Flaw

Lei Chong stared intently at the gate while his hands formed a succession of seals, drawing a vast number of runes toward him.

The runes turned golden and took the form of a golden peng, then turned dull gray and transformed into a great black fish.

Lei Chong controlled the runes in his hands, sending them surging swiftly toward the entrance to the hall.

The instant the gate opened, countless runes successfully took shape, becoming a gigantic Kunpeng that stood at the entrance to the hall.

Soon, the gigantic Kunpeng dissipated, scattering runes throughout the hall.

Hum!

The moment the runes landed, they stirred up the mist throughout the hall.

The instant the Kunpeng dissipated, all the cultivators outside charged into the hall.

But once inside, their vision was obscured by the dense mist.

"Charge! The Kunpeng Method is on the altar!" Lei Chong, standing in the thick fog, could only be the first to shout in order to throw the place into greater chaos.

Whoosh!

The moment his voice fell, a golden ring appeared.

Enveloping a youth, the ring rushed swiftly toward the altar.

The youth had a handsome face. He looked from the rune bone on the raised platform to the broken Heavenly Desolation, grinding his gleaming little canine teeth.

"Even if it's broken, it can be repaired." Shi Hao clenched his fists.

Another youth in golden armor, a golden trident in hand and a full head of blue hair flying, fought his way toward the altar.

"Out of my way, or you'll all die!" Mo Shang shouted coldly.

He swung the trident in his hand, cleaving through the thick fog before the altar.

Another youth in red held an ancient bronze lamp. The instant flames surged from it, a vast swath of dense fog was rapidly evaporated.

The moment the fog dispersed, three figures appeared at once, charging toward the altar from three different directions.

Under cover of the dense fog, Lei Chong quickly blended into the vast crowd of cultivators.

At the sight of the three people at the front, everyone's expression changed.

None of them had expected the three to slip to the front without a sound.

"Where do you think you're going? The Kunpeng Method is mine!" Mo Shang shouted, brandishing his trident as he charged at the ordinary spirit body in the lead.

Clang!

The ordinary spirit body swung the iron whip and blocked Mo Shang's overbearing blow.

"Who are you?" Mo Shang's full-strength strike had failed, and his arm ached from the impact. His expression turned exceptionally grave.

The ordinary spirit body merely smiled faintly. Borrowing the force of Mo Shang's attack, he flew swiftly upward and landed at the foot of the altar.

Even though he was only an ordinary spirit body, far inferior to Lei Chong's true body, he was still a youngling of the Ten Fiends. His strength was not something Mo Shang could match.

Whoosh!

A flame shot toward him as Han Tian charged over as well.

"Heh heh, the Kunpeng Method is mine!" The ordinary spirit body grinned, turned, and rushed up the altar.

"Get out of my way!" Mo Shang coldly swung his halberd.

Clang!

Another crisp clang rang out as Mo Shang's attack was blocked.

The ordinary spirit body took advantage of the force to land beside the raised platform on the altar.

Hiss!

He had just reached for the golden bone fragment when a screen of light appeared there, sending the spirit body staggering backward.

"What happened?" Everyone below was startled.

Shi Hao stared at the raised platform, a faint guess forming in his mind.

He rushed toward the altar and reached for the rune bone on the platform.

Lei Chong had long since blended into the crowd. Watching Shi Hao on the platform, he thought that among all these people, probably no one could have imagined that a Bear Child like him would one day become the Desolate Heaven Emperor, who would reign alone over all ages.

Boom!

Sure enough, after several attempts, Shi Hao obtained the rune bone.

When they saw Shi Hao take the rune bone, all the cultivators' expressions changed at once.

"This is bad! Stop him!" The cultivators all rushed forward.

Mo Shang, the Sea God's descendant, was even more direct, raising his halberd and hacking at him.

While the two were fighting, Han Tian raised the Divine Illumination Lamp and summoned streams of runic flames to envelop them both.

The other cultivators also fell into chaos, attacking the altar one after another.

The entire scene was utterly chaotic, and everyone had eyes only for the rune bone.

Lei Chong knew, however, that although Shi Hao was under attack from all sides, he would not be in much danger, because he had many means of preserving his life.

He had not only the Little Pagoda, but also a branch given to him by the Willow Deity.

Lei Chong himself, by contrast, was not so fortunate. He had no life-preserving means like Shi Hao's.

Things had been urgent at the time, and the Thunder Emperor had left too quickly, without leaving much behind.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A fierce battle erupted as everyone attacked Shi Hao.

But Shi Hao was indeed vicious. He swung the broken sword wildly, and the cultivators who came close fell like stalks of leeks.

There were simply too many people attacking him, however, and Shi Hao had also intended it. At last, he was knocked down into the Demon Transformation Cave.

At the same time, the rune bone shattered, its fragments shooting swiftly into the crowd of cultivators.

The cultivators in the hall descended into complete chaos, frantically fighting over the Kunpeng rune bone fragments.

Lei Chong seized the opportunity to swiftly recall his spirit body.

But before he could breathe a sigh of relief, a rune bone fragment shot toward him at tremendous speed.

The fragment landed squarely in his hand.

"?" Lei Chong stared at the rune bone in his hand, utterly dumbfounded.

He had only just extricated himself when he ran into another problem. Without any hesitation, Lei Chong prepared to throw the rune bone away.

But before he could act, countless cultivators charged at him.

He was completely surrounded by the crowd, with no chance to discard the rune bone.

Besides, everyone who had come here was after the Kunpeng Method. Throwing the rune bone away like that would easily draw attention.

So he held the rune bone in one hand and began fighting the others with the other.

Boom! Boom!

Lei Chong gripped a giant ruler and attacked the cultivators around him.

Every time the giant ruler fell, a rumble sounded around him, and a large number of cultivators were sent flying, screaming as they fell in different directions.

Of course, even while making these attacks, he still concealed part of his strength.

Boom!

A figure charged in, bringing with him a terrifying might.

It was Han Tian of the Flame Fish Clan. He wore crimson armor, held a Scarlet Blood War Spear in his right hand, and gripped a bronze lamp in his left.

Without wasting words, Lei Chong charged at him with the giant ruler.

After meeting one of his attacks head-on, he gauged the strength of Han Tian's body.

Han Tian's body was powerful, far stronger than the small fry Lei Chong had sent flying.

At the sight of the Divine Illumination Lamp in Han Tian's hand, Lei Chong's eyes lit up. When he had first seen the lamp, he had still been in the Blood Moving Realm, and it had been protected by a restriction, so he had been unable to take it.

He had intended to pack it up and take it along when he left. He had not expected that, after so many twists and turns, it would appear here again.

He would find a suitable opportunity in a little while and snatch it from Han Tian's hand.

Whoosh!

Holding the Bronze Divine Illumination Lamp, Han Tian blew a breath toward Lei Chong.

Countless flames surged up and completely engulfed Lei Chong. Relying on his immunity to magic power, Lei Chong let the flames envelop him.

At the same time, he pretended to be injured and took the opportunity to throw away the rune bone in his hand.

He had already learned the Kun Peng Precious Technique. There was no need to stay here and fight these people to the death over a bone fragment; it was better to leave sooner.

Once the rune bone left Lei Chong's hand, the crowd immediately changed targets.

Lei Chong used the runes as cover to swiftly blend into the crowd in another direction.

The fighting in the hall continued. Cultivators were killed in droves, blood staining the entire hall red, and the rune bone fragments found their owners.

Some cultivators who had obtained rune bone fragments began fighting their way out of the hall.

The battle was far too brutal; no one could remain untouched.

Whoosh!

Runic flames burned through the crowd and suddenly attacked Lei Chong.

Lei Chong's spiritual senses were keen. He dodged the flames in an instant, then immediately turned to look at the person who had launched the sneak attack.

Han Tian held up the bronze lamp, blowing flames toward him.

Lei Chong's eyes narrowed, and killing intent surged within him.

He no longer had a rune bone in his hand, yet this man had still attacked him by surprise.

Holding the bronze lamp, Han Tian looked even more excited.

"Sure enough, something's wrong. With so many cultivators here, you alone seemed distracted. You didn't actively join the fight for the rune bone, and you even went out of your way to avoid it. Just what are you plotting?"

Lei Chong's expression changed slightly. Sometimes going too far was as bad as not going far enough; his flaw had still been spotted.