Unstoppable momentum!

White Night didn't hesitate. With a thought, his figure appeared like a phantom before the second palace.

This palace was named the "Rushing Thunder Palace," and it was even grander than the first "Startling Thunder Palace."

On its walls were engraved countless reliefs of thunder beasts, as if they could burst from the walls at any moment and tear everything apart.

The palace gates slowly opened, and a thunderous pressure, several times stronger than the first stage, rushed out, almost solidifying the air.

Inside the palace, a guardian standing five zhang tall stood in the center.

This guardian was not humanoid, but a giant beast formed from purple-gold lightning, resembling a Qilin, yet possessing nine heads!

Each head glared with wide eyes, spewing wisps of lightning from its mouth, its four limbs planted on the ground. With every breath, the lightning runes throughout the entire palace flickered violently.

It was the guardian of the second stage—the Nine-Headed Thunder Qilin!

"Outsider, how dare you step into the Rushing Thunder Palace? You seek death!"

The moment White Night entered the second palace.

The Nine-Headed Thunder Qilin's nine heads roared simultaneously, a deafening sound that seemed to tear at the soul.

Before its voice faded, its central head suddenly opened its massive maw.

The next second.

A purple-gold lightning beam, imbued with destructive aura, shot towards White Night like a divine dragon emerging from the sea, with power that tore through space.

Wherever the beam passed, space rippled, and the floor tiles in its path instantly turned to dust. Its power was more than ten times stronger than the attack of the first stage's guardian!

If any other professional from Blue Star saw this scene, they would surely be scared out of their wits.

However, White Night's expression remained unchanged.

The moment the lightning beam was about to hit him, he moved.

His figure flickered, as if teleporting, easily avoiding the direct impact of the lightning beam.

Immediately after, he twisted his wrist, and the dark purple light and golden afterimage on the Eternal Demon Blade intertwined, forming a strange arc of light.

"Chila!"

An incredibly fast blade light pierced through the air, spanning tens of zhang, and instantly struck the Nine-Headed Thunder Qilin's body.

That seemingly indestructible body, capable of withstanding the lightning beam, was like paper before this blade light. Its nine heads, along with its massive body, were instantly cut into countless pieces.

Purple-gold lightning fragments flew everywhere, but not even a ripple was stirred on White Night's body.

The next moment.

The Game System prompt popped up:

[Second Holy Palace Guardian defeated, current rating: Saint-tier]

[Continue challenging the Third Holy Palace?]

White Night flicked his blade, his eyes still calm, as if he had merely crushed an ant.

"Continue."

...The next instant.

White Night's figure appeared before the third palace, named the "Frenzied Thunder Palace."

The palace body was even larger than the previous two combined, with a sculpture of a thousand-meter-long thunder dragon coiling on its roof, its dragon eyes spewing substantial lightning.

Even before approaching, one could feel a terrifying pressure far exceeding the previous two stages.

The moment White Night approached.

The palace gates slowly opened, and an indescribably heavy aura rushed out.

In the center of the palace, a ten-zhang-tall lightning giant stood!

This guardian was entirely composed of dark golden lightning, its body covered in deep red lightning patterns like blood vessels.

It held a lightning warhammer as tall as its body, and every breath caused the air throughout the entire palace to tremble violently, with even the surrounding space resonating with its heartbeat!

"I am the guardian of the Frenzied Thunder Palace—Immortal Thunder Soul. Outsider, your path ends here!"

A deep voice, like muffled thunder from underground, sounded as the Immortal Thunder Soul suddenly raised its warhammer.

Boom—!

In an instant, all the lightning runes within the entire Frenzied Thunder Palace lit up. Countless purple lightning bolts, as thick as water buckets, converged from all directions towards the tip of the warhammer, forming a lightning core large enough to cover half the grand hall!

"Die!"

The warhammer smashed down with world-destroying power, and the lightning core exploded, transforming into a violent ocean of lightning. Wherever it passed, even space was torn with subtle black cracks.

White Night's eyes narrowed slightly. This guardian's initial strength was nearly three times stronger than the Nine-Headed Thunder Qilin of the second stage.

But his footsteps remained steady. The Eternal Demon Blade drew a graceful arc in his hand, a dark purple blade light mixed with a hint of golden afterimage, like a meteor streaking across the night, accurately striking the very center of the lightning ocean.

"Puchi—!"

The next second.

The seemingly turbulent and terrifying ocean of lightning was actually split open by this single strike. The blade light's momentum remained undiminished, instantly landing on the Immortal Thunder Soul's chest.

Sila—!

That seemingly indestructible dark golden lightning body was also torn apart like paper, and the entire guardian transformed into scattered fragments of lightning light!

"Simple."

White Night quirked his lips.

Just as he was about to turn around.

The scattered fragments of lightning light suddenly stopped dissipating, instead converging frantically towards the center as if drawn by an invisible force.

"Immortal Body, Thunder Rebirth!"

Accompanied by a deafening roar, the lightning fragments re-coalesced into the form of the Immortal Thunder Soul!

This time, its size surged to twelve zhang tall, the deep red lightning patterns on its body became even more vibrant, and the aura it emitted was more than twice as strong as before.

"A bit interesting."

White Night raised an eyebrow, watching this scene with interest, not rushing to attack.

The reborn Immortal Thunder Soul was clearly completely enraged.

It spread its arms, and six pairs of wings, composed of pure lightning, extended from its back.

As the wings flapped, countless dense lightning beams shot towards White Night like a torrential rain. Each beam contained enough power to severely wound a fully leveled Tier 4 expert!

A flash of dark purple demonic flame appeared beneath White Night's feet, and his figure weaved through the dense beams like a ghost. While avoiding most of the attacks, the Eternal Demon Blade was swung out again.

This time, the golden afterimages on both sides of the blade became clearer. Wherever the blade light passed, it not only shattered the incoming lightning beams but also carried an irresistible power, once again cleaving the newly reborn Immortal Thunder Soul into fragments!

However, after only a few breaths, the lightning light converged again.

This time, the Immortal Thunder Soul's size reached fifteen zhang, and the lightning patterns on its body began to flow with a golden luster. Its aura was nearly twice as strong as the second time, having already reached the peak level of a Level 499 professional.

As soon as it appeared, it formed hand seals, and a massive phantom composed of lightning emerged behind it. The phantom held a similar warhammer and swung it in sync with the Immortal Thunder Soul. Two warhammer phantoms, powerful enough to destroy mountains, superimposed and smashed down towards White Night.

White Night's eyes flickered slightly. This guardian not only possessed the ability to revive repeatedly but also constantly broke through its own limits with each revival!

But his movements in his hand did not pause in the slightest.

The Eternal Demon Blade's speed was even faster than before.

Swish—!

The blade light left a faint purple trail in the air, cutting through the two superimposed warhammer phantoms and the Immortal Thunder Soul's main body as easily as slicing butter!

The boundless lightning immediately dispersed!

The third time, the fourth time... The Immortal Thunder Soul revived again and again, its size continuously growing, from fifteen zhang to twenty zhang. Its aura surged from the peak of Level 499 to a level comparable to Xiao Yan after his outburst, and even showed a faint trend of surpassing it!

Its attack methods also constantly changed, from a lightning ocean to a beam storm, from warhammer phantoms to lightning dragons. Each revival allowed it to unleash stronger moves, and its tenacious vitality was simply astonishing.

But no matter how strong it became, no matter what terrifying attacks it unleashed, what awaited it was always White Night's seemingly effortless, yet always precisely fatal, single strike.

The dark purple blade light and golden afterimage intertwined, like the Grim Reaper's scythe, harvesting the Immortal Thunder Soul's 'life' again and again.

When the Immortal Thunder Soul revived for the seventh time, its size surged to twenty-five zhang, the lightning patterns on its body completely turned pure gold, and its aura was more than ten times stronger than its initial state, White Night finally slightly shifted his body, avoiding its self-destruct attack that had condensed all its power, and the Eternal Demon Blade in his hand drew out its final blade light.

This strike was incredibly fast, even leaving a brief vacuum trail in the air!

The blade light flashed, and the Immortal Thunder Soul, which had just completed its self-destruct preparations, stiffened.

Immediately after, its massive body shattered inch by inch like weathered rock. This time, the scattered lightning light showed no signs of re-converging, completely dissipating within the grand hall.

The Game System prompt popped up:

[Third Holy Palace Guardian defeated, current rating: Law-tier]

[Continue challenging the Fourth Holy Palace?]

"The difficulty isn't small. No wonder there aren't many professionals who achieve a 'Law'-tier rating."

White Night nodded in approval.

Then, his figure flickered, instantly arriving before the fourth palace!

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