Chapter 89 Heavenly Wrath

  "Wow, what a big tone!" Zhang Xiu didn't take Liu Xuan's words seriously at all, and instead ridiculed him: "Heavenly authority? Young man, don't overestimate yourself too much. Even if you are the emperor, in reality, you can't even be considered a heavenly character..."

  Having said that, he raised his palm and spread out his five fingers: "Today you will know what is called heavenly power!"

  As soon as the words fell, a burst of thunder suddenly exploded in the palm of his hand, and immediately a blue-white lightning ball appeared in Zhang Xiu's hand. The lightning ball was about the size of a fist, but from time to time, electric arcs jumped out of it, and one of them even hit a nearby soldier, instantly knocking him to the ground, convulsing uncontrollably.

  "Your Majesty, retreat quickly!"

  This thing is so powerful that it shocked all the generals, especially the ancient people have always had a fearful heart for thunder and lightning, and there is even a saying that thunder and lightning are the manifestation of heaven's anger.

  The person in front of him, although unknown where he came from, was able to hold lightning in his hand without incident, which was enough to shock and intimidate them. If it weren't for a few loyal men, they would have abandoned Liu Xuan himself long ago.

  However, when they found that the Emperor was not only unimpressed but also seemed to be studying the lightning with interest, they suddenly felt at ease: "Yes, Your Majesty is also well-versed in mystic arts. This hand grasping thunder may be astonishing, but compared to the moves you taught us, it's not necessarily stronger."

  As they thought about it, the crowd gradually quieted down, which surprised Zhang Xiu, who didn't know how this group of people had just been shocked and frightened, but suddenly became calm.

  You should know that your previous cultivation is not as good as it is now, but as long as you bring out some lightning, ordinary people will see it and kneel down to kowtow, calling out: "Great Immortal!"

  He also knew that ordinary people feared thunder, and it was precisely because of this that the Five Thunder Laws of his Tian Shi Dao had an innate advantage in attracting followers. But why didn't this trick work today? It must be known that after he completed his cultivation technique from Nan Hua, he refined the faith power he had absorbed all along for his own use, greatly increasing his own strength. The thunder light in his hand was far beyond what it used to be, and the power of this ball of thunder light far exceeded his initial imagination.

  Unexpectedly, not only did he not take the young emperor opposite him seriously, but also didn't fear his subordinates.

  "You ignorant fools, let me show you the power of the Five Thunder Righteous Law! See if you can still pretend afterwards!" With a turn of his mind, he took a step forward and swung his hand, releasing a bolt of lightning that shot straight at Liu Xuan: "This move will take your life, you little brat!"

  Zhang Xiu had long known about Liu Xuan's situation from Nan Hua, and knew that this young man also understood the method of cultivation, and could even control the dragon energy. So although Zhang Xiu appeared very arrogant, he didn't underestimate Liu Xuan at all when he made his move, and with a single lift of his hand, he used his most confident technique.

  These five thunder laws are upright and unadulterated, so they are not affected by the dragon's aura and other evil effects. Moreover, their power is extremely strong, and he feels that even if Liu Xuanzhen has some ability, he will still be unable to withstand this move of his.

  As soon as the young emperor dies, the dragon energy of the Han Dynasty, which has just been lifted up with great difficulty, will collapse and decline again. At that time, it will be the time for the Taoist master of Hanzhong to take action.

  With one move, he has already begun to think about his next action. He came today only to kill the Emperor, and as for the others, he didn't want to bother with them. However, although these people were unable to stop him, they were numerous and powerful, so he still had to think of a suitable route in order to retreat unharmed.

  He was about to make a surprise attack in that direction when an unbelievable scene unfolded before his eyes.

  Liu Xuan smiled slightly, and with a slight movement of his hand, the Red Sky suddenly shot out a blood-red giant dragon, coiling around the blade. It then raised its head, opened its mouth, and bit towards the ball of lightning that Zhang Xiushi had released.

  Everyone only saw the red giant dragon open its mouth and swallow, and it swallowed the lightning into its mouth. Everyone could see that the lightning was slowly moving in the body of the red giant dragon, along the dragon's body and finally around the hilt, and as it got closer to the knife handle, the lightning became dimmer and dimmer, until it completely disappeared.

  "What... what is this?"

  Zhang Xiu was shocked and lost his composure, unable to comprehend how his proud move had been so easily neutralized. Everything before him had exceeded his understanding, and he couldn't fathom what trick Liu Xuan had used to dissolve his attack.

  "Wu Lei Zheng Fa is a majestic and upright technique, its killing power relies on the contained Five Elements Thunder Force within, but it's precisely because of this that I can dissolve it with this move."

  Liu Xuan also secretly thought that he was lucky, this move of his actually wasn't any kind of martial art, but rather a technique for using magic, it was originally used for other things, and he hadn't expected to use it in this situation.

  It's also fortunate that this isn't a powerful technique, or he would have been able to use the dragon energy in the Red Sky to make it happen. Otherwise, at this point when the Dragon Egg hasn't cracked open yet, he could only try again with 'Shattering the Dragon Egg' and engage in another fierce battle with Zhang.

  But now that Zhang Xi's most proud move has been broken, he probably won't use the Five Thunder True Method again——Liu Xuan has already seen that the Five Thunder True Method is powerful, but Zhang Xi hasn't fully grasped it, because the true Five Thunder True Method contains the power of the five elements interacting with each other, and its power is extremely astonishing.

  He was originally in the Xiūzhēn country, and the Five Thunder Orthodox Method wasn't a particularly rare technique. Any cultivator who practiced the Five Elements would understand the Five Thunder Orthodox Method, even if there were some minor differences, the effects produced would be mostly similar. Therefore, Liu Xuan also understood this technique, and if he hadn't been unable to use it due to his own cultivation, he could have also performed it.

  What's more important is that the Thunderbolt of Five Thunders' Righteous Law condensed into a solid entity, incomparable to Zhang Jue's scattered and loose one, which even had some electric power leaking out.

  So, Zhang Xi's Five Thunder Heavenly Law was not practiced to perfection, and even his own strength was quite loose and not condensed enough. Although his strength was vast, he didn't know how to use it well.

  Although Liu Xuan didn't know how Zhang Xiuxiu cultivated, he could still tell that Zhang Xiuxiu must have had some kind of extraordinary encounter today, and his powers had increased by a large margin. Perhaps it was precisely because of this that the guy was so confident in coming to assassinate him.

  "Hum, ignorant fool!"

  At this point, Liu Xuan had completely disregarded Zhang Xiuxiu. This guy was simply a brainless fool. Although his cultivation was slightly stronger than his own, he couldn't control it freely. He had powerful spells but hadn't mastered them. Such a person wasn't worth considering, even if Liu Xuan couldn't use the dragon energy within him.

  "With just physical strength and a clear sky, it's enough to kill this guy!"

  After swallowing the Five Thunder Righteousness, Liu Xuan did not retrieve the Red Sky, but instead swung it in a timely manner. The blood-red giant dragon wrapped around the blade immediately burst open, turning into a vast bloody cloud of smoke that filled the sky. With Liu Xuan's fierce swing of the blade, the bloody cloud of smoke shot straight up to the clouds.

  "How dare you show off your petty skills in front of me, don't you know what it means to be the ruler? Today, I will show you what true imperial power looks like!"

  He raised the Red Sky Slasher high above his head and slashed downwards, but everyone who saw this move was a bit perplexed. After all, Liu Xuan was still several steps away from Zhang Xi at this moment, so it seemed impossible for him to hit his opponent with this slash.

  Several generals thought that the emperor was going to use some trick, but after Liu Xuan swung his sword down, there was no flying knife energy or anything like that. In fact, Liu Xuan's sword only swung halfway before stopping, and the tip of the blade pointed straight at Zhang Xiū.

  "Five thunders rumble overhead!"

  Everyone was confused, only a few cultivators vaguely heard a voice, and before they could be surprised, a thunderbolt thicker than a person fell from the sky and struck Zhang Xiuying with a loud crash.

  The lightning struck down in the blink of an eye, and everyone felt a flash before their eyes. The burst of light from the lightning strike had slightly affected their vision, but the scene of the lightning striking down was deeply imprinted on their minds. And thinking back to what Your Majesty said just now...

  "Heaven's Wrath!"

  Liu Xuan's move was actually also a borrowed force, and the five-element thunder force used was taken from Zhang Xiufu's Five Thunder Law. Although Liu Xuan didn't think much of this move, using it himself would definitely be much stronger than when Zhang Xiufu used it.

  But unexpectedly, after the smoke and dust dispersed, Zhang Xiu spat out blood but did not die.

  "Oh?" Liu Xuan raised an eyebrow and noticed the seal hanging on his head: "Is there still a treasure to protect himself?"

  This seal is the treasure of Tian Shi Dao's preaching, named Yang Ping Zhi Du Gong Yin. As Zhang Xiushen was the leader of Tian Shi Dao, he could naturally use this object, and it was precisely by relying on this treasure that he was able to preserve his life under the five thunderbolts just now.

  However, that also gave him a severe injury. Not only was the true energy in his body completely disrupted, but the Yangping Zhizheng seal was also damaged by the previous blow and could no longer withstand such a strong attack.

  Zhang Xi couldn't understand how this young emperor was so formidable. He didn't know that most of the power in the Five Thunderclap came from himself, and if it weren't for his own cultivation being too scattered and not concentrated enough, and his understanding of the Five Thunderclaps not being thorough enough, he should have realized earlier that Liu Xuan's move had borrowed someone else's power.

  It was precisely because of these reasons that Zhang Xi misinterpreted the move as being made by Liu Xuan, and his heart became even more fearful. At this point, he no longer had any intention of continuing to fight back, and began to think about how he could escape with his life.

  But will Liu Xuan give him this chance?

  "Want to escape?" Liu Xuan asked, and after making a move, he didn't just stand there waiting. He had already begun to mobilize all the dragon energy within the Red Sky, finally resonating with the dragon eggs outside his body. A ball of orange-red flames rose up, gradually taking shape: "Come when you want, leave when you want? Is that really possible in this world?"

  This move is indeed domineering, a technique that can enhance Liu Xuan's strength, speed and reaction ability in a short period of time. However, the dragon energy used now is not his own, so the power of this move has decreased somewhat, and the enhancement effect is at most half of what it should be.

  However, that was enough. Liu Xuan's foot stepped down and he rushed out, arriving in front of Zhang Xiuyi in an instant, then with a single slash of his knife, a dazzling red glow burst forth.