At the first sight of those dozen or so pitch-black thunderbolts, Xiao Yan’s soul in the center of his brows trembled violently. An indescribable danger enveloped his heart. Faced with such an unprecedented crisis, Xiao Yan did not hesitate for a moment. He recalled his puppet and turned to flee outside the Thunder Pool without a word. He did not recognize that wretched figure being chased by the pitch-black thunder, nor did he want to. That guy was clearly no ordinary person, but the pitch-black thunder behind him was even more formidable. Xiao Yan understood that with his strength, if he were to be tainted by just a smidgen of that pitch-black thunder, he would likely be blasted to nothingness…
“This is truly turning joy into sorrow. I didn’t expect to encounter such trouble in this Void Thunder Pool…”
Xiao Yan pushed his speed to the extreme, shadows continuously appearing behind him. But the figure behind seemed to have discovered him as well. What made Xiao Yan inwardly cry bitter tears was that this guy, after discovering him, not only did not change direction and flee, but instead came chasing straight at him.
“Damn it, I can’t help you…”
Feeling the terrifying pressure surging from behind, Xiao Yan couldn’t help but curse. That guy clearly wanted to find a partner to resist the black thunder together, but he was obviously overestimating Xiao Yan’s ability.
“Friend ahead…”
As Xiao Yan dashed forward, the sound of slicing wind suddenly appeared behind him. A ghostly shadow instantly appeared beside him. As soon as these words fell, the figure said in astonishment, “Fifth Star Douzun? Are you serious? You dared to come to the Void Thunder Pool with such meager strength?”
Hearing this voice, Xiao Yan nearly spat blood. He had been diligently cultivating, and now this guy brought him tremendous trouble, even daring to look down on his strength.
With a silver glow flashing on his feet, Xiao Yan charged with all his might. Seizing a tiny gap, he twisted his eyes and glanced at the figure beside him. The owner of this figure appeared to be of quite advanced age, with white hair scattered across, and his robe was largely tattered, clearly destroyed by the thunder. However, what left Xiao Yan slightly shocked was that although this old man looked utterly wretched, he still gave off a sense of boundless energy, as if those destructive black thunderbolts had not harmed him much.
“This old man is definitely no ordinary person! Another hidden master from somewhere else?”
In that instant, such thoughts flashed through Xiao Yan’s mind. Of course, someone who dared to enter the depths of the Thunder Pool, where he himself dared not tread, was certainly extraordinary. And since this old man could catch up to him effortlessly even after such a long dash, his speed and strength far exceeded Xiao Yan’s.
But Xiao Yan was not interested in the true identity of this battered old master, as he felt the black thunder getting closer and closer.
“Are you serious? These damned things are too fast! Fine, young lad, I’m going ahead first…”
Naturally, the elderly man noticed this and with a strange shout, space before him twisted, and he dove into it, reappearing a thousand meters away…
“Old rogue!” Seeing the old man run off, Xiao Yan was left speechless, followed by a string of curses.
Cursing, but not slowing down, Xiao Yan gritted his teeth, and with a shudder, bone wings extended from his back. A few powerful flaps, and his speed skyrocketed. In a few blinks, he appeared far away, dashing furiously without looking back.
Pushing his speed to the limit, Xiao Yan finally managed to escape those pitch-black thunderbolts, but he dared not linger for too long. Looking up, he saw the end of the Thunder Pool. He then increased his speed, finally rushing out of this rumbling thunderous land like a bolt of lightning.
Bursting out of the Thunder Pool, Xiao Yan panted heavily, his face still showing lingering fear. It was unimaginable what kind of tragic end he would meet if those pitch-black thunderbolts hit him.
“Didn’t think this Thunder Pool was as safe as I imagined. There must be something terrible in those depths, otherwise, it wouldn’t have driven that old man to such a state.”
After calming down, Xiao Yan’s face gradually returned to normal, muttering to himself.
“Are you serious? Do you think a mere trifle here can drive me to such a state? If it weren’t for the risk of triggering a full-scale disturbance in this pool, I would have obliterated them long ago.”
Xiao Yan’s words had just fallen when a voice suddenly exploded in his ears, shocking him. Raising his head, he saw the previously encountered wretched old man suspended in front of him, staring intensely.
Seeing the old man, Xiao Yan’s mouth twitched, but due to the other’s terrifying strength, he swallowed his curses and changed his tone, “What are those things?”
“Just some thunder monsters that have developed a little bit of intelligence,” the old man said dismissively.
Hearing this, Xiao Yan frowned slightly but wasn’t overly surprised. With enough time, strange creatures could develop their own intelligence. The terrain here was peculiar, and with countless years of thunder concentration, it wasn’t surprising…
“This old man’s strength… I can’t even see through it. At least, he’s at the same level as my teacher or Elder Cang Li.”
Scanning the somewhat disheveled elder, Xiao Yan was deeply surprised. Unexpectedly, in this void, he would still encounter such a high-level super-strong. But this guy, always saying “Are you serious?”, seemed to have a poor character, nearly costing Xiao Yan his life.
“Hehe, boy, though your strength isn’t much, your speed is impressive. I was planning to lend a hand, but you escaped on your own.”
“I just got lucky.” Xiao Yan cracked a smile, but inwardly, he cursed. Who knew if this old man was telling the truth or not?
“Boy, deep in this Thunder Pool, there are some extremely strange creatures. Formed by thunder, they can directly absorb it. They are great tonics for cultivation. I see you’re fast. How about we team up and venture deeper?”
Hearing this, Xiao Yan laughed dryly and quickly shook his head. Go deeper? What a joke. Just one of those black thunderbolts could kill him. Now that he knew, he wouldn’t step foot there again. Besides, this old man seemed unreliable. Teaming up with him would only invite more trouble.
“Are you serious? Young people nowadays have less and less courage…”
Seeing Xiao Yan shake his head, the old man shrugged. “But meeting is fate. I’m surnamed Mang. Though I doubt you know of me.”
“Surnamed Mang?” Xiao Yan thought for a moment and realized he didn’t know of this super-strong, indicating the truly powerful figures on the Central Continent were quite low-key.
“Sigh, an ignorant youngster…”
Seeing Xiao Yan’s lack of recognition, the old man sighed. Yet, what he said next left Xiao Yan speechless.
“Whoosh!”
Before Xiao Yan could say anything, a whizzing sound suddenly came from afar, followed by a loud voice, “Brother Xiao Yan, are you alright?”
“Hmm? Is it actually someone from the Taixu Ancient Dragon clan?”
Seeing the approaching figure, the old man was taken aback and looked curiously at Xiao Yan, wondering why a regular human would be associated with the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan.
“Alright then, I’ll take my leave. Boy, you did well, but you’re still far behind. Keep working hard…”
The old man seemed unwilling to meet others, so he waved at Xiao Yan and disappeared in a flash, leaving ripples in the air.
Seeing the old man disappear so quickly, Xiao Yan sighed, then turned to Black Wing, who was closing in.
“Phew, finally found you. Good thing His Majesty set up the Dragon Seal in you, or else it would’ve been hard to locate you.”
Seeing Xiao Yan unharmed, Black Wing let out a sigh of relief.
“Ran into some trouble in the Thunder Pool, so I came out myself…”
“Good, I’ve been waiting here so long…”
Pleased, Black Wing nodded and transformed into a massive black dragon. Xiao Yan leaped onto it, and with a boom, a beam of light shot out, disappearing into the void.
Not long after Xiao Yan and Black Wing left, the space rippled again, and the old figure reappeared. It was Old Mang, frowning at the spot where Xiao Yan had vanished, lost in thought.
“Xiao Yan… that name sounds familiar…”
In the void, a puzzled murmur echoed, slowly fading away.
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