This was a wooden sword that was completely purple and gave off a cold aura. There was also a purple light coming from it, making it look like a ray of sword energy.
A purple shadow appeared outside the pool of lightning, and on top of the sword stood a man. This man looked to be in his thirties, and his face was fair without any facial hair. He was slightly handsome, but his pair of phoenix-like eyes gave off an uncoordinated sense of femininity.
He was wearing a purple and gold robe that fluttered in the wind. At this moment, his gaze swept past Shengong Hu and landed on Wang Lin, who was sitting in the inner ring of the thunder lake.
This glance caused his pupils to shrink imperceptibly, and all the hairs on his body to stand on end.
The moment this person appeared, Shengong Hu's expression became gloomy. The Thunder Beast beside him also stood up and let out a roar. Its eyes were filled with hostility.
As for the silver-horned Thunder Beast, it withdrew its gaze from Wang Lin and glanced at the feminine man. Its eyes were filled with disdain as it lay on the ground and began to play with the thunder beside it.
The bolts of thunder were extremely obedient under its control. They moved around its body like small hands scratching an itch for it.
Not far away, the celestial guard was still sitting on the boulder. It didn't even look at what was happening. Its duty was to protect its master. If anyone came and threatened its master, it would immediately act. Even if it died, it had to complete the protection imprinted in its soul.
However, if it wasn't a threat, then even if that person slaughtered 100,000 people before it, it wouldn't move at all.
Shengong Hu said, "Zhan Konglie!"
The feminine man carefully withdrew his gaze from Wang Lin in fear of causing a misunderstanding. In his view, although this person was only at the late stage of Ascendant, it was simply too strange for him to be able to enter the inner ring of the thunder lake. Either that person had an unimaginably powerful treasure or he was hiding his true cultivation.
He also saw the silver-horned Thunder Beast and the puppet on the boulder. The suspicion in his heart became even stronger.
"He must have some kind of treasure; he can't be hiding his cultivation!
However, why are there two Thunder Beasts here? Could this person also be a messenger of the Thunder Celestial Temple? "
He thought to himself. After all, being in the inner ring of the Lightning Pool was an extremely terrifying thing in itself.
With his peak Corporeal Yang cultivation, it was impossible for him to enter the inner ring.
"So it's the Shengong family's Shengong Hu. I didn't recognize you before, but your cultivation level has dropped a lot!" The feminine man focused his mind and looked at Shengong Hu.
Shengong Hu let out a cold snort in his heart, but his expression remained the same. However, his expression was a bit gloomy as he calmly said, "This is not a place for you to stay. Why haven't you left yet?!"
Although he was injured and his cultivation hadn't completely recovered, with Wang Lin here, even if the Thunder Celestial Temple master personally came, he wouldn't dare to speak like this.
Shengong Hu sneered and didn't explain. He coldly said, "If you don't back down in three breaths, then don't even think about leaving!"
He was already a bit annoyed with this extremely talented person from the Zhan family. If it wasn't for the fact that their strength was similar, he would have already attacked.
If this Zhan Konglie didn't know what was good for him and disturbed Senior's cultivation, then even if his cultivation hadn't recovered, as long as Senior looked at Zhan Konglie the same way Senior looked at him, he would be able to make Zhan Konglie collapse!
Moreover, this person wasn't a messenger of the Thunder Celestial Temple. Although killing him would be a bit troublesome, with Senior here, it wouldn't matter.
Zhan Konglie's eyes narrowed and he immediately retreated. He was a cautious person, and as he retreated, his gaze fell on Wang Lin, who was in the depths of the thunder lake. The speculation in his heart became even stronger.
"Why does this Shengong Hu have the confidence to say these words? Anyone with a discerning eye can tell that he is injured. Could it be that he is just putting on an act?
If not, then he must have something to rely on. Could it be … this junior? "Zhan Konglie's thoughts quickly changed.
"Three breaths of time is up!"
Shengong Hu grinned and stood up. Thunder immediately moved through his body and popping sounds echoed. He took a step forward and the Thunder Beast let out a roar as it followed closely. However, when it walked out, it subconsciously looked back at Wang Lin, who was in the depths of the thunder lake. The awe in its eyes was without a doubt.
The Thunder Beast's gaze caused Zhan Konglie's heart to tremble. He knew that this was bad. Shengong Hu was cunning and knew how to disguise himself, but Zhan Konglie knew that the Thunder Beast was completely different.
The information revealed by the Thunder Beast's gaze couldn't be pondered deeply. Once he pondered deeply, he would immediately obtain an answer that would shock Zhan Konglie's heart!
With his cautious nature, he retreated without hesitation and tentatively shouted, "Shengong Hu, I'm open and aboveboard. If we fight here, it will inevitably affect the cultivation of your Shengong family's juniors. If you want to fight, let's go out and fight outside the asteroid field!" His tone was especially focused on the word "juniors."
There was a flash of coldness in Shengong Hu's eyes as he stepped out of the thunder lake and sneered. "Why go through so much trouble? Here is fine!"
The more Shengong Hu acted like this, the more confused Zhan Konglie became. He vaguely felt that something was wrong, so he would rather retreat than attack. It was clear that Shengong Hu's plan was to force him to attack.
When he thought about the Thunder Beast's gaze, an absurd idea appeared in Zhan Konglie's mind. His eyes lit up and his hands formed a seal. Purple lightning appeared in his hands and the purple wooden sword under his feet gave off a dense sword aura. As it roared, it fused with the purple lightning in his hands and formed a powerful pressure.
There was also origin energy contained within this majesty. When he attacked, it was an origin energy spell. It was clear that Zhan Konglie was extremely cautious about this battle.
Seeing that the battle was about to begin, Shengong Hu raised his right hand and pointed at the sky as if he was going to summon heavenly thunder.
The Thunder Beast beside him also let out a roar and countless bolts of thunder condensed around its body. The thunder was connected to each other, making it look extremely shocking.
However, just at this moment, Wang Lin slowly opened his eyes and calmly said, "Shengong Hu, I won't help you in this battle. Consider it a test for you to rely on me. If you fail, I'll return the soul to you!"
Wang Lin's expression was neutral, but he was secretly distressed. Whether it was Shengong Hu or Zhan Konglie, they were not people he could fight. Once Shengong Hu failed, his situation would not be good.
He originally wanted to find a quiet place to cultivate, but he couldn't do it. Now that this troublemaker, Zhan Konglie, had appeared, Wang Lin thought about it and said those words.
Shengong Hu's body trembled and the battle intent in his eyes reached its limit. He stared at Zhan Konglie and respectfully replied to Wang Lin.
"Lord, rest assured, Shengong Hu won't lose!" Shengong Hu took a deep breath, then he slapped his bag of holding and took out a bottle of pills.
At this moment, Zhan Konglie's expression changed greatly. When Wang Lin spoke, he keenly saw the deep respect in Shengong Hu's eyes. He almost thought he was seeing things.
There was also the Thunder Beast. When the person in the inner ring spoke, its body trembled as if it was extremely afraid.
In particular, the other person's words revealed that he was going to rely on Zhan Konglie. This caused Zhan Konglie's mind to tremble.
If this only made him suspicious, then Shengong Hu's reply shocked Zhan Konglie greatly. All the hairs on his body stood up.
"Lord!"
In the Allheaven Star System, this wasn't something that could be easily said. This was especially true for second step cultivators, so it was very difficult for them to say it.
Only after willingly relying on a powerful existence would they call the other party "Lord!"
Zhan Konglie didn't doubt that Shengong Hu was lying because all of this was simply not worth it. Shengong Hu's personality was extremely arrogant. Even if this kind of person died in battle, he wouldn't humiliate his dignity!
Moreover, even if the two of them fought, it would be difficult for either of them to die. At most, they would be seriously injured.
Even Zhan Konglie himself wouldn't casually call someone "Exalted Lord." This was just to avoid a life and death battle.
Combined with his previous speculation, the absurd answer appeared in Zhan Konglie's mind once more. His eyes were filled with horror, as if he still couldn't believe it.
"Could it be … Could it be that this person didn't rely on a treasure to enter the inner ring of the thunder lake but hid his cultivation? If not, how could this arrogant Shengong Hu rely on him and call him" Lord "?!"
Zhan Konglie gasped and retreated once more. His mind quickly turned and he immediately said, "Brother Shengong, don't be impulsive!"
A cold light flickered in Shengong Hu's eyes as he crushed the pill bottle in his hand. There was only a single red pill inside, and he swallowed it. His aura suddenly became berserk at this moment.
"Zhan Konglie, fight me!"
With a roar, Shengong Hu's right hand pointed at the sky and the origin energy in his body rushed out like crazy. In an instant, a dragon-like bolt of lightning descended from the endless void.
This caused the thunder lake to fluctuate and countless bolts of lightning gathered toward Shengong Hu.
When Wang Lin looked at Shengong Hu's origin energy spell, his eyes revealed a mysterious light. This spell was very powerful. It used one's own origin energy to summon heavenly thunder. It wasn't any weaker than forming a furnace with origin energy.
Although it wasn't as grand as the origin energy cauldron, it was even more powerful!
Zhan Konglie's expression changed and he retreated once more. At the same time, his feet moved and the wooden sword flew into the air. He pointed with his right hand and the sword flashed. Purple light spread out and a violent rumble echoed.
Shengong Hu's eyes were filled with battle intent. He was going to display all of his strength in this battle because his senior was watching!
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Tomorrow was the Dragon Boat Festival. Since it was a festival, there was no reason not to erupt.