Cultivation: From Menial Servant to Immortal Venerable

Had Zhou Xun's divine ability not been so strange, Thunder Plume Demon Emperor would not have been willing to damage the foundation of his cultivation in order to ignite the essence of his Demon Energy.

Zhou Xun remained expressionless as he quietly watched Thunder Plume Demon Emperor act, then softly said:

"Descend!"

In an instant, a purple bolt of lightning as thick as a water barrel came crashing down.

It collided with the enormous lightning shield, erupting with an earth-shaking boom.

The tremendous shockwave blasted the sea surface apart for nearly a hundred zhang!

After taking that blow, the lightning shield's radiance dimmed noticeably.

"Fine divine ability, fine lightning art!"

Thunder Plume Demon Emperor could not help but praise it. Even as a lightning-type demon beast, this was his first time experiencing such a divine ability, and it even faintly stirred something within him.

"Again!" Thunder Plume Demon Emperor shouted.

"As you wish!" Zhou Xun chuckled.

A second bolt of lightning descended.

"Rumble!"

The lightning struck the enormous shield again and was blocked once more!

Then came the third, the fourth—

By the seventh strike, the lightning shield could no longer hold on. It shattered with a crash, dissipating into nothingness.

Thunder Plume Demon Emperor's expression grew increasingly grim.

The power of this lightning divine ability had truly exceeded his expectations.

Just seven strikes had shattered the Lightning Shield he had condensed from the essence of his Demon Energy. Its might had unquestionably reached the late Nascent Soul stage.

Yet Zhou Xun's cultivation was only at the Nascent Soul Early Stage.

Seeing lightning still flickering in the sky, Thunder Plume Demon Emperor knew the divine ability had not yet ended.

He immediately formed a hand seal and pointed at himself.

A flash of light appeared.

A lightning roc with a