Chapter 249: Dragon Sword Destroys the Enemy

The intense storm of power lasted for several minutes before it vanished. As the smoke and dust dispersed, Lingyun was shrouded in a pale golden radiance, his sturdy Protective Qi Shield having blocked all the aftermath of the attack. Several pale bone shields were also spinning around the Grim Reaper, who appeared to have sustained no damage either.

"Not bad, not bad. It seems I've found a sandbag that's quite durable!" Lingyun nodded slightly, the Long sword in his hand pointing toward the sky.

A flash of gravity crossed the Grim Reaper's eyes. From that single exchange just now, he understood that this person was on a completely different level from the Teigu Users he had encountered five hundred years ago. Moreover, judging by the opponent's method of attack, he feared that this person, like himself, was not from this world. Under these circumstances, he could not help but focus his full attention on the confrontation.

The sky, which had turned gloomy due to the appearance of the undead army, grew even darker. Countless black clouds pressed down from all directions, giving one a suffocating feeling. Within the black clouds, the faint sound of thunder rumbled, and bolts of lightning slithered through them. Watching this scene, the Grim Reaper felt a faint, ominous premonition; for undead creatures like them, heavenly thunder was their greatest nemesis.

Luo Yexi cleaved through the ghost fire spat from a bone dragon's mouth with her sword and glanced at the thunderclouds in the sky, a trace of doubt flashing in her eyes: "With this posture, is Master about to unleash an area-of-effect attack?"

"All souls perish!" The Grim Reaper slammed the Scythe in his hand against the ground. Instantly, countless departed souls separated from his body, shrieking as they lunged toward Lingyun. These souls carried terrifying Evil Energy; if an ordinary Teigu User were entangled by these souls, they would suffer severe damage to their essence and spirit at best, or lose their lives on the spot at worst.

"Nine Heavens Thunder Prison!"

Lingyun swung the Long sword in his hand, and a bolt of electricity erupted from the blade, piercing into the cloud layer. In an instant, thunder roared, and countless bolts of lightning surged out from the black clouds in the sky. The Evil Energy on the souls instantly became coordinates for the lightning attacks; the lightning in mid-air adjusted its trajectory one after another, striking toward the direction of the souls.

Although the Evil Energy on the souls was powerful, thunder was their greatest nemesis. The souls struck by the lightning emitted shrill wails before being beaten to a Shatter. Even if some powerful souls could withstand the first wave of thunderous bombardment, they were reduced to ashes in the subsequent waves of attacks.

The Nine Heavens Thunder Prison easily broke the Grim Reaper's attack, but the Grim Reaper had already vanished from his original spot, his whereabouts unknown. Lingyun frowned slightly, his Long sword humming, and he thrust his sword behind him.

With a "clang," sparks flew in all directions. The Grim Reaper had suddenly appeared behind Lingyun, the blade of the Scythe he was swinging down caught perfectly by the tip of the sword.

"Feinting to the east while attacking to the west—a good trick, but it's a pity you've run into me!" Lingyun chuckled, the sword body vibrating. A powerful force erupted from the tip of the sword, instantly knocking the Grim Reaper back.

In truth, this surprise attack by the Grim Reaper was still very powerful. If Lingyun did not possess formidable Divine Sense, it would have been difficult for him to take this move without injury.

After knocking the Grim Reaper back, Lingyun formed seals with his left hand, and for a moment, the wind rose and clouds surged. The thunderclouds in the sky churned, and powerful Thunder Power continuously gathered toward Lingyun. The thunder formed a terrifying thunder domain around Lingyun; every skeleton within the domain was instantly reduced to fly ash. Within the thunder domain, lightning churned, and the figure of a Thunder Dragon faintly appeared.

Seeing this, the Grim Reaper's Underworld Power surged, and a massive Death Phantom holding a scythe formed behind him. The moment the Death Phantom appeared, a gloomy Death Force instantly spread to the surroundings, forcing everyone engaged in battle to avoid its edge.

"Death Summoning!" The massive Death Phantom swung the Scythe in its hand down toward Lingyun. Wherever the blade passed, the Void shook, and space was actually torn open into small gashes. The leaking space force fused onto the blade of the Grim Reaper's Scythe, adding three parts more momentum to it.

Wisps of electricity overflowed from Lingyun's pupils. The thunder domain around his body suddenly erupted, and a long dragon roar echoed from within. A Thunder Dragon emerged from the thunder domain. After circling Lingyun a few times, the giant dragon lunged fiercely toward the Death Phantom.

"Four Symbols Dragon Sword Art: East! Thunder Dragon Extinguishes the World!"

"Oh no, retreat quickly!" Seeing this scene, Luo Yexi's pupils constricted. She abandoned the chance to completely crush the bone dragon in front of her, quickly pulling back while shouting a warning.

Not a single person present hesitated; they all abandoned their opponents and retreated. When that thunder domain appeared around Lingyun, they had already consciously moved the battlefield away from the two of them.

Facing the scythe swung down by the Death Phantom, the Thunder Dragon swayed its body and directly avoided the edge. The giant dragon circled in mid-air, instantly bypassed to the back of the Death Phantom, pierced through the Death Phantom's body from back to front, and simultaneously opened its maw to bite onto the blade of the scythe.

The moment the giant dragon bit the blade, a force terrifying to the extreme erupted instantly. Wherever it passed, the dense army of skeletons was instantly reduced to fly ash. The thunder domain around Lingyun rapidly contracted, forming solid Thunder Shields around him. Afterward, his figure was submerged in the shockwave.

"Southern Cross Shield!"

Esdeath's expression changed slightly. She grabbed with the five fingers of her left hand, and a massive ice shield rose in front of everyone. The shockwave slammed into the ice shield, instantly wearing away more than half of the thick ice. Esdeath frowned slightly, continuously pouring power into the ice shield to maintain its existence.

The smoke and dust dispersed, and the scene on the field was once again presented to everyone. The four great commanders summoned by the Grim Reaper had been completely destroyed in the shockwave. Lingyun had already rushed in front of the Grim Reaper at some unknown time, his Long sword piercing through the Grim Reaper's body. Wisps of grayish-white airflow leaked from the Grim Reaper's body, but the moment the airflow leaked out, it was completely crushed by the powerful Thunder Power.

"Is this... a win?" Lubbock said, looking at the scene on the battlefield.

"No, that guy is about to launch a desperate counterattack before dying!" The Long sword in Luo Yexi's hand vibrated, and four golden-red Light Balls separated from the Nine Suns Heavenly Sword, circling around her.

A powerful wave of Underworld Power erupted from the Grim Reaper. Lingyun suddenly withdrew his Long sword, his figure like the wind, drifting backward. He just managed to avoid the Grim Reaper's forceful counterattack. Seeing that he could not harm Lingyun, the ghost fire in the Grim Reaper's eyes dimmed significantly, but his body suddenly began to swell.

"Death Withering!" The Grim Reaper's body suddenly exploded, and circles of grayish-white light waves spread out with him as the center. The ground touched by the light waves turned completely gray, becoming true Mingtu. As the light waves spread, the area of the Mingtu also continuously expanded.

"Four Suns Burning the Wild!" Lingyun naturally would not let this situation continue. Four golden Light Balls appeared around him, then transformed into four streams of light that landed on the periphery of the light waves.

At the same time, the Light Balls around Luo Yexi also flew out, merging with Lingyun's Light Balls. The Light Balls fused in pairs, their power greatly increased, simultaneously releasing terrifying heat as they collided with the spreading light waves.

A golden-red pillar of light shot into the sky, completely grinding the Grim Reaper's final counterattack into nothingness.