The Invincible Supreme Medical God

Chapter 1406 - 724: Pleasing the Ancestors

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Unless he suddenly unleashed the power of his cultivation base, that pearl would almost make him unnoticeable. It was one of the life-saving items that allowed him to survive the sea of blood. After activating it, he stood there motionless, gazing up at the sky.

"Nightcrypt? Hahaha! It’s really him!" His eyes filled with murderous intent as he began to chuckle. Though Nightcrypt was very famous, Jia Lie had nothing but contempt for him. "So what if you can concoct some pills to please the Ancestor? Do you really think you’re the chosen one? Even if your Reverse Blood Ancestor awakens, you can only be in the mid-stage of the Mortal-Dao Foundation. I could kill you as easily as flipping my hand. By taking you down, I can complete the task assigned to me by the Bloodline Master of Little Swamp Peak!"

He was completely calm and confident, unleashing his fierce aura, deciding to wait for the right moment to strike.

Yan Xiaobao cautiously moved forward. His steps weren’t too fast, and his divine sense spread out in all directions. As he approached the blood-colored oasis, he was about to fly across it when he looked down. Although he didn’t open his third eye, his intuition told him there was danger here. Without hesitation, he backed off.

"Huh?" Jia Li was surprised that Nightcrypt had such sharp senses. He sneered. Considering how powerful his cultivation base was, he decided there was no longer any need to hide. He leaped into the air and shot directly at Nightcrypt, his fierce aura exploding around him.

"Nightcrypt, my name is Jia Lie, and you’re dead!" he shouted with a loud laugh, accompanied by the rumbling of thunder. His right hand flashed with a spell’s incantation, and as he waved his fingers, a giant scarlet hand appeared, flying directly toward Yan Xiaobao. Yan Xiaobao’s eyes widened. Jia Lie had previously stood out among the Dharma Protectors of Xue Mei, so he recognized him. His attack was explosive, and it took Yan Xiaobao a moment to realize he was a formidable opponent.

"Your cultivation base is higher than mine, yet you lie here in ambush for me!?" he shouted. "How shameless! Despicable! I hate your type!" Yan Xiaobao was very angry, prepared to launch an attack, when suddenly his eyes widened in disbelief. Jia Lie was equally shocked by what happened next.

Just as the words left Yan Xiaobao’s mouth, Jia Lie burst out laughing and shot his blood-red hand forward.

But then, without any warning, a deafening boom echoed, and a lightning bolt as thick as a barrel struck down. Before Jia Lie could even react, it crashed into him fiercely.

With a resounding boom, Bai Xiaochun’s jaw dropped. Jia Lie screamed, and the scarlet hand was destroyed. Before Yan Xiaobao could do anything, a second lightning bolt appeared, followed by a third and fourth, all shooting directly at Jia Lie.

The lightning bolts struck Jia Lie, causing him to scream at the top of his lungs, blood spraying from his mouth. At the same time, his face showed utter disbelief.

"What happened!?!?" he roared, backing up as quickly as he could. "What is this divine ability, Nightcrypt!?!?" Then he looked up at the sky, and when he realized a whole stream of lightning bolts was appearing, numbering over a hundred, his scalp almost exploded from shock. They all began to descend on him.

"No!!" Jia Lie screamed in pain, abandoning the idea of entangling with Yan Xiaobao. He patted the top of his head, causing an ancient, shabby coat hook to pop out of his mouth, providing some protection as he fled.

However, the hundred-plus lightning bolts continued to strike, and although the hook managed to block them, Jia Lie was still left coughing blood. The last dozen or so bolts were too much for the shield to handle, and the shield was shattered. Coughing blood, Jia Lie visibly withered. At that point, he pulled out a paper Amulet and ignited it, greatly increasing his speed. Just like that, he sped off into the distance.

Yan Xiaobao hovered in place, jaw hanging. He didn’t even have the chance to launch an attack. He just wanted to say something.

It was an utterly shocking and unfathomable scene. The moment Jia Lie closed in on him, he was struck by over a hundred lightning bolts and then fled with his tail between his legs. Despite this, Yan Xiaobao chose to act cautiously, simply letting him escape.

Taking a deep breath, he looked up at the sky, then watched Jia Lie flee into the distance. In the blink of an eye, he suddenly started to feel excited.

"Could it be... could my cultivation base have already reached the level where I can kill someone with just a word?!?" As he realized this was unlikely. After some thought, he suspected this was either a coincidence or related to the Eternal Immortal Everlasting Technique. In fact, he actually hoped Jia Lie would appear again so he could analyze the matter further.

Filled with curiosity and anticipation, he slowly flew across the sea of blood.

Meanwhile, some distance away from Yan Xiaobao, Jia Lie finally stopped in a place near the sea. Blood trickled from his chin, his eyes wild. Yet amidst that madness was fear, even terror. From this moment on, he was entirely convinced the lightning that struck him was not one of Nightcrypt’s divine abilities.

"How did he do it? Damn it! How did he do it? How did he get so much lightning to strike me?!"

"Wait, I know. Nightcrypt is also known as Plaguedevil. He is a cruel and ruthless schemer. He must have realized I was planning to ambush him and then figured out a way for anyone nearby to be struck by lightning!" Even after more thinking, he still considered this the only meaningful theory. Although he wasn’t absolutely certain, he struggled to come up with other ideas.