Chapter 631: The Bizarre Lightning Bead (2/2)

This was too fearsome!

There was a strength inside Lu Yun that one couldn’t describe with words. This strength enhanced the lightning many times over, to the point where a frontal strike would cripple the emperor at a bare minimum.

“Governor of Dusk Province, you indeed possess marvelous abilities. You have Our admiration.” Ultimately, the celestial emperor raised his hands in a cupped fist salute. He referred to Lu Yun with the governorship title as another way to belittle and avoid acknowledging the youth’s status as a future sacred land’s master.

But of course, Lu Yun didn’t take any of that to heart.

“Governor, these abilities of yours qualify you to be involved in what comes next. Let us convene inside the celestial palace.” The celestial emperor made a gesture of invitation.

No matter Lu Yun’s real cultivation, the boundless lightning he’d summoned was enough to threaten a celestial emperor; this alone made the emperor acknowledge his strength.

Lu Yun blinked, then gave a nod.

At the same time, he collected the lightning that’d seeped into a karmic fruit and condensed it into a silver lightning bead, then hung it on the Sal Tree of Life and Death. The bead emitted an unrelenting sense of pressure; even Lu Yun himself felt his heart shake if he contemplated it for too long.

The Death Spike’s lightning tribulation had been strange to begin with, and the solidified lightning he’d collected had gone on to absorb a karmic fruit of its own accord. As a result, the bead’s power had been enhanced to a fearsome degree.

Thankfully, Thunder Palmstrike was a death art born from the Tome of Life and Death, so the book had a restraining effect on it. Otherwise, it would’ve been impossible for Lu Yun to exert his will on this strange silver bead.

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Inside the Exalted Palace, Lu Yun ran into some unexpected people: Donglin Taihuang, Ge Yanxia, as well as… Qi Hai!

Many, many days since their last meeting, he was once again face-to-face with Qi Hai.

The man’s facial features were somewhat different this time. Rather than the foremost pill master of the Primordial Era, he resembled someone else entirely. Even so, Lu Yun recognized him for who he was.

Qi Hai remained deadpan when he saw Lu Yun, as though he didn’t recognize the governor.

He’d schemed against Lu Yun from the start, wanting to command the master of hell just like he’d done with the primeval humans. After the two had fallen out inside the Dusk Tomb, Lu Yun had sealed off hell and barred Qi Hai from entering.

Unless Lu Yun’s guess was incorrect, Qi Hai had probably sought asylum with Destiny City.

“It’s you!” Many emotions flashed through Donglin Taihuang and Ge Yanxia’s faces when they saw him.

Ge Yanxia in particular sprang to her feet. Her obese figure waddled forward and she threw herself at him with bared fangs.

Fierce killing intent shone out of Donglin Taihuang’s eyes, but he refrained from rash movement as he’d sensed the terrifying pressure emanating from the young man. Neither did the Exalted emperor move to Lu Yun’s aid; he wished to gauge the might of the heavenly lightning that had been absorbed earlier.

Boom!

The instant Ge Yanxia’s obese figure came within striking distance, a deafening explosion rumbled in the air, followed by the pungent stench of roasted flesh.