"Is fellow Soul Cultivator ready?" Xiao Hua nodded and asked again.
A dark green radiance surged from between Xiao Hua's brows, condensing into the shape of lightning upon his forehead. Soul Cultivator Xiao Hua's voice came forth. "I am ready as well."
"Good. Fellow Soul Cultivator, you saw just now how formidable this barrier is. With our strength, we simply cannot break it completely. Even if we bring out every method we discussed before in one fell swoop, the tear will last only a few breaths. Whether we can obtain the Nether Fruit will depend entirely on you, fellow Daoists."
"Haha, rest assured, fellow Daoist. This Nether Fruit concerns my growth. I care about it even more than any of you." Soul Cultivator Xiao Hua laughed loudly, his voice faintly carrying over layer upon layer of thunderclaps.
"Attack!!" At Xiao Hua's command, Confucian cultivator Xiao Hua waved both hands, sending several streams of sword light into the air. "Rumble..." Amid a burst of Sound of Lightning, five-colored lightning descended from nowhere. It was precisely the Confucian cultivator's Five Qi True Thunder!
The lightning struck the barrier, where flecks of thunder-colored light spread across its surface like brilliant fireworks blooming dazzlingly over the entire barrier!
"Nine Heavens Divine Thunder... descend!!!" At the same time, green-robed Xiao Hua's voice rang out beside Confucian cultivator Xiao Hua. The Formless Nascent Soul rubbed his hands together, and Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, even vaster than the Five Qi True Thunder, descended like horned dragons, surging toward the barrier.
"Crack crack..." Wave-like ripples rose across the barrier. One bulge after another emerged as lightning serpents roamed over its surface, blocking the thunderbolts from all directions.
"Since all you fellow Daoists have given your techniques such illustrious names, my Lightning and Thunder Technique ought to have a