Xiang Yang did not know that Old Man of Snow Ridge Mountain had developed an appreciation for talent. He was still gathering strength, building momentum. He would not have a second chance—only this single strike.
He claimed the quest rewards from the Wordless Book. Mountain Collapse and Storm of the Seven Limits flooded into his mind, bursting with sparks of inspiration and deepening his already profound comprehension and mastery of spiritual qi.
Inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale. A layer of electric sparks suddenly flickered over Xiang Yang's body, growing from faint to intense, from surface to core, from weak to strong. In the end, his entire body was wrapped in lightning.
The ground beneath his feet cracked apart. Hard pebbles were pulverized by the electric force, and thunderous rumbles rolled out like an earthquake.
The great Thunder Lake behind him, formerly calm and unruffled, suddenly heaved with monstrous waves. Again and again they surged up, crashed against the shore, then recoiled and circled back, accumulating fiercer and more powerful force.
Xiang Yang did not use Sea Breaker of the Seven Limits. Though that move was powerful, it might not have been enough to deal with Old Man of Snow Ridge Mountain. Even bolstered by Thunder Lake's watery qi, he would most likely still lose.
Nor did he use Mountain Collapse and Storm, which he had only just obtained. Setting aside their power, he had not had enough time to comprehend them; there was no way they could display greater might than Sea Breaker.
What he used was Thunderous Might, a move he had created during his five years in the Heavenly Illusion Secret Realm. With the lightning force of the Wedding Dress Divine Skill as its foundation, he recklessly used the power of his primordial spirit to stir the tidal surge