able to freely use it then I would have no need to fear anyone under the Divine Sea!"
After this incident, Lin Ming became increasingly aware of just how powerful the soul was. Although soul force couldn't be said to directly correlate with strength, it definitely marked the limit of a martial artist's cultivation. If one couldn't enhance their soul then their cultivation would forever stagnate.
At this moment, a feeling of crisis rose in Lin Ming's mind. Without thinking about it, he stepped on Golden Roc Shattering the Void, his body exploding forwards!
Bang!
A black spear light struck the ground where Lin Ming had been standing, causing a massive explosion. Lin Ming's pupils contracted. He swiveled around and saw that the one who had sneak attacked him was the second Demon Envoy.
Both of the second Demon Envoy's legs had been torn off. He floated in the air, carrying his long spear. Bloodstained bones stuck out of the remains his legs. It was like he had been bitten by some giant wild beast and had his legs ripped off.
The second Demon Envoy and Bi Ruyu had been keeping guard over two separate areas, waiting for Lin Ming to appear. When the second Demon Envoy arrived, the result was completely different from what he expected. In just several breaths of time, Lin Ming had killed Bi Ruyu.
Just what was that golden red lightning?
The second Demon Envoy became crazy with jealousy as he thought about the lucky chances Lin Ming must have experienced in the Thunder Dominion. How could this brat not have died after venturing deep into the Thunder Dominion? As for himself, he had both his legs chomped off by an ancient desolate beast in the 8000 Mile Black Swamp!
The second Demon Envoy's current situation was extremely poor. Both of his legs were ruined and his strength wasn't even 30% of his normal peak state.
But Lin Ming's situation wasn't much better. After being struck and wounded by Bi Ruyu's final desperate attack, his dantian had been injured. Without the time to regenerate, his strength was less than half of its peak state too.
If Lin Ming was at his prime then he could contend with the severely wounded second Demon Envoy in a battle. However, the chances of victory now were very slim. The second Demon Envoy had likely seen the golden red lightning and it couldn't be used as a sneak attack anymore.
The second Demon Envoy was also terrified of Lin Ming. Lin Ming was simply an unkillable cockroach! Ever since the Asura Divine Kingdom had discovered that the Demon Emperor's inheritance was held by Lin Ming, they had tried to capture him, even sending out two great Imperial Scholars and four Demon Envoys. Even after finding him after a wide search that spanned several months, no one had been able to harm him. And then, even when he was forced into such an alarming danger zone, he had still managed to emerge in perfect condition and use some strange method to kill Bi Ruyu instead.
How could the second Demon Envoy not be dismayed by this? As the second Demon Envoy of the Asura Divine Kingdom, he had all the power and authority he wanted in the palm of his hands. And yet, that faith in his own strength and consistent belief in his superiority had been eroded by Lin Ming. Only by defeating Lin Ming could he recover the faith he held in himself.
And, the self-confidence of a martial artist often influenced the limits of their future achievements.
Lin Ming had already become a heart demon that the second Demon Envoy had to overcome. Otherwise, his thoughts would never be peaceful again and he would never rid himself of his heart demons.
The second Demon Envoy took out a red pill from his spatial ring and swallowed it down. For a time, a strange flush crept up his face as if he were a drunk mortal.
Lin Ming immediately recognized this for what it was. This was a sort of medicine similar to the Scarlet Blood Pill. After taking it, one's strength would rapidly rise for a short period of time. But, the side effects were extremely dangerous. For the second Demon Envoy to swallow down this sort of pill in his severely wounded condition, it would cause an enormous loss of his lifespan. But at this time, the second Demon Envoy was prepared to disregard everything in order to kill Lin Ming.
Woosh!
Several hundred Blood Drinking Seals burst out from the second Demon Envoy's body. His eyes turned blood red and without a single word he took a step forwards. By practicing the 'Great Desolate Halberd Art' for so many years, the second Demon Envoy had a high comprehension of the Concept of Space. Although it didn't reach Lin Ming's level, it was still enough for his attacks to seem ghostly and elusive.
With a single step forwards he arrived 100 feet in front of Lin Ming. All of the second Demon Envoy's potential poured into his spear.
Slaughter!
Blood Drinking Seals howled out. Lin Ming trod on Golden Roc Shattering the Void and quickly drew back. At the same time he retrieved a cold and shining four foot long sword from his spatial ring. Lightning lingered on the sword blade.
This was the Argent White Sword.
Lin Ming grasped the Argent White Sword and all of his muscles suddenly burst out. He completely opened all three gates of the Eight Inner Hidden Gates, exhausting the totality of his strength to throw it towards the second Demon Envoy.
After completing 100% Tempering Marrow, Lin Ming's physical body strength already exceeded 200,000 jin. After opening the Gate of Wonder, his physical strength surpassed a million jin.
It was only because Lin Ming often fought with energy, settling battles with sword light and spear light, that he didn't have a chance to display the peak physical strength granted to his body by the Eight Inner Hidden Gates.
Now, with his over one million jin of strength, he heaved the Argent White Sword forwards. The sword cut through the sky like a blazing white meteor, its speed reaching a nearly unbelievable degree.
A keen Saint artifact level sword, it also had the Eightfall Thunder Emperor's thunder will fused into it. Now with it being thrown with over a million jin of strength, its power had reached impossible degrees. Even a 100,000 foot high mountain would shatter to powder in front of it!
Si –
The sharp sword pierced through the air, bringing with it countless arcs of purple lighting and directly ripping apart the second Demon Envoy's spear light.
One sword, with irresistible force, continued shooting towards the second Demon Envoy.
"What sword is this!?"
The second Demon Envoy was horrified. The sword that Lin Ming had thrown out was a masterless sword; he had done so with just his physical strength. There was no true essence poured into this sword and yet its might and radiance had reached such an incredible degree!
"Saint artifact!?"
The second Demon Envoy held a high post in the Asura Divine Kingdom. With his deep background, he naturally had high insight. He had once seen the Demon God Heartguard Mirror before, but even that artifact simply wasn't able to compare with this purple long sword shooting towards him!
Perhaps only the unified and complete version of the Demon Emperor Armor could compare with it!
The second Demon Envoy did not dare to be careless. He drew back and shot out a hundred spear lights at the same time, bo bombarding the Argent White Sword.
The Argent White Sword was a masterless weapon and Lin Ming hadn't poured any true essence into it. Even though it was hurled out with a million jin of strength, the force still couldn't compare to the energy attack sent out by a sixth stage Life Destruction essence gathering system martial artist.
As the rays of energy smashed into the Argent White Sword, explosions filled the sky like fireworks. The sword gradually slowed down before finally stopping in midair.
"It really is a masterless sword!"
The second Demon Envoy found himself short of breath. Without a doubt, this Saint level sword was found by that little beast in the Thunder Dominion. With that little beast's cultivation and soul force it was simply impossible for him to leave his own spirit mark within it. And without a spirit mark it was impossible for him to pour his true essence into it. This must have been the reason why he threw out this divine sword like a dart to slay his enemy. This was simply a wasteful ruining of heaven's gifts!
If he could obtain this divine sword…
The second Demon Envoy's heart began pulsating. Even if he didn't use the sword, he could still give it to the Asura Divine Kingdom. That would be a colossal achievement, and the resources he would receive as a reward would be limitless!
There were several sword-wielding Divine Sea Supreme Elders within the Asura Divine Kingdom, yet all of them suffered because they had no suitable swords to match them. If they were to know about this sword then they would definitely not hesitate in paying any price to obtain it!
'You little beast, your sword is mine now!'
This thought flashed through the second Demon Envoy's mind. He quickly formed a black seal and threw it at the Argent White Sword. He wanted to grab the Argent White Sword first. Otherwise, if Lin Ming recovered it and then decided to not fight with him and escape instead, there was no way he could chase after Lin Ming in his current condition.