"Heh heh, you really underestimate me, the Thunder Demon! I’m the strongest of all the Basic Level members in the Outer Mountain!"
BAM!
Having landed a successful strike, the Thunder Demon stuck out the tip of his tongue and licked his lips. He poured Primordial Power into his Thunder Gang Saber once more and shot toward Mu Chen like an arrow loosed from its bow. ’Most of Mu Chen’s strength comes from that bizarre Giant Fan! Now that it’s been knocked away, this is the perfect time to kill him!’
"Thunder Slaying Demon Sealing Slash!"
Countless bolts of lightning erupted from the Thunder Gang Saber. At a glance, they looked like life-reaping chains sweeping toward Mu Chen!
With a deafening CRACKLE, Mu Chen’s body was instantly assaulted by myriad bolts of thunder. The lightning twisted and intertwined, binding him tightly. Amidst a continuous series of sharp crackles, his body was lifted off the ground by these chains of thunder, left hanging high in the air!
BZZZT... BZZZT... BZZZT...
"AAAAAHHHH!"
Numbness accompanied by a tearing pain made Mu Chen roar loudly, veins bulging on his face. The sight was one of extreme agony!
"Chen’Er!!"
"Brother Mu Chen!!"
Watching Mu Chen’s body convulse nonstop, Mu Bingling and Ye Shuangshuang cried out in alarm, their eyes instantly turning red. This was the first time they had ever seen Mu Chen so thoroughly overwhelmed.
"Heh heh, hurts, doesn’t it! Brat, this is just the beginning! Next, I’ll slowly use this Thunder Gang Saber to carve your flesh and scrape your bones, all to avenge my brother’s severed arm!"
The discrimination he’d faced since childhood had long since twisted his psyche. The Thunder Demon gave a sinister laugh, gently stroking his Thunder Gang Saber. His gaze toward Mu Chen suddenly grew fervent. It had been five years since he’d entered Holy Tomb Mountain. Other than when he went out for missions, he hadn’t had the chance to torture a Martial Artist to death in a long time!
The Thunder Demon raised his saber and stepped in front of Mu Chen. Sizing up the still-screaming Mu Chen, he rubbed his chin and mused, "Let’s see... should I cut off his hands first, or his legs?"
"Hmm... You brat, you look like a pretty boy, and I hate pretty boys more than anything else in this world! I’ve decided! I’ll start by slicing off your jaw!"
With that, the Thunder Demon raised his arm, swinging his saber to slice at Mu Chen’s face...
But just then, Mu Chen, who had been crying out in pain just a moment ago, suddenly straightened his body. A mysterious, eerie smile touched the corners of his lips...
"Hah!!"
The startling roar made the Thunder Demon’s raised blade pause for an instant. In that brief moment, Mu Chen broke free from the control of the Thunder Slaying Demon Sealing Slash! He clenched his fists, and with a single thought, the phantoms of an ice-blue Giant Dragon and a pitch-black Giant Dragon soared into the sky!
"ROOOOAR!!!"
The Giant Dragons intertwined as Dragon’s Might descended! All of creation had to prostrate itself, let alone this dense, year-round fog! At the dragons’ fury, the mist vanished into thin air!!
In an instant, with the Giant Dragon phantoms at the center, the sky cleared for a thousand li in every direction. Sunlight bathed the earth, and vision... became clear!!
"That is..."
A thousand li away, within a pocket of mist, three figures stared blankly at the strange spectacle circling in the sky, their eyes flashing!
"It’s Brother Mu Chen! That’s his Profound Dragon Arm and Nether Arm!"
Little Tiger cried out in surprise. He quickly slung the Battle Axe in his hands onto his back and pointed ahead excitedly, "Brother Qing Lei, Sister Mo Qing, look! The fog has cleared! Brother Mu Chen must be over there! Let’s go!"
Mo Qing looked worriedly at the sky. After hearing Little Tiger’s words, she said nothing and simply shot forward. Her speed was so great it completely defied the limits of a Water Attribute Martial Artist.
Hearing this, a cold glint flashed in Qing Lei’s eyes. He nodded with a grunt of affirmation, and his entire body was enveloped by a black mist, vanishing from the space in an instant.
Calm as he was, he instantly understood the source of Mo Qing’s worry. ’Mu Chen... he’s *the* Mu Chen! The very pillar of their morale. The Profound Dragon Arm and the Nether Arm are two of his greatest trump cards. He’s never used them at the same time before, not even when he faced Long Xiaotian, a Second-Ring Martial Emperor.’
’To unleash both of them in an instant now... that can only mean one thing! Mu Chen’s current situation is dire!!’
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