176: Chapter 176 The intelligence is wrong, another way

Not long after, an icy-cold voice came through.

Zhou Bai's eyebrows raised, sensing an invisible force assaulting him from all directions.

Under the surge of this invisible power, the entire space seemed to solidify slightly.

Furthermore, an extremely powerful domain was rapidly forming.

"Danger!"

Zhou Bai immediately realized that danger was approaching.

Moreover, the enemy within it was extremely terrifying, most likely a top-tier expert at the Grandmaster realm.

"Little Thunder, increase speed!"

Thinking this, Zhou Bai didn't hesitate for a moment, immediately ordering the Cangyun Thunder Dragon to accelerate.

Upon receiving Zhou Bai's command, the Cangyun Thunder Dragon instantly pushed its speed to the limit. The entire dragon practically transformed into a bolt of lightning, racing with terrifying swiftness into the distance.

In an instant, the man and dragon disappeared from the entrance of the Heavenly Thunder Valley.

"Damn, that guy ran so fast!"

After Zhou Bai and the other vanished, a man wearing a black robe and exuding an imposing aura slowly walked out at the entrance of the Heavenly Thunder Valley.

Beside the black-robed man was a youth in a western suit; it was Zhao Yan of the Asura Sect.

"His soul power is very strong; he sensed the danger. And the intelligence was faulty—his Cangyun Thunder Dragon has already advanced to the eighth rank. Its speed is too fast. My domain hadn't fully formed; I couldn't stop it at all!"

The Asura Sect Elder Zhu Dongfang, standing nearby, sighed as he looked at the distant Zhou Bai, who was now out of sight.

"An eighth-rank Cangyun Thunder Dragon... Zhou Bai's luck is actually this good. Did the Cangyun Thunder Dragon advance its rank inside the Heavenly Thunder Valley?"

Hearing this, Zhao Yan's expression also shifted slightly.

Since they had already decided to move against Zhou Bai, Zhao Yan had naturally gathered all intelligence extremely thoroughly.

He had analyzed intelligence on Zhou Bai, the Cangyun Thunder Dragon, and videos of Zhou Bai from the World Martial Arts Tournament countless times.

To ensure absolute success, Zhao Yan had even requested their Asura Sect's Grandmaster Elder to take action.

He hadn't expected that Zhou Bai's Cangyun Thunder Dragon would have advanced in rank.

An eighth-rank Cangyun Thunder Dragon is equivalent to a human Sky Soaring Realm expert. Moreover, the Cangyun Thunder Dragon is originally a super Thunder Element fierce beast.

Its speed is terrifyingly fast. Although their Asura Sect Elder is a Grandmaster, he doesn't hold a significant advantage in speed and likely cannot catch up.

"Elder, what should we do then? Can we only give up?"

Zhao Yan looked in the direction Zhou Bai had fled, gritting his teeth as he spoke.

"Of course we're not giving up. That fellow Lu Yun is even willing to part with a Law Spirit Crystal. This is an opportunity for our Asura Sect. If we seize it, our Asura Sect can produce a top-tier Martial Saint expert, elevating our foundation yet another level!"

A flash of fervent desire appeared in Zhu Dongfang's eyes as he slowly continued speaking.

Although their Asura Sect is considered a top-tier force within Xia Country, possessing quite a few Grandmaster experts,

they have never had a single top-tier Martial Saint expert.

Grandmasters are strong, but Martial Saints are the true, transcendent foundation that can secure a major force's standing.

And this path is far, far too difficult, blocking the way for countless martial artists.

Almost ninety-nine percent of Grandmasters cannot comprehend the power of Laws and advance to Martial Saint.

A single Law Spirit Crystal can significantly increase the chances for this Martial Saint path. Such opportunities are exceedingly rare.

"But, Zhou Bai was already troublesome to deal with, and now he has an eighth-rank Cangyun Thunder Dragon!"

Zhao Yan said somewhat helplessly.

"We can try other methods. A young man, full of vigor and passion, surely cannot resist the beauty trap!"