Boom!
An instant later, a dazzling white light appeared before everyone. It was as though a second blazing sun had risen in the Earth Cave, accompanied by a violent explosion.
The blast almost rivaled the Rank Seven grandmaster's earlier self-detonation, drawing countless gazes.
Zhou Zhengyang spat out a mouthful of blood, his face deathly pale. He had forged this divine weapon himself, fully fusing his manifested mental power into it, rather than temporarily merging it as Lu Hao had. This gave Zhou Zhengyang a deeper connection to his weapon and a greater boost to his combat strength. The drawback was that the divine weapon would remain at Rank Seven almost indefinitely, becoming much less useful once he reached Rank Eight. Upgrading it was possible, but required incorporating the brain core and heart core of a Rank Eight demonic beast, then nurturing it for years before it could reach Rank Eight. This approach gave Zhou Zhengyang overwhelming strength at Rank Seven. As for Rank Eight, a Rank Seven divine weapon would still be of some use.
Detonating his divine weapon was effectively the same as detonating his own mental power. Although it had not shattered his mental power, the damage was still severe.
It would take a year or two of recuperation to recover.
All eight enemy Rank Seven martial artists suffered considerable injuries from the divine weapon exploding at close range, though none were fatal.
Zhang Dingnan and Liu Polu seized the opportunity to rush toward the Rank Eight battlefield, each sending his mental power manifestation against a golden body expert.
Naturally, Lu Hao would not let this opportunity slip away. He stepped forward and appeared before the three Earth Cave martial artists who had been pursuing him.
Lu Hao knew these three very well and understood their current condition.