Chapter 524: The Divine Dao power of Spirit Officer Wang! The Five-Lightning Talisman! Two Hundred Thousand Merit Points! Mutual Destruction!?

Then, a golden-armored immortal slowly materialized, his aura radiating pure yang divine energy. Li Yanchu activated the Spirit Officer Summoning Talisman, borrowing the Divine Dao power of Spirit Officer Wang, instantly amplifying his nearly third-realm physical strength to an incredible level.

Cold divine light gleamed in his eyes as he gripped the golden mace, and in the next moment, he arrived before the mysterious robed corpse.

He swung the mace down with immense force, and...

Boom!

With that, a massive shockwave spread outward.

The robed corpse, its body seemingly indestructible, resisted the strike, even rebounding with force.

“With golden whip I scour the world, in golden armor I reveal divine might! Swiftly, in accordance with the command!” Li Yanchu’s voice thundered.

As the weight of pure yang Divine Dao power erupted like a volcanic explosion, his golden mace striking the robed corpse again.

Clang!

A loud sound rang across the heavens and earth.

The robed corpse, its body impervious, lightly performed a hand seal, and countless vines erupted from the ground, surging toward Li Yanchu. He swung the golden mace, shredding the vines, but then countless fast and vicious sharp wooden stakes burst from the soil.

Li Yanchu activated Godspeed, and the golden-armored figure appeared behind the corpse, striking its head again. The robed corpse staggered slightly but regained its stance.

Yet in the next moment, Li Yanchu vanished and struck from another angle, while the Eight Trigrams Mirror unleashed divine light, and he also slammed the Earthbreaker Pearl into the corpse’s body.

Boom!

A terrifying force erupted around the corpse before it could react. Then, an ancient, unadorned seal appeared, swelling in the wind! A brilliant divine fire immediately engulfed the mysterious robed corpse.

Suddenly, a huge earth-yellow dragon burst from the ground, and the robed corpse rode the dragon, surging toward Li Yanchu with overwhelming force.

Boom!

All of a sudden, lightning split the sky. The heavens and earth turned white as a bolt of heavenly lightning struck the robed corpse, creating a deep crater, yet it barely slowed its speed.

Then, a punch slammed toward Li Yanchu’s chest, releasing an immense outward force. Li Yanchu’s golden armor, formed from the talismanic armor, displayed mysterious markings that countered the blow.

Clang, clang, clang!

The two clashed midair, unleashing terrifying divine techniques, with explosive qi erupting throughout the valley. Cracks formed in the ground, and scattered forces ravaged the area.

“Decree of Bestowal!”

Li Yanchu mimicked the sound of the Dao in his mind and activated the Five-Lightning Talisman.

He had been debating whether to use the Lord of Mount Tai's Seal or the Five-Lightning Talisman, but now it was clear that he had no other choice!

- 7,000 merit points!

The robed corpse pointed like a sword, a sharp qi streaking toward Li Yanchu’s brow, its murderous sword technique domineering and ruthless.

Li Yanchu swung the Jiaoslayer, its mysterious rhythms colliding with the sharp qi.

Boom!

Countless invisible swords scattered, leaving fist-sized craters all over the ground, densely packed.

“Decree of Bestowal!”

He then enhanced it for the eighth time.

- 8,000 merit points!

The robed corpse pointed skyward, then slammed down heavily. Countless sword qi dragons appeared, directly enveloping Li Yanchu!

Clink! Clink! Clink! Clink!

The talismanic armor flickered with divine light, protecting him, yet the sword qi dragons were suffocatingly strong. The concentrated assaults forced Li Yanchu backward, sparks flying as if molten iron was being hammered repeatedly.

“Decree of Bestowal!”

At the ninth enhancement, nine thousand merit points were consumed.

“Decree of Bestowal!”

For the tenth, ten thousand merit points were consumed!

A dazzling, domineering pure yang lightning qi emerged, filling the world with thunderous energy. Then, above the clouds, a terrifying lightning pool seemed to form. The Five-Lightning Talisman was now worth one-hundred-thousand merit points!

The mysterious robed corpse’s eyes finally showed a look of shock, and it halted its attacks. He sensed an overwhelmingly domineering pure yang lightning technique, yet he did not look at Li Yanchu. Instead, he slightly lifted his head and gazed at the terrifying aura above in the sky.

“Heavenly Tribulation?” The mysterious robed corpse spoke again, its voice hoarse and grating, as if rust had formed in its throat.

Meanwhile, Li Yanchu’s expression was icy as he stared at the robed corpse. The Five-Lightning Talisman in his grasp radiated scorching, overwhelming power, testing even the limits of his refined divine soul.

The enhanced power of talismans far surpasses that of ordinary magical artifacts, after all, talismans were consumables. Now, this one-hundred-thousand-merit-points Five-Lightning Talisman was Li Yanchu’s strongest trump card. Without hesitation, he chose to continue enhancing it.

As the Daoist merit points were consumed, the Five-Lightning Talisman in his hand grew even more potent, and terrifying lightning clouds formed in the sky above.

Boom! Boom!

Lightning streaked ceaselessly, as if an ancient lightning pool had truly manifested in the void. Just witnessing this scene was enough to inspire terror.

At that moment, the mysterious robed corpse finally showed a trace of fear. If one could see beneath its robe, its body would be scorched and covered with traces of lightningfire, as if it had been struck by heavenly tribulation before.

“Young Daoist, I have underestimated you. You now have the right to converse with me. I can reveal to you the secrets of the ancients and break the shackles of this world,” the robed corpse rasped. Its voice was harsh, yet its words were strangely persuasive.

No mortal cultivator could resist the secrets it offered. Yet this time, the robed corpse miscalculated.

“I think all that pales in comparison to killing you directly, it would be far more satisfying!” Li Yanchu shook his head.

Had it been someone else, they might have bargained or negotiated afterward, but Li Yanchu had no such mood. This was the first being that had forced him to such a point; he was a genuine threat!

“Your cultivation is too shallow. You cannot control this pure yang lightning’s heavenly might. If you release it, it will certainly bring us both to destruction!” the mysterious corpse declared resolutely.

And this was no bluff.

Li Yanchu felt as if he were standing near a horrifying lightning pool, any slight misstep enough to shred him to pieces.

Mutual restraint would have been the best outcome, yet from the corpse’s words, he could sense its fear of the two-hundred-thousand-merit-points Five-Lightning Talisman.

He smiled coldly and said, “Bring us both to destruction? Then let’s see who is tougher!”

Without hesitation, he activated the two-hundred-thousand-merit-points Five-Lightning Talisman.

Seeing this, the mysterious robed corpse froze.

“Five-Lightning Pure Yang, the True Law of Heaven and Earth! Strike!” Li Yanchu’s voice thundered.

Boom!

Heavenly lightning struck, and the world was shrouded in a blinding white. Everywhere, terrifying energy surged, and the pure yang lightning’s aura enveloped the entire valley.

The mysterious robed corpse’s body instantly dissolved into nothingness, obliterated by the heavenly lightning into ashes!