295: Chapter 295 The Law of Lightning

These four deacons did not know that the quota they were fighting desperately for had never existed to begin with.

Shen Xingchen had only promised that the other party would survive, but he had never said for how long.

When the four of them chose the final person and breathlessly dragged themselves to Shen Xingchen's side, what awaited that person would only be a pair of cold spirit-suppressing handcuffs.

What the Crimson Church did was subject to zero tolerance in Huaxia; once caught, it was definitely the death penalty, with absolutely no other possibility.

Just as Shen Xingchen was thinking this,

suddenly, the thunder plasma inside the thunder pool began to uncontrollably surge toward his body.

As if realizing something, Shen Xingchen actively raised his wrist to catch the surging thunder plasma.

The thunder plasma danced and cheered around Shen Xingchen's arm, leaping and sinking into the center of his brows.

At the same time,

[Congratulations, Host, for comprehending the Law of Thunder.]

The system's voice rang out, confirming Shen Xingchen's guess.

Shen Xingchen's aura abruptly changed, and white thunder runes of the Myriad Gods Thunder Department began to spread within his body, momentarily making him look like a true master of the Heavenly Court's Thunder Department.

The thunder of Leichi Mountain became even more tyrannical, or rather... joyful. They leaped and cheered frantically, welcoming their master.

Rank Eight!

This realm, which was considered that of a minor expert even in Snowfield Dragon City, was finally stepped into by Shen Xingchen.

The deacons who were still fighting abruptly stopped their movements, staring in astonishment at the figure inside the thunder pool.

They all realized that Shen Xingchen had broken through.

According to intelligence records, this SS-grade had just finished the national college entrance examination and was a freshman in college. In other words, Shen Xingchen was at most only nineteen years old now!

What kind of person could advance to Rank Eight at the age of nineteen?!

The Nine Heavens Profound Thunder Array of Leichi Mountain still completely locked down the four deacons. They hadn't even been able to defeat Shen Xingchen at the peak of Rank Seven just now, let alone Shen Xingchen, who had now reached Rank Eight.

After a brief thought, the four deacons fought even more resolutely.

That weakest deacon at the peak of Rank Eight was already covered in injuries and completely lacked the strength to fight the remaining three. The only reason he wasn't dead was because the other three deacons were wary of each other and had no spare means to target him.

Once the fight among the other three Rank Nine deacons concluded, they would undoubtedly execute him without hesitation.

The bespectacled deacon suddenly spoke, "That fellow surnamed Shen is currently at the critical stage of his breakthrough. If we go up and interrupt him, perhaps we can all survive!"

The remaining deacons looked over toward Shen Xingchen's direction.

Shen Xingchen's surroundings were filled with thunder, every strand revealing a tyrannical power capable of killing Rank Eights or even Rank Nines.

"What kind of joke are you playing?!" the blue-haired deacon questioned.

Although Shen Xingchen's realm was not yet stable, he had already crossed that threshold and only needed to wait quietly for a moment.

The bespectacled deacon said again, "Non-mainstream, do you really believe what that fellow surnamed Shen said? Even if he doesn't kill you today and detains you in the Law Enforcement Bureau, do you think you can survive?"

Non-mainstream was the blue-haired deacon's nickname because he had a head of long blue hair.

After joining the Crimson Church, he definitely couldn't use the name on his Huaxia ID card anymore, so he ended up with many strange names.

Just as the bespectacled deacon was called Four-eyes, that Rank Nine, Level Six deacon was called Silent Type because he didn't like to talk.

"Damn it, if I had known this would happen, I never would have made this trip!" the blue-haired deacon cursed.

How could he not know that the fellow surnamed Shen would never let them leave so easily, but what other choice did he have? He couldn't beat him!

The bespectacled deacon said to the other person, "Silent Type, your strength is relatively strong, so you can definitely block an attack. You walk in the very front. After that fellow surnamed Shen's thunder strike falls, we will all attack together while he is in the gap of casting spells."

Deacon Silent Type said, "How am I supposed to trust you?"

The bespectacled deacon argued, "We've worked together for many years. Decide for yourself whether to trust me or that fellow surnamed Shen, but I advise you to make a decision early, because that fellow surnamed Shen's realm is already about to stabilize."

The blue-haired deacon's eyes flickered. "I agree!"

Silent Type was silent for a long time before saying, "Alright, let's give it a try."

Having said that, he no longer hesitated, taking the lead and charging toward Shen Xingchen.

Behind him, Deacon Non-mainstream and Deacon Four-eyes followed closely, seeming to truly carry the meaning of brothers being of one mind.

Silent Type breathed a sigh of relief inwardly and took out a mirror.

This was a Grade Nine defensive spiritual artifact. Even a Rank Nine martial artist would need to unleash at least six full-power strikes to shatter it.

This was his greatest reliance on this trip. If Leichi Mountain hadn't been awakened by Shen Xingchen, no one below the Xiang Realm would have had the ability to harm him.

When Deacon Non-mainstream walked to within ten meters of Shen Xingchen,

with a loud boom,

streaks of thunder fiercely descended, forging the ten-meter area around Shen Xingchen into a forbidden thunder zone. Moreover, the thunder from the outer perimeter of the forbidden zone struck toward the three Rank Nine deacons.

Shen Xingchen sneered as he watched these three ill-intentioned Rank Nine deacons.

Just seeing the slightest opportunity had made them think of biting back. They truly were a group of desperadoes who didn't consider the consequences at all.

Who would have thought that the exact moment he was pondering a countermeasure,

the blue-haired deacon and the bespectacled deacon struck simultaneously. The moment Shen Xingchen's thunder crashed down upon Deacon Silent Type, they chose to make their move directly, landing a blow on Deacon Silent Type's back.

Shoved by this push, Deacon Silent Type was sent directly into the forbidden thunder zone.

In his astonished eyes, the Grade Nine defensive spirit mirror was directly blasted into dust by the thunder of the forbidden zone, and subsequently, his body was also blasted into ashes bit by bit.

The blue-haired deacon and the bespectacled deacon retreated immediately after striking, as if they had long since plotted to ambush and kill Deacon Silent Type.

In fact, the moment Four-eyes spoke, the blue-haired deacon had already understood his intentions.

Among the three deacons present, Deacon Silent Type was the strongest. If he was dead set on risking his life, he definitely would have been the one standing until the very end.

Both the blue-haired deacon and the bespectacled deacon were Rank Nine, Level Five. Without Deacon Silent Type, the outcome was still a toss-up.

They knew Deacon Silent Type was considered to have a simple mind, and thus directed such a theatrical performance of deep brotherly affection.

Shen Xingchen watched this scene in slight astonishment.

For the first time, he experienced the survival code of these martial arts experts from the grey zones; every step these people took was full of calculations, schemes, and mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

The two deacons went through another fierce battle.

In the end, it was the bespectacled deacon who pierced the blue-haired deacon's heart with a sword and easily resolved the deacon at the peak of Rank Eight, standing until the very end.

The bespectacled deacon staggered over to Shen Xingchen's side. "Please, Prodigy Shen, honor your promise."

After stabilizing his realm, Shen Xingchen walked over as leisurely as taking a stroll in a courtyard inside the thunder pool, smiling as he tossed over a pair of handcuffs. "Put them on and come with me."