Zombie World: Starting as an apprentice of the Thunder King

"You've got some skills!"

Seeing that his first attack had missed, Zhang Yang activated his magic technique again.

Several flames shot out from his palms, forming a fire net in the air that enveloped Shi Shaojian.

Shi Shaojian's gaze sharpened, and he dodged to avoid a direct confrontation, simultaneously forming a hand seal with his left hand: "Wooden Stake Technique! Rise!"

Instead of attacking Zhang Yang directly, he raised three wooden stakes in front of him, blocking the coverage of the fire net.

The fire net struck the wooden stake and burst into flames, the stake shielding him from the blow.

Zhang Yang had to jump again to dodge, but he had only just reached mid-air.

Shi Shaojian had already reached him, unleashing a sweeping attack with his Demon-Slaying Sword: "Heavenly Slash!"

Zhang Yang hurriedly raised his sword to parry, but the clang made his arm go numb, and he couldn't help but take several steps back, his expression changing slightly.

He never expected that this seemingly carefree Maoshan disciple would be so fierce in a fight.

"Again!"

Shi Shaojian pressed his advantage relentlessly, unleashing a barrage of slashes and thrusts with his Demon-Slaying Sword, combined with his Wooden Stake Technique to attack from all directions simultaneously, leaving Zhang Yang scrambling and overwhelmed.

After a dozen or so moves, Zhang Yang was struck on the shoulder by a sword strike from Shi Shaojian and sent flying backward.

He struggled to his feet, still wanting to fight, but Shi Shaojian's sword tip was already three inches from his throat.

"You flatter me." Shi Shaojian sheathed his sword and stood up, grinning.

The area outside was quiet, and the disciples from various sects were all somewhat surprised by what they saw.

They had thought that the disciples of the Blazing Fire Sect, whose attributes countered those of wood magic, should be able to suppress Shi Shaojian, but they did not expect to be defeated so quickly.

"Brother Shi is awesome!"

"Senior Brother Shi is invincible!"

The Maoshan disciples watched from the sidelines, screaming with excitement...

Shi Shaojian raised his chin at Lin Bei with a smug look on his face.

How about that? Your senior brother is awesome, right?

One of the Earth Master elders of the Blazing Fire Sect looked rather embarrassed and waved to another disciple behind him: "Wang Lie, you go."

Wang Lie was a few years older than Zhang Yang, and his cultivation had reached the peak of the late stage of Daoist mastery. His aura was much more refined than Zhang Yang's.

He stepped into the formation and gave Shi Shaojian a cold look: "Maoshan does have some tricks up its sleeve, but you should go down now."

Shi Shaojian looked him up and down: "Hey, changed players? Come on, come on, I haven't had enough of this fight yet."

Shi Shaojian dared not be careless. He retreated several steps while simultaneously activating the Wooden Stake Technique, raising a wooden wall in front of him to block the fire dragon.

However, Wang Lie's cultivation was a level higher than Zhang Yang's, and the fire dragon continued its attack with undiminished momentum after smashing the wooden wall.

"The Eight Trigrams Sword Technique, Kan Water dispels evil!"

Shi Shaojian slashed out with his sword, the sword light carrying a layer of aquamarine spiritual light as it met the fire dragon.

The two forces exploded in mid-air, filling the entire formation with water vapor.

The two then clashed again, and Wang Lie's fire magic was more refined than Zhang Yang's.

Each strike carried a concentrated burst of fiery power, shattering Shi Shaojian's wooden stake one after another.

Shi Shaojian managed to stabilize the situation by dodging left and right using the Bagua sword technique and his agile movements.

Wang Lie struck out with his palm, and sparks exploded at Shi Shaojian's feet, forcing him to retreat repeatedly.

Shi Shaojian changed his sword move, intending to counterattack, but Wang Lie anticipated his move.

He slapped the sword with his backhand, making the man's hand go numb.

"You lost," Wang Lie said calmly.

Shi Shaojian steadied himself, a hint of defiance flashing in his eyes: "Again!"

The Demon-Slaying Sword in his hand lit up with sword light once more, and he unleashed three consecutive moves of the Bagua Sword Technique.

The sword energy crisscrossed, forcing Wang Lie to retreat several steps.

Wang Lie steadied himself, flames gathering in his palm, and unleashed a punch: "Blazing Mountain Collapse!"

A thick pillar of flame slammed towards Shi Shaojian. Shi Shaojian raised his sword to block, but was forced back several steps by the force of the blow.

Having regained his footing, he charged out again.

Wang Lie frowned and gathered flames once more.

Shi Shaojian abruptly stopped just before reaching him, flicking his wrist to release over a dozen fire talismans from his sleeve: "Explosive Flame! Imperial Decree!"

More than a dozen sparks exploded at the same time, completely obscuring Wang Lie's vision.

Wang Lie sneered, his body crackling with fiery energy as he easily dispelled the flames: "Using fire talismans against people from my Blazing Fire Sect?"

"You're probably...

Before he could finish speaking, he stared ahead in horror.

After the flames subsided, a ball of blue-white lightning was gathering between Shi Shaojian's hands.

The bolt of lightning was rapidly compressing and deforming, transforming into a cross-shaped silhouette of lightning.

The lightning contained a chilling pressure that sent shivers down Wang Lie's spine.

"Thunder Clippers! Go!"

With a roar, Shi Shaojian unleashed a bolt of lightning that shot out of his hand, hurtling towards Wang Lie with its sharp lightning.

Wang Lie's pupils contracted sharply. In a moment of desperation, he took out a palm-sized crimson bronze shield from his robes and poured his magic power into it.

A layer of crimson light shone on the surface of the bronze shield, and the Thunder Scissors struck the light shield.

With a snap, it cut most of the light shield to pieces, and with its remaining force, it cut a clear crack in the low-grade magic artifact-level bronze shield.

Wang Lie was forced back by the aftershock, his face pale, and the bronze shield in his hand had lost much of its power.

"This...this is the thunder magic of the Shenxiao Sect?" Wang Lie's expression turned ugly.

At the edge of the square, the elders from all factions simultaneously turned their gazes toward the Shenxiao Sect.

Master Yu Lei was drinking tea when he felt those gazes. He simply put down his teacup and smiled, "That's right, those are the Thunderclap Scissors of my Shenxiao Sect."

"Master Yu Lei, how come your Shenxiao Sect's thunder magic is passed on to Maoshan disciples?" an elder couldn't help but ask.

Master Yu Lei waved his hand: "Young friend Shi Shaojian had done a favor for my Shenxiao Sect before, so I taught him this technique."

"It's just a self-defense spell, nothing serious."

"Did you do me a favor?"

Master Zhang Jingxu raised an eyebrow. "May I ask Master Yu Lei, what favor could a young man at the peak of the Daoist realm possibly have done for the Shenxiao Sect?"

Master Yu Lei's expression immediately turned cold: "Do you all still remember the Daoist kill order issued by my Shenxiao Sect?"

"That evil cultist who slaughtered more than a dozen villages, Elder Wu, the geomancer of my Shenxiao Sect, died at his hands."

"My two young friends, Shi Shaojian and Lin Bei, once came to the rescue of my Shenxiao Sect disciples when they were besieged by evil forces, saving more than a dozen lives."

"What's wrong with me passing on a thunder technique to him?"

"What exactly is the origin of this heretical sect? How dare they be so arrogant?" Master Yin Xuanji of Wudang asked with a frown.

Master Yu Lei remained silent for a moment: "That evil path can control corpse puppets and vengeful ghosts, and has slaughtered more than ten villages. Its methods are extremely cruel."

"I suspect... this person may be related to the remnants of the Soul Society from back then."

"The Corpse Soul Sect?"

Master Zhang Jingxu's expression darkened. "Wasn't the Corpse Soul Sect wiped out by Shi Jian?"

"We destroyed the sect's headquarters, but it's hard to guarantee that no one escaped."

Master Yu Lei shook his head, "Our Shenxiao Sect is still investigating this matter. If we have any definite news, we will inform all other sects."