Framing the Rain Clan

Little Pagoda sent out a ripple, signaling Shi Hao to leave soon.

"Brother Lei, there's something strange about this place. We'd better leave soon," Shi Hao transmitted from behind him, quickly retreating toward the exit of the manor.

"I know what I'm doing." Lei Chong nodded slightly.

But he did not retreat. Instead, he rushed toward the divine decrees at top speed.

Boom!

Lightning flashed ceaselessly around him, forming a vast net of electricity.

The net wrapped around the divine decrees. They trembled and emitted a faint glow, but no matter what they did, they could not break free.

Rumble!

The divine statue shook violently, unleashing a terrifying pressure. It was as though a colossal mountain were bearing down, trying to pin Lei Chong in place.

Hum!

An ancient lamp appeared beside Lei Chong, casting a hazy flame that blocked the terrifying pressure and allowed him to move freely.

As Lei Chong activated the ancient lamp, its flame flickered. That single wisp of golden fire possessed tremendous power.

Under its suppression, even the statue's shaking grew weaker.

Swoosh!

Seizing the chance, Lei Chong darted forward, grabbed all the remaining divine decrees, and suppressed and sealed them.

Then he turned into a bolt of lightning and shot out of the Rain Clan's manor in the blink of an eye.

Rumble!

In the deepest part of the Rain Manor, the Rain God's statue let out a furious roar. Then it shot straight into the sky to track down the two.

In an instant, he searched the entire imperial capital and soon found their whereabouts.

On the street outside the Rain Manor, Lei Chong was fleeing madly with Shi Hao.

Neither of them moved very quickly, as though they were exhausted from the battle.

Hum!

The statue sent out a powerful ripple and sped after them.

A terrifying pressure poured from the statue, making the common people tremble all over.

Dong!

A drum sounded from the direction of the imperial palace, as though it had struck everyone's hearts. The weight on the common people lifted, and the terrifying pressure vanished completely.

People throughout the city raised their heads, staring at the statue above the Rain Manor.

"Ah... it's the Rain God's statue. What on earth is going on?"

"Someone provoked the Rain God. He seems to be completely enraged."

"Let's hurry over to the Rain Clan and take a look."

Countless people swarmed over, completely surrounding the Rain Manor.

Inside the Rain Manor, the Rain Clan members were looking up at the sky. Today, the Rain God had suddenly manifested and helped their manor drive off a powerful enemy.

He had even given chase of his own accord, intent on killing the enemies who had offended him.

With an ancestor like that, what did the Rain Clan have to fear?

Hum!

The statue radiated a terrifying might as it swept through the sky above the imperial capital. Everywhere it passed, rain poured down in torrents.

Lei Chong picked up speed, widening the distance between himself and the statue.

But a raindrop flew from the statue and landed on Lei Chong's body, locking onto his location and making it easier for the statue to track him.

Lei Chong's expression changed when he noticed the raindrop on his body. He did not shake it off, however, and let it cling to him.

Boom!

Sensing the statue drawing ever closer behind him, Lei Chong turned into a bolt of lightning and sped out of the imperial capital with Shi Hao.

Once outside the imperial capital's gates, Lei Chong brought out an Earth-Shrinking Talisman.

An Earth-Shrinking Talisman could be used multiple times, until its runes were completely worn away.

Lei Chong turned into lightning, with wings of lightning on his back. They had been formed from the Kunpeng Wings and could grant him extreme speed.

Swoosh!

A bolt of lightning flashed, and the two became a blur of afterimages.

After roughly a few breaths, they reached the mountain range.

Formations stood everywhere throughout the range, all laid down by various opponents.

Standing in the mountain range, Lei Chong was still somewhat puzzled. He remembered that when he had read the original work, the Rain God's stone statue had not come out.

But on second thought, in the original work, when Little Pagoda was present, it had taken only a few of the divine decrees before quickly leaving.

Today, when it was his turn, he had taken the whole lot.

And without Little Pagoda cutting off its path, the statue had naturally followed.

But he was not worried. It was only a statue, not the Rain God himself. What could it do to him?

Hum!

At that moment, high above the imperial capital, the Rain God's statue radiated a blue light and sped out of the city at a terrifying speed.

Following the guidance of the raindrop, the statue tracked them all the way into the depths of the mountain range.

But the two were already nowhere to be seen among the mountains.

When Lei Chong reached the range, he had shaken the raindrop off his body.

The drop immediately scattered, falling among the surrounding grass and trees.

Hum!

The statue emitted a light that illuminated every part of the mountain range.

The raindrops among the grass and trees gathered together, finally coming together before the statue.

Hiss!

The statue cast a blue light upon the raindrop. The drop spread into a curtain of rain, which began to show what had happened moments before.

In the scene, Lei Chong stood with Shi Hao. Their bodies merely trembled slightly before they vanished into the void without a trace.

It was the void beast hide that had hidden them in the void.

Hum!

The statue's light grew ever brighter as it tried to find the two in hiding.

Sure enough, under that strange light, two figures appeared faintly in the void.

The statue unleashed a ripple and charged into that part of the void.

Hiss!

A blaze erupted from the void, enveloping the statue.

Runes appeared in the firelight, grinding away the divine power within the statue.

Hmph!

A cold snort came from the statue. At the same time, dark clouds filled the sky, and a torrential downpour came in an instant, threatening to extinguish the flames around it.

Inky clouds pressed down, darkening heaven and earth, as though the heavenly river in the sky were about to pour down from the Heavens.

Boom!

Lei Chong's palms and fingers glowed, forming bolts of lightning.

At the same time, the dark clouds formed a gigantic vortex, and a thick bolt of lightning struck down, completely engulfing the Rain God's statue.

The bolt was immense, like a gigantic silver sword cleaving down from the vortex, seemingly about to split heaven and earth apart.

Silver light flashed, illuminating the darkened world until it was so bright that people could not even open their eyes.

At last, Lei Chong and the statue began a great battle in the mountain range.

The Rain God's phantom appeared within the statue and used many strange arts, but it was only a phantom in the end, and the power projected through it was limited.

Using his own precious techniques, his immunity to magical power, and other abilities, Lei Chong fought for more than a hundred exchanges before finally suppressing the Rain God's statue.

Of course, the Rain God's projection had also faded by then. Clearly, the power of the projection had run out, and he had no choice but to dissipate completely.

Otherwise, given the statue's abilities, the two sides would have had to fight for dozens more exchanges.

After the Rain God's phantom dissipated, Lei Chong took out part of the Demon Spider's body and tossed it beside the statue, creating a false scene there.

"Brother Lei, this is..." Shi Hao pointed at the Demon Spider's remains.

"The Rain God's statue killed the Demon Spider. The Rain Clan must take responsibility for this." Lei Chong pointed at the remains and voiced his thoughts.

Shi Hao blinked and understood what Lei Chong had in mind, but Lei Chong had said earlier that the Demon Spider had been killed last month.

"Will this really work?" Shi Hao muttered.