Divine Spirit Imprint
Of the entire group of Flame Fish, only Han Ming was in the Venerable Realm; the others were all small fry. Lei Chong immediately felt relieved.
If that was all, then there was nothing to worry about.
Since these Flame Fish had attacked, it was already a fight to the death.
Otherwise, if he did not strike now, they would keep coming after him, and once they were prepared, they would use other tricks as well.
Han Ming swept his gaze over the surroundings, then quickly made a decision. "Notify the rest of the clan immediately. Search for him with everything you have."
"Yes," the surrounding Flame Fish answered in unison.
Boom!
Lightning suddenly flashed between heaven and earth, and peals of thunder resounded through the world.
Golden lightning, like golden swords, reached down from the sky to the surface of the sea.
A golden figure flew out, controlling the lightning as it charged at Han Ming.
This was Lei Chong's Thunder Emperor Spirit Body. His true body remained in the clouds.
Pfft!
Seawater conducted electricity. The Flame Fish hiding in the sea had their bodies pierced through by lightning and were reduced to piles of charcoal in an instant.
Only Han Ming, wielding the Scarlet Blood War Spear, blocked the lightning in front of him.
Looking at the fish corpses around him, Han Ming felt anger surge in his heart.
He had failed to capture Lei Chong, only for Lei Chong to kill a great number of his clansmen instead.
"Kill!" Han Ming bellowed, charging at Lei Chong with his spear.
This was a divine spirit artifact. Now that the Kunpeng Nest no longer suppressed it, its power was fully revealed, and every swing carried a terrifying might.
Hum!
The dazzling Scarlet Blood War Spear glowed, as if it would tear apart the space around it.
Boom!
Han Ming thrust his spear forward. Its crimson edge sought to imprison space, and it trapped Lei Chong in midair.
Hiss!
Lightning flashed around Lei Chong, instantly shattering the restraints.
At the same time, he took out the Bronze Divine Illumination Lamp and blew a breath toward Han Ming.
Blazing runes flickered within the wick of the Divine Illumination Lamp, finally turning into surging flames that swallowed Han Ming in an instant.
Now that the Kunpeng Nest no longer suppressed it, the divine lamp was even more terrifying.
The flames seemed capable of burning the entire void until it collapsed, and they sucked the surrounding air dry.
Even the tip of the spear in Han Ming's hand seemed close to melting.
This was the true Bronze Divine Illumination Lamp. Even if the Kunpeng had made it on a whim, it far surpassed ordinary divine spirit artifacts.
Hiss!
Han Ming swung his spear fiercely, sending out a streak of crimson light that cleaved the flames in two and allowed him to escape for the moment.
The instant he escaped the flames, countless runes surged from Han Ming's body, forming an array around him.
Lei Chong opened his heavenly eye in the clouds and examined the runes closely.
He soon discovered that they were very familiar. They were from the Divine Spirit Array he had encountered earlier, though only from the mist portion.
As the array patterns spread, thick fog rapidly billowed outward.
The exceptionally dense fog could interfere with a Venerable's sight.
Han Ming, who controlled the fog, was completely unaffected by it. Instead, the runic fog granted him a special boost.
Hum!
Han Ming raised the Scarlet Blood War Spear high. Some of the fog entered the spear, turning back into special runes that nourished it.
Nourished by these runes, the Scarlet Blood War Spear grew even more dazzling.
At the same time, a terrifying presence spilled out, as though a deity were about to awaken.
A closer look would reveal a crimson fish circling endlessly at the spear's tip.
It was the phantom of a Flame Fish divine spirit, imbued with an exceedingly terrifying might.
Han Ming thrust the Scarlet Blood War Spear straight at Lei Chong.
The fish phantom detached itself from the spear tip and shot through space toward Lei Chong.
Lei Chong had not expected the Scarlet Blood War Spear and the dense fog to have such an effect together, allowing them to summon a divine spirit's phantom.
Hum!
Another terrifying wave spread out. Under the Scarlet Blood War Spear's oppressive force, cracks appeared in the surrounding space.
Whoosh!
Lei Chong raised the Divine Illumination Lamp high. Runes flickered within its wick, turning into terrifying Dao fire that burned away a swath of the surrounding fog.
At the same time, he activated the Kunpeng Method, guiding its runes into the wick.
Boom!
The instant the Kunpeng runes entered the wick, the Divine Illumination Lamp released a wave that rapidly spread outward like ripples.
But Lei Chong was not faring well either. When he had just unleashed the Kunpeng runes, the Divine Illumination Lamp had produced a suction force that absorbed more than half his magical power.
If the Divine Illumination Lamp drained him once more, this spirit body would dry up.
Bang!
The ripples reached Han Ming and instantly dispersed the fish phantom.
Pfft!
Han Ming was also caught in the aftermath. Half his body was mangled, and blood spurted from him like a fountain, staining the seawater red.
Some of the blood fell on the spear and was completely absorbed. The divine spirit imprinted on the spear seemed about to come to life.
Seeing this, Han Ming's eyes instantly flashed with a piercing light.
He immediately channeled his blood, sending it surging into the crimson spear.
As the blood gradually flowed into the spear, the figure grew increasingly clear.
Seeing this, Lei Chong did not dare be careless in the slightest. He immediately activated the Divine Illumination Lamp to attack.
Whoosh!
Surging flames rushed out and enveloped the phantom in an instant.
When the flames touched the phantom, a blood-colored shield appeared around it, blocking all the flames and protecting Han Ming within.
"Ancestor, this villain has killed my clansmen. Please manifest your divine power and slay the great enemy before us," Han Ming said, bowing respectfully to the phantom.
Yet the phantom showed no awareness and made no move.
Looking at the phantom, Lei Chong quickly understood that it was merely an imprint, one that could protect the Flame Fish clansmen.
When the spear came into contact with a Flame Fish's blood, it would activate the imprint.
Back in the Kunpeng Nest, Han Tian had been killed instantly, and the spear had absorbed none of his blood, so the imprint had not activated.
Of course, even if it had activated then, its bearer had been inside the Kunpeng Nest, where the imprint would have been suppressed and would have struggled to withstand Lei Chong's attack.
Seeing that the phantom did not respond, Han Ming immediately understood as well.
He stared at Lei Chong with an icy gaze, as though he had made some decision.
Suddenly, Han Ming gritted his teeth, and more blood flowed out, all of it running onto the spear and making the phantom grow even larger.
At the same time, a great black fish appeared behind Han Ming, swimming through the void and blotting out the sky and sun. It was a terrifying sight.
Several golden markings ran across the great black fish's body.
Hum!
Han Ming thrust his spear forward, and the divine spirit's phantom moved as well. Holding a phantom spear, it thrust at Lei Chong with the same motion.
As Han Ming moved, the Kun Fish also swooped down from high in the sky.
By now, his consciousness had long since grown hazy from losing too much blood.
But to kill Lei Chong, he still played his final trump card.
"As long as I kill this boy, the Divine Illumination Lamp will belong to my Flame Fish clan. Even if I die today, I will have no regrets," Han Ming murmured.
Looking at the enormous phantom and the Kun Fish shaking its head and swishing its tail, Lei Chong immediately recognized them as the Flame Fish clan's method and a portion of the Kunpeng's incomplete method.
"It seems you have no tricks left. Then let's end this battle," Lei Chong said expressionlessly as a Suanni appeared behind him.