Xing Tian's entire body bulged with explosive muscles. Their strength surged, forming an energy storm that resisted the constantly eroding lightning. The energy contained in his muscles quickly spread, gathering into tremendous power that lifted the invading lightning. At the same time, his cells grew more active and divided rapidly, continually repairing his injured body.
Xing Tian was covered in milky-white energy. Power poured into his arms without end. With a roar, he swung the bronze axe in his hands, tracing an arc of profound mystery as he cleaved toward the lightning-filled space.
With a sharp crack, the lightning space—deprived of any spiritual power sustaining it—shattered. Terrifying lightning surged in every direction, but Xing Tian, his whole body charred black, also fell to the ground. With a thunderous crash, he slammed into the dark earth, blasting out a deep crater as dust billowed into the air.
Xuanjiao was in no better shape. Struck by a tremendous force, he fell from the sky. Both of them were utterly drained, watching the surging lightning and the Axe Shadow spread across the world.
Daoist Hunyuan gazed at the destruction the two had wrought, his brow furrowed. If this power continued to spread unchecked, everything within a hundred kilometers would be ground to fragments. He moved at once. The purple nebula within him began to spin, and a force of absorption emerged. The raging lightning surged into his dantian like a tide.
But the Axe Shadow contained the immense Rule of Strength, a power no ordinary person could withstand. Daoist Hunyuan called out, "Golden Lion, use your divine ability to hold it back!"
Golden Lion didn't dare delay. He could sense the power within it. Opening his mouth, he unleashed a mysterious force, and nine towering mountains were instantly shifted into place, crashing one