Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Hearing Lu Ren and Cao Ben's words, everyone turned their gazes toward them. Even many Martial Artists still in the middle of their matches stopped fighting.
They had thought Lu Ren and Cao Ben would not face each other until the very last moment.
Yet now, the smell of gunpowder between them was thick. It seemed the battle for first place on the Mysterious River Ranking would begin ahead of schedule.
The four elders discussed matters together, then returned to their respective sects and spoke with several other elders.
"Fine. The Four Great Divine Sects all agree to your proposal. The two of you may battle first. Life and death shall not be restricted!"
As the presiding elder's voice fell, Lu Ren and Cao Ben rose into the sky at the same time.
Since life and death were unrestricted, they were no longer confined to the battle platform. The fight would continue until a victor was decided, whether by life or death.
"Lu Ren, make your move. Let me see just how strong you truly are!"
Cao Ben stared at Lu Ren, his face filled with icy coldness.
Boom!
As he spoke, his aura erupted. Lightning danced wildly across his body, seeming to burst forth from every pore of his divine body.
This was the Thunder Tribulation Mad Body, cultivated by refining Exotic Lightning into the divine body.
It was a powerful divine body ranked eighty-seventh on the Divine Body Ranking.
The further this divine body was cultivated, the more powerful Exotic Lightning was needed to temper it. Its divine power and physical strength contained the power of Exotic Lightning, making it incomparably ferocious.
The instant Cao Ben unleashed the Thunder Tribulation Mad Body, his momentum surged like a tidal wave. He resembled an ancient Thunder God