Chapter 260
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Chapter 260: The Change in Calamity Clouds
As Elder Guan pursued Ji Yang, he shouted, "Don’t run, kid!"
Feeling the fierce and impatient gaze of Elder Guan behind him, Ji Yang was somewhat puzzled. He couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off about the way Elder Guan looked at him!
Ignoring Elder Guan’s words entirely, Ji Yang accelerated even more. He was determined not to let this pesky pest catch up.
While escaping, Ji Yang used his divine power to absorb the lightning striking from above.
With each strike, his cultivation level continued to rise.
At this point, Ji Yang had already surpassed the Middle Stage of Yuan Ying and was on the edge of breaking into the Spirit Transformation Stage.
Meanwhile, Elder Guan, who was trailing behind, nearly bit down hard on his own teeth in frustration.
Despite having a significantly higher cultivation level than Ji Yang and even consuming a pill to boost his cultivation, he still couldn’t catch up to the fleeing Ji Yang.
It was one thing not to catch up; he was also feeling the lingering power of the lightning behind him, which, although not too impactful, had tattered his clothes and left him looking quite disheveled.
Especially watching Ji Yang run while enduring the lightning with an air of nonchalance only fueled Elder Guan’s anger!
It also made him feel increasingly anxious.
If Ji Yang could do this even at the Nascent Soul Stage, what hope would he have once Ji Yang truly broke into the Spirit Transformation Stage?
With this thought, Elder Guan’s resolution hardened!
As an elder of the Heaven Demon Sect and a practitioner at the late Void Refinement stage, he certainly possessed several secret techniques!
In the next moment, Elder Guan clapped three times above his head. With each clap, his aura intensified.
After the third clap, Elder Guan, originally at the late Void Refinement stage, surged into the initial Unity with the Dao!
However, this initial Unity with the Dao was quite different from a true master of the Unity with the Dao.
As the name suggests, to reach Unity with the Dao means one has grasped their own small path!
Though it may be a small path, it is still a path!
Yet the secret technique that Elder Guan utilized did not allow him to grasp its essence, meaning that he now held the cultivation level of the Unity with the Dao but lacked its true power.
Even so, Elder Guan was significantly stronger than before with his heightened level.
In an instant, he became like a shadow, closing the distance between them in just a few quick movements.
Feeling Elder Guan’s increased speed, Ji Yang couldn’t help but pause in his thoughts.
This was dangerous!
Before Ji Yang could think further, a massive hand came crashing down toward him from behind.
Realizing the immense power and coverage of that hand, Ji Yang stopped his flight.
This strike had already locked onto him, and there was no place to escape!
Ji Yang came to a stop and suddenly produced an iron pick in his hand.
As he swung the iron pick, a sword intent that had been nurtured in his body’s acupoints burst forth instantly.
By now, besides his strongest sword intent, Ji Yang had already used several powerful sword intents nurtured through his Sword Cultivation technique, leaving him with a few more that lacked sufficient nurturing time and would be inadequate to defend against Elder Guan’s attack.
The released sword intent combined with Thousands of Sword Energies, forming a massive deep blue sword energy that slashed toward the giant hand!
However, Elder Guan, who had already reached the Unity with the Dao stage, was utterly unafraid. He gripped the air with one hand, and the giant hand in the sky moved accordingly.
The once unmatched sharp sword energy vanished into thin air in an instant under the powerful grip of the hand.
The giant hand that shattered Ji Yang’s sword energy did not pause; instead, under Elder Guan’s control, it reached out to grasp Ji Yang with even greater speed.
Seeing this, a chill ran down Ji Yang’s spine.
If he had known the power of that strike, he shouldn’t have held back his strongest sword energy!
But it was too late now!
At that critical moment, a bolt of lightning calamity suddenly struck from the sky.
This lightning had turned a deep purple and now was as thick as a bucket.
The bolt that should have struck Ji Yang was now blocked by the giant hand.
The power of the lightning caused the giant hand, which was just about to seize Ji Yang, to hesitate, slowing its movement.
Seizing this moment of respite, Ji Yang didn’t think twice and swiftly dodged out of the hand’s reach, sprinting into the distance!
After the recent confrontation, Ji Yang had no intention of fighting again!
Even if he was at the late Spirit Transformation Stage now, Elder Guan behind him seemed even stronger, giving Ji Yang no desire to duel.
Seeing that victory was almost within his grasp yet was slipping away, Elder Guan’s expression twisted with fury!
He looked up at the sky with a cold gaze but did not make any impulsive moves. Instead, he kept chasing Ji Yang with an exceptional Escaping Technique!
However, the calamity lightning above Ji Yang began to shift due to Elder Guan’s action.
Countless calamity clouds began to gather in the sky once more!
Their range had significantly increased from before, and this time the lightning targeted not only Ji Yang but also Elder Guan behind him.
Noticing that he was locked onto by the lightning as well, Elder Guan’s expression changed slightly, but now that he had already acted, there was no turning back.
It’s just a lightning calamity at the Spirit Transformation stage; how strong could it really be?
Today, he would unleash his full power to dispel the lightning!
Elder Guan felt an overwhelming sense of determination and battle intent.
While swiftly pursuing Ji Yang, he clapped his hands above his head!
The gathered calamity clouds were scattered in the next moment by his powerful hands!
Ji Yang, who witnessed the scene behind him, was utterly shocked.
He knew it! That old man must have taken something!
To think he could even disperse the calamity clouds!
But before Ji Yang could express his disappointment, the calamity clouds above began to gather again with even more ferocity.
This time, the speed of gathering was incredibly fast, and the power of the lightning condensed even more.
The purple lightning that had been interspersed among them now carried a hint of darkness.
This was a higher level of lightning power!
Ji Yang and Elder Guan both tensed as they looked up at the changing calamity clouds.
Their expressions were not good at all.
Calamity would not change based on the individual. Elder Guan’s intervention would only make the lightning believe he intended to obstruct it, which would only make it surge more violently.
Ji Yang became the innocent victim!
As for Elder Guan, he could not escape the fate of being struck by lightning either!
Before either of them could engage further, two bolts of lightning came crashing down from above, aimed at Ji Yang and Elder Guan respectively!
This time, the lightning was only as thick as a pinky finger, but this deep purple lightning contained a hint of black, and the power within it was terrifyingly strong. Even Ji Yang could not help but summon his iron pick, hoping to defend with the power of his treasure!
Meanwhile, Elder Guan’s expression grew stern and focused; he no longer had the luxury to be concerned about Ji Yang.
His earlier mistake had cost him a golden opportunity.
Now, handling the incoming lightning was more important than capturing Ji Yang.
Although he was not the one crossing the tribulation, he was effectively doing so by confronting it.
The good news was that Ji Yang was also affected, and the lightning’s power had increased; perhaps Ji Yang would fall directly into the calamity!
However, based on Ji Yang’s recent performance, he likely wouldn’t perish; it was more probable that he would fail the tribulation.
As long as Ji Yang failed the tribulation, the lightning would naturally dissipate.
This outcome was already within Elder Guan’s expectations.
