Chapter 812 Powerful Strength
"All the cultivation techniques you martial artists from the outside world learn are either screened, or extremely weak. Even reaching the peak of Grandmaster is already the limit. You will not have any further breakthroughs!"
"But it's different for us at Xuantian Dongfu. As long as you join Xuantian Dongfu, the lowest cultivation techniques you can access will allow you to reach the peak of Grandmaster."
The several peak Grandmasters of the Zhou family heard this, their eyes filled with doubt.
Reaching the peak of Grandmaster and being unable to break through wasn't unique to them. No one had broken through in nearly a thousand years.
Even if Luo Yanghong was using them as pawns, he couldn't treat the people of the Zhou family like fools!
"You don't believe me? I'm not yet thirty and I've already reached the peak of Grandmaster!"
"My senior brother is the same!"
Luo Yanghong gritted his teeth and said, "Xuantian Dongfu, Zen Buddhist Temple Sect, Confucian Seven Schools, Daoist Sect—have you ever heard of these sects before?"
"No! You've never heard of them before because these sects have been passed down for thousands of years. You don't have any martial artists beyond the peak of Grandmaster, but the Grandmasters I just mentioned have all experienced it before."
"I am currently giving you, the Zhou family, an opportunity!"
The several peak Grandmasters of the Zhou family exchanged glances. They saw a burning desire in each other's eyes.
Regardless of anything else, reaching the peak of Grandmaster before the age of thirty was indeed true!
Zhou Qingming knew that whether they agreed or not today, they had to agree: "What do you want us to do with these 'death hands' you mentioned?"
Luo Yanghong sneered, "It's simple. Not a single person present can leave alive!"
As soon as he said this, many people felt a chill in their hearts.
Luo Yanghong was too ruthless.
However, faced with such tempting conditions, Zhou Qingming nodded.
Zhou Qingming immediately made arrangements, ordering all the martial artists of the Zhou family to spread out.
Since they were going to eliminate everyone from Yangyangyang Company, this was bound to be a battle to the death.
Seeing the Zhou family martial artists move, Hu Feng also reacted immediately.
Hu Feng instructed the old vine beside him, "Later, if we really can't hold on, make sure to take Liu Ran and Su Ya away!"
The two sides were at daggers drawn, and all the martial artists were on high alert.
Especially on the side of Yangyangyang Company, they were several peak Grandmasters short.
If they were to fight head-on, they would have to rely on the sheer numbers of their Grandmasters to wear down the opponents.
But Hu Feng had no other options at this moment.
Even if Hu Feng's illusions could hold off two peak Grandmasters, in the rapidly changing chaos of battle, no one could be certain if the remaining opponents could be dealt with while Hu Feng was tying down the enemy peak Grandmasters.
A life-and-death battle between peak Grandmasters was definitely not something that could be decided in a single move.
At this moment, a deafening roar suddenly came from within the mountain.
The violent shaking, like an earthquake, made all the martial artists present feel dizzy.
Luo Yanghong's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly, "It's the treasure underground!"
The next second, the sky, which had been relatively clear, became extremely chaotic.
Muffled thunder boomed, striking everyone's hearts.
Everyone felt an extremely powerful pressure.
This pressure was different from the demonic power pressure that Liusheng had emitted before.
It was more like a pressure from the depths of one's blood!
"Boom!" A sudden clap of thunder startled everyone.
Several peak Grandmasters with weaker mental fortitude were even directly knocked unconscious.
Xiao Gao, the medicine man, saw this, his face paled, and he stammered, "Heavenly... thunder!"
Xiao Gao remembered very clearly that when he first encountered Chen Yang, this kind of heavenly thunder had occurred.
The peak Grandmaster-level alchemist had not even left behind any bones!
When everyone heard Xiao Gao's words, their expressions changed.
These people had not experienced heavenly thunder, but they had heard of its existence to varying degrees.
"I didn't expect heavenly thunder to actually exist!"
He Fengyun could feel all the蛊虫 he controlled trembling!
And among the martial artists present, only one person showed a smile.
It was Zhou Zeyao!
From the moment Liusheng appeared, Zhou Zeyao had been guessing certain things!
Zhou Zeyao had encountered demons in the southwest before.
Beside Chen Yang, there were three very powerful demonic beasts.
However, the strength of these three demonic beasts was far inferior to Liusheng's.
Zhou Zeyao had also heard from Chen Yang about the annihilation of the Zhou family's alchemists by heavenly thunder and earthly fire.
In Zhou Zeyao's impression, if the strength of a demonic beast reached a certain level, it would inevitably encounter heavenly thunder.
As for martial artists, the probability of encountering heavenly thunder was much smaller, unless they were exceptionally powerful geniuses.
Zhou Zeyao guessed that the two demonic beasts should have encountered heavenly thunder. He didn't expect heavenly thunder to descend right after they left.
"Chen Yang, you fellow, you actually managed to get struck by heavenly thunder. I don't know whether to envy you or worry about you!"
Encountering heavenly thunder was an absolute nightmare for ordinary martial artists, because the power of heavenly thunder was beyond human control.
But for powerful genius martial artists, heavenly thunder was more like a reward. As long as they could fuse the power contained within the heavenly thunder into their bodies, their strength after breaking through would undoubtedly soar.
Zhou Zeyao had encountered martial artists who had undergone heavenly thunder before. Within the same realm, they were basically invincible.
But just as Zhou Zeyao was thinking of testing Chen Yang's limits after he emerged,
Chen Yang's voice suddenly sounded in his ear.
"Withdraw your internal energy, or the heavenly thunder will strike you."
Chen Yang's voice was extremely grand, clearly not just speaking to the Heavenly Doctor Hall and others.
Chen Yang had not yet emerged from underground. He had been guarding the bronze tree.
The most important thing in this closed-door cultivation was to help the bronze tree take form.
Chen Yang had anticipated many difficulties, but he had never expected heavenly thunder to descend.
Chen Yang had already personally experienced the power of heavenly thunder.
Chen Yang was nervous not only because of the heavenly thunder, but also because of the earthly fire triggered by the heavenly thunder, which was an even more terrifying existence.
Chen Yang did not want the bronze tree to be burned to death immediately after taking form.
As soon as the martial artists outside used their internal energy, it would trigger fluctuations in the heavenly thunder.
This was something Chen Yang had learned from Xu Qingquan's notes.
There was an incident in Feiyan Mountain where a martial artist broke through and encountered heavenly thunder. In such situations, powerful martial artists had to stay far away!
Heavenly thunder covered a range, not just a single person.
If a powerful martial artist wanted to block heavenly thunder, they would need to cross at least two realms.
Chen Yang did not know the realms above the peak of Grandmaster. What he knew was that at least all the martial artists present, including himself, could not unleash such powerful strength.