Tower Defense: Public Enemy

Chapter 519 Killing an Inner Disciple

Qinghuo transformed and flew back to his cave atop the Long Sky Sword.

This cave dwelling is very simple. Inside the stone gate, there is a large hall, about a hundred square meters in size. The floor is flat and there are glowing pearls on the ceiling. Three passages branch off from the hall, leading to three larger stone chambers, but that is all. There is nothing else.

In fact, the entire cave space was shrouded in gray mist. It was a small space with a radius of less than ten miles. The mountains within were rooted in the mist, with rocks and trees on them, some small animals living on them, and a few spiritual springs. They seemed to be no different from ordinary mountains.

Lei Chi controlled his Azure Flame avatar back to his cave, sat on a stone stool, and scoffed, "That bastard actually blocked the door, forcing me to cower here!"

He was quite frustrated. The green mangzi was guarding outside, making it impossible for him to explore the inner disciples' activity area. In terms of combat strength, this guy was slightly better than him. In a head-on battle, the green fire avatar would not have the upper hand.

"However, this guy is a decent sparring partner. His techniques are powerful and his methods are ingenious, but his damage output isn't very high. The Azure Flame Avatar can't defeat him, but he can't kill the Azure Flame Avatar either. For every day he's outside, I can cultivate in seclusion in the stone slab passage for ten years. I'll have him help me cultivate for now..."

Lei Chi silently made his plans.

A day later, Lei Chi completed another ten-year seclusion. After emerging from seclusion, he controlled his Azure Flame avatar to leave the cave. As expected, he encountered Azure Mangzi again. After fighting him for a while, he was no match for him and retreated back to the cave.

For the next two weeks, Lei Chi would control his Azure Flame Avatar to fight against Qing Mangzi after ending his ten-year seclusion. Relying on the Azure Flame Avatar's thick skin and tough flesh, he was able to escape unscathed each time.

Qing Mangzi was also frustrated, but also shocked to find that the power of Qinghuo's avatar was increasing rapidly, becoming noticeably stronger almost every day. Although he could still suppress it now, it was becoming increasingly difficult to subdue it.

"This kid is strange; he might possess some valuable treasure. I've been blocking the entrance for half a month, but I can't continue like this. I need to lure him out, and once he's far from the cave, I'll strike and capture him in one fell swoop!"

Outside the cave of Thunder Pool, Qing Mangzi, who had just defeated the Azure Flame Avatar and forced it to flee back to its cave, snorted lightly, took a step forward, and his body suddenly stepped into the void and disappeared.

He is the Void Sword God, who cultivates the Divine Sword Technique. His greatest skill is to escape into the void. Naturally, he will not leave now, but will hide and wait for the reappearance of the Azure Flame incarnation.

A day later, the Azure Flame avatar reappeared as expected. He strode out of the cave's sphere of light and shouted, "Old bull-headed bastard, come out and fight this god-lord for three hundred rounds!"

Every time he leaves the cave, Lei Chi always controls the Azure Flame incarnation to shout like this, and then the Azure Mangzi will jump out to fight him.

But this time, Qing Mangzi did not come out.

The Azure Flame avatar called out twice more, but Azure Mangzi still didn't appear. Lei Chi wasn't in a hurry and shouted again, "You good-for-nothing! Weren't you blocking the door? Why aren't you coming out? Did you run away? Bah, you're nothing!"

After saying this, the Azure Flame avatar turned around and retreated back to its cave.

Seeing this, Qing Mangzi, hidden in the void, almost coughed up blood: "Why did this guy go back again? Be careful! I want to see how long he can cower in his cave!"

Qing Mangzi made up his mind that he must not reveal himself easily. He would lie in wait in the void and wait until Qing Huo's avatar was far away from the cave before capturing him.

The next day, Qinghuo's avatar appeared outside the cave's sphere of light as usual. He still shouted at Qingmangzi in the void three times, and then immediately returned to the cave, showing no intention of going out to explore.

The same thing happened on the third day, and every day thereafter.

Time flies, and another half month has passed.

At this moment, in the cave space, Qinghuo's avatar stood up, while his main body had completed another ten-year seclusion.

"Unbeknownst to us, more than three hundred years have passed!"

The avatar of Azure Flame shook his head. He had been in the inner disciples' activity area for more than a month, and could be said to have been staying in his own cave space the whole time, while his main body had been in seclusion for more than three hundred years.

The long period of secluded cultivation gradually made Lei Chi's temperament cold and indifferent. Every time he focused his thoughts on the Azure Flame incarnation, he always felt as if he were in another world.

"I wonder if that green mangzi is still guarding the door. With my current strength, if I were to fight him, I wouldn't be as passive as before. There's a high chance I could turn the tables and kill him."

Lei Chi gazed at the exit of the cave world, pondering silently.

During his more than three hundred years of seclusion, Lei Chi mainly cultivated the [Great Mighty Divine Skill]. Now, the number of his thoughts has reached three million, which is thirty thousand times that of ordinary people. Both his mental strength and spiritual awareness have been greatly enhanced.

Furthermore, Lei Chi cultivated the [Free and Blissful Skill] to its fullest extent, and the Free and Blissful Divine Dharma Image and the Blissful Divine Dharma Image in his sea of ​​consciousness became solid and real, faintly becoming the center of his sea of ​​consciousness, producing some wonderful changes, making his sea of ​​consciousness and soul more stable.

For Lei Chi, the changes in the Free and Easy Divine Dharma Form and the Blissful Divine Dharma Form were a pleasant surprise, exceeding the descriptions in the cultivation manuals. Although the number of thoughts in Lei Chi's mind had only increased by about half compared to when he first entered the inner disciple activity area, his mental power seemed to be several times stronger. The power of [Mindless Cycle], [Shocking Divine Break], and [Mental Power Storm] had also increased accordingly.

The [Free and Blissful Skill] and the [Turtle Flow Qi Gong] have many similarities. Lei Chi's [Turtle Flow Qi Gong] can be considered a breakthrough. If he goes to the Great Immortal Academy to take the exam, it may not be impossible for him to obtain a Level 3 certificate.

Lei Chi's [Return to Origin Qi Gong] has also made a breakthrough. Under the secret technique of [Burning Fire Divine Skill], the number of his internal universes has now reached 31, and he is not far from "Great Completion".

Of course, the "great success" here refers to the great success described on the stone tablet carried by the giant tortoise in the ruins of the ancient holy domain. Whether there is any follow-up to this technique is still unknown to Lei Chi, but if he achieves great success, it should not be difficult for him to enter the Great Immortal Academy again to participate in the assessment and obtain the Level 3 Returning to Origin Great Immortal Certificate.

As for the Meteor Realm, there has been almost no progress in the past three hundred years, and Lei Chi has not used the Overlord Realm given to him by the Yellow Sand Lord.

As for the many methods in the [Mind Master's Manual], Lei Chi had learned about them all, but he only seriously practiced [Mindless Cycle], [Spiritual Break], and [Mind Power Storm].

Of course, Lei Chi did not abandon his [Trident Thunder Technique] either. However, due to the nature of the technique itself, the power of its moves has an upper limit and cannot increase with Lei Chi's own strength like moves such as [Shocking God Break].

However, the Great Tiger that Lei Chi condenses using the [Great Might Divine Skill] will become stronger as the number of Lei Chi thoughts increases.

"You green-haired scoundrel, why hide your true colors? Come out and fight this divine lord!"

After leaving the cave, the Azure Flame avatar continued to call out, but unfortunately, it still received no response.

Unlike before, the Azure Flame Avatar did not return to its cave this time, but instead strode away to continue searching for the cave of Huangsha Lord Sha Wujing.

Hidden in the void, Qing Mangzi was moved by this scene, thinking to himself, "That bastard finally came out! Haha, he tries to be a coward but doesn't quite pull it off, not befitting a coward. In the end, he can only be a passerby in this Holy Divine Palace!"

He silently followed the avatar of the Azure Flame, waiting for it to get a little further away from the cave before launching a surprise attack.

Lei Chi also spread his divine sense at this time. The two Dharma images in his sea of ​​consciousness were radiating golden light, but he still did not find any figure of Qing Mangzi. However, the feeling of being spied on persisted, and he could not feel at ease.

"Better safe than sorry. That green-haired man is the Void Sword God; he might be good at hiding. I need to be on guard at all times..."

Lei Chi remained outwardly calm, but secretly he was preparing to unleash the [Psychic Storm] at any moment.

A moment later, Lei Chi left his cave about two miles away. Just as he was about to enter a valley, his eyes were suddenly filled with light. Countless snow-white sword tips appeared out of thin air in front of him, densely packed like fish scales, forming a high wall.

Not only in front of the Azure Flame Avatar, but also to its left, right, and behind, countless sword tips appeared. These sword tips connected to form a closed space, and then longswords appeared, each one like a swimming fish, rotating clockwise and then shrinking inward, just like a vortex of swords, sealing the Azure Flame Avatar within it.

Lei Chi had been on guard all along, and without thinking, he immediately unleashed [Psychic Storm].

The next moment, the sound of swords rang out, and countless longswords shrank and gathered around the avatar of the blue flame, then scattered in all directions with a clang, and a large number of broken swords fell to the ground.

Another muffled groan rang out, and Qing Mangzi, who had just escaped from the void and was standing on the Divine Will Universe Edge, fell headfirst from mid-air.

At this moment, the power of Lei Chi's [Psychic Storm] far surpasses that of [Shock God Break] from over three hundred years ago.

Of course, these three hundred years refers to Lei Chi. For Qing Mangzi, it's only a month. He never expected Lei Chi's strength to improve so quickly. He was caught off guard and immediately fell victim to the attack. His soul trembled violently, and he immediately felt an unbearable headache.

The Azure Flame avatar broke free from the countless longswords and flew to the alarm lock. His clothes were already tattered, but he still mindlessly unleashed another [Psychic Storm].

An invisible spiritual force, like a hurricane, rapidly spread outwards from the Azure Flame incarnation.

"Once isn't enough, let's do it ten more times!"

At this moment, Lei Chi didn't care about anything and did whatever he wanted, disregarding the consumption of his energy, and frantically released [Psychic Storm], actually casting it ten times in a row.

After mindlessly unleashing ten [Psychic Storms], Lei Chi began to look around and quickly spotted Qing Mangzi lying on the ground. Qing Mangzi was lying face down with his body trembling slightly.

"Good heavens, he's still alive!"

Lei Chi dared not be careless. He pointed at Qing Mangzi, and 40 long-range swords immediately flew towards Qing Mangzi from all directions. They pierced into his body with great force.

"what!"

Qing Mangzi roared in pain, surprisingly regaining his senses. He tried to get up, but Lei Chi, controlling his Azure Flame avatar, slapped his chest and roared at Qing Mangzi at close range, "Die!"

With a roar, he unleashed the [Shocking God Break] technique, his invisible spiritual power directly pouring into Qing Mangzi's mind. The former disciple seemed to be electrocuted, his body immediately stiffening and motionless. Then, he hurriedly turned his head to look at Qing Huo's avatar.

"What kind of look is that?"

The Azure Flame Avatar responded with a cold snort, then patted its chest and unleashed [Shock God Strike] once more.

This time, Qing Mangzi's pupils dilated rapidly, and in less than a breath, both of his eyes turned completely gray-black, losing all their luster.

Lei Chi disregarded his condition, reached out and pressed down on him, and forty-two long-swords immediately pierced through him. Clang clang clang clang, in just a moment, they shattered Qing Mangzi's body into countless pieces.

"He should be dead by now, right? Let's finish him off with another Shocking Strike!"

Lei Chi controlled his Azure Flame avatar and unleashed another [Shocking God Strike] on the fragments of Azure Frog. He then began a ritual of deliverance, chanting scriptures to help them pass on, repeating this nine times before stopping.

"Senior Brother Qingmangzi, please don't blame me for being ruthless. Your strength is simply too great, and I dared not hold back in the slightest. May you find eternal peace in the Pure Land!"

Lei Chi controlled his Azure Flame avatar and said something, but at that moment, he suddenly sensed something and quickly turned his body to the side.

With a clang, a giant sword the size of a door descended from the sky, piercing the ground almost past the tip of the pen that Qinghuo had transformed into, and the powerful slash quickly created cracks in the earth.

Lei Chi was so shocked that cold sweat broke out on his back.

His divine sense detected a green-skinned orc, and the giant sword that slashed down from the tip of the blue flame avatar's nose was the one he had released.

Lei Chi also had a premonition that if he hadn't dodged in time and been hit by that giant sword, even his Azure Flame Avatar would have been seriously injured.

That giant sword was far more powerful than the countless longswords that Qing Mangzi conjured from the void.

The avatar of Qinghuo was ambushed by Qingmangzi and torn by countless longswords. His clothes were ripped, but the actual damage he suffered was not great. If calculated in terms of life points, it would only be around ten or twenty billion. However, the giant sword that fell from the sky made Lei Chi feel that his life was threatened.

"This giant sword possesses the power to threaten and even annihilate the Azure Flame avatar!"

Lei Chi made a quick decision. He couldn't care about anything else at the moment. He hurriedly stepped back and touched the storage ring on his right thumb. With two loud bangs, the two battle soul gems exploded and transformed into a giant flaming Kun and a Pixiu.

The giant Fiery Kun was enormous, but after being made into a battle spirit puppet, its size shrank considerably, becoming only about ten meters long. The Pixiu was about the same size, resembling a large-headed lion dog with a large head, small body, large mouth, large eyes, and a small tail. After appearing, it squatted in mid-air, looking rather cute.

The Azure Flame avatar quickly hid behind the two giant beasts.

He realized that the green-skinned orc who launched the sneak attack must also be a player from the previous generation, and this person should be even more difficult to deal with than Qing Mangzi.

"Huh! A battle spirit puppet! You newbie have some treasures. That slippery green mantis died at your hands, perhaps it wasn't unjust!"

The green-skinned orc in the distance spoke up as he strode toward Thunder Pool.

Lei Chi said, "Senior brother, if you continue forward, don't blame me for being impolite."

Since the opponent had launched a sneak attack, Lei Chi naturally didn't think he was a good person and was prepared to continue fighting.

(End of this chapter)