C46 The Dragon Vein Technique

The cave floor quaked without warning.

Despite the clear skies stretching for miles, thunderous roars echoed from outside the cave.

Boom!

With each peal of thunder, a robust aura surged from beneath Lu Yu's feet, enveloping him in its power.

What!?

Cardioverter stared, dumbfounded, at the unfolding scene, unable to believe his eyes.

It was inconceivable. He had wielded a Heavenly Talisman Realm spell to dominate the dragon-pulse of the earth.

Yet, at Lu Yu's arrival, the dragon-pulse rebelled like a wild horse breaking free from its reins, no longer heeding Cardioverter's command and instead, frantically flowing toward Lu Yu.

It was as though the dragon-pulse had received a sovereign's decree, brooking no delay.

How was this possible?

He was merely a novice at the Xiantian realm; what could he possibly understand? How could he have mastery over the dragon-pulse?

"Even with the dragon-pulse as my shield, should I, a mighty Heavenly Talisman Realm, fear you?"

Enraged, Cardioverter leapt into the air, lunging at Lu Yu.

Lu Yu felt the dragon-pulse's power flood into him, an ineffable aura emerging.

The dragon-pulse was exceedingly rare and deeply concealed. Had Cardioverter not sought it out with great effort, Lu Yu might never have been able to harness it.

Lu Yu was acutely aware that he stood no chance against the formidable warrior before him, given his current strength.

But bolstered by the dragon-pulse, the tables had turned.

Now, Lu Yu possessed boundless strength, as if the earth itself had lent him its might.

"You have slaughtered the innocent, your sins are grievous. Today, I shall be your executioner."

Lu Yu spoke calmly, his body suddenly erupting with a surge of true qi that shattered his fine garments, revealing his muscular frame.

A black dragon mark on Lu Yu's chest moved slowly, as though it had come to life.

The eyes of the black dragon glinted with an icy stare, fixed on Cardioverter.

"Well played, young man, I've clearly underestimated you!"

Cardioverter was no fool; he recognized that this was no ordinary mortal before him.

He whispered an incantation, and the pitch-black shield reappeared before him once more.

"Sky-Piercing Yin Energy, Blood Demon Soul Snatcher!"

Cardioverter bellowed, and from the depths of the abyss, a surge of dense blood energy erupted.

Accompanying the blood energy were piercing screams.

Before Cardioverter, numerous blood demons, formed from the blood mist, materialized. Their faces twisted in grotesque snarls, their hearts gruesomely excavated.

"Devour him!" Cardioverter commanded, pointing at Lu Yu.

The blood demons, scenting the breath of the living, shrieked and swarmed toward him, the air thick with a crimson fog.

Lu Yu's gaze turned icy as he faced the oncoming blood demons and with a forceful shout, commanded, "Disperse!"

He was the one who had merged with the soul of the Heavenly Emperor Taiqian.

A sovereign of the celestial realms, his imperial essence was vast and unblemished. Such vile and twisted forces were destined to be obliterated.

Whoosh!

As if a tempest had swept through, the tumultuous scene vanished in an instant, leaving Cardioverter staring in shock.

Lu Yu advanced swiftly, his fist crashing into the shield before Cardioverter.

The shield, a magical artifact, shattered under the force of Lu Yu's strike.

Lu Yu closed in on Cardioverter and spoke calmly, "You have only your poor choice of battleground to blame."

Thud!

Lu Yu's punch connected with Cardioverter's form, and the sound of cracking bones followed as Cardioverter doubled over like a bent shrimp.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Each of Lu Yu's blows landed with the weight of a sledgehammer, relentlessly targeting Cardioverter's heart.