As Guo Kui swallowed the highly toxic, blood-red primordial energy whole, the jet-black poisonous energy feather robe around his body began to change color, turning a heart-palpitating shade of crimson.
Guo Kui was a Divine Ability Master who had reached the Feather Robe Realm many years ago, and his mastery over this realm could be said to have reached its absolute pinnacle.
Over the years, many Divine Ability Masters in Qingyuan Ward had suffered defeat at his hands, forging the terrifying reputation of the Peach Mountain Bandits.
An exceptionally surging and terrifying toxic primordial energy rose from within Guo Kui. The crimson feather robe around his body even began to melt slightly, merging into the primordial energy to empower it further.
As more and more toxic primordial energy coalesced above Guo Kui's head, a toxic seal materialized within the churning vortex of energy.
The poison seal was pitch-black, engraved with a blood-red, three-tailed venomous scorpion. The scorpion's eyes flickered like a living creature, emanating overwhelming ferocity.
The Upper Divine Ability, Scorpion Poison Seal—Great Perfection!
Bolstered by the "scorpion poison primordial energy" cultivated within Guo Kui's Ten Thousand Scorpion Bag, its power was amplified tremendously. Against such a lethal finishing move, even ordinary Feather Robe Masters would not dare take it head-on and could only flee.
Yet Lu Jin did not flee.
Because down below stood the child of his family.
His aged face was grim and solemn, his breath intertwined with thunder and fire. He cracked the Thunderfire Whip in his hand. Instantly, thunderclouds gathered across the sky, thick bolts of lightning rolling within them with deep, rumbling roars.
“Gather thunder!”
Lightning tore through the night sky, dispelling the darkness.
“Draw fire!”
Lu Jin lashed the Thunderfire Whip toward the earth below once more. Crimson primordial energy swept down, tearing open the ground. The fissures immediately melted, bubbling forth with molten magma.
Both the lightning and subterranean fire were manifested by Lu Jin using his own primordial energy to stir the primordial energy of heaven and earth.
Watching this scene, Lu Ming couldn't help but feel secretly awestruck. A Divine Ability Master could leverage their Divine Ability Feather Robe to achieve a deeper harmony with heaven and earth's primordial energy, generating commotion that far surpassed that of a Grand Divine Ability Practitioner.
“Thunder, descend! Fire, rise!”
Lu Jin let out a low bark and hurled the Thunderfire Whip into the sky, where it hovered suspended in midair.
Boom!
The thunderclouds above churned, sending down roaring bolts of lightning one after another, all crashing onto the Thunderfire Whip. At the same time, continuous flames erupted from the magma below, streaking through the night sky like ribbons of fire to surge into the whip as well.
The Thunderfire Whip rapidly absorbed the thunder and fire. In the next instant, the body of the whip expanded dramatically, swelling into a colossal structure several dozen zhang long that spanned across the sky.
From afar, it looked truly like an indestructible divine whip of thunder and fire held in the hand of a thunder god, meant to slay all evil!
“Slash!”
Having unleashed the complete form of the Thunderfire Whip, Lu Jin let out a fierce shout without a moment's hesitation. Sweeping up majestic thunder and fire, the Thunderfire Whip cleaved through the night sky, slashing down mercilessly toward Guo Kui.
Thunder and fire roared, echoing several li away.
“Old bastard, die!”
Guo Kui snarled viciously. With a thought, the Scorpion Poison Seal swept up dense, toxic primordial energy—resembling a poisonous star of death and decay—and violently collided with the descending Thunderfire Whip.
Boom!
The all-out clash between two Feather Robe Masters produced a shockwave of primordial energy that swept out from the sky, spreading across several li.
Lu Ming hid beneath a giant rock, looking up at the violent energy shockwaves. Clicking his tongue in awe, he couldn't help but feel a longing for such power. A Divine Ability Master truly lived up to being the first major threshold on the Dao of Divine Abilities; this terrifying power that resonated with heaven and earth was truly formidable.
“This Guo Kui really lives up to his reputation as a notorious old thief. He hasn't fallen into a disadvantage at all.”
Lu Ming tensely observed the battle. At a moment like this, his healing efficacy was negligible, as a duel of this intensity left no time or opportunity for him to step in and heal wounds.
Golden light swirled in Lu Ming's eyes. Within the vision of his Golden Pupils, he could see two giant, terrifying masses of primordial energy violently crashing into and eroding each other in the sky.
The violent primordial energy was thunder and fire, while the cold, decaying primordial energy was deadly poison.
With their primordial energy locked in a stalemate, the fight had turned into a contest of pure energy reserves.
The situation was tense and perilous.
“Huh?”
The next moment, Lu Ming gasped in surprise. Through the perception of his Golden Pupils, he vaguely noticed a spot within the primordial energy of the Scorpion Poison Seal where the flow was slightly sluggish, and the concentration of primordial energy was weaker than in other areas.
“Is this... a flaw in the divine ability?”
Because the primordial energy there was so violent, Lu Ming's eyes stung painfully, tearing up from the strain. Yet he kept his gaze locked onto it, finally confirming that the weak spot was indeed a flaw in Guo Kui's Scorpion Poison Seal.
“This flaw must be a latent defect left behind when that guy cultivated the Scorpion Poison Seal in the past. Normally, he hides it very well, but right now he's injured, his condition has dropped, and he's fighting Grandfather to his absolute limit, so he has no mental leeway to conceal this minor flaw.”
“I never expected my Golden Pupils would spot it.”
“Guo Kui, oh Guo Kui, you can't blame me for this. You can only blame your own bad luck! Against a scoundrel bandit like you who stops at nothing, there's no need to talk about fair play.”
With a surge of thought, Lu Ming channeled primordial energy into his eyes. The golden light in his pupils contracted, condensing into a thin thread of gold.
The golden beam shot out, projecting onto a specific spot on the distant poison seal.
It was just like leaving a marker.
Although the golden marker was extremely subtle, Lu Jin noticed it instantly. His heart skipped a beat, and clenching his hand into a fist, he thrust out a Palm Lightning strike without a second thought.
Boom!
A bolt of lightning roared forth, striking with lightning speed right at the spot on the Scorpion Poison Seal that was clashing against the Thunderfire Whip.
The strike was not particularly powerful; hitting the seal, it failed to produce even a single crack.
Yet it was such a seemingly casual hit.
However, it caused Guo Kui's expression to change drastically as sheer horror surged in his eyes.
Because he alone knew that the location Lu Jin's lightning struck was precisely the hidden flaw within the Scorpion Poison Seal.
Before he could make any attempt to remediate it, a chain reaction erupted within the Scorpion Poison Seal, throwing the surging toxic energy atop it into chaos.
Boom!
As a battle-tested veteran, how could Lu Jin miss such an opportunity? Bringing the Thunderfire Whip crashing down, his thunderfire primordial energy swept out, riddling the Scorpion Poison Seal with holes until it shattered completely.
Pfft!
With his divine ability broken, Guo Kui suffered violent backlash. He spat out a mouthful of blood, his face turning deathly pale as his primordial energy fell into disarray.
Guo Kui was furious and horrified. Then, catching sight of the youth in the dense forest below with golden light beaming from his eyes, he instantly understood. Seeing stars from rage, he realized it was that damned little whelp causing trouble again!
How was this little brat even more insidious and ruthless than seasoned old bandits like them?!
Seeing that Guo Kui had spotted him, Lu Ming didn't even wait for the man to move. Extinguishing the golden light in his eyes, he promptly slipped into the shadows of the forest and vanished.
Guo Kui ground his teeth in pure rage, wishing nothing more than to drop everything and skin that little brat alive first.
Lu Jin gave him no such chance. Striking while his opponent was down, he lashed out relentlessly with the wild Thunderfire Whip. He pressed the severely wounded Guo Kui into dire straits, shattering the Divine Ability Feather Robe surrounding his body further under the whip's ferocious assaults.
Finally, accompanied by a deafening roar of thunder and fire, Guo Kui was blasted backward over a hundred zhang. The feather robe around him nearly dissolved entirely, leaving him with disheveled hair, battered and wretched to the extreme.
As the battle dragged on to this point, Guo Kui was clearly showing signs of defeat.
Hiding in the forest, Lu Ming stared at Guo Kui's struggling figure without relaxing. Through his Golden Pupils, he saw that the cold, venomous energy surging around Guo Kui had suddenly become extremely volatile and violent.
Furthermore, its intensity was climbing rapidly.
At the same time, half of Guo Kui's hair turned white in an instant.
“He's secretly brewing a specialized killing divine ability!”
Startled, Lu Ming immediately shouted, “Grandfather, watch out!”
Guo Kui's bloodshot, venomous gaze snapped toward him. “Die, you little whelp!”
Forming a blade with his hand, his entire arm shattered instantly, flesh melting away as his vitality was drained. Sweeping up a horrific torrent of primordial energy, it transformed into a massive crimson slash—like a blood saber—cleaving down ruthlessly toward the area where Lu Ming was hidden.
As this strike descended, even space trembled violently, ripples spreading outward.
Lu Ming was seized by an overwhelming sense of impending doom, secretly horrified in his heart. Guo Kui actually had such a terrifying trump card hidden up his sleeve?!
However, it was clear that the cost of this move was enormous; Guo Kui had likely sacrificed a vast amount of his vitality for it.
Just as terror gripped Lu Ming, Lu Jin materialized in the sky above him. Gazing at the descending blood light, the old man's face grew exceedingly grave. He thrust out the Thunderfire Whip, enveloped in thunder and fire.
Boom!
The blood light slashed down, shattering even the Thunderfire Whip into a sky full of thunder and fire sparks.
“Old bastard, you grandfather and grandson can embark on the journey together!” Guo Kui roared maniacally, his voice echoing across the sky.
Lu Jin's expression was solemn, yet he showed no panic. “Not necessarily,” he said faintly.
“Besides, I should thank you for helping me temper my primordial energy tonight.”
As his words fell, Lu Jin extended his palm. Lightning roared across the sky and subterranean fire surged from the ground, both rushing toward his open hand to form a vortex of thunder and fire.
Deep within the thunderfire vortex, a subtle, profound fluctuation emerged.
In the next moment, a strand of primordial energy slowly rose from the thunderfire vortex. That energy was extraordinarily pure, thunder and fire blending together in flawless harmony. Then, the energy transformed into a strange bird—one wing forged of thunder, the other of fire, forming wings of thunder and fire.
Lu Ming stared wide-eyed at the thunderfire bird emerging from the vortex, wild joy erupting across his face.
“That is... Thunderfire True Primordial Energy?!”
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