Thunder boomed without cease. The She Lis locked in combat saw the lightning fall and scattered to avoid it.
Some were still intent on fighting. Lightning struck them from the sky and reduced them to ash.
When the others saw that the lightning could kill a She Li while leaving them unharmed, they all changed tactics. Instead of killing the other She Lis themselves, they tried to lure them beneath the falling bolts.
In the blink of an eye, many She Lis were reduced to ash.
Outside, Chen Cheng frowned as he sensed the changes in She Li's brain. He had started with a weak current, but the stimulation had barely any effect.
Since he could sense trouble in advance, he increased the current. By now, it was strong enough to cook a person's brain, yet She Li's brain remained unharmed. On the contrary, his mental energy grew more active.
Through that surging mental energy, Chen Cheng faintly sensed danger, especially in the prickling warning his Divine Soul sent from between his brows.
Even so, Chen Cheng did not give up. Instead, he thought of She Li's Way of the Blade.
Perhaps this brush with death would prove both a blessing and a curse for She Li. He might gain an insight, and one timely opportunity could help him leap through the dragon gate.
Sensing destruction behind that sharp edge, Chen Cheng kept the current flowing. He increased it and drew out the Tribulation Destruction Law embedded in his armor.
"This is costing me dearly. You'd better pull through, kid."
Apart from things that could not be traded, the most precious thing Chen Cheng possessed was probably the Tribulation Destruction Law embedded in his armor set.
Samlet had gone out of his way to seize it for him, hoping it