Chapter 71

*Clap, clap, clap*—

A clear and sudden applause broke the silence.

"Good, good, good! Lu Shaoyou, you are indeed a remarkable person! Yan Hongchen didn't even see that you are a genius! It was a huge mistake for him not to recruit you!" Senior Brother Huang Lei praised sincerely, not hiding his admiration for Lu Shaoyou. "How about it? Are you interested in joining our Tianchi Peak and serving the Tianchi Holy Son? As soon as you agree, I can report to the Holy Son immediately! Your cultivation will definitely improve a lot then!"

The surrounding demon cultivators were taken aback, their minds struggling to keep up. What was Senior Brother Huang Lei up to? Why did it seem like he was trying to recruit this young man?

"Senior Brother Huang Lei, this... doesn't seem right..." A female demon cultivator stepped out from behind Huang Lei. She was petite, with a delicate and refined appearance, giving off a gentle and elegant aura. Her eyes were particularly lively and charming, and she was the one who had praised Yan Hongchen earlier. "He killed Senior Brother Yan Hongchen and his group!"

Huang Lei's heroic brows furrowed, and his cold, stern gaze swept over the female demon cultivator. "Tang Yuying! When have I ever needed you to meddle in my affairs!?" As he spoke, a violent and murderous aura surged from his body, colliding with Tang Yuying. She was instantly struck as if by lightning, her face turning pale, seemingly severely shaken.

"No, no," Tang Yuying, shaken by Huang Lei, immediately retreated with a pale face.

Senior Brother Huang Lei turned back to Lu Shaoyou with a smile. "How about it? Lu Shaoyou, I'm giving you this opportunity to join our Tianchi Peak and serve the Tianchi Holy Son. What do you think?"

"Give me an opportunity? Why should I need you to give me an opportunity?" Lu Shaoyou looked at Huang Lei with a murderous expression. "The opportunities I seize are all earned by my own hands! Your so-called master dares to call himself my master?" Lu Shaoyou was inherently arrogant and despised others trying to control his fate. He had no interest in Huang Lei's offer.

Huang Lei's face finally darkened, and he lost his patience. The pressure around him suddenly intensified.

"Liuhongye, Lu Shaoyou, good, good, good, you are both tough nuts! Since you can't be used by the Tianchi Holy Son, no one else will use you either! Both of you, die!" Huang Lei's body swelled, and a powerful aura burst forth, like a sovereign ruler. "Huang! Huang! Huang! The Way of Thunder is destruction! Thirteen Strikes of Great Desolate Thunder!"

*Crack, crack, crack!* Huang Lei's body emitted a sound like popping beans. He took a step forward, moving through the air as if it were a straight line, disappearing from Lu Shaoyou's sight in an instant. It was as if he had ignored the existence of space! Fast! Too fast! Lu Shaoyou could hardly keep up!

Huang Lei's right fist shook, like a mighty dragon rising, carrying a sharp explosion. The tendons and bones in his arm crackled with thunder, and he struck horizontally, aiming directly at Lu Shaoyou. Lu Shaoyou's face changed abruptly, but he quickly reacted. His body coiled like a roaring dragon, and he planted his foot firmly on the ground, like a tree deeply rooted in the earth. He watched the incoming punch with a steady gaze, and his body emitted a loud, booming sound, like a great bell.

Lu Shaoyou's fingers spread like mountains, tearing towards Huang Lei. At that moment, Huang Lei's aura surged again, and his entire body was filled with the rumbling of violent thunder. He looked like a thunder god from ancient times. Lu Shaoyou, seeing this, immediately hooked his fingers, grabbing at the iron fist. The terrifying wind tore through the air, and within a radius of four zhang, his physical body shook. His aura was like the sea, surging and rolling, endless, and like a thousand troops, sweeping all before it!

Huang Lei's punch struck Lu Shaoyou's claw, and Lu Shaoyou immediately felt a tremendous force surge from his right palm, along with a tingling numbness.

At that moment, Huang Lei looked like a thunder god, his entire upper body torn open, his skin flashing with terrifying lightning. His black, shoulder-length hair stood like steel needles. In an instant, Huang Lei had transformed into a thunder god controlling the divine lightning of heaven and earth!

"Lu Shaoyou, be careful!" Liuhongye cried out in alarm. She knew that Lu Shaoyou was no match for Huang Lei at this moment and immediately rushed to his aid. Her hand, like a dragon's claw, moved with the wind, grabbing Huang Lei firmly. Her fingers, like steel, penetrated his flesh and then suddenly flung him far away.

Huang Lei was violently thrown back, a large chunk of flesh torn from his body, the wound visibly twitching.

*Boom!* Liuhongye's entire body floated up, a massive aura like a surging wave enveloping her. Her aura roared like a fierce wind, and her Heavenly Gate opened, directly elevating her to the Ninth Heaven of Foundation Establishment. A powerful and dominant aura arose, with the green dragon roaring, the white tiger holding the tripod, the white elephant bowing, and the Qiong Niu fetching water. The sounds of dragon roars and tiger roars echoed through the void, and her powerful magic power surged like rolling thunder and a surging river, vast and boundless!

"You! You actually broke through! You were stalling for time all along!" It took Huang Lei a full cup of tea to react. "You used me to break through to the Ninth Heaven of Foundation Establishment! No wonder you didn't attack earlier! You were waiting to break through! Well done! Your scheming is indeed deep!—" Huang Lei, without a word, directly broke through the air and fled!

What else could he do! If Liuhongye wanted to kill him, she could easily crush him with one hand! Now, he could only escape! The other demon cultivators who had come with Huang Lei were also stunned. Liuhongye had actually broken through! They had miscalculated!

Thinking of this, they no longer dared to stay and fled in all directions. Lu Shaoyou's face turned cold, and he was about to attack, but Liuhongye stopped him. Lu Shaoyou looked at her with a slight confusion, and she simply shook her head.

"Senior Sister Liuhongye, why not keep them all here?" Lu Shaoyou asked, watching the demon cultivators disappear into the horizon. "If we let them go, we'll have trouble!"

However, before he could finish, Liuhongye's body suddenly went limp, and she fell directly into Lu Shaoyou's arms.

"Senior Sister Liuhongye! Senior Sister Liuhongye! What's wrong with you?" Lu Shaoyou was immediately alarmed.

"Stupid, of course it's because she forced the seal to open and suffered a backlash! How could you think otherwise! She didn't really break through! Stupid! Her aura was too chaotic; if she had truly broken through, it wouldn't have been so powerful. If he had been more careful, Huang Lei would have noticed! Now, run quickly! Otherwise, when Huang Lei realizes, you'll be in trouble!" the divine pig interjected.

Lu Shaoyou took a deep breath, but quickly reacted, immediately picking up Liuhongye and leading everyone to vanish into the horizon like a long rainbow.

After about a quarter of an hour, Huang Lei, looking furious, rushed over. Seeing no one there, he became even more agitated, his entire body emitting terrifying thunder.

"Damn it!— How dare you trick me! Damn it! Just wait! I'll make you pay! Liuhongye! Lu Shaoyou!" Huang Lei gnashed his teeth, his entire body radiating a terrifying aura, making the surrounding fierce beasts and cultivators dare not approach.

PS: Second update! Sigh, today was a mess, and I had no state of mind. There will only be two updates today, and I estimate three tomorrow... I'm too tired today, no feeling. Everyone, please support me, throw your recommendations, collections, and clicks my way! After all, the recommendations are too bleak...