Free Web NovelChapter 301: Chapter 300: Like a Tickle
"You’re messing with me!" After a moment of shock, Thundercloud flew into a rage. "The Netherworld Empire is behind me! Do you have any idea how foolish you’re being, daring to oppose the influence of an Empire?!"
The Spirit Race deacons at the side breathed a sigh of relief. They had thought Yi Tianyun was really going to leave for the reward, but it turned out he was just toying with them.
From the very beginning, Ye Qingxuan knew Yi Tianyun was deliberately messing with their opponent. If he had really come to help them for a reward, he would have left long ago instead of getting involved and stirring up trouble. freewebnσvel.cѳm
"I don’t know what foolish thing I’m doing, and I don’t want to fight against an Empire’s influence. Who would be bored enough to do something like that?" Yi Tianyun said with a faint smile. "It’s your Netherworld Empire that provoked me and tried to get rid of me. Since that’s the case, how about we see who can outlast whom?"
"The Netherworld Empire provoked you?" Thundercloud was completely baffled. He had no idea what had happened, but he understood one thing: this man held a grudge against the Netherworld Empire.
"Thundercloud!" Ye Qingxuan’s gaze hardened, her eyes blazing with fury. "You’ve sabotaged our Spirit Race time and time again. What exactly are you trying to do?! Are you so desperate for some illusory glory that you’d choose to betray the Spirit Race?!"
"Betray the Spirit Race?" Thundercloud looked at her, his eyes filled with contempt. "This isn’t betrayal at all. I am leading the Spirit Race to glory! You’re all just a bunch of stubborn old fools. What’s the point of staying here forever? Conquering the entire continent, obtaining more resources, and growing stronger—that is the true future!"
"It’s just as the Ancestor said. Your heart is too restless. You are completely unfit to inherit the Spirit Race’s throne." Ye Qingxuan sneered. "True strength comes from oneself, not from selling out your own people! You sold out the entire Spirit Race just to get more resources, and you call that a ’true future’?"
"Shut up!" Thundercloud roared. "Don’t mention that old fossil to me! They’re all hopelessly stubborn! ’Too restless?’ It’s you who are too rigid! On what grounds was the Spirit Race’s throne to be passed to Di Chen? What right does he have?!"
"The Spirit Race’s throne being passed to Di Chen? Are you kidding me?" Ye Qingxuan said coldly. "You were the only candidate for the throne. Di Chen was never even a candidate! Your heart was simply too restless, so your succession had to be temporarily postponed! You actually thought the position of Spirit King would be passed to Di Chen? It seems you chose to rebel because you thought you wouldn’t get the throne! If that’s really the case, then I’m truly glad you never took the crown. Otherwise, you would have led the Spirit Race to its doom sooner or later!"
Ye Qingxuan gave a cold smile, her anger only intensifying.
"You, shut your mouth!" Thundercloud staggered back a few steps, his expression flickering. Ye Qingxuan’s words had dealt him a heavy blow. But his face quickly darkened as he said, "The Spirit Race will not be destroyed in my hands. It will only prosper more and more! I am now the strongest chief Divine Rune Master in the Netherworld Empire and am about to assume the position of Grand Chancellor. Then, I will have my own place in the Netherworld Empire. With the power of the Netherworld Empire, I can make the Spirit Race flourish!"
"Hilarious. Absolutely hilarious! Thundercloud, you’ve been blinded by power and even more so by anger. The only thing the Netherworld Empire values is our Spirit Race’s legacy Divine Runes! Once they get them, we will be cast aside!" Ye Qingxuan said coldly. "I’m giving you one last chance to atone. Rescue the Ancestor and the others, and you might lessen your sins!"
"Hahaha..."
Thundercloud burst out laughing, laughing so hard that tears almost streamed from his eyes. Ye Qingxuan and the others frowned, wondering what had gotten into him.
Yi Tianyun watched coldly from the side. If Ye Qingxuan hadn’t wanted to question him, he would have already smashed Thundercloud to a pulp with a single punch. ’No matter the reason, a traitor is unforgivable.’
"Release the Ancestor and the others?" Thundercloud’s laughter gradually subsided. He looked at them coldly and said, "Don’t be naive. The Ancestor has already been corroded by a myriad of poisons. If this continues, combined with the Soul-Searching Technique, we will be able to extract every last Divine Rune. At that point, what secrets will the Spirit Race have left that won’t belong to us? If you hadn’t been rescued, I really would have let you have a taste of that poison. The sensation... tsk tsk."
"Pervert! Monster! What did you do to the Ancestor?!" Ye Qingxuan’s face fell. The worst-case scenario had come to pass. The elderly Ancestor was being tortured, and combined with the Soul-Searching Technique, his death was certain.
"I didn’t do much. We can’t let the legacy Divine Runes go to waste. Since none of you were willing to talk, we could only resort to the Soul-Searching Technique." Thundercloud took a few steps and sneered, "Now, all of you can just die!"
The next moment, Thundercloud stomped his foot on the ground. Suddenly, the path he had walked earlier burst forth with a dazzling light, forming a lightning-shaped Divine Rune. Unbeknownst to them, he had already laid down a Divine Rune Array here!
Thundercloud was truly a Divine Rune genius, having reached the level of a Divine Rune Master at such a young age. Just by walking back and forth a few times, he had secretly set up the array. He had been talking so much on the surface, but secretly, he had been calculating all along, planning to launch a sneak attack.
CRACKLE!
At that moment, a terrifying bolt of lightning erupted from the surroundings. Combined with Thundercloud’s power, it unleashed an attack comparable to the eighth or ninth level of the Core Transformation Stage. The situation terrified the Spirit Race People, who hurriedly tried to defend themselves. It was already too late to escape; no matter how fast they were, they could not outrun the Power of thunder and lightning!
Yi Tianyun’s expression remained unchanged. He stomped his foot, and with a BOOM, a shockwave of power blasted out. The rapidly forming Divine Rune Array was instantly shattered, losing all its power.
"Wh-what’s going on?!" Thundercloud was just about to channel all his power for a devastating blow, only to find the array had vanished in the blink of an eye.
"With this level of skill, you dare to play with Array Formations in front of me?" Yi Tianyun shook his head. "I knew you were setting up an array from the moment you started walking around. If Qingxuan didn’t have questions for you, I would have slapped you to death long ago."
He then turned to the dumbfounded Ye Qingxuan and continued, "Do you have anything else to ask? If you do, I can capture him, and you can question him at your leisure."
"Th-this... Then I’ll have to trouble you." Ye Qingxuan didn’t know what to say. She had been just about to defend against the attack, only to see Yi Tianyun shatter it instantly.
The next moment, Yi Tianyun raised his Ice Divine Bow, aimed at Thundercloud, and fired three arrows in rapid succession, which shot forward like streaks of light. Thundercloud dodged to the side with incredible speed. The Thunder Divine Pattern on his body gave him an extreme speed boost, making him much faster than others at the same level.
But Yi Tianyun was even faster. He stomped on the ground, and with a thunderous roar, the earth caved in beneath his foot. He then shot forward like a ferocious dragon, pouncing toward his target. He closed the distance in an instant and reached out to grab him.
"Go to hell!" A flash of lightning crossed Thundercloud’s eyes. With a Thunder God Rune Talisman in his hand, he threw it at Yi Tianyun.
CRACKLE! A bolt of lightning dozens of feet wide struck down violently. Yi Tianyun simply raised his fist and punched, completely ignoring it.
BOOM!
The Thunder God Rune Talisman hit Yi Tianyun’s fist squarely. The massive bolt of lightning surged from his fist and flowed into his body.
’Idiot! Let’s see you survive this!’ Thundercloud rejoiced inwardly, not expecting Yi Tianyun to take his attack head-on.
But to his surprise, Yi Tianyun ignored the lightning and continued his charge, his punch still flying forward!
THUD! Thundercloud was sent flying, crashing into a giant tree. His chest caved in slightly. Yi Tianyun hadn’t used his full strength, mainly because he wanted to capture him alive.
"This Power of thunder and lightning isn’t bad. Feels like you’re just tickling me." Yi Tianyun shook his arm, completely unharmed.
