"What kind of flame is this? It actually has such terrifying heat; could it be some kind of Divine Fire?" Xu Nian murmured to himself.

Xu Nian was surprised by the flames conjured by the woman.

No wonder this woman could craft a divine artifact with such flames.

At least, artifact refining materials could melt easily in these flames.

"Roar!"

The thunder beast immediately stomped the void and charged crazily towards the woman.

The woman, unwilling to show weakness, directly slashed with a sword in mid-air.

This sword contained extremely strong flame power, transforming into a terrifying sword radiance aimed at the thunder beast.

"Roar!"

The thunder beast roared, spewing out a thunder blade that collided directly with the woman’s flame sword light.

The heavens and earth boomed, and terrifying energy waves instantly swept across the surroundings.

The woman was also blasted away by this horrifying energy.

"Such strong power!" Xu Nian couldn’t help but marvel in his heart.

Even within the thunder beast’s unleashed thunder, there was a hint of destruction.

The woman clearly felt the terror of this thunder as her throat tasted sweet.

"Smack!"

However, before the woman could respond, the thunder beast’s terrifying tail was already carrying a tremendous thunderous force, directly whipping towards the woman.

This single tail whip vibrated the entire void.

The woman was greatly shocked.

She hurriedly mobilized all her strength to activate a shield for defense.

"Boom!"

Yet, the power of this tail whip was far more than the woman imagined.

"Smack!"

The strong power struck the shield.

It directly caused the entire shield to cave in.

"Puff!"

Blood poured wildly from the woman’s mouth.

Her figure flew backward like a straight line.

"Boom!"

The woman’s body crashed into the mountain wall, making a loud rumbling sound.

The mountain body caved in, rocks rolled down.

The woman lay in a deep pit, her body becoming somewhat more ethereal.

Clearly, the thunder beast’s attack just now caused her significant harm.

Xu Nian furrowed his brow, his figure flashed, and he appeared beside the woman.

"Are you okay?" Xu Nian asked.

"Not dead yet, why are you still here?" The woman was evidently dissatisfied with Xu Nian.

She was fighting desperately to buy time for Xu Nian.

But she didn’t expect Xu Nian to still be in place.

Didn’t that mean her effort just now was in vain?

Now she even doubted whether collaborating with this guy was right or wrong.

"You alone can’t handle it. Without retrieving Divine Thunder first, you might die." Xu Nian shook his head.

This thunder beast’s strength was immense, covered in hard scale armor, which the woman couldn’t possibly withstand.

"Even if the two of us join forces, we’re not its match, so I can only try my best to hold it off to buy you time." The woman gritted her teeth.

Yet Xu Nian chuckled and shook his head.

"Forget it, go get the Divine Thunder, and I’ll help you hold it off." Xu Nian tossed back the Jade Bottle.

"You hold it off? You’re just at Nether Emperor Late Stage; what do you have to hold it off with?" The woman was suddenly somewhat angry.

She, a Nether Emperor Peak, couldn’t withstand two strikes from the thunder beast.

This guy in front of her was only at Nether Emperor Late Stage; how could he possibly block the thunder beast?

It was simply overestimating himself.

Yet Xu Nian didn’t respond to the woman’s words, directly summoning the God Sword.

"What is this... a Divine Artifact?"

The woman’s sharp eyes naturally recognized in an instant the treasure Xu Nian held was a Divine Artifact.

This guy in front actually owned a Divine Artifact?

How could this be?

Even across the entire Netherworld, few could likely possess a Divine Artifact.

How could this guy have such a formidable treasure?

But even possessing a Divine Artifact couldn’t make anyone a match against the thunder beast.

After all, without reaching Divine-level, one couldn’t unleash the artifact’s power.

Let alone a Divine Artifact.

"Roar!"

The thunder beast seemingly sensed Xu Nian’s provocation and let out a deafening roar.

Xu Nian showed a trace of disdainful sneer. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Soon, his eyes burst forth with a killing intent.

This was the first time he fully utilized soul power in battle.

Now Xu Nian’s soul power fully reached the Immortal Emperor Peak Level, so Xu Nian’s true strength was entirely at Immortal Emperor Peak.

Facing this thunder beast of Nether Emperor Great Perfection Level, although there’s some gap.

But Xu Nian wasn’t without the power to fight.

"Take this slash! Chop!"

Xu Nian didn’t hold back, directly activating the Wind Attribute Law at Eighth Level Law Great Success Realm, fiercely slashing out with a sword.

This sword was plain yet sharp enough to make everyone’s scalp tingle, directly striking towards the thunder beast.

"Such a sharp aura." The woman instantly revealed an astonished expression.

Xu Nian’s sword, she asked herself, she absolutely couldn’t endure.

Just by this one sword, Xu Nian’s strength was already above hers.

"Roar!"

The thunder beast let out a roar, spitting out a thunder blade to block.

But the moment the wind blade sword radiance collided with the thunder blade, the thunder blade was directly sliced open by Xu Nian’s wind blade sword radiance.

"Bang!"

The wind blade sword radiance fell on the thunder beast’s body.

Instantly, scale armor exploded, blood spattered, and it was a mess of flesh and blood.

"So strong."

The woman, seeing this scene, instantly showed an incredibly shocked expression.

She couldn’t help but look at the man ahead; she just realized this moment that the man erupted with infinitely powerful heroic aura.

At this moment, the man with the God Sword in hand seemed like a mighty god, unstoppable.

"Buzz!"

As the woman was astonished.

Xu Nian flashed, disappearing from the original spot.

Reappearing, he was already above the thunder beast.

The God Sword in his hand stabbed directly downward, seemingly intending to pin the thunder beast to the ground.

But the cunning thunder beast had long been on guard.

The terrifying tail whip lashed towards Xu Nian.

The speed was unexpectedly twice as fast as Xu Nian’s figure.

"Watch out!" The woman cried out in shock.

If Xu Nian got struck, he might not die but definitely end up severely injured.

However, Xu Nian’s lips merely smirked coldly.

His originally descending God Sword abruptly changed direction, sweeping up in a colossal arc.

Sword Qi burst forth, the sharp aura made everyone’s scalp tingle.

"Slash!"

A sword swung out.

The thunder beast’s tail was directly severed.

"Awoo!"

The thunder beast let out a frantic roar.

Evidently, Xu Nian cutting off its tail made it feel tremendous pain.

The woman was also shocked beyond measure.

This guy could make such an immediate reaction, with sword speed so swift.

He actually succeeded in severing the thunder beast’s tail?

Xu Nian remained composed, waving the God Sword in hand, intending to completely slay the thunder beast.

But at this moment, the thunder beast burst forth with unprecedented speed.

Its figure transformed into a terrifying thunderbolt, disappearing deep within the valley in an instant.

Xu Nian wanted to chase, but it was already too late.

"It actually escaped."

Xu Nian said in astonishment.

He hadn’t expected the thunder beast’s final burst of speed to be so fast.

Otherwise, the thunder beast would surely die beneath his sword today.

"You’re actually so strong?" The woman walked over in surprise.

A hint of apology appeared on her face.

Earlier, she misunderstood Xu Nian, thinking he was just a hindrance.

Unexpectedly, Xu Nian managed to drive the thunder beast away.