Zombie Bodyguard-Chapter 1512 - 1509: Heavenly Thunder and Earth Fire

"Damn, did it practice Beiming Divine Skill? It’s actually absorbing energy!" Lin Tian felt the purple fire in his hand gushing out and couldn’t help but curse.

"What is Beiming Divine Skill?" Sword Spirit was stunned for a moment and asked curiously.

"I can’t explain it to you clearly, it’s a divine skill created by Old Master Jin that can absorb people’s power." Lin Tian thought of the divine skill of the Carefree Sect in the TV series Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils and was speechless.

Moreover, this fusion entity is even more formidable; it absorbs any energy and cannot be refused. Otherwise, if it can’t absorb energy, it would be abolished just as the Sword Spirit said, leaving him with no place to cry.

Lin Tian gritted his teeth, and purple flames surged in his palm again, then he sent them into the sword furnace. As soon as it entered the furnace, a third of the energy was absorbed at once. A large mass of purple flame energy couldn’t even last for ten minutes.

This situation made Lin Tian somewhat doubtful of life. The always advantageous purple flame was being consumed by the fusion entity as if it were water, like a bottomless pit; it was utterly frustrating.

If this continued, would my fire power be completely drained, resulting in a substantial loss of skill, and possibly even regressing to the point of starting over? That was hard-won fire power, and Lin Tian was extremely frustrated.

At this moment, Lin Tian especially missed the female zombie Qingyao. If only she were here, just a wave of her hand and a mass of purple flame could feed the fusion entity. She is the Zombie Ancestor, after all. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Lost in these thoughts, most of the purple flame energy he had just output was gone again, and Lin Tian couldn’t stop. He had to ensure enough; by now, he was in too deep to back out. If he gave up, all previous efforts would be wasted.

"Lin Tian, I’ll help you!" Ling Zishan also noticed the situation was not right, rushed up in a few steps, placed her hands on the sword furnace, and then an impressive surge of True Energy emerged.

This surge of True Energy was the largest Lin Tian had ever seen, far surpassing Wang Yuanzhou, Tang Ziqing, and even the Sword Servant Tang Muling.

Mid Innate? Lin Tian suddenly had a bold thought. If Ling Zishan was Mid Innate, it would be terrifying; such a terrifying talent would be a blow to the older generation.

With Ling Zishan’s participation, Lin Tian’s pressure eased slightly. However, he knew it was still not enough; the fusion entity continued to absorb energy. Fortunately, the Earth Core Fire continuously provided support, so no matter how powerful the fusion entity was, it couldn’t completely drain the Earth Core Fire.

If it weren’t for the Earth Core Fire, Lin Tian would have suspected that he and Ling Zishan might be entirely drained. Of course, he knew that a mysterious power was still lingering in his Lower Elixir Field space, but it couldn’t be mobilized, showing up only when it felt like it.

"You two hold on first..." Tang Banqing knew the situation was urgent, but she didn’t output energy like before. Instead, she shouted and then ran down from the platform.

The old lady certainly wasn’t fleeing the battlefield; instead, she ran to the wall, fiddled around a bit, and then pulled out a stone brick. Behind the brick was another mechanism.

Lin Tian was wondering what this mechanism was when Tang Banqing grabbed the handle and pulled hard. With a "crack" sound, as if something had been opened, there was the sound of rushing water.

Yes, the sound of water flowed from underground, and it was very rapid. Lin Tian suddenly had an outrageous thought: could the mechanism here be powered by the stream in the gorge? Yet, the stream was a considerable height from the pagoda’s base; how did Qingshuang Pavilion manage to do it?

Nobody answered his question, and as the mechanism was activated, the entire underground space shook again, and then the rock ceiling directly above the sword furnace slowly opened.

When the rock ceiling opened, revealing a one-meter-wide hole, Lin Tian looked up and saw the first floor of the Nine-story Pagoda. Then, a scene shocked him: a one-meter-wide hole opened in the ceiling of each floor successively, right through the center.

When the eighth floor was opened, Lin Tian finally saw the Glazed Tile Top at the top. Last time when Wang Wanxi advanced, the Glazed Tile Top was shattered, and he didn’t expect it to be repaired now.

Then the Glazed Tile Top opened too, fully exposing the outside sky which wasn’t bright but filled with dark clouds, lightning flashing, and rain falling from the sky.

Rain descended to the earth, nourishing it, but it was unclear where the lightning struck. Tang Banqing’s calculations were very accurate; it indeed was stormy weather.

Watching the lightning, suddenly, Lin Tian seemed to think of something and couldn’t help but exclaim, "Old Tang, do you mean...?"

Tang Banqing turned and smiled, a smile that was somewhat matter-of-fact but also slightly mad: "You’re very clever, you’ve guessed it. Yes, I want to attract the lightning. The appetite of the fusion entity is beyond my imagination. Luckily, I was prepared. Now, only the power of nature can provide the energy needed for sword forging."

"Heavenly Thunder and Earth Fire, it’s a method rumored to be used by ancient swordsmiths." Lin Tian wasn’t afraid but felt somewhat excited; however, he added, "Old Tang, it’s not that I doubt your abilities, but have you experimented with this Heavenly Thunder and Earth Fire method?"

Lin Tian hoped she would confidently say it’s okay, but who knew, Tang Banqing straightforwardly answered: "No!"

"No?" Lin Tian was a bit frustrated and helplessly said, "Old Tang, that’s the Nine Heavens Thunder; even today, technology can’t tame it. Aren’t you afraid the sword furnace will be smashed by a bolt of thunder?"

Tang Banqing shook her head once more, very irresponsibly saying: "What is there to fear? Your materials will accompany it if it smashes. It’s worth it; dying in battle is the sword furnace’s destiny."

"What if the thunder doesn’t strike?" Lin Tian asked somewhat oddly.

"Don’t worry, the sword furnace has a special lightning-attracting device; it will be struck." Tang Banqing said confidently, leaving Lin Tian speechless again.

"Cough, cough, alright then. If the sword furnace gets smashed, Qingshuang Pavilion better not trouble me." Lin Tian also said irresponsibly.

"What’s there to fear? The sword furnace is my responsibility," said Tang Banqing confidently.

Seemingly displeased by such words, thunder rolled across the sky with a crash, so bright it blinded eyes.

This thunder struck very close, as Lin Tian could see clearly with his super X-ray vision. It struck the top of the sword furnace, shaking the whole furnace violently, with countless sparks crackling across its surface.

The Fire Suppression Talisman on the sword furnace flickered violently, about to burst. However, the fusion entity suddenly absorbed energy, and all the crackling lightning was sucked into it.

Absorbing the lightning, the fusion entity began to wriggle and, to be exact, to change shape. A sword seemed to be pulled from the mire, a protrusion slowly rising from the fusion entity, then, to Lin Tian’s astonishment, slowly forming into a sword hilt.

The sword hilt was completely black with strange patterns, and the sword guard was even exaggerated with sharp blades. Yet, as soon as a sword hilt was formed, the transformation stopped—it was evident that the energy of a single lightning bolt was not enough to allow it to take full shape.