Thunder Arts Achieve Merit

The Nether Fox was only a few feet away from Song Wen.

Although the Nether Fox remained motionless, it still put immense pressure on Song Wen.

This kept Song Wen on edge, not daring to relax even for a moment.

In this highly stressful state, time passed very slowly.

A full hour later.

The Nether Fox finally made a move. It slowly stood up, raised its left foreleg, and stepped out.

It did not head towards Song Wen, but instead bypassed Song Wen and walked towards a piece of Lizardfolk remains on the ground.

With a flick of its scarlet tongue, half of the Lizardfolk's remains were swallowed by the Nether Fox.

"Click, click..."

A crisp chewing sound rang out.

The severed limbs were chewed up and swallowed by the Nether Fox.

Suddenly.

The Nether Fox leaped up and pounced towards Song Wen's location.

The strong wind generated by the Nether Fox's sharp claws blew Song Wen's hair and clothes.

Seeing that the sharp claws were about to tear Song Wen's head apart, he seemed to be stunned, staring wide-eyed as the claws fell, standing motionless.

The chains binding Song Wen suddenly taut, pulling Song Wen backward and narrowly avoiding the Nether Fox's claws.

Song Wen, who had narrowly escaped death, showed no joy on his face, but rather disappointment.

Seeing its prey escape, the timid Nether Fox did not give chase. Instead, it turned around and leaped toward the inner palace gate.

"Trying to leave? Too late!"

As Blood Brow's voice rang out, a crimson light suddenly appeared on the floor of the main hall.

Blood rose in the air.

A crimson array of light appeared in the outer hall.

The Nether Fox was trapped inside the formation, while Song Wen and Blood Brow were outside of it.

Enraged by the sudden change, the Nether Fox's fur stood on end, and it darted left and right within the formation, trying to break free of its confinement.

However, all their efforts were in vain, as they were all blocked by the array barrier.

"Once you've left the inner palace, you think you can escape back? Wishful thinking!"

Blood Brow looked at the ruffled Nether Fox within the formation and said with no small amount of pride.

She held a blood-red Formation Plate in her hand, and it was with the help of this Formation Plate that she was able to activate the array in the plaza and the outer hall.

There was also an array inside the Nether God Temple, but because of the ghostly mist, Blood Brow dared not venture deep into the inner hall, otherwise he would have captured the Nether Fox long ago.

As Blood Brow activated the Formation Plate, the blood-red light within the array intensified.

The blood-red light, like countless tiny poisonous needles, continuously pierced into the body of the Nether Fox.

The Nether Fox let out mournful howls.

Black ghostly mist constantly swirled around it.

Under the illumination of the blood-red light, the ghostly mist dissolved rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The aura of the Nether Fox also weakened.

In a short while, the Nether Fox was severely injured and its strength was greatly diminished.

Just as Blood Brow was about to press his advantage and kill the Nether Fox within the formation,

Song Wen, who was standing not far from her, suddenly sprang to his feet.

With a powerful push from his legs, he leaped into the air.

He used his head as a hammer and rammed it fiercely towards Blood Brow.

Blood Brow didn't make any move, but instead wore a mocking expression.

"A mere Foundation Establishment cultivator dares to show off his skills in front of Nascent Soul Cultivator."

The chains suddenly taut, dragging Song Wen along at an even faster pace towards the outer hall gate.

A ghostly figure, ten feet tall, suddenly appeared and blocked Song Wen's path.

The Ghost King held his giant sword horizontally.

Song Wen's head struck the tip of the sword and exploded instantly.

Tai He, standing outside the Nether God Temple, couldn't help but show a look of astonishment.

"Dead! How is this possible!"

With a thought, Tai He quickly retracted the chains.

After carefully examining the body that had been dragged back by chains, he noticed something was wrong.

What died was not 'Extreme Yin', but clearly a Corpse Puppet.

The Puppet Death-Substitution Technique!

Tai He felt a surge of anger.

He had promised Yan Yiwen that he would bring 'Extreme Yin' back alive.

He, a dignified Nascent Soul Cultivator, personally went to capture a Foundation Establishment cultivator, yet he failed.

How can he save face now!

After a moment of contemplation, Tai He decided to disregard all other considerations and, with a flash, dashed towards the outer hall of the Nether God Temple.

Blood Brow was slightly taken aback when he saw Song Wen suddenly commit suicide.

However, she was only stunned for a brief moment; whether Song Wen lived or died was of no concern to her whatsoever.

Suddenly, a pseudo-third-tier Silver Corpse appeared out of nowhere and pounced on her.

"Roll!"

Blood Brow roared.

It raised a sharp claw and slapped it towards the Silver Corpse.

The corpse possessed by Blood Brow has advanced to the third rank.

The pseudo-third-tier Silver Corpse was no match for her; it was sent flying by a single palm strike from Blood Brow.

Just then.

A bolt of silver lightning materialized.

Lightning bolts, like rainbows piercing the sun, surged forth with immense power, hurtling straight down towards Blood Brow.

The ghostly mist inside the hall was torn apart instantly by the lightning, just as frost and snow were torn apart by the blazing sun.

Great Cavern Divine Thunder!

Blood Brow stared at Lei Guang, hatred blazing in his eyes.

She instantly realized that Song Wen was not dead.

She had seen Song Wen unleash the Great Cavern Divine Thunder.

Blood Brow raised his hand and struck upwards with a palm.

A palm print formed from the Corpse-Baleful Qi appeared out of thin air and rushed towards the lightning.

"Boom!"

The lightning bolt clashed with the palm print.

The power of the palm print was clearly stronger than that of the lightning.

However, the palm print, formed from the Corpse-Baleful Qi, was restrained by the overwhelming power of lightning.

The palm print was pierced by the lightning and continued its trajectory toward Blood Brow.

"Boom!"

Lightning exploded on Blood Brow.

Blood Brow was as if he were draped in a silver cloak.

The lightning bolt's power was greatly weakened by the palm print, making it insufficient to harm a third-tier Silver Corpse.

But at this moment, Blood Brow was possessing the body of a Silver Corpse with his soul.

Or rather, it was a powerful ghost that parasitized a zombie.

Whether ghosts or zombies, they were all subdued by the overwhelming power of thunder.

Blood Brow suddenly felt his whole body stiffen, and he briefly lost control of the corpse.

Suddenly.

A massive black sword slashed down.

It landed on Blood Brow's wrist, the hand that happened to be holding the Formation Plate.

"Bang!"

The greatsword failed to sever Blood Brow's wrist; instead, the immense recoil forced the Ghost King back two steps.

This sword strike merely sliced through the flesh of Blood Brow's wrist, revealing the silver bone beneath.

However, the immense force caused the Formation Plate in Blood Brow's hand to fly out of his grasp.

A pseudo-third-tier Silver Corpse suddenly appeared, grabbed the Formation Plate, and rushed towards the inner hall's stone door.

Without hesitation, the Ghost King also rushed towards the inner palace.

The Formation Plate was seized, and the array was left unattended.

The crimson array barrier rapidly dimmed.

The formation collapsed on its own!

The Nether Fox suddenly leaped up and headed towards the inner hall.

At this time.

Blood Brow regained control of the corpse.

Her gray, lifeless eyes were filled with rage.

The Corpse-Baleful Qi surged and churned, causing her hair to fly and her clothes to flutter loudly.

Blood Brow's gaze darted back and forth between the Nether Fox and the pseudo-third-tier Silver Corpse.

After a moment's hesitation, she finally chased after the Silver Corpse.

Although she desperately wanted to obtain the Nether Fox, without the Formation Plate, she had no right to negotiate with Tai He.

Even if they manage to capture the Nether Fox, it would only be a stepping stone for Tai He.

However, before she could take even half a step...

Another Great Cavern Divine Thunder struck.

Lightning flashed.

Blood Brow's figure suddenly stopped again.

She could only watch helplessly as the Silver Corpse, the Ghost King, and the heavily injured Nether Fox rushed into the inner palace.

Tai He, who had just stepped into the outer hall, also witnessed this scene.