In fact, that was precisely the case. The reason those at the Extraordinary Tier were called "Extraordinary" was because they always had a way to evade ordinary physical attacks. Su Zhou himself could handle such assaults by hiding in thunderclouds, using strong electromagnetic currents to detonate missiles remotely, and deflecting artillery fire. There was no way the Shepherd of Spirits could only take a beating!

’Does it have some way to counterattack?’

But at this very moment, the Shepherd of Spirits had no other thoughts. Its only option was to flee with the ship that held all its assets. Counterattack? Fight? Against an Extraordinary High-tier master of Thunder Technique and an entire fleet? The Leader of the Mysterious Organization wasn’t insane. When it was time to run, you run!

"Where do you think you’re going!"

But upon seeing this, Su Zhou let out a great shout. He had been charging his power in the thunderclouds precisely to prevent this! Without hesitation, Su Zhou immediately unleashed his full strength, commanding the thunderclouds to rain down lightning!

Even the National Preceptor of the past, who was only at Awakening Peak, could call down consecutive bolts of thunder, striking dozens of Wind-controlling Swordsmen until they were knocked unconscious. Su Zhou’s Talent was better than the National Preceptor’s, his Tier was higher, he had inherited his legacy, and the current environment was more favorable than the one the Preceptor had faced. Naturally, he could do even better!

Within the pitch-black rain clouds, endless Thunder Light erupted, unleashing a sky full of rampaging azure lightning! As Su Zhou swung the Spirit Iron Long Staff he held high, pointing it down at the Spiritualization Cargo Ship where the Shepherd of Spirits was, bolt after bolt of lightning, as if they had locked onto their target, continuously pierced through the atmosphere and slammed down upon the cargo ship!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! In an instant, five bolts of Celestial Thunder crashed down, jolting the Shepherd of Spirits—now fused with the cargo ship—so violently that it trembled all over. Shocked out of the ecstatic relief of having dodged the Zhengguo fleet’s attack, it couldn’t help but let out a shrill cry. The piercing Spirit Sound, carrying endless resentment and fury, shot straight toward Su Zhou in the sky!

’Soul-Breaking Spirit Sound!’

But Su Zhou had been listening to Spirit Sound for over a decade and his will was firm. On top of that, he had already consumed the Evil Soul of the Dusk True Demon, fought a deathmatch with the National Preceptor Demon Emperor so brutal they were practically tearing each other’s hearts and lungs out, and was further strengthened by the Sacred Geometry: Pentagram. His Soul was sturdier than iron. The full-force Soul-Breaking Spirit Sound from the Shepherd of Spirits felt, at most, like the pain of pulling off a fingernail. Nothing a little spit couldn’t fix; it wasn’t even worth mentioning.

"Keep smashing it!"

Su Zhou wasn’t concerned with the aesthetics of battle at this point. He was simply leveraging his superhuman attack range and the stormy weather to bomb the hell out of the target from kilometers away! With Extraordinary Power, who needs to talk about reason, fairness, or honorable combat? He was just going to unleash a one-sided barrage. If it had no long-range counterattack, it could just suck it up!

BOOM! A flash of azure light was accompanied by the violent clap of a Thunderbolt. Countless streaks of Thunder Light crisscrossed the sky, forming a net of lightning that looked like five Dragons soaring through the air, which then descended upon the cargo ship!

At the same time, the second wave of attacks from the fleet arrived, crashing down and forcing the Shepherd of Spirits to remain in its Spirit Body state, leaving it to needlessly endure Su Zhou’s Thunderbolt attacks.

"AAAAAH! DAMN YOU!"

The Shepherd of Spirits truly had deep reserves, and the constitution of the Celestial God’s Favored Clan was indeed extraordinary; it had taken so many Thunder Strikes and still wasn’t dead. An ordinary Extraordinary High-tier being would have had half their body turned to charcoal by now from such a bombardment. Yet, it still had the presence of mind to think, even to plan a counterattack. ’Once he’s done with his lightning, it’ll be my turn to strike back! I can still sustain the Netherworld assimilation for a few dozen more seconds to transfer the damage... AAAAAH!’

But it had no time to think any further. Who knew how many bolts of lightning had already crashed down, shocking its Soul Body into instability. It was so bad that it almost couldn’t catch its breath, its very soul on the verge of dissipating.

Su Zhou had no idea what the enemy was thinking, nor did he need to. The Spirit Iron Long Staff in his hand, used as a conduit for the lightning, was nearly destroyed, but it could probably last for a dozen more strikes. If it came down to it, he would use his own body to channel the lightning. Even if it cost him an arm, he was going to kill the Leader of the Spirit Summoning Association here today!

But clearly, the enemy wasn’t as durable as he had thought.

The entire Spiritualization cargo ship could be seen disintegrating under the relentless Thunder Strikes. A humanoid figure, shining with a deep gray Spiritual Light, flew out from the dissolving Spirit Body of the ship, roaring. It glared furiously at Su Zhou high above, then raised its hand. In its palm was a deep gray, fourteen-sided crystal—the Soul Body crystal left over from its advancement ritual.

The next moment, without a word, a ball of gray light as profound as death itself gathered in its palm. An aura of death, resentment, and Curse, so thick it could kill hundreds of people in an instant, was concentrated into a single point, even causing the surrounding atmosphere to faintly distort.

And then, it burst forth.

[Law Order: Death Beam]

The instant the deep gray ray appeared, all light along its path dimmed. The world seemed to fade to black and white, all its light and color swallowed by the Netherworld. Only the stream of deep gray light extended straight toward the distant horizon, as if to pierce the very sky and clouds.

The instant his opponent raised its hand, Su Zhou immediately activated the ability of his Sacred Geometry: Pentagram—Soul Acceleration.

His Soul transcended his physical body, plunging him into Bullet Time. In Su Zhou’s eyes, every raindrop in midair froze as if in a Time Stop. But even so, because the enemy’s attack moved at the speed of light, in the tiny fraction of a second before the attack was truly launched, he only had enough time to slightly turn his body and raise his left arm to block in front of him.