Sword Qi Thunderclap

"Elder Pu mentioned someone... it was him!" Ting Lanyue's mind reeled as she stared blankly at the figure in mid-air, controlling lightning and traversing the sky, holding thunder in his hand like a god of thunder from legend.

In the Scripture Hall, Elder Pu had said only one person received his true transmission. All disciples assumed he was referring to themselves, and in the end, Ting Lanyue defeated the others and won, convincing everyone that the person Elder Pu spoke of was her.

Ting Lanyue had never sparred with Zhong Yue.

When Zhong Yue practiced the Thunderclap Sword Art, he was extremely clumsy. At the time, Ting Lanyue hadn't noticed the uniqueness of Zhong Yue's swordsmanship, so she also believed she had received Elder Pu's true transmission.

But now, seeing Zhong Yue in mid-air, visualizing thunder and commanding lightning across the sky, executing the Thunderclap Sword Art with the roar of spring thunder and rolling thunderous sounds, Ting Lanyue finally understood. This was the true transmission!

Spring thunder breaks the cold winter, lightning illuminates the nine provinces!

Zhong Yue's Thunderclap Sword Art was vastly different in its moves from the one Elder Pu taught. The lightning tree that struck down, with its branches and twigs, was all thunderclap sword energy. There was no such move in the Thunderclap Sword Art, yet Ting Lanyue saw the same divine charm as Elder Pu's in it.

What is true transmission?

This is true transmission!

The closest imitation is merely learning, but true transmission is understanding the essence and divine charm, transforming what the teacher imparted into one's own knowledge, integrating it thoroughly, and not being bound by form!

What shocked Ting Lanyue the most, however, wasn't Zhong Yue's Thunderclap Sword Art, but the phantom image of Suihuang behind him. It was Suihuang's form manifested and condensed by his Spiritual Power.

The majesty of it, even from afar, made Ting Lanyue feel an boundless dominance, as if it could crush all heavens and make everything submit!

"However, isn't he too daring?"

Ting Lanyue's heart pounded: "That mutated demon has natural totems entwined around its body. How can it be dealt with so easily?"

She was still quite far from Zhong Yue. Below, the mutated demon's arms flailed, transforming into gleaming blades of light. The totems beneath its skin glowed brighter and brighter, its face contorted in ferocity as it leaped towards Zhong Yue amidst the lightning, attacking without evasion with unparalleled ferocity!

Crack!

The lightning tree struck the mutated demon, its flesh splitting open. The torn muscle and skin were charred, a gruesome sight.

Ting Lanyue, however, inwardly felt a sense of foreboding. The Thunderclap Sword Art was highly effective against Abyssal Demons of the demonic race, but that was for ordinary Abyssal Demons. The hearts of ordinary Abyssal Demons were encased in bone sacs, making them difficult for blades to pierce. Only lightning transformed into sword light could penetrate them without obstruction and kill them.

But mutated demon beasts were different. All the bones of a mutated demon beast, including the bone sacs, had been replaced by incredibly pure profound iron. The profound iron guided the lightning, channeling it into the bones formed from profound iron throughout its body, rendering it unable to harm its heart!

Not only could it not harm its heart, but it couldn't even scratch its brain. The mutated demon's brain was surrounded by a skull formed from profound iron, making it impossible for the Thunderclap Sword Art to penetrate!

The power of Zhong Yue's Thunderclap Sword Art was several times greater than when Ting Lanyue used it, but it was still impossible to threaten the mutated demon's life.

Furthermore, seeing the anomaly behind Zhong Yue and the lightning tree sword light visualized by his Spiritual Power, Ting Lanyue knew that although Zhong Yue's Thunderclap Sword Art was powerful, it consumed an immense amount of Spiritual Power!

At this level of consumption, it wouldn't last long before his Spiritual Power was depleted!

If his Spiritual Power ran out, it would be incredibly easy for the mutated 异魔 to kill Zhong Yue!

"Junior Brother Zhong using the Thunderclap Sword Art against a mutated 异魔 is extremely dangerous!"

As expected, although the mutated demon was struck by the lightning tree, its momentum did not diminish at all. The next moment, it arrived beneath Zhong Yue's feet, its razor-sharp blades flashing like lightning towards him.

At this moment, lightning crackled and sparked beneath Zhong Yue's feet, shifting his body more than ten zhang sideways from mid-air, evading the mutated demon's twin blades.

Crack!

Another lightning tree struck down, hitting the falling alien demon. The alien demon's skin burst open, and it tumbled uncontrollably towards the ground.

Zhong Yue also struggled to control the lightning and traverse the sky, his body also falling. Simultaneously, his hands moved in a cross pattern, and one lightning tree after another struck the alien demons.

Ting Lanyue dashed forward, thinking, "Junior Brother Zhong only recently entered the Upper Court and hasn't experienced much combat. His combat awareness is weak. Using such a high-consumption technique, I fear his remaining Spiritual Power won't last long. I hope I can still reach him in time to save him..."

Thump, thump.

The man and the demon landed successively. Then, the sound of rolling thunder and the roar of the Yimo could be heard, followed by the sounds of collision, the ground shaking, and rocks flying everywhere!

Zhong Yue and the mutated demon had fallen into a mountain hollow. Ting Lanyue, in her haste, couldn't see the battle clearly. She could only see the Suihuang, manifested by Zhong Yue's Spiritual Power, moving rapidly. It was likely Zhong Yue constantly shifting his position while fighting the mutated demon.

"If Junior Brother Zhong lands, he'll be at a great disadvantage. The Abyssal Demon cannot fly. He could suppress the Abyssal Demon in the air, but on the ground, the mutated Abyssal Demon's speed will be astonishing. He won't be able to evade the Abyssal Demon's attacks with his speed..."

Just as she thought this, she suddenly saw the Suihuang, manifested by Zhong Yue's Spiritual Power, leap high up. Immediately after, Zhong Yue's body also sprang up, flying out of the mountain hollow like a meteor, as if struck by a heavy blow!

Seeing this, Ting Lanyue's heart sank. Zhong Yue flying out of the mountain hollow clearly meant he had been heavily struck by the aberrant demon and sent flying!

The mutated demon possessed tens of thousands of jin of divine strength. It could probably crush Zhong Yue with ease!

She rushed over quickly but saw Zhong Yue land unsteadily, his feet constantly stepping back and forth to dissipate the mutated demon's power, not suffering the severe injury she had imagined.

Instead, incredibly bright thunder pattern totems appeared all over Zhong Yue's body. These thunder pattern totems, formed by Spiritual Power, combined to form a lightning flood dragon coiling around him!

"Dragon Totem Body Coiling Art?"

Ting Lanyue approached rapidly, her heart trembling again: "He has integrated the body-refining technique with Elder Pu's Thunderclap Sword Art, using the power of lightning to strengthen his body. No wonder he could withstand the alien demon's heavy blow and survive..."

Only now did she realize that Elder Pu's claim that Zhong Yue had received his true transmission was not an exaggeration at all. Zhong Yue had not only grasped the essence of the Thunderclap Sword Art but had also applied it to other body-refining techniques!

At the same time, the alien demon leaped out of the mountain hollow and lunged straight at Zhong Yue, roaring to the heavens with a terrifying aura.

But Ting Lanyue saw that the mutated demon was covered in blood, its speed and strength significantly reduced compared to before. Its power had diminished by at least half, and it no longer possessed that seemingly invincible aura.

Its skin had been stripped away by the lightning trees Zhong Yue had struck down earlier, revealing raw flesh. The alien demon totems on its skin had all been destroyed!

"That's right, Junior Brother Zhong deliberately expended a large amount of Spiritual Power just now to use the lightning trees to destroy the mutated demon's totems!"

Ting Lanyue suddenly understood. In this short moment, Zhong Yue had brought her wave after wave of shock and joy, repeatedly impacting her mind.

Only now did she realize that Zhong Yue's high-consumption moves like the lightning trees were not aimless but were intended to destroy the alien demon's totems and weaken its strength!

"Junior Brother Zhong's combat awareness is terrifyingly strong. He doesn't seem like a rookie who just entered the Upper Court at all!"

Ting Lanyue approached quickly, only to see that Zhong Yue's battle with the alien demon was still ongoing. Man and demon clashed, with the alien demon pressing forward step by step. Its two large scythes swung wide, the alien demon standing sixteen to seventeen feet tall, each scythe blade seven to eight feet long, forged from pure profound iron and incredibly sharp. It loomed over Zhong Yue, its presence awe-inspiring.

Zhong Yue, meanwhile, was constantly retreating, Thundercloud Dragons coiling around him. He pointed a finger, and the lightning around him split forth, transforming into lightning swords that charged towards the Abyssal Demons!

The attack speed of both man and demon was terrifyingly fast. In the short time Ting Lanyue took to approach, they had exchanged over a hundred blows, and Zhong Yue had nearly been cut down several times.

Suddenly, Zhong Yue couldn't dodge in time and was kicked flying by the alien demon. The alien demon leaped up and followed closely, its two large scythes, one in front of the other, slashing towards Zhong Yue in mid-air!

Ting Lanyue almost cried out in alarm, but at that moment, she saw the man and the demon meet in mid-air. Lightning flashed, the light so bright that she couldn't see what was happening inside. As the lightning dissipated, Zhong Yue and the otherworldly demon fell from the sky, crashing not far in front of her.

Ting Lanyue hurried over and saw Zhong Yue stagger to his feet. The Suihuang apparition behind him had collapsed, and the Thundercloud Dragons coiling around him had also disintegrated. The Abyssal Demon lay on the ground, its blood pooling around it, its life extinguished.

"It's dead?"

Ting Lanyue stared blankly, disbelieving, at the demon's corpse. She saw a small hole in the profound iron bone casing on the demon's chest. Zhong Yue's Thunderclap Sword Qi had pierced its heart, and it had bled out and died!

"The thunder from the Thunderclap Sword Art should be dispersed throughout the body along the bones by the profound iron bone casing, making it impossible to reach the heart. How did Junior Brother Zhong pierce this profound iron bone casing?"

Ting Lanyue's mind raced like lightning, and she immediately understood: "He struck the same spot on the alien demon's chest with his hundreds of swords, stabbing repeatedly. He used the high temperature of the lightning to melt a small hole in the profound iron bone casing, and his final sword pierced its heart!"

Effectively using the Thunderclap Sword Art, stripping away the mutated alien demon's totem patterns, piercing its profound iron bone casing with hundreds of stabs, and finally piercing its heart. Ting Lanyue watched this battle with bated breath, and her impression of Zhong Yue changed significantly.

"This little girl saw you visualize Suihuang. You must silence her."

In Zhong Yue's Sea of Consciousness, Xin Huo suddenly said in a low voice, "Otherwise, if word gets out, it will be detrimental to you. You are still very weak, and possessing such a powerful technique will inevitably attract covetous eyes!"

Zhong Yue was startled. "Kill Senior Sister Ting?"

"It's not necessary to kill her."

Xin Huo tempted him, "Push her down and mate with her. Once it's a done deal, she'll be loyal to you and won't spread the word."

"Mate?"

Zhong Yue's face darkened. He secretly glanced at Ting Lanyue. Ting Lanyue was only a few months older than him, around fifteen years old, but her body had already developed perfectly. She was heroic and spirited, with a shapely figure that was very alluring.

Seeing him look over, Ting Lanyue's gaze was a little unusual. She understood his thoughts and said seriously, "Junior Brother Zhong is worried that you've cultivated another technique and fear I'll spread the word? You can rest assured. Although our Sword Gate nominally prohibits disciples from cultivating other races' techniques, many elders among the Qi Refiners have also cultivated techniques from other races, and quite a few disciples do the same. You don't need to worry."

Zhong Yue breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "Please don't say anything, Senior Sister."

Ting Lanyue nodded. "I'm not a gossiper, I won't speak carelessly."

"I still think silencing her or mating with her is the most secure option."

In his Sea of Consciousness, Xin Huo continued to tempt him, "I can help you scout. You make the move!"

Zhong Yue pretended not to hear.