"Lu Xingyuan, die!"
Before those words could reach Lu Xingyuan's ears, Sky-Shaking Thunder shot forward and appeared before him.
His palms became a sharp blade of condensed lightning, thrusting straight at Lu Xingyuan's chest.
Lu Xingyuan clearly hadn't expected it and remained standing where he was.
It... hit!
Joy surged through Sky-Shaking Thunder.
But a moment later, his expression shifted.
Lu Xingyuan's figure had vanished soundlessly from where he stood.
What Sky-Shaking Thunder had struck was merely an afterimage.
He keenly sensed something, and his pupils contracted:
"This is... spatial power?!"
How could this be!
Lu Xingyuan hadn't possessed anything like this the last time they met.
He knew that while he was improving, Lu Xingyuan was improving too.
But wasn't Lu Xingyuan improving far too much faster than he was?
A flicker of panic rose unbidden in Sky-Shaking Thunder's heart.
Shock and fear gripped him, and his murderous intent toward Lu Xingyuan intensified.
"I have to kill him today. Otherwise, the next time we meet, I'll have to look up to him!"
He unleashed his power again.
Silvery-white electric plasma transformed into countless arrows, packed so densely that they lit up the dark sky.
Then the arrows surged toward Lu Xingyuan like a mighty, rushing river.
Yet Lu Xingyuan neither dodged nor retreated. A faint smile curved his lips.
The space before him rippled.
Every incoming arrow was swallowed into it.
Before Sky-Shaking Thunder could react, another rift opened in space, and those arrows hurtled back toward him.
"Aah!"
Riddled with arrows like a pincushion, Sky-Shaking Thunder threw back his head and roared.
His life force burned rapidly, and a streak of grayish white appeared in his formerly black hair.
Then two thick, condensed chains became venomous snakes, lunging at Lu Xingyuan.
Lu Xingyuan's arms were bound, and his