192: A belated shooting star, is this a bathhouse?

East side of Penglai Island.

The spatial rift was contracting.

The previously violent thunder gradually subsided.

That was a sign that the spatial barrier was self-repairing.

"It's over."

Zhao Ya sheathed her sword, looking at the empty sea.

"Notify the perimeter to stand down, prepare to withdr—"

Before the word "withdraw" could fully land.

The sky exploded.

Not thunder.

It was a sonic boom caused by some object tearing through the atmosphere.

Boom—!!!

The clouds parted, and a channel pierced the sky, pointing directly at theSoon closed rift.

The speed was incredibly fast; the retina couldn't capture its outline, only a golden streak trailing a long tail flame.

"That is..."

A sharp gleam appeared in Lu Changfeng's eyes.

"Holy crap!"

The golden streak didn't slow down.

It was like an out-of-control meteor, smashing fiercely towards the world gate that was now just a slit.

"Open... for me!!!"

A furious roar, carrying rolling thunder, pressed down.

The figure, instead of braking, had its thunder wings behind it surge just a second before hitting the rift.

He was accelerating.

He was going to forcefully smash open this closing door.

Dong!

Heaven and earth trembled violently.

The spatial rift, which had been healing, was forcibly torn open by this brute force.

Spatial turbulence wildly tore, attempting to shred the invader into pieces.

But that layer of thunder shield was astonishingly tough, enduring the turbulence and drilling inside.

Zila.

The rift closed.

The sea surface returned to calm.

Only the scorching smell in the air and the lingering sonic boom remained.

Hundreds of agents gaped, their jaws nearly hitting their insteps.

What was that just now?

A human missile?

Su Wanqing watched the vanished rift, her tablet clattering to the ground.

She blinked, then suddenly covered her forehead.

"This madman..."

"He has to make such a big commotion just to enter a gate. Is he afraid others won't know he's late?"

Zhao Ya let out a long breath, her tense shoulders slumping.

"At least, he got in."

Lu Changfeng picked up his hip flask, sniffed it at his nose, a look of intoxication on his face.

"Good kid."

"He's got guts."

...Thunder Sea Mystic Realm.

Here, there was only an boundless purple ocean.

But this sea didn't flow with water.

It was liquefied thunder plasma.

Every drop of "seawater" contained terrifying energy capable of vaporizing a C-class ability user.

And above the sea surface.

Four figures were moving forward with difficulty.

Wei Qing walked with his hands behind his back, stepping on invisible gravity nodes.

With each step, the Void Realm rippled, pushing aside the thunder plasma beneath his feet.

Although his posture was elegant, a closer look would reveal beads of sweat on his forehead.

To his left, the giant named "King Kong" was surfing on an alloy board.

That board was spat out after he devoured a rare metal, and it had excellent lightning resistance.

But his entire body's skin had turned crimson, clearly enduring high temperatures.

In the shadow on the right, a black mist glided along the sea surface; that was "Shadow Fiend."

He was the worst off.

Lightning naturally countered shadows; for every meter he advanced, a layer of black mist would be shaved off, forcing him to constantly consume his ability to repair it.

Only the girl named "Zero," who was holding a stuffed bear.

She walked the slowest, and also the most relaxed.

She walked barefoot on the thunder plasma.

The moment her feet touched the sea, the lightning became docile, transforming into ordinary seawater.

Energy invalidation.

In this world composed purely of energy, it was practically a cheat code.

"Too slow."

Wei Qing stopped, looking back at the entrance.

The entrance was empty.

"It seems that the so-called 'Thunder God' truly didn't dare to come."

He shook his head, his tone tinged with boredom.

"What a waste of expression."

"Let's go, the first trial island is ahead..."

Before he finished speaking.

The space above their heads suddenly twisted.

Crack!

A golden lightning bolt struck down from the Void Realm.

Straight and true.

It directly hit the sea surface in front of the four.

Rumble—!!!

The Thunder Sea erupted.

The liquid thunder plasma was stirred up by the impact into hundred-meter-high giant waves, crashing down on the four.

"Defense!"

Wei Qing's face changed drastically.

The gravity field reversed, forming a repulsive barrier that blocked the giant waves.

King Kong roared, his body metallizing, enduring the impact head-on.

After the waves dispersed.

The four's gazes focused on the center of the large crater that had been smashed out.

There.

A figure slowly emerged from the thunder plasma.

"Pah."

"What kind of crappy navigation is this? Almost sent me back to my mother's womb."

Lin Yuan shook his wet hair.

He was shirtless, carrying that exaggerated dark gold longsword on his back, and his pants had been burned into shorts.

He looked like a bath attendant who had just emerged from a bathhouse.

"It's you?"

Wei Qing stared at Lin Yuan, his pupils contracting slightly.

He felt theThe Qi of Geng Metal (Geng Jin Qi) on Lin Yuan that hadn't completely dissipated.

Sharp.

Overbearing.

Isn't this kid a lightning-type? How can he have this sharp feeling?

"Oh."

Lin Yuan then noticed there were others nearby.

He swayed on the thunder plasma, slowly turning around.

"What a coincidence?"

"Are you all here for a bath too?"

A bath?

King Kong looked down at his electrocuted and charred feet, his eye twitching.

This was high-voltage thunder plasma!

You call this a bath?

"Lin Yuan."

Wei Qing dispersed his gravity field, floating in mid-air, looking down at Lin Yuan.

"Since you're here, don't be in a hurry to leave."

"We'll settle my brother's score right here."

Buzz.

The surrounding air suddenly grew heavy.

A gravity field enveloped the area where Lin Yuan stood.

The thunder plasma beneath Lin Yuan's feet caved into a large pit, as if an invisible mountain was pressing on his shoulders.

He raised an eyebrow.

"Settle scores?"

He reached out and grabbed something in the Void Realm.

Zizizi.

The surrounding free-floating lightning elements rushed towards his palm as if they had seen their own father.

[High concentration of liquid thunder Spiritual Qi detected.]

[Primordial Thunder God Body is absorbing...]

Lin Yuan was so comfortable he almost hummed aloud.

He completely ignored Wei Qing's gravity suppression.

For him now, this level of gravity was, at most, weight training.

"We can talk about settling scores later."

Lin Yuan waved his hand, looking impatient.

"Can't you see I'm busy charging?"

After speaking.

He performed an action that made everyone's eyes almost pop out.

Plop.

He took a dive, plunging directly into the depths of the Thunder Sea.

Underwater swimming.

"Is he trying to die?"

Shadow Fiend's voice came from the black mist, filled with disbelief.

The surface of this Thunder Sea was already terrifying enough; the voltage in the depths increased exponentially.

This kid actually dared to dive?

Wei Qing was also stunned.

His carefully prepared killing move hit empty air because his target had vanished.

"Idiot."

Wei Qing snorted coldly.

"He doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth."

"Since he wants to die down there, then so be it."

He turned to leave.

Just then.

Gurgle gurgle.

A string of bubbles rose to the surface of the sea.

Immediately after.

A whirlpool formed where Lin Yuan had disappeared.

The whirlpool grew larger and spun faster.

The thunder plasma within a hundred-meter radius was all converging towards the center of the whirlpool.

"What's going on?"

Zero, who had been silent, suddenly stopped blowing bubbles.

Her emotionless eyes stared intently at the water below.

"Energy... is disappearing."

"Disappearing?"

Wei Qing hadn't reacted yet.

Boom!

A pillar of water shot up into the sky.

Lin Yuan soared into mid-air.

His muscles were distinctly defined, and every inch of his skin glowed.

"Hiccup—"

He let out a loud burp in mid-air.

A current of electricity sprayed from his mouth, almost singeing Wei Qing's eyebrows.

"The taste is a bit bland."

Lin Yuan landed on the sea surface, smacking his lips in disdain.

He looked up at the four bewildered people.

"Hey."

"Are you guys leaving or not?"

"If not, don't block the way. I'm in a hurry for the next stop to eat... ahem, for the trial."

After speaking.

Lin Yuan didn't wait for their reply at all.

He pushed off the thunder plasma with his feet.

And shot out, skimming across the sea surface.

As he passed, he kicked up two giant waves, dozens of meters high, directly flipping the still-stunned King Kong into the sea.

"Holy crap! Is this even human?"

King Kong climbed out of the sea, spitting out a mouthful of thunder plasma, and watched the figure that had already become a black dot, his worldview shattered.

They were treading on thin ice here, moving with utmost caution.

This guy... was surfing?

Wei Qing looked in the direction Lin Yuan had departed, his face so grim it could drip water.

That feeling of being ignored was more unbearable than being slapped in the face.

"Chase!"

Wei Qing gritted his teeth.

"I want to see how long he can stay so arrogant!"