The sudden and terrifying thunderstorm startled Ling Hao, who was breaking through at high altitude.
"What kind of thunderstorm is this! How can it have such terrifying power!"
He roared inwardly, his face filled with terror and disbelief. The power of this thunderstorm was several times stronger than the finger shadow from before!
At this critical moment of life and death, he gritted his teeth again, his aura surging wildly as he forcibly extracted one of the Five Elements Dao Seeds, the Wood Dao Seed, from his body.
"ah!"
With that scream, a ball of emerald light was forcibly ripped from his chest. The ball of light in his hand continuously emitted a rich and vigorous life force.
But at this moment, this life force seemed rather insignificant in the face of the terrifying thunderstorm.
Ling Hao quickly integrated the Wood Dao Seed into the surrounding space, creating a huge barrier centered on himself, composed of countless vines and branches.
The vines and branches spread rapidly, constantly increasing the thickness of the barrier.
Rumble!
The first bolt of lightning, as thick as a bucket, struck the wooden barrier with a deafening roar. The powerful current instantly spread along the vines and branches, scorching them to ashes in an instant.
But the wooden barrier did not break. New vines and branches quickly grew out of the barrier in the instant of destruction, filling the damaged parts.
Immediately afterwards, a second and a third bolt of lightning struck the wooden barrier in quick succession.
Each impact caused the wooden barrier to tremble violently, and its branches and leaves to shatter.
Ling Hao's face grew paler and paler, and large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead. He never imagined that among the man and woman his subordinates had reported earlier, this woman was even more terrifying than that boy!
But at this moment, he could only cower within the barrier constructed by the Wood Path Seed, doing his utmost to stabilize himself, attempting to take advantage of this brief respite to complete the breakthrough as soon as possible.
Only in this way can we seize that sliver of hope.
Not far from the center of this terrifying thunderstorm, Dongfang Jinyao stood with her hands on her hips, a smug smile on her face, looking at the area shrouded in thunderstorm, and muttered to herself, "Hmph, serves you right for always looking down on me, this is what happens when you make me angry!"
His tone still held the resentment of Qin Luo's sudden departure, which he then vented on Ling Hao, before pointing his finger at another crimson talisman.
"Since you can handle it so well, then try this one too!"
As her finger fell, the crimson talisman instantly ignited, transforming into a blazing stream of light that flew towards the area shrouded in thunderstorms.
The light burst open in mid-air, releasing a terrifying power. Centered on Ling Hao's location, the ground began to tremble violently.
Rumble!
After a muffled, deafening roar, the earth was torn open, and countless cracks rapidly spread outwards. Immediately afterwards, scalding magma gushed forth from underground like a fountain, instantly forming a boundless ocean of lava.
Ling Hao was trapped inside the wooden barrier, already exhausted from the thunderstorm, and now he felt the scorching threat from below.
He looked down and saw the surging lava rushing towards him.
The wooden barrier, already teetering on the brink of collapse from the relentless bombardment of the thunderstorm, was now subjected to the scorching heat of the lava. The vines and branches on the barrier began to smoke and burn, their original verdant light gradually being replaced by red flames.
"No! How could this be!"
Ling Hao roared in terror, his eyes filled with resentment. Forced into a corner, blood seeped from his mouth as he bit down hard.
He then forcibly circulated the little remaining energy in his body, and in a way that was almost self-destructive, he extracted the Water Dao Seed.
A ball of azure light burst forth from his chest. The light emanated a cool glow from his hand, creating a stark contrast with the surging, scorching lava below.
The moment the Water Dao Seed merged into the space, a powerful burst of water vapor erupted from Ling Hao at its center.
Around the previously crumbling wooden barrier, a patch of azure water suddenly appeared. This water rapidly expanded, quickly forming a vast ocean that directly confronted the surging sea of lava.
The scalding magma met the icy seawater, producing a deafening roar. Large amounts of water vapor rose from the point of contact, forming a dense white mist that enveloped the surrounding area for miles.
Amidst the chaos, Ling Hao's body swayed precariously. The sacrifice of the Water Dao Seed had inflicted immense damage on him; his face grew even paler, and his breath grew increasingly weak.
At this moment, there was no trace of the resentment and hatred that Ling Hao had shown before, and his once arrogant eyes were now filled with only an intense, almost tangible, will to survive.
Seeing that she hadn't managed to subdue this person yet, Dongfang Jinyao, who was in the distance, suddenly lost her temper.
Her beautiful eyes widened, filled with anger:
"I'd like to see just how hard your turtle shell really is!"
With a determined effort, he activated the other two talismans. In an instant, azure and dark light surged and roared in the space.
Centered on Ling Hao, a massive storm vortex rapidly formed within a radius of a hundred miles. Inside the vortex, howling winds roared, their whistling sounds like the howling of a thousand evil spirits.
The gale came with tremendous force, and wherever it went, boulders were instantly pulverized like sand.
At the same time, another talisman released endless shadow power. Darkness spread like a tide, completely enveloping the target area in the blink of an eye.
In this pitch-black darkness, all light was mercilessly swallowed up, and visibility was almost zero.
Countless black tentacles emerged from the shadows, baring their fangs and claws as they lunged at Ling Hao.
Ling Hao was at the center of these two terrifying forces, and he felt an unprecedented despair wash over him.
The howling wind tore at his body, and black tentacles darted through the darkness, trying to seize his soul. His body was covered in wounds, and blood gushed out, staining his clothes crimson.
Dongfang Jinyao stood not far away, watching Ling Hao struggle in pain, feeling both a sense of satisfaction and a little worry.
"This kid is really tough; he's still alive even at this stage."
She frowned, her eyes fixed on Ling Hao. "If he continues to stubbornly resist like this, and he manages to find a chance to escape, that would be a real problem."
Dongfang Jinyao stamped her foot in frustration, a hint of struggle in her eyes. She glanced at Ling Hao, who was struggling in the storm and shadows, then looked down at the last talisman, torn between her inner turmoil and her dilemma.
"But I only have one of these talismans left, and it's the most powerful one. I wanted to save it for that bastard to protect himself later..."
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