“Not good!” John noticed Thunder’s intention, and his expression changed drastically. He shouted anxiously, “Scatter, now!”
Tony quickly understood the situation, but facing the onslaught of a lower-tier god, there was no way he could escape.
Panicking, he immediately retracted the Undying Flame.
Even if he died, he couldn’t let John get caught up because of him.
“Hmph, it’s useless. As long as I kill you, the Undying Flame will drop anyway.” Thunder sneered maliciously, charging forward at high speed. With his mana completely drained, he could only resort to close combat.
But he was confident-a mere physical attack from a lower-tier god would be enough to instantly kill a demigod.
It’s over!
Tony watched the rapidly approaching Thunder, a sense of despair filling his heart.
His defense was incredible, but it was only enough to withstand attacks from other demigods. Against a powerful lower-tier god, he was doomed.
“Your opponent is me!” At that moment, a surge of spatial energy rippled through the air. John used his spatial displacement skill, Flash, and appeared instantly in front of Tony.
“Get back!” He glanced at Tony and commanded.
Bang!
With a deafening crash, Thunder’s attack landed, and John was instantly killed once more. Fortunately, Tony seized the opportunity to flee the battlefield as fast as he could, putting as much distance as possible between him and the fight.
“Cough!” John resurrected again, unable to stop himself from coughing up a mouthful of blood.
“Hm? Your soul is injured?” Thunder’s eyes lit up.
Up close, he could sense that John’s soul was already wounded, and quite severely at that. “Hahaha! So, you’re not invincible after all!” He laughed maniacally, seeing a glimmer of hope for victory. Raising his staff high as a melee weapon, he launched a series of frenzied attacks at John.
Bang!
John was instantly killed again, his mind reeling and his soul throbbing with pain. This time, the damage to his soul was far worse than when he fought the Giant Spirit God.
He had slightly underestimated the strength of a lower-tier god.
“Get lost!” John resurrected once more, and before Thunder could react, he activated Demon Slayer Slash.
Bang!
With a powerful slash, Thunder was stunned.
However, Thunder had methods to resist stun effects. Not daring to stay close, John quickly put some distance between them. He forced himself to ignore the dizziness assaulting his mind and unleashed another wave of skill attacks.
Magic surged, and sword light flickered-another round of relentless bombardment ensued. “Boy, stop this pointless struggle. I still have over 4 billion health points left. Killing you will be more than enough!” Thunder’s cold voice echoed as he burst out from the spell’s range and closed in rapidly.
John dared not let him get close again and quickly retreated.
Crack!
At that moment, a bolt of lightning suddenly struck down from above.
Thunder’s mana had recovered slightly. He didn’t need to use a powerful spell-just a single lightning bolt was enough to kill John.
[You were instantly killed by Thunder. Undying and Immortal talent activated.]
The system notification flashed. John knelt on one knee, his soul throbbing in pain.
At that moment, a Jade Heart Lotus appeared, radiating a green light deep within his soul. Following this, a surge of immense life energy emerged, healing his injured soul.
“What is this?” John was astonished. The sudden surge of life energy was completely different from the power of the Tree of Life. It wasn’t as overwhelming, but it was purer, as if it originated from within him.
[After experiencing multiple deaths, you have comprehended the Law of Life.]
The notification popped up again, leaving John stunned.
In such dire circumstances, he had actually comprehended another Law-an even rarer and more powerful Law of Life.
Deep in his mind, his wounded soul rapidly healed under the combined effects of the Jade Heart Lotus and the Law of Life, instantly returning him to his peak condition.
His soul power also fully recovered.
Whoosh!
John let out a long breath, feeling an indescribable sense of comfort as he turned his gaze towards Thunder. A powerful battle intent surged within him.
“Huh? Your injuries are healed? How is that possible!” Thunder exclaimed in disbelief.
Soul injuries were the hardest to recover from, and yet John’s Wounds had fully healed within just a few breaths.
This was utterly impossible.
“Heh, it’s time to end this!” John chuckled coldly, not wasting any more words as he activated his soul skill Intimidation once more.
Buzz!
The air trembled, and Thunder was frozen in place again, his eyes wide with fear as he stared at John in horror.
“It’s over. Return of Ten Thousand Swords!” With a cold shout, John transformed into his dragon form.
At the same time, the Immortal Treasure, the Immortal Sword, flew out from his body, hovering in mid-air.
Endless sword intent surged, stirring the winds and clouds. In an instant, it transformed into thousands of sword beams. A boundless pressure enveloped the area, and countless sword beams rained down, completely engulfing Thunder’s figure.
Slash…
-12,833,000
…
A series of terrifying damage numbers flashed. John’s ultimate skill, Return of Ten Thousand Swords, inflicted over 12 million points of true damage.
It was as devastating as Thunder’s Thunderous Wrath.
John’s Return of Ten Thousand Swords was also a continuous damage skill, but with a 90%
reduction in spiritual power consumption, it could persist almost indefinitely.
Thunder’s 4 billion health points rapidly dropped to zero in an instant.
He remained under the soul skill Intimidation, unable to utter a single scream.
[You have slain Thunder and gained 42.253 billion experience points.]
[Plunder talent activated. You have acquired the SSS-grade Lightning Elemental Affinity, obtained the ultimate skill Thunderous Wrath, Lightning Elemental Affinity +50, Spirit
+1000.]
The system notification appeared, and John was elated.
He had actually plundered an SSS-grade talent.
The most surprising part was that he had also plundered an ultimate skill.
It’s well known that only demigod-level beings can comprehend ultimate skills.
And yet, here he was a mere seventh-tier warrior-already wielding two terrifying ultimate
skills.
The only regret was that he hadn’t yet mastered the Law of Lightning.
In the Land of Secrets, there were no treasures available that could enhance his understanding
of the Law of Lightning.
Curious, he checked his newly acquired abilities.
[Lightning Elemental Affinity: SSS-grade. Increases comprehension of Lightning Elemental
Affinity by 90%.]
[Thunderous Wrath: Level 2 (Blessing of the Archmage +1). Lightning-type ultimate magic skill that deals lightning magic damage equal to Spirit * 1100% to targets within a specified
range.]
The SSS-grade Lightning Elemental Affinity directly increased his comprehension of the Lightning Elemental Affinity by 90%.
John was thrilled. After killing Thunder, he had plundered 50 points of Lightning Elemental Affinity, and now, with the SSS-grade Lightning Elemental Affinity, he had a real chance of comprehending the Law of Lightning.
If that happened, his attacks would receive an enormous power boost. “Kid, you actually managed to kill lower-tier gods, and not just one, but two!” Tony flew
over, still looking at the bodies of the fallen Death Demon General and Thunder on the ground
in disbelief.
John’s power defied conventional understanding.
Could this be the terrifying potential of The Immortals?
No! Even the strongest of The Immortals couldn’t compare to John’s monstrous abilities.
Tony had witnessed the strength of The Immortals before. A seventh-tier warrior could never kill lower-tier gods-facing off against demigods alone would already be a struggle.
His talent was beyond comprehension. If he were to grow into a lower-tier god or even a demigod, he would likely be an unstoppable force.
“It was just luck.” John let out a breath of relief. He had indeed underestimated the power of lower-tier gods. Fortunately, the rewards from this battle were substantial. Not only did he slay two lower-tier gods, but he also comprehended the Law of Life.
He glanced at the two bodies on the ground.
The Death Demon General and Thunder were both lower-tier gods. Their souls were
immortal, making them undying beings.
As long as they received enough life energy, they could resurrect again.
And now that John had mastered the Law of Life, he could potentially resurrect these two
beings.
He had the idea of subjugating them. Lower-tier gods were still considered invincible in the current Skyline Continent.
“John, here are two mid-tier divine artifacts,” Sini said as she picked up the items that the
two gods had dropped and handed them over.
“Mid-tier artifacts?” John was puzzled. He had already acquired mid-tier divine artifacts
from killing a demigod.
Lower-tier gods should drop items of one grade higher-typically high-tier divine artifacts.
It seemed that both lower-tier gods and demigods only dropped mid-tier artifacts.
Perhaps only mid-tier gods dropped high-tier divine artifacts.
But with his current strength, it was impossible for him to kill a mid-tier god.
He examined the two weapons carefully.
A dark longsword and Thunder’s staff.
The two mid-tier divine artifacts were excellent, but John already had the Sword of Divinity
and Demons and the Three-Foot Black Dragon Sword.
Although the Three-Foot Black Dragon Sword was a low-tier divine artifact, it resonated perfectly with his Three-Apertured Exquisite Heart talent, so he had no intention of replacing
it.
The two pieces of equipment weren’t suitable for anyone in his group either, so he put them away without a second thought and turned his attention back to the two bodies on the ground. “Senior, Elsa, is it possible for either of you to communicate with the souls of deceased lower-tier gods?” John asked, considering the possibility of subjugating these two lower-tier gods, but first, he needed to establish communication with them.
Both of them shook their heads.
Elsa explained, “Master, our soul power is too weak. Once a lower-tier god dies, their soul
falls into a deep slumber. Only a soul with far greater strength than theirs can awaken them.”
“I see…” John tried to sense the situation. He could tell that the souls of the two gods were
still alive, but he couldn’t communicate with or attack them. His current level of Soul Technique was still too weak.
With a sigh, he decided to take the two bodies with him for now and figure out a way later.
If nothing else worked, he could always resurrect them and kill them again.
Though such an approach seemed rather cruel and twisted.
“Elsa, let’s continue searching for more ninth-tier cities of the Dark Humans,” John
instructed as he turned to Elsa.
His Soul Technique had already reached over 18,000 points. He wanted to continue
plundering resources from these ninth-tier cities and push his Soul Technique to 100,000 points before attempting to subjugate these two lower-tier gods.
The group mounted Avis and continued their search for the Dark Humans’ ninth-tier cities.
…
Before long, John had obliterated two more ninth-tier cities, slain three demigod-level warriors, and collected over two million skill stones and other items.
It was more than enough to boost his Soul Technique to 100,000 points.
“Old man, this leveling up is way too slow,” Tracy pouted, her face full of dissatisfaction.
After spending half a day, she had only reached Level 1043.
John had told her that she needed to reach the ninth tier, Level 5000, before she could act
freely.
But at this leveling rate, it would take her at least half a year. John felt a bit helpless too. He himself had only reached Level 1108.
After reaching the seventh tier, the experience required to level up was staggering. Even with
the Divine Path activated, granting a tenfold increase in experience gain, it was still a slow
process.
The only way to level up faster was to kill a large number of demigod-level beings. “Master,” Elsa said, as if recalling something, “the experience in the Secret Area of the City of
Angels is still increased tenfold.”
John’s eyes lit up, and he asked in surprise, “You mean to say that, even with the Divine Path active, the experience is increased tenfold again?”