Zagu, Let's Talk This Out

"Zagu, we've been friends for over a million years. Let's talk this out. Don't get rough." Queen of Pain was utterly dumbfounded. Seeing that he seemed ready to throw out a Taiyin Heavenly Thunder, her heart began pounding wildly. No way. Was this body-snatching lunatic really that crazy? It was bad enough that he'd fought like he didn't care whether he lived or died. Now he was actually pulling out a Taiyin Heavenly Thunder to hurl at someone.

At her full strength, with her shields fully raised and time to prepare, Queen of Pain might have managed to withstand a Taiyin Heavenly Thunder—though she would at least have ended up half-dead. But right now, she couldn't guarantee she'd survive one.

She put away all her attacks to avoid provoking him into throwing the Taiyin Heavenly Thunder, then raised every shield she had and sent out all her defensive treasures to block in front of her. At the same time, she said ingratiatingly, "Zagu, don't do anything rash! You'll die too. We don't have some irreconcilable blood feud between us. What can't we discuss?"

Lei Dong saw that she had stopped moving, so he paused his attempt to throw the thunderbolt. But the violent aura in his eyes didn't lessen in the slightest. Now that he had entered the Unrivaled Under Heaven state, Lei Dong feared nothing—not even the prospect of both sides perishing together. But one thing shouldn't be forgotten: because his aptitude had been poor, Lei Dong had always used the Unrivaled Under Heaven state to drain himself of all his strength while cultivating. Over time, even in this state, he had grown somewhat accustomed to controlling it by instinct and with a small measure of awareness.

Even the Devil Emperor, who had created this state, probably hadn't anticipated