Lin Lei hadn't noticed Anlas approaching. Instead, he was once again contemplating the Earth Pulse.
"That Lei Lin was right. Within the laws of earth, the 'element of soil' defends against physical attacks, while the 'Earth Pulse' defends against spiritual attacks. Similarly... if it can defend against spiritual attacks, it can also be used to launch spiritual attacks."
Lin Lei was now pondering how to use the Earth Pulse to unleash a spiritual attack.
In the quiet valley, standing on the branch of a large tree in the distance, was a figure—Anlas himself.
Anlas was watching Lin Lei cultivate in the valley below. "Killing him will only take one strike!" Though Anlas knew Lin Lei was only a lowgod, he had decided to launch a surprise attack and kill Lin Lei as quickly as possible. These were Sadista's orders.
The valley was deathly silent.
*Swoosh!* Without warning, a streak of fiery red light instantly tore across the sky, thrusting toward Lin Lei.
Lin Lei was greatly startled.
"This is bad." He could also feel himself being bound by a 'Divine Domain.'
If any other lowgod were suddenly caught in a midgod's 'Divine Domain' combined with a full-power sword strike, they would absolutely be caught off guard.
But Lin Lei had frequently sparred with the midgod Burgess. Now, facing Anlas's surprise attack, Lin Lei reacted almost on instinct—
First, drawing upon his two divine clones within his body, he immediately erected two 'Divine Domains.'
Simultaneously, a Purple Blood Soft Sword appeared in Lin Lei's hand, and he wielded it with practiced ease. Countless sword shadows wove into a purple chain, clashing again and again against the fiery red light, while Lin Lei himself struggled to deflect the force and retreat.
*Boom!* Lin Lei slammed hard into the cliff face behind a distant waterfall, and the rock wall cracked open, sending rubble tumbling down.
"Hmm?" Anlas's expression changed. "This Lin Lei actually blocked my surprise attack just like that?"
Anlas was stunned.
*Whoosh!* Anlas soared in an arc like a hawk, diving toward the section of cliff where Lin Lei had been driven. But with a thunderous crash, Lin Lei burst out from another part of the wall like lightning, landing on the open ground of the valley.
Azure-gold dragon scales covered Lin Lei's entire body. The steel-like dragon tail gleamed with cold light, swaying slightly. Lin Lei's ice-cold dark-gold eyes fixed coldly on the cliff face.
"Who are you?" Lin Lei barked.
In his Dragon Blood Warrior form, Lin Lei's speed could increase significantly. Even with both his 'Divine Domains' layered together, he was still at a disadvantage against a midgod's 'Divine Domain.' But with his mastery of wind and the Dragon Blood Warrior transformation, he could at least keep pace with his opponent's speed.
Lin Lei's shout not only startled Anlas.
But also...
At another location on Tongluo Mountain, Bei Bei, the white-robed middle-aged man, and Burgess, who had been watching from the sidelines—all three of them were jolted into alertness.
"Boss!" Bei Bei's face darkened, and he immediately flew toward the valley along with the two midgods.
"This is bad." Anlas knew the situation was dire. "If those two midgods arrive, I won't have any chance at all!" Flames blazed across Anlas's body, and he shot forward like an arrow loosed from a bow, tearing through space itself as he charged at Lin Lei.
The ice-cold spear wreathed in flames in his hand thrust directly forward.
"My strongest strike!" Anlas's eyes were cold and sinister as he fixed his gaze on Lin Lei.
Lin Lei stood his ground, his dark-gold eyes locked on his opponent, making no attempt to dodge whatsoever.
"Courting death." Seeing that his opponent didn't dodge, Anlas sneered inwardly.
In truth, the moment Lin Lei had burst from the cliff face, while shouting his challenge, he had already been channeling his earth divine power. Through the Earth Pulse, he had converted it into waves of 'Pulse Force' that radiated outward from the soles of his feet. Within a hundred-meter radius centered on Lin Lei, the entire area had become a 'Pulse Force' zone.
"Now!" Lin Lei's eyes suddenly blazed bright.
At the same instant, dozens of streams of Pulse Force erupted from underground, surging up from every direction below to envelop Anlas. It was as if... the ground had suddenly sprouted 'hands' that grabbed Anlas's feet and wrapped around his entire body.
Anlas's face changed dramatically.
"Die!" At that very moment, Lin Lei—in his Dragon Blood Warrior form—gripped the Purple Blood Soft Sword in one hand and the Black Jade Heavy Sword in the other, rocketing toward Anlas at tremendous speed.
*Boom!* Divine power erupted from within, and Anlas broke free from the massive bindings of Pulse Force in the blink of an eye. But by the time he shattered his restraints, the distance between him and Lin Lei was less than ten meters—a distance that, for Lin Lei and Anlas, was far too close.
Because they were both far too fast!
How could Anlas retreat? After all, Bei Bei and those two midgods were already closing in at full speed.
A blinding radiance erupted from the spear. The ice-cold spear thrust directly at Lin Lei, and a faint crimson glow shimmered within its tip—
This was Anlas's strongest strike: "Soul—Annihilation!"
A strange purple light flared to life, accompanied by the beautiful sound of a flute. Even Anlas couldn't help but feel a slight ripple of influence from the flute's melody. After twenty years of training, the 'Whisper of Wind' had grown far more powerful than before.
Most importantly, the sound of the 'Whisper of Wind' was not merely the sound of a flute—it also contained a silent 'sonic attack.'
The Purple Blood Soft Sword collided head-on with the spear tip.
*Clang!*
At the same time, the illusory purple sword shadow crashed against an illusory pale-crimson spear shadow.
*Boom!* The illusory purple sword shadow held for only a heartbeat before shattering. The crimson spear shadow dimmed slightly, but it continued hurtling toward Lin Lei.
"This is bad." Lin Lei's expression shifted.
But the spiritual attack was far too fast—there was no time!
"Danger!" Hidden within a rock near the edge of the valley, 'Lei Lin' was struck with alarm. But though he was fast, he couldn't match the speed of a spiritual attack.
"Die!" Lin Lei's roar rang out as the Black Jade Heavy Sword descended upon Anlas's body.