With the help of Jiuxiao and Pengluo, Li Guanqi's consciousness gradually cleared.
The moment he woke, he saw Jiuxiao drenched in blood with scales torn away, and Pengluo with sunken cheeks, reduced to skin and bones.
A warm surge welled in his heart. Raising a hand, he drew the two of them into the sword coffin space.
Boom!
A silent roar echoed within him as the primal energy in his body coursed rapidly and his vitality surged.
His flesh regenerated at a rapid pace, the charred flesh upon him sloughing off like a shell.
Li Guanqi felt the immensely powerful physical strength flowing through him, his eyes flashing sharply!
Licking his lips, he found that the transformation in his body had also stabilized his divine soul considerably.
He glanced at the thunderclouds still churning and gathering above, then turned toward Lu Wuhen, who was striking out with all his might beneath the heavenly tribulation. A chilling glint flashed in Li Guanqi's eyes.
Seeing this, Nangong Xuandu gave a start in his heart!
"What is he doing?"
Not only Nangong Xuandu, but Meng Jiangchu and his cohort, as well as Zhou Yunqing, couldn't help speaking up.
"Could this kid... be planning to attack the Lu kid right now?"
Meng Jiangchu's mouth twitched. Knowing Li Guanqi, the boy would never let an opportunity slip by once he held the upper hand.
The Lu clan ancestor's expression was unsightly in the extreme, as though he had swallowed a fly the moment he opened his mouth.
A sharp glint flashed in the eyes of the old woman from the Zhu clan as well. Lu Wuhen's physical body was inferior to Li Guanqi's; he dared not use the tribulation lightning to temper his body, and could only break through first and improve slowly after entering the Body Integration Realm. Now that Li Guanqi had seized such an opening, no one could do anything about it.
Lu Kangnian had switched to a new war drum, pounding it with tremendous gusto, his arms swinging so fast they blurred into afterimages.
Lu Wuhen naturally noticed Li Guanqi's killing intent. Raising his hand, he shattered the lightning overhead, sending sparks flying in all directions.
Lu Wuhen panted heavily. Such terrifying tribulation lightning took everything he had to resist. Yet a sliver of hope lingered in his heart; he didn't believe Li Guanqi would dare strike at him! The combined might of two heavenly tribulations was no joke. One wrong move, and someone would die!
Boom! Crash!
The void shattered for hundreds of zhang as Li Guanqi's figure vanished from where he stood!
Dual-wielding his swords, Li Guanqi charged toward Lu Wuhen like a god of slaughter!
The sight stunned everyone to their core.
"Is he mad?! Does he know what he's doing? He's courting death!"
"Crazy! Li Guanqi has gone crazy!"
"*Gulp*... Am I seeing things? He actually dares to charge right into Lu Wuhen's tribulation range! Isn't he afraid of dying?!"
Lu Wuhen was even more alarmed. Hurling himself backward in retreat, he roared in fury, "Li Guanqi, are you insane?!"
Swinging both swords simultaneously, Li Guanqi uttered in a chilling voice, "Demon Shadow Slash: Dark Night!"
Buzz!
Sword light flared, plunging heaven and earth within a hundred li into darkness as two terrifying arcs of sword light slashed horizontally across the void!
Lu Wuhen's mind was reeling. No matter what, he hadn't imagined that Li Guanqi would truly dare to strike! Gripping his weapon tightly, the blade of the Dengxian Sword erupted with dazzling radiance. In that moment, Lu Wuhen's gaze turned razor-sharp, his sword slashing out repeatedly. A magnificent, resplendent swath of sword light burst forth!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As explosions rang out, Li Guanqi took the brunt of the shockwaves head-on, preparing to charge forward once more. But right then, amidst violent churnings overhead, both thunderclouds simultaneously hurled down over a dozen thick bolts of lightning!
Li Guanqi gave a cold sneer. Utterly fearless, he raised his swords and shot straight toward the skies!
On the other side, Lu Wuhen's body was sent hurtling violently backward, an arm bent at a grotesque angle. Pale bone pierced through his skin, slick with shredded flesh and blood. Spitting out a mouthful of blood, Lu Wuhen stared at Li Guanqi in horror.
Such a physical body was simply terrifying.
Yet at that moment, the thunderclouds of both tribulations roared down in full force!
Dozens of sword beams surged up from below, but Li Guanqi's body was still battered toward the earth.
Boom!
Plummeting thousands of zhang, his body crashed heavily into the earth. Mountains shuddered and the ground trembled. The land for ten li around was scorched black by lightning, leaving a crater over three hundred zhang across. Li Guanqi lay within it, his body charred black and his mangled flesh crackling with writhing arcs of lightning as thick as wrists.
Li Guanqi's eyes shone brightly. Heavenly tribulation lightning truly was the ultimate material for body tempering!
He lay quietly in the crater, paralyzed and immobilized by the lightning. Yet a fierce, feral smile crept across his face as he looked toward Lu Wuhen in midair.
He dared to strike, but Lu Wuhen didn't!
Not only would he strike, he would also use Lu Wuhen's tribulation lightning to temper his own body, thoroughly solidifying his physical realm and using the power of heavenly thunder to forcibly fuse his divine soul.
Incomplete?
Then he would make up for it with the power of the heavenly tribulation!
Boom!
Li Guanqi's power surged upward once again, the terrifying pressure making the void tremble uncontrollably. The battle had progressed far beyond anyone's expectations.
The churning thunderclouds signaled that their tribulations were nearing an end. Thanks to extensive preparations, Lu Wuhen had not sustained overly severe injuries. Meanwhile, the onlookers swallowed hard as they watched Li Guanqi slowly climb to his feet; no one doubted that Li Guanqi would survive his tribulation.
Yet Li Guanqi's two sword strikes from earlier had torn right through Lu Wuhen's chest, the crisscrossing sword qi nearly mincing his internal organs!
"Lunatic!" Lu Wuhen cursed under his breath, staring at Li Guanqi, before focusing all his attention on the impending final tribulation strikes.
A metallic tang of blood filled Li Guanqi's mouth. Looking up into the skies, he charged toward Lu Wuhen once more without the slightest hesitation!
This blatant disregard for consequences and his own life thoroughly enraged Lu Wuhen. At this point, Lu Wuhen couldn't find words to describe Li Guanqi—the man was an utter madman. Setting aside every stray thought, Lu Wuhen abandoned caution.
Boom!
"If you want to die, I'll keep you company!"
With those words, Lu Wuhen teleported before Li Guanqi, Dengxian Sword in hand. Sword radiance flared in all directions. Dual-wielding his blades, Li Guanqi swung at a speed that nearly overwhelmed him. But Lu Wuhen's strength was not to be underestimated either; violent sword qi tore through the void as the two fought from the earth straight into midair.
Nangong Xuandu had no choice but to erect a defensive barrier before the crowd. What Dao platform? What boundary? None of it worked for the two anymore; no matter how strong the barrier, tribulation lightning could still penetrate it.
Rumble!
Clang! Clang! Clang, clang, clang!
High in the firmament, the two thunderclouds intertwined, unleashing indiscriminate barrages of terrifying lightning that rained from the skies like a downpour.
Enduring only a few bolts of blood-red lightning, Lu Wuhen was already flayed open, his body trembling uncontrollably.
*Damn it! How can this lightning be so powerful?! What kind of monster is he?!*
Li Guanqi, on the other hand, wore a look of pure enjoyment as he let the lightning strike him, even actively absorbing and devouring the stray arcs.
Rumble!
With tacit understanding, the two pulled back thousands of zhang from each other!
In unison, they raised their heads toward the heavens—the final bolts of lightning were about to descend!
Chapter 817