Chapter 221: Slaughtering Zanku

"It has been a long time since I encountered someone so brazen!" Zanku's mouth curled into a strange smile, "Then let me see exactly what you have to back up such confidence!"

Electric sparks continuously flickered on Zanku's arm blades, after which they condensed into sharp Thunder spears that shot toward Lingyun.

"Thunder-Drawing Sword!" Lingyun pointed the sword in his hand at the dense barrage of Thunder spears before him; the Thunder spears in mid-air seemed to be attracted by something, one after another plunging into Lingyun's Long sword.

"To be able to attract lightning—could it be that the weapon in your hand is also a Teigu?" Zanku's pupils constricted slightly.

"Whether it is a Teigu or not, you can just guess!" Lingyun turned his Long sword, swept it backhanded toward Zanku, and the Thunder wrapped around the blade instantly transformed into a Thunder Giant Dragon that roared out, opening its mouth wide to pounce toward Zanku.

"Damn it, don't think that just because you conjured up such a bizarre thing, I would be afraid of you!" Thunder gathered once again on Zanku's arm blades, and he thrust them toward the Thunder Dragon.

The moment the sword tips collided with the Thunder Giant Dragon, Zanku felt a terrifying force surging from the dragon. If he did not currently possess strength on par with General Budo, he would likely have been reduced to ashes in an instant under this move.

The Thunder Dragon and the electricity on the arm blades continuously wore each other down, and the splashing electric arcs gouged one small pit after another into the ground. Zanku's body was pushed back continuously by the force of the Thunder Dragon, his feet carving two deep furrows into the ground.

When his body was pushed to the edge of the platform, Zanku suddenly let out a low roar and, exerting force with both hands, tore the Thunder Dragon in front of him in two. The Thunder Dragon vanished into the air as arcs of electricity filling the sky, but the look in Zanku's eyes as he gazed at Lingyun held a hint of gravity; just a casual move had made him so difficult to deal with—just how high was this person's strength?

"Is that all you can do after taking just one move?" A mocking smile curled Lingyun's lips, and his figure instantly transformed into a bolt of lightning, attacking toward Zanku.

Facing Lingyun's attack, Zanku also pulled out all the stops; aided by the power of the Omni-user and under the threat of death, he unleashed 120% of his skills.

Every attack from the two carried powerful Thunder Power, and the platform began to shatter continuously under the bombardment of lightning, the massive sound appearing exceptionally clear in the silent night. Upon hearing this noise, the surrounding members of the Imperial Guard gathered toward this direction.

Lingyun frowned slightly; both of them were currently using lightning, which was far too conspicuous in this pitch-black night. It seemed necessary to end the battle quickly.

"Thunder Dragon, come forth!" After forcing Zanku back with one strike, Lingyun pointed his Long sword toward the sky. A thundercloud instantly appeared in the sky, with countless bolts of lightning weaving through it.

Zanku gazed at the thundercloud in the sky, his pupils involuntarily shrinking. Future Sight activated instantly, showing him the moment he would be torn to shreds by the Thunder Dragon descending from the sky because his dodging speed was too slow.

A dragon's roar erupted from the thundercloud, and a blue Thunder Giant Dragon poked its head out, pouncing toward Zanku below with lightning speed. The moment the Thunder Dragon descended, Zanku's body was suddenly wrapped in electricity, his entire speed surging several times over, allowing him to dodge the Thunder Dragon's attack at the very last second.

The Thunder Dragon slammed into the platform, instantly destroying more than half of it. Zanku was caught by the shockwave, his body sent flying horizontally and smashing heavily onto the ground. Although he was in a sorry state, he did not sustain any major injuries.

"Using electric current to stimulate your body to increase your speed, huh? A truly clever method. But your end is already sealed!" The purple Thunder on Lingyun's Long sword surged instantly. "Heavenly Thunder Art: Purple Dragon Moves the Heavens!"

The purple Thunder lingering on the Long sword exploded outward, condensing into a lifelike purple Thunder Giant Dragon beside Lingyun. The Thunder Giant Dragon let out a roar and galloped toward Zanku.

The moment the Thunder Giant Dragon appeared, Zanku felt his Omni-user frantically warning him; if he were hit by this strike, it would definitely mean total annihilation. At this moment, Zanku could no longer care about the excessive electricity damaging his body, instantly pushing his speed to the limit and dodging to the side.

Zanku's speed was extremely fast, but the Thunder Dragon's was faster. The moment Zanku dodged, the Thunder Dragon's long, slender body coiled around him. Trapped by the Thunder Dragon, Zanku felt a terrifying electric current continuously flowing into his body, forcing him to let out a scream.

After the Thunder Dragon's body coiled around Zanku, the dragon head dove from mid-air straight at him. In an instant, a massive pillar of purple lightning shot into the sky; even the Imperial Guard members in the distance saw this shocking scene. Zanku, caught within the lightning pillar, did not even have time to let out a scream before he was directly vaporized by the powerful current, and even the Omni-user was reduced to powder within the pillar.

However, these two were not Lingyun's target; or rather, they were not worth Lingyun using such a powerful move. After Zanku and the Omni-user vanished, a wisp of grayish-white airflow appeared within the lightning pillar. The moment the airflow appeared, it tried to break through the pillar to escape.

But since Lingyun had gone to such great lengths, how could he let it escape so easily? The massive lightning pillar shrank in an instant, and the powerful Thunder, upon being compressed, erupted with even greater force. The grayish-white airflow within the pillar struggled for a while, but in the end, it was annihilated into nothingness by the Thunder.

Seeing the grayish-white airflow completely disappear, Lingyun waved his hand, dissipating the lightning pillar and leaving behind only a devastated platform.

"Master!" Akame kept her head lowered, not daring to look at Lingyun. After all, she had defected from Lingyun's side back then; who knew how many people had caused trouble for Lingyun because of her.

"When are you going back? Kurome has been missing you very much!" Lingyun put away his Long sword, reached out to pat Akame's head, and instead of blaming her, asked this question.

"This..." There was a hint of hesitation in Akame's tone.

"I know what you want to say. Since it is the path you chose yourself, continue walking it. If you are tired or have any trouble, just go back; Kurome and I will be waiting for you there!" Lingyun said with a smile.

"Master..." Akame looked at Lingyun, her eyes filled with emotion.

"The Imperial Guard members have already arrived. Given your current identity, it is better not to meet them. Go quickly!" Lingyun looked into the distance, where shadowy figures were already appearing.

"After the revolution succeeds, I will return. By then, I will definitely never be separated from Master and Kurome again!" Akame said solemnly to Lingyun, then picked up the still-unconscious Tatsumi with one hand and quickly vanished into the darkness.

Lingyun shook his head with a smile, then his figure flickered and he also vanished from the platform.

By the time the Imperial Guard members appeared here, there was not a single person left. The guards looked at the almost completely destroyed platform and couldn't help but gasp, while also feeling lucky that they hadn't arrived sooner; otherwise, if they had been caught in a battle of this level, whether they could have survived was an unknown.

Among this group of Imperial Guard members, there was a small girl; she looked at the almost completely destroyed platform, her eyes flashing with a strange light, not knowing what she was thinking.