Chapter 173: Thunder and Water Monster
Chapter 173: Thunder and Water Monster
Ten thousand meters above the sky in Nanbo City, Li Chen's figure stood in the air. Thunderclouds filled the air and the wind howled, as if it was the eve of a downpour. After the thunderclouds had been brewing for an unknown period of time, a burst of thunder roared.
Boom boom boom… Boom…
In an instant, endless thunder spread out, enveloping Li Chen's figure, like a roaring thunder dragon, suddenly swallowing up a mayfly.
There were lightning and thunder, and roars. Li Chen's slightly thin body seemed so small in the roaring thunder.
However, when the thunder finally dissipated and everything returned to calm, he was unharmed, and even Li Chen's aura increased slightly.
"The fifth element of the earth... thunder.
Thunder is a divine punishment sent down from heaven that destroys all evil spirits such as ghosts and goblins. It is the most righteous law, and it contains the power of destruction.
However... in early spring, the sound of spring thunder also marks the beginning of the season for the revival of all things. Thunder removes the disease and revive the vitality. There is also new life in thunder. This is the guardian element of the earth. It is destruction and creation..."
Carefully experiencing the feeling of thunder approaching him just now, Li Chen sighed and said that he had gradually touched the threshold of controlling thunder.
The creation and destruction contained in the thunder is far beyond the comparison of the Yin-Yang and Five Thunders when the power of heaven and earth is present. It is the application of another realm completely - Nascent Soul, controlling the laws.
"Huh... I've been here for five days, and I've finally made a step forward. It's better than nothing. But I've only scratched the surface of creation and destruction."
As he spoke, a dazzling purple lightning with a hint of golden light appeared in Li Chen's palm. Before this, the lightning that Li Chen produced by mobilizing the lightning law was pure crystal purple lightning.
It was the emergence of these dots of golden light that made the power of the thunder in Li Chen's hand much stronger.
hum...
Li Chen just raised his hand and pointed, and a dazzling purple lightning with a hint of golden light shot out.
It was this inconspicuous ray of thunder power. When it flew at a high speed for tens of thousands of kilometers, it exploded with a loud bang. Even Li Chen, who was standing ten thousand kilometers away, felt the aftermath of the energy storm.
"It can affect an airspace of thirty to fifty thousand kilometers, and it is about the same on the ground. This is just the threshold of the Yuanying-level thunder law, and it has such power.
Yuanying is indeed a big threshold, completely transcending the realm of the mortal body. If it is a true Yuanying-level thunder law, then I am afraid that the earth will be destroyed by its thunder law. "
Feeling the power of his previous attack, Li Chen was somewhat delighted. Although he had not broken through to the foundation-building stage, he now had the strength of a half-step Nascent Soul even without the help of armor.
However, the consumption was too great. Just by using a wisp of Nascent Soul-level power, he consumed nearly 30% of his magic power.
If he tried his best to rival the quasi-emperor level (half-step Nascent Soul), he would only have one chance to attack, and then his magic power would be exhausted.
However, this problem will be solved when he breaks through the foundation-building stage. With a flawless breakthrough in the foundation-building stage, Li Chen's foundation will leap to a level comparable to the peak of the foundation-building stage after the breakthrough.
By that time, even if Li Chen used the Nascent Soul Level Thunder Law at full power, he would not exhaust his magic power instantly.
As for improving his understanding of the laws, this is a crucial step in breaking through the foundation. Now... Li Chen has gradually begun to take this step.
He glanced at the surrounding airspace that was annihilated by the aftermath of the energy storm, revealing a large area of void, with countless space cracks. This kind of power was nothing to Li Chen in his combined armor, but don't forget that he was in a physical body now!
"Hmm... My body and soul have also become stronger. They are almost comparable to the late stage of foundation building. A punch of mine has a force of 256 tons."
Although his own progress in cultivation was too slow compared to the armor, and Li Chen didn't care about the mere few hundred tons of force now, but one day, the armor would lose its effect, and at that time, Li Chen, as a cultivator, would have to rely on himself.
“Armor… is just a transition after all. If you want to become a powerful being who can take the power of heaven and earth as your own, and reach the true pinnacle, you must abandon external forces.
I just don’t know how long it will take for me to reach the top.” Li Chen looked into the future, and then he disappeared from the spot.
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In Lishan County, Nanbo City, this small village called Jiangjia Village is located next to the Jiangling Reservoir. The villagers raise a lot of fish in the reservoir for a living. However, recently, the villagers have begun to feel uneasy.
Back to a few days ago...
In the middle of the night, on the mountainside of Jiangling Reservoir, patrolman Jiang Bin had finished his patrol and was on his way home.
At this time, he passed by the bank of the reservoir and saw a figure standing on the stone platform on the bank, so he asked loudly and vigilantly: "Who is it? Who is there?"
After hearing Jiang Bin's words, the figure on the stone platform turned around, and the light of the former's flashlight shone on his face. It was Jiang Qiao, the reservoir keeper.
But before Jiang Qiao could say anything, Jiang Bin hurriedly said, "Oh~ Jiang Qiao, what are you doing? Hey, I'm talking to you. Why don't you guard the reservoir properly at night? What do you want to do? Do you want to scare people to death?"
But Jiang Bin then realized that the other party had been standing on the stone platform in a daze, as if he didn't hear what he said.
After a while, Jiang Qiao finally spoke, but he ignored Jiang Bin's words and kept muttering, "Have you heard that there is a water monster in this reservoir?"
These words sounded like he was talking to himself, but also like he was telling a story to Jiang Bin, leaving the latter completely confused.
"What's wrong with you?" Jiang Bin, holding a flashlight, didn't understand what Jiang Qiao was doing and asked in confusion.
Just this sentence seemed to turn on a switch in Jiang Qiao, and he replied in seconds: "I'm telling you, this isn't a water monster, it's the Dragon King! Hahahaha... As long as I dedicate my body to the Dragon King, I can become an immortal!"
Hearing this, Jiang Bin was speechless. He rolled his eyes in the dark and said, "Becoming an immortal, and ascending to heaven."
However, Jiang Qiao ignored him and continued to talk to himself: "This will be a great ceremony... Master, I am willing to dedicate my body to you!"
Having said that, he lay directly on the stone platform. After shouting, Jiang Qiao disappeared in the sudden flash of light and smoke.
A strong light suddenly flashed in the dark night, causing Jiang Bin to be temporarily blinded. When he recovered, he looked at the stone platform again, but found that even the shadow of Jiangqiao was gone. When he looked at the reservoir again, he saw the latter floating on the water.
A strangely shaped creature rushed out of the water and "swallowed" Jiang Qiao's body in one gulp.
At this moment, Jiang Bin could no longer remain calm. He ran back quickly, shouting, "Hey... help, help..."
This is the Jiangjia Village water monster incident that has been circulating recently. Even citizens as far away as Nanbo City have heard a lot of rumors, including Lingling and Duanmu.
In the urban area of Nanbo, there was drizzle and fog.
At this time, the two people were walking on the overpass above the pedestrian street. After all, in the past few days, Duanmu had activated the quasi-king-level elf weapons because of the previous battle, so he practiced for several days in succession to consolidate his strength.
Look, after not spending a few days with Lingling, the girl started to miss Duanmu. Although it has not been long since she met Duanmu more than a month ago, Lingling has become more and more dependent on him.
Duanmu's sense of responsibility and that damn sense of security, as well as his seriousness in training, fighting and reasoning, all deeply attracted the eldest daughter of the Ma family.
"You say... this matter is weird, right, Duanmu?" Lingling blinked her big eyes and looked at Duanmu Yan beside her cutely.
"As for legends, they must have some exaggerated storylines, otherwise how can they be spread?" Duanmu, the son of a great detective, said indifferently.
Then, Lingling thought for a moment and added, "This incident was personally experienced by someone, so it should be considered very true."
Duanmu, who was leaning on the guardrail of the overpass, searched for the key words of this legend in his mind, "water monster". Then several words emerged in his mind: monster, water monster, Oxer...
Then, he immediately said: "Since someone witnessed the appearance of the water monster, do you think it is possible that it is related to Oxer?"
After all, this legend occurred and spread within the jurisdiction of Nanbo City. Coupled with the keyword "water monster", it is hard for Duanmu not to think of Oxer.
However, the couple stopped talking after this.
Don't forget that behind Duanmu stands the ERP Armor Base, which has an official intelligence system. For this kind of thing, you can just go to the base to check, there is no need to waste time and think about it without any evidence.
"Then Duanmu, shall we go directly to the base?" Lingling is lively and curious by nature, otherwise she wouldn't have become a mystery enthusiast, and wouldn't have met Duanmu and the series of events that followed.
Seeing Lingling's anxious expression, Duanmu chuckled, then unconsciously touched Lingling's head: "Don't be so anxious, Lingling, you can go tomorrow.
Besides, if Oxer really showed up, Dongshan and the others at the base would have contacted me long ago."
Seeing this, Lingling nodded obediently, then pulled Duanmu to run in the rain: "Okay, I know, come and play with me, Duanmu, let's go..."
In the light mist and rain, the young couple temporarily put aside all their thoughts and ran freely. At this moment, their minds were clear and they were very happy.
The next day, Duanmu and Lingling came to the Zhang Group branch building in Heguang District and walked in. As soon as they entered the gate, the couple saw Xiao Feng coming towards them. He was going to a welfare home to do some business.
"Is that so? Then you guys go check it out. I'll be here to support you if anything happens. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first." After chatting for a few sentences, Xiao Feng left.
The couple looked at each other, then walked into the deepest part of the first floor lobby and took the elevator into the branch base.
Seeing Lingling and Duanmu coming, Dongshan, who was sitting at the operating table, knew why the young couple came. He was the first to speak: "You are here, young couple. I have known about the water monster for a long time. Come over and take a look at the information."
When they heard Dong Shan's words, their eyes lit up and they quickly walked forward.
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