Chapter 128: Bow Bent, Shoot the Thunder God!

"Huh?"

Looking at Qin Shuo's rapidly healing wound, Yue Shan, who had always been overbearing and unmatched, also showed a slight change in expression.

"Did you refine Xiaoyue Yaowang's demon core?"

After a brief moment of thought, Yue Shan understood the reason for the youth's rapid wound healing.

The life force of demon beasts is vigorous, far surpassing that of human martial artists—this is the consensus among all human martial artists.

Therefore, many sects have attempted to fuse demon beast bloodlines, hoping to gain the same powerful vitality as demon beasts.

But unfortunately, they all failed without exception.

I never expected that this youth before me would actually succeed in fusing with Xiaoyue Yaowang's demon core, mastering its bloodline power of rapid recovery.

"What does it have to do with you?"

Qin Shuo spoke in a cold, hard tone, not wanting to waste more words with the other party.

The pressure this person before him exerted was far greater than that of the initial Xiaoyue Yaowang, forcing him to focus entirely and dare not be distracted in the slightest.

"Hah! You think that with divine ability protecting your body and bloodline added to you, I can't do anything to you?"

Yue Shan's face was expressionless as he slowly stepped forward, "Although the Longxiang Divine Ability is not bad, your strength is still too weak. Earlier I only used fifty percent of my strength and already shattered your flesh—what about this palm strike next?"

Crackle!

The sound of sparks exploding erupted from his hand, as strands of what seemed like tangible electricity wandered in his palm.

If observed closely, the electricity displayed blue, white, and purple colors, interweaving vertically and horizontally to form a dense electric net covering his palm.

"Gang Qi taking form!"

Qin Shuo's pupils slightly contracted.

The electricity in Yue Shan's hand could not possibly be real lightning, but rather gang qi condensed to the extreme, containing the intent of lightning.

Gang qi is a powerful energy blast produced when a martial artist's true essence interacts and merges with external airflow, a high-level technique only masters of the Refining Organs Realm can wield.

Used on the body, it can defend against blades and swords; used on fists and feet, it can withstand steel; used on weapons, it can cut gold and break jade.

The so-called blade gang and sword qi in the martial world are actually forms of gang qi, produced by the interaction and merging of true essence and external airflow.

And gang qi taking form is an even more powerful application of gang qi after merging with martial intent.

For example, Yue Shan's Five Thunders Transformation Hand before you—gang qi merged with the intent of lightning, thus possessing the terrifying characteristic of heavenly thunder, capable of destroying all tangible matter, horrifying to the extreme.

"Daring to kill my Wind Thunder Valley disciple—today I will reshape the prestige of Wind Thunder Valley with your blood!"

Yue Shan's eyes were cold and sharp like electric flashes; he took a step forward, wind and thunder exploded, his palm's thunder strike gang qi blazed fiercely, as if a sea of thunder pressed forward.

This time Qin Shuo did not meet it head-on; there was an absolute gap in cultivation between them, and even with the Longxiang Divine Ability, he could not erase it.

Although he had the Heavenly Wolf Power to recover, using weakness to attack strength is not a wise move.

Boom!

He suddenly stomped his foot down, immense recoil force rolled over him, and his figure retreated at extreme speed.

At the same time, a vast amount of moonlight surged within his body, condensing behind him into a pair of silver wings, radiant and blazing, as if a deity had descended.

At this moment, Qin Shuo, with golden body and silver wings, resembled a deity descending to the mortal world.

He flipped his palm, and the Jingtie Daji was instantly grasped in his hand; the next moment, the Mysterious Iron Heavy Arrow wrapped in moon blades shot out like a silver dragon howling.

Bang!

As if thunder erupted from flat ground!

The spinning silver storm dragon tore through the air, streaking across the sky, white air waves exploded in clusters, producing a terrifying sonic boom.

Before the explosion could even spread, the arrow had already arrived!

Under the enhancement of the Longxiang Divine Ability, this arrow's power had already surpassed Xue Chengkong at his peak, enough to threaten a Refining Organs Realm master.

This arrow, whether in timing or angle, had already reached perfection to the finest detail.

Even in Wind Thunder Valley, Yue Shan had never seen such exquisite archery.

If one were to say anyone's archery could compare to that of the youth before us, perhaps only the Dual Absolute of Pills and Arrows from years past, his martial arts guide, the Hundred Poisons Sacred Hand Xue Chengkong.

Moreover, in this arrow infused with divine ability and moonlight, he actually sensed the aura of Wind Thunder Archery.

This is another supreme art of Wind Thunder Valley; in terms of killing power, it is in no way inferior to his Five Thunders Transformation Hand.

Unlike the Five Thunders Transformation Hand, Wind Thunder Archery is easy to learn but difficult to master.

Among those who study archery in Wind Thunder Valley, there are not just eight thousand but tens of thousands, yet those who have cultivated Wind Thunder Archery to great accomplishment are exceedingly few.

The reason Xue Chengkong could be called the Dual Absolute of Pills and Arrows back then was precisely because he comprehended the intent of the storm from archery.

His Storm Arrow, and the archery used by the youth before us, share a marvelous similarity despite different methods.

The only difference is that Xue Chengkong's storm was formed by condensing gang qi, whereas this arrow now uses moon blades instead of gang qi, its power not reduced but increased, and its speed is astonishingly fast.

With his speed, he didn't even have time to make any extra reaction—this arrow shot across the sky had already pierced straight to his front.

Rumble!

Like heavenly thunder rolling, lightning snakes split the air.

Yue Shan's palm thunder strike gang qi erupted with blazing electric flashes, as if a blue thunderous great sun exploded in his hand, brilliant and boundless.

Bang!

The Mysterious Iron Heavy Arrow seemed like a silver storm dragon diving headfirst into the thunder and lightning sea, stirring up layer upon layer of shocking waves.

Blue, white, and purple electric arcs exploded from Yue Shan's palm, turning into streaks of lightning striking in all directions.

Crackle!

A blue electric arc struck a nearby stone pedestal, splitting it into five fragments, stone chips flying everywhere.

The onlookers in the distance felt a chill in their hearts.

This is merely a wisp of dissipated thunder strike gang qi, yet it carries such terrifying power—if one were to be struck by that palm like a thunder pool, what would the outcome be?

The answer was soon revealed.

The solid silver-white moon blade, sharp as a knife, shattered inch by inch under the thunderous onslaught of the Thunder Strike Gang Qi, revealing the Mysterious Iron Heavy Arrow wrapped within.

On its shaft, golden light spun like a disc, as if a Golden Dragon coiled around it, bearing the Vajra will that could shatter anything and destroy all things.

This was Qin Shuo's first attempt to attach the Longxiang Divine Ability to an external object, and he succeeded on the very first try.

However, he could only attach the Longxiang Divine Intent infused with Vajra Buddha Nature, and could not bear the Four Symbols Power belonging to the divine ability.

Yet even so, this arrow was terrifying enough to make Yue Shan feel pressure.

Crackle—!

As if myriad divine thunderbolts struck down simultaneously!

The Mysterious Iron Heavy Arrow, upon contact with Yue Shan's palm, was instantly blasted into iron filings by the overwhelming and unparalleled Thunder Strike Gang Qi.

Even the Mysterious Iron suffered thus!

One can imagine—if this palm strike landed on a person's body, what a sight it would be!

At this moment, the distant audience of Songyang Prefecture masters all fell silent like chilled cicadas, their hearts pounding wildly.

Only now did they truly comprehend just how terrifying the Five Thunders Transformation Hand—hailed as Wind Thunder Valley's supreme secret art—really was.

And that youth who could withstand Yue Shan's Five Thunders Transformation Hand unscathed—just how monstrous was his fleshly body?

It was simply harder than Mysterious Iron, utterly indestructible!

"Huh? That person looks injured!"

Someone sharp-eyed noticed Yue Shan's palm seemed to be bleeding, likely wounded by the earlier Mysterious Iron Arrow.

This discovery left the onlookers nearly petrified, hardly daring to believe their own eyes.

Especially Shao Hanshang, who hailed from Wind Thunder Valley—his shock at this moment was beyond words.

He gaped, staring blankly at Yue Shan's palm, his face full of disbelief.

That youth had actually broken through the Thunder Strike Gang Qi!

This...

How could it be possible?

Yet he could not help but believe it, for Yue Shan had already spoken.

"No wonder it's the Longxiang Divine Ability—even though I shattered the Mysterious Iron, I was still wounded by the iron filings infused with Vajra Buddha Nature."

"If your strength were greater, perhaps you might still have a chance to survive today."

"But now, you shall depart!"

His voice was cold and filled with killing intent.

Though surprised by being wounded by the Longxiang Divine Ability, he was not shocked.

What is a divine ability?

It is the heavenly means created by those who have trodden the absolute peak of the Martial Path, from ancient times to the present, after comprehending the Heavenly Dao.

Though the Five Thunders Transformation Hand is already a supreme secret art, being broken by the Martial Saint Divine Ability is no disgrace.

"You talk too much!"

Qin Shuo's eyes grew gloomy as he drew the bow again to full moon, aiming at Yue Shan standing on the ground.

Yue Shan's strength far exceeded his imagination—he was no match for the wounded Xiaoyue Yaowang clinging to life by a single breath, but the strongest opponent he had ever encountered in his martial cultivation.

Yet even so, he had no intention of retreating.

As one who could control moonlight and soar through the void, he was naturally invincible.

No matter how strong Yue Shan's Five Thunders Transformation Hand, if it cannot strike him, what use is it?

Seeing through Qin Shuo's thoughts, Yue Shan gave a cold smile and mocked:

"You think that just because you stand in the heavens, I cannot do anything to you?"

Cry!

Birdsong split the sky.

As Yue Shan's words fell, a giant bird that blotted out the sky swooped down from the high heavens.

His foot trembled violently, as if a towering mountain had risen from the earth, and he landed lightly on the back of the Wind Thunder Falcon, his gaze teasing as he looked upon Qin Shuo hovering in the void.