A Mortal's Start in the Spirit Beast Mountain

Chapter 153 Divine Thunder Establishes Authority

The two were shocked and hurriedly tried to return using their magical artifacts, only to find that although their artifacts were still connected to them, they seemed to be stuck in a quagmire and could not move at all.

Luo Ming is now becoming increasingly proficient in controlling the Xuan Yuan Formation. It can not only trap people, but also trap magical treasures. As long as his magical power can be maintained, he will be invincible. This is one of the reasons why he chose to refine this treasure first.

After all, in the early stages of Core Formation, no matter how strong the attack is, it won't be that strong. The first thing to solve is the defense problem. Only by first establishing an invincible position can one be qualified to consider other things.

"Now that you've made your move, it's my turn."

Seeing that the two people's magical treasures were trapped by him, Luo Ming chuckled, and a black light flashed in his hand, revealing a small, shiny black banner, which was the Thousand Demon Banner.

He casually tossed the small banner aside, and with a flash of light, it appeared above the two of them, transforming into a massive screen nearly a hundred feet in size that blotted out the sky. Rolling black energy billowed out from it, and within it, more than a dozen powerful figures faintly emerged.

"You...you are a demonic cultivator?" Cao Yunfeng saw Luo Ming bring out such a sinister magic weapon, and then looked at the cultivators from the Extreme Yin Island beside him. He couldn't tell who the demonic cultivator was.

Seeing this, the other gloomy cultivator immediately realized that Luo Ming was pretending to be weak while actually being strong. He had previously learned from Cao Yunfeng that Luo Ming was using the alias Wang Chan in Tianxing City and was good at hiding his identity. He never expected that Luo Ming's strength was also so well hidden.

"Very well, I really misjudged him." The gloomy man made hand seals, and a hint of madness flashed in his eyes.

Immediately afterwards, the other party patted his storage bag, and billowing corpse energy emerged, summoning more than a dozen corpse puppets. Most of them had the cultivation of the mid-to-late Foundation Establishment stage, and each held a spear that was about ten feet tall. The tallest one among them even faintly exuded the pressure of a Core Formation stage cultivator, holding a black spiked club in each hand. It looked very frightening and was actually a Core Formation stage corpse puppet.

These corpse puppets gathered together, pointing their magical artifacts into the air. As if connected by an invisible force, the corpse puppet that was originally at the early stage of Core Formation suddenly began to rapidly increase in aura, reaching the mid-stage of Core Formation in the blink of an eye. It roared angrily and then charged towards the demon souls.

"This corpse formation is quite impressive!" Upon seeing this, Luo Ming revealed a hint of interest, secretly marveling that Jiyin Island truly lived up to its reputation as a sect specializing in corpse refining, possessing such a method.

At this moment, Luo Ming looked at the refined corpses and already regarded them as his own, thinking that he must not destroy them later.

"Hmph, you're controlling so many magical treasures at the same time, let's see how long you can last," the gloomy cultivator shouted at Luo Ming.

He manipulated the refined corpses to resist the attack of the demon banner, while he and Cao Yunfeng each summoned a magic weapon to attack Luo Ming. However, this time they were smarter and dared not let the magic weapon itself get close to Luo Ming. Instead, they controlled the magic weapon to attack from a distance, hoping to quickly deplete the opponent's magic power.

In their minds, Luo Ming, who was currently controlling so many magical treasures, could not possibly last long.

Suddenly, a burst of inspiration appeared on the scene. One after another, seemingly incredibly powerful magical attacks struck the blue light barrier surrounding Luo Ming. The impact caused ripples to spread across the blue light barrier, and the two magical treasures trapped within it vibrated intermittently, trying to escape.

"This Xuan Yuan Formation is powerful, but it consumes too much mana. Now that we know the defensive capabilities of this treasure, let's deal with it quickly."

Luo Ming made up his mind and suddenly descended onto the island.

It looked like it couldn't withstand the two's attack and was trying to escape.

Upon seeing this, the two felt a surge of joy and quickly gave chase.

Just as the gloomy man unleashed his full power with the Corpse Demon Claw, Cao Yunfeng also intensified his attack, both focused on breaking through the Xuan Yuan Pearl's defenses at that very moment—

Beneath Luo Ming's feet, the seemingly calm seawater that was constantly lapping against the rocks suddenly exploded without warning!

A massive, mountain-like black shadow burst forth from the water, sending spray flying everywhere! A primal, demonic aura instantly filled the entire island, causing Cao Yunfeng and his companion to tremble violently!

It was the spirit beast that Luo Ming had secretly released and hidden beneath the underwater reefs—the Xuan Turtle!

The Xuan Turtle's shell was as thick as black iron, covered with golden patterns. At this moment, its huge head was raised, and its eyes flashed with an earthy yellow spiritual light, locking onto the gloomy man in mid-air. It let out a low roar like muffled thunder!

Immediately afterwards, an incredibly thick, condensed, earth-yellow lightning bolt spewed out from the mouth of the Xuan Turtle! This lightning bolt was not the silver-white or purple of ordinary lightning, but contained the heavy and powerful power of the earth, with faint mountain shadows floating within it, carrying a vast aura that suppressed all things and destroyed evil spirits. With lightning speed, it struck the gloomy man directly!

Earth-based Divine Thunder! A high-level earth-attribute thunder spell, specifically designed to counter evil spirits and demonic entities!

"High-level demonic beast! Earth Divine Thunder!" The gloomy man was horrified. He never expected that Luo Ming not only possessed a set of remarkable magic treasures, but also secretly harbored such a powerful earth-attribute spirit beast. Moreover, the timing was so cunning, just when his mind was completely focused on the other party!

The Earth Divine Thunder had an innate restraining effect on his Extreme Yin Island cultivation technique!

In his haste, he could no longer afford to attack Luo Ming. With a roar, the dark gray corpse energy around him surged wildly, condensing into a thick bone shield covered with hideous ghost faces in front of him. At the same time, he retreated rapidly, trying to create distance.

However, how easy is it to dodge the Xuan Turtle's long-prepared sneak attack?

Boom!!!

The earthen-yellow lightning struck the bone shield solidly! The pure, radiant power of the lightning collided violently with the cold, foul corpse energy, unleashing a deafening roar. The ghostly face on the bone shield let out a mournful wail, instantly purified and annihilated by the lightning. After only a brief moment of stalemate, the bone shield lost all its spiritual power.

This also shows that lightning-attribute attacks are effective against this person's martial arts.

"Pfft—!" The gloomy man was struck as if by a heavy hammer, spitting out a mouthful of foul-smelling black blood. His protective corpse aura instantly dissipated by more than half, and he was blasted backward. His aura suddenly weakened, indicating that he had suffered serious internal injuries. More seriously, the pure yang power of the Earth Divine Thunder invaded his meridians, causing considerable suppression and damage to the yin and evil techniques he was cultivating.

Taking advantage of the opponent's serious injury, the Xuan Turtle's body emitted a bright yellow light. Suddenly, it appeared next to the gloomy man. Its huge head stretched forward like lightning, reaching dozens of feet, and swallowed the horrified gloomy man whole.

The Xuan Turtle uses its Turtle Breathing Technique to conceal itself, and then unleashes its Earth Divine Thunder Divine Power at a crucial moment. If the opponent cannot withstand the divine thunder and is seriously injured, then the opponent will basically have no way to escape.

This method is most lethal to evil cultivators. If it weren't for the fact that the divine lightning needed to be nurtured for several days before the next strike could be unleashed, the Xuan Turtle's combat power would be so great that even a late-stage Core Formation cultivator would have no choice but to run away.

"Brother Tong!" Cao Yunfeng was utterly shocked.