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Ji Li: "You've become quite talkative since we came out."
"Maybe so. Haven't you become less talkative too?" Shen Duheng delivered a ruthless "Knowing People" strike. "Is it because you're getting older that you don't even have the strength to speak anymore?"
Both Shen Duheng Heyuan are skilled at "Knowing People," but Shen Duheng's Knowing People is dozens of times better than Shan Heyuan's.
Before the momentum of "Knowing People" had subsided, Shen Duheng followed up with another move, "Inquiring of the World."
The sword light surged like waves, one after another, layer upon layer, growing ever more imposing.
Shen Duheng was only at the Peak Nascent Soul, yet he still caused Ji Li considerable trouble.
Ji Li struggled to cope with the situation using only one hand, dodging and weaving, appearing quite disheveled.
He slapped Shan Heyuan in his hand, sealing Shan Heyuan's meridians, and then threw Shan Heyuan far away.
Shen Duheng used his sword light to sweep up Shan Heyuan and gently set him down, then continued, "I think among the disciples of the Sword Reverence Sect this generation, who do you want to attack next, Lin Ji?"
Ji Li said ominously, "I have no interest in explaining plans to a dead man."
Shen Duheng: "That must be Lin Ji. That disciple has good cultivation and Root Bone, and a bright heart. You like to destroy disciples like that, because when you were young, you always looked up to disciples like that?"
Shan Heyuan was working hard to break through his meridians when he suddenly heard Lin Ji's name.
Lin Ji was also Ji Li's target?
Shan Heyuan thought of the senior disciple from the Sword Reverence Academy, then looked at Ji Li.
This old devil has harmed countless people.
Ji Li, wielding a blood-red natal spirit sword, used strange sword techniques that Shan Heyuan had never encountered before. "So curious? Too bad you don't have time to be curious."
Shen Duheng: "Really?"
Ji Li: "Oh, do you perhaps have some other tricks up your sleeve to turn the tide? That's it then. Let's go to the top lane--"
Ji Li's sword suddenly transformed into a gigantic mountain, which slammed down upon them.
At that very moment.
Shen Duheng turned to Shan Heyuan and said, "Tribulation Lightning."
At this critical moment Shan Heyuan clearly heard what he said and immediately reacted, drawing out the silver Tribulation Lightning from the Dantian Small World and sending it rushing towards Shen Duheng.
Ji Li sealed Shan Heyuan's meridians, but she couldn't seal his Dantian Small World.
At this moment, the few bolts of lightning in the Tribulation Lightning Lake surged out, indiscriminately engulfing the three of them and electrocuting them.
Even when lightning struck, Shan Heyuan was the least affected.
The other two were struck by lightning and sparks, forming a dense electric net around their bodies.
Especially Ji Li, Shan Heyuan suspected that this old ghost was particularly unpopular with Tribulation Lightning, as his whole body smelled slightly burnt from the shock.
The Tribulation Lightning that suddenly appeared from the ground startled the tribulation clouds in the sky.
Countless dark clouds suddenly drifted over, gathering more and more, piling up darkly in the sky, exuding a chilling aura.
At this moment, Ji Li's sword strike had already arrived and was about to hit them.
Shen Duheng raised his hand and used the move "Brightening and Fading" followed by "Inn" to withstand Ji Li's sword strike.
Ji Li was indeed formidable. After Shen Duheng neutralized Ji Li's sword move, he groaned, spat out a mouthful of blood, and stood up straight, supporting himself with his sword.
Ji Li stared at Shen Duheng: "You haven't put down your sword in the years you've been out here. Have you finished practicing 'The Way of Asking the Dao'?"
"Brightening and Fading" is the penultimate move in "Wen Dao", while "Inn" is the final move. No wonder Ji Li had this question.
Shen Duheng did not answer.
Ji Li sneered, "A death throes, do you think a mere Lightning Tribulation can do anything to me?"
Ji Li, his body crackling with lightning, strode towards them, sword in hand, as if ready to finish them off.
Shen Duheng straightened his back and swung his sword again, this time not at Ji Li, but at the tribulation clouds above his head.
Shen Duheng was just one step away from becoming a Nascent Spirit Transformation; the tribulation clouds gathered above his head but did not split.
At this moment, the attack triggered the explosion of the tribulation clouds, and countless monstrous pythons swooped down, heading straight for Shen Duheng.
At this moment, Shen Duheng did not Tribulation Transcendence, but instead drew his sword and charged straight at Ji Li.
Ji Li and Shen Duheng exchanged blows quickly. "Trying to weaken me with this Lightning Tribulation? I'll show you my true strength."
Shen Duheng did not answer, but raised his spirit sword to resist.
The spirit sword rang out, and in the blink of an eye, Shen Duheng and Ji Li had exchanged more than thirty blows.
The Tribulation Lightning overhead were still striking.
Among them, Pi Ji Li was the most severely attacked, probably because he had the highest cultivation level and the situation was the most bizarre.
He cleaved Shen Duheng without any mercy, as if he wanted to chop him into a bloody pulp.
Shan Heyuan lay amidst the lightning, yet not a single bolt touched his body.
All the lightning bolts avoided him precisely.
Ji Li and Shen Duheng's bodies were charred, but he seemed to be on vacation.
Amidst the Tribulation Lightning, Shen Duheng and Ji Li clashed rapidly with their swords, exchanging blows several times per second.
Shan Heyuan could barely even catch a glimpse of their figures.
However, even considering his limited abilities, Shen Duheng was still lagging behind.
A thousand moves, at most a thousand moves, and Shen Duheng will surely be defeated.
What should we do now?
Shan Heyuan tried hard to block out his anxiety, his mind racing as he tried to come up with a solution.
At this moment, he wasn't so afraid of death, but he couldn't bear the thought of Shen Duheng's death.
I cannot bear to see them die here because of Ji Li's greed.
Lightning flashed wildly before my eyes, changing from silvery-white to purple, and finally faintly turning purplish-black.
These purplish-black lightning bolts struck Ji Li the most.
Every time Ji Li was struck, her movements would involuntarily pause for a moment.
With their level of cultivation, that brief moment was enough for Shen Duheng to seize upon their weakness.
Although Shen Duheng still couldn't defeat him, he gained a brief respite.
Upon observing this situation, Shan Heyuan opened his Dantian without hesitation.
He intended to use the primordial Heavenly Dao within his Dantian Small World to infect the Tribulation Lightning.
The complete Heavenly Dao Tribulation Lightning is far more powerful than it is now. Perhaps if the Tribulation Lightning were nourished, it could become even stronger and be able to strike Ji Li to death.
At this moment, Shan Heyuan completely disregarded whether his actions would result in self-inflicted harm or a significant loss to the enemy.
Regardless of how much self-inflicted damage he inflicts, as long as he can harm Ji Li, it's all good!
Shan Heyuan frantically urged the substances in his Dantian Small World to surge forth, from the Pu Core Fire to Spiritual Power, then to the spiritual spring water and the faintly forming Breathing Earth.
These surging substances are connected to the Tribulation Lightning.
The next moment, the Heavenly Dao Principle within the Tribulation Lightning were completed, Tribulation Lightning's light surged, like a world-destroying heavenly thunder, its terrifying aura sending chills down one's spine.
Before Shan Heyuan could experience anything further, the next torrent of lightning engulfed Shen Duheng and Ji Li, leaving them both stunned.
Ji Li withstood the Tribulation Lightning, her eyes filled with resentment as she looked at Shan Heyuan: "Do you think you can defeat me like this?"
Shan Heyuan remained silent; he no longer had the strength to speak. He simply smiled mockingly at Ji Li.
Shen Duheng lay not far away, his whole body engulfed in Tribulation Lightning. Shan Heyuan could clearly see that the wounds on his body were increasing, but his aura was rising steadily.
He's about to enter the Spirit Transformation Realm.
While resisting the Lightning Tribulation, Ji Li raised her sword, determined to finish off the two of them.
Shan Heyuan hadn't expected that Ji Li would still have room to move at this point.
He could barely get up and, wielding his spirit sword, fought against Ji Li.
Under normal circumstances, even ten Shan Heyuan wouldn't be able to withstand Ji Li's attacks.
But now, with the sky filled with Tribulation Lightning, Ji Li has been severely weakened by the Tribulation Lightning, Shan Heyuan is completely unharmed.
The terrifying Tribulation Lightning slightly reduced the gap in strength between the two sides, Shan Heyuan was barely able to put up a fight against Ji Li.
Ji Li looked at Shan Heyuan: "I never expected Shen He to teach you the core Swordsmanship of the Sword Reverence Sect. That traitor."