Chapter 272: Lightning Rod

"What kind of Dharma Treasure is that?" Lang Jiao looked at the eight Lightning Rods in shock. She felt no Spirit Power fluctuations from them, nor any traces of an Array, yet these strange, bizarre objects had actually been able to separate the Thunder Tribulation just moments ago. This was simply inconceivable.

"Lightning Rods. It's hard to explain in a sentence or two; you just need to know that this thing can divert Thunder," Meng Yifan said with a smile.

Lang Jiao looked at Meng Shuangdao, then at Meng Da and Meng Er, who were also Zombies, her expression complex.

If Meng Yifan possessed such special Dharma Treasures as Lightning Rods and could control the Thunder Tribulation, did that not mean that Meng Da and Meng Er would also soon be able to break through to the Fourth Grade realm?

A Fourth-Grade Powerhouse was already an incredibly formidable existence. Within the Dongchuan Prefecture, the official forces of the Great Wu Heavenly Dynasty only had two, and one of them was a disciple of Confucianism like Zhang Yiqing.

From this, it was evident that Fourth-Grade Powerhouses were extremely rare; they were all individuals capable of holding down an entire prefecture on their own.

Yet Meng Yifan could mass-produce Fourth Grade Zombies and possessed many magical firearms. Meng Yifan's own strength was also soaring rapidly. If given some time, his strength, along with the number of powerhouses under his command, would surely develop to an astonishing degree.

Although Lang Jiao had acknowledged Meng Yifan as her master, she had not originally believed in her heart that Meng Yifan could succeed in a rebellion. However, through their time together, Lang Jiao had slowly changed her mind, feeling that perhaps Meng Yifan really might be able to defeat the Demon Race and the Great Wu Heavenly Dynasty to establish his own prosperous dynasty.

"Haha, I succeeded!" Meng Shuangdao bathed in the sunlight, weeping with joy as if reborn.

Meng Da and Meng Er walked over, patting Meng Shuangdao's physical body with envy, their eyes filled with longing.

Since Meng Shuangdao could successfully survive the tribulation, the two of them would also, in the near future, use the same method to advance to Fourth Grade Zombies.

"Congratulations, congratulations." Shen Dahu, Kong Sanqiang, and the others also came over one after another, looking at Meng Shuangdao's newborn body with pleasant surprise.

Meng Shuangdao walked before Meng Yifan, then performed a grand kowtow, saying with great emotion, "Thank you, Master, for the grace of rebirth."

"Haha, get up." Meng Yifan pulled Meng Shuangdao up, then said to Lang Jiao, "Do you two want to spar and see who is stronger?"

Meng Shuangdao's eyes lit up. After his successful advancement, his body was surging with Zombie power, and he had endless strength. He was just looking for an expert to trade blows with. Since Meng Yifan was his master, he dared not attack him, so Lang Jiao was the perfect opponent.

Lang Jiao possessed the Shadow Clone and was also very formidable. She looked at the eager Meng Shuangdao and nodded.

Demon Power surged within Lang Jiao, and her Earth Domain expanded outward. With her as the center, everything within twenty meters was covered by her Domain.

Meng Shuangdao was completely fearless. With a shake of his body, his Fire Domain expanded outward, shrouding the area around him.

"Eh!" Meng Yifan was stunned. He discovered that Meng Shuangdao's Fire Domain was very special. Viewed as a whole, it was a blooming Nine Nether Fire Lotus. As a breeze blew, this delicate, vibrant fire lotus swayed with the wind, breathtakingly beautiful, as if it truly existed between Heaven and Earth.

One had to know that the Domain of a Fourth-Grade Powerhouse was merely a special energy field, still just an illusory object.

This Fire Domain of Meng Shuangdao's was actually transforming toward reality. This was somewhat similar to Zhang Sanfeng's Black and White Grinding Disc, only not as clear and distinct as the Black and White Grinding Disc.

Yet Zhang Sanfeng's Black and White Grinding Disc was already a Supernatural Secret Art of a Fifth-Grade Powerhouse. Meng Shuangdao had just experienced the Thunder Tribulation and suddenly reached the Fourth Grade, yet he could release a technique similar to a Fifth Grade Divine Ability. What was going on?

Meng Yifan pondered for a moment and felt that as a special creature like a Zombie, advancement was difficult, and one had to survive a Thunder Tribulation at the Fourth Grade. But every action has its reaction; after experiencing the Thunder Tribulation, vitality had been nurtured within his body. It was precisely this vitality that caused his Domain to transform from illusory toward solidification. Meng Shuangdao's strength would also be somewhat greater than human powerhouses of the same level.

Meng Shuangdao charged forward, his Fire Domain colliding with Lang Jiao's Earth Domain, vying for control of the area.

The result of the Domain collision was that Meng Shuangdao's Fire Domain forcefully squeezed Lang Jiao's Earth Domain.

Half of the Fire Domain was fire-red, and half was black. The black and red colors rotated constantly, one moment icy cold, the next scorching hot.

Lang Jiao's body would freeze one moment, as if falling into an ice cellar, and the next, it felt like she had fallen into a furnace; her snow-white fur was even scorched.

With her Domain suppressed, Lang Jiao's body swayed, and she retreated more than twenty meters to break free from Meng Shuangdao's Fire Domain. Then, Lang Jiao ran rapidly around Meng Shuangdao, looking for his flaws.

Meng Shuangdao strode forward, wanting to grab Lang Jiao, but in terms of speed, Meng Shuangdao was a notch weaker than Lang Jiao and could not catch up no matter what.

"Whoosh!" Lang Jiao's body flickered, arriving behind Meng Shuangdao, and then the single horn on her head, shrouded in a layer of earthy-yellow light, shot out.

Meng Shuangdao's perception sensed the danger behind him. It was already too late for him to turn around.

Lang Jiao's horn was sharper than claws and teeth, and as it flew, it rotated at high speed. If this hit, even Meng Shuangdao's body would be drilled through.

Meng Shuangdao channeled his Domain, and the black-red flames condensed in front of Lang Jiao's horn, blocking its rapid advance. At the same time, Meng Shuangdao's body did not turn, but his head rotated eerily by one hundred and eighty degrees; his original back became his front, and with a wave of the long saber in his hand, he blocked Lang Jiao's horn.

"Damn, it can do that?" Shen Dahu was dumbfounded. If a normal human's head rotated like that, their cervical spine would have snapped long ago.

But Meng Shuangdao had a Zombie Body and had undergone the tempering and reorganization of the Thunder Tribulation; every joint in his body could rotate three hundred and sixty degrees.

Lang Jiao was also secretly alarmed. She controlled her horn to retreat, circling around Meng Shuangdao once more to look for the next opportunity to strike.

Meng Shuangdao knew his speed could not compare to Lang Jiao's, so he stopped chasing. He stood his ground, wielding his two long sabers in the Taiji Saber Technique to protect his vital points, his Fire Domain shrouding his surroundings.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!" The long sabers collided with Lang Jiao several times, each strike sending sparks flying. Although Meng Shuangdao's speed was not as good as Lang Jiao's, his strength was far greater than hers, so Lang Jiao was at a disadvantage with every collision.

"I'm done fighting," Lang Jiao said. There was no point in continuing; unless Lang Jiao used her Shadow Clone, it was unlikely she could defeat Meng Shuangdao.

However, Lang Jiao's Shadow Clone had had its head chopped off by Meng Yifan and was still in the recovery period. Unless it was a life-or-death struggle, there was no need for Lang Jiao to use it again.

This spar was considered a draw. Everyone watched in amazement, not expecting Meng Shuangdao to have such formidable combat power the moment he broke through.

Meng Da and Meng Er were both incredibly excited, unable to wait to return to the secret room to continue being electrocuted.

For the past period, the electricity generated by the Wind Power Generator Unit had all been prioritized for Meng Shuangdao's use. Now that Meng Shuangdao had broken through, Meng Da and Meng Er could finally continue being electrocuted.