Chapter 43: The Eighteen Thunder Soldiers

  Green Cloud Valley

  Above the sky is blue as the sea, the valley is surrounded by mist, the aura is steaming, and the purple air is vast.

  The Nine-Direction Cloud Platform sits in the nine directions, with the nine major figures like heavenly generals of the immortal realm. The cloud serves as a battlefield, overlooking all living beings.

  On the way to Taiwan.

  Dark thunderbolts coiled around his body, with thick dark thunders like small snakes swimming on his muscles, his black hair dancing wildly, as if a Thunder God had descended upon the world, motionless as a mountain.

  Hmmm...

  The Purple Bamboo Sword slashed down, and a four-zhang-long golden sword aura whistled out, the Pre-Heavenly Sword Aura was light as a willow branch, revealing a sharp edge that could split heaven and earth.

  The rhythm of the sword is in the middle, and it's hard to distinguish between lightness and heaviness!

  Lei Gang was greatly shocked, his footsteps moved swiftly, and he almost transformed into a bolt of lightning, bursting out. At the same time, his Heavenly Thunder Hand flipped and transformed into a mysterious thunder palm, suppressing that Pre-Heaven Sword Qi.

  Pfft——

  Xuan Lei's large hand was cut off by a sword, and the silver electric light splashed out. The remaining sword energy did not decrease, and it chopped down towards Leigang.

  "Heavenly Thunder Righteous Law, Mysterious Thunder Protects the Body!"

  In an instant, countless mysterious thunderbolts burst forth from Lei Gang's body. The silver thunderbolts converged and transformed into a suit of glittering silver armor. The First Heaven Sword Qi slashed down upon it, sending out a shower of sparks as the armor shattered. A massive force surged forward, sending Lei Gang flying backward several zhang, his mouth agape as he spat out a mouthful of inverted blood.

  "In the midst of Sword Embryo Realm! You're actually in the midst of Sword Embryo Realm!" Feeling the boundless power of the innate sword energy, Lei Gang said incredulously, "Impossible, I'm also at the Recognizing Spirit Realm, your innate sword body is strong, but even if you've cultivated for a year, how can you withstand the Mystic Thunder?"

  In the dan tian, a sea of energy churns, and a sword embryo bursts forth. A strand of pre-heavenly sword energy surges out, sweeping in countless mysterious thunderbolts into the sword body, merging with its sharpness, tempering its sinews.

  "With a flash of sword light in his eyes, Qi Tian spoke in a deep voice: 'Because I have entered the Sword Fetus Realm and crossed the Ninefold Mysterious Thunder Tribulation, your trivial Mysterious Thunder has not yet evolved to its peak and can only be used to temper my sword body.'"

  Ninefold Mystic Thunder Tribulation!

  Many people were shocked, as it turned out that the first major boundary of the Innate Sword Body required crossing such a tribulation to advance. It was hard to imagine what kind of terrifying tribulations the other four major boundaries would encounter. In the Eastern Divine State, only Xuanjian Upper Person had obtained a rare opportunity and crossed three tribulations, but ultimately still fell and disappeared. Although countless legends were left behind, no one felt that there would be a way forward, as the sword path was fundamentally impossible to achieve due to the heavenly punishment.

  Some people looked at Ming Xian Dao Ren and thought that he must have made a move, otherwise it would be difficult to pass the Xuan Lei Tribulation when the foundation of Qi Tian Dao was complete.

  Above the sky, the cloud platform of Purple Thunder Peak.

  Many of the 16th generation disciples looked somewhat ugly, Lei Gang said he wanted to suppress the Xiantian Sword Body, but at this moment he was seriously injured by a sword. The Xiantian Sword Body's sword energy is sharp and can reveal the power of an ancient sword immortal, which is far beyond Yun Fei's comparison.

  Zi Lei Feng's main one did not come out, his purple hair lightly danced, crystal clear and transparent, in the midst of the immortal mist around him, even more so revealing a hint of shocking thunder energy, yet restrained and not released.

  On the way to Taiwan.

  Lei Gong stood up, his face cold and sneering, the corners of his mouth stained with blood that had been evaporated by the thunder energy. "I admit it," he said, "I underestimated you earlier. However, I still have many other methods that I haven't used yet. If you can withstand them, then I'll concede defeat!"

  Both hands wildly beckoned, between heaven and earth, endless thunder energy swarmed in, countless Thunder Troops emerged, knives, guns, swords, halberds, hammers, hooks, whips, axes, eighteen mouths of Thunder Troops shouted out.

  "Thunder Troops, Suppress!"

  Lei Gang let out a loud roar, his entire body surging with the power of the mysterious thunder path. The eighteen Thunder Soldiers burst forth with lightning, each one no less powerful than the Heavenly Thunder Hand before. The aura was overflowing, almost triggering a heavenly thunderclap.

  "I can't believe it, this Lei Gong actually grasped so many medium-grade Dao techniques!"

  "These eighteen Lei Bing, separately are eighteen medium-grade Taoist formulas. The usual seventeen generations of disciples on the Zi Lei Peak can master two at most, but he has actually mastered all of them."

  "Fearsome! The eighteen Thunder Soldiers combined form a superior Taoist mantra, their power surpassing even the Heavenly Thunder Hand. When the eighteen Thunder Soldiers strike, heaven and earth are shaken, leaving no place to escape!"

  Nine-layered Cloud Platform

  Lietu Fengzhu exclaimed in surprise: "This Lei Gang actually grasped the eighteen Lei Bing, this kind of enlightenment, I'm afraid even in my entire Qingyun Sect, there are few who can match."

  Ming Bingdao nodded: "The eighteen middle-grade Dao techniques must be fully displayed in an instant to achieve the high-grade Dao technique. This Lei Gang's understanding of the Dao rhyme is also extraordinary."

  Above the Daoist stage, at this moment eighteen Lei Bing soldiers surrounded him, with thunder energy sealing off the void, making it almost impossible for Qi Tian to sense the golden spiritual ocean between heaven and earth.

  The purple bamboo sword's power slashes, each sword like an ancient mountain moving, with the ancient mountain sword rhyme manifesting, the pre-heavenly sword energy rolling through the air, emitting waves of thunderous sounds.

  Pfft——

  Pfft——

  One mouthful of thunder soldiers was crushed, and immediately reappeared, the thunder soldiers chopped down, locking Qi Tian in the center. The purple bamboo sword trembled with a hum, instantly exchanging dozens of blows, Qi Tian furrowed his brow, he felt that the pre-heavenly sword energy had been somewhat consumed.

  Lei Gang burst out laughing, pointing at Qi Tian: "Eighteen Lei Bing can seal the void, you can't absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, you can only be slowly exhausted to death. I didn't expect that you haven't even practiced sword techniques yet, let alone break through my Lei Bing. What's the use of having a pre-heavenly sword body? Today, you are destined to be suppressed by me. The heyday of swordsmanship has long been buried in ancient times. Surrender!"

  His body suddenly stopped, and he burst out laughing loudly, his laughter rolling continuously, containing an endless sharp aura.

  "What a joke! Seeking immortality and asking about the Tao, isn't it going against heaven and taking lives? What's the point of heavenly punishment then? My swordsmanship has been passed down since ancient times, so I can naturally revive the ancient ways. Not having practiced the sword techniques yet, how can I break through the eighteen thunderbolts?"

  At this moment, two golden yin-yang fish completely appeared in Qitian's eyes, with sword light bursting out, and the majestic life energy surging inside his body. The sharp aura rolled up the air, opening up a huge wave, and the eighteen Lei Bing were rolled up by the sharp aura, instantly trembling non-stop, as if they were about to be torn apart.

  Lei Gang was shocked, the sword body was indeed powerful, and it actually relied on the sharpness of the spiritual energy to want to break free from the seal of Lei Bing. He didn't dare to slack off, constantly forming seals, wave after wave of Xuanlei Dao power pouring in, the eighteen Lei Bing's thunder light grew stronger, and they were about to suppress it again.

  "Explode!"

  With a loud roar, at this moment, infinite mysterious thunder burst out from Qi Tian's body, the purple bamboo sword rolled with thunder light, and the mysterious thunder hidden in Lei Gang Tian's hand was unexpectedly forced out by Qi Tian, condensing onto the purple bamboo sword.

  Purple bamboo sword power chops down, like a mysterious thunderbolt falling from the sky, sharp aura bursts in all directions, as if the universe is chaotic, a flash of lightning breaks through the void, dividing heaven and earth.

  Boom!

  Eighteen Lei Bing burst simultaneously, lightning splashing everywhere, sharp aura bursting out, breaking through the protective power of the Lei Gang's Dao body, leaving countless sword marks on his Dao robe.

  "What a wonderful Qitian, who has actually grasped the sword rhyme so deeply. Borrowing power and inducing power, although it's only the lower boundary of the realm, it's also the foundation of the upper realm. The innate sword body is indeed powerful and can seal the mysterious thunder without injury."

  On the cloud platform, the master of Changming Peak sighed and several peak masters nodded in unison, feeling that the sword body's combat power was somewhat astonishing. If they could learn the sword mantra again, they might have a huge improvement.

  On the way to Taiwan.

  Lei Gang was stunned, he touched his left cheek, and a drop of fresh blood suddenly appeared in his palm.

  Rumble...

  There seemed to be endless thunderous sounds resonating within his body, as a vast and mighty aura rose up. Qi Tian's expression turned grave, and compared to the previous eighteen Thunder Soldiers, the current Lei Gang emitted an aura that was somewhat terrifying, making him feel an enormous pressure, almost comparable to the last strike of the Mysterious Thunder Tribulation, which would lead him to enter another realm.

  Under the Taoist stage, Yun Biyu and six others showed a shocked expression. As the leaders of the eight peaks, they knew about Lei Gang's strength.

  "Lei Gang was actually forced to this step!"

  "He's going to use his trump card!"

  Yun Bi sneered and said: "However, even if Qitian's sword body is strong, he will absolutely not be able to withstand Lei Gang's move, he is destined to lose!"

  Not far away, Yun Fei gritted his teeth and clenched his fists tightly, but his eyes were extremely calm, staring fixedly at Qi Tian's figure. There was a strong aura emanating from him, which some of the 17th generation disciples couldn't withstand, and they retreated several zhangs away in shock and doubt, not daring to get close.