114: Thunder tempers the warrior, and the Ice Queen comes to intercept?

At dawn, the sky was still dark.

The Western Military Region headquarters was enveloped in an iron-grey morning mist, with only a few scattered lights on in the entire building.

Lin Qianqian's office curtains were tightly drawn.

The cold light from the holographic screen illuminated Lin Qianqian's unpredictable expression.

An explosive piece of news swept through the entire Federation's high-level like a hurricane.

The Lei Family officially applied to have Lei Jingyu, who was “recovering from injuries,” take over as Commander-in-Chief of the Western Military Region.

“So they can't sit still anymore…”

Lin Qianqian stared intently at the screen, her face grim.

The communicator on her desk suddenly vibrated urgently, and two messages popped up consecutively.

【Wang Kai: The remaining six Martial Alliance Association unanimously sent a telegram to the Federation, questioning your qualification to serve as the Commander of the Western Military Region.】

【Zhou Mingyuan: The Association is gathering its forces; I'm afraid they will take action soon.】

“Bang!”

Lin Qianqian slammed her hand on the table, standing up abruptly, causing the solid wood desk to tremble violently.

Her teacup clattered as it bounced up and down, and hot tea splattered onto confidential documents.

“Prepare the aircraft! Head to Kunlun Base immediately!”

...Above the Kunlun Mountains.

Before the helicopter even landed, Lin Qianqian saw a terrifying sight through the porthole.

The alloy walls on the periphery of the laboratory were covered in spiderweb-like scorch marks, and the pungent smell of ozone permeated the air.

Through the blast-proof glass, she saw Su Lei sitting cross-legged, suspended in mid-air, with violent golden thunder snakes entanglement around him.

“Boom—crack!”

A golden lightning bolt suddenly struck, instantly vaporizing the titanium alloy target used for testing.

The aftershocks caused the lights in the entire laboratory to flicker on and off.

Lin Qianqian stood at the laboratory entrance, hesitant to enter.

A suffocating pressure surged like a tide, making every inch of her skin tremble and every cell scream in danger.

It felt as if taking one more step would lead to death.

“You've arrived.”

Su Lei slowly opened his eyes, golden electric light flickering in his pupils.

As he finished his Cultivation Technique, the rampant thunder in the room converged like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, all entering his body.

Lin Qianqian took a deep breath, suppressing her instinctive fear.

“The Lei Family has begun to act.”

“Six Martial Alliance Associations have launched an attack simultaneously, demanding…”

Su Lei stretched out his hand and swiped across the projection, displaying the profiles of the six presidents one by one.

The golden electric light remaining on his fingertips jumped within the data stream, emitting faint “crackling” sounds.

“They are just a bunch of clowns; there's no need to worry.”

“There's something more interesting hidden in Lei Jingyu's memory.”

Su Lei slowly stood up, extending his palm, and a wisp of golden lightning moved like a living thing.

Lin Qianqian's pupils constricted.

This was precisely the Lei Family's secret S-grade Cultivation Technique—Lei Shi Body Forging!

But upon closer inspection, there were slight differences.

“You… have become stronger again…” Lin Qianqian's voice trembled slightly.

Su Lei retracted his palm and glanced at Lei Jingyu in the life support pod beside him.

“Using thunder to temper the marrow, and Qi to shape the meridians.”

“Based on Lei Shi Body Forging, I improved the Nine Heavens Thunder Shocking Method.”

“It's not perfect yet, but it showed me the path forward.”

Lin Qianqian was about to speak—

“Beep!” Su Lei's communicator suddenly rang. Seeing the caller ID, he frowned slightly, and his figure instantly vanished from his original spot.

The next moment, he was standing on a cliff a thousand meters away.

The mountain wind howled, flapping his clothes.

The moment he pressed the answer button, Elder Ye's weary face was projected into the Void Realm, the holographic image swaying slightly in the mountain wind.

“The Lei Family has already spread the word that you were gravely wounded and fled.”

Elder Ye stared at the desolate cliff background behind Su Lei, his brows furrowing even deeper.

“Those old fellows in the Elder Council are all asking if you are already…”

“I am accumulating strength,” Su Lei interrupted, his voice terrifyingly calm.

These five words were spoken calmly, yet Elder Ye's pupils in the holographic image constricted slightly.

The old man knew this young man too well—the calmer his tone, the more terrifying the storm hidden behind it.

“I will set off for the Western Military Region tomorrow.”

Elder Ye suddenly said, his withered fingers tapping out a Morse code rhythm on the desktop, a secret signal for internal Shadow Blade communication: 【Eavesdropping present】.

A slender, jade-like hand suddenly appeared at the edge of the screen, gracefully pressing on Elder Ye's shoulder with a seemingly gentle force that instantly silenced the old man.

Then, a tall, graceful figure stepped into the frame.

The surrounding lights suddenly dimmed for a moment, as if suppressed by some invisible force.

“Xiao Yuwei.”

When the woman introduced herself, her red lips parted slightly, and the white mist she exhaled condensed in the cold air.

Her silver-grey hair fell over her shoulders, and she wore a perfectly tailored black uniform, the fabric tightly encasing her full bust and slender waist.

The long, slender leg lines, subtly revealed by the split in the hem, were breathtaking.

“The Federation has appointed me as the Chief Executive Officer of the Western Military Region.”

Her voice was like ice springs striking stone, clear and cold, carrying an undeniable authority.

Most suffocating was the aura subtly emanating from her.

Even though she stood within a holographic image, she gave off a pressure like facing a towering glacier.

She slightly raised her eyes, her amber pupils showing no emotional fluctuations.

“We will arrive tomorrow…”

“I hope Your Excellency is still alive then, to provide valuable intelligence.”

The communication abruptly ended, leaving only the howling wind on the mountaintop.

Su Lei slowly frowned.

It was within his expectations that the Federation would intervene, but the person they sent was not from Shadow Blade.

This variable caught him off guard.

He was not unfamiliar with this ice beauty; in fact, he was quite familiar with her.

In fact, every Shadow Blade member knew her formidable reputation.

A top-tier expert among Grandmasters, the direct daughter of the Xiao Family, one of the Four Great Families—Xiao Yuwei!

When Lei Mietian ascended to Great Grandmaster, the Federation immediately dispatched ten Grandmasters to test him, and she was one of them.

The other Grandmasters were instantly defeated in the exchange.

However, Xiao Yuwei was the only one who could exchange ten moves with Lei Mietian and remain undefeated!

This battle shocked the entire Federation's high-level.

Not only because of Lei Mietian, but this direct daughter of the Xiao Family also for the first time displayed terrifying strength far exceeding that of a Grandmaster.

Video records of this battle were sealed in the Federation's data, classified as SS-level top secret.

Su Lei's brows furrowed deeply.

It was not difficult to guess that the Federation sent her to counterbalance the Lei Family's power.

But as the Chief Executive Officer of the Western Military Region, she could nominally govern the Western Military Region.

Lin Qianqian, the newly appointed Commander of the Western Military Region, would likely have no say in front of Xiao Yuwei.

Regardless of whether the victor was the Lei Family or himself, he would ultimately have to deal with this woman.

This clearly did not align with his interests.

But on second thought, at least for now, Xiao Yuwei and the Lei Family were also in an adversarial relationship.

Perhaps there would be an opportunity for cooperation… The mountain wind suddenly became violent, making his robes flap loudly.

Su Lei took a deep breath, slowly closed his eyes, and felt the newly acquired power surging within him.

“It's still not enough…”

Now was not the time to dwell on power struggles.

In the face of absolute strength, all calculations were futile.

“Boom—!”

A golden lightning bolt shot into the sky, illuminating the night like day.

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