"Ice Extreme Demon Pupils!"
Without a sound, a mesmerizing ice-blue hue instantly veiled Mu Chen’s eyes. Flowers of Ice Crystal seemed to bloom and spin within his pupils. In the blink of an eye, the dense fog vanished without a trace, leaving his vision perfectly clear. Wisps of pure, ice-blue Primordial Power rose from within his body, gradually accelerating until they erupted like a geyser. In a flash, the power transformed into a bone-chilling wind that swept through the surroundings before abruptly retracting to wrap tightly around his body.
"Gangfeng Vortex!"
The Red Lotus Ice Technique activated on its own. Six enormous Ice Crystal Petals materialized behind Mu Chen, spinning rapidly. He had entered his full combat state!
He was serious now!
A sudden, immense surge of Primordial Power pressed down on him, and a chill ran up the Thunder Demon’s spine. If before he had only regarded Mu Chen’s strength with gravity, confident he could handle it with ease, now, the feeling Mu Chen gave him was one of pure danger. It was the sense of crisis that came from facing a true rival!
’Who in the world is this guy? How can he have so many combat Techniques?’
The Thunder Demon was utterly astonished, but the current situation no longer allowed him time to think. With a great shout, the Primordial Power of a Five-Ring Emperor erupted completely. This time, he held nothing back!
"Secret Technique, Thunder Armor! HA!"
Abruptly, a circular opening tore through the mist-shrouded sky, revealing a patch of brilliant azure. The sight was beautiful, but Mu Chen knew this was no time for admiration. Based on his understanding, any Secret Technique activated before a fight was an Enhancement Secret Technique—just like his own Red Lotus Ice Technique and Ice Extreme Demon Pupils. And right now, the Thunder Demon was casting one such technique.
When the Thunder Demon’s Primordial Power fluctuations reached their peak, a thick bolt of lightning shot out from the blue sky with a CRACK!
Immediately after, two more, then several, then countless bolts of lightning, each filled with terrifying destructive power, appeared. Within a few short breaths, a Thunder Realm only a dozen or so meters wide had suddenly formed.
Seeing this, Mu Chen raised his Profound Jade Fan horizontally, took a light step with Mist Step, and in an instant, appeared before the Thunder Demon. He swung the Fan Blade, determined to interrupt the Thunder Demon’s Secret Technique.
But when the Thunder Demon saw Mu Chen charging at him, he laughed instead of showing surprise. He snorted coldly, "Foolish whelp. If my Secret Technique were so easy to break, why would I even use it? Roar of Thunder! ROAR!!"
The Thunder Demon roared at the sky, and a violent shockwave erupted from his body with a BOOM. The Giant Fan swung by Mu Chen seemed to slam into a thick wall and was repelled with a CLANG! Not only that, but even Mu Chen himself was sent flying by that furiously violent impact!
This all happened in an instant. Then, as if answering his roar, the Thunder Realm in the sky exploded with a RUMBLE. Three bolts of different-colored Thunder descended from it, striking the Thunder Demon with a hiss!
In a flash, the three bolts of red, silver, and purple Thunder surrounded the Thunder Demon and contracted sharply! They ultimately formed a tangible suit of Thunder Armor, completely outfitting him!
And now, clad in the Thunder Armor, the Thunder Demon’s entire demeanor underwent a world-shaking change. Setting aside his appearance, just his eyes, glinting with Thunder Light, transformed from their earlier caution and gravity to sheer arrogance and conceit!
"Haha... Kid, you’re truly the strangest person I’ve met in all my years! I don’t know how you’re doing what you’re doing, but it’s been five years! Five years since anyone has forced me to use this Secret Technique! Even if you die by my hand today, you should feel honored in death!"
Feeling the abundant Primordial Power surging within him, the Thunder Demon revealed a wicked smile. He lightly stroked his Thunder Gang Saber and spoke to Mu Chen.
"Hehe... How do you know I’ll be the one to die before we’ve even fought?"
Subtly suppressing the churning blood in his chest, Mu Chen chuckled. It had been a long, long time since he had felt this level of power, and a long time since anyone had been able to injure him with a sound wave alone!