Chapter 100

Amidst the sky, thick and long lightning bolts raged like mad dragons, accompanied by thunder that shook the heavens and earth, turning this land into a hell of lightning and thunder.

Xie Jingxuan sat on the Xuanming beast, wearing black-scaled armor, originally intending to set off to inform the Senluo Hall of the unfavorable news here, so they could send someone else to handle the matter.

Now, seeing the sky and earth change, she waved her hand to signal everyone to stop.

Nuo Na, Xiong Ba, Tu Ze, and others looked panicked, not quite understanding the sudden ferocity of the lightning and thunder, and remained in a state of deep concern.

At this moment, Qin Lie had already walked towards the Flame Valley, with lightning following closely behind.

"Qin Lie! It's Qin Lie!" Nuo Na was the first to react, her slender body trembling slightly, her eyes shining with a bright and peculiar light.

Tu Ze and Xiong Ba also showed a look of shock, focusing their gaze on Qin Lie along with the warriors of the Senluo Hall, watching him step into the valley.

The raging flames seemed to have little effect on him, and he easily crossed into the valley.

The lightning and thunder in the sky above, writhing and twisting like dragons, gathered from all directions above the valley, the lightning bolts as thick as dragons, twisting and writhing, falling like silver chains.

Soon, the valley was filled with the sound of earth-shaking booms.

"Gao Yu?" Zhuo Qian called out softly, her brows slightly furrowed, her beautiful face full of confusion, "What's wrong with you?"

Everyone turned to look.

They saw Gao Yu's body trembling, his face pale, his cold and icy eyes filled with fear and unease, slowly retreating, becoming increasingly nervous.

"Outside is the spirit beast group!" Tu Ze, after a moment of surprise, quickly shouted, "Once you retreat to the center of the spirit beast group, it will be hard to deal with them calmly. Don't retreat!"

Gao Yu ignored Tu Ze's warning and continued to retreat, moving away from the area.

He could feel the deep fear of the giant demon soul within the ghost face ring...

He finally understood why the giant demon shadow that had formed earlier had urged him to stay as far away from Qin Lie as possible and to enter the valley as soon as possible.

That giant demon shadow was extremely afraid of the lightning and thunder from the depths of the sky. The thunder and lightning were the bane of the giant demon shadow, capable of truly annihilating it, leaving no trace behind.

"Rumble!"

The continuous thunder made Gao Yu's soul tremble, and he instinctively felt fear.

He gradually realized that after years of practicing the Nine Nether Floating Soul Record, his soul was different from ordinary people. His soul was very wary of thunder and lightning, and if the heavenly lightning and thunder accidentally struck him, he would suffer severe injuries, or even be completely destroyed.

Lightning and thunder were the bane of all evil spirits, capable of eliminating evil...

"I understand." Gao Yu lowered his head, his expression strange and unpredictable, "Practicing the Nine Nether Floating Soul Record and holding the ghost face ring, I am like the giant demon shadow... both are evil, so I instinctively fear."

Ignoring Tu Ze and Zhuo Qian's advice, Gao Yu left alone amidst the shocked gazes of everyone.

Suddenly, the roar of spirit beasts came from the direction he had left. Everyone looked in that direction, and Tu Ze cursed, wanting to go to help but was stopped by Zhuo Qian.

"Don't go." Zhuo Qian shook her head, "There are at least seventeen second-stage spirit beasts and about three hundred first-stage spirit beasts in the outer area. Once we get deeply involved, it will be almost impossible to break out alive. Gao Yu, who can summon the shadow of a demon god, should have the means to protect himself. Don't go to your death."

Tu Ze stopped, silent for a few seconds, and nodded slightly.

"Miss?" Liang Zhong asked.

Xie Jingxuan made a gesture to be quiet, sitting high on the Xuanming beast, and gently closed her eyes.

A clear mental wave emanated from her, spreading like ripples towards the Flame Valley.

Inside the valley.

Qin Lie, enveloped in greenish-blue lightning, stood amidst the vast sea of flames, surrounded by thunder.

He suddenly looked up, gazing at the raging lightning in the sky, pondered for a moment, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Come on!"

He fully activated the Heavenly Thunder Punishment.

Within his body, the lightning power in his acupoints, bones, tendons, and flesh surged towards his dantian, creating a storm in his spirit sea, mixing the purified spirit energy with the lightning power.

His body, drained of lightning, exposed in the Flame Valley, became like a giant magnet.

A magnet attracting lightning.

"…The Heavenly Thunder Saint Body, the first step in forming the Heavenly Thunder Saint Body, this initial stage, involves enduring the fierce tempering of lightning and thunder."

Qin Lie's mind buzzed, looking up at the sky, his eyes blazing with electric light.

"Rumble! Rumble!"

Lightning bolts emerged from the depths of the clouds, gathering above Qin Lie, rushing towards his body standing in the sea of flames like dragons and snakes.

"Zzzt!"

Lightning descended into the valley, and the clusters of black mushroom-like sub-souls of the soul-devouring beast suddenly emitted thick smoke.

Each sub-soul of the soul-devouring beast, once touched by the thick lightning, immediately dissipated like smoke, disappearing in a very short time.

The main body of the soul-devouring beast, sensing the pain deep within its soul, was terrified by the sudden appearance of the heavenly lightning and thunder, roaring wildly.

But it dared not approach Qin Lie at this moment.

"Clap! Clap! Clap!"

The stone pillars around Qin Lie were shattered by the heavenly thunder, with stone fragments and sparks flying everywhere, further damaging the Eight Extremes Fire Array.

"Is this, is this all the work of that boy?" Outside the valley, Xiong Ba looked up at the sky, his face pale with shock, "The lightning and thunder from the depths of the clouds can destroy the heavens and earth, eliminating all evil in the world! How can he summon such terrifying power?"

The members of the Crimson Flame Association were all shocked to the core, looking towards the burning valley.

In the sky, there were at least hundreds of lightning bolts as thick as a person's waist, looking like hundreds of thick and long electric dragons writhing and twisting.

The thunder, as if trying to shatter the heavens and earth, echoed throughout, causing many stone pillars in the stone forest to explode.

"Clap! Clap! Clap!"

In the surrounding area, the earth split and mountains crumbled, the stone pillars shattered by the thunder, instantly turning to dust and disappearing.

The terrifying power of heaven made everyone's faces pale, as if facing the end of the world, causing their souls to tremble with unease.

"Is it because of Qin Lie? Oh, heavens, how can he summon the lightning and thunder across the sky?" Xiao Que of the Water Moon Sect looked towards the Flame Valley, her body trembling uncontrollably, "He is terrifying, this momentum, this commotion, wanting to destroy the heavens and earth. It's several times more terrifying than the demon god shadow Gao Yu created!"

"Originally, I thought Gao Yu was already terrifying enough. I didn't expect this one to be even more exaggerated, truly one more bizarre than the other!" Nuo Na's face turned cold, secretly resolving never to provoke Qin Lie and Gao Yu in the future, to maintain good relations with the Nebula Pavilion, to avoid being targeted by those two freaks and ending up soulless.

"Miss, the Eight Extremes Fire Array is about to collapse!" Liang Zhong's face darkened.

Xie Jingxuan was not panicked; instead, a hint of joy appeared in her eyes.

"It's fine. The destruction of the soul-devouring beast by the lightning and thunder is far more effective than the fire. As long as Qin Lie gets close to the soul-devouring beast, it will be hard for it to escape this calamity."

As if hearing her words, Qin Lie, who had been standing still, suddenly took a step.

He walked towards the soul-devouring beast.

As he moved, lightning continuously struck around him, some of it disappearing into his body.

His steps were somewhat unsteady, and his appearance was somewhat disheveled. Each time he was struck by lightning or thunder, his body would shake.

But his body never fell, and his steps did not stop, gradually approaching the soul-devouring beast.

Approaching the cold spring where the soul-devouring beast resided!

"Ao!"

The soul-devouring beast, about to break through to the next stage, roared wildly, trying to intimidate Qin Lie, making him retreat.

Qin Lie ignored it.

"Clap! Clap! Clap!"

Two lightning bolts as thick as arms suddenly struck the soul-devouring beast's massive body, causing its lumps to smoke, and its surging life force to noticeably weaken.

It continued to roar, but it did not dare to leave the cold spring, only launching an evil mental attack, trying to control Qin Lie's soul like it had with Yan Ziqian, Feng Kai, and others.

A cold and icy consciousness, like a needle, pierced directly towards Qin Lie's soul.

This wave of energy, condensed with most of the soul-devouring beast's mental energy, would immediately cause Qin Lie's soul to collapse and be destroyed if it struck him.

Seemingly sensing the threat, the Soul Suppressing Pearl, hidden in Qin Lie's brow, emerged like a third eye.

"Zzzt!"

The soul-devouring beast's mental energy, just reaching Qin Lie's face, suddenly and inexplicably dissipated.

The Soul Suppressing Pearl, like a black pupil, seemed to suddenly brighten, facing the soul-devouring beast's head...

"Rumble!"

Dozens of lightning bolts, as if guided by a hand, raged down, all striking the soul-devouring beast's forehead.

Instantly, the soul-devouring beast's head split open, its lumps oozing pus and blood, filling the valley with a foul smell and toxic fumes.

A toad-shaped soul suddenly flew out of its head, and nearby sub-souls, like swallows returning to their nests, gathered towards this soul.

This was the main soul of the soul-devouring beast!

The toad-shaped soul, with its emerald green eyes, gazed at Qin Lie, seemingly wanting to remember him and seek revenge in the future.

"Bad! The soul-devouring beast has abandoned its breakthrough and is trying to escape with its soul!" Xie Jingxuan called out.

The Xuanming beast beneath her suddenly darted forward.

Like a wisp of smoke, the Xuanming beast carried her into the scorching Flame Valley, and the hook-sickle, longer than her body, was once again in her hand.

The flames spread, and the black-scaled armor on her body turned into a solid, grayish light shield.

The light shield crackled, helping her resist the flames, allowing her to focus her energy on the soul