20demayo Chapter 377 Annihilation Divine Thunder
Chapter 377 Annihilation Divine Thunder
The crimson faded, but the embers remained.
Lin Yan was surrounded by a hazy white mist, which had been repeatedly cleansed by karmic fire and true water. The golden light of his merit was dim but not dissipated, like a cicada wing clinging to his body.
He used the Great Millstone of Gods and Demons to crush and devour the last trace of karmic resentment that had invaded his sea of consciousness. Before he could fully comprehend the solidification of his soul after tempering, the heavenly might above his head suddenly changed drastically!
The color of the tribulation clouds changed from dark red to a bottomless black at a speed visible to the naked eye, pressing down heavily and casting a suffocating shadow over Xie Qingci and the others who were maintaining the formation on the outside.
There was no build-up, no thunderous roar.
"laugh--!"
A bolt of pure black lightning, as thin as a child's arm, pierced straight down from the inky abyss of tribulation clouds! It was silent and still, yet the space it swept through left a transparent crack—as if that space itself had been "erased" by some supreme power.
This is the Thunder of Annihilation, untouched by cause and effect, harmless to the soul, targeting only the very foundation of material existence, containing the ultimate power of annihilation.
Lin Yan's pupils constricted sharply, and the hairs on his body stood on end—an instinctive reaction to his physical body sensing an absolute threat of destruction. His internal energy surged like a volcanic eruption, and his perfected Body Refining Realm body radiated an unprecedentedly brilliant light. Beneath his skin, the color of golden jade was faintly visible, and his muscles and bones resonated!
"Bang!"
The first bolt of lightning struck his straight back squarely!
A dull thud was heard. Lin Yan's upper body suddenly leaned forward, and the precious light flickered violently, its brightness uncertain.
The area that was hit instantly had its radiant body corroded, creating a "hole" the size of a bowl. The flesh beneath it appeared in a terrifying state of decay and annihilation, as if it had lost all vitality and structure and was turning into the most primitive void particles!
The excruciating pain felt like a million steel needles piercing simultaneously. Even more terrifying was the "annihilation" Daoist aura accompanying the intrusion of lightning, which, like a maggot clinging to the bone, frantically destroyed the vitality and tissue structure around the wound, preventing it from healing.
"Hmph!" Lin Yan grunted, a trickle of pale golden blood spilling from the corner of his mouth. But his eyes were fierce as a wolf, his body-refining technique was pushed to its limit, and his vigorous blood energy surged wildly from his limbs and bones to the wound, fiercely fighting against the annihilating power.
The edges of the ashen flesh writhed with difficulty, squeezing out contaminated, bad blood in an attempt to grow new granulation tissue—a slow and painful process.
Without giving them a chance to catch their breath, the second and third bolts of black lightning struck down in quick succession!
Lin Yan no longer simply resisted head-on; his mind raced like lightning.
"Vajra Subduing Demon Seal!"
"A prison of endless yellow sands!"
Absolute zero!
The three major spell seeds were activated instantly!
First, a phantom of a giant, ancient, and heavy golden seal with lightning and flame patterns flowing around its edges appeared above his head. It spun around and sprinkled down indestructible golden Buddhist light, forming the core shield and actively meeting the black lightning.
Immediately afterwards, the ground within a radius of ten zhang centered on Lin Yan suddenly turned into sand. Countless grains of sand containing the sharpness of Geng metal and the weight of earth element rose into the sky, forming a dark yellow sandstorm barrier that stretched from the sky to the earth, layer upon layer, countless in number.
Every grain of sand was consuming and dispersing the annihilating power of the black lightning, like using an endless sea of sand to wear down a falling meteor.
On the outermost layer, an absolute chill, seemingly capable of freezing even space itself, spread out, causing visible icy blue frost flowers to appear in the air. The speed of the descending black lightning visibly slowed down, as if it had sunk into an extremely viscous, icy swamp.
"Boom! Boom!"
The black lightning struck the "Ten Thousand Miles of Yellow Sand Prison" repeatedly, and large swathes of sand were silently annihilated into nothingness, causing the sandstorm barrier to rapidly thin. Even with its speed reduced and its power weakened, the black lightning still managed to penetrate the sandstorm and slam into the "Vajra Subduing Demon Seal."
"Crack!" A crisp cracking sound rang out, and even the illusory image of the Demon-Subduing Seal, which was extremely masculine and powerful, was eroded and cracked, its light dimming rapidly.
Taking advantage of this brief moment, a fierce glint flashed in Lin Yan's eyes, and he pointed his fingers like a sword towards the sky.
"Universe Sword Formation, activate!"
"Zheng—!"
A clear, resonant sword cry, like a dragon's roar, echoed across the isolated island! Eight sword lights, each with a different color yet equally dazzling, shot into the sky from Lin Yan's dantian! Crimson Flame, Platinum, Green Wood, Black Water, Yellow Earth, Blue Ice, Gray Wind, Purple Thunder... For the first time, eight natal swords forged from rare materials were drawn simultaneously!
The eight swords intertwined and weaved along a mysterious trajectory the moment they ascended into the air, instantly forming a solemn and ever-changing sword formation—the Chaos Returning to Nothingness Sword Formation! As the sword light flowed, it faintly simulated the grand scene of the beginning of chaos and the return of all things to nothingness, and a sword intent that devoured, decomposed, and assimilated all things spread out.
The sword formation actively met the subsequent black lightning bolts that struck down!
The chaotic-colored main sword shone brightly, its sword array activating and generating strange forces of attraction and deflection. A thick bolt of black lightning was "encircled" by several interwoven sword lights, like a fish caught in a whirlpool, guided away from its direct trajectory towards Lin Yan, and struck the reef at the edge of the island with tremendous force. Silently, a large chunk of the several-meter-high, solid reef vanished instantly, its cross-section as smooth as a mirror.
Another bolt of black lightning was split by the sword formation, transforming into dozens of tiny black electric snakes, which were then drawn away, absorbed, and dissipated by the other seven swords. The sword formation hummed, its brilliance slightly dimmed, clearly indicating that enduring this annihilation lightning was no easy feat. The Chaos Returning to Nothingness Sword, in particular, actually attempted to actively absorb a wisp of the smallest black electric snake. Its blade trembled violently, emitting a painful groan, but the spell rune representing [Chaos Returning to Nothingness] at its core flickered frantically, actually struggling to analyze and devour this pure annihilation power!
But the black lightning was too dense! Some stray bolts still managed to penetrate the sword array and magical defenses, striking Lin Yan and leaving new, terrifying annihilation wounds. His chest, shoulders, and thighs were successively struck, his body's radiance dimmed like a candle in the wind, his entire body was covered in blood, and in many places the bone was visible, with wisps of black energy swirling around the bones, constantly eroding them.
"Now!"
Without hesitation, Lin Yan opened his mouth and inhaled. The Purple Mansion Rejuvenation Pill that he had been holding under his tongue transformed into a warm stream of nectar and flowed down his throat.
boom!
It was as if a torrent of sweet rain had descended upon parched, dying land! The immense medicinal power exploded within his body in an instant, like the most skillful craftsman, repairing the annihilated wounds at an astonishing speed.
The newly formed flesh and blood had a faint purplish-gold luster and were more resilient; the invading annihilation Daoist aura was forcibly dispelled and neutralized by the powerful medicinal force; the almost depleted dantian was like a vast amount of living water being injected, surging and roaring once again. Although his aura was still weak, the decaying death aura was suppressed, and he regained a tenacious vitality.
Within the calamity clouds, the black lightning strikes gradually thinned out and eventually stopped.
The inky black clouds still hung overhead, but something even more terrifying seemed to be brewing within them.
At the heart of the formation, Lin Yan was almost covered in blood, kneeling on one knee, supporting himself with his hands, breathing heavily. New flesh and old wounds intertwined, making him look incredibly pitiful. But he slowly raised his head, and his eyes shone with a terrifying light, sharper and colder than before. He moved his newly grown arm, and the bones emitted a faint but more solid crackling sound.
The second tribulation, the destruction of the body by the divine lightning of annihilation, was overcome.
The price was the near collapse of the physical body; the gain was that, in the process of destruction and rebirth, this precious body gained the most direct resistance and understanding of the power of "annihilation." Not only was its foundation undamaged, but it was also like refined iron forged by divine lightning, refined and even more powerful. The Qiankun Sword Formation, making its debut, also demonstrated its profound potential in dealing with unconventional attacks.
Lin Yan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his gaze fixed on the depths of the tribulation clouds that were beginning to turn an eerie, dark blue.