Thunder Lizard Nest

"Thunderclap Break!"

Lin Feng's fist collided head-on with the electric sphere spat out by the Thunder Lizard!

"Boom!"

Blinding lightning exploded outward, and the violent shockwave shaved a layer off the scorched ground around them! The electric sphere was forcibly shattered by Lin Feng's punch infused with the True Meaning of Thunder. Scattered arcs of electricity darted in every direction, searing the nearby rocks with hissing crackles.

The Thunder Lizard let out a pained shriek, clearly never expecting this intruder to be so formidable. But its ferocity erupted. Its thick tail, carrying howling wind and condensed lightning, swept viciously toward Lin Feng's waist like a steel whip!

Lin Feng's gaze turned icy. He activated Thunder Flash beneath his feet, twisting like a phantom and narrowly evading the fatal blow by a hair's breadth. At the same time, he formed a sword with the fingers of his left hand and unleashed Electric Light Finger. A wisp of incomparably concentrated lightning shot out like a venomous snake leaving its hole, accurately striking at the Thunder Lizard's relatively vulnerable neck!

"Sizzle!"

The lightning pierced through its scales, leaving behind a tiny charred hole! The Thunder Lizard gave a shrill scream, its movements stalling.

Strike while it was down and take its life!

Lin Feng pressed his advantage without mercy. True qi surged through his body as Galloping Thunder Steps instantly closed the distance. Both fists shot out, hammering from left and right like the twin hammers of the Thunder God, carrying explosive lightning power as they frantically battered the Thunder Lizard's head, chest, and abdomen!

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Every punch landed solidly, lightning flashing wildly! Before Thunderclap Break infused with true qi, the Thunder Lizard's hard scales tore apart like paper, and the sounds of shattering bones rang out without end!

In just a few breaths, this Thunder Lizard, equivalent to a Mid Stage Martial Artist, was beaten to a pulp by Lin Feng's storm-like assault. Its enormous body collapsed limply to the ground, twitched twice, and fell silent. Only the scorched flesh and the spreading smell of ozone testified to the intensity of the battle.

[Killed a Tier 1 high-rank demon beast 'Thunder Lizard'; obtained a small amount of blood and qi energy.]

[Nine Heavens Thunder Blade (First Volume) proficiency increased to 39%.]

Lin Feng panted lightly, calming his surging blood and qi. Using Thunder-element Martial Skills within the Thunder Prison Secret Realm truly increased their power somewhat, while also slightly reducing their consumption. With practiced movements, he split open the Thunder Lizard's skull and extracted a diamond-shaped crystal core the size of a pigeon's egg, flickering with purple lightning.

"A Tier 1 Thunder-element Crystal Core. Its energy is pure—just right for trying to deduce a cultivation technique, or replenishing what I've consumed." He put away the crystal core and turned his gaze toward the jagged stone forest from which the Thunder Lizard had emerged.

"System, scan the life signs in the area ahead."

[Scanning... Multiple Life Energy signatures detected deep within the stone forest ahead. Their energy fluctuations share the same origin as the slain target. Judged to be a Thunder Lizard Nest. A strong concentration of energy has been detected in the nest's core area; high-concentration Lightning Attribute resources are suspected.]

A Thunder Lizard Nest? High-concentration Lightning Attribute resources?

Lin Feng's eyes lit up. Risk and opportunity went hand in hand! If he could wipe out this nest, not only would he obtain more crystal cores, but he might even find Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures similar to the Thunder Wolf Fruit!

He did not hesitate. Concealing his aura, he slipped silently into the stone forest like a ghost in the dark night.

The inside of the stone forest was a tangled maze, filled with caves and crevices of all sizes. The air was thick with a foul stench and the distinctive scent of Thunder Lizards. Relying on his powerful spiritual perception, he avoided several patrolling ordinary Thunder Lizards and made his way toward the core area with the strongest energy signatures.

The deeper he went, the denser the Thunder Spiritual Energy in the air became, until it even formed a faint purple mist. Strange scattered ores that glimmered with lightning began appearing across the ground.

"Thunder Phosphorus Stone... a low-grade thunder spiritual ore. It can be used for forging or to assist cultivation." Lin Feng recognized them, but he did not stop to collect them. His target was the core.

At last, after passing through a narrow passage, the view before him suddenly opened up.

It was a vast natural grotto. Countless purple crystal clusters like stalactites hung from the ceiling, continuously dripping dewdrops containing pure Thunder Spiritual Liquid. They sent fine arcs dancing across the pool below. In the center of the grotto lay heaps of dry bones and Thunder Phosphorus Stone, forming a crude nest.

Within the nest lay three Thunder Lizards, each larger than the one before, with darker scales and bony spines on their backs like sharp swords! Their auras had all reached the peak of Tier 1, equivalent to Late Stage Martial Artists among humans!

And at the deepest part of the nest, a small herb only half a foot tall grew quietly atop a patch of Thunder Phosphorus Stone. Its entire body looked as though it had been carved from purple crystal, its leaves shaped like bolts of lightning. At the tip of its leaves condensed a drop of dew like liquid lightning, emitting an energy fluctuation that made one's heart tremble!

"Thunder Fluorite Grass! And it's about to condense Source Thunder Dew!" Lin Feng's heart shook violently! This was a Lightning Attribute spiritual plant even rarer than the Thunder Wolf Fruit! The Source Thunder Dew it condensed had miraculous effects for tempering true qi and purifying the True Meaning of Thunder!

However, the three peak Tier 1 Thunder Lizards guarding it gave off extremely dangerous auras. They seemed to have noticed Lin Feng, this uninvited guest. One after another, they raised their savage heads, their cold vertical pupils locking onto him at the entrance as they gave low, warning hisses.

The hissing echoed through the grotto, and killing intent filled the air.

Lin Feng was still confident he could deal with one peak Tier 1 Thunder Lizard. Two would require a bitter fight. If all three attacked together, death was almost certain!

Forcing his way in was the worst option.

Lin Feng's mind raced as his gaze swept across the grotto. The lightning crystal clusters hanging from the ceiling, the pool of Thunder Spiritual Liquid gathered below, and the scattered Thunder Phosphorus Stone around the nest...

A risky plan swiftly took shape in his mind.

He took a deep breath. Rather than retreating, he deliberately released a trace of provocative aura. At the same time, Galloping Thunder Steps erupted beneath his feet. Instead of backing away, he charged forward, rushing toward the mountain-like pile of Thunder Phosphorus Stone at the side of the nest!

"Roar!!"

His actions completely enraged the three guardian Thunder Lizards! The two most violent ones immediately roared and charged out of the nest, one from the left and one from the right, pouncing at Lin Feng with violent lightning power! The remaining one was comparatively cautious. It stayed beside the Thunder Fluorite Grass, watching the battle with vigilance.

This was exactly what Lin Feng wanted—to split them apart!

He rushed before the pile of Thunder Phosphorus Stone and suddenly kicked out. The tremendous force sent several millstone-sized chunks of Thunder Phosphorus Stone flying like cannonballs toward the Thunder Lizard pouncing from the left! At the same time, he spun sharply, firing Electric Light Finger again and again. Several concentrated streaks of lightning shot toward the right-side Thunder Lizard's eyes, obstructing its vision!

"Boom! Boom!"

"Sizzle! Sizzle!"

The stones were smashed apart by the Thunder Lizard's claws, while it endured the lightning with its thick skull. This little harassment could not inflict any real damage, but it successfully stirred up even greater rage in them, making their pursuit faster!

A cold curve rose at the corner of Lin Feng's mouth. Leading the two enraged Thunder Lizards, he rushed toward the area directly beneath the densest cluster of lightning crystals on the grotto ceiling!

Just as he was about to be caught in a pincer attack by the two Thunder Lizards—

He abruptly came to a stop, his body bending backward as though boneless. He nearly slid along the ground, narrowly slipping through the gap between the two Thunder Lizards as they pounced!

At the same time, both hands shot out. He pushed Electric Light Finger to its limit, firing two concentrated lightning beams as solid as substance—not at the Thunder Lizards, but with incomparable precision at the roots of the two lightning crystal clusters on the ceiling whose foundations were most unstable and whose energy fluctuations were most violent!

"Break for me!"

"Crack! Crack!"

Two crisp snaps rang out! The two massive lightning crystal clusters broke at once, crashing downward with the force of ten thousand tons and spiraling violent lightning like two swords of heavenly punishment, smashing toward the two Thunder Lizards below, which had charged forward on momentum and had no time to evade!

"Roar?!"

The two Thunder Lizards sensed the fatal threat overhead and let out terrified roars, desperately trying to dodge, but it was already too late!

"Rumble!!!"

The ground shook and the mountains quaked! Shattered rocks shot everywhere! Violent lightning power ran rampant through the grotto, exploding wildly!

Dazzling white light swallowed that entire area. Only the Thunder Lizards' utterly miserable shrieks and the horrifying sounds of bones being crushed could be heard!

When the lightning and dust gradually dispersed, the two peak Tier 1 Thunder Lizards were pinned beneath the massive crystal clusters. Their bodies were charred black, their scales shattered, and blood flowed like small streams. They were clearly beyond saving.

As for Lin Feng, he had already fled far away with Thunder Flash just before the crystal clusters fell. Though the aftershock of the explosion sent his blood and qi churning, he was otherwise unharmed.

His face was slightly pale. That move might have seemed like a trick, but in truth, it placed extreme demands on timing, precision, and movement technique. The slightest mistake would have meant playing with fire and burning himself.

He drew a deep breath, suppressing his churning blood and qi, and turned his cold gaze toward the depths of the nest—to the final guardian Thunder Lizard, and the strongest one.

At this moment, the Thunder Lizard had already risen upright. Its cold vertical pupils were filled with fury, fear, and a trace of disbelief. It stared fixedly at Lin Feng, issuing threatening growls, yet it did not dare leave the range of the Thunder Fluorite Grass so easily again.

Lin Feng slowly straightened, wiping away the trace of blood at the corner of his mouth as he walked forward step by step.

With every step he took, his aura rose another degree. Lightning gathered once more around his fists, more condensed and more explosive than before!

The force-wielding method of Nine Heavens Thunder Blade roared within his body, faintly resonating with the lightning power of this secret realm.

"Now, it's your turn."