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242: Enlightenment Thunder”Damn it! Who exactly is this person? How can they be so terrifying!”

Standing for Fierce Blood Sun grew more alarmed the longer he fought.

He found that all the Demonic Techniques and secret arts he prided himself on seemed to be anticipated by his opponent, who always found a way to counter them.

His opponent was like ten-thousand-year-old ice that slipped from his grasp, and also like a monster that continuously absorbed nourishment from battle. This stifling feeling nearly drove him insane.

After failing to break through for so long, and with his situation worsening, coupled with the pain and risk of having Origin power poured into his body, Standing for Fierce Blood Suns patience finally ran out. A trace of madness and resolve flashed in his eyes.

”You forced my hand! It is your honor to die by this technique!” Standing for Fierce Blood Sun suddenly leaped backward, creating some distance.

A devout yet hideous expression appeared on his face. His hands formed seals at an extremely complex and ancient speed, while he bit his tongue, spitting three mouthfuls of vital blood into the seals.

Boom!

His aura suddenly became incredibly profound and terrifying, as if communicating with a distant Death Kingdom.

The bloody vortex above the altar spun wildly, its color shifting from dark red to a chilling dark yellow. A power far older and more deathly silent than before, capable of ending all vitality, was forcibly extracted!

”Yellow Springs Guidance, Underworld River Reversal! Finger of Yellow Springs Annihilation!”

Standing for Fierce Blood Sun roared hoarsely, pouring all his vital blood and Demonic Essence, along with the terrifying power of the Underworld River he had drawn, into his right index finger.

The next moment, a gigantic finger, dark yellow all over, covered in strange spiral patterns, and dripping turbid tears that corroded the Void Realm from its tip, condensed into shape.

The instant this finger appeared, the surrounding light seemed to be swallowed, sound completely vanished, leaving behind only absolute silence and destruction.

This was a genuine Foundation Establishment Stage Spell!

It was Standing for Fierce Blood Suns ultimate forbidden technique, used at the cost of damaging his Origin, utilizing the power of blood sacrifice from the altar.

It forcibly invoked a trace of the Underworld River True Intent power, and its might was sufficient to instantly kill any Cultivator below Foundation Establishment.

The Yellow Springs Giant Finger slowly pointed out. Though seemingly slow, it sealed off all possible space for Lin Jingyu to evade, and that Annihilating Death Intent locked onto him firmly.

It made his Soul tremble, and his body felt like it was trapped in a deep mire, making it incredibly difficult even to move a finger.

Death, closer than ever before!

Lin Jingyu’s hair stood on end, and his heart nearly leaped out of his chest. He could feel that this finger strike could not be dodged or resisted head-on.

All his calculations and skills seemed pale and powerless before this terrifying attack containing a trace of Law power.

An overwhelming sense of despair and fear gripped his entire being.

In this moment between life and death, under the ultimate threat of mortality, his thoughts instead became unprecedentedly clear and swift.

The three spiritual thoughts separated by the Spirit Refining Art operated, deduced, and clashed at an unparalleled speed.

One thought was frantically analyzing the energy structure of the Yellow Springs Finger, searching for the one-in-ten-thousand possible flaw.

But the conclusion was that it was nearly perfect, containing True Intent, and at his current power level, he could not break it through skill alone.

One thought reviewed all his trump cards: the vitality of the Evergreen Art, various Spells, his powerful Physical Body, and even the Origin power he had just absorbed. But facing this Finger of Annihilation, none seemed capable of resisting.

The third thought, however, seemed to transcend the immediate life-and-death crisis and drifted toward a more distant place.

The tremor brought by the extreme Yang and ultimate firmness power that burst forth the first time he used the thunder fiend talisman.

The majestic heavenly might he felt when he risked setting up a formation outside the Black Wind Stockade, drawing down the thunder of heaven and earth to intimidate his enemies.

As well as the deep-seated yearning and affinity for the power that represented judgment, purification, and rebirth amidst destruction.

”Thunder...”

A vague idea was born at the core where the three thoughts intertwined.

What is thunder? Is it savagery, destruction, the wrath of heaven and earth? No, it is not just that!

It is also ultimate speed, light in the darkness, purification amidst filth, and the final judgment of order over Chaos.

It represents the supreme Law of ”Breaking” and ”Establishing”! It is destruction, and also the beginning of rebirth!

As if a bolt of lightning had cut through the Chaos of his Sea of Consciousness, the three rapidly operating thoughts reached resonance at that moment, instantly achieving Fusion.

A sudden enlightenment, like a seed breaking ground and instantly growing into a towering tree.

He understood! The True Intent of Thunder lies in its ”Decision”! It lies in the ”Judgment” power that represents the righteous Qi of heaven and earth!

It lies in the ”One Thread of Vitality” contained within absolute destruction!

This was not a Spell learned from others, but a resonance between his own will and the Laws of heaven and earth. It was the reflection of his own Dao Heart in a desperate situation.

”I... understand.”

Lin Jingyu muttered to himself. His pupils, which had slightly contracted due to the threat of death, suddenly burst forth with light as brilliant as stars.

In that light, there was no fear, no hesitation, only pure resolve and clarity.

He no longer looked at the Yellow Springs Giant Finger that slowly approached and devoured everything, but slowly and firmly raised his right index finger.

There were no complicated seals, no incantations chanted.

He simply gathered all the remaining spiritual energy in his body, the Origin power of the Secret Realm he had just absorbed but not fully refined, and the strength of his Physical Body’s Qi and blood.

And even the trace of weak but incredibly pure ”Thunder True Intent” that had just been born, condensing all of it without reservation onto this single finger.

Sizzle... crackle!

A subtle yet clear sound rang out. It was no longer external force from a Talisman, but power originating from his own being.

Thin, tiny, yet blindingly bright purple electric arcs generated out of thin air at his fingertip, leaping and intertwining.

A majestic heavenly might, transcending all living things and representing the righteous Qi and judgment of heaven and earth, suddenly descended.

This pressure was fundamentally different from the deathly silent pressure of the Yellow Springs Finger, filled with a violent, resolute, and unquestionable aura.

The sneer on Standing for Fierce Blood Suns face instantly froze, replaced by unparalleled shock and disbelief.

”This... this is... Heaven and Earth True Intent? Thunder True Intent? Impossible! You are merely Qi Condensation, how could you comprehend True Intent?”

His scream was filled with absurdity and terror.

Heaven and Earth True Intent—that was a Realm many Foundation Establishment Cultivators dreamed of but could not obtain, the true key leading to the Peak of the Great Dao.

Yet, it appeared on a mere Qi Condensation Stage brat?

Lin Jingyu paid no heed to his shock.

His entire mind was immersed in this single strike.

He felt the joy of the purple electric arc at his fingertip, feeling its resonance with some powerful, hidden force between heaven and earth.

Then, he lightly pointed his finger toward the terrifying Yellow Springs Giant Finger.

”Break.”

The sound was soft, yet it seemed to contain the power of decreeing words into Law.

A stream of finger force, thin as a hair but purely composed of purple electric light, left Lin Jingyu’s fingertip.

It had no magnificent momentum, but its speed was extreme, seeming to transcend the limits of time and space, leaving a faint purple trajectory in the air as it silently met the massive Finger of Yellow Springs Annihilation.