The Fog Sea was in tumult, billions of bolts of lightning striking down—not even highgods could withstand them. What kind of power was this?
And yet, this Bates claimed someone dared to fly through that?
“Haha, Bates, did you escape this tribulation and now feel so elated you’re spouting nonsense? You saw the power of the Fog Sea’s upheaval yourself. Even those extremely formidable highgods who can resist this lightning surely wouldn’t be so arrogant as to fly directly through it?” a green-haired demonic man laughed.
Lin Lei and the others all nodded slightly.
In such an environment, only supremely powerful seven-star demons, Asuras, and the like would dare to fly directly.
“If you don’t believe me, fine,” Bates scoffed, seemingly unconcerned. “But I definitely didn’t missee it just now. I don’t think my eyes deceived me.” How could a middle god’s eyes deceive him?
“Boss, so what if he flew through that lightning? You and I could probably fly through it too,” Bei Bei’s voice sounded in Lin Lei’s mind. “What would those lightning bolts do if they hit us? Back in that desert fortress, Boss, you took a full-force lightning attack from a highgod without a single scratch.”
Lin Lei smiled.
Lightning attacks?
His true body had first absorbed a drop of golden blood, then fused a drop of liquid divine power containing terrifying energy. Its strength far exceeded that of an ordinary highgod artifact. Lin Lei was confident he could withstand these lightning bolts.
“Bei Bei, don’t talk nonsense,” Lin Lei sent via soul transmission.
Bei Bei chuckled. “Got it, Boss. I’m not the type to get arrogant and carried away.” Their conversation was via soul transmission, unknown to others.
“I saw it too. Someone did indeed fly through the lightning just now.” Suddenly, another voice spoke.
“Oh?”
Lin Lei turned in surprise. Not just him, the other surviving demons looked as well. The speaker was that highgod demon, the bald young man. He nodded, saying, “And I saw clearly. He was carrying a saber or perhaps a heavy sword on his back.”
Being a highgod, the bald young man’s words carried more weight than Bates’s.
“So there really was such a person?”
“Lord Bofei said it, could it be wrong?” someone immediately responded.
“Would I, Bates, lie? Even Lord Bofei says so.” Bates immediately looked a bit smug.
This bald young man was indeed named ‘Bofei.’ He turned his head to look at Bates, fixing him with a stare. “Bates, just now, countless lightning bolts struck down. That was a moment between life and death. I had confidence, so I dared to spare a glance at my surroundings. In that situation, how did you notice something in the distance too?”
Bates was stunned.
In a dangerous moment, how could one dare to divert attention?
Bates gave a simple-minded smile, his big mustache curling up. “I only saw it after dodging that wave of lightning bombardment. By then, that person had already flown far away. That’s why I couldn’t see clearly—only that he was carrying a weapon.”
“Oh,” the bald young man responded.
“Alright, everyone. The fact that we all survived this calamity is cause for great celebration. Haha… but we must continue on our journey.” The employer, Eqy, spoke with a laugh, and a metal life-form that had transformed into a rhombus-shaped ship once again appeared on the sea surface.
Lin Lei and the others immediately entered the metal life-form.
“Whoosh!” The metal life-form immediately sliced through the waves and surged forward.
Inside the metal life-form’s hall, the demons who had escaped with their lives were in high spirits, laughing loudly, drinking, and chatting. The hall’s side walls were transparent, allowing everyone to see the sea scenery outside through the metal. At that moment, faint electrical light still played across the sea surface, though its power had greatly diminished.
“Why is lightning still striking down at the center of that vortex?” From the side of the hall, Olivier, who was looking outside, suddenly spoke.
“Still lightning striking?”
Lin Lei and the others immediately turned to look. Through the transparent metal, they saw directly that at the original vortex’s center—now that the vortex had vanished—thick electric snakes were still ceaselessly striking down, frantically attacking a single point below.
The metal life-form continued moving forward, getting closer and closer to the location of the strikes.
“That’s truly strange. I’ve never heard that after a Fog Sea upheaval, the lightning continues to strike downward,” someone muttered. They weren’t worried for themselves, as the lightning was focused on one spot and couldn’t hit them.
Lin Lei suddenly widened his eyes.
“There’s someone!” As they drew closer, Lin Lei immediately noticed that at the spot where the lightning continuously struck, a figure was standing on the sea surface.
From such a distance, Lin Lei could only make out a silhouette. As the thick lightning struck down, that figure didn’t dodge at all.
“Ah, there’s someone under that lightning!” The others noticed too.
“That’s the original center of the vortex, where the lightning’s power is strongest. I reckon even a legendary seven-star demon wouldn’t dare take these lightning bolts head-on,” the other demons were stunned, though they were only going by hearsay, as seven-star demons weren’t easily encountered.
“Hey, Eqy, get closer quickly, let’s see what’s going on!” someone urged.
The people of Hell worshipped the strong. Someone who dared to stand in a Fog Sea upheaval and provoke the strongest lightning to strike him was absolutely worthy of admiration. Eqy was also forthright. “Alright, I’ll maneuver the metal life-form over immediately, but… the closest we can get is one li. Any closer might anger that lord.”
As he spoke, the metal life-form headed directly toward that location.
One li was very close for gods. Divine-level experts could clearly see an ant from a distance of one li.
At that moment, lightning as thick as over a hundred intertwined electric snakes was continuously striking down at the single person standing on the sea surface. The man was lean, standing as straight as the shaft of a spear, with ink-black hair reaching down to his buttocks, blowing wildly in the wind.
Lin Lei saw clearly now—the man had a war saber strapped to his back and was looking up at the lightning above.
“Chi chi~~~”
Countless lightning bolts fiercely struck his forehead, then spread throughout his body. However, the man remained motionless like a mountain. Occasionally, two cold, crimson bolts of lightning would shoot from his eyes, charging directly upward into the Fog Sea above. This caused the lightning striking down from the Fog Sea to intensify.
“So powerful!” Lin Lei’s heart trembled.
The lightning that struck down made even space quiver, yet the man was completely unharmed.