Between heaven and earth, nothing is swifter than the flash of lightning.
Tu Du had early experience with the power of Yu Ci's Five-Thunder Talismans. He scorned those immature talismans, predicting potential issues. However, by the time he realized something was amiss, it was already too late.
The lightning descended from the sky. Compared to the splitting thunderbolts, Tu Du's speed seemed like crawling through the mud. He watched helplessly as the lightning struck down, only having time to curse, "Youngster," before being swallowed by the shallow Purple Thunder fire.
Even though it was a spectacle, it was merely a natural phenomenon during the transformation of the thunder method. In terms of sheer power, this lightning was no match for the Flying Sword. However, the most feared thing in the world is the word "counteract". Even if he was a three-hundred-year-old monster, even if he was a Curse Divine Mastery Elixir Stage Expert, at this moment, facing the thunder fire that tore through the clouds, he was terrified.
This fear had nothing to do with will or psychology, but was the most primal fear of Heavenly Punishment Thunder Lightning under the Yin Spirit State.
"Why is this Five-Thunder Talisman so much stronger than the others? If it was said that he was holding back before, but the talisman is spiritually connected, the magic is naturally formed, how could there be a talisman that can hold back in this world... Was it really picked up?"
If Yu Ci heard Tu Du's inner voice, he might kindly explain: the first Five-Thunder Talisman was indeed picked up. That was one of the few Jade Talismans that Yu Ci obtained after killing Yan Daoist. Although it was also a Five-Thunder Talisman, compared to the thunder method described in the "Shangqing Star Secret Talisman Book," it had lost its essence and was very ordinary. When Yu Ci first released it, it was to show weakness to the enemy and induce him to make a wrong judgment.
These, Tu Du was destined not to know. He was fully urging the Sun Soul Banner, the Extreme Yang Fire on it was rumbling, trying to block the lightning. At the same time, he tried his best to restrain the Yin Spirit aura, and protect himself with layers of Pure Yang Energy to avoid being hit.
However, in his haste, he forgot that the thread of Sword Energy that Yu Ci's Flying Sword pierced through, although weak, was still like a bone maggot, unable to shake off. He was fully operating the Sun Soul Banner, resisting the thunder fire outside, but inevitably, there would be a void inside. The Sword Energy, as if sentient, even if it was just a thread, was still looking for a gap to exploit, wandering in the banner, like a sharp needle, always poking at his most uncomfortable place.
If it was just discomfort, it would be fine. However, the Sword aura contained in the Sword Energy was subtly revealing a great evil spirit. The Yin Spirit State was most sensitive to this. What's worse was that he was just lost in thought. For some unknown reason, he felt as if a powerful figure was watching him in the dark. He didn't need to make a move, just a thought made him feel cold all over. He felt as if his entire body was full of holes, gradually becoming weak and losing the will to resist.
After all, he was a person with a cultivation level. He suddenly realized that his mind was abnormal and woke up in an instant. When he examined himself, he was horrified to find that his momentary distraction had caused damage to his Divine Soul!
How could a sword aura of a young man who communicates with the gods possibly possess such formidable power?
Tu Du, being a man of vast experience, quickly came to a realization: "This sword aura... the youngster must have borrowed it from someone else!"
Who was it? Who could have infused such a peerless sword aura into the youngster's divine soul, ready to be unleashed at the perfect moment to overpower the enemy?
As he was lost in thought, the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Lightning swept across the sky, and amidst the dissipating clouds, the rumbling sound of thunder echoed once again.
Although the thunder is the transformation of the greatest and most rigid energy between heaven and earth, it also undergoes the changes of yin and yang. Regardless of yin or yang, it has an absolute restraining power over the entities of the Yin Spirit.
When the thunder ceased and the sound of thunder began, it was the birth of yang from the extreme yin, an operation of the cardinal mechanism. Tu Du, being an expert in this field, had his countermeasures. However, he was previously intimidated by the sword aura, his mind delayed, and in his daze, he overlooked the changes outside. When the thunder sound started, his Extreme Yang Fire was caught off guard, just like a thin layer of paper, torn apart by the thunder sound, and directly penetrated.
"The sound of thunder belongs to yang, representing vitality, damaging the Yin Spirit but not the physical body. I should transform it with Pure Yang Power and abandon the outer layer..."
He was still thinking along these lines, but the thunder sound struck swiftly. By the time his thought was finished, the inner layer of Pure Yang Energy in his Sun Soul Banner had already confronted the thunder sound head-on. The yang energy clashed, and this method turned out to be wrong. A series of rumbling that only existed in his Divine Soul burst out, as if the chariot of the Thunder God was rumbling over his body!
Tu Du's Yin Spirit was violently shaken. The Sun Soul Banner, visible externally, swung wildly, lost control, and crashed heavily into the cliff wall behind, making a clanging sound.
In the rolling aftermath of the thunder sound, this sound was not loud and quickly dissipated in the gusty wind.
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At this moment, Tu Du regained his senses from the shock of the thunder sound. He found that his Divine Soul had suffered some damage, but it was not irreversible. Thanks to the protection of Pure Yang Energy, he had survived this Five-Thunder Talismans attack.
However, during this, had he forgotten something?
As his thoughts gradually returned to order, Tu Du's mind turned again and he suddenly realized that the strand of Sword Energy that had first damaged his Divine Soul had disappeared.
The Sword Energy did not disappear, but was consumed. While Tu Du was in a frantic state due to the Five-Thunder Talismans, the Sword Energy finally found the weakest link, and silently burst from within.
The Sun Soul Banner fluttered in the wind, making a rustling sound. But if one were keen-eyed, they might notice a narrow crack at one corner of the banner, no more than two inches long, splitting a Rune Pattern in half.
This was the final result of the all-out attack of one sword and one talisman launched by Yu Ci.
Perhaps this degree of damage might incite laughter from a true master, but at this moment, Tu Du could not muster even a hint of mirth.
Because at this very moment, a myriad of eerie lanterns were being lit within the dark, gloomy clouds below.
The lanterns shone with a mix of blue and red lights. At this moment, hundreds of demons simultaneously raised their heads, their gaze focused on the Sun Soul Banner that had collided with the wall.
There was a fleeting moment when a chilling sensation sprang from the deepest recesses of Tu Du's divine soul.
After entering the valley, he had used the Sun Soul Banner as a protective shield, hoping to prevent his Yin Spirit from being detected by the demons in the abyss. At the time, he had simply been prepared for the worst. In his view, the demons that could pose a threat to him should be at least a hundred miles deep into the canyon, as had been proven during the great war with the demons.
But now, at a depth of merely forty miles, what did he see?
Under the perception of Tu Du's Yin Spirit, the malice of the hundreds of demons felt like a thick layer of poisonous gas, riding the strong winds of the canyon, rolling up from below. The malice was as blatant as a starving beast eyeing its prey, or a swarm of flies buzzing around rotting meat. Even from several miles away, Tu Du could feel an incomparable immense pressure, causing the Sun Soul Banner to tremble slightly.
"Young ones!"
Tu Du's Yin Spirit roared silently within the banner, but no matter how loudly he roared, the damage on the long flag could not be repaired instantly. And it was this slight damage that allowed a crack to form in the inner layer of Pure Yang Energy, leaking out Tu Du's Yin Spirit's aura, leaving no possibility of concealment.
Suddenly, a shadow rushed up. Where there was one, there were two, followed closely by over a dozen demon shadows, their momentum unstoppable.
In the Sky Rift Valley, a hundred demons might not be much, even if they were a dark mass, there was no follow-up. But the chaos was clearly spreading, under the dark clouds, more and more "lanterns" were lighting up. The eerie glow spread miles away, gathering towards this side, resembling waves crashing against a cliff, causing the towering sheer cliff to tremble.
An unknown demon let out a roar, causing hundreds of demons to respond, their cries sharp, grand, or deep. The roaring sound waves converged from all directions, reaching hundreds of miles, causing one's heart to feel stifled.
Yu Ci was still in the cloudy and misty void at a higher place, his flying sword had already exhausted the effect of the Godspeed Talisman, the power to tread on air was gone, he had to work hard to control his body, leaning towards the direction of the cliff wall.
The strong wind of the canyon was of great help. After plummeting nearly a hundred feet, Yu Ci finally, with the help of a side wind, lunged towards the cliff wall. After shattering a protruding stone beam, he dissipated the impact and landed safely.
At this moment, the roar of the demons penetrated, and Yu Ci hurriedly opened his mouth to relieve the pressure on his eardrums.
At this moment, he was roughly a mile south of Tu Du, slightly higher by about seventy to eighty feet, not too far away. But the first wave of a hundred or so demons completely ignored Yu Ci's presence, their blood-red eyes focused only on the fluttering long flag, recklessly rushing towards it.
The Demons at the forefront have already extended their claws, reaching for the black flag with golden patterns.
At this very moment, the Sun Soul Banner radiates a brilliant light.
A ring of blazing white flames spreads from the Grand Sun Golden Patterns at the center of the Long flag, expanding instantly to a radius of thirty feet. The flames are incredibly fierce, instantly incinerating the leading Demons into a massive fireball, which is then blown away by the heat wave. The Demons following closely behind have no chance to evade, and in a series of shrieks, the first dozen or so Demons are simultaneously set ablaze. The flames are extremely vicious, instantly penetrating their flesh and causing the Demons' bones to creak.
"Piercing Bone Fire!"
Yu Ci, a male character, sees clearly and almost applauds in admiration: this is indeed Tu Du's, another male character, signature move. This type of flame, created by driving the yang fire with the yin force of a curse technique, penetrates the flesh as soon as it touches, burrowing into the gaps in the bones until it burns through the marrow, causing the victim to die in the greatest agony.
If Tu Du had used this move from the start, Yu Ci would have run as far as possible, not to mention setting up an ambush. But the fact is, Tu Du was so intent on capturing a live specimen that he restrained himself from using many of his moves. By the time he decided to get serious, he was no longer facing Yu Ci, but an endless onslaught of bloodthirsty Demons.
The lion uses all its might even when hunting a rabbit! After this incident, Tu Du will surely remember this lesson, of course, provided he survives!
From the ambush in the forest, to the plunge into the Sky Rift Valley, to the counterattack with sword and lightning, Yu Ci had a hard time keeping up, but the preparation beforehand was even harder. He is not the kind of person who leaves no stone unturned, but for the sake of the plan's implementation and his own life, he tried to gather as much information as possible and think through every detail. Only by ensuring that he was always in the right place at the right time, could he have the opportunity to watch Tu Du's spectacle here.
This series of plans was not particularly remarkable. If there was anything remarkable about it, it was that Yu Ci had a very accurate understanding of Tu Du's psychology. It was fortunate that Tu Du, an old Demon whose mind was no longer quite right, would do some meaningless things out of decades of eroded will and jealousy of younger people, giving Yu Ci a chance to catch his breath.
If it had been the arrogant Master Jin, he would probably have crippled Yu Ci, a junior, the first time they met, and then calmly captured him. At that time, any traps or ambushes he set would be a joke.
Of course, if Jin Huan were here, would he really harm a young girl?
It's pointless to talk about these things now, all he needs to do now is to sit back and watch.
Hmm, if there was a way to capture this scene and present it to Little Nine, a female character, would she be happier?
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