The Thunder Demon Zhong Su!

Chapter 25: The Thunder Demon—Zhong Su!

Outside the Soul Fighting Arena, in a secluded alleyway.

Shui Bing'er walked alone, desperate to get away from the area as quickly as possible.

Beads of sweat the size of peas rolled down her face. She clenched her fists tight, tugging at her clothes from time to time as if struggling to endure something.

Suddenly, a deafening alarm bell rang in her mind, and she instantly rendered her entire body invisible.

The next second.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

A multitude of Sumo Shadow Ninjas descended from the sky, crowding the narrow alleyway.

Dai Xieyue walked in front, scanning his surroundings, but he saw no one else.

Strange. They were clearly right here just a moment ago; how could they have vanished so suddenly?

His brow furrowed, his irritation growing. "Search! They must still be here," he commanded coldly.

A dozen black-clad figures immediately began to scour the cramped alley.

Swish—swish—

Diamond-shaped shuriken were fired off as if they were worthless, shrouding the entire alley. Fortunately, Shui Bing'er had already hidden herself within the shadows and remained undiscovered for the time being.

However, she could see the movements of these people with absolute clarity.

The mask on that man's face... it looks just like mine!

She stared blankly at the half-mask of deep crimson on Dai Xieyue's face. It was uncannily similar to her own cyan mask; it was clearly the same type of object.

Furthermore, these black-clad figures reminded her of the bizarre entities she had summoned previously.

Could it be that such things are the power of the mask? she wondered.

A moment later.

I wonder if he knows how to take the mask off, Shui Bing'er thought.

Ever since she had donned this mask, although her strength had increased significantly, she was constantly influenced by the spirit within it, which urged her to destroy and lay waste to the world.

Moreover, she was unable to remove the mask, forced to use the mysterious talisman in her hand to keep it hidden for the time being.

A few days ago.

When she found the mask, she had also discovered a talisman with a small snake drawn upon it.

Through her experiments over the past few days, she had discovered that this talisman could hide all or part of her body; hiding a mask was effortless.

Dai Xieyue was still searching, but his ferocious demeanor terrified Shui Bing'er.

She didn't rush to step forward and ask about the mask. Instead, she decided to memorize the man's appearance, retreat for now, and observe him secretly later.

I should leave first!

Shui Bing'er quietly shifted into another shadow, preparing to slip out of the alley. However, the slight disturbance she caused instantly caught Dai Xieyue's attention.

Dai Xieyue shouted toward the shadows, "There! Come out!"

In the alley, the Sumo Shadow Ninjas turned their heads in unison to look at Shui Bing'er, their glowing red eyes chilling to the bone.

"Ah!"

The Sumo Shadow Ninjas' shuriken flew toward her. Only a cry of fear could be heard, but there was nothing else to see; the alley remained empty of any figure.

Dai Xieyue was somewhat surprised, but he immediately deduced the situation.

He had just sensed the aura of the Sumo Shadow Ninjas, and as for the invisibility, the opponent likely possessed the Snake Talisman!

"Hahaha, what a stroke of luck."

Dai Xieyue sneered as he approached the spot. He hadn't expected that, in addition to obtaining a talisman, he would also find a mask. Shendu would surely reward him for this.

"Don't come any closer!" Shui Bing'er retreated a step, trembling, and bit her lip.

"Hand over the talisman and the mask." Dai Xieyue showed no mercy, reaching out coldly toward the empty air.

The surrounding Sumo Shadow Ninjas closed in. Shui Bing'er gritted her teeth and looked around, knowing there would be no easy way out today. For the sake of her own safety, she had no choice but to use the power of the mask once more.

She clenched her hands, and four massive figures instantly manifested beside her.

Four tall, burly Shadow Sumo emerged from the ground. Each stood at least five meters tall, their thick arms resembling double-door refrigerators.

Compared to the one-point-eight-meter-tall Sumo Shadow Ninjas, the difference was like that of an elephant to a puppy.

"Hmph! A futile struggle."

Dai Xieyue didn't take her seriously at all, and seeing the Shadow Sumo only confirmed his suspicions.

With a wave of his hand, the numerous Sumo Shadow Ninjas charged toward her.

Bang—bang— The sound of metal clashing rang out.

The disparity in strength became apparent immediately. The Sumo Shadow Ninjas were defeated in a few moves. The dozen or so ninjas failed to stop the two Shadow Sumo, who tore an opening with their bare hands, allowing Shui Bing'er to seize the chance to escape.

"Damn it, don't think you can get away!"

Dai Xieyue rushed forward in a rage, only to be grabbed by the Shadow Sumo and slammed forcefully into the ground.

BOOM—

A massive crater was smashed into the earth. Dai Xieyue lay in the pit, disheveled, glaring resentfully into the distance.

Damn it, I actually let them get away.

At the very least, however, he had managed to gather quite a bit of information.

The first was her identity; the fact that she kept it hidden meant she was no ordinary person—perhaps even someone famous.

The second was her age; he had judged her to be a young woman based on her voice.

The third was that her strength seemed to be just a notch above his own, but he, Dai Xieyue, was no pushover either.

Hmph! Just you wait. I will definitely snatch back all your Talismans and masks.

Deep within the forbidden grounds of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family ancestral land.

A massive stone sat before Yu Yuanzhen.

The boulder was three meters high and four meters wide. Its surface was covered in patterns resembling lightning, giving it a highly mysterious appearance.

Yu Yuanzhen placed his hand upon the boulder. Memories from what felt like eons ago flooded his mind, and he quickly grasped the situation.

The reward left behind by his ancestor was the Patriarch's Nine Trials; each trial passed would grant a corresponding reward.

"Boy, I hope you can pass my trials." The ancestor's hoarse voice echoed.

Trials, are they? Bring them on!

Yu Yuanzhen eagerly initiated the first trial.

The first trial required his spirit power to reach level 90. With his current strength at level 95, he achieved this with ease.

As soon as the trial was cleared, three pitch-black spirit bones appeared out of thin air before him.

Spirit bones! His face lit up with joy.

He hadn't expected there to be actual rewards, let alone three ten-thousand-year spirit bones. The one with the highest age was even sufficient to serve as a legacy spirit bone! His heart raced with excitement, and he became instantly convinced of the truth regarding his ancestors and the demons.

Spirit Hall, Pope Palace secret chamber.

Shendu felt very satisfied sensing the divine power coming from Yu Yuanzhen. He had created the Thunder Stone, and as for those three spirit bones, he had temporarily borrowed them from Bibi Dong.

That was right—they were the very same three spirit bones from the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament in the original story.

He had only managed to get his hands on them by promising Bibi Dong that he would return three one-hundred-thousand-year spirit bones in their place.

"Shendu, you must return them to me before the tournament."

When Bibi Dong handed the spirit bones to Shendu, she had looked at them with obvious reluctance.

Rest assured! I, Shendu, am a man of my word.

Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family, ancestral land.

Yu Yuanzhen sat cross-legged, eyes closed, focusing intently on absorbing the spirit bones. After a long while, he slowly finished his cultivation; the aura radiating from his body was now unmistakably that of a level 96 spirit master.

"Hah! Finally, I've broken through to level 96." He spread his arms and laughed heartily.

The bottleneck of level 96 had held him back for who knew how long; how could he not be overjoyed now that he had finally broken through?

He couldn't wait to begin the second trial, but he never expected that this time, it would be to awaken the Thunder Demon, Zhong Su!

Good grief, I'm actually resurrecting a demon!

He was at a loss, but fortunately, the ancestor had left behind a method.

Three days later.

Every member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family knelt on the mountaintop, gazing piously toward the sky.

Under the strong insistence of their patriarch, Yu Yuanzhen, everyone had been forced to accept the news over the past three days that their ancestors were demons.

According to the ancestor's records, the entire clan had to kneel on the ground and shout toward the heavens, imploring the demon to descend. Only then would the demon arrive.

At the front of the formation, Yu Luomian's face was livid; he felt this was utterly absurd.

How could the family's ancestors be some damn demons? He truly wanted to crack his older brother's skull open to see what kind of nonsense was inside that would lead him to spout such drivel.

However, lacking the strength to resist, he could only kneel, forced to welcome his own ancestor.

Yu Yuanzhen stood at the high position and shouted, "Ready, shout together!"

"We implore the demon to descend!" the crowd shouted in unison!

BOOM—

A sound that shook the heavens erupted from the mountaintop, carrying all the way to the foot of the mountain.

People from other factions across the continent heard the noise and could not help but be filled with wonder. What had happened to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family?

Ning Fengzhi frowned, a sudden sense of foreboding rising in his heart.

Yu Yuanzhen stood before the crowd with anticipation, refusing to kneel. Although the ancestral records stated that everyone must kneel to avoid angering the demons, he did not care.

What was a mere demon, anyway? Wasn't it just a hundred-thousand-year spirit beast?

Hadn't that Sky Demon Hsoi been chased in circles by Spirit Hall? With his current strength, couldn't he handle the opponent with ease?

After the crowd shouted the phrase in unison, a massive dark cloud slowly formed in the sky, instantly turning the scene into a dim night accompanied by bursts of thunder and rain.

The clouds churned, flashing with lightning and rolling with thunder.

The atmosphere had been built up to the extreme.

"Are you all ready? Then, let us begin!"

In a secret chamber of Spirit Hall, Shendu opened the gates to Demon Hell.

Thunder Demon Zhong Su! It is your turn to take the stage.