218: Chapter 218 Battle with Su Qin

The body of the Lightning Whip exploded in the air, transforming into a silver lightning serpent several zhang long. Its body was wreathed in blinding electric arcs, its maw wide open, fangs bared, as it lunged toward Hu Lie's face with a sharp, piercing whistle.

The speed was astonishing, like a true bolt of lightning tearing through the night. The silver-white light reflected in Hu Lie's pupils, growing larger and larger. He wanted to dodge, but it was already too late.

Just as the lightning serpent was about to touch Hu Lie, a pitch-black light shot out from a crack, silently blocking the path before him.

"Bang~"

That light was like a thin black curtain, possessing no thickness, no radiance, only a faint layer of shadow standing between the lightning serpent and Hu Lie.

The instant the lightning serpent struck the black light, a low, muffled sound rang out. Like a stone sinking into deep water, all the light, all the electric arcs, and all the momentum were swallowed by that layer of black light.

"Hmm?" Commander Su Qin gave a soft sound of surprise.

The black light dissipated, the lightning serpent vanished, and an ink-purple figure stood in the center of the clearing.

Wu Li stood before Hu Lie, his right claw raised, fingers spread, his palm gripping the tip of the Lightning Whip.

The tip of the Lightning Whip twitched a few times in his palm, electric arcs dancing between his fingers with a faint crackling sound. It was like a snake whose vital spot had been pinched, futilely thrashing its tail. Very quickly, it fell completely still, its light dimming, no longer struggling.

Wu Li did not let go. He tightened his palm, clutching the tip of the Lightning Whip in his claw, and his Blood Pupil gazed calmly through the night at Commander Su Qin, who stood on the rock wall.

The moment Commander Su Qin saw Wu Li catch the Lightning Whip, his expression finally turned a bit more serious.

With a flick of his wrist, he withdrew the Lightning Whip from Wu Li's claw, causing it to coil back into a silver-white arc of light in his palm.

He stood on the rock wall, looking down and examining Wu Li, his gaze like that of someone evaluating something finally worth a second look.

"Finally, someone worth looking at has arrived."

Commander Su Qin's tone still carried a condescending flavor, but it lacked some of the earlier disdain, as if he were speaking to something of a higher caliber.

"This official won't beat around the bush with you."

"Where did you come from? Where is the teleportation array on the side of the Dachuan Dynasty? Tell me, and this official might leave you a path to survive."

The corners of Wu Li's mouth twitched slightly, his Blood Pupil devoid of ripples. "What are you, that you are worthy of questioning me?"

It wasn't that Wu Li had any particular feelings for the Dachuan Dynasty; it was just the location of a teleportation array, and revealing it meant nothing to him. However, the problem was that Great Demon Xiong Kuo had taken Tieshan, Jin Kui, and a group of the Yao Race to the north from there. If he were to reveal the location of the teleportation array, Xiong Kuo and the others would be exposed.

If the Youyue Dynasty really entered the Dachuan Dynasty through the teleportation array, the Yao Race near that passage would all be dragged into it, and in all likelihood, Xiong Kuo and the others would be trampled flat as pathfinders.

Commander Su Qin watched Wu Li, as if appraising an object that was sturdy enough but not worth the effort. After a moment of silence, he spoke: "Your words are certainly tough. I hope your bones are as hard as your mouth."

Commander Su Qin did not waste any more words. With a flick of his wrist, the Lightning Whip tightened violently in his palm, and the electric arcs on its body compressed instantly, emitting a dense crackling sound.

"Lightning Serpent Emerges!"

The Lightning Whip lashed out fiercely, its body exploding in the air to transform into a thick phantom of a silver lightning serpent. Its body was wreathed in blinding electric arcs, fangs bared, maw wide open, as it lunged straight at Wu Li with a sharp, piercing whistle.

Wu Li did not retreat. He couldn't help but feel a bit annoyed, thinking, 'Won't let a person have any peace.'

"Boom~" Wu Li flipped his right claw, and the great flame fire halberd appeared from his palm. Flame runes on the halberd's body lit up simultaneously, and a scorching crimson-gold light exploded into the night. He blocked horizontally with the halberd.

"Rumble." "Crackle!!" The lightning serpent crashed into the shaft of the halberd, emitting a dull metallic clang, and sparks flew in all directions.

The electric arcs of the lightning serpent climbed up the shaft of the halberd, attempting to invade his arm. At the same time, Wu Li's Colorless Profound Light surged from his palm, the pitch-black light wrapping around the shaft and pressing the electric arcs back inch by inch. The light of the lightning serpent rapidly dimmed within the shroud of the black light film.

When Commander Su Qin saw that black light, his brows twitched, but he did not speak. He turned his wrist, withdrawing the Lightning Whip, and took the opportunity to trace an arc in front of him.

"Lightning Leads the Earth's Path!"

The instant the tip of the whip touched the ground, a bolt of silver-white lightning exploded from the earth, spreading along the cracks in the stone slabs toward Wu Li's feet like a web spread across the ground.

"Lightning magic, is it?" Wu Li tapped his feet, his figure vaulting up to evade that bolt of lightning. He flipped the fire halberd in the air and slashed downward with a backhand grip.

"Fire Cone Drills the Heart!"

The flames on the halberd blade condensed into a spiral-shaped crimson-gold light cone, wrapped in black light, and thrust straight at Commander Su Qin's head.

Commander Su Qin dodged to the side, and the Lightning Whip lashed out again from a tricky angle.

"Heavenly Lightning Wraps the Finger!"

The body of the whip turned flexibly, and like a living creature, it bit toward the back of Wu Li's neck from the side.

Wu Li tilted his head to avoid it, and the fire halberd turned back in one smooth motion.

"Fire Wheel Rotation!"

The body of the halberd rotated, and the flames exploded around him into a crimson-gold fire ring, deflecting the offensive of the Lightning Whip.

He stepped back and pulled away, then immediately thrust the halberd out. "Fire Cone Drills the Heart" was used once again; flames and black light condensed at the tip of the halberd, transforming into a blinding pillar of light.

Commander Su Qin did not dodge or avoid it. The Lightning Whip coiled back, its body wrapping around the shaft of the halberd: "Entangling Lightning Lock!"

The two forces stood in opposition in the night, emitting a sound like metal grinding against metal. Electric arcs and flames devoured and pulled at each other on the contact surface, like two snakes intertwined.

Both exerted force simultaneously; the Lightning Whip and fire halberd were briefly entangled before being withdrawn by each respective user.

Commander Su Qin stood steady, the corners of his mouth twitching slightly. "You have a bit of brute strength, stronger than that tiger from before, but only to a limited extent."

He turned his wrist, the electric arcs on the Lightning Whip brightening a few degrees, and he added in an unhurried tone: "If this is all the skill you have, you'd better reveal the location of the teleportation array while you can still speak. My patience is limited, and I have no time to slowly grind you down."

"More arrogant than me?" Wu Li replied coldly, his hand gripping the halberd tightening a bit more. The light in his Blood Pupil was as cold and sharp as a blade, and he turned a deaf ear to Commander Su Qin's words.

Seeing this, Commander Su Qin flicked the Lightning Whip in his hand violently. "Lightning Serpent Devours the Soul!"

The body of the whip bloated instantly, transforming into a phantom of a lightning serpent more than twice as thick as before. Wrapped in violent lightning light, it lunged straight at Wu Li.

Wu Li watched the lightning serpent phantom, more than twice as thick as before and wrapped in violent lightning light, lunging at him, but he did not retreat.

He flipped his right claw, planted the fire halberd on the ground, spread his five fingers, and thrust them forward violently. "Colorless Profound Light!!"

Demon Power exploded from his palm, and the Colorless Profound Light surged out like a tidal wave. The pitch-black Profound Light spread outward from his palm as the center, covering the sky and earth, like an entire piece of the night sky had been torn down to wrap around the entire clearing.

"Boom~" "Hum!!!"

The instant the lightning serpent phantom crashed into the Profound Light, it did not make a single sound. The body of the lightning serpent was like a stone thrown into deep water, being swallowed by the blackness starting from its head, crushed, dissolved, and erased inch by inch.