Wei Jiangyuan looked at Lei Jingxiao and let out a breath of relief. His usual roguish grin returned. "I'm leaving it to you!"
Lei Jingxiao did not look back. His answer was short and firm. "Don't worry!"
The terrifying lightning summoned by the Tier 9 Medicinal Pill surged down in a frenzy. Lei Jingxiao simply thrust his golden spear into the air, and bolt after bolt struck straight toward it. As the spear's master, he was bathed in lightning too. He crushed every bolt without exception, leaving not even a stray spark to escape.
He did not even bother using a Dou Technique. He drew the lightning with his spear, then met it punch for punch, roaring from the depths of his heart.
He was not merely taking on the lightning. He was letting out the pain inside him.
Lately, every time he looked back on the past, gloom had weighed on his heart.
His mother's death, his father's indifference, his own pointless hopes—all of it hurt him deeply. No one could take that pain away for him.
And now, this wild, unrestrained battle was the release he had wanted most.
Meanwhile, Wei Jiangyuan used the Life Spirit Flame to hold the pill, which had taken the form of a young girl, as it tried to flee. A Tier 9 Medicinal Pill had already gained intelligence and knew what might give it a chance to escape.
But these pills could not yet control the immense power within them. Before a Dou Sheng Expert, even the most exquisite transformation was futile.
If Wei Jiangyuan chose to nurture this pill, it might gradually learn to control its medicinal power and become a mighty being. After centuries or millennia of growth, it might even reach the Pill Tower Ancestor's level.
But Wei Jiangyuan