Ren Yuanhao did not reply, but instead frantically urged the true qi within his body to resist Jiang Cheng’s furious lightning.
"Ren Yuanhao, from the day you humiliated me, I vowed in my heart that in this life, I would not rest until I had trampled you into the ground and ground your bones to dust. Now, I possess the strength that makes the world tremble, and you, you are finally worthy of fighting me. If you wish to protect these mortal wastes, then I, I will destroy everything for you to see!"
As Jiang Cheng uttered his final words, the dense clouds in the sky gathered furiously once more, crackling with lightning. The entire sky above Guyao City seemed to accumulate arcs of electricity capable of destroying everything. The solitary light was fierce, as sharp as a sword.
Everyone had given up on escaping. They knelt in unison, seemingly shouting to the Wolf God, hoping he would protect his people.
However, how could a phantom deity save his people from a man who had stepped into the realm of gods?
The only one who could save them from their predicament was Ren Yuanhao, who had also entered the realm of gods.
"Ren Yuanhao, let me tell you something else. That brat Zhang Liang is preparing to flood Donglü City. Moreover, your beloved Shen Lan Ni has already been captured by him. He will use that woman, known as the prime culprit, as the beginning of his revenge!"
These words struck Ren Yuanhao’s mind like thunder. He thought, no wonder the three women had been silent just now; such a thing had happened!
Now, the two most terrifying forces that made him most apprehensive had allied. This would be the beginning of chaos for the world. The best approach was to extinguish the spreading flames before the chaos truly began.
"Jiang Cheng, the enmity between us has accumulated to this point and should have been settled long ago. However, with your current abilities, you are still no match for me."
As Ren Yuanhao spoke, his aura surged again. The terrifying pressure made even Jiang Cheng, hiding within the dense clouds, feel a trace of fear.
It was a fear from the depths of his soul!
"Too much nonsense. Isn't it enough to just fight and find out?"
Jiang Cheng retracted the arcs of electricity from the dense clouds. The terrifying thunderous storm rumbled, making hearts palpitate. The rolling current erupted with a roar like that of splitting mountains and rocks, or the howl and growl of a wild beast. Lightning rapidly converged, forming a dense electric net. The lightning jumping across it was like swords capable of cutting through everything. These lightning bolts formed a cage, and with Jiang Cheng's furious roar, they descended from the sky.
Ren Yuanhao drew his sword, Fen Chuan, which emitted an extremely terrifying pressure. Beneath such an ancient and ethereal long sword, Ren Yuanhao's robes fluttered as he met the heart-stopping electric net with a sword strike!
The sword’s might pierced the sky, sweeping away clouds like wind scattering fallen leaves. The power of this single strike actually split the dense clouds spanning the horizon in two. The spitting lightning instantly sputtered and weakened.
"The number one ferocious sword in the world?"
"That's right. If you want to settle the score with me, you can, but not now. If you try to stop me, then I will have to take your life as a sacrifice for Shen Lan Ni's death!"
Ren Yuanhao's words were entirely meant to deter the opponent. In reality, the amount of true qi consumed by such a heaven-splitting, earth-cleaving strike was unimaginable to him before. If not for the three 'engines' within his body, his true qi would have been insufficient by now.
He also knew clearly that even with the ferocious sword Fen Chuan, the price he would have to pay to defeat Jiang Cheng, who possessed the elemental affinity of air and was the best in aerial combat, would be devastating. Even if he were to win by chance, he would not have the strength to fight Zhang Liang, let alone rescue Shen Lan Ni from him.
Jiang Cheng was different from Zhang Liang. One had a strong sense of revenge and an extremely intense desire for it, with a fierce malevolence. Zhang Liang, on the other hand, was cunning. The mention of flooding Donglü City was merely to lure him out, but he believed Zhang Liang's intentions went far beyond that.
Furthermore, Xiao Yue and the others were also in Donglü City!
After careful consideration, Ren Yuanhao had decided to head to Donglü City, awaiting Jiang Cheng's retreat.
"Hahahaha, what a joke. Do you think you can defeat me with your current strength?" Jiang Cheng was still testing him.
"If you want to try, I will absolutely oblige. I told you, if you want to sacrifice your life to commemorate Shen Lan Ni, I will certainly grant your wish."
Ren Yuanhao vibrated his long sword, its brilliance piercing the sky with the wind. His pressure was much stronger than before, and another cluster of dense clouds was cleaved by his sword energy!
Under such extraordinary presence, even Jiang Cheng, who possessed the same elemental origin power as Ren Yuanhao, began to have some doubts.
"Damn it, why! I am the Emperor, the Emperor who embodies thousands of esper abilities! You, a nobody, how can you possess abilities comparable to mine?"
"Do I need to ask? Good and evil have always been irreconcilable. In the darkness, fate has decided everything. Your wickedness will ultimately lead you to ruin, sooner or later!"
As soon as Ren Yuanhao finished speaking, he vibrated his long sword and transformed into a gust of wind, heading directly towards the helicopter.
Within the dense clouds spewing and surging with lightning, Jiang Cheng saw Ren Yuanhao leave. Only then did he cough out several mouthfuls of blood. Black clouds swirled around him, but his figure was completely obscured.
"Dr. William, didn't you say that possessing that S-class ability would help me get my revenge? But you lied to me!"
Dr. William's voice also crackled like thunder and lightning within the dense clouds, "Jiang Cheng, your sacrifices are still not enough. Your body is still resisting, I can feel it, can't I?"
"Then what should we do now?"
"We should activate the last resort of Lionheart Group and Grey Wolf."
Dr. William's words were filled with an indescribable excitement.
"Divine Revelation?"
...
It must be said that Ren Yuanhao caught up with the helicopter in not much time.
"Yuanhao, are you alright?"
Ye Lan and Yang Lingxue looked at him with worried faces.
"I'm fine. You came to find me about Shen Lan Ni, didn't you?"
"You already know?"
Ren Yuanhao nodded and said, "Yes. Don't worry about this matter. Go back to Yunjin, I'll go to Donglü alone, understand?"
"How can that be? We've already prepared. Ji Fu has the Eye of the Empress, we can definitely help."
Yang Lingxue was determined not to give up the opportunity.
"What if Zhang Liang also has strength comparable to Jiang Cheng? Do you have the ability to protect yourselves?"
Upon hearing this, the three of them fell silent.
"There's no need to say more. Go back to Yunjin so I can be at ease, okay?"
Ye Lan spoke first, "Okay, but you must promise us that you'll come back alive. Sister Lan Ni, and Donglü City, are all in your hands."