Could it be that I am the cruel villain?-Chapter 858 - 488: I’ll Be Waiting for You Underground (Part 2)

"But you are still a step away from Dao Heart Clarity, yet to reach the realm where Daoist Skill flows freely with intention, still bearing a trace of stagnation and sluggishness."

"Since you, Mr. Lei, have crossed paths with Mr. Jiang, you should understand the meaning behind my words."

Lei Chuyu, collapsed on the ground, merely moved a finger.

His upper clothes had completely exploded, leaving only a few strips of tattered fabric hanging on his body. The pants and shoes also hadn't been spared, burned by lightning and now stuck to his flesh, looking somewhat gruesome.

The purple thunder patterns that covered his body had completely disappeared, leaving behind charred black grooves, making him look as if he had been electrocuted, terrifying and unrecognizable as the dashing, handsome young man he once was.

"You, you..."

The cracked, blackened lips buzzed.

His pupils were somewhat dilated; it was exceedingly difficult for Lei Chuyu to see clearly now. But it was clear that his lifelong tenacity meant he was unwilling to accept death, or perhaps he was simply in disbelief.

He could accept his defeat, for Lei Chuyu wasn't someone who couldn't bear losing. On the contrary, he could both take it and leave it. But he wouldn't tolerate anyone attempting to trample on his dignity or on the dignity of Divine Thunder Valley, even if the opponents had higher realms; he would still, without hesitation, take the initiative to strike back.

For Lei Chuyu, even if he willingly handed over his Thunder Pattern, the damage wouldn't be as severe as now. The Thunder Pattern is merely a product that symbolizes current power, achievable through the time spent understanding and cultivating this realm.

Unfortunately, no matter for him, trust and dignity are far above life. He had personally said he was willing to ally with Jiang Feng, even stated personally he owed him a favor, so betraying him here was impossible, let alone as this person wanted to find trouble with Jiang Feng; it had already crossed the line.

The outrageous act of requesting the Thunder Pattern had touched his second bottom line; it would indeed be hard for anyone to accept such an outrageous insult. Call him stubborn or out of touch, as long as he could still move, he would bite a piece of flesh off his opponent.

"It seems you are still obsessed, unwilling to close your eyes."

Their eyes locked onto each other.

Even in such a wounded state, Lei Chuyu's eyes still revealed disobedience and stubbornness. After a while of eye contact, Dao Hui sighed softly as though remembering an old acquaintance. He could guess why this lad was unwilling to pass out.

Because...

"In terms of seniority, Heavenly Thunder must call me brother. Is this answer satisfactory to you?"

The charred face showed perplexity.

"Ha, hahahaha... cough cough, not regretting losing, losing, not regretting..."

He forced a smile a few times.

His eyelids were already drooping, trying hard to take deep breaths to regain consciousness, with a smile on his face. With this answer, he could die contented. He believed that in the same realm, someone might be stronger than him; he wasn't a frog at the bottom of a well.

But he didn't believe that anyone in the same realm could remain unscathed when he was burning his life and going all out!

Dao Hui chuckled lightly, seeing more resemblance of this lad to his old acquaintance, even in temper, so he extended his hand, revealing a conspicuous blackened mark on his palm, showing it to Lei Chuyu.

Forcing his eyes wide now, he couldn't actually see things clearly anymore, only vaguely making out some contours, yet the blackened aura prompted him to exhaustively utter a few words.

"Good, good... turns out you were pretending too, and got hurt by me after all..."

Voluntarily crouching down, flipping Lei Chuyu's charred hand, now he had completely lost resistance, allowing the opponent to take away the Thunder Pattern he had cultivated for twenty years.

Yet, there was no change in Lei Chuyu's expression; although dim, the Thunder Pattern remained vibrant, allowing the opponent to leave a wound in his palm and take the Thunder Pattern. From start to finish, Lei Chuyu maintained an extremely unsightly smile.

One might say that only his teeth are currently white.

"You, you want to use my... Thunder Pattern, to, to cause trouble for Jiang Feng, right?"

"Whoever you provoke, it won't be easy, provoke that living Yama, and then, don't end up failing miserably…"

"I'll be waiting underground for you."

In fragmented words.

With his whole being now, probably only the mouth remained tough, even Dao Hui was somewhat surprised, despite using merely a Nascent Soul Stage physical body; in an actual fight, he might as well head towards a Divinity Transformation Stage.

Especially since Lei Chuyu had just fought him, yet claimed he would fail miserably?

What reasoning is that?

"Oh? Does that Mr. Jiang have other means? Mr. Lei, could you have any interest in shedding some light?"

"Heh... once you've gone, you'll find out…"

His voice grew weaker, until finally no sound remained.

The heartbeat was almost imperceptible, as Master Dao Hui rose with slight regret, a tinge of perplexity graced his delicate face.

Though Lei Chuyu's words seemed like stubbornness before death, yet this person had encountered Jiang Feng and in an opposing manner, he knew this group sought Jiang Feng's Cultivation Technique, confrontation was inevitable.

However, this group from Divine Thunder Valley were the first to withdraw, rationally, their prowess shouldn't have ended up so terribly in the Old Dongyue conflict which might have been fiercer than anticipated.

"Hmm... never mind, at this juncture, a higher realm body should have been taken."

Pondering long but failing to find an answer.

Master Dao Hui wasn't one with a myriad of faces, he relied on his countless treasures nearly a millennium old, this body was already the most perfect below Divinity Transformation Stage.

Although the Cultivation Realm might not be high, this body is a rare innate Living Buddha physique, Heavenly King's Descent can perfectly descend into this body, even his desire for a Divinity Transformation Stage body wouldn't realistically pass unnoticed by the numerous experts in Dongxing City.

If seen, during examination, merely thought to be a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator seeking chance in this barren land.

"Last time it was Liu Jian's ninth pupil who intervened, narrowly saving Jiang Feng."

"Though receiving the sword afterwards, kneeling for three days as punishment, thinking back, Liu Jian's disciple shouldn't wield such extraordinary techniques once more."

"Otherwise, who in the realm could oppose her? Even the old one from Purple Cloud Palace couldn't, her last intervention must have cost an immense price."

"Henceforth, it is the best opportunity, should Demon Night True Monarch's reincarnation survive and elevate in realm, future subjugation by me would grow dim."

"Need to keep him below Nascent Soul Stage, even uncertainties must be compounded with obtaining his Golden Core."

After briefly contemplating, Master Dao Hui hesitated no longer, holding the dim-colored Thunder Pattern, he failed to notice the pattern intermittently emitted very faint rhythmic glows, as if signaling something.

"Otherwise, who in the realm could oppose her? Even the old one from Purple Cloud Palace couldn't, her last intervention must have cost an immense price."

"Henceforth, it is the best opportunity, should Demon Night True Monarch's reincarnation survive and elevate in realm, future subjugation by me would grow dim."

"Need to keep him below Nascent Soul Stage, even uncertainties must be compounded with obtaining his Golden Core."

After briefly contemplating, Master Dao Hui hesitated no longer, holding the dim-colored Thunder Pattern, he failed to notice the pattern intermittently emitted very faint rhythmic glows, as if signaling something.