The battle began and ended with sudden, stunning force.
Lightning surged between heaven and earth, forming a realm—a peerless killing art that rivaled any Outer Tower prodigy's.
And yet it collapsed so quickly, so suddenly.
A wisp of pale, bone-white wind swept past, and the entire Thunder Realm shattered to pieces.
Jiang Green Sheep moved through the Thunder Realm with such calm, strolling through a world of lightning that struck down anyone it chose. Then, in the instant the realm collapsed and lightning exploded across the sky, he unleashed a vicious whip kick.
Smack!
It shattered the air—and the hearts of many watching.
It left them awestruck, intoxicated.
The shift from calm to ferocity held a beauty that stirred the soul.
Lei Zhangan, struggling with all his might to control the Thunder Seal and save the Thunder Realm, had no chance to react. He went flying. He only stopped when he'd flown clear out of the square and the guards caught him.
He simply let his head loll to the side and fainted.
He really had fainted, though there was no real need for it.
Jiang Wang hadn't drawn his sword, nor followed up with a burst of Samadhi True Fire. He'd merely landed a whip kick—just enough to send Lei Zhangan out of bounds, but not enough to cause any serious harm.
But it was too humiliating...
If he didn't faint at once, Lei Zhangan had no idea how he could face the bold boasts he'd made earlier, or the people who had placed such high hopes in him.
Defeating Jiang Wang was difficult. Fainting... was easy.
The guard at the edge of the square who caught Lei Zhangan instinctively tried to "revive" him.
Fortunately, Jiang Wuqi spoke up in time. "The backlash from the killing art may have