Directly Blast to Death

As the skull rushed towards him, Ye Yun's lips curved slightly. He abruptly stopped his hand seals, took a breath, and shouted, "Hurry!"

After Ye Yun's "Hurry!" left his mouth, the sound didn't dissipate. Instead, it grew louder and louder, echoing in the sky. At the same time, the thunderclouds above instantly became violent. Streaks of lightning intertwined and descended, and finally, bolts of lightning as thick as buckets rained down on Blood Grudge Ancestor and his skull as if they were free.

When Ye Yun stopped his hand seals, Blood Grudge Ancestor had already sensed something was amiss. However, before he could react, the lightning from above struck down madly. His magic treasure, the blood skull, only lasted for three seconds before being shattered. Although he used his profound magic power to block the continuous lightning strikes, lightning was the bane of all evil creatures. His strength was indeed greater than Ye Yun's, but he was completely suppressed by the lightning. Let alone counterattacking, it was good enough that he could block this mad onslaught of lightning.

Logically speaking, Blood Grudge Ancestor's strength was higher than Ye Yun's, and he didn't even have a magic treasure. Ye Yun should have been at a disadvantage. Yet, now Blood Grudge Ancestor was the one being suppressed. This should not have happened, but it was happening. The reason for this was actually very simple: Ye Yun was using lightning to attack, and Blood Grudge Ancestor was covered in resentment. As the saying goes, opposites attract. The lightning was all drawn to the resentment on Blood Grudge Ancestor's body, turning Ye Yun's originally area-of-effect attack into a single-target one. However, it would still be difficult for Ye Yun to defeat Blood Grudge Ancestor with this move. After all, his magic power was still no match for an old monster like Blood Grudge Ancestor. If this dragged on, Ye Yun would be the one to lose.

Ye Yun understood this principle as well. Therefore, after using the lightning to hold Blood Grudge Ancestor back, he desperately poured lightning power into the silver crystal on his hand. This crystal was one of his gains from the past three months—a Lightning Crystal.

Lightning Crystals were a type of mineral similar to spirit stones, formed after being bathed in lightning for a long time. Because they were frequently bathed in lightning, Lightning Crystals not only possessed abundant lightning power but could also store it. However, everything had its limits, and this Lightning Crystal was no exception. What Ye Yun was doing now was to push this Lightning Crystal to its limit and then give it to Blood Grudge Ancestor. Once a Lightning Crystal reached its limit, it would explode with a "boom." Its power was comparable to a slightly weaker missile, and it came with paralysis and high-temperature effects.

When Ye Yun was about to convert all the magic power in his body into lightning power and input it into the Lightning Crystal, the silver crystal finally changed. It continuously flickered with a faint silver glow. Ye Yun knew that the Lightning Crystal had reached its limit, so he unhesitatingly channeled all the power in his body and threw the crystal out. As the Lightning Crystal was about to reach Blood Grudge Ancestor, Ye Yun changed his hand seals, desperately controlling the lightning in the sky to strike the crystal, and then immediately turned and fled rapidly into the distance.

BOOM!

Ye Yun had only flown more than a hundred meters when a huge roar sounded behind him. The powerful shockwave that followed even made Ye Yun sway unsteadily, tumbling several times before regaining his balance. The powerful electric field generated by the explosion of the Lightning Crystal made the hair on his body stand on end, like a hedgehog, and goosebumps covered his skin.

After stabilizing himself, Ye Yun quickly turned to look back. At this moment, the dark clouds in the area where they had just been had dispersed. The once arrogant and overbearing Blood Grudge Ancestor was nowhere to be seen. The houses on the ground, centered on Blood Grudge Ancestor's location, had all collapsed within a fifty-meter radius. Those further away were also mostly destroyed. The power of that Lightning Crystal was evident. One had to know that Blood Grudge Ancestor was standing in a crater about twenty meters deep. If this had been on flat ground, the houses within a hundred-meter radius would likely not have been spared. Fortunately, the place was remote enough that no one was around, otherwise, there would have been heavy casualties. However, it was estimated that not many of Blood Grudge Ancestor's subordinates had survived.

Although Ye Yun didn't think Blood Grudge Ancestor could survive such an attack, he still endured his internal weakness and checked the battlefield. In the end, he only found a few charred bones among the collapsed houses.

After confirming that Blood Grudge Ancestor was dead, Ye Yun decisively left the scene because his magic power was almost depleted. If there were other Demonic Path experts in their cult, he wouldn't need many, just one at the Jade Purity Fifth Layer would be enough to wear him down. He didn't want to take that risk. He would deal with cleaning up the battlefield after his magic power recovered.

He couldn't return to the inn, as there might be people lying in wait. Other inns in the city were also unsafe. Therefore, Ye Yun flew directly out of the city and disappeared into the mountain forest outside the city. He found a clean and hidden tree hollow, set up some security measures, and then began meditating to recover his magic power.

Time flowed by. When the sun rose again from the horizon, Ye Yun walked out of the tree hollow and stretched comfortably. Not only had his magic power fully recovered, but it had also improved. He believed that in a few days, he would be able to break through to the Jade Purity Ninth Layer.

Ye Yun felt the pure magic power in his body and then touched his rumbling stomach. He chuckled and said, "I've been sitting for so long, I'm a bit hungry. Let's get something to eat first."

Because he was worried about being found, Ye Yun had fled quite far. Therefore, there was no shortage of various prey in the forest. Coupled with the seasonings he always carried, a fragrant roasted chicken was soon ready. He tore off a golden chicken leg and took a bite.

Ye Yun was still growing and had a large appetite, so a big fat chicken could only barely fill him to eight-tenths capacity. However, there might be more fighting later, so he shouldn't eat too much. This was enough. He then extinguished the campfire and flew towards the city.

Upon returning to the city, the first thing Ye Yun did was go back to the inn where he had previously stayed. To his relief, the things he had left at the inn were still there. However, he didn't dare to leave his belongings at the inn anymore. If the lightning struck wood was lost, he would definitely go crazy.

After settling the bill, Ye Yun left the inn. Walking on the bustling streets, Ye Yun clearly felt a tense atmosphere. After following a group of Demonic Path cultivators for a while and eavesdropping on their conversations, Ye Yun finally understood what was going on.

It turned out that the Blood Grudge Ancestor he had killed last night was actually the leader of the Blood Grudge Cult. With the leader dead, a new one had to be chosen. However, these people were all arrogant and unruly, and no one was willing to submit to another. They immediately started fighting, leaving them no time to worry about anything else. This was also why Ye Yun's belongings had been spared.

"Internal strife? Internal strife is good. This way, I can calmly pick out what I like from your treasury." After understanding the current situation, Ye Yun grabbed a Blood Grudge Cult disciple, inquired about the location of their stronghold, and headed straight for it.

When Ye Yun reached the Blood Grudge Cult's main hall, he found that the leaders of the Blood Grudge Cult were all arguing in the assembly hall about who would become the new leader. Their subordinates were also gathered outside the assembly hall, allowing Ye Yun to easily reach their treasury. What left Ye Yun speechless was that their treasury didn't even have any guards.

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