Free Web NovelChapter 2448: Chapter 2446: Thunderbolt at the Fingertip
Black Mountain isn’t a particularly high mountain in Yue State, but it’s notorious for its evil aura.
Above, it’s covered with dark shadows formed entirely by black locust trees, making it resemble a Black Mountain.
If ordinary people venture up, they’re doomed to never return.
The previous City Lord repeatedly tried to burn Black Mountain with others, but each time the fire started, a gloomy rain would begin to fall.
After several futile attempts, they eventually gave up on gaining any benefits here.
This allowed the Demon of Black Mountain to flourish, initially staying relatively quiet.
But later, due to cultivation needs, it came down frequently to drain people’s essence and even forcibly kidnapped young women to make them her female slaves.
This time, the City Lord’s daughter ventured out and happened to cross paths with her.
By sheer luck, Nie Xiaoqian was taken to the mountain, which incited the City Lord’s fury, prompting such massive preparations to eliminate her.
When the army arrived at the mountain’s base, the City Lord commanded the soldiers to encircle the area.
To exorcise demons, cultivators are required.
The four elemental elders of the Tianyin Sect—Elder Feng, Elder Huo, Elder Lei, and Elder Dian—having lost face earlier in front of everyone, were eager to prove themselves and restore the sect’s reputation.
Elder Lei and Elder Dian were the first to act, taking out their Thunder and Lightning Order Tokens, and shouted to the skies, "Thunder, come!"
"Lightning, flash!"
Suddenly, the sky filled with dark clouds, thunder roared continuously, and lightning streaked across the sky, covering the entire Black Mountain below.
The power of Heavenly Thunder is enormous.
Standing beneath it, one could feel the scorching heat of the thunder and lightning.
With a crackling loud boom, the first bolt of thunderbolt, like a clawed serpent, fiercely struck down upon Black Mountain.
Lightning rolled like river torrents, swiftly sweeping across the entire mountain.
The locust trees above rustled, and under the golden thunderbolt, they all ignited in flames.
Elder Feng, holding a token, shouted, "Wind rise!"
Elder Huo followed with a loud shout, "Fire come!"
Wind swept over Black Mountain, and fire engulfed the locust forest.
Black Mountain roiled, instantly enveloped by flames.
The City Lord worriedly asked the Fourth Elder, "Elder, will the fire harm my daughter?"
The Elder shook his head and replied, "The Demon of Black Mountain’s lair is within a cavern; the fire cannot reach inside."
The City Lord nodded fervently, saying, "That’s good, that’s good."
Long Fei observed the Yin Fire, noting that while its appearance was similar to Yang Fire,
this flame was entirely different from Yang Fire; in the Yang Realm, one’s body stood there, feeling as though their divine spirit was being scorched by the flames.
Yin Fire could burn into the Netherworld’s bodies but could not harm those of the Yang Realm.
However, bringing Yin Fire into the Yang Realm would be inevitably anti-material, capable of world destruction.
Alas, people of the Netherworld cannot ascend to the Yang Realm.
Unless there’s someone like Long Fei’s physical body; otherwise, the sight of Yang Realm light would mean certain death.
Ultimately, the four elders, being the experts of Tianyin Sect, quickly incinerated all the locust trees on Black Mountain.
A shrieking cry sounded from the mountain, "Arrogant ones, dare cause trouble on my Black Mountain! If you have the guts, come up and fight!"
The Fourth Elder chuckled lightly, "The old demon, still so rampant!"
All four of them stepped into the air, advancing toward the mountain.
"Please, fellow Daoists, lend a hand!"
The City Lord quickly clasped his fists toward the cultivators around him, especially bowing deeply to Asu and Long Fei.
A group of cultivators summoned their magical treasures, declaring loudly, "Duty-bound!"
They collectively unsheathed their swords, rushing up the mountain in unison.
Asu was about to ascend when Long Fei called her back.
With a lifted head, she asked, "What’s wrong?"
"There’s an expert laying in ambush below!"
Long Fei spoke calmly; soon after, the ground shook with a loud rumbling. Sandstorms and flying stones surged like hail, sweeping toward the ordinary soldiers.
With rattling chaos, nearly a thousand people were crushed to the ground suddenly.
Even the attendants around the City Lord were struck by debris, revealing a giant black hand attempting to pull the City Lord down.
Long Fei grabbed the City Lord abruptly, raised a hand, and pressed down, "Suppression!"
The ground solidified instantly, immobilizing the hand to the surface.
Frightened, the City Lord quickly drew his sword, severing the arm with a swift cut.
Picking it up to look, he turned to Long Fei in alarm, "What kind of demon is this?"
"Stone Demon!"
Long Fei stared ahead, his eyes shining brightly.
A ten-meter-high rock suddenly moved at the mountain’s base, transforming into a humanoid figure rising to stand.
This stone was jet-black, with a head and limbs, roaring angrily at Long Fei, stirring a turbulent sandstorm.
The surrounding soldiers were immediately thrown into disarray, retreating in fear.
A general shouted, "Quick, release the arrows!"
Feather arrows launched whistling toward the black stone monster, striking its body with sparks flying in all directions.
Some cultivators unleashed flying swords, Sword Qi soaring as they hacked toward the monster.
The Sword Qi was sharp enough to cleave a massive tree.
But standing on the monster’s body, the sword made only a clang and snapped in half under its strength.
The colossal stone monster, remarkably sturdy, stepped directly toward Long Fei, swinging a fist fiercely down upon him.
The ten-meter-tall monster carried an overwhelming momentum.
With the punch, the void itself emitted a thunderous roar, roaring with sky-breaking force.
The City Lord screamed, retreating backward until he collapsed onto the ground.
Long Fei stood before him, staring straight at the black stone monster, raising his hand in laughter, "This is a great material for refining magical treasures!"
Suddenly, a massive hand print appeared in the void.
With a rumbling shock, it pressed down upon the black stone monster fiercely.
The monster’s fist was merely a meter away from Long Fei, yet suddenly shattered, kneeling under the immense hand print above.
It glowed with a mysterious light, struggling desperately, but the hand print held tight.
A surge of scarlet flames burst from the hand print, roaring around the black stone monster as if throwing it into a furnace.
After a while, it ceased moving, completely reduced to a fist-sized rock, which Long Fei swiftly collected.
The City Lord let out a long breath, repeatedly thanking Long Fei, "Many thanks, Daoist, many thanks!"
Asu leaned in curiously, asking, "What kind of stone is this? How can it be so formidable?"
Long Fei explained to her, "Black Mountain was stained with blood, the blood pooling, turning the stone into a demon, imbuing it with consciousness. But now, that consciousness has been refined by me."
"Blood that turns stones into demons?"
Listening to this intrigued Asu, though thinking of her Asura Clan’s Ancestral Master, she felt this was nothing unexpected.
The Ancestral Master’s Blood River flows, with a drop of blood mixing with mud to form beings—and there’s nothing unusual about it.
The battle on the mountain continued, the four elders besieging the Demon of Black Mountain furiously.
Wind, fire, thunder, and lightning were simultaneously unleashed, yet they couldn’t subdue the Demon of Black Mountain.
Black Mountain’s unique blood, like the stone monster, endowed the Demon of Black Mountain with a spirit through absorption.
Ordinary lightning, winds and thunder had no effect on her.
She transformed into a feminine form yet roared with a masculine voice, "In Heaven and Earth, I reign supreme; who dares fight me!"
A substantial locust tree branch swung vigorously, sending the four elders flying backward with a clatter.
Asu listened and shook her head, muttering disdainfully, "Such arrogance from a minor Tree Demon, truly deserves death!"
"Indeed, deserves death!"
Long Fei chuckled, lifting his hand to point skyward.
Dark clouds gathered in the void, birthing within a bolt of thunder, with a cracking boom, the void trembled and a Thunderbolt transformed into a Light Sword, slashing down upon the Demon of Black Mountain.
A thunderous boom echoed.
The Demon of Black Mountain’s body bathed in thunder, enduring for less than a breath before explosively shattering into myriad splintered wood drifting through the air.
The City Lord swallowed nervously, standing dumbfounded.
He expected today’s venture to be in vain, yet Long Fei merely pointed, shattering the Demon of Black Mountain into pieces—a feat truly defying logic.
