Earth spikes surged wildly, condensing into refined steel spears that swept toward Qu Tong like a tidal wave.
The entire arena shook.
The frenzied assault swept in, and the Swift Lightning Thousand-Bird bore the brunt.
Its sharp claws had only just broken through the stone wall when the keen earth spikes struck.
But it was clearly no ordinary creature.
It swept its wings across its body to shield itself. The sharp earth spikes slammed into it, yet failed to pierce even its feathers.
But Lin Ke had never expected this attack to kill it outright. He had only meant to halt its advance.
The instant the Swift Lightning Thousand-Bird's offensive was stopped, the stone forest surged upward, transforming into a terrifying storm of earth and stone.
Like an azure dragon plunging into the sea, it churned straight through the net of lightning overhead.
Rumble-
An enormous explosion rang out. Earth and stone collided fiercely with electric currents, their forces annihilating one another until both finally fell silent.
At the same time, however, Qu Tong had already rushed right up to him.
With her fingers held together, she thrust both palms forward, striking straight at Lin Ke's chest.
Lin Ke used his fists as weapons to intercept Qu Tong's palm strikes.
Bang-
Qu Tong's seemingly delicate palms concealed incomparably powerful force, surging like roaring mountains and a raging tsunami.
And hidden within that force was an indescribable concealed force.
It ignored the defenses of Lin Ke's body and penetrated straight inside, seeking to shatter his internal organs.
It was Thunder Quake!
That inherited supreme technique of Azure Lightning Peak.
It could bypass the body, barriers of power, and protection from external spirit artifacts, transmitting ferocious force directly into its target's body.
Back at the Dao Discussion Assembly, Qu Binli had used