In the mountains behind the Inner Academy, the dense black clouds gradually faded, and the lightning arcs rampaging below slowly dispersed. The oppressive feeling vanished as daylight poured down, bringing a touch of warmth.
Xiao Qing sat cross-legged in midair, lightning arcs swirling around him and continuously sinking into his body. Beside him, the Demon Puppet stood ramrod straight, its empty, lifeless eyes filled with deathly stillness. The aura it emitted had grown significantly stronger than before.
Having watched Xiao Qing temper his body with the violent lightning above, Zi Yan and Medusa were both filled with astonishment.
Neither believed she could withstand such terrifying Pill Lightning head-on as Xiao Qing had. After all, they were High-Rank Magical Beasts with extraordinary bloodlines-a Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python and an Ancient Void Dragon renowned for physical strength.
That alone showed just how terrifyingly powerful Xiao Qing's body had become.
As the final lightning arc merged into his body, Xiao Qing trembled slightly. A vast, violent aura spread rapidly outward, carrying immense majesty like a mighty dragon awakening.
Birds and beasts scattered through the surrounding mountain forests. Intense fear filled the eyes of the magical beasts, but driven by the pill's fragrance, they did not leave immediately and instead continued prowling nearby.
The thirty-two deep thunder patterns covering Xiao Qing's body sank beneath his skin, and his aura immediately withdrew. His eyes slowly opened, revealing a gaze as still and unruffled as an ancient, icy pool.
Pitch-black lightning flashed through his eyes. A bolt suddenly cracked through the air before him, then swiftly dissipated.
Sensing the magical beasts lingering nearby, Xiao Qing's expression chilled slightly. With a thought, the Earth Demon Puppet beside him gave a slight
shudder, then stepped forward and abruptly vanished from midair.
Within the mountain forest, terrified, agonized roars