Chapter 258: Slaughtering the Dragon

"Thunder's Wrath, is it? Still the same moves as before!" Lingyun slowly clenched his right hand, and one of the Thunder Beads beside him shattered instantly, transforming into a massive surge of Thunder Power that merged into his right hand.

The thunderclouds churned, and following a long, drawn-out dragon roar, a bolt of lightning shot out from the clouds, heading straight for Lingyun, followed by a second, a third... In the blink of an eye, the space in front of Lingyun was filled with endless Thunder Spears.

"Whether in power or quantity, it's three parts stronger than before. It seems that life-and-death battle gave you quite a harvest! But do you think that with just this bit of improvement, you can flaunt your power before me?" Lingyun raised his right hand and threw a punch forward violently.

"Boom—" Under Lingyun's punch, the space in front of him trembled, and the powerful Thunder Power, wrapped in the force of Lingyun's fist, slammed heavily into the phalanx formed by the Thunder Spears.

Although the phalanx formed by the Thunder Spears was powerful, its strength was too dispersed. Under Lingyun's point-breaking attack style, the entire phalanx was detonated in an instant, forming a deadly Thunder Domain in the sky.

However, to Lingyun, this Thunder Domain was as good as non-existent. Lingyun stepped into the Thunder Domain, and purple lightning shot out from his body, instantly dyeing the entire Thunder Domain purple.

"Thunder Domain, activate!" Lingyun turned his hands, and the Thunder Domain he had brought under his control expanded instantly, as wisps of lightning were sucked out from the thunderclouds and continuously absorbed into the Thunder Domain.

Seeing Lingyun actually stripping away its power, Yunlong felt a surge of panic. It had to be known that its greatest reliance in coming to take revenge on Lingyun this time was this mass of thunderclouds, which it had tempered with its own Thunder Power. If the power within the thunderclouds were all absorbed by Lingyun, what would it have left to contend with him?

A dragon roar erupted from the thunderclouds, and the dragon head of Yunlong poked out from the clouds. Yunlong opened its maw wide, and countless bolts of thunder gathered before it, slowly forming a Plasma Ball. The moment the Plasma Ball formed, it transformed into a terrifying pillar of thunder and blasted toward Lingyun.

Lingyun grabbed at the air with both hands, and the massive Thunder Domain began to collapse inward rapidly. As the Thunder Domain shrank, the purple color of the domain became increasingly intense. Finally, the Thunder Domain shrank into a deep purple thunder sphere about one zhang in diameter, which wrapped around Lingyun and rotated to meet the thunder pillar.

The thunder pillar and the thunder sphere collided, but there was no explosive sound; there was only the sizzling noise of two different types of thunder mutually dissolving each other. Under the bombardment of the powerful thunder pillar, the thunder sphere around Lingyun began to disintegrate bit by bit, and streaks of purple thunder scattered in all directions.

Seeing that the thunder pillar spat out by Yunlong had gradually disappeared and the thunder sphere around him had been almost entirely dissolved, a fierce look flashed in Lingyun's eyes, and the thunder spheres floating beside him all exploded. At the same time, a flash of purple light darted out from Lingyun's body and merged into the thunder. Lingyun formed a seal with one hand, and the wind and clouds changed instantly; terrifying thunder gathered around Lingyun, and countless bolts of lightning wove and intersected to form a purple Array Diagram behind him.

"Nine Heavens Thunder Sword!"

Lingyun let out a deep shout and pushed his hands forward while forming a seal. The Array Diagram shone brilliantly, and the purple thunder landed on Lingyun's hand, transforming into a giant sword several zhang long. Lingyun gripped the giant sword with one hand and slashed down toward Yunlong.

Looking at the giant sword slashing down from Lingyun's hand, Yunlong felt a shadow cast over its heart instantly. If it were struck by this sword without any defense, it would definitely die, with no chance of survival.

As a Super Danger Beast that had survived for over a thousand years, Yunlong cherished its life more than anyone. The thunderclouds around it shrank rapidly, and then countless lightning spears shot out from the clouds, attempting to block the offensive of the Nine Heavens Thunder Sword.

Unfortunately, this level of obstruction was nothing more than a light drizzle to the Nine Heavens Thunder Sword. Lingyun gripped the giant sword, cleaved through the sky full of lightning spears, tore through the thunderclouds around Yunlong, and slashed heavily onto Yunlong's body.

Yunlong let out a shrill roar, and a shocking wound appeared on its body. If it hadn't shifted its body in time when Lingyun's Nine Heavens Thunder Sword arrived, that single strike from Lingyun would have been enough to cut it in two.

Looking at the huge wound on its body, a trace of fear flashed in Yunlong's eyes. It understood that the enemy before it was absolutely not someone it could contend with in its current state. Now that it had suffered heavy injuries, if it didn't flee immediately, it would definitely die here. The thunderclouds around Yunlong suddenly expanded, and countless bolts of thunder spread wildly in all directions; Yunlong took this opportunity to quietly hide its figure within the thunder.

Seeing the flash of fear in Yunlong's eyes, Lingyun knew this guy was going to run. But Lingyun had even used his trump card, the Nine Heavens Thunder Sword, which he had condensed for over a month; how could he allow this guy to just run away like this?

With a cold shout, Lingyun flipped his hand, and a small Array Disk appeared in his palm. The moment the Array Disk appeared, countless Array Patterns spread outward with him at the center. At the same time, the thunder that had been scattered from the Thunder Domain also produced countless Array Patterns, which merged with those spreading from the Array Disk, instantly forming a massive net that shrouded the entire battlefield.

As this net descended, Yunlong, which had been planning to escape, was instantly forced out. Although Yunlong continuously spat out terrifying thunder pillars, wanting to tear through this net, how could a Trapping Array personally laid by Lingyun be broken so easily? No matter how Yunlong struggled, it could not break through this net.

"Today is your doomsday!" Lingyun shouted coldly, and the Nine Heavens Thunder Sword in his hand shrank continuously, finally transforming into a three-foot-long sword that looked as if it were cast from purple crystal.

Glancing at the three-foot thunder sword in Lingyun's hand, Yunlong's entire body trembled; it sensed a fatal killing intent from this sword. It already knew that Lingyun would absolutely not let it go. Thinking of this, a fierce look flashed in Yunlong's eyes; its figure expanded slightly, and the thunder on its body also began to riot, as if it wanted to perish together with Lingyun.

"Too late!" Lingyun sneered and took a step forward. With just that one step, Lingyun appeared before Yunlong, and the long sword in his hand thrust out, piercing its vital point with a movement that seemed slow but was actually fast. The terrifying Thunder Power instantly penetrated into Yunlong's body, destroying all its internal functions.

Yunlong's eyes dimmed instantly, and the thunder on its body slowly dissipated. Lingyun waved one hand, and Yunlong's massive body was stored by him into the Cloud Realm. Beside him, Lingqi quietly emerged from the shadows.

"Ara, it seems I didn't need to make a move."

After a while, Luo Yexi and Busujima Saeko also returned; judging by their appearance, they had also been through a great battle.

"Budo ran away, but I gave him a heavy blow. I estimate he won't be able to recover for quite some time!" Luo Yexi said.

"Is that so? Then forget it; perhaps it is not yet his time to die. Let's head back first!" Lingyun nodded and said.