Chapter 394: Battle Between Top Experts

John asked with a smile, "When did you discover it?"

The Lightning Heavenly King was forced to smile: "Yes, that's exactly the damn awkward feeling."

He looked at John, then at the War God body, and said, "If it were only you, or him, I would never have discovered the abnormality between them. But you were too confident, actually sending both puppets to my side. Although you can use different languages and interact with that guy I locked in the cage, the tone of voice and some habitual small movements of the two people are exactly the same..."

Exposed, Lin Bai couldn't be bothered to split his focus to play both roles. Xingtian and John clapped their hands simultaneously and said in unison, "As expected of a Heavenly King; this point was my oversight. Since the Heavenly King has discovered it, why don't we cooperate?"

"Cooperate?" The Lightning Heavenly King was somewhat surprised, as if he hadn't expected Lin Bai to make such a request.

"Heavenly King, what is by your side are merely two of my clones. Even if you kill them, it won't cause me the slightest damage. Since that's the case, why don't we cooperate and carve out a piece of heaven and earth in this Shenmo Dalu?" A Magpie Bridge emerged from beneath the feet of the War God body.

Xingtian stepped onto the Magpie Bridge and disappeared from the Lightning Cage.

Another Magpie Bridge extended to John, and the War God body walked down from the Magpie Bridge, completely breaking free from the control of the Lightning Cage.

The Lightning Heavenly King watched Xingtian's maneuver and praised him repeatedly: "I knew I couldn't trap you, Lin Bai. Your Magpie Bridge is indeed very clever."

"Heavenly King, the Magpie Bridge is the foundation of our cooperation," the War God Xingtian said with a smile.

The Lightning Heavenly King smiled involuntarily again. He frowned: "Alright, you can put away that disgusting smile of yours!"

"Heavenly King Beigui, you just said you liked smiles a moment ago!" John also smiled.

"Lin Bai, do not provoke my bottom line," the Lightning Heavenly King said angrily, but the smile that seemed stubbornly carved onto his face made him even angrier. Suddenly, he paused, "How do you know my name is Beigui? Don't tell me it's some kind of divination art; no one has ever been able to truly predict the future."

"That is not a divination art. Heavenly King, if you have researched me, you should know about the Incomplete Dao of the Justice Gate," the War God body said.

"..." The Lightning Heavenly King looked at Xingtian again and said irritably, "Lin Bai, since both are you, don't use two people to talk to me. I find it awkward to watch."

"I am correcting the small movements of every clone," John said. "I won't fall for the same tumble a second time."

"..." The Lightning Heavenly King fell into silence. A moment later, he looked at the War God Xingtian, "Lin Bai, you really have a lot of nerve."

"Thank you for the compliment, Heavenly King," Xingtian smiled. "Now, can we talk about the cooperation?"

The Lightning Heavenly King was forced to smile again. His temper was instantly provoked. He clenched his fists, suppressed the urge to release lightning to finish off the guy in front of him, and said, "Why are you so certain I will cooperate with you? You have plunged the entire Immortal World into chaos; theoretically, you are the enemy of the entire Immortal World."

"Throughout history, there are only eternal interests, no eternal enemies," John said. "Heavenly King, I haven't just plunged the Immortal World into chaos; I have also unified the Mortal World, disrupted the Real World where those game players live, and am even about to start disrupting the Shenmo Dalu before us. My journey is the sea of stars; your Immortal World is merely a small milestone on my travels."

"You are very arrogant," the Lightning Heavenly King said.

"The bigger the heart, the bigger the stage," Xingtian said.

"Your strength is not enough to support your ambition. Disrupting the world is easy, but controlling the world is difficult." The Lightning Heavenly King was not at all anxious to attack the Mist Forest, even though the mist above the Mist Forest was becoming thicker as the sun set, showing signs of even drowning them out. In his view, the Lin Bai before him was far more interesting than an unfamiliar God of Darkness.

"A year ago, I was still a mortal who knew nothing," Xingtian retorted.

"..." The Lightning Heavenly King looked at Xingtian and smiled, "Since that's the case, why don't you use your true body to negotiate with me? Can I interpret this as your lack of respect for me?"

"Heavenly King, by letting clones negotiate with you, no matter whether the negotiation succeeds or not, there will always be room for reconciliation between us," John smiled. "If it were my true body negotiating with you, once the negotiation broke down, it would be a fight to the death between us. Perhaps, only one could survive."

The Lightning Heavenly King laughed. This time, the smile was not forced, but carried appreciation: "Lin Bai, I admire you a bit now. You do have extraordinary qualities."

"Heavenly King, it's not that I have any extraordinary qualities, but because I am sincere," Xingtian said. "More friends mean more paths. When I negotiate with people, I never use deceptive means. Heavenly King, as long as we make the cake big enough for everyone to eat, we can cooperate forever."

"Never use deceptive means?" The Lightning Heavenly King looked at Lin Bai teasingly. "As far as I know, those who cooperate with you either become your subordinates or are held hostage by you, forced to cooperate with you."

"That is because their strength is insufficient," John shrugged and said. "If their strength is insufficient, serving me is as it should be, but I will not treat them unfairly either. Moreover, I allow them to betray me, as long as they can afford the price of betraying me."

"..." The Lightning Heavenly King didn't know how many times his train of thought had been disrupted today. He looked at the two people in front of him and shook his head, "Your shamelessness is also one of a kind."

"Heavenly King, happy cooperation," the War God Xingtian reached out his hand.

"Happy cooperation." The Lightning Heavenly King glanced at his hand and shook his head with a smile.

Xingtian didn't mind and smiled as he withdrew his hand.

Both of them had smiles on their faces, though it was unknown how much truth lay behind those smiles.

"Heavenly King, our strength is insufficient. If we encounter a powerful enemy, we can only play a supporting and containment role. Please look after us a little," the War God body said.

"Good." The Lightning Heavenly King swept a meaningful glance over the two and nodded. Suddenly, he stepped forward, and dense lightning descended from the sky, falling into the Mist Forest like a torrential rain.

The black mist that blocked their vision was swept away by the lightning. Many trees were ignited by the lightning, burning fiercely like torches, illuminating the Mist Forest.

Borrowing the light, Xingtian clearly saw that under the forest, countless Monsters were struck by lightning. Those with powerful strength turned into charcoal, while the weak ones simply became black imprints. After being struck by the lightning, the countless Monsters couldn't even let out a single scream.

Shengji Sect.

Lin Bai, who was monitoring the battlefield through the perspectives of his two clones, had an exceptionally solemn expression. Although he appeared not to have fallen behind in the negotiation and confrontation with the Lightning Heavenly King, only he knew that the Lightning Heavenly King hadn't revealed any useful information. This was not a good sign.

After entering the Immortal World, the intelligence level of his enemies was many grades higher than those sect masters in the Mortal World.

The Lightning Heavenly King and the God of Darkness were the top rulers of two worlds. Lin Bai had never had any intersection with these experts who mastered the laws, so he paid extra attention to their battle. If he could understand the gap between himself and top experts from this, it would be best.

After all.

The laws of the Star Brilliance Realm were already quite magical.

"God of Darkness, are you afraid? My magic power is endless. Letting your subordinates test me will only add to pointless sacrifices. Come out and let me witness the power of the gods of this world." The Lightning Heavenly King ignored Xingtian and John behind him, took a step, and was already standing directly above the Mist Forest like a bolt of lightning.

His body was entwined with lightning, and even his eyes were covered by electric light, like two high-wattage light bulbs.

"Thor," John muttered.

"Should be stronger than Thor," Xingtian said. "Thor needs a Hammer, while he can already manipulate lightning as he pleases. Moreover, the power of his lightning is many times higher than the Star Brilliance Realm. It's hard to imagine how the Star Brilliance Realm could challenge and seize the position of Heavenly King?"

Subsequently.

Lin Bai stopped his self-talk. The Lightning Heavenly King hadn't revealed many moves from beginning to end, but in terms of speed alone, it was enough to crush the Star Brilliance Realm.

Because.

The Lightning Heavenly King's speed was even faster than his own with added agility.

If the two fought, he might not be able to use any laws before his body was pierced by this guy.

The Lightning Heavenly King could completely rely on speed to overpower him...

At this moment.

The starlight in the sky suddenly vanished.

The trees ignited by the lightning were still burning, but those Xiao Huomiao were just like the artificial fake flames in a shopping mall; they had no temperature, emitted no light, and were merely flickering incessantly.

The surroundings were as pitch-black as ink.

Aside from those Xiao Huomiao and the Heavenly King of lightning that looked like a lightbulb in the sky, Xingtian could not see anything; even John, who was within arm's reach, had vanished into the darkness.

The light had been completely suppressed.

Lin Bai gasped; was this the God of Darkness?

Fortunately, he still had his Spiritual Sense and five senses; otherwise, it would be impossible to fight this God of Darkness using only his eyes, as he couldn't see a thing...

The Spiritual Sense of Xingtian in the Bronze Realm was already very powerful, capable of covering nearly fifty kilometers around him, but under the suppression of the God of Darkness, the range he could perceive was reduced to less than five kilometers.

John was even more pitiful; relying on his own magic power, he was a blind man within the domain of the God of Darkness. Thanks to the support of Lin Bai's Mental Power, he could barely perceive some things, but at most, he could only sense objects within half a kilometer, and even that was hazy.

The players' own abilities were too low, affecting their performance; Lin Bai was considering whether he should cultivate a few players with sufficiently high Loyalty and then perform Soul Possession on them.

In a battle of this level, his Disciples were already completely unable to help.

Two Magpie Bridges extended from beneath the feet of Xingtian and John respectively, the two split spirits ready to run away at any moment.

John could resurrect, but the split spirit used for Soul Possession would not resurrect with him; it was just a split spirit, so if it died, it died.

But Lin Bai did not want to lose his Zhanshen Xingtian body.

After all.

The Zhanshen Xingtian body was his true external incarnation; it would be a great pity if it died. Although his cultivation was not high right now, in the future, if he placed a divinity within it, it would still be a top-notch helper.

"Outsider god, you have successfully angered me. I will tear you into pieces and then turn you into a lich to be collected in my palace." A massive voice came from all directions, making the ears of Xingtian and John ring with a boom.

Following this voice.

Lin Bai felt the perception range of Xingtian's Spiritual Sense being compressed once again, and furthermore, the air seemed to become heavy.

Attribute debuff!

Lin Bai collected the combat information, and then he reached a conclusion: with his current strength, he could not defeat this God of Darkness.

"If you want to fight, then fight. Why waste your breath?" The Heavenly King of lightning suddenly raised his hand, and countless bolts of lightning pierced the darkness, temporarily illuminating the earth.

But soon, these lightning bolts disappeared, as if they had been swallowed by something.

"Outsider, stop struggling. Within my Dark Heaven, all your attacks will become my nourishment, strengthening my power." The God of Darkness laughed arrogantly, "Poor fellow, you don't even know where to attack..."

Two lightning bolts suddenly appeared beside Xingtian and John, and then, the lightning seemed to melt, turning into two ropes that coiled around their waists.

Afterwards.

Lin Bai's vision blurred, and the two avatars were already standing beside the Heavenly King of lightning.

Damn it!

Lin Bai controlled the Zhanshen Xingtian body to struggle twice, but he failed to break the lightning ropes; instead, his skin was scorched by the lightning. He cursed again—since when could lightning be used as a rope? This was too unreasonable!

Changing the properties of lightning—this must be Law Power, right!

The Heavenly King of lightning smiled and said, "Lin Bai, just thinking about running away doesn't make you a good partner. I know you can use Zhaofeng; now, it's your turn to lure that guy who is hiding his head and showing his tail out."

The Zhanshen Xingtian body looked at the mischievous Heavenly King of lightning with a helpless expression, used the Provocation Skill with a Decibel Multiplier, and said, "God of Darkness, stop hiding. I have already seen you."

Before the words had even faded.

The Heavenly King of lightning's eyes suddenly turned in one direction, and two golden lightning bolts shot out from his eyes, colliding with a black shadow.

The black shadow let out a muffled grunt: "What kind of ghost thing is this, to be able to pull me from the outside world into the Dark Heaven?"

"As expected, there is merit to you. Continue, don't stop. Let's strike while the iron is hot and take down this sneaky guy." The Heavenly King of lightning laughed.

Without seeing him make any move, four lightning spirits—gold, white, red, and blue—suddenly appeared in the sky. Each lightning spirit released a color identical to its body, forming an electric net that descended toward the place where the black shadow had just appeared.

But after the electric net fell, it caught nothing.

Afterwards.

A series of Negative Emotion like brutality, depression, sadness, and pain surged into Lin Bai's heart, and then, pain struck; he felt the head and body of the Zhanshen Xingtian being forcibly separated.

John's health bar was also emptied, and his split spirit was forcibly kicked out of his body, floating alone in the darkness.

Three Heads and Six Arms.

The Zhanshen Xingtian body had stronger vitality; the moment he felt his head leave his body, Lin Bai used his Skill immediately and grew three new heads.

"Your mistake was that you shouldn't have pulled me into the Dark Heaven." The voice of the God of Darkness sounded again, "I told you before, lightning cannot cause me harm. I am darkness, and darkness has no physical form..."

(End of chapter)