Revelation of the Way of Heaven

Chapter 256 The Decisive Battle Against Enlightenment

Lightning crackled around its body, and on the largest face in the center, golden beast eyes gleamed coldly in the wind and snow. Kaiming, this ancient beast, slowly walked towards Qin Xiaochuan lying on the ground, leaving deep footprints in the snow with each step.

It quickly walked up to Qin Xiaochuan, looking down at the weak human. Its mouth was half open, revealing sharp fangs. The hot breath it exhaled hit Qin Xiaochuan's face and melted the snow around him.

A ball of lightning appeared in the open mana, and it was constantly gathering energy to deliver a fatal blow to the human underground. Qin Xiaochuan lay motionless on the ground, seemingly unconscious.

Suddenly, Qin Xiaochuan opened his eyes, and a golden light shot straight into his enlightened brain. Taking advantage of the moment, Qin Xiaochuan flipped up from the ground and leaped into the air, a ball of bluish-white flame forming on his right fist.

"Blazing Fist!" Qin Xiaochuan shouted, slamming his right fist downwards. Blazing flames surged forth, unleashing destructive energy that instantly melted the ice layer on the ground, revealing the original earth.

Kaiming remained standing in the same spot, with surging lightning power constantly erupting from his body, helping to neutralize the damage from the Samadhi True Fire.

The tiger's tail, crackling with lightning, lashed out at Qin Xiaochuan like an ancient divine whip. Qin Xiaochuan unleashed his spiritual energy, performing a backflip. A pair of silver bat wings unfurled behind him, carrying him upwards. Simultaneously, he rapidly formed hand seals, and a massive pillar of fire shot upwards from beneath Kaiming.

Qin Xiaochuan only had time to catch his breath after he had unleashed all of his skills.

That was really dangerous.

Kaiming's attack was too sudden. If he hadn't been on guard against Jiang Qingxue's strange behavior earlier and hadn't had an extremely keen sense of perception in this mental space, he probably would be lying on the ground right now.

Thanks to the powerful defensive capabilities of the Qilin Armor and its advanced predictive abilities, Qin Xiaochuan appeared to be knocked away, but in reality, he used the force of the impact to deflect the attack and was not seriously injured. However, the whistling sound that came from Kaiming made his mental space tremble, and he almost lost his ability to move within a few seconds.

Qin Xiaochuan's gaze turned grave. This Enlightened Beast was not only more powerful than he had imagined, but also very cunning.

No one could have imagined that it would transform into Jiang Qingxue's appearance, and not only that, it also knew everything about Jiang Qingxue, presumably because it had stolen Jiang Qingxue's memories.

This completely disrupted the original battle plan. He noticed that the other three people outside his consciousness were probably under a mental attack, standing motionless in place, and it would be difficult for them to join the battle in the short term.

Kaiming lunged forward, easily dodging the pillars of fire on the ground. The S-rank Flame Fist seemed to have no effect on it. It spread its wings, soared into the air, circled once, and then rushed towards Qin Xiaochuan.

Qin Xiaochuan accelerated towards Kaiming. Just as the man and the beast were about to get close, a ball of lightning suddenly fell from the sky, instantly transforming into thousands of interwoven lightning nets that enveloped Qin Xiaochuan. This was the lightning net binding he had experienced on the cliff before.

At the same time, Kaiming's attack also came head-on. The huge tiger claws, carrying blinding lightning, quickly unleashed five attacks, and a suffocating killing intent instantly filled the entire world.

The paralyzing sensation of the lightning net struck Qin Xiaochuan again, but he was no longer the same person he used to be. He had already foreseen what was going to happen when the lightning net was formed.

Level 8 spiritual power was quickly drawn from the witch's ring and surged out of the body, transforming into surging fire-type spiritual power that severed the bindings of the lightning net. Then, the mental domain was fully activated, which slowed down Kaiming's attack and bought him a fleeting moment of time.

In that instant, he successfully raised the Xuanwu Shield, blocking all of Kaiming's attacks. Then, his wings flashed and his body rapidly ascended into the air, neutralizing the power of the lightning.

Kaiming roared to the sky, and the deafening sound waves enveloped him again, causing his body to stiffen briefly once more. However, this time he was farther away, so he recovered quickly.

Just as Qin Xiaochuan was feeling relieved, the sky suddenly turned dark, and a huge sense of crisis surged into his heart.

The once azure sky suddenly became covered with dark clouds, countless lightning bolts flashed within the clouds, and nine bolts of lightning struck simultaneously amidst deafening roars.

Qin Xiaochuan felt his hair stand on end. He desperately drew spiritual power from the witch's ring, and for the first time, the Qilin Armor appeared completely on his body. At the same time, it was shrouded in a layer of bluish-white flame spiritual power. Qin Xiaochuan withdrew his fist, and the bluish-white flame wrapped around his fist.

With a flap of his wings, he soared upwards, actively facing the lightning. At the same time, he slammed his right fist forward with all his might, and a torrent of cyan-white flames burst forth instantly.

"boom!"

The explosion resounded through the heavens and the earth, the intense light blinded people, and the huge shockwave tore a hole in the dark clouds in the sky, revealing the original blue sky.

Kaiming hovered in mid-air, looking up at the epicenter of the explosion above, his eyes darting around as if he were deep in thought.

Suddenly, Qin Xiaochuan flew out of the firelight, like a meteorite falling from the sky, heading straight for Kaiming.

Although the blue light of his Qilin Armor had dissipated and half of it was charred black by lightning, making him look terrible, his aura did not diminish in the slightest.

The Fiery Fist slammed towards Kaiming's face again.

Kaiming opened his giant mouth, and a ball of lightning quickly formed inside. Just as he was about to launch it, an invisible energy rushed into his mind, not only making the lightning much smaller but also slowing it down by half a beat.

"boom!"

Just as the lightning reached his mouth, it was engulfed by bluish-white flames. Kaiming, who had been struck hard in the face, fell straight down from the sky.

"Bang!" A huge impact sounded on the ground, and the shock wave sent snowflakes flying two or three meters high.

However, Qin Xiaochuan did not stop his attack. Flames gathered again on his fist, and he fell even faster, followed by another punch.

However, just as he was about to get close, Kaiming, who was lying on the ground, suddenly disappeared and was replaced by a little boy who was only seven or eight years old.

Qin Xiaochuan was taken aback. His falling figure came to an abrupt halt, and he stood frozen in mid-air, staring incredulously at the boy who was only a little over a meter tall.

He recognized the boy; he was the one who played with Xiaoying at the inn, and then mysteriously disappeared in the ancient village. He never expected him to appear here.

While Qin Xiaochuan was still in a daze, the boy on the ground flashed and suddenly disappeared. At the same time, a dazzling bolt of lightning appeared beside his face. Qin Xiaochuan only had time to raise the Xuanwu Shield before he was blasted away.

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