544: Sit back and wait

"This Immortal Artifact is indeed not easy to achieve a Breakthrough with."

"It still needs to devour more lightning!"

Xiao Lingchen muttered.

He pushed the Crimson Firmament God Annihilation Ring even harder to devour the lightning of this world!

Suddenly.

A bolt of lightning suddenly struck towards the two of them.

The Crimson Firmament God Annihilation Ring now had the ability to automatically protect its master.

Before Xiao Lingchen could even activate it.

The Crimson Firmament God Annihilation Ring proactively appeared in front of Xiao Lingchen and Ruan Xingluo.

It blocked the sudden attack for them!

But the lightning was blocked.

The next second.

A branch suddenly shot out from underground, thrusting straight towards the two!

Fortunately, Xiao Lingchen and Ruan Xingluo reacted in time.

They had also never let their guard down.

The moment that branch shot out.

The two immediately retreated to both sides.

They successfully dodged the attack!

Joy erupted in Ruan Xingluo's eyes:

"It's that monster!"

As she spoke.

Ruan Xingluo suddenly conjured a large hammer twice her size.

She spun and slammed it down fiercely onto the ground where the branch had just emerged!

This was the first time Xiao Lingchen had seen Ruan Xingluo summon her weapon.

The massive hammer formed a strong contrast with her petite figure, just over 1.5 meters tall!

However.

Don't let Ruan Xingluo's small stature fool you.

The power of this hammer strike was truly astonishing!

"Boom!!!"

When the hammer slammed into the ground.

The surrounding ten li trembled violently.

Spiderweb-like cracks rapidly extended from the point of impact, turning all vegetation in their path to dust!

A muffled roar came from underground, and the ground where the branch had just extended exploded!

Ruan Xingluo lifted the large hammer again.

The hammer seemed to weigh nothing in her hand.

She slammed it into the ground, one strike after another!

Xiao Lingchen was stunned for a moment.

This was the first time he had witnessed what 'violent aesthetics' meant from such a gentle-looking girl!

Every time Ruan Xingluo slammed the hammer down.

It would cause the earth to shake, and the ground to crack.

Dozens of feet high columns of dirt shot up into the sky!

And accompanying it.

Were bursts of enraged roars!

Finally.

The creature hidden underground could no longer bear it.

It let out a hoarse, agonizing roar.

Then.

A giant ancient tree, covered with hundreds of human faces filled with pain and struggle, burst out of the ground.

Instantly obscuring Xiao Lingchen and Ruan Xingluo's vision.

Both of them widened their eyes.

They couldn't help but exclaim:

"Holy crap!"

"This monster has actually grown so big?!"

They had both thought.

This monster should be about the same size as a normal tree.

But what they saw with their own eyes was beyond their expectations.

Most importantly, this monster was too ugly and disgusting!

Neither human nor tree, it was a living monster!

However.

Even though it was a monster.

The moment she saw it.

Ruan Xingluo still showed signs of joy:

"It's finally out!"

"Xiao Lingchen, let's attack together!"

"If we kill this guy, we can get the lei lin root!"

Xiao Lingchen nodded and said:

"Good!"

He then took out his Opening Heaven Sword.

Under the enhancement of various techniques.

Xiao Lingchen's power and aura suddenly surged.

Then he and Ruan Xingluo charged towards the monster!

The monster was formed from lei lin root, skilled in lightning, but every time it released lightning, it was instantly devoured by the Crimson Firmament God Annihilation Ring.

In desperation.

It could only use its branches to fight!

This naturally gave Xiao Lingchen and Ruan Xingluo an opportunity to get close.

One with a sword, one with a hammer.

They attacked frantically.

Especially Ruan Xingluo, the power of the large hammer in her hand was astonishing.

Almost every hammer strike made the monster tremble violently, and the leaves on its branches fell wildly!

"Awoo!"

Under repeated attacks.

The monster was in immense pain.

The monster suddenly let out an angry wail.

Between heaven and earth.

Endless thunderclouds seemed to be guided, suddenly gathering towards them!

The sky was instantly covered by a large amount of thunderclouds, churning wildly like boiling molten iron.

The lightning within the thunderclouds was brighter than the sun, yet more terrifying than the abyss!

Terrifying pressure.

Rendered this world like the end of days.

The air in this world seemed to have stagnated.

Becoming viscous.

Movement slowed down.

When Ruan Xingluo saw this scene.

Her hand, holding the giant hammer, trembled slightly, filled with extreme horror!

"This monster wants to fight us to the death!"

"Let's strike first!"

"Kill it!"

Such terrifying thunderclouds, their power far exceeded all the Lightning Tribulations Ruan Xingluo had ever experienced.

Just the faint bolts of lightning escaping from the thunderclouds made Ruan Xingluo feel an unprecedented fear.

This fear even surpassed Death!

She couldn't imagine.

If the lightning from the sky were to fall.

Would she and Xiao Lingchen still have any hope of Life!

Even if Xiao Lingchen possessed the Crimson Firmament God Annihilation Ring, the chances were probably incredibly slim!

Only by slaying the monster might they still have a glimmer of hope!

As Ruan Xingluo spoke.

The combat power of both of them was unleashed to the fullest.

They both attacked the monster with all their might!

Only.

This time.

Before the two could reach it.

A bolt of lightning as thick as a water jar fell from the sky.

"Boom!!!"

The lightning struck directly onto the two of them.

Although the lightning was immediately devoured by the Crimson Firmament God Annihilation Ring.

What followed was a dense, torrential rain of lightning bolts, one after another!

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!!"

"......"

The lightning fell wildly like a torrential downpour, striking the ground and creating one hole after another in the scorched earth.

The air seemed to be charred black by the lightning.

Their path forward was blocked by the lightning, preventing them from moving ahead.

"No!"

Seeing the thunderclouds in the sky getting thicker and more turbulent.

And the falling lightning becoming denser.

Even the Crimson Firmament God Annihilation Ring found it difficult to resist all of it.

Ruan Xingluo knew that getting close was no longer possible.

It was also the first time she thought about retreating.

"Let's withdraw first!"

Saying that.

Ruan Xingluo hurriedly grabbed Xiao Lingchen's hand, intending to take him away!

But even if the two wanted to leave now, it was already too late.

Lightning bolts were now falling in the direction they could have left.

Thick lightning condensed into layers of barriers.

Blocking the direction of their escape!

Seeing this scene.

Ruan Xingluo felt despair, filled with regret.

"It's over..."

Amidst the thunder, she looked at Xiao Lingchen and said:

"I'm sorry, I've harmed you!"

"If we perish here today, in the next Life, I will surely repay you this Life!"

Ruan Xingluo was filled with regret.

She had thought that with Xiao Lingchen's Crimson Firmament God Annihilation Ring, this time would be foolproof.

She had, after all, underestimated the monster's strength!

She felt despair, already resigned to her fate!

However, at this moment.

Although they had reached the brink of Life and Death.

Xiao Lingchen's face remained calm, and he smiled, saying:

"It's not the last moment yet, isn't it a bit too early to say that?"

Ruan Xingluo said:

"Is there a difference between now and the last moment?"

"Such terrifying lightning, if it all falls, can you block it?"

Xiao Lingchen said:

"Whether I can block it or not, I'll know after I try!"

Saying that.

Xiao Lingchen stomped his foot.

He suddenly shot up into the sky.

Carrying the Crimson Firmament God Annihilation Ring, he actually charged proactively towards the thunderclouds in the sky!