Chapter 870
[Geng Metal Divine Thunder], Slaying the Demon King
"How brave!"
A furious roar shook the ocean.
Ye Misha suddenly reverted to his true form as a demon king, and his trident slashed fiercely at the blue lightning in the sky.
In an instant, the hundred-foot-tall body was enveloped by raging lightning, and the dazzling electric light illuminated the dark trench as if it were daytime.
"crash"
Ye Misha suddenly retreated dozens of feet, a look of shock in his eyes: "Such powerful lightning magic."
The Sea Yaksha clan inherits the bloodline of the ancient Lord of Thunder, who was known for controlling all thunderbolts. They are naturally endowed with an extremely high affinity for the Law of Thunder, and in this respect, they rarely encounter any rivals.
However, in the exchange just now, he was suppressed by Song Changsheng in his most prized thunder magic.
Song Changsheng walked against the turbulent currents of the seabed, lightning surging in his palms, showing no fear as he faced an entire clan alone.
Such behavior was seen as an invisible humiliation by the strong-willed Ye Misha.
"Death!"
After adjusting his own condition, Ye Misha attacked Song Changsheng again.
Song Changsheng deliberately concealed his strength, creating the illusion of an evenly matched battle and gradually leading him beyond the trench. He only needed to ensure that Ye Fuke could not reach the distance to provide immediate support before he was confident of severely injuring Ye Misha with a single blow.
Once this step is completed, the rest is simple.
The reason for concealing our strength and feigning weakness was primarily to lull Ye Fuke into a false sense of security.
Based on previous interactions, Ye Fuke is the strongest and most composed person after Ye Shinu. At the same time, he is also somewhat suspicious. Such a person is not likely to fall into danger, but he is prone to overthinking and lacks decisiveness at crucial moments.
His personality weaknesses are what Song Changsheng wants to exploit.
As expected, when Ye Fuke saw that Song Changsheng's lightning magic did not immediately support Ye Misha, he instead recalled some past events.
"Could this lightning magic be his?"
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look around, as if trying to find the presence of a second person.
To be honest, the feud between the Sea Yaksha clan and the East Sea Alliance has been going on for quite some time. When Ye Fuke and Ye Misha were retreating from the Twin Islands, they were ambushed by Song Changsheng using the Thunderclap made from the Void Crystal. Not only did their clansmen and the assembled sea monster army suffer heavy casualties, but Ye Moluo's physical body was also destroyed, leaving only his inner core.
At the same time, the youngest demon king in the clan was also killed, and the treasure vault and the remains of the true dragon were looted.
No matter how you look at it, this is an irreconcilable feud; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them the number one enemy of the Sea Yaksha clan.
Ironically, Ye Fuke and Song Changsheng had never officially met before today, so even though Song Changsheng was standing in front of them, they couldn't recognize him as the person they wanted to tear to pieces.
However, Song Changsheng's signature lightning magic was very easy to recognize. Even though he had only heard about it from Ye Shi Nu and had not seen it with his own eyes, he could still recognize that the person in front of him was the guy who had plundered their treasure vault.
It's not just about lightning techniques; their cultivation levels probably correspond to those as well.
At the time, Ye Fuke couldn't understand how he could do it.
Only now, after witnessing it firsthand, do I realize that Song Changsheng's strength cannot be simply measured by his cultivation level.
Although the array master who set up the protective array for the Sea Yaksha clan was not highly skilled, the array was still a fourth-tier high-grade array. In a remote border region, such an array would have long been considered a master and would have been respected by others.
Song Changsheng, however, was able to shatter the array barrier with a single blow and still have energy left. This level of strength surpasses that of many late-stage Golden Core cultivators, which explains his arrogant behavior.
The fact that the other party appeared at this critical juncture makes their motive obvious; they are definitely after Ye Shi Nu.
Even with his considerable strength, defeating him and Nightshade's combined forces would be extremely difficult, not to mention having to endure Nightshade's wrath after interrupting Nightshade.
Back then, he almost couldn't even withstand a single blow.
Even if they've made some progress in recent years, it's impossible for them to directly confront Night Slave, right?
Unless this person is an idiot, he must have accomplices nearby.
The last time the treasure vault was looted, it was done by him and another Golden Core cultivator who was suspected to be from the Myriad Manifestations Palace. This made him suspect that Song Changsheng's appearance was just to lull them into a false sense of security.
After luring the tiger away from the mountain, the person hiding in the shadows seized the opportunity to interfere with Ye Shi Nu's breakthrough.
Thinking of this, he slowly withdrew his foot, which had already stepped out to support Nightshade.
Ye Shi Nu's breakthrough has reached a critical moment, and he must stay firmly in this position and not give anyone an opportunity to take advantage of him.
However, he did not forget that Ye Misha was prone to impulsiveness. Seeing that he was chasing further and further away and had already left the trench, he quickly sent a telepathic message to stop him, because if he went any further, it would be too late for him to provide support.
Although Ye Misha was annoyed by his meddling, he knew that now was not the time to be careless. He could only restrain his impulse and linger near the trench. As long as he got out of this area, he would not chase after Song Changsheng even if he tried to run away.
Song Changsheng understood that he had reached the limit. Although it was still a bit short of his ideal range, there was nothing he could do. After all, the other party was not a puppet that could act according to his wishes.
He no longer relied on his speed advantage to maneuver against his opponent, but gradually switched to close-quarters combat.
This scene, witnessed by Ye Fuke behind him, undoubtedly confirmed his earlier suspicions: Song Changsheng did have accomplices, and everything before was merely a ploy to lure him away from his prey.
Thinking of this, he felt a surge of pride, but also a sense of lingering fear. If he had chased after them with Ye Misha, they would surely have fallen into their trap by now.
Having established this point, we can no longer afford to leave any loopholes.
If the opponent changes tactics and attacks Nightshade, this distance will be somewhat difficult to defend against.
Just as he was about to send a telepathic message to Ye Misha to come back and help him defend the area with the help of the formation, he suddenly saw a blazing sun appear above the trench, its intense light illuminating the deep, dark seabed.
But he soon realized that it was not the sun, but a disc with a three-legged golden crow pattern.
Even from a great distance, he could feel the terrifyingly high temperature contained within.
In the blink of an eye, the surrounding seawater began to boil violently, and the space itself was distorted by the high temperature.
Many low-level sea monsters and sea demons living in the trenches were directly killed by this sudden high temperature, and even their bodies showed signs of carbonization.
If even the sirens on the edge were in such a miserable state, then the Nightshade, who was closest to the disc and faced it directly, was in no better shape. The demon king's true form, which had been tempered and refined over countless trials, was instantly scorched and burned to a crisp under that terrifying heat.
"Grumpy"
He felt as if the blood in his body was boiling, truly boiling!
"Ah—" The pain in his body made him let out a scream, and he turned into a bolt of lightning and rushed down into the trench below.
At that moment, he had only one thought in his mind: to leave this terrifying environment.
But Song Changsheng had gone to such great lengths; how could he let him escape so easily?
"Great Supernatural Power: Drawing a Circle on the Ground as a Prison"
"Great Divine Power [One Finger to Dust]"
The two spatial abilities were used together. The former was used to trap Ye Fuke, who was preparing to come to his aid, while the latter fixed Ye Misha in place to prevent him from escaping.
The Sea Yaksha clan possesses an unparalleled advantage in the [Thunder Law], unmatched by almost any other sea race. However, their talent in other laws is less impressive, especially in the [Spatial Law], a law that demands exceptionally high talent.
Among the demon race and the sea race, apart from those with relevant bloodlines, such as the Golden-Winged Roc, generally only those who have reached the fifth rank can master it proficiently. This is a major drawback of bloodline cultivation.
Therefore, given that Song Changsheng's strength far surpasses that of Ye Misha, the latter is completely unable to break free from the space he has frozen.
"[Divine Bird Piercing the Sun]!"
With a loud shout, the [Night-Shining Divine Bird] in the air spun rapidly. In the process, it gathered all its light into a point of light the size of a thumb. Then, like a sharp arrow, it transformed into a golden beam and shot straight at Ye Misha's head.
The arrow transformed from the Night-Shining Divine Bird almost instantly crossed the barrier of space in Ye Misha's eyes, arriving before him with the aura of death. He seemed to see a three-legged golden crow devoid of any emotion, pouncing on him like a prey.
At this moment, he was completely frozen in place by the power of space, unable to move. Faced with this earth-shattering attack, he could only withstand it with his physical body.
But how could one so easily withstand the full-force attack of a low-grade Law-based spiritual treasure?
"How can he be so strong?"
Under the shadow of death, Ye Misha finally felt an unprecedented fear: "Brother, save me!"
"Bastard!"
Seeing this, Ye Fuke was furious. He opened his mouth and spat out a piece of crystal-clear white bone.
The skeleton was engraved with dense golden runes. The moment it appeared, endless crimson lightning surged forth, converging in mid-air to form a lightning spear that pierced through the cage constructed by Song Changsheng with spatial power. It grazed past Ye Misha's ear and, at the critical moment, collided with the golden arrow formed by the [Night-Shining Divine Bird].
The two forces unleashed an astonishing shockwave, pushing the endless seawater outwards and creating a brief vacuum zone beneath the deep sea.
"crash"
As the power of the shockwave subsided, the squeezed seawater surged back from all directions, causing the earth to shake violently. The trench where the Sea Yaksha clan was located suffered a devastating blow, and even the protective array was overwhelmed.
Ye Fuke had to devote his energy to balancing that power so as not to affect Ye Shi Nu in the main hall.
Ye Misha had successfully escaped. In his opinion, as long as the opponent retreated in time, they could definitely fight against the opponent by combining their strength with the help of the formation.
Having just escaped death, Ye Misha realized that Song Changsheng had been deliberately hiding his strength when they fought, just to lure him into a trap.
After realizing the gap between them, he lost his previous arrogance and took advantage of the moment when Ye Fuke used the ancestral spirit bone to help him escape, fleeing at top speed.
He no longer has the courage to face Song Changsheng alone.
Song Changsheng hadn't expected that Ye Fuke had such a trump card up his sleeve.
If Ye Misha were to escape now, all our previous efforts would be in vain, and we would have to pay an even higher price to achieve our goal.
Thinking of this, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes. He reached into the storage bag at his waist and took out the [Gengjin Divine Thunder] that he had previously exchanged in the treasure vault of the Myriad Manifestations Palace!
He poured his magic into it and struck in the direction where Ye Misha had fled.
Visually, it looks like one lightning bolt is chasing another, except the former is much faster than the latter.
Just as he entered the trench, Ye Misha, who thought he had escaped, had no time to feel fortunate before an immense sense of crisis enveloped him.
He turned around and saw a golden lightning bolt rapidly enlarge in his pupils.
"boom……"
The [Gengjin Divine Thunder] struck Ye Misha directly in the chest. This was comparable to a full-force attack from a Nascent Soul cultivator in the early stage. Even Ye Shinu had to avoid its edge, so how could he possibly withstand it?
The demon king's true form was directly pierced by the burst of lightning power. The lightning, carrying the [Geng Metal Qi], raged wildly within his body, frantically devouring his life force.
In just a few breaths, his body surface was covered with a dense network of cracks, like a spider web.
"Do not……"
Before Ye Fuke's shocked eyes, Ye Misha's hundred-foot-tall demon king true form shattered like a struck terracotta tile amidst its unwilling screams, leaving behind a violent storm of thunder and lightning, with only its inner core escaping.
Ye Fuke caught Ye Misha's inner core in a daze. He never expected that the situation would turn around so quickly. From the start of the fight until now, only a quarter of an hour had passed, and Ye Misha had ended up like this.
Song Changsheng strode in with the [Night-Shining Divine Bird] atop his head, standing alone above the trench, his imposing aura so overwhelming that all the sea monsters below could not raise their heads.
"The Thunder Bloodline of the Sea Yaksha Clan lives up to its name."
If it weren't for the Sea Yaksha clan's extremely high resistance to lightning power, any other opponent with a similar cultivation level to Ye Misha would absolutely not have been able to survive under the [Gengjin Divine Lightning]. The fact that he managed to retain an inner core is already the best possible outcome for him.
Ye Fuke's eyes were bloodshot, and he wished he could tear Song Changsheng to pieces to avenge Ye Misha.
But his remaining rationality told him that he was no match for Song Changsheng, and that the other party was very likely to have an accomplice.
"who are you!"
Song Changsheng had no interest in answering his question. He lightly wiped his storage bag and took out a [Thunderbolt] that was larger than his fist.
In order not to dilute their strength, Song Qingxing and others had all the Void Magic Crystals they had purchased over the years refined into this Thunderclap Crystal when they asked someone to refine it.
Although its power is not as great as the [Gengjin Divine Thunder] from before, it is not far off!
"Night Slave, it's time to wake up from your beautiful dream!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Song Changsheng threw the [Thunderbolt] in his hand into the trench below, aiming directly at the fourth-order spiritual vein!
...(End of chapter)