In mere moments, the dark clouds overhead had fully gathered. At this point, Huo Hai could no longer intervene in the Spirit Bat's transformation. If it failed, he would lose a Spirit Energy Bead.
Huo Hai would not begrudge spending a Spirit Energy Bead to cultivate a movement technique that would greatly improve his survival and combat abilities. But if it failed, the loss would sting. More importantly, it would waste a great deal of time. Apart from the Bat King, none of the other bats had reached the peak Spirit Marshal realm.
Across the entire Ink Lotus Domain, Huo Hai had never seen any map record a location with mist-attribute bats. Had luck not been on his side this time, he would never have discovered these rare creatures.
Mist-attribute creatures were like fish in water amid thick fog, but how many places had such conditions? Moreover, before reaching Earth Grade, mist-attribute creatures had little ability to survive. The fact that the Spirit Bat possessed even one means of attack had astonished Huo Hai.
Before long, the vortex had absorbed enough lightning. With a thunderous boom, a bolt struck the enormous sphere below almost instantly. The terrifying lightning blasted its surface black. A considerable amount of spider silk vaporized, while some of the bones shattered, shedding fragments.
Although the defenses he had laid down easily blocked this thunder tribulation strike, Huo Hai could not help frowning. "Sure enough, exploiting loopholes in the power of heaven and earth isn't that easy." He shook his head, realizing he had taken too much for granted.
His defenses were powerful, but the Spirit Bat had not created them itself. The power of heaven and earth could distinguish between the two. Had the space containing the Spirit Bat not been so cramped, the lightning would