Chapter 262: Chapter 261: Domineering Power

"Ignorant, domineering, and heartless?"

Celestial Thunder Ancestor and the others were stunned for a moment before sneering. "Speaking of domineering, who can possibly compare to the Netherworld Empire? I don’t know if you’re one of them, but even if you are, you will pay the price for killing so many of our people!"

With that, Celestial Thunder Ancestor slammed his palm down. The dense Divine Runes on his body flickered wildly as the Power of thunder and lightning in the surrounding air rapidly converged. A massive, phantom-like image of lightning formed around him, making him look like a Thunder God.

Under the amplification of the Power of thunder and lightning, his Combat Power skyrocketed!

Six million!

Seven million!

Eight million!

Eight million six hundred thousand!

After finally increasing by several million, his power had already surpassed Yi Tianyun’s. An Ancestor Level expert was an Ancestor, after all; with various enhancements and amplifications, they could reach an incredible standard. The power of these old monsters was no mere decoration.

The ministers he had encountered before were nothing compared to these Ancestors with their profound power. Their strength was simply too immense, reaching an unbelievable level.

It was inevitable that he would surpass Yi Tianyun; even with an eight-fold power multiplier, Yi Tianyun would be easily suppressed. His own cultivation was just too low. A first-layer Core Condensation Realm cultivator facing someone at the seventh or eighth layer couldn’t just stack eight times the power and expect to be on par with an eighth-layer expert. The gap widened exponentially at higher levels, and that was becoming apparent right now. Before his opponent had even fully unleashed his strength, his power had already eclipsed Yi Tianyun’s.

"Even if you have a Divine Beast, you’re still dead!"

The Thunder Divine Patterns on Celestial Thunder Ancestor’s body flickered incessantly. A long spear appeared in his hand, and all the Power of thunder and lightning converged upon it. In an instant, it was as if he wasn’t holding a spear, but a bolt of pure lightning!

"Thunder Flash!"

In the next moment, a flash of lightning shot from Celestial Thunder Ancestor’s eyes. He instantly transformed into a beam of Thunder Light that pierced through the air. The speed was simply too fast; he had truly become a lightning bolt, striking down with immense force and tearing through the sky!

Nine million!

Nine million five hundred thousand!

Ten million!

Eleven million!

A single Thunder Flash, its power exploding in an instant. Combined with the strength of his weapon, his Combat Power instantly soared to eleven million! The crazy numbers flashed before Yi Tianyun’s eyes, a shocking sight to behold.

Yi Tianyun raised the Ice Divine Bow in his hands and instantly drew the bowstring to its limit. A thick Ice Arrow materialized on the string, much larger than any before it. This was the effect unleashed by consuming Madness Value—Fury of Ice!

The crazy stacking of double power was already a roundabout equivalent to the Sword of Endlessness, perhaps even stronger than the Sword of No Sword!

"BZZZZZZ!!"

The entire Ice Divine Bow shone with blinding light. The energy on the Ice Arrow flickered wildly as its Combat Power skyrocketed, instantly jumping to an even more terrifying value—fifteen million!

A complete and utter domination of the charging Celestial Thunder Ancestor!

"Fury of Ice!"

"SWOOSH!"

As the Ice Arrow shot forward, it instantly froze the surrounding air. The temperature plummeted to the freezing point, and a large area was frozen solid in its wake. As it flew, it transformed into a gigantic phoenix and pierced towards Celestial Thunder Ancestor.

The charging Celestial Thunder Ancestor’s expression changed. He felt a sense of crisis and wanted to dodge, but he found that he was completely locked on and couldn’t escape. Immediately, the Thunder Divine Patterns on his body erupted, and his power surged once more. He had originally intended to just test Yi Tianyun, but he never expected this terrifying power that far exceeded his imagination.

"BOOM!"

The two attacks collided. Celestial Thunder Ancestor was sent flying, a large portion of his body frozen over. Many areas were directly frostbitten. The domineering Fury of Ice had completely suppressed Celestial Thunder Ancestor.

"Bastard!"

Celestial Thunder Ancestor roared in anger. The Divine Runes on his body flared again, instantly shattering the ice on him into powder. He regained his mobility, but the arrow had already wounded him. Several spots on his body had turned pitch black, clearly signs of severe frostbite.

"SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!"

Three consecutive Ice Arrows pierced through the air. This time, it wasn’t the Fury of Ice, as that skill had a cooldown. He had to wait a bit before using it again—a full five minutes, which was a considerable amount of time.

Therefore, to hold off Celestial Thunder Ancestor, Yi Tianyun could only resort to normal attacks. However, their power was still astonishing; each arrow reached a Combat Power of seven to eight million, which was still quite impressive.

"Get lost!"

Celestial Thunder Ancestor roared, sweeping his spear horizontally and shattering the incoming Ice Arrows. They didn’t harm him in the slightest. Their power was too weak, so they were naturally destroyed with ease.

"Celestial Thunder, let me handle him!" A flash of lightning flickered in the nearby Thunder Dominating Ancestor’s eyes as he prepared to intervene.

"Thunder Dominating, stay out of this! This brat is mine!" Celestial Thunder Ancestor said angrily. "I refuse to believe I can’t beat a mere child! I won’t be able to quell my rage until I kill him. I’ll show him that this era isn’t theirs—it’s still ours!"

"Fine, he’s all yours." Thunder Dominating Ancestor had wanted to help, as it was clear his power was a cut above.

But Celestial Thunder Ancestor had his pride to consider. He couldn’t accept being unable to handle a junior from a younger generation; it was simply too humiliating.

Immediately, Celestial Thunder Ancestor’s power surged upwards once more. The Divine Runes all over his body lit up completely, as if they had been set ablaze.

His Combat Power rose accordingly, soaring to thirteen million. Exploding from a base of five million to thirteen million—this was the effect of combining Martial Arts and his weapon, further enhanced by the massive bonus from the Divine Runes on his body.

This was an unprecedented stacking of power, pushing his strength to its absolute limit. The might of a Divine Rune Master was formidable; anyone who thought of them as just Cultivators who only knew how to engrave Divine Patterns was far too naive. Through special methods, Divine Runes could be engraved directly onto the body. The side effects were significant, but the results were equally astonishing.

The foundation of the Divine Rune Mansion was truly profound, but unfortunately for them, they had provoked Yi Tianyun.

’As expected of an elder from the Divine Rune Mansion. This is the true power of a Core Condensation Realm expert...’

A cold glint flashed in Yi Tianyun’s eyes. He immediately summoned items from his inventory. In a flash, the three-piece set—the Heaven-Supporting Giant Sword, Heaven-Supporting Divine Armor, and Heaven-Supporting Leg Guards—was equipped, and the set’s effects activated instantly.

"Ding! Successfully equipped Heaven-Supporting Divine Armor. Bonus effect: Increases Defense Power by five times. A layer of armor will appear to block attacks during a crisis!"

"Ding! Successfully equipped Heaven-Supporting Leg Guards. Bonus effect: Increases speed by five times (ground movement speed). When hit, speed will instantly surge to ten times!"

"Ding! Successfully equipped Heaven-Supporting Giant Sword. Bonus effect: Increases strength by three times. As you furiously strike the enemy, the more powerful the combo, the more your strength will increase, stacking up to a maximum of five times!"

"Ding! Successfully equipped Heaven-Supporting Set. Bonus effect: Increases strength by five times, attack speed by two times, and Defense Power by two times. Consume 5,000 Madness Value to unleash Heaven-Supporting Fury!"

After successfully equipping this new set, his entire body glowed with a special light. His power reached a whole new level. At this moment, his Combat Power had already soared to thirteen million!

This was a full five million more Combat Power than before. Such was the allure of a weapon set, allowing him to gain such a terrifying amount of strength in an instant.