In the mountains where the black rain had temporarily ceased, a murderous intent swept through like a mountain wind, surging and permeating every corner of the forest.
In the sky, two figures clad in Divine Ability Feather Robe stood facing each other, their powerful and overwhelming Primordial Qi sweeping across the heavens in waves. When the aftershocks of their Primordial Qi collided, they instantly stirred up heavenly thunder and earthly fire, producing a deafening roar.
" Lu Jin, I'm very curious, how exactly did you kill Guo Kui? Logically speaking, your old and frail condition shouldn't support such a feat. Moreover, why do you seem to be in much better shape than before in the last few months?"
What secrets do you hold?
"Or rather... does your Thunderfire Hall hold some secret?"
Lin Changkong stood with his hands behind his back, his golden sword-light-formed Feather Robe fluttering in the wind, wisps of Sword Qi swirling around him, emitting sword chants. At this moment, his indifferent eyes held a hint of inquiry as he gazed at the aged figure in front of him, enveloped in Thunderfire Feather Robe.
"Why don't you try it and you'll see?" Lu Jin said calmly.
"Of course, it's unavoidable."
Lin Changkong smiled and said, "Master Lu must also know that from today onwards, Thunderfire Hall may have to be removed from Qingyuan Market. This is truly an evil deed I did not wish to do, but unfortunately there is nothing I can do..."
"I have no choice but to obey your orders, sir."
"If you have to blame someone, you can only blame your Thunderfire Hall for being unlucky."
After speaking, he said no more. With a flick of his sleeve, a powerful and majestic golden Primordial Qi swept out, extremely Primordial Qi and radiating unimaginable spirituality.
The sword light Primordial Qi flowed, and in just a few breaths, it transformed into a giant golden serpent about a hundred feet long, coiling around Lin Changkong.
The giant golden serpent flicked its tongue, its eyes cold and menacing.
That's... True Qi!
" Lu Jin, if you don't have any other trump cards, no matter how tough your old bones are, today I'm afraid they'll be pulverized into dust by my True Qi and scattered across this mountain wilderness."
Lin Changkong pointed his hand into the air, and the golden giant snake formed from True Qi immediately burst out with a piercing hiss. The next moment, it shot out suddenly, so fast that only a golden light could be seen streaking across the sky.
It was like a divine sword cleaving through the heavens, slashing towards Lu Jin.
Compared to his display of power at the meeting a few months ago, Lin Changkong has clearly become stronger.
With his High-Grade Divine Ability Bone, Lin Changkong's ability to become a True Qi Master at such a young age is enough to prove his talent and genius.
boom!
The golden serpent slashed down like a sword, while within Lu Jin's body, Thunderfire Primordial Qi roared forth, transforming into a sea of thunder and fire. From within this sea of thunder and fire, a deafening cry resounded.
The next moment, a huge figure, like a falcon, flapped its wings of lightning and fire and flew out from the sea of lightning and fire. The wings of lightning and fire spread out like a shield and successfully blocked the golden giant serpent that was about to attack.
clang!
It sounded like a loud, metallic explosion, and the Primordial Qi in the world violently vibrated and surged.
The powerful and sharp golden Sword Qi was completely neutralized by the Thunderfire Wings.
This scene shocked everyone.
Whether it was the other Great Divine Ability Practitioner of the Golden Gang Sword Hall or Lü Feng and others from the Thunderfire Hall, they were all dumbfounded, staring in disbelief at the Thunderfire Falcon that was blocking the golden giant serpent in the sky.
"This... this is Thunderfire True Qi?!"
"The old master has also advanced to the level of True Qi Master?!"
After the initial shock, Lü Feng, Lu Song, and the others were overjoyed. They had initially thought that the battle against the Thunderfire Hall was likely to end badly, but they had not retreated or fled. They had come prepared to die.
After all, the title of True Qi Master Lin Changkong was too intimidating, while in their understanding, Lu Jin had been stuck at the Feather Robe Master for many years and had always found it difficult to break through that step.
But what did they see now?
That usually cautious old master of the academy had actually condensed a mouthful of Thunderfire True Qi?!
No wonder Lu Jin knew Lin Changkong would ambush them, yet he never changed his plan; it turns out he too had become True Qi Master!
" Thunderfire True Qi!"
"No wonder you were able to kill Guo Kui!"
" Lu Jin, so this was your trump card!"
Lin Changkong's expression also became unusually solemn at this moment. He had actually been vaguely sensing that Lu Jin was somewhat different from before, but he had never considered the possibility of him becoming a True Qi Master. After all, he knew how difficult this step was, and Lu Jin was only Middle-Grade Divine Ability Bone. In addition, due to the scarcity of resources at the Thunderfire Hall, he couldn't even afford a single high-grade pill. How could such an old and frail body, with its potential exhausted, possibly condense True Qi?
But...
When he saw the Thunderfire Falcon, Lin Changkong knew that he had miscalculated.
He couldn't understand how Lu Jin had condensed that Thunderfire True Qi, but none of that mattered anymore. The trump card Lu Jin had revealed had already brought the two sides to an equal footing.
This battle proved to be more difficult than he had anticipated.
"Very well, today I'll see which one, your Thunderfire True Qi from the Thunderfire Hall or my Golden Gang True Qi Golden Gang Sword Hall, truly prevails!"
Lin Changkong's eyes darkened considerably. Lu Jin's ability to condense True Qi was unexpected, but the situation had reached this point, and there was no possibility of retreating. Moreover, even if he wanted to retreat now, Lu Jin probably wouldn't agree.
The feud between the two sides has reached a point of no return.
The other's survival kept them both awake at night.
Today, either the Thunderfire Hall or the Golden Gang Sword Hall will inevitably disappear from Qingyuan Market.
Lu Jin's Thunderfire True Qi, though seemingly violent and fierce, was clearly not as pure and profound as Lin Changkong's. It seemed that Lu Jin had only recently successfully condensed it, giving Lin Changkong an advantage in this respect.
What's more... he has reinforcements.
Once Wen Liu arrives, even though he is only a Feather Robe Master, he is enough to capture all the others from the Thunderfire Hall. We can then use him as leverage to make sure Lu Jin doesn't give in!
boom!
Just as Lin Changkong was thinking this, a tremendous surge of Primordial Qi suddenly erupted from the distant mountains and forests.
One of the Primordial Qi...
Lin Changkong's expression changed slightly. Was that Wen Liu? Why was he fighting someone over there? Was he being stopped?
His brows furrowed, his gaze turning cold as he stared at Lu Jin. He said slowly, "I underestimated Master Lu. So you've also brought in reinforcements."
Lu Jin glanced at the distant direction, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes. Sure enough, Lin Changkong had invited a Divine Ability Master to help him in order to successfully intercept Thunderfire Hall. According to Lu Jin's guess, it was most likely the Divine Ability Master named Wen Liu.
But who is this Divine Ability Master who intercepted Wen Liu at this moment?
After all, didn't he know perfectly well whether they had managed to enlist the help of other Divine Ability Master?
Regardless, this is ultimately good news.
Lu Jin had already mentally prepared himself to face Lin Changkong and another Divine Ability Master. Although it would be an extremely difficult and arduous battle, was this old man afraid of dying?
Even if they really die, they'll drag Lin Changkong and the others down with them.
But that was the worst possible outcome. Now that Wen Liu was being blocked by the mysterious Divine Ability Master, he was able to face Lin Changkong alone, which undoubtedly reduced the pressure considerably.
Without further hesitation, he seized the opportunity, clenched his fist, and a dazzling Thunderfire Whip materialized, roaring thunder and fire that swept towards Lin Changkong with overwhelming force.
" Golden Gang Sword Hall members, heed my command! Attack with all your might and annihilate the Thunderfire Hall!"
Lin Changkong let out a long roar, his voice filled with murderous intent, and his figure, enveloped in a sky full of golden sword light, clashed with Lu Jin.
The battle between the True Qi Master thus began.
The fates of the Thunderfire Hall and Golden Gang Sword Hall will also be decided in this battle.
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