659: Chapter 70 Yun Ting, you're despicable!

"Brother Meng seems very confident that Yun Ting will agree. Have you discovered some hidden secret?"

I didn't discover a secret; I've just seen the original plot.

Facing Xu Changqing's question, Meng Li responded truthfully in his heart, but on the surface, he slowly uttered the excuse he had already prepared: "I haven't discovered anything. I've just formed some conjectures based on the known situation."

"According to the information Xue Jian gathered, Yun Ting possesses the power of thunder and lightning, which makes it easy for him to accidentally injure others. Therefore, he doesn't dare to get close to anyone."

"And after he discovered that Xue Jian wouldn't be accidentally injured, he became particularly concerned about her."

"This indicates that Yun Ting most likely hopes to be like a normal person, able to interact and be close with others."

"To achieve this, we only need to remove the thunder spirit pearl from his body, which we happen to be able to do."

"So, if we tell Yun Ting the truth, he shouldn't refuse our request to remove the thunder spirit pearl."

"That makes sense." After Meng Li finished speaking, Xu Maoshan agreed and then clapped his hands, saying, "If that's really the case, taking the thunder spirit pearl would actually be helping Yun Ting."

"But what if he doesn't agree?" Jing Tian asked.

Xu Changqing replied, "Then we can only follow the method mentioned earlier. Brother Meng will act to restrain Yun Ting, and Miss Xue Jian will use the Infinite Drill to extract the thunder spirit pearl."

After saying this, he couldn't help but sigh.

Because this method was no different from robbery and was truly unethical. However, to completely repair the Lock Demon Tower, they could only rely on the power of the five spirit orbs.

Therefore, they had to obtain the thunder spirit pearl.

Now, Xu Changqing only hoped that things would turn out as Meng Li said; in that case, it would be a win-win situation.

Otherwise, he could only commit the unjust act first and then find a way to apologize to Yun Ting and offer more compensation afterward.

Having made up his mind, Xu Changqing further discussed specific measures with Meng Li, Jing Tian, and the others, then returned to his room to contact Chang Yin.

Once they obtained the Shushan demon-suppressing treasure, the Nine Cold Ice Crystal Pagoda, through Chang Yin, the group headed to the Yun Manor.

However, Meng Li felt that nothing would go wrong, so he didn't follow them inside. Instead, he waited for the result at a teahouse not far from the Yun Manor.

Hong Kui and Lan Kui did the same.

Halfway through their tea and snacks, Meng Li sensed a heavy aura of thunder and lightning overflowing and scattering from the Yun Manor. It wasn't someone using the power of thunder to fight, but rather a treasure containing that power breaking free from its restraints and revealing its divine nature.

Clearly, the thunder spirit pearl had been extracted from Yun Ting's body!

As the aura of the thunder spirit pearl rapidly spread, not only did Meng Li sense it, but the demons near Leizhou City also noticed.

This made them overjoyed.

Subsequently, filled with greed for the thunder spirit pearl, hatred for Yun Ting, and designs on Leizhou City, the demons swarmed into the city from all directions.

In an instant, Leizhou City was filled with Demonic Qi.

The dense Demonic Qi gathered and condensed into a massive expanse of black clouds, blotting out the sun and causing the sky over Leizhou City to instantly change color.

At the same time, the clamor, wild laughter, and whispers of the demons intertwined.

The citizens of Leizhou City were greatly alarmed and hurriedly fled in panic, locking their doors and windows.

Seeing this, the demons entering the city became even more arrogant and increasingly rampant.

However, they didn't take the opportunity to attack the citizens but instead rushed toward the Yun Manor together.

Because of the thunder spirit pearl, and also because of Yun Ting.

They went for the thunder spirit pearl to seize the treasure.

They went for Yun Ting to eliminate a threat and seek revenge.

However, when the demons rushed to the Yun Manor, Yun Ting, Jing Tian, Xu Changqing, Tang Xuejian, and the others, who had sensed the movement, were already prepared and waiting.

"Demons, watch my sword!"

Jing Tian shouted, drawing his sword to meet the lesser demons at the front.

Xu Changqing followed closely behind, holding a longsword in one hand and a demon-collecting gourd in the other.

Seeing this, Yun Ting was not to be outdone and drew his sword to follow.

Xu Maoshan held a Wind Fan Magical Artifact to perform long-range attacks.

Tang Xuejian found a suitable position and began to spit bubbles, but without airflow to guide them, her accuracy decreased significantly.

Seeing this from the second floor of the teahouse, Lan Kui quickly took out the flying tiger jade pendant and drove it to transform and go provide support.

Hong Kui summoned the Jade Waist Bow, drew the bow to condense arrows, and fired them in rapid succession.

Meng Li, however, closed his eyes.

Seeing this, Hong Kui paused her movements and asked in confusion, "Aren't you going to act?"

"If I act, it will be a direct field clearing."

Meng Li responded, then opened his eyes and softly uttered four words: "Call Lightning!"

In an instant, dark clouds gathered over Leizhou City once again.

Unlike before, this time the dark clouds were condensed from actual clouds, not Demonic Qi.

The already dim light in the city became even darker, making the tense atmosphere increasingly heavy, as if some great horror was about to descend, causing people to feel uneasy.

However, this time, it was the demons who were more panicked.

Because they knew these later dark clouds weren't condensed by their side, and they vaguely felt a familiar aura spreading within the clouds.

That was—thunder and lightning!

In the next second, a thunderous boom echoed in the sky, like the roar of the heavens.

Under the magnificent heavenly might, the entire Leizhou City trembled.

Every living being in the city couldn't help but feel their hearts tremble.

Some cannon-fodder level lesser demons that hadn't fully formed were even shaken to the point of exploding on the spot by the sound of thunder.

Those demons with high cultivation who weren't killed by the thunder showed expressions of terror and began to scatter and flee.

Because after the thunder, lightning poured down from the dark clouds above.

The feeling this lightning gave them was ten or a hundred times more terrifying than the lightning Yun Ting triggered with the thunder spirit pearl!

If they were hit by a single bolt, they would definitely be annihilated in both body and soul.

And the dark clouds above covered almost the entire Leizhou City.

If they didn't run now, they would have no way to survive once the lightning fell.

However, no matter how fast the demons were, they couldn't outrun light.

Just as they moved, the lightning from above fell, accurately striking them.

"Yun Ting, you're despicable!"

"Shameless!"

Yun Ting: "???"

Wait, what does this have to do with me?

You don't think I summoned this sky full of lightning, do you?

If I had this kind of ability, I would have gone out of the city and wiped you all out long ago. Why would I just stay in the city and let you wait for an opportunity nearby?

As countless bolts of lightning poured down, the dim Leizhou City instantly became as bright as day.

The blinding light made people afraid to look directly, subconsciously either shielding their eyes or closing them.

By the time they felt the light was gone and reopened their eyes, the group of demons that had entered Leizhou City was already wiped out, as if darkness had been dispelled by light.

The people in the city, however, were not harmed at all.

Subsequently, the dark clouds above quickly dissipated, and sunlight shone back into the city.

Everything returned to normal.

If not for the aura of thunder and lightning still lingering in the air and the streets still being deserted, many would have thought the scene of lightning descending to cleanse the demons was just a dream.

Jing Tian, Xu Changqing, and the others were no exception.

After a long while, Jing Tian swallowed his saliva and said uncertainly, "Was this... Elder Brother Meng's doing?"

Xu Changqing nodded. "It should be. Back in the Ancient Vine Forest, Brother Meng used a similar method to deal with the Ancient Vine Demon."

"Where is he?" Jing Tian asked.

"He's with Hong Kui," Lan Kui replied.

As she spoke, she turned to look at the room where Meng Li was, just in time to see him collapse into Hong Kui's arms through the window.

"Elder Brother Meng!"

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