Chapter 203: Chapter 19: Besieging the Mad Daoist

In the void several miles from Jiachen Island, a quaint stone bridge silently traversed the void and emerged.

Ye Junxian stood upon the bridge, gazing from afar at the intense fluctuations from the battle in the skies above Jiachen Island, his expression slightly grave.

He hadn’t expected that just as he arrived, the Deep Abyss Yin Thunder Array laid by the Mad Daoist would be forcefully broken.

Madam Ye’s strength was even greater than he had anticipated.

He mulled it over for a moment, then with a wave of his large sleeve, a Green Light Mirror materialized, aimed at Jiachen Island from a distance.

「The next moment.」

The scene above the Demon Beast Wilderness Island appeared in the mirror.

「At the same time.」

Inside Ye Huang’s luxurious and spacious Cave Mansion on Xiaocang Island, a water mirror also slowly rose, its surface displaying the exact same image as the one in Ye Junxian’s Green Light Mirror.

He sat motionlessly on a jade mat, silently watching the dispersing thunder light and scorching flames in the mirror, his stern face flickering between light and shadow.

On Jiachen Island, a tall figure stood proudly atop a mountain peak, his body shimmering with brilliant thunder light. The powerful cultivation fluctuations of the Late-Life Talisman Stage radiated from him without restraint.

The man’s face was old, but his build was burly and robust. His muscles bulged, his dark, bluish-black skin gave off a ferocious air, and his sunken, bloodshot eyes glinted with crazed killing intent.

Just moments ago, he had seized the opening when Madam Ye’s Water and Fire Giant was exhausted after breaking the Grand Array. He had hurled a Thunder Spear, but it was easily shattered by Huang Shen’s Celestial Ghost Sword Technique.

At that moment, the Mad Daoist’s brow furrowed slightly as a premonition of danger flashed through his mind!

With a sudden, low shout, he threw a punch to his side. Behind him, a majestic, towering phantom of thunder light appeared.

In an instant, his Magical Power surged by thirty percent, the light from his fist coalescing into a blinding ball of lightning that struck the void with immense force.

BOOM!

After the earth-shattering bang, thunder light flowed like water across the void above the mountain peak.

An ethereal Sword Aura flashed into existence within the lightning. It gracefully twisted around the Thunder Seal, appearing before the Mad Daoist.

The Mad Daoist’s crimson eyes glinted with fury, madness, and reckless killing intent. He let out a savage laugh as two more majestic Thunder Gods materialized behind him. The thunder light surrounding him became almost tangible, his Magical Power soared once more, and a tyrannical Spiritual Pressure erupted from his body.

He extended his thumb and pressed it forward forcefully. The movement seemed slow but was deceptively fast, perfectly intercepting the Sword Aura.

CLANG...

The Sword Aura emitted a clear, resonant ring. Upon touching the Mad Daoist’s thumb, it instantly divided into over a hundred strands of light, launching a torrential assault on him.

For a moment, the island was filled with rolling thunder and the vast ringing of swords.

Bare-handed, the Mad Daoist blocked Huang Shen’s incredibly sharp and swift Sword Aura using only his hands of flesh and blood.

The lightning flashing around his body cast faint traces upon the ethereal Sword Aura, forcing Huang Shen to abandon his plan of a sneak attack with the Celestial Ghost Sword Technique and engage in a direct confrontation instead.

"Thunder Jade Scripture."

Fang Cheng, watching the battle from afar, instantly recognized the Divine Technique the Mad Daoist was using.

It was the very same *Thunder Jade Scripture* that Qian Shaoning had obtained through a fortuitous encounter all those years ago.

This Thunder Jade Scripture allowed one to cultivate twelve Taiyuan Immortal Capital Thunder Talismans and commune with the twelve Immortal Capital Thunder Gods from the ethereal plane, granting limitless power.

Now, the Mad Daoist had summoned three Immortal Capital Thunder Gods. Each one emitted astonishingly powerful Spiritual Qi fluctuations, their thunder light forming a canopy that enveloped Jiachen Island.

’Could Second Senior Brother be unaware that the Mad Daoist has cultivated this scripture? Did he underestimate his strength?’ Fang Cheng wondered.

Just then, Madam Ye recovered her energy, and the hundred-zhang-tall Water and Fire Giant reappeared.

Madam Ye stood atop the giant’s head, her expression as cold as ice. Her phoenix-like eyes were fixed on the Mad Daoist in the heat of battle as she formed a Spell with her hands.

Wreathed in monstrous flames, the Water and Fire Giant strode onto Jiachen Island. It raised its Flaming Giant Axe and brought it down upon the Mad Daoist.

The Mad Daoist let out a strange laugh, his eyes flashing with intense fighting spirit. He formed a seal with his hands, and the three Immortal Capital Thunder Gods behind him punched toward the sky in near-perfect unison.

The sky abruptly darkened!

「The next instant.」

Blinding thunder light erupted from Jiachen Island, instantly colliding with the Water and Fire Giant’s great axe.

「At the same time.」

A brilliant Sword Aura suddenly appeared, transforming into a shimmering ribbon of light that shot toward the Mad Daoist.

This ribbon-like Sword Aura moved through the ocean of lightning as gracefully as a dragon. In an instant, it broke through layer after layer of resistance, striking out before the Mad Daoist.

The Mad Daoist’s pupils shrank. Only then did he see that within the Sword Aura was a quaintly styled Bronze Flying Sword. It carried a frigid killing intent and was effortlessly severing the energy of his thunder technique as it flew toward him.

"A Second-Order Top-grade Flying Sword!"

The Mad Daoist’s judgment was sharp; he knew this was no ordinary Flying Sword. He immediately retreated, and in a flash of thunder light, he soared back toward the horizon.

At the same time, he changed the Seal Technique with his hands. A Thunder Spear materialized in the hand of one of the Immortal Capital Thunder Gods behind him, thrusting forward in an attempt to parry the Flying Sword.

「Suddenly!」

The streak of Sword Aura abruptly accelerated. In the blink of an eye, it passed through the thunder-wreathed Mad Daoist with incredible speed and vanished.

In the distance, a mass of lightning surged and coalesced into the Mad Daoist’s form.

A shocking, crimson line of blood appeared on his neck.

That last sword strike had nearly severed his neck.

"What a sharp Sword Aura. But... you still couldn’t kill me!"

he said lightly, standing proudly in the void.

「Not far away.」

Atop the Water and Fire Giant’s head, Madam Ye also frowned deeply.

On the giant’s shoulder, a flash of Sword Aura quietly appeared, revealing Huang Shen’s figure.

He gave a wry smile. "I underestimated him. When did he master this Divine Technique?"

Madam Ye said, "A few years ago, a Spirit Servant from the Dong Family had a fortuitous encounter. He happened upon an Ancient Thunder Technique and presented it to the Mad Daoist..."