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Chapter 38: 38. Lei Jun, the Daoist Abbot
Chapter 38: 38. Lei Jun, the Daoist Abbot
"Boom!"
In the next moment, Lei Jun and his three companions simultaneously raised their hands and cast forth a Blazing Charm, each causing a massive fireball to explode within the blazing underground palace.
Although the Celestial Master's Mansion and the Yellow Sky Dao were bitter enemies, they originated from the same source, and their combat styles were quite similar.
From a medium distance, they began exchanging blows with Thunder Charms and Blazing Charms.
Limited by their current cultivation levels, they could only cast a single spirit charm for attack at a time, instead of unleashing multiple charms in a dazzling display.
However, they could cast them in quick succession, one charm after another.
With similar cultivation levels, the power of a single charm was evenly matched, so it would come down to who had the greater supply of charms.
Lei Jun cast one Blazing Charm after another, each exploding into a massive fireball within the underground palace. With the surrounding environment, the flames raged ferociously.
Although his opponent's Blazing Charms were not weak, they soon ran out, forcing him to switch to Thunder Charms.
Seeing that Lei Jun still had an unknown number of Blazing Chars, the disciple of the Yellow Sky Dao quickly cast a Wind-Riding Charm on himself, brandishing his ritual ruler as he rushed towards Lei Jun, determined to engage in close-quarters combat to decide the victor.
In response, Lei Jun used the Wind-Riding Charm to his advantage, quickly floating backwards to evade.
At that moment, Qu Yong, who was also engaged with another disciple of the Yellow Sky Dao, had a flash of insight.
He had heard that the lineage of the Elder had cultivated the God-Striking Charm as their signature spirit charm, and when fighting against other descendants of the Talisman Sect, they feared not close combat.
Yet, Lei Jun was doing the opposite, indicating that his physical condition was indeed somewhat weak.
Qu Yong defended against his opponent's attacks while quickly moving to catch up with Lei Jun.
Indeed, he saw that although Lei Jun's movements were agile and swift, his strength seemed somewhat lacking.
As Qu Yong continued to observe, the flames in the underground palace surged once more.
The four combatants were forced to separate and dodge the scorching underground flames.
Amidst the fiery glow, Lei Jun calmly turned and vanished into a corner filled with crimson rocks.
He extinguished the spiritual energy of the Wind-Riding Charm that had been empowering him.
Then, he took out another brand-new Wind-Riding Charm.
They were both Wind-Riding Charms, indeed.
But a charm and a spirit charm were different.
The previous one hadn't been infused with the spiritual energy of the Night-Wind Stone.
This new one, however, possessed the effect of stealthily infiltrating with the wind.
Lei Jun calmly affixed the new Wind-Riding Charm as his signature spirit charm.
With the influence of his signature spirit charm infused with the spiritual energy of the Night-Wind Stone, despite the bright firelight all around, his figure seemed to dissipate with the wind.
Lei Jun then affixed his signature God-Striking Charm and added a Heaven-Shaking Charm to enhance his attack power.
He weighed the short rod in his hand and, concealed by the flames, calmly searched for his previous opponent.
The disciple of the Yellow Sky Dao, holding a spirit charm in one hand and a ritual ruler in the other, warily scanned his surroundings for both enemies and allies.
Hmm?
He suddenly sensed something amiss.
His peripheral vision caught a glimpse of the reflection of the firelight on the stone walls of the underground palace, and it seemed like there were two shadows.
The one in front was him.
But what about the one behind?
That shadow seemed to be raising a hand, and there was something in it!
The disciple of the Yellow Sky Dao's scalp tingled, and his hairs stood on end.
His reaction was already incredibly fast, but before he could react, the arm of the shadow behind him swung down.
"Pa!"
A short rod, thicker on one end and thinner on the other.
The thinner end was gripped in Lei Jun's hand, and the thicker end smashed towards the back of the head of the disciple of the Yellow Sky Dao who was facing away from him.
A golden light shield appeared on top of his opponent's head, blocking the rod.
Although the Yellow Sky Dao had studied the Breaking-Gold Charm to counter the Golden-Lock Charm, the Golden-Lock Charm was still an extremely useful basic spirit charm for them, and some had been constantly improving it.
The disciple of the Yellow Sky Dao was glad that he had been cautious and prepared the Golden-Lock Charm in advance.
He was even more glad that the Golden-Lock Charm was his signature spirit charm, making its defensive power exceptionally strong...
But then, the short rod in Lei Jun's hand flashed with a brilliant light.
And the defensive restriction created by the Golden-Lock Charm on the head of the disciple of the Yellow Sky Dao was like paper, offering no resistance at all as it was directly broken by the short rod, and then...
"Dong!"
Before the opponent could turn around, Lei Jun struck him on the back of the head with the rod.
As the disciple of the Yellow Sky Dao fell silent, Lei Jun nodded calmly.
"One."
He examined the ritual ruler in his opponent's hand before picking it up and appraising it. Then, he turned around.
In the distance, another figure emerged—the other disciple of the Yellow Sky Dao who had been fighting with Qu Yong.
Holding a ritual sword, the figure peered through the firelight, struggling to make out the silhouette in front of them.
It was only when Lei Jun turned around, holding the ritual ruler, that his opponent realized with a start.
Lei Jun remained rooted to the spot, but his body seemed to rise with the wind, effortlessly gliding dozens of meters to stand directly in front of his opponent.
This time, he was straightforward as he swung the short rod, aiming squarely for his opponent's head.
The second opponent's Golden-Lock Charm had been depleted in the previous consecutive battles, and they had no time to create a new one. All they could do was lift their ritual sword to block in mid-air.
Earlier, they had also seen Lei Jun fighting with the short rod, and it didn't seem like a particularly powerful artifact.
But in this moment, they witnessed the short rod flash with golden light once more.
"Ka!"
The ritual sword snapped like a fragile, dry tree branch.
His opponent froze, and Lei Jun's rod struck them squarely on the forehead.
"Dong!"
Their eyes rolled back, and they fell backward, unconscious.
"Two."
Lei Jun nodded again.
He looked around, weighing the newly acquired ritual ruler in his hands.
Then, with a short rod in one hand and the ruler in the other, he continued his search.
The vibrations and fire in the underground palace lessened slightly.
Qu Yong summoned a Flowing Water Charm to barely ward off the scorching heat of the fire.
"Lei Jun... Junior Martial Brother, what about those two fiendish disciples of the Yellow Sky Dao?"
Qu Yong looked around, searching for them.
Suddenly, an ominous premonition filled his heart, causing the hairs on the back of his neck to stand on end.
As soon as the thought formed in Qu Yong's mind, he heard a "pa" sound.
Behind him, golden light flashed, and the Golden-Lock Charm protecting him was shattered by a short rod.
Qu Yong's instinct was to turn around and counter-attack, but then he thought better of it and decided to dodge first.
Before he could act on either impulse, however, a ritual ruler struck him on the back of his head.
Qu Yong's eyes rolled back, and his body went limp as he lost consciousness.
"Three."
Lei Jun nodded once more.
He picked up the unconscious Qu Yong and avoided the encroaching earth fire.
When dealing with the two disciples of the Yellow Sky Dao, Lei Jun had completely smashed their heads with his rod, but with Qu Yong, he had held back a little.
After disposing of the two disciples' bodies using the earth fire, Lei Jun carried the unconscious Qu Yong towards the central Celestial Abyss of the Heavenly Cave.
The earth fire here was less intense than in the outer areas.
Lei Jun temporarily set down Qu Yong and looked around, seeing no sign of anyone else entering the Hidden Heaven.
He lowered his head to examine the Upper Clarity Golden Bamboo in his hand, which had taken the form of a short rod:
"As expected, it's a good artifact. Even as a bamboo shoot, it's a good one."
Lei Jun looked up again at the sea of fire in the underground palace.
Where was the four-star auspicious sign's fourth-grade opportunity? As he pondered, Lei Jun suddenly spotted a faint golden light flickering amidst the distant red sea of fire and scorching flames.
The golden light moved flexibly, almost as if it had a life of its own.
Intrigued, Lei Jun approached.
However, as soon as he drew near, the lively golden light disappeared into the sea of fire like a fish slipping back into the water.
Lei Jun was curious and tried a few more times, but the strange golden light continued to evade him.
Wait...
Suddenly, Lei Jun had an idea. He took a step back, then raised the short rod in his hand, which resembled the Upper Clarity Golden Bamboo.
In the midst of the crimson sea of fire, the golden light flashed and reappeared, like a fish leaping out of the water.
(End of Chapter)
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