Thunderfire Chain

"Your little swallow is quite pretty, is it male or female?!"

Having broken through a Bloodline Shackles, the Little Yellow Chicken was in high spirits and charged straight ahead. Relying on its overwhelming strength, it grabbed the Storm Swallow and beat it soundly, even plucking out its feathers.

"Damn it, it's male again!" In its rage, the Little Yellow Chicken, also at the Seventh Level of Beast Vein Realm, could only let the Storm Swallow be manhandled.

The other Companion Beasts couldn't reach it in time. The Storm Swallow was pecked into a bloody hole and could only flee in disarray with a scream!

The Beast Master of the remaining Storm Swallow was a young man in green, tall and slender, with a face like white jade. He commanded storms as if he were the son of the storm.

"Li Tianming, die." He appeared quite refined, wielding a long sword with a fierce aura like a raging storm. Unfortunately, while his sword techniques were beautiful, his realm was only the Seventh Level of Beast Vein Realm, the same as Li Tianming.

However, Li Tianming had no problem fighting across two realms.

Therefore, they were simply not on the same level!

As his sword energy enveloped him, Li Tianming directly flashed forward and grabbed the young man's long sword with his left hand, swift, precise, and ruthless.

"How is this possible!" The long sword froze instantly, and the young man stared in disbelief.

"Scram!" The next moment, Li Tianming slapped him across the face. The young man was sent flying directly from the third floor of the Windless Inn, spinning several times in the air.

He was caught by his parents just before landing, otherwise, he would have likely broken all his bones.

Seeing their son utterly defeated, the two high-ranking officials from the Thunder Venerable Mansion couldn't bear how ugly their expressions were. What made it worse was that they couldn't intervene!

They could only burn with rage, only feel stifled. However, they couldn't understand why Li Yanfeng's son was so strong!

Didn't Li Yanfeng say his combat power was at most the Seventh Level of Beast Vein Realm!

They even transferred their anger to Li Yanfeng, feeling that he was toying with them.

They looked up to see Li Tianming continuing his rampage in the Windless Inn.

"So this is the level of the so-called geniuses of the Thunder Venerable Mansion?" Li Tianming's mocking laughter echoed all around, reverberating in everyone's ears.

Hearing these words from him was like a dream, and many were simply stunned.

Seven people were left with five. At this point, they dared not fight amongst themselves.

Only now did they realize that Li Tianming might not be so easy to deal with, but it was already too late.

Among the remaining five, only Liu Qinyang was at the Ninth Level of Beast Vein Realm. The other three were at the Eighth Level of Beast Vein Realm, and there was one young girl at the Seventh Level of Beast Vein Realm.

After seeing Zhang Zixuan's injuries, the young girl said, "I quit, you guys fight."

With that, she immediately took her Companion Beast, the Mysterious Ice Worm, and ran away.

Thus, only four remained!

Li Tianming's ability to scare away the geniuses of the Thunder Venerable Mansion, preventing them from even fighting, caused another long period of stunned silence.

"Killed two directly, scared one away? Are these really the geniuses of the Thunder Venerable Mansion?"

The onlookers couldn't see clearly. They were completely dumbfounded. To them, the Thunder Venerable Mansion was a super force that could destroy Lihuo City with a mere breath!

Why could Li Tianming crush them? How terrifying!

A month ago, wasn't he crawling out of the City Lord's Mansion like a dog under Liu Qinyang's threats?!

"Stop fighting amongst yourselves, deal with him first! We'll settle the score after we get the Divine Source." Jiang Yilin's heart was also pounding.

She knew clearly that Li Tianming wasn't this strong before. The way she looked at Li Tianming now was tinged with fear.

After all, only four people were left.

"Then let's go!" Only Liu Qinyang remained somewhat calm.

After all, the stronger Li Tianming was, the more comfortable he felt.

This way, if others couldn't take down this tough opponent, only he could. Li Tianming's performance was strong, but it was not beyond his control.

Under his command, the four genius Beast Masters attacked together. The Lightning Leopard, Thunder Mouse, Ironclad Giant Shrimp, and Six-eyed Flying Fish targeted Li Tianming from all four directions.

For a time, the Beast Masters unleashed their Martial Arts, and the Companion Beasts used their Beast Arts, surrounding him with all sorts of techniques. No matter how you looked at it, Li Tianming was in imminent danger!

But, was he really going to be suppressed?

Under the encirclement, Li Tianming transformed into a bloody light. This was clearly an Extraordinary Beast-grade Battle Art! The pinnacle of Beast-grade Battle Arts.

Puchi!

With a swift, precise, and ruthless move, the Bloodfire Thorn pierced through with the Blood Soul Kill. The Beast Master of the Thunder Mouse, enveloped in lightning, was easily pierced by Li Tianming. The Bloodfire Thorn went straight into his abdomen!

Another person, after tumbling a few times on the rooftop, rolled off the third floor of the Windless Inn amidst the tiles and fell into his parents' arms.

His Companion Beast, filled with fear, retreated from the battlefield and returned to its Beast Master's side!

"Another one is dead!"

"It looks like his intestines are coming out."

"Is this really Li Tianming? He's stronger than three years ago, what has he been through..."

The citizens of Lihuo City couldn't see clearly. Whether the geniuses of the Thunder Venerable Mansion were killed in battle or not didn't affect their expressions of awe!

"Next!"

At this moment, Li Tianming's voice was like a nightmare. His Blood Soul Kill was fast and vicious.

When the Ironclad Giant Shrimp's steel armor was torn open by Little Yellow Chicken's claws, its Beast Master nearly died under Li Tianming's Blood Soul Kill!

He moved like a blood-red line, his movement technique so fast and unpredictable that his weaker opponents had no power to resist at all.

Pfft!

The fifth genius Beast Master's face turned ashen. Screaming, he fell down, his Companion Beast, the Ironclad Giant Shrimp, only able to flee in a sorry state!

"Another one's dead!"

"Oh my god!"

At this, the citizens of Lihuo City directly fell to their knees.

They didn't know that in reality, no one had died. After all, for Li Tianming, crushing them was enough.

He didn't need to look at the expressions of Li Yanfeng and the Thunder Venerable Mansion's higher-ups, because he knew without looking that their faces right now were definitely fouler than dog shit, and their hearts were definitely trembling!

Trembling for his current power!

Seven people, and in the blink of an eye, only Jiang Yilin and Liu Qinyang remained.

"I forfeit."

As expected, the girl was smart. Jiang Yilin, after seeing two people of the same cultivation level as her defeated, clearly knew that Li Tianming's next target would be her.

Under fear and trembling, she couldn't even bother with losing face and jumped down, returning to her father's side.

When she hugged her father's arm, her face was already deathly pale, and even her shapely thighs couldn't stop trembling.

Looking at Jiang Yilin like this, and the other few genius Beast Masters wailing in their parents' arms, the entire third floor of the Windless Inn fell into a deathly silence.

Hiding in a corner, Li Zifeng and Li Xuejiao were dumbfounded.

Li Xuejiao picked up a cup of tea, wanting to take a sip, but a roof tile fell down and hit her head, scaring her so much that she scrambled away.

"Embarrassing," Li Zifeng said disdainfully.

"You're not embarrassed? Look at your own face right now? It's deathly pale." Li Xuejiao shivered.

"How would I know? That he could be this strong. Father said he could only reach the Beast Vein Realm in his lifetime, is that true?"

Seeing Li Tianming's performance now, he almost didn't believe it.

It wasn't just them; everyone from the Thunder Venerable Mansion had a dark expression.

They had originally thought it would be easy to take Li Tianming's Divine Source. Today's good show was supposed to be an internal competition among the geniuses of the Thunder Venerable Mansion, but reality had slapped them hard in the face!

Li Tianming went up and fought seven people. Now four were miserably defeated, two conceded, and only Liu Qinyang remained on the stage.

If Liu Qinyang hadn't been outstanding and able to crush Li Tianming, they would probably have doubted their own lives.

"Brother Feng, what's going on with him?" Even Liu Qing was confused.

Coming to Lihuo City, she felt like everything was under control, but a seemingly insignificant little thing from before had disrupted her plans time and time again.

Her expression seemed a little troubled now, as she worried about Liu Qinyang's safety.

"Don't worry. Li Tianming is older, after all, and he's been to the Spirit Origin Realm. He has rich combat experience and many Battle Arts. A temporary resurgence to some extent is normal."

"But, you have to believe in Qinyang. He's currently at the pure Ninth Level of the Beast Vein Realm, and Li Tianming's strength won't increase anymore. Every bit he uses is a bit less."

Li Yanfeng was probably the calmest person right now.

"Even so, it looks like Qinyang will have to go all out."

"For the Divine Source, a battle like this is very helpful for his growth. If he overcomes this difficulty and obtains the Divine Source, a bright future awaits Qinyang." Li Yanfeng continued.

Even though he said this, Liu Qing still watched the roof of the Windless Inn nervously.

On that rooftop, Li Tianming could finally face Liu Qinyang again, the center of everyone's attention.

This was the kind of stage Li Tianming wanted!

Half of Lihuo City was discussing him, but it was clear that no one would say anymore that his challenge to Liu Qinyang a month ago was just a boast for face.

All his previous performances had already silenced the people!

Of course, Li Tianming wasn't satisfied. He felt the battle had just begun!

Seven genius Beast Masters from the Thunder Venerable Mansion ganging up on him?

Sorry, he felt that was just a warm-up.

Liu Qinyang had a similar pride to Lin Xiaoting, the pride and nobility of a disciple of the Thunder Venerable Mansion.

He rode on the Lightning Leopard, as if he were the master of all beings, casting a contemptuous and disdainful gaze at Li Tianming.

"To put it bluntly, even if you get the Divine Source, you can't use it. You get the Yanhuang Token and go to the Yanhuang Academy, but they won't let you in."

"You still want to go to the Yanhuang Academy for revenge? Everything about you is so laughable, what's the point?"

"Your Companion Beast, obtained through the Blood God Contract, is destined to be as useless as you. Since that's the case, why not become my stepping stone?"

Lightning flashed in Liu Qinyang's eyes. To this day, he had never feared Li Tianming.

"I like it. The Divine Source and the Yanhuang Token, even if I use them to build a latrine, I'll take them back from you." Li Tianming said with a smile, but his eyes blazed with fire.

"Who can't brag? Just like three years ago. Unfortunately, fate has decreed that you'll be a cripple your whole life."

"In this way, only by defeating you can I truly make you despair and turn you back into a dirty, street-rat scum."

As Liu Qinyang spoke, he drew his weapon from his embrace. The moment it appeared, Li Tianming narrowed his eyes.

He could clearly sense the unusual nature of this "Beast Soldier."

Beast Soldiers are forged by Refiners using Spirit Ores containing spirit patterns, mixed with elements like Spirit Fire and Spirit Wind from heaven and earth, along with the blood of Companion Beasts, to create powerful Beast Soldiers.

Beast Soldiers come in various types: offensive, defensive, mobile, and support. Because they are fused with many types of Heavenly Patterns, the higher the Heavenly Pattern level, the stronger the Beast Soldier.

Beast Soldiers are classified by power and quality into ten tiers, from Tier One to Tier Ten.

Li Tianming's Bloodfire Thorn is a Tier Two Beast Soldier. A Tier Two Beast Soldier is already very precious, possessing several orange Heavenly Patterns, indicating it was forged from Spirit Ores with multiple orange Heavenly Patterns.

What Liu Qinyang took out now was a purple chain.

The chain was linked together, about four meters long. Within each purple iron ring, lightning currently flowed, and purple flames seared.

This indicated that the chain was forged by mixing Spirit Ore with "Spirit Thunder" and "Spirit Fire" from heaven and earth.

Spirit Thunder and Spirit Fire are essentially lightning and flames born and condensed from the essence of heaven and earth, possessing terrifying destructive power.

Besides thunder and fire, wind, water, ice, and other elements can also possess Heavenly Patterns, but such Heavenly Patterns are difficult to find. Elements like these that possess Heavenly Patterns are collectively referred to as "Spirit Calamities."

Spirit Ore, Spirit Calamity, and Spirit Essence are all treasures and wonders of heaven and earth. Mixing Spirit Ore and Spirit Calamity is enough to forge divine weapons and sharp tools.

Liu Qinyang's chain, possessing Spirit Thunder and Spirit Fire, is such a divine weapon, at least a Tier Three Beast Soldier.

This is because Li Tianming could vaguely see several yellow Heavenly Patterns on this Beast Soldier. Yellow Heavenly Patterns are the third level of Heavenly Patterns.

For a Beast Master in the Beast Vein Realm, being able to control a Tier Three Beast Soldier is already quite remarkable.

Liu Qinyang's combat strength is definitely stronger than imagined!

However, Li Tianming crushed four opponents and scared away two; would he still be afraid of Liu Qinyang?