Chapter 222: Annihilating the Heavens with Countless Thunderbolts!

Chapter 222: Annihilating the Heavens with Countless Thunderbolts!

"Sigh."

Standing amidst the raging storm, Chen Qiu, with his hands behind his back, looked at the old monk whose cassock was tattered and worn. He sighed lightly and said with a smile, "The Buddhist secret technique is indeed powerful, but can you please shorten the preparation time?"

"Can't you cast it instantly?"

"You took so long to prepare, and I was standing here feeling awkward. I can't just stand here and watch you finish your preparation, can I?"

His Thunder Summoning Technique was an absolute instant-cast spell.

Especially after obtaining the 'Quick Eyes and Swift Hands (Supreme)' entry, it became even faster, granting him an absolute advantage in initiating attacks.

This was his first appearance after breaking through the Refinement Void stage.

The effect was quite impressive.

With just one wave of his Thunder Summoning Technique, the Refinement Void cultivators were almost completely wiped out. Only four Refinement Void peak cultivators and a few late-stage Refinement Void cultivators remained, but they were already unconscious on the ground, motionless.

To be honest, before this, he didn't have a clear idea of his own strength. He didn't know how powerful he was because he had obtained too many power-boosting methods during this period. After this experiment, he realized that he seemed to be even stronger than he had imagined.

He smiled and had no intention of wasting more words with these people or giving them a chance to retaliate.

Boundless Spirit Energy, Three Thousand Thunder Movements.

Two Refinement Void Domains were fully activated!

His spiritual sense couldn't lock onto these four people, as they had methods to evade spiritual sense detection, but none of that mattered.

"Boom!!!"

Under Chen Qiu's full activation, countless terrifying thunder dragons instantly enveloped the group, not just once but in waves, one after another.

He didn't know any other offensive spells.

He only knew one spell, the Thunder Summoning Technique.

But.

It was enough, and it was more than useful!

The absolute instant-cast spell left Qi Gongzi and the others with no choice but to quickly activate their defensive spirit energy to withstand the attack. They couldn't dodge, as the endless thunder dragons filled the sky, leaving them nowhere to escape. They wanted to counterattack, but in this situation, they didn't have the chance to activate their most powerful spells.

They also knew instant-cast spells, but they were weak, unable to even shatter a few thunder dragons, let alone attack Chen Qiu outside the thunder dragons.

The advantage of high-level spells was their immense power, but they required a significant amount of time to cast and consumed a lot of spirit energy.

The advantage of instant-cast spells was their instantaneous activation, low spirit energy consumption, but their power was minimal.

If.

If there was an instant-cast spell that had all the advantages of instant-cast spells without their drawbacks and also incorporated the strengths of high-level spells, then this spell would be the strongest in the world!

However, just like the laws of heaven, there is always a trade-off.

A big butt comes with thick thighs, and big breasts come with broad shoulders.

Nothing in this world can be perfect, and such a spell was almost impossible to exist. It had never been seen on the Vast Continent.

But

With Chen Qiu's arrival, the Vast Continent witnessed the emergence of this spell!

Chen Qiu's version of the Thunder Summoning Technique.

If the creator of the Thunder Summoning Technique knew that this spell could not only serve as a Foundation Establishment beginner's cultivation technique but also possess such a formidable might, would they regret giving it such a down-to-earth name?

It should have been named 'Annihilating the Heavens with Countless Thunderbolts' or something similar.

A hundred breaths later.

As countless thunder dragons gradually dissipated in the heavens and earth, the entire world finally calmed down. The beautiful woman and the seductive man, both at the Refinement Void peak, were barely a memory, silently struck down by the thunderbolts."

Apart from them.

The old monk's cassock was now completely torn, and he was severely injured, lying on the ground motionless.

"Not bad."

Chen Qiu raised his eyebrows slightly and released Qi Gongzi and the others from the miniature world, instructing Fatty Dragon to capture and control the dying and unconscious Refinement Void cultivators below so that they could be thrown into the Demon Suppressing Pagoda later, allowing them to continue serving a purpose instead of being wasted.

It was a pity that the initial group of Refinement Void cultivators couldn't withstand a single blow, or else his Demon Suppressing Pagoda would have more inhabitants.

Only Qi Gongzi remained standing proudly in the heavens and earth.

"So, you're Qi Gongzi?"

Chen Qiu turned to look at Qi Gongzi, who was wearing a long robe, and smiled lightly, "I heard them calling you Qi Gongzi outside a few days ago. It's a shame to use your Virtue Defense Token like this."

".

Qi Gongzi's face turned cold as he stared at Chen Qiu, saying each word with determination, "Do you think you have me cornered? If I want to leave, no one in this world can stop me!"

"Hmm."

Chen Qiu nodded without speaking and simply snapped his fingers.

The next moment—

The two of them instantly disappeared from the heavens and earth, entering a temporarily created small world.

-

"Entry Name": Death's Battle.

"Entry Level": Blue.

"Entry Effect": Can select any person within a hundred li and pull them into a temporarily created small world. Only when one party dies can the other leave.

-

He had obtained this entry some time ago, and this was the first time he used it.

"What do you think?"

Chen Qiu looked at Qi Gongzi, whose face was slightly flustered, and smiled lightly, "You must have felt it too. Only when one of us dies in this small space can the other leave. I know you have two strong escape entries, but how will you handle this situation?"

"I..."

Before he could finish, his voice suddenly stopped, and in Qi Gongzi's vision, Chen Qiu disappeared from the small world.

". How long can your Virtue Protection Token last?"

In the sky, tens of li away from the Heavenly Hall, Chen Qiu appeared in the air, unconsciously finishing his sentence before falling silent in a daze.

It seemed

that there was a slight problem.

He had used the 'Death's Battle' entry to pull Qi Gongzi into a newly created small world for a one-on-one death battle, confident that he could kill Qi Gongzi.

But just at that moment—

He was suddenly forced out of this miniature world.

Subconsciously, he realized that it was because he possessed the Heaven Sovereign Throne, and before the throne was firmly established, he couldn't enter any miniature world, Heavenly Path secret realms, or places that didn't belong to the Mystic Heaven State.

This naturally included this newly created miniature world.

However, he was forced out, but Young Master Qi hadn't been expelled yet. Young Master Qi was still in that miniature world, and the rule of leaving the miniature world meant death for one party. But he wasn't even in the miniature world anymore, so even if Young Master Qi wanted to fight, he couldn't find anyone to fight with.

In the current situation, it seemed like Young Master Qi had been permanently exiled to an unknown miniature world.

And it was a permanent exile.

Perhaps when he died one day in the future, Young Master Qi could come out alive from that miniature world, of course, on the premise that Young Master Qi was still alive then.

After understanding the situation.

Chen Qiu remained silent for a long time before he smiled strangely, his lips curling up. He suddenly felt like seeing Young Master Qi's expression at this moment; it would definitely be interesting.

Then he scanned his surroundings.

Everything was quiet, but he still had to stay in the Heavenly Palace for another eleven days. Only then could he take away the entire Heavenly Palace, turning it into his special structure.

However, without this group of Essence Condensation cultivators, he didn't need to stay in the Heavenly Palace all the time. He could stroll around in the Heavenly Hall, as he could sense that all the structures inside were Heavenly Path structures, the indestructible kind.

He decided to check out these Heavenly Path structures and see if there was anything special about them.

"Brother Qiu."

Fatty Dragon, panting, looked at Chen Qiu, who was standing on the ground: "I got some Dragon Suppressing Spikes from Ao Tian. These are the Dragon Clan's supreme treasures used to imprison sinful dragons, completely suppressing the dantian. They are the Dragon Clan's supreme treasures, capable of suppressing life forms up to the Essence Condensation Apex and below."

"That's good."

Chen Qiu smiled with satisfaction: "Let Starlight heal their injuries. Don't let them die. At least let them live for another dozen days or so, so we can stuff them into the Demon Suppressing Pagoda later."

Fatty Dragon took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Understood."

Then, he quickly changed his expression, his face full of excitement as he looked at Chen Qiu.

"Brother Qiu, your move to subdue dozens of Essence Condensation experts was simply too exaggerated. This news will spread quickly. There shouldn't be any stronger cultivators than the Essence Condensation Apex in the Mystic Heaven State, or else they wouldn't have come to find us."

"With Essence Condensation Initial Stage cultivation, you subdued dozens of Essence Condensation experts in one move!"

"Once in Essence Condensation, you're invincible!"

"Are we invincible in the Mystic Heaven State before all twelve thrones in the Vast Continent are decided?"

"No rush."

Chen Qiu smiled and said meaningfully, "You have to sit on the throne for a year to truly secure it. Before all twelve thrones in the Vast Continent are decided, I might have already reached the Essence Condensation Apex."

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore."

"Take the brothers to the Heavenly Hall for a tour. There are no Heavenly Path structures in the Mystic Heaven Continent, so it's quite rare. We can also gather some information about the Vast Continent."

The news from the Heavenly Hall quickly spread throughout the Mystic Heaven State!

The Buddhist Sect's presiding high monk, dead!

The Maiden Sword Sect's Supreme Elder, a beautiful woman, dead!

A young man with five thousand years of cultivation, a powerful demon of the demon race, dead!

One of the strongest families in the Vast Continent, Young Master Qi, dead!

All four of them were at the Essence Condensation Apex!

No Body Fusion experts came out!

The Essence Condensation Apex was the strongest in the Mystic Heaven State, and at this moment, all four of them had returned to the heavens. In addition, the remaining Essence Condensation cultivators were either dead or captured.

In just half a day.

This news spread throughout the Mystic Heaven State.

From this point on—

The group of Essence Condensation experts who came to block Chen Qiu were all turned to ashes, and Chen Qiu firmly secured the Heaven Sovereign Throne. No one in the Mystic Heaven State dared to covet his throne again. Only in the city of Duoduo.

The closest city to the Heavenly Palace, this was the territory of the Heavenly Axe Sect. At this moment, the Sect Leader of the Heavenly Axe Sect was in a tea house in the city, his face grim as he patiently waited in a guest room.

On that day, only he had survived!

But he didn't feel any joy at all. The reason was that Chen Qiu's strength had far exceeded his expectations, which meant that although he had survived, after blocking the door for more than twenty days, when Chen Qiu came to his senses and remembered him, he would still have to die!

He was the Sect Leader of the Heavenly Axe Sect; he couldn't just abandon the entire sect and hide, could he?

Chen Qiu's strength was a bit too exaggerated. He had just entered the Essence Condensation Realm, so why had he become invincible at the Essence Condensation Realm? Wasn't crossing so many realms a bit much? Not only did he cross so many realms, but he also fought so many people?

Moreover, it seemed that even if there were two hundred more Essence Condensation cultivators, it would be completely meaningless.

The domain was absolutely suppressed.

Spells, the other party could cast them instantly, while he was still reading the cast time, and countless thunder dragons would smash into his face.

How the hell could he fight this?!

So he spent several hours specifically going to invite Chen Qiu's two fellow townsmen, intending to ask about some matters.

Just at that moment—

A knock came from outside the room.

"Enter!"

The Sect Leader of the Heavenly Axe Sect quickly stood up and looked at the Green Mountain Palace Ancestor and the Buddhist Sect Ancestor who entered through the door with a respectful expression: "I apologize for the intrusion, but there are some important matters that require your opinions."

". . ."

". . ."

The Buddhist Sect Ancestor took a deep breath, suppressing the fear in his heart. Although the Sect Leader of the Heavenly Axe Sect was at the Essence Condensation Apex and treated them with such reverence, making them feel a bit flustered, this wasn't important. What mattered was that he didn't know if he could leave this place alive today.

Both of them were only at the Half-step Essence Condensation cultivation level.

If this person wanted to take action against them, they would definitely not be able to escape.

Especially after learning that Chen Qiu had single-handedly annihilated a group of Refinement Void cultivators, he became even more suspicious, thinking, "Could this bastard be planning to take it out on Chen Qiu's hometown since he can't beat him?"

"You son of a bitch!"

Moreover, they had clearly hidden in a corner and hadn't gone anywhere, so how could they have been found?

"We both have deep-seated grudges against Chen Qiu." The Buddhist Sect Ancestor spoke with a serious expression, implying that they were in the same boat and there was no need to kill them to vent their anger.

"Oh?"

The Heavenly Axe Sect Leader was slightly taken aback, his eyes lighting up. "That's perfect! Come, come, please take a seat."

"A few days ago, a Buddhist monk mentioned you two to me. He said that he sensed a Half-step Refinement Void Buddhist disciple from the Xuantian Continent who had come to the Vast Continent but hadn't visited the Buddhist Sect. He also told me that he was planning to find you two after this matter was settled."

"I secretly remembered the coordinates the Buddhist monk mentioned, and I sent people to bring you two here."

"Let me explain the situation briefly."

"How did you manage to survive despite having deep-seated grudges against Chen Qiu? Do you have any tricks, or is there a chance that Chen Qiu might spare those who hold grudges against him?"

". . ."

The Buddhist Ancestor and the Green Mountain Palace Ancestor exchanged a glance, both seeing the strangeness in each other's eyes. Then, the Green Mountain Palace Ancestor tentatively asked, "Could it be that you want to know how to survive against Chen Qiu?"

"Mmm."

The Heavenly Axe Sect Leader's pupils flashed with a hint of regret, and he gritted his teeth. "You should have heard by now that Chen Qiu easily annihilated countless Refinement Void cultivators. Although I fled before the battle began, I did block Chen Qiu for nearly twenty days, so I'm worried that he might settle scores with me in the future."

"I was just looking for information about Chen Qiu's character."

"I didn't expect that you two, despite having a grudge against Chen Qiu, are still alive. That's even better. Please teach me how you managed to survive."

Although he had survived, he lived in constant fear, unlike those Refinement Void cultivators who were killed before they could react during Chen Qiu's first attack. He was different; he now feared that Chen Qiu might show up at their Heavenly Axe Sect at any moment.

Especially since "Dudu City" was one of the closest cities to the Heavenly Palace!

"Ahem."

After confirming that the Heavenly Axe Sect Leader was genuinely afraid, the Buddhist Ancestor cleared his throat and took a sip of tea. He chewed the tea leaves a few times before swallowing them, and he couldn't help but put on an air of superiority.

"Well, it's a long story. Back on the Xuantian Continent, the Buddhist Sect and Chen Qiu were mortal enemies!"

"At that time, a Buddhist disciple provoked Chen Qiu relentlessly, and I personally set up numerous traps to try to kill him. Can you imagine how big this grudge is?"

"Enormous!"

The Heavenly Axe Sect Leader's eyes lit up with hope as he nodded vigorously. If they could survive such a grudge, then he might have a chance too!

"That's nothing."

The Green Mountain Palace Ancestor, sitting beside them, scoffed, "If we're talking about grudges, who could possibly have a bigger one than mine with Chen Qiu?"

"Back on the Xuantian Continent, the Green Mountain Palace Sect Leader personally issued a wanted order for Chen Qiu and led several Green Mountain Palace Elders to ambush him. After Chen Qiu killed them all, I came out of seclusion and joined forces with the Sect Leader to set up traps to kill Chen Qiu."

"Is this grudge big enough?"

"Enormous," the Heavenly Axe Sect Leader said, tilting his head in surprise. "Your grudge is even bigger, and yet you're still alive?"

"Ahem."

After exchanging a glance, the Green Mountain Palace Ancestor and the Buddhist Ancestor coughed lightly. "First of all, you need to break down the grudge. Do you understand debt breakdown? It's a common method used by money lenders."

"You need to dissociate yourself from your sect and make Chen Qiu understand that it's the sect that holds a grudge against him, not you personally."

"For example, I set up a trap and framed the Buddhist disciple who had a grudge against Chen Qiu as a traitor to the Buddhist Sect. This way, the Buddhist Sect and Chen Qiu have no grudge, and Chen Qiu is actually a benefactor who eliminated a traitor for the sect."

"Exactly," the Green Mountain Palace Ancestor said with a meaningful tone. "I created Memory Stones to define the Green Mountain Palace Elders and Sect Leader who were killed by Chen Qiu as traitors with deep-seated grudges against me. This way, Chen Qiu is also my benefactor, so how could we have a grudge?"

"This..."

Suddenly, the Heavenly Axe Sect Leader's eyes lit up with understanding, and he muttered in a daze, "I think I understand. I can say that I was forced by those people, and at the last moment, my conscience was awakened?"

"That won't work. At first, I had threatened Chen Qiu."

"I even dared him to come out and face death, or else I would make sure his soul would be annihilated, and he would never have a chance to rise again."

"Isn't that too fake?"

"It's fake, but it's fine." The Buddhist Ancestor spoke seriously. "Ours is also fake. You don't think Chen Qiu will believe it, do you? This is mainly to give both sides a way out and show that we are willing to back down."

"Show that we are willing to back down."

"Then we need to show sincerity."

"Yes."

The Buddhist Ancestor patted his thigh and suddenly knelt down with surprising ease and fluidity, "This is the key to survival. I won't hide it from you, Senior. My cultivation on the Xuantian Continent was also top-notch, and there were a few others at the same level as me, but not many could kneel as smoothly as I did."

"Furthermore, I offered all the Buddhist Sect's property as a tribute, and that's how I managed to save my life."

"Putting aside everything else, Senior, if Chen Qiu were in front of you right now, could you kneel?"

"Kneel?"

The Heavenly Axe Sect Leader's expression turned slightly ugly. He was indeed finding it hard to kneel. He was at the peak of the Refinement Void stage, the leader of a sect, and a well-known powerful cultivator in the Mystic Heaven State. He had even created the "Fourth Axe" for the Peak Divine Transformation-level spell, "Split Heaven Triple Axes," and he had been a Peerless Celestial Talent in his youth. Throughout his journey, he had never knelt before anyone.

If he were to kneel, he might not be able to do it.

"Must I kneel?"

"Not necessarily. Many people on the Xuantian Continent didn't kneel."

"How do they survive then?"

"Oh, they're all dead."

". "

The Heavenly Axe Sect Leader took a deep breath, gritting his teeth slightly before standing up from his chair and walking to the side, where he suddenly knelt down. This single kneel seemed to take away all the dignity he had in his life.

However, with this kneel, the psychological burden he had been carrying seemed to disappear.

The second kneel, the third kneel, and each one after became more and more natural.

He then stood up and looked at the Buddhist Sect Leader, "Is this enough?"

"As long as you behave well and don't cause any trouble, there shouldn't be any issues."

"What kind of trouble?"

"Just try not to let your disciples see you kneeling."

"Are you afraid of losing face?"

"It's not about losing face. I'm worried that your disciples might suddenly speak up and say something like, 'Our Sect Leader would never bow down to an evil demon like you.'"

"That makes sense."

After being escorted out respectfully, the Buddhist Sect Leader and the Green Mountain Palace Leader hid in a private room of a tavern in Dodoc City, glancing at each other before looking at the storage ring on the table, filled with spirit stones.

After a long while, the Buddhist Sect Leader sighed, "Who would've thought that my first stroke of luck in the Vast Continent would come like this? The Sect Leader of the Heavenly Axe Sect is quite generous."

"I think..."

The Green Mountain Palace Leader supported his chin with one hand, deep in thought, "I think we can open a school, specifically to help those who have offended Chen Qiu and don't know what to do, to manage their risks."

"Hmm," the Buddhist Sect Leader nodded after a moment of thought, then shook his head, "Forget it, the risk is too high. It's like we're using Chen Qiu's reputation to make a living. I'm afraid Chen Qiu will come and manage our risks for us."

"That's true."

The two leaders looked at each other again, seeing the shock in each other's eyes, and fell silent.

After a long silence, the Buddhist Sect Leader spoke with a complex expression, "How did Chen Qiu manage to become invincible in a new realm as soon as he entered it?"

"I remember it was the same in the Xuantian Continent. Once you enter the Nascent Soul stage, you're invincible at that stage. Once you enter the Divine Transformation stage, you're invincible at that stage."

"Hmm."

The Green Mountain Palace Elder spoke in a low voice, "Our former Sect Leader was at the peak of the Divine Transformation stage. At that time, Chen Qiu had just entered the Divine Transformation stage, only at the first level, yet he was still able to kill our Sect Leader on the spot."

"I had a feeling about the outcome when these Essence Condensation cultivators were blocked at the Heavenly Palace's entrance."

"Because this scene is too familiar."

"Indeed, it's familiar," the Buddhist Sect Leader nodded and sighed, "It's a pity that the Buddhist Sect Leader in the Mystic Heaven State was a bit foolish, losing his life for nothing. Fortunately, I was smart enough not to go to the Buddhist Sect."

At this moment, the Heavenly Hall was empty except for the staff. Chen Qiu and his group were the only ones there, while everyone else had fled far away, not daring to approach the hall.

"Heart Demon Purification Pavilion?"

Chen Qiu, leading a group of Mock Heaven Sect disciples, looked at a small house within the Heavenly Hall, nodding thoughtfully. The Vast Continent, being a second-rank continent, indeed had a place dedicated to removing heart demons, which could effectively help cultivators get rid of their inner demons.

He pushed the door open and entered.

"Creak."

As the wooden door creaked, a burnt smell wafted out.

"Hmm?"

Chen Qiu frowned slightly, seeing a charred body lying inside, shrunk into a ball, unrecognizable. He waved his hand and looked at the girl sitting behind the table, "What's the situation with this body?"

The room was quite cramped.

There was only one table, and behind it sat a girl wearing a veil.

At that moment, the girl was sitting on a chair, her body trembling uncontrollably, and she spoke with fear in her voice, "He... he was struck by your Essence Condensation Tribulation and died. He was telling his story, and after he finished and left, he returned, saying he had another heart demon."

"Just then, your Essence Condensation Tribulation began."

"He didn't have time to escape."

"Is that so?"

Chen Qiu shook his head with a hint of regret, "What a pity."

"Didn't you feel that the Essence Condensation Tribulation became stronger because of him?" the girl on the chair asked, her voice trembling.

"Not at all."

"Oh, oh," perhaps realizing that Chen Qiu wasn't as cruel as she had imagined, the girl's fear lessened, "Actually, you don't need to feel too bad. He wasn't a good person. You're doing the heavens' work, and it's not like you killed an innocent person."

Chen Qiu waved his hand casually, glancing around the room, "No, I'm just regretting that he died so easily. Otherwise, I could have sealed him in my Demon Suppressing Pagoda."

There was nothing in the room.

Just a single table.

He sat down at the table and looked at the veiled girl, "Heart Demon Removalist? What's that for? Is it useful?"

"To remove your heart demons."

"What if I don't have any heart demons?"

"Then it's useless."

"I understand." Chen Qiu nodded, then walked out of the room and gestured to the Mock Heaven Sect disciples behind him, "Line up and go in one by one. Get your heart demons removed so you won't be struck down by the Heart Demon Tribulation in the future."

Soon—

The first Mock Heaven Sect disciple entered the room with a serious expression, facing the veiled girl, and waited patiently.

"Fellow Daoist, what's your heart demon?"

"Brother Qiu's cultivation progress is too fast. I'm worried I won't be able to keep up with him and will be abandoned by him in the future. Does that count as a heart demon?"

"I guess so."

"Then how do I solve it?"

How to solve it?

The veiled girl in the room stood silently, not knowing how to answer. How the hell was she supposed to solve it? She could only confirm his concerns but couldn't help him improve his cultivation. After a long while, she spoke softly, "Plan ahead for being abandoned and find a way to shine even after that."

"And..."

"Work hard and strive for improvement every day."

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