Chapter 1103: Unparalleled Dragon Might

Two lightning dragons shot up into the sky, directly at Lei Qianfeng. The purple-black lightning overshadowed the crimson flames, illuminating faces twisted with terror.

CRACK!!!

In the distant Black Fiend City, every corner, every living being, heard a prolonged and continuous thunderclap from the east. Instinctively, they looked up to see a section of the eastern sky transform into a chaotic spiderweb. Countless black lightning bolts crisscrossed and raged, tearing the firmament to shreds.

“Aaaahhhhhhh——”

Countless overlapping shrieks and screams actually drowned out the thunder. This was Lei Qianfeng's full, unreserved power, unleashed in his extreme rage, its immense might easily imaginable. However, Lei Qianfeng had just unleashed the lightning dragons and was at a critical point of energy depletion. Furthermore, he was completely unprepared. When this power rebounded and struck him, he could only muster about thirty percent of his strength in his extreme terror.

The power of the lightning dragons exploded completely in front of Lei Qianfeng. He was instantly blasted away, his face pale, suffering both internal and external injuries. As a transcendent expert of the Divine King Realm, and given that the lightning dragons were his own power, he could naturally resist them. However, four of the five great elders who accompanied him were standing less than ten zhang away and and were also caught in the core of the power storm.

As powerful Divine Spirit Realm cultivators, they could practically walk sideways in the Black Fiend Realm. But facing the power of a Divine King Realm expert—especially a full-power attack born of rage—it was simply impossible for them to resist, even if they had been prepared, let alone being caught completely off guard.

The moment Lei Qianfeng was blasted away, all four Divine Spirit Elders of the Soul Sect screamed in agony. Their profound energy defenses and bodies were easily pierced by the lightning, and within mere seconds, they were torn into shattered fragments.

The fifth elder and Lei Tiangang were a thousand zhang away in the sky, consolidating the scattered disciples from the sixty-four halls. Thus, they were not caught in the center of the power. However, the raging lightning was still a terrifying disaster, forcing them to hastily resist with all their might in great alarm. What echoed in their ears were the most terrifying lightning roars they had ever heard in their lives, along with the desperate screams of countless disciples.

After an unknown period, the lightning finally dissipated. Lei Tiangang raised his head from his fear, his entire body in immense pain and covered in countless wounds. But he had no time to attend to them. Instead, he stared blankly ahead, his eyes twitching for a long time.

The Soul Sect disciples, already having suffered countless deaths under Yun Che's Golden Crow Flame, were now sharply reduced by more than half. Many disciples were completely incinerated, leaving no remains, while countless charred bodies fell in clumps. Of the surviving disciples, at a glance, there were at most only thirty to forty thousand left, and all of them were injured.

Over a hundred thousand disciples, in the blink of an eye, fewer than thirty percent remained… truly in the blink of an eye! And these were the most elite disciples of the Soul Sect, all of whom had achieved the Divine Way! Even losing just one was a significant loss.

Looking down, Lei Qianfeng's face was deathly pale, blood stained his lips, and his aura was chaotic. And the four elders who had been by his side… were completely gone!

At this sight, Lei Tiangang trembled violently, his heart nearly leaping out of his chest. Four of the Soul Sect's eight Divine Spirit Realm elders were lost at once… For the Soul Sect, this was an unimaginable loss… No! It was a catastrophe!

“Who… who… who is it…” Lei Qianfeng’s body kept swaying, his aura utterly chaotic, and his whispers trembled… clearly with terror. He took several deep, desperate breaths, forcing out a shout that struggled to maintain its dignity: “Which senior expert is here, and why did you ambush my Black Soul Divine Sect?”

Everyone held their breath… Each of them had personally witnessed that the source of the terrifying disaster was Lei Qianfeng’s power, intended to destroy the Black Soul Mountain Range, being blasted back. To blast a Divine King Realm expert’s power back is infinitely more difficult than simply taking the full brunt of it. In the Black Fiend Realm, Lei Qianfeng was like a true god in the eyes of all profound practitioners. They simply could not imagine what level of power could completely rebound Lei Qianfeng’s Divine King power.

"Moon Wanes, Stars Return" requires no profound energy when activated, thus preventing any outward leakage of profound aura. Furthermore, Lei Qianfeng had just unleashed his power and was already terrified, so he naturally couldn't detect Yun Che's presence… But this certainly didn't mean Yun Che's crisis was over.

Just as Lei Qianfeng’s shout faded, a vast and ancient aura, seemingly from primordial times, suddenly permeated the sky, causing Lei Qianfeng and Lei Tiangang’s expressions to change drastically.

This aura was not powerful, yet it was incredibly heavy and vast, making their souls feel as if they were pressed beneath a ten-thousand-zhang abyss. At the same time, a sense of insignificance and self-abasement quickly rose within them, as if in the presence of this aura, they were as lowly as fragile ants.

“This… this is…” Lei Qianfeng’s expression shifted in alarm: “Dragon… Dragon Might!”

This spiritual pressure was not powerful; it seemed to be merely a casual wisp released. However, its level was something Lei Qianfeng had never encountered in his life. As a powerful Divine King, his soul uncontrollably continued to tremble under this faint trace of dragon spiritual pressure.

“Despicable humans!” A heavy voice echoed from an unknown distance. The contained majesty and anger made Lei Qianfeng’s entire body tremble violently: “This Venerable One merely passed by this place and sought a brief rest, yet you attacked without cause. This Venerable One only administered a slight punishment, yet instead of feeling grateful, you accuse this Venerable One of a sneak attack! Are all you humans from the Eastern Divine Region such vile and shameless scoundrels!?”

The overwhelming might of this voice rendered Lei Qianfeng completely immobile, and the contained wrath further startled him.

As the Realm King of Black Fiend, Lei Qianfeng naturally possessed extensive experience. In his earlier years, he had visited the Western Divine Region and even approached the borders of the Dragon God Realm, where he had seen many dragons revered and feared by all beings, standing at the pinnacle of all spirits. The strongest he had encountered was a True Dragon of the Divine Sovereign Realm.

But even the dragon might of that Divine Sovereign Realm True Dragon was incomparable to this moment… it was still far, far inferior. And the voice had clearly mentioned “you humans from the Eastern Divine Region,” implying that the speaker was not from the Eastern Divine Region.

Could it be… a Dragon God from the Dragon God Realm in the Western Divine Region!? At this thought, Lei Qianfeng was so terrified his liver and guts nearly split, losing all his composure. He said in a trembling voice: “So… Your Excellency is a senior from the distant Dragon God Realm! This junior… even if this junior had immense courage, I would never dare to disturb a senior. What just happened was merely unintentional…”

“If you don't dare, then get out now!”

Dragons are not fond of war, but they never fear it. Dragons do not anger easily, but once truly enraged, they can turn the world upside down. And what now echoed in their ears was the enraged voice of a Dragon God, each word like a hammer of judgment, shaking their very souls.

Though trembling with fear, Lei Qianfeng felt as if he had been granted a great pardon. He quickly said: “Yes… yes! This junior will immediately take my people and leave. It is the good fortune of my Black Fiend Realm to have Senior visit. My sect is located to the east of the mountain range. If Senior has any commands, Lei Qianfeng will absolutely spare no effort, even if it means dying ten thousand times over.”

Having said this as quickly as possible, he dared not linger for another moment: “Go, quickly!”

Lei Tiangang and the others had long been scared out of their wits by Lei Qianfeng’s mention of “a senior from the Dragon God Realm.” Upon hearing this, they dared not hesitate for a moment. They hurriedly led the remaining disciples, who had not yet recovered from the catastrophe, eastward, not even daring to make too much noise.

As they moved further away, the pervasive dragon might also suddenly vanished. Only then did they breathe a collective sigh of relief, yet they still dared not look back, and their speed did not slow; if anything, it accelerated.

In the Black Fiend Mountains, Yun Che leaned heavily against a withered tree, drenched in sweat. Already severely wounded, the Yellow Springs Ash made his injuries even worse, and the use of Moon Wanes, Stars Return resulted in a massive depletion of his profound energy.

The previous super-large-scale Dragon Soul Domain had already greatly exhausted his spiritual power. Just now, to scare away Lei Qianfeng, he had forcibly released Dragon Soul Might until exhaustion…

The crisis was resolved. With the attack reflected and the dragon might from the Primordial Azure Dragon, Yun Che was certain that Lei Qianfeng would not dare to approach again for some time. However, the cost was an extremely severe drain on both his physical body and spirit.

Little Jasmine’s widely parted lips slowly closed. Her starry eyes, under the night sky, gleamed with brilliant wonder. “Brother-in-law, you’re so amazing! They all seem to have been scared away.”

“…” Yun Che’s body, leaning against the withered tree, slowly slid down. His body and mind felt impossibly heavy, and even Little Jasmine, standing right in front of him, appeared only as a blurry colorful shadow. He gasped for breath, slightly gritting his teeth as he said: “I truly… in my past life… owed you…”

Thud. Yun Che’s vision went dark, and he collapsed to the ground, completely unconscious.

“…” Little Jasmine squatted down and poked Yun Che’s nose. After a while, she let out a soft whisper: “There really is such a big idiot…”

Lei Qianfeng ignored his injuries, not stopping at all until he finally slowed down slightly after leaving the Black Soul Mountain area. However, his chest continued to heave, clearly still shaken.

“Sect Master, that aura… was it really from the Western Divine Region… that Dragon God Realm?” Lei Tiangang asked incredulously.

“This King visited the Western Divine Region years ago; that was supreme dragon might, there's no mistaking it.” Lei Qianfeng panted heavily: “And it was no ordinary dragon might. It was very likely… very likely a Divine Master Realm Dragon God!”

“Wha… what!?” Lei Tiangang and the surviving fifth elder cried out in alarm.

Lei Qianfeng turned around, finally glancing behind him, and asked: “How many disciples are left?”

“Only… only thirty-six thousand disciples remain, and all of them are injured. As for the others…” Lei Tiangang’s lips trembled, unable to continue.

Losing a hundred thousand elite disciples and four elders in one night was more brutal than his most terrifying nightmare. And more than half of these had perished by the power of their own Sect Master, Lei Qianfeng.

“Fourth Elder and the others…” The fifth elder’s gaze was heavy.

“To think there would be someone from the Dragon God Realm here. It’s a miracle we angered them and still managed to return alive.” Lei Qianfeng clenched his hands, his eyes cold and furious: “It’s all because of Ling Yun…”

“Sect Master!” A hall master quickly approached. He was one of the Black Soul Hall masters who had previously heavily wounded Yun Che: “I have something to report. I suspect that the dragon might just now was very likely a trick played by Ling Yun!”

Lei Qianfeng frowned deeply: “Ling Yun’s trick? What do you mean?”

“To answer Sect Master, I was previously just short of killing Ling Yun when I suddenly suffered a heavy spiritual injury, which allowed Ling Yun to escape. And the aura I felt at that time, and the dragon might just now… seemed quite similar, so…”

“Nonsense!” Lei Qianfeng roared in fury: “This King has personally traveled to the Western Divine Region multiple times. Are you suggesting you know better than I whether that was true dragon spiritual might!?”

“Even if that dragon might was Ling Yun’s trick, was it Ling Yun who directly blasted back this King’s power!?”

The hall master immediately broke out in a cold sweat and said nervously: “Sect Master, please calm your anger. This subordinate was reckless…”

“Step down,” Lei Tiangang said weakly, then sighed heavily: “Losing a hundred thousand elite disciples in one night, and Elders Two, Four, Six, and Seven falling… If this news spreads, my Soul Sect’s prestige will surely plummet. Sect Master, ever since Ling Yun appeared, our sect has suffered repeated calamities, yet we haven’t been able to kill him. Regarding Ling Yun, perhaps we should…”

Lei Tiangang had not finished speaking when he saw Lei Qianfeng suddenly pick up a sound transmission jade, his expression immediately changing: “What… what did you say!?”

Smash! The sound transmission jade instantly shattered into powder. Lei Qianfeng suddenly rushed towards the sect like a madman. Lei Tiangang and the fifth elder exchanged a glance and quickly followed him.