Chapter 561: Thunder Technique

"Heaven's Scourge, Five Thunders, Infinite Soldiers, Rushing Thunder, Flashing Lightning, Illuminating the Universe!"

With a deafening crash of thunder, five purple lightning bolts descended from the sky, striking the roof of a palace.

The magnificent palace, enveloped by the purple lightning, quickly turned into a pile of charcoal.

Li Huowang had been absent when they previously engaged in a full-scale battle with the Forgetful Dao, so this was his first time witnessing the true power of the Great Liang Imperial Preceptor.

The charcoal formed by the collapsed palace began to crumble under the heavy roof tiles. From the continuously falling black embers, a figure emerged, scrambling to escape. It was a dying eunuch, his charred face filled with despair.

But just as he reached the cracked flagstones of the square, the Great Liang Imperial Preceptor, holding the Star Constellation Sword, descended from the sky, blocking his path.

The eunuch stammered, trying to say something, then twisted his body in an extremely bizarre way, dodging a fissure flying from behind him.

When he saw Li Huowang, his face contorted in a grimace as he held the Spinal Bone Sword, a smile suddenly appeared on the eunuch's face. "So it was you! No wonder. Hey, you did a great job this time. I'll treat you to a meal sometime."

Li Huowang swung his sword at him again with force, then turned to Huangfu Tiangang and said, "Imperial Preceptor! Don't believe this nonsense from the Forgetful Dao!

He's trying to sow discord between us!"

But Huangfu Tiangang appeared unusually cold, his gaze fixed on the die. "Do you truly believe you can come and go as you please in the Great Liang Imperial Palace? Today is your death day!"

The eunuch peeled off his face, revealing a die with constantly changing numbers. "So what if it's my death day? Everyone has to die; sooner or later, it's all the same. But anyway... hehehe... my mission is complete."

With that, the die looked at Li Huowang, "Red Dragon, oh Red Dragon, do you really think you found me? I let you find me. Every step you took was within my calculations."

"Don't give me that! I specialize in killing the Forgetful Dao! I've seen too many of these tricks! Who is Red Dragon? You won't fool me!" Li Huowang charged forward, sword in hand.

Instead of dodging, the die lunged at Li Huowang, directly opening its chest to meet the blade. With a squelch, the bleeding sword tip emerged from the die's back.

Being so close, Li Huowang could even smell the scent of charcoal on the die.

"Die!" Li Huowang pushed the sword hilt, forcefully pushing the die backward. He opened his sharp white teeth and bit savagely into the die's face, tearing off a large chunk of flesh and skin.

Then, he exerted force with both hands, gripping the sword hilt and pulling sharply upward, splitting the die's upper body in two.

Li Huowang, breathing heavily, stared at the corpse on the ground, his hand gripping the sword hilt trembling slightly.

Just as he was still trying to process what had happened, a bone-chilling voice whispered in his ear. "My child..."

"Danyangzi is back?" As Li Huowang momentarily lost focus, the Three-Flower Crowned Danyangzi flickered in and out of his vision.

"No! This is fake! The die isn't dead yet! It's possessed me!" Realizing this instantly, Li Huowang pulled out his Purple Tassel Sword and plunged it into his own body, searching.

"Hehehe, Red Dragon. You play well, you're quite mischievous." Li Huowang's mouth began to speak involuntarily.

"You want my body, huh? Fine! I'll let you have it!" Li Huowang pulled out a hook from his torture kit, hooked it onto his own scapula, and pulled with great force.

"Hiss, Red Dragon, go easy. You're hurting me so much."

Compared to Li Huowang's attempt to force the die out with pain, the Great Liang Imperial Preceptor's method was clearly much simpler and more brutal.

"Clouds rush and move! Dark thunder dragons bring rain! Immortal fire, swiftly granted! Heavenly thunder, emergency aid!"

Thunder began to rumble over Li Huowang's head. The Imperial Preceptor showed no mercy, intending to strike down Li Huowang and the die together.

Seeing that Huangfu Tiangang was serious, the die dared not gamble. The corpse lying on the ground, its upper body split in two, suddenly stood up again and ran towards the eastern gate, and the voice in Li Huowang's ear completely vanished.

As the eunuch's two legs moved rapidly, the die's head, split in two, swayed up and down like fruit on a tree, one half on the left, one on the right.

Two half-mouths, one word at a time, began to speak. "Oh, you old coot, you're really going for it? Don't forget, I had a hand in you getting your current position."

Feeling Li Huowang's gaze, Huangfu Tiangang said dismissively, "Like what he just told you, it's all lies. Don't fall for the Forgetful Dao's tricks."

With that, he began to perform a ritual, wielding the Star Constellation Sword. A fierce wind rose in the air, and thunder rolled.

"Crack!" A purple lightning bolt instantly struck down. This time it hit. Not only was the die's upper body in two halves, but its lower body was also split, completely cleaved vertically down the middle.

Yet, even like this, the bizarre die could still move. Its two halves remarkably bounced high, one to the left and one to the right, going their separate ways.

However, the Great Liang Imperial Preceptor ignored the left half, directing the heavenly thunder to strike the right half fiercely.

Seeing this, Li Huowang quickened his pace to chase the other half. He didn't want the die to escape after all this.

"Red Dragon, you're here? I went to Fengyang Tower a while ago. Their signature First-Class Crispy pastries there are absolutely exquisite. Tsk, tsk, tsk, next time you must bring Bai Lingmiao to try them."

"Die!" Li Huowang swung his Spinal Bone Sword with force, and a fissure flew diagonally towards the die.

The half-bodied die twisted, easily dodging it. "That's not right, you know? If you make that opening bigger, I could escape to Great Qi. If that happens, wouldn't all your hard work be for nothing?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than he cried out in pain, instantly collapsing, feeling an agonizing pain in his chest.

"Oh, why are you using the tricks of the crazy Cultivator of Austerity again? If I hurt myself, don't I hurt too? Honestly, I don't like fighting with people like you."

The die shakily stood up, looking with its single eye at Li Huowang, who was holding a rib bone and stabbing himself in the chest.

"What? You don't actually think you can kill me, do you? Even if I'm only half, you can't."

"How do you know without trying? And I don't need to kill you, I just need to stop you!" Peng Longteng's headless body slowly emerged beside Li Huowang.

Just as a confrontation was imminent, a dark gold long arrow suddenly appeared in the die's head, carrying it flying away.

As the die hit the ground heavily, the fierce wind that had been chasing it finally caught up, almost making Li Huowang lose his balance.

Immediately after, five more arrows shot from all directions, pinning the die firmly to the ground. "Daring to be insolent inside the palace in broad daylight, do you truly think Great Liang has no one capable? Hmm?"