Chapter 462: Overwhelming Battle
Within the world of thunder, countless bolts roamed freely in this space. This Thunder World technique was created by Xiao Ze, inspired by the Void Thunder Pool. Normally, spreading the power of thunder over such a vast area would weaken it significantly. A simple burst of fighting spirit could easily break it apart. However, the thunder power within Xiao Ze was so immense that even when spread across a large area, each section was still saturated with power to the extent that even the space itself struggled to contain it.
The Thunder World might only rank as a high-level Earth class technique under normal circumstances. However, due to Xiao Ze's unique capabilities, he had forcefully elevated the Thunder World's power, bringing it close to the might of a Heaven class combat technique.
As the three women followed Xiao Ze into the Thunder World, they saw the Great Elder at the center, his body surging with cold energy to resist the attacks of the thunder. His right arm's sleeve was completely shredded, with charred edges visible from the damage caused by Xiao Ze's earlier lightning strike. The gravity of his expression was profound.
Now trapped in this peculiar world of thunder, he dared not employ the original story's tactic of self-detonating his body to escape as energy snakes. Even if his self-detonation could potentially break the Thunder World, Xiao Ze's control over thunder would likely obliterate any escaping energy snakes. In fact, compared to facing a peak One-Star Dou Saint, these energy snakes were even easier to deal with.
"I must admit, I did not realize I was facing another Dou Saint," the Great Elder said politely. "There are no grievances between us, why not open this peculiar world of thunder and let me leave? I am willing to give you all of my accumulations in exchange."
Upon witnessing Xiao Ze's Dou Saint capabilities, the Great Elder lost all will to fight. With Yao Ming outside dealing with Yao Xiao Tian, which wouldn't take long, and then turning his attention here, two Dou Saints could easily overpower and kill him. It seemed better to negotiate with this unknown Dou Saint while Yao Ming was occupied with Yao Xiao Tian.
"If I can exchange my life's accumulation for a chance to live, it's a fair trade," the Great Elder reasoned, convinced that any Dou Saint would be tempted by his offer. Confidently, he removed his storage ring. "This high-grade storage ring contains all my life's work. Just nod, and everything in this ring is yours."
Xiao Ze raised an eyebrow, unimpressed. "Is there a possibility that I kill you and take your life's accumulation anyway?" Before the Great Elder could respond, Xiao Ze's eyes flashed with a piercing green-gold light.
Boom! The thunder around Xiao Ze seemed to explode outward, scattering in all directions. The Great Elder, targeted by the mental attack, froze in shock. In the next instant, Xiao Ze appeared in front of him, delivering dozens of punches to vital points in rapid succession. The overwhelming dominance of the Bi-Snake Tri-Pupils over snake-type magical beasts was evident.
The Great Elder, unprepared for such a barrage, sustained severe injuries. The sound of breaking bones echoed in the thunderous environment, drowning out even the booming thunder. The crimson giant snake on the Great Elder's shoulder was forcibly controlled by Xiao Ze using the Bi-Snake Tri-Pupils to hastily retreat to avoid being killed by the residual shocks of the fight.
Pain brought the Great Elder back to his senses, his eyes filled with terror as he looked into Xiao Ze's pupils. As he opened his mouth, blood mixed with organ fragments spewed out. Before he could speak, another psychic blow from Xiao Ze made his eyes roll back.
Xiao Ze's body surged with Emperor Flame, channeling through the vital points he had struck on the Great Elder. Every punch from Xiao Ze was not easily defensible, even breaking meridians. Under these circumstances, the Great Elder's ability to resist the Emperor Flame weakened significantly, allowing the flame to invade his body and forcefully control his Dou Qi.
In the end, Xiao Ze dominated the fight against the peak One-Star Dou Saint Elder, inflicting life-threatening injuries and gaining complete control over him, even preventing any chance of self-detonation. When the Great Elder regained consciousness, his face quickly paled, aging decades in moments, overwhelmed by the vast power gap and his utter helplessness.
Xiao Ze, indifferent to the Great Elder's psychological turmoil, used countless thunder runes to secure his victory, pressing a hand burning with golden flames, mixed with formidable soul energy, onto the Great Elder's head. A terrifying suction force emerged, slowly lifting a black snake soul shadow from the Great Elder, similar to what Yao Ming had shown at the bottom of the Nine Nether Underworld. He then bound this soul shadow with golden chains before allowing Qing Lin and the others to approach.
Qing Lin and the others, facing the Great Elder, found the situation surreal. "Is this truly a peak Dou Saint from the Dou Qi Continent?" Xiao Ze instructed, "Qing Lin, try to bind him with a soul contract."
"Understood," Qing Lin nodded vigorously, understanding the effort Xiao Ze had put into controlling the Great Elder. She knew she must not let him down. The black snake, terror evident in its eyes at the sight of another pair of Bi-Snake Tri-Pupils, struggled futilely. As the green light from Qing Lin's pupils fell upon its soul shadow, the struggle and terror gradually faded away.
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