Chapter 147 Nine Heavens Thunder Mirror

The corpses of the three Foundation Establishment Cultivator were still warm, yet the air in the alley had already been stirred into a frenzy by a violent flash of thunder.

Lei Qianjun looked at the corpses on the ground, his handsome face twisted into a ferocious expression. The pressure of an Early Golden Core Stage erupted without reservation. The thunder snakes coiling around his body were no longer phantom shadows but had solidified like steel whips; every flick tore through the air, leaving behind faint scorched marks.

"You brat, you're courting death!" Lei Qianjun shouted angrily. He grabbed into the Void Realm with his right hand, and a long sword shimmering with purple-gold thunder light appeared out of thin air. The blade was covered in intricate thunder patterns; it was none other than the "Zi Dian Qing Shuang Sword," one of the Heavenly Thunder Sect's supreme treasures. This sword could draw upon the power of heaven and earth thunder, and the blade itself carried the might of ten thousand jun of thunder, which even ordinary Golden Core Cultivator would not dare to meet head-on.

He leaped up, pointing his sword at Lin Yue. The purple-gold thunder light surged along the blade, transforming into a thunder gang several zhang long, and slashed down with the might to split mountains and cleave rocks: "Lightning Tribulation descends, shatter for me!"

Wherever the thunder gang passed, the bluestone ground instantly melted, and steam mixed with a burnt smell filled the air. The surrounding Cultivator retreated in fear, terrified of being caught in the aftermath of the thunder.

Lin Yue's expression was solemn, yet he showed no fear. Pale golden spirit light surged around his body, and his Wanjun Overlord Body was pushed to its limit. The zhensha divine staff spat out red light, as Evil Qi and spiritual power wove into an indestructible barrier. At the same time, his Divine Sense sank into the Hongmeng Space, mobilizing all the previously absorbed Evil Qi, which erupted along the divine staff.

"Clang —"

The thunder gang and the divine staff collided with a boom, the earth-shattering noise making the entire marketplace tremble. The purple-gold thunder light darted crazily, attempting to erode Lin Yue's protective spirit light, while the Evil Qi of the zhensha divine staff was not to be outdone, devouring the thunder power like a hungry tiger. The two intertwined and collided, bursting forth with a sky full of fragmented electricity and Evil Qi.

Lin Yue felt a massive force travel along the divine staff, his arm Meridians aching faintly, and the ground beneath his feet cracked into deeper gullies. But he gritted his teeth and persisted; the formidable Physical Body of the Wanjun Overlord Body was fully displayed at this moment, forcibly withstanding this full-strength strike from an Early Golden Core Stage.

"Impossible! You, a mere False Core Cultivator, how could you withstand my Lightning Tribulation descends?" Lei Qianjun's pupils shrank, his arrogance replaced by disbelief. This sword strike had condensed thirty percent of his Golden Core True Essence; even ordinary Early Golden Core Stage Cultivator would have to avoid its edge, yet he hadn't expected a False Core Cultivator to take it head-on.

Consumed by rage, Lei Qianjun no longer held back. He formed seals with his left hand and chanted: "Heavenly Thunder Sect's heirloom Spirit Treasure, nine heavens thunder marsh mirror, appear!"

As his voice fell, a palm-sized ancient bronze mirror flew out from his Storage Pouch. The mirror surface was carved with ancient thunder patterns, and an embedded purple thunder crystal at the center immediately triggered visions of heaven and earth upon its appearance. Dark clouds gathered in the sky, thunder rumbled faintly, and a pressure several times stronger than before enveloped the entire scene, making even the air become viscous.

"It's the nine heavens thunder marsh mirror! Rumor has it that this mirror can draw upon the nine heavens thunder, with power comparable to a full-strength strike from a Late Golden Core Stage!" A knowledgeable Cultivator exclaimed, their face full of horror.

Lei Qianjun looked at the ancient mirror suspended in mid-air, a flash of ruthlessness in his eyes: "Lin Yue, to die under my Lei Family's heirloom Spirit Treasure, you can consider it a worthy death! Today, I will destroy your Divine Soul and ensure you never reincarnate!"

He injected spiritual power from his fingertips into the nine heavens thunder marsh mirror. The mirror surface instantly erupted with blinding purple light, and countless tiny heavenly thunders surged out, condensing into a bucket-thick purple thunder pillar in mid-air, which struck towards Lin Yue again with heaven-destroying might.

The power of this strike far exceeded the previous one. Before the thunder pillar even landed, the ground had already been torn into deep trenches by the power of the thunder, and surrounding buildings were tottering, causing the onlookers to flee in all directions.

Lin Yue's eyes sharpened; he knew he couldn't take this head-on. He slammed the zhensha divine staff into the ground, formed seals with both hands, and his spiritual light surged: "Ten Thousand Jun Fiendbody, Evil Qi transforms into a shield!" At the same time, with a movement of his Divine Sense, the entrance to the Hongmeng Space opened quietly behind him, and an invisible suction force spread out.

The purple thunder pillar crashed into the Evil Qi shield. The shield instantly became covered in cracks, and the Evil Qi dispersed like the tide. Lin Yue groaned, blood spilling from the corners of his mouth, and his figure was forced back by the massive impact, the bluestone beneath his feet ground into powder. But he stared fixedly at that thunder pillar, and the moment the shield shattered completely, he violently urged the suction of the Hongmeng Space.

"Hongmeng Space, devour!"

The suction of the Hongmeng Space suddenly surged, and that unstoppable purple thunder pillar was actually forcibly pulled, its direction shifted, with the majority of its power sucked into the Hongmeng Space. The remaining thunder power landed on Lin Yue; although it shattered his protective spirit light, it was not enough to be fatal, only leaving him covered in charcoal and in a wretched state.

Lei Qianjun saw this and was stunned: "What kind of demonic art is this? How can you devour my heavenly thunder power?"

Taking advantage of his distraction, Lin Yue leaped up, rushing towards Lei Qianjun like an arrow leaving the bow. The zhensha divine staff's red light surged, carrying the violent Evil Qi after devouring the thunder power, and struck straight at his core: "Your Spirit Treasure is mine!"

Lei Qianjun hurriedly used the nine heavens thunder marsh mirror to defend, the mirror surface lighting up with purple light again, but it was smashed by Lin Yue's staff.

With a crisp "crack," a crack appeared on the surface of the nine heavens thunder marsh mirror, and the purple light instantly dimmed. Lin Yue seized the opportunity, reached out, grabbed the mirror handle, and forcibly invaded with his Divine Sense, erasing the Divine Sense mark Lei Qianjun had left on it.

"No — my nine heavens thunder marsh mirror!" Lei Qianjun let out a shrill scream, trying to snatch back the Spirit Treasure, but was struck in the chest by Lin Yue's backhanded staff.

"Puff!" Lei Qianjun spat out a mouthful of blood, his Golden Core True Essence shaken violently, and his body flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into a wall, unable to move.

Lin Yue stored the nine heavens thunder marsh mirror into the Hongmeng Space, and the System notification sounded in his Sea of Consciousness: [Detected heirloom Spirit Treasure nine heavens thunder marsh mirror, stored in Hongmeng Space, currently analyzing its Origin power...]

Ye Qingcheng stepped forward quickly, looking at Lin Yue's charred appearance, a trace of worry flashing in her eyes: "Fellow Daoist Lin, how are your injuries? The Lei Family has vast influence in the Cultivation World; now that you have severely injured Lei Qianjun and snatched their heirloom Spirit Treasure, the Lei Family Elders will certainly not let this rest. You must be careful of their retaliation."

Lin Yue wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, circulating his spiritual power to repair his internal injuries, and bowed to Ye Qingcheng in thanks: "Many thanks for the reminder, Fairy, I will be careful. Many thanks for the Fairy's righteous words this time; I, Lin, will remember this favor."

After saying this, Lin Yue did not linger, turned around, and walked towards the outside of the city.

He knew this place was not a place to stay for long; the Lei Family people could arrive at any time, so he had to leave Tianji City as soon as possible and return to the Sect.

However, just after walking a hundred miles outside Tianji City, a voice filled with terrifying pressure sounded in mid-air: "Little beast, you injured my grandson, snatched my Lei Family's Spirit Treasure, and you still want to leave?"

Lin Yue looked up and saw three old men in purple-gold dragon-patterned robes stepping through the air, the pressure of Golden Core Middle Stage pressing down like a mountain; they were the three Elders of the Lei Family: Lei Cang, Lei Mang, and Lei Sha. The three of them had sinister eyes, and their bodies were surrounded by thunder power, clearly coming for him.

"Three Golden Core Middle Stage?" Lin Yue's expression changed drastically, and he secretly called out bad in his heart. Although he could severely injure the Early Golden Core Stage Lei Qianjun, he was definitely not a match for three Golden Core Middle Stage Cultivator.

"Killing my Lei Family Disciple, snatching my Sect's supreme treasure, today I will make you pay with blood!" Lei Cang snorted coldly, and the three of them struck at the same time. Three massive thunder powers condensed into fists, smashing towards Lin Yue with heaven-destroying might.

Lin Yue dared not take it head-on, violently urging the last of his spiritual power, deployed the Zi Dian Qing Shuang Sword snatched from Lei Qianjun, and simultaneously activated a secret technique: "Hongmeng Escape!"