The lightning flashed with white light, crisscrossed by threads like a spiderweb.
The sounds of explosions erupted one after another, continuous and unbroken. Along the path, soil and stones were churned up, and a deep trench extended forward across the ground.
As it neared Mo Qi, the lightning split again, dividing into countless beams of electric light that densely struck towards him.
The crackling sounds became louder and more frequent.
The single deep trench on the ground became countless deep trenches, extending forward.
Sand and stones surged, filling the entire space, rendering vision a blur.
Mo Qi, with no other option, could only fully activate his spiritual power, his Yan Lei divine ability surging to meet the onslaught.
It was the same lightning divine ability, but in terms of aura, it was much weaker than Shang Guo Xin's, and the explosive sound was not as violent.
The light was also not as dazzling as the opponent's.
Shang Guo Xin smiled as he saw this, "It's still Yan Lei? You truly don't know the immensity of heaven and earth. To cultivate Yan Lei and dare to challenge is unprecedented in all history. I don't know if you are brave or foolish."
Mo Qi ignored him and pressed forward with a stiffened resolve.
The lightning also roared forward, its light brilliant, instantly colliding with the white light from the opposite side.
The two forces merged instantaneously, and the white light erupted violently, like a flower bud suddenly blooming.
Within the center, lightning threads still tore and gnawed at each other.
Countless lightning bolts broke through the fray, piercing the white light and striking towards Mo Qi.
The force of the white light's eruption had already sent Mo Qi's body flying into the air, out of control.
And then the thread-like lightning struck, and Mo Qi had no way to dodge. He watched as the lightning, like whips, lashed at his body one by one.
It whipped him so hard that his body trembled, and he fell straight to the ground.
Black smoke rose from his head, and his entire body instantly turned black!
When the white light and flying sand dispersed, people saw a "scorched corpse" lying on the ground!
People shook their heads, "Is he dead already?"
"So boring!"
"No fun, utterly defenseless!"
Some even said half-jokingly, half-seriously, "Sect Master Shang, you were too ruthless. How could you kill him so quickly?"
"This is someone from the Ancestor. How will you explain this to the Ancestor later?"
Shang Guo Xin was beaming, his clothes not even slightly soiled.
He even dusted off his clothes and said with a smile, "There's nothing I can do. I hadn't even exerted my strength, and he fell. You can't blame me for this."
"Disperse, disperse!"
The crowd, slightly disappointed, prepared to leave.
Elder Zhong also walked away with the crowd.
He couldn't be bothered to announce the winner, as everyone had witnessed it.
Shang Guo Xin glanced at the scorched mass.
Someone from the Ancestor? Just a pile of dog shit! *Spits*!
Shang Guo Xin snorted coldly and prepared to leave.
At this moment, the scorched mass on the ground twitched. First, a finger, then both feet, began to move in succession.
Some people, just as they were turning away, caught a glimpse and immediately cried out, "He's not dead, he's not dead."
The crowd stopped in their tracks and stared intently at Mo Qi.
They watched him tremble laboriously on the ground, each movement seeming to tear at his heart, each movement making their eyelids twitch.
"So what if he's not dead? He's lost a layer of skin anyway."
"This match is over. He can't fight anymore."
Elder Zhong sighed, wishing he had just died completely.
Being half-dead like this meant he had to go through another procedure.
So he slowly walked back to Mo Qi, lowered his head, and asked kindly, "Do you concede?"
Mo Qi had genuinely intended to concede at first!
But now, Shang Guo Xin had wounded his heart!
He was furious!
A stubbornness inherent within him was ignited!
He would absolutely not concede!
Gritting his teeth, he swallowed a healing pill and then declared resolutely, "I do not concede."
Elder Zhong was stunned, unsure how to proceed. He had expected him to concede.
A chorus of jeers erupted from the surroundings, "Seeking death! If you don't concede, we'll beat you to death."
"Yes, if he wants to die, let's fulfill his wish."
Shang Guo Xin had been slightly disappointed when he saw Mo Qi move, but now a smile reappeared on his face.
I am willing to fulfill your wish.
It's just a matter of one punch!
Even an ordinary person could do it!
At this moment, something happened that made everyone's jaws drop.
Mo Qi suddenly stood up straight. It felt as though this movement alone should have broken him, yet he stubbornly stood firm.
He tossed his head, and the black, gooey substance on his face fell off in flakes.
Revealed was a face as smooth as jade, seemingly even more handsome than before!
It gave the impression of being reborn from a cocoon!
It was too miraculous!
What had happened?
The surroundings fell into a deathly silence, which was then followed by a clamor, "A ghost, a ghost!"
Shang Guo Xin was also stunned.
What kind of technique was this?
Could it even bring the dead back to life?
While he was in a daze, Mo Qi formed a hand seal, and a bolt of lightning suddenly surged towards him.
It was also a brilliant expanse, with spiderweb-like threads flashing and disappearing within, emitting a sizzling sound.
Shang Guo Xin snapped back to his senses and made a hasty counter-attack, but the explosive and tearing forces were still astonishing.
After another fierce exchange, Mo Qi's lightning once again fell into defeat. The electric light, like whips, pierced through the white light and struck him.
Mo Qi's body trembled again, and then he collapsed to the ground, his entire body scorched black.
"He should be dead for good this time, right?" people stared at him intently.
Shang Guo Xin was also extremely tense, holding his breath, gazing fixedly at him.
Currently, this was still a match, so after the opponent fell, attacking was not allowed.
Otherwise, he would seize this moment to deliver a finishing blow, or even countless blows, cutting him into countless pieces until resurrection was impossible!
If he were to attack now, the nature of the situation would change; it would no longer be a match but naked murder.
However, to his surprise, Mo Qi began to move slowly again.
"Alas!" amidst the sighs of the crowd, Mo Qi took a pill, became lively again, and then shamelessly attacked Shang Guo Xin once more.
As expected, Shang Guo Xin knocked him down again, then watched Mo Qi nervously, his eyes moist, on the verge of tears.
At this point, his mindset changed. He no longer wanted to kill Mo Qi; he hoped he would concede.
However, Mo Qi stood up again, looking as lively as ever. How could he concede?
Shang Guo Xin felt utterly exhausted!
Life felt meaningless!
The surrounding people were also numb, their eyes vacant, "Mm, he's revived again."
"One breath faster than last time."
Mo Qi unleashed his lightning divine ability again, fell down again, and got up again...
After countless repetitions, Shang Guo Xin was heartbroken again!
Finally, he fell to the ground and wept, conceding defeat himself!
It wasn't frightening to encounter someone who couldn't be killed; what was frightening was that he repeatedly invited you to kill him!
If he didn't concede, he feared he would go mad!
And he suspected that the other party was a lunatic from the start!
He had been fighting with a madman for so long, and the thought of it was terrifying!
Thus, Mo Qi successfully entered the Thunder Marsh!
The Thunder Marsh, the legendary place where the great god Fuxi cultivated!
The method to improve lightning divine abilities within it was to welcome the descent of heavenly lightning, thereby obtaining inheritance.
Of course, at the moment heavenly lightning descended, if you caught it, it was inheritance; if you couldn't, it could be a death warrant!
Many people, though they entered, failed to catch it and lost their lives in vain; many others entered but dared not catch it and fled directly.
The lightning punishment endured within the Thunder Marsh was equivalent to undergoing countless tribulations, so those who obtained the inheritance found tribulations to be a trivial matter.
After entering the Thunder Marsh, it contained a microcosm of mountains, rivers, and seas, while the sky was a murky expanse.
A shadow drifted in the air, like a beacon, guiding the direction of progress.
Following the shadow, as Mo Qi flew over a high mountain, the sky changed its demeanor. The originally gray sky suddenly brightened, emitting a dazzling light, making the entire sky as bright as day!
Then, the entire sky seemed to transform into a funnel, and a blinding white torrent poured down.
At this time, people outside the Thunder Marsh, seeing the dense lightning and booming thunder from afar, were all invigorated and gleeful.
Shang Guo Xin, Liu Guo Lei, Elder Liang, Elder Sikong, Elder Zhong, and others gathered outside, waiting for Mo Qi to be struck dead by lightning.
Shang Guo Xin appeared very proud, "See? How wise my decision to concede was back then. This is what you call winning without shedding blood!"
The people around him rolled their eyes.
Those outside found mere observation uninteresting and wanted to add some stakes!
Most people bet that Mo Qi would not come out, with odds of ten to one.