57: Chapter 57 Robbery
Lightning flashed, and an unstoppable arrow of lightning shot out.
It tore through the sky, aiming straight at the members of the Qiao Family.
The complexions of the Qiao Family members instantly turned pale.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Walls of rock erupted from the ground, blocking the incoming arrow.
Boom!
In an instant, all the rock walls were shattered into ash.
In the blink of an eye, the two Meridian Opening Realm guards immediately grabbed Qiao Jing and pulled him away from the spot.
The arrow blasted the spot where they had been standing into dust.
"What terrifying power."
"Is this a Tier 3 Spirit Weapon?"
Even the guard surnamed Zhang, who was at the fourth level of the Meridian Opening Realm, clicked his tongue in secret when he saw the devastated scene.
It seemed the difficulty of this mission was far greater than they had imagined.
"Young Master, you don't need to worry; we have been preparing for a long time."
"There is still a chance."
The guard surnamed Zhang promised, and as he spoke, he placed Qiao Jing in a safe position.
He immediately joined his other Meridian Opening Realm partner and activated one formation after another.
Instantly, the area around the three of them was filled with the glow of formations.
Just as the Thunder Serpent Archer drew its bow again, ready to attack them once more,
a dazzling light flashed, and a beam of destructive energy, like a bolt of lightning, instantly engulfed the Thunder Serpent Archer.
Boom!
A violent roar rang out, and a three-meter-high wave was instantly shattered. The Thunder Serpent Archer was sent flying, landing hundreds of meters away.
A floating formation in front of the guard surnamed Zhang was emitting wisps of smoke, and his face turned slightly pale.
"It seems the Destruction Beam is effective against it."
"Although the Thunder Serpent Archer's attack power is astonishing, its defense is not as impressive as its offense."
Guard Zhang said, panting heavily.
This formation could only be activated by him and the other guard working together, and it required a staggering amount of blood qi and spiritual energy.
Even Guard Zhang found it extremely taxing, and the other guard was half-crouched on the ground, dripping with sweat.
However, the formation was also incredibly powerful; when cast by two people, it could even go head-to-head with someone at the fifth level of the Meridian Opening Realm.
"Young Master, we will aim for its bow-holding hand in a moment. Once the bow is knocked loose, you must immediately go and snatch it!"
"We can only cast the Destruction Beam one last time."
"With your strength, Young Master, seizing this opportunity should not be difficult."
Guard Zhang said to Qiao Jing.
Qiao Jing nodded, instantly transforming into a ray of light and rushing to the front of the Wind and Thunder Pool.
At the same time, he shouted,
"I will get the bow! Find the timing and knock it out of its hand!"
The figure of the Thunder Serpent Archer appeared once again above the Wind and Thunder Pool.
It seemed to be filled with rage, emitting an angry humming sound.
Guard Zhang and his partner instantly aimed at its right hand, which was just about to be raised. Its withered right hand was clutching the large blue bow tightly.
"Now!"
Boom!
The Destruction Beam tore through the air again, striking straight at the Thunder Serpent Archer's right hand.
The Thunder Serpent Archer was shocked; it hadn't expected the beam to return so quickly.
However, it immediately realized the beam was aimed at its right hand and guessed the group's intent.
It performed an eerie dodge, pulling its right hand away from the beam, but the massive pillar of light still struck its body.
Furthermore, this beam was even more powerful than the last one.
Even the Thunder Serpent Archer was sent trembling all over by the blast.
The large blue bow in its right hand wobbled precariously.
The beam intensified once more; Guard Zhang and his partner were pushing themselves to their limits.
Finally, the Thunder Serpent Archer was completely blasted away, and the large blue bow spun through the air like a dazzling blue star.
Whoosh!
Qiao Jing had been sneaking toward the Thunder Serpent Archer, and at this moment, the blue bow was only a step away from him.
A look of joy instantly appeared on his face.
"Got it!"
"The Spirit Weapon is mine."
Thinking this, Qiao Jing quickly reached out his hand to grab the bow in mid-air.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, Qiao Jing felt an incredibly strong gust of wind by his left ear, as if the left side of his face were being pressed by immense air pressure.
He glanced out of the corner of his eye and his pupils constricted.
He saw a giant hand made of lightning striking straight at him.
"What is this!?"
A crisis of life and death instantly descended upon Qiao Jing's heart.
He immediately pulled back his hand and crossed his arms in front of him to block.
Everything happened in the blink of an eye.
He had no other choice.
The giant lightning hand smacked him directly back.
The pile of life-saving items on Qiao Jing's body all shattered under the single blow.
The two guards immediately caught the falling Qiao Jing.
Both of them had looks of shock in their eyes, as they saw the giant lightning hand flying straight toward the three of them.
"A mere first-level Meridian Opening Realm, and you dare to come out and make a fool of yourself?"
Guard Zhang said angrily.
He immediately sensed the level of strength contained within the giant hand.
The two guards each launched an attack, blasting toward the giant hand.
"Lightning Palm Explosion."
Just as the two of them approached the giant hand, it instantly exploded, turning into countless bolts of lightning that engulfed the three of them.
The three of them could see nothing but endless lightning; they couldn't see anything else.
"Damn robber, trying to steal the Spirit Weapon!"
Guard Zhang's blood qi erupted as he unleashed his full power in a single strike, dispersing all the surrounding lightning.
When the three of them could finally see their surroundings again, the large bow in the sky had already vanished.
A lightning-fast figure was rapidly departing the Wind and Thunder Pool.
It was about to disappear from their sight.
"Robber, don't think you can escape!"
It wasn't just the three members of the Qiao Family who were angry; the Thunder Serpent Archer was too. As soon as it returned, it saw that the large bow had been taken by another person who had suddenly appeared.
An earth-shattering roar erupted from the Thunder Serpent Archer.
Thousands of lightning bolts, as thick as large trees, instantly descended upon the area from the sky.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Thunder Pool Prison.
Qiao Jing and the others were terrified; they hadn't expected the Thunder Serpent Archer to have such a trick up its sleeve.
They immediately activated defensive formations to dodge the lightning raining down from the sky.
Countless pillars of lightning seemed to connect the heaven and earth.
It was so dense that no one could escape from this place; it had completely turned into a cage of lightning.
If one dared to touch the lightning, the result would be turning into ash.
Su Lin was inside one of the lightning pillars, feeling a tingling numbness from the electricity spreading through his entire body.
Even he had temporarily lost the ability to move.
"What powerful lightning; even my tenfold lightning resistance is being affected by it."
"If I didn't have the tenfold resistance, I would probably be in grave danger."
Su Lin muttered.
Although he hadn't been struck dead yet, being restrained was equally dangerous. Whether it was the Thunder Serpent Archer or the Qiao Family, if they caught up to him, he would not have a good ending.
Su Lin closed his eyes and used the Lightning Refining Technique with all his might.
Holding onto a glimmer of hope, he attempted to absorb the lightning from the pillar using the Lightning Refining Technique.
However, as soon as he began to refine it, he felt a sharp pain in his meridians.
"As expected, the intensity of this lightning is beyond my refining range."
With no other options, Su Lin took out a cup of milk tea.
"Let me try drinking a cup of milk tea."
As he spoke, he took big gulps of the milk tea in his hand.
[You drank a sip of milk tea, Lightning Refining Technique received a 20x boost]
[You drank a sip of milk tea, your meridians have been tempered and can now channel destructive lightning]
"It really works. Mere lightning."
Su Lin smiled, operating the Lightning Refining Technique at full capacity. At this moment, like a whale opening its mouth, he began to greedily devour the endless lightning.