Granny Chiyo, Ebizo, and Sunagakure's puppet troops stared at the scene before them in disbelief.
Like a god bathed in thunder, Jing Xiu emerged from the lightning completely unscathed.
That massive pillar of lightning was the product of Jing Xiu's Five Thunder Orthodox Method combined with dozens of talismans, including Purification Talismans and Spirit-Gathering Talismans.
It looked tremendously imposing, but in fact did little damage to the ground.
Its primary purpose was to cleanse every impurity within his body with thunder of the utmost strength and pure yang.
Though Granny Chiyo's Soul-Devouring Spider Venom was exceedingly sinister, it was still no match for the might of nature embodied in that thunder.
Jing Xiu gouged a piece of purplish-black flesh from his shoulder.
If Jing Xiu had fully mastered the Golden Light Mantra, even if a weapon had been coated in poison,
he could have wrapped the poison that entered his body in golden light, just like his senior brother Zhang Zhiwei in the world of the Outsiders.
He could have protected his internal organs with golden light, leaving even an expert like Lu Jin of the Ten Elders of the Outsiders unable to inflict the slightest harm on his vulnerable organs.
Unfortunately, Jing Xiu's cultivation was still growing rapidly and had yet to reach the peak he would attain in this lifetime.
Looking at Jing Xiu, who resembled the Lord of Thunder of the Nine Heavens, Granny Chiyo did not know what to say.
Only now did she finally understand why the grandson she took such pride in had pleaded for mercy on her behalf.
Jing Xiu looked at Sasori. "This is the last time. As long as they hand over every puppet they have, I can make the decision to let them go."
Granny Chiyo naturally heard Jing Xiu's