The ringing in his ears never stopped. Li Huowang's whole body instantly went numb, convulsing as he sank helplessly into the water.
"Huohuo." Several blurry voices seemed to drift over from the edge of the sky, too indistinct to make out.
Then, as if his ears had suddenly returned, the voice became incomparably loud. "Li Huowang!!"
Before the words had even faded, two large hands reached out of the water and laboriously hauled him up.
"Li Huowang! Are you insane?! You raised metal in a thunderstorm! Are you tired of living?!" Wu Qi roared at him in fury.
Li Huowang sluggishly lowered his head to look at the hand holding the knife. It had already turned charred black, and from the base of the burnt flesh, black scars spread along his veins throughout his body.
Everything that had just happened returned to his muddled mind. Li Huowang suddenly realized that he had been struck by lightning.
Wiping the seawater from his face, Li Huowang looked up at the vast spiral of black clouds above him, no different from Gods and Devils.
Li Huowang drew a deep breath and screamed hysterically at the sky. "You want to kill me? Not a chance!!"
With difficulty, he lifted Yang Na's corpse higher and clutched her tightly to his chest. "Even Death stands on my side! If you've got what it takes, strike me dead!!"
"How are you going to fight it? This isn't the time to go crazy. Hurry and leave." Qing Wanglai grabbed Li Huowang by the shoulder, trying to drag him underwater, but Li Huowang flung him away.
His face twisted as he roared, "No! I can't leave!! If I leave, it's all over!! Yang Na will never come back!"
"We still have a chance! And if we retreat, they'll take