Chapter 240
“Is that how terrifying an Innate Lightning Body is?”
Chen Jingzhai admitted that he was jealous of Chen Lei.
Extracting the talent of a demonic king and using it to cultivate the Warm Sun Golden Lightning had never been heard of. It was almost impossible to get a spirit lightning without a lightning seed, especially a highest-grade one that could enhance one’s ability.
Moreover, the spirit lightning could even give its host the Lightning Magic Eye.
It finally made sense why Chen Lei was sought out by all clans. It was because of his powerful and unique body.
In the meantime, inside the formation, the golden lightning from the Lightning Magic Eye clashed with the Five Elements Destruction Divine Light shot out from the Dragon Turtle’s eyes. Instead of an explosion, the two attacks met a stalemate, just like when ice met fire.
Since Chen Lei had a stronger body, the spirit lightning continued to dance about inside his body. On the other hand, Hu Shouyang had spent too much spiritual power to activate the high-grade Five Elements Bracelet. He suffered the most from their attacks canceling each other out.
Plus, he clearly realized that. Without any hesitation, he immediately changed to the true five elements power on the bracelet. The Dragon Turtle’s shell began to glow.
Simultaneously, the Five Elements Destruction Divine Light disappeared. Just as the golden lightning was about to hit the Dragon Turtle, the shine on the bracelet flickered and absorbed the lightning.
Chen Jingzhai could not help but nod when he saw that.
The power of the five elements circulated one another. Instead of absorbing the golden lightning, it nullified it. Chen Jingzhai was also sure that the internal space of the bracelet was huge.
He was confident of that because he also owned a five elements magic treasure, the Five Bamboo Sword.
The Five Bamboo Sword had already reached the peak of a magic treasure. The next step was to condense its basic sentience. However, he did not enhance the Five Bamboo Sword further because he could continue to cultivate it with his divine bone.
Although the Five Bamboo Sword was different from the Five Elements Bracelet, they had the same concept. Nevertheless, Chen Jingzhai did not expect that the destruction divine light could be produced through reverse five elements. That was something he could learn from.
Meanwhile, the Five Elements Bracelet was shining brightly. After absorbing the lightning from the Dragon Turtle, the Red Shine White Lightning and the Warm Sun Golden Lightning, Hu Shouyang gently tapped it. It started to vibrate. Layers after layers of the bracelet’s afterimage could be seen. They slowly enveloped Chen Lei.
Chen Lei had already lost his patience. Without changing his expression, he took out another spear that was similar to the Thunder Spear he had created using lightning. However, this time, it was an actual spear.
It was a high-grade magic treasure, the Lightning Dragon Spear.
The aura around Chen Lei changed the moment he grabbed the spear. Before that, his aura seemed bottomless. Now, he felt like a hero who had jumped out of the abyss with a spear that could pierce heaven.
The Lightning Dragon Spear began to glow in white with a roar. The space inside the formation was shrouded in Red Shine White Lightning as he thrusted the spear out to hit the Five Elements Bracelet.
The afterimages of the bracelet shattered. The bracelet was forced back from the powerful force. With a single step, Chen Lei appeared in front of Hu Shouyang. He pointed the tip of his spear at his junior brother’s throat.
“I yield,” said Hu Shouyang without any expression.
“Thank you for the fight.” Chen Lei laughed and put his spear away.
The lightning inside the space disappeared almost instantly. Everything became quiet.
Wu Qi announced Chen Lei’s victory and waved his arm, telling the two participants to step out of the formation.
“Congratulations, Senior Brother!” Chen Jingzhai grinned.
“Junior Brother Hu isn’t half bad. Don’t underestimate your opponent.” Chen Lei reminded with a smile.
“I won’t.”
Chen Jingzhai had always been extremely cautious ever since he joined Luo Sheng Sword School. He had gathered a lot of aces up his sleeves.
He would never look down on his opponent, especially not after the battles he had experienced inside the Woods Ocean Ancient Path.
The young man clearly understood that accidents were always more dangerous than plots in the cultivation world.
That was why being cautious was never wrong. One could even benefit from it.
Since the main lineage had issued the challenge first, it was the side lineage’s turn.
That was the unwritten rule everyone had agreed on.
The side lineage sent out Ye Changyi, who had the metal spirit root, to challenge Chen Jingzhai.
“This is pretty much expected. He has one of the heaven spirit roots and doesn’t have a special physique. The information the sect has on Master-Uncle is that you are a celestial bone cultivator with no special physique,” Jiang Liuyun immediately explained to Chen Jingzhai through telepathy, “Challenging you is definitely the better call. He could also help his two teammates gauge your ability.”
Since Chen Jignzhai had not joined the sect for a long time, everyone was curious about him.
The existence of hidden branches was not a secret to the sect, not even to the side lineage.
As the genius talents of the side lineage, the three disciples were aware of the hidden branches too.
The problem was that they had information on Chen Lei, Zhao Hao, and Li Yueli. They knew how these people fought and their techniques. However, they had never seen Chen Jingzhai in action before.
Naturally, they would want to test Chen Jingzhai out and see what he was capable of to prepare for future battles.
Chen Jingzhai thanked Jiang Liuyun for the explanation before heading into the formation’s space without any expression.
Just like Zhao Hao, Ye Changyi had a cold personality.
The moment Chen Jingzhai entered the formation, his opponent made his move.
A sword was shot out of Ye Changyi’s mouth and pierced through Chen Jingzhai’s chest. Everyone gasped as the speed was insane.
Unlike lightning that was flashy, the sword attack was almost invisible to one’s eyes.
While grinning, Chen Jingzhai turned into a puddle of water.
He had used the Water Illusion Phantom.
He had mastered the technique to the point where he could use it instinctively.
A hint of surprise could be seen in Ye Changyi’s eyes. Through his will, the sword expanded and turned into a seven-inch dagger. He then aimed the dagger at the ground.
With a loud bang, a thin but deep hole could be seen on the floor.
Chen Jingzhai was forced to come out of the Water Illusion Phantom from the sword vapor. He appeared next to Ye Changyi and shot a Flame Dragon out of his hand. The dragon opened its mouth wide, aiming at its target.
With a scoff, Ye Changyi gently thrusted his fingers toward the Flame Dragon.
The sharp sword vapor from his fingers pierced through the fire and went straight toward Chen Jingzhai.
The Master-Uncle tapped the ground with his feet and jumped backward. At the same time, five perfectly shaped mud walls appeared out of nowhere in front of him.
Ye Changyi’s attack managed to pierce through four of the five walls, but could only leave a mark on the fifth. Everyone was amazed by the earth spell Chen Jingzhai had used.
With a slight focus, the Flame Dragon suddenly turned into a net. Ye Changyi quickly summoned his flying sword and shattered the spell.
However, Chen Jingzhai was already done with his preparation. With a flick of his finger, a drop of water was sent flying toward Ye Changyi.
The sound of the water drop breaking the sound barrier rang. Ye Changyi met the attack with another sword vapor and cut it in half. Soon after, his expression changed.
With a loud explosion, Ye Changyi’s sword vapor exploded. The wave from the explosion sent him flying back at least 90 feet away. He struggled to stand up. His messy hair made him look desperate.
“What an ingenious spell!” Hu Shouyang exclaimed.
“How so?” asked one of his peers.
“Junior Brother Chen may have shot a drop of water, but it actually contained the power of five elements,” Hu Shouyang excitedly explained, “It’s not a drop of water. It’s the extremely condensed form of five elements’ Essence Power. The water only acts as a disguise and stabilizer.”
It was just as Hu Shouyang had explained. That was the secret behind the water drop Chen Jingzhai had shot out.
That was something Chen Jingzhai had thought of after witnessing the Five Elements Bracelet in action. It was his first time testing it out, yet it worked. The moment Ye Changyi split the water drop in half, he had broken the bonds between the five elements.
Once the bond was broken, the elements would react to one another and create an explosion.
The power of the explosion correlated to the purity of the caster’s spiritual power and the density of the five elements power. After all, not many could beat Chen Jingzhai in terms of spiritual power’s purity. Furthermore, since he had mastered the five elements, he could succeed on his first try.
His timing, idea and conditions were all perfect. Hu Shouyang was not the only one excited from witnessing that. The rest of the disciples had the same reaction as well.
At the very least, no disciple in the sect dared to try that.
After all, it was not easy to create a new spell. Yet, Chen Jingzhai managed to create one.
