Chapter 541: [ Beast Wave! ]

Bolts of crimson lightning struck down from the sky, turning Allen’s expression cold.

Immediately puffing his chest out, he accepted the attack without any intention of blocking or evading it. In an instant, dozens of lightning strikes pierced Allen and his surroundings.

Bzzt, bzzt, bzzt!

Countless bright, crimson flares of electric currents simultaneously burrowed into his body. Surges of rapidly flowing lightning energy instantly started wreaking havoc within his muscles and veins. The lightning itself started five meters above the ground. When it struck the ground, it spread and became snake-like chains of lightning that devoured everything within a radius of 3 meters, most lightning strikes struck Allen’s body as if he was a lightning rod.

It was extremely terrifying, that even the people watching him couldn’t help but suck in cold breath, even the females couldn’t help but cover their mouths or eyes with their palms, not wanting to witness a gruesome death, even if it’s a stranger…

However, instead of pain and discomfort, Allen’s eyes suddenly lit up as he cackled in excitement.

—Ding! Congratulations to host ‘Allen Bando’ for enduring the Lightning Vulture’s lightning attacks without the slightest bit defense. 0.1% of the lightning powers have been absorbed. The host received 100 experience points!—

—Ding! Congratulations to host ‘Allen Bando’ for enduring the Lightning Vulture’s lightning attacks without the slightest bit defense. 0.1% of the lightning powers have been absorbed. The host received 100 experience points!—

—Ding! Congratulations to host ‘Allen Bando’ for enduring the Lightning Vulture’s lightning attacks without the slightest bit defense. 0.1% of the lightning powers have been absorbed. The host received 100 experience points!—

—Ding! Congratulations to host ‘Allen Bando’ for enduring the Lightning Vulture’s lightning attacks without the slightest bit defense. 0.1% of the lightning powers have been absorbed. The host received 100 experience points!—

—Ding! Congratulations to host ‘Allen Bando’ for enduring the Lightning Vulture’s lightning attacks without the slightest bit defense. 0.1% of the lightning powers have been absorbed. The host received 100 experience points!—

So there’s also something like this…? Allen smiled wryly as he savored the power of lightning.

Within his body….

The initial invading electric currents came violently and tyrannically. However, after hitting Allen’s body, they were tamed in an instant, completely absorbing themselves into his flesh, blood, and skeleton—a surge of tyrannical crimson-colored energy seemed to have slowly entered his flesh and spread itself throughout his body.

Every single muscle, every single vein was constantly absorbing energy from these energies, extremely violent and extremely overbearing but the moment it touches Allen’s own energy, it immediately turned docile, as if a leopard meeting a lion.

A wonderful feeling emanated from every single pore of his body.

Allen’s body overflowed with energy, his mind rejuvenated.

He was getting power up… his consumed magic power was slowly recovering at a very quick pace—Fatal to any other normal person, yet the electric currents acted as high-grade tonic spirit herbs to him. Not only did they fail to paralyze or even hurt him, they rather left him feeling deeply refreshed and energized.

“Just what I wanted!” Allen grinned widely. Instead of the dread that ordinary people should have felt, under the onslaught of the Lightning Vultures, Allen felt rather thrilled.

Wooosh. When the nearest vulture came within reach, Allen’s hand shot out like a whip to grab it.

“Come here!”

The vulture’s steely claws lashed out at him, but he caught them in each of his hands. With a shout, Allen’s muscles bulged and he tore the zealous vulture in two, its blood and guts splattering everywhere.

One strike, one kill. Allen smiled. Every single vulture that left the safety of the sky to engage him in melee combat on the ground would find themselves grabbed by the talons and ripped in half by his deft hands. However, if they even tried to escape due to fear, the large dark scythe on Allen would suddenly twirl in the air and dance, blood spluttering on the ground from the torn apart vultures.

Cry of fear and despair echoed in the range of 1oo meters.

Engraving deep fear and scare to those who have heard it!

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That's impossible! If the monsters could speak the human language; that would surely what they would say due to the absurdity that was happening in front of them.

No matter what they do, these fifth rank monsters that were normally feared by many people were basically worthless in front of him. Having had confidence in their powers and abilities, these monsters couldn't believe what was currently happening in front of them.

In fact, the scared monsters weren't the only one overwhelmed by Allen’s fighting.

“Big Brother Li Ma, just who is that person?”

“That's... what I want to know, Cai Cai...” A wry smile responded in that dazed question. “…in fact is he still even a human…?!”

Li Ma’s group couldn't hide their surprise as they watched over Allen’s battle. It was impressive enough for them to temporarily forget the pain they were in.

“That weapon, power and even lightning seemed to be ineffective against him… what kind of level is enough to achieve this kind of battle power…?”

“Swordsmanship, strength, aura, speed, lightning immunity... Just who is this youth...?”

“Who knows...”

Stunned, shock, surprised, awe, admiration, fear… many kinds of feelings surge through every person of the group that even Li Ma can’t help but feel dumbstruck at the scene before him. He had seen many kinds of things, saw many kinds of battles, but this was the first time he had seen what real ultimate power is…!

If this isn’t what Ultimate Power means… then what is?

Because of this, there was one more thing Li Ma didn't understand.

What realm does this youth who look as young as they had already reached…?

Why had he not heard of him before…?

If he had this kind of power, those who had called themselves Holy Children and prodigies, can they still call themselves like that in front of him…? Probably not…!

Woosh. Twirl. Woosh. The large scythe was like the grim reaper’s scythe as the moment it moves, lives lost and blood splashed on the ground, like a rain shower. Allen’s every movement of his scythe was like art, destructive yet so graceful that it left awe to anyone who was watching it.

Previously, when the Lightning Vultures assaulted Li Ma and the rest, the vultures waited until their lightning hit before ambushing the group all at once. Despite touting cultivation levels at the late stages of the Emperor Realm, Li Ma and the rest bodies couldn't compare to that freak, Allen.

Their bodies turned numb, and their limbs fell limp the moment lightning struck them. In an instant, their combat power plummeted to almost nothing. And this very instant, in fighting a monster like the Lightning Vulture was… fatal!

When battling the vultures, they feared to take the brunt of the lightning attacks, to the point that when they went to rescue their incapacitated companions, they took extreme caution to avoid getting hit themselves. Thus, they gained no ground in the battle against the Lightning Vultures.

But Allen took a completely different course of action to battle the monsters!

He paid no heed to their barrage of lighting as it only served to benefit him, despite the danger it posed to Li Ma and the rest, it was nothing to him. It increased his combat power, stimulating his body and mind.

And that is because…

Lightning is his power.

Lightning is his very nature!

Unlike Ice and Fire, Lightning itself is his body.

Moreover, his body was that of the Dragon race—the legendary race said to have the strongest body of all races in Thousand Worlds that even Gods themselves wouldn’t dare try to contend. So the fierce attacks by the Lightning Vultures, with their sharp beaks and talons, failed to give Allen any significant injuries. It was just child’s play, like a bread knife wanting to cut steel—utterly impossible!

Without a thought for protecting themselves or their bodies' naturally inferior defense, these Fifth Rank monsters only focused on offense. They were doomed to be ripped apart the moment they were caught.

In front of Allen, no matter how many they are, no matter how strong they are, they would still die like a chicken in front of him!

In just a short span of time, over ten of the Lightning Vultures laid at his feet after shrieking their last, miserable cry. Any other monsters would have accepted their defeat long ago, and gone running with their tail between their legs. But not the Lightning Vultures!

Despite their high level, they were all still birdbrained! Seeing that most of their companions were slowly getting slaughtered and killed, aside from few, most wanted to take revenge and kill Allen—though probably most of them had already accepted that, escaping is already impossible!

They should have felt something amiss as Allen decimated their ranks like a natural-born predator, choosing to die with honor or something along those lines if they were able to have such intelligence. They set themselves into a frenzy at the sight of their slain comrades and barreled towards him without a care for their own lives.

Sadly, the outcome was decided long ago.

One by one, the vultures fell at the feet of Allen. The fight didn't hold an ounce of suspense.

“Whew, that was tiring~”

Moments later, the gruesome one-sided slaughter ended. Allen stood victorious atop the pile of vulture corpses, smeared and stained with their blood and feathers.

Allen’s behavior and attitude were completely nonchalant and leisurely, not knowing that to any other cultivators, even against an Ancestor level expert, the Lightning Vultures would have been an absolute nightmare to face.

—Conratulations! You have killed Lv5 Lightning Vulture + 300 Experience Points! Killing Points 1—

—Conratulations! You have killed Lv5 Lightning Vulture + 300 Experience Points! Killing Points 1—

—Conratulations! You have killed Lv3 Lightning Vulture + 100 Experience Points! Killing Points 1—

—Conratulations! You have killed Lv4 Lightning Vulture + 200 Experience Points! Killing Points 1—

—Conratulations! You have killed Lv3 Lightning Vulture + 100 Experience Points! Killing Points 1—

… …

Looking at the nonchalant youth, Li Ma and the others only felt one thing; Fear. Not excitement or relief of being a survivor but… Fear and Dread!

This man…!

In front of them, was never a human but a monster in humans clothing! If not, how can one explain the power he possesses?

Li Ma and the others stared at the youth and did not dare to make the slightest noise. By the fact that the person in front of them could kill a large group of fifth rank Lightning Vulture so easily, there was no doubt that he was definitely a powerful expert.

In fact, his power has already gone beyond that of their imagination—Saint…? Perhaps?

This youth who looked not much older than them actually possess such power… if so, then the Elders with wrinkled faces and long beards, surely have lived a worthless life if compared to this youth!

This is a true Genius…!

A real Prodigy!

CrRRyyyYYYYaaaaaaaAAAAAhhhHHHH――――――!!!

AwwooooOOOOaaaaaAAAAhhhHHHHH――――――!!

AwwooooOOOOaaaaaAAAAhhhHHHHH――――――!!

Suddenly, at this very moment when all the Lightning Vulture was slain, and Allen’s guard was down, something suddenly appeared within his perception. And then—

Booooooommmm!!!

An explosion reverberated throughout the forest, shaking even the ground.

Several lights then flew in the air, like lightning and then passed the forest and, suddenly arrived at the place where Allen and the others were standing.

Three, four, seven, eight…sixteen people in total. Comprised of ten men and six females, running away with panic expression, as if being chased—no, they indeed were being chased.

Allen’s brows furrowed when a purple colored flamingo and several monsters, including a two-headed wolf monster appearing from behind. The one who was delaying, running and then attacking the flamingo was a man around his early twenties and judging from the aura he was releasing, Allen was sure that he was a Spirit Realm Cultivator—quite strong!

However, against the Purple Flamingo, unfortunately, it wasn’t enough—that monster has a level similar to the destructive Iron Backed Boar. It was not something a mere Spirit Stage cultivator could take on!

The flamingo suddenly started spewing fire and the man fighting against it immediately released his spirit, a translucent bear-like monster with four arms standing behind him.

Rooooaaar!! releasing a roar, the man and the bear, in synchronization, cross both arms in front of his chest, and his arms instantly changed into steel-like color.

An aura like barrier appeared around the man, blocking the flames.

“Brother Long!!”

“Senior Brother Long!!”

Anxious cries rang out as the man named brother Long endured the flames, when—

Wooosh.

A black shadow flew over, and a cold voice arrived, “…and you’re dead!”

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