As soon as Lu Bai finished speaking,
the world around them seemed to fall silent for a brief moment.
The next second, the talisman shot into the sky and vanished into the night.
They didn't have to wait long.
A dazzling, almost blinding pillar of bright blue lightning descended from the heavens, striking the exact spot where the Plague Doctor stood.
A moment later, a thunderous roar resounded through heaven and earth.
Yet no powerful shock wave swept through the area. All the destructive force seemed confined to the tiny space where the Plague Doctor stood.
Perhaps because their systems were different, the exorcism methods of Maoshan Daoism couldn't affect anomalies like the Plague Doctor.
But Lightning Law was different.
Thunder was pure yang and utterly fierce—the most domineering natural force between heaven and earth.
It was the bane of all sinister forces, souls, and anomalies in the world.
That was because they all belonged to the same category of shadowy things by nature.
Even though anomalies like the Plague Doctor fell outside the scope of Maoshan Daoism, they still couldn't escape Lightning Law's restraining effect.
Lu Bai pressed his advantage and activated [Bursting Qi].
His eyes flashed with brilliance, and an awe-inspiring righteous aura surrounded him.
"By the incantation, Great Thunder Duke of Doutian, let thunderclaps shake the void. By the incantation, countless Bronze Soldiers vanish without a trace. Those mighty spirits and evil ghosts who refuse to submit..."
He grabbed a handful of glutinous rice and scattered it in front of the altar. "Thunder Duke, reveal your divine power. Let the divine troops act with the urgency of the law!"
RUMBLE!!!
Thunder erupted out of thin air.
The lightning that stretched between heaven and earth illuminated the city beneath the night sky as bright as day.
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