Chapter 17 Self-inflicted Lightning Strikes

　　Qi Manyao was already dumbfounded. Wan Lei was like a heavenly god descending to earth, instantly killing the strongest Foundation Establishment cultivator, ten Initial Force Realm level nine assassins, and severely injuring two Foundation Establishment cultivators.

　　He was actually so strong. It's laughable that I overestimated myself and came to kill him. When he was fighting with me just now, he didn't use these divine abilities. He must have been going easy on me.

　　Damn it, why is my face so hot?

　　Qi Manyao was in a complicated mood, her thoughts running wild.

　　While Qi Manyao was lost in thought, Wan Lei in the sky was suffering unspeakably.

　　The cultivation within his body was running low, and he didn't have time to absorb lightning power. Manipulating the thunder in the sky also consumed his own strength.

　　He couldn't hold on for much longer, and he was counting on Qi Manyao to take advantage of the assassins' injuries and press the attack, but this silly girl was just standing there motionless.

　　"Hey, silly girl, what are you spacing out for? Hurry up and attack, don't let them run away!"

　　Wan Lei shouted angrily and charged towards the enemy he had struck with a hammer earlier.

　　Qi Manyao was jolted back to her senses by his shout and hurriedly raised her axe, attacking the black-clothed man who had lost an arm.

　　In fact, Wan Lei was overthinking it. Although these assassins weren't very intelligent and talked too much nonsense, they were well-trained and extremely professional. Even if there was only one left, they wouldn't retreat as long as the target wasn't dead.

　　Wan Lei manipulated the thunder in the sky, continuously attacking the black-clothed man. The black-clothed man wasn't seriously injured and fought fiercely with Wan Lei.

　　On Qi Manyao's side, she had just broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage, and her control over her power was far inferior to that of her enemy. Although the enemy had lost an arm, he had rich combat experience and was able to suppress Qi Manyao.

　　Seeing this, Wan Lei was furious and cursed, "Are you an idiot? There's so much lightning in the sky right now, why don't you manipulate the lightning to strike him? If you can't beat him, can't you use external force?"

　　"I... I can't manipulate the unrefined lightning. I don't know how you manipulate those lightning bolts. I can only use my own lightning power."

　　Qi Manyao said anxiously.

　　Wan Lei then remembered that not everyone was like him, a Thunder God who could infinitely manipulate any lightning. Qi Manyao was just a cultivator with lightning affinity and could only use her own power.

　　"Forget it, forget it, I still have to rely on myself. You just hold him back, and I'll come over and help you after I kill this one!"

　　Wan Lei said impatiently.

　　"Hmph, kid, do you think you can stand up to me just because you injured me with a sneak attack and killed the leader with a secret treasure that can only be used once?"

　　Wan Lei's black-clothed opponent sneered.

　　"How do you know my secret treasure can only be used once?"

　　Wan Lei asked.

　　"If it could be used infinitely, you would have killed me and Number Three directly. Would there be a need for so much nonsense?"

　　The black-clothed man sneered.

　　"Not bad, not bad, you're much smarter than your leader."

　　Wan Lei nodded approvingly, then suddenly smiled sinisterly, "But I still say the same thing, how do you know... my secret treasure can only be used once?"

　　The black-clothed man's pupils suddenly contracted, and his eyes widened because Wan Lei threw out another small lightning bolt at him.

　　Not good!

　　The black-clothed man immediately dodged, and suddenly a clap of thunder sounded in the sky. A thick lightning bolt struck down, hitting him directly on the head.

　　The black-clothed man was seriously injured by this strike, his head was dizzy, blood flowed from his seven orifices, and his cultivation was shaken.

　　"You brat, you tricked me! The one you released just now wasn't a secret treasure at all!"

　　The black-clothed man regained his senses. The small lightning bolt just now didn't emit even a trace of pressure and dissipated directly in mid-air. It was obviously fake.

　　That's right, Wan Lei was bluffing him. When he released the purple lightning, this person was convulsing on the ground, so he naturally didn't see the color of the lightning.

　　He first used words to make the man suspicious, and then he released another lightning bolt, giving him no time to think and making him instinctively believe that his secret treasure could still be used.

　　In fact, Wan Lei's attack was from the sky.

　　After a successful strike, Wan Lei once again waved the Thunder God's Hammer and attacked the man.

　　Although the man was seriously injured, his Foundation Establishment strength was still there. At this moment, in desperation, he actually chopped Wan Lei away with a single slash.

　　"Damn it, my lightning power is insufficient. Even if I use all my tricks, I can't kill him. In the end, strength is still supreme in this world."

　　Wan Lei smiled bitterly in his heart. In his previous life, he was used to using force to solve everything, and his strength was enough for him to do so.

　　But in this life, he was too weak. Facing a strong enemy, he could only resort to all kinds of conspiracies and tricks, which made him very annoyed.

　　"Is it time to risk my life? You'll risk your life, and so will I! Lightning, come!!!"

　　Wan Lei roared at the sky, and a thick lightning bolt, under his guidance, struck down on his head!

　　Boom!!!

　　A loud noise came, and Wan Lei was heavily slammed to the ground, but the lightning bolt also provided him with a lot of lightning power, replenishing the energy he lacked within his body.

　　"Again!!!"

　　In the black-clothed man's dumbfounded gaze, a lightning bolt struck Wan Lei's head again, and Wan Lei fell to the ground once more.

　　That's right, Wan Lei wanted to use this almost self-mutilating method to replenish the energy within his body.

　　Even if he would be covered in wounds from the lightning strikes.

　　"Madman, you're a madman!"

　　The black-clothed man muttered to himself in disbelief, looking at Wan Lei who was like a madman.

　　No, he was relying on lightning to replenish himself. What kind of strange technique was this? It could actually do this.

　　He couldn't let him continue like this, he had to stop him!

　　The black-clothed man saw through everything, raised his knife and slashed at Wan Lei.

　　Boom!!!

　　At the moment when the black-clothed man's knife collided with Wan Lei's hammer, a lightning bolt struck down, and Wan Lei immediately guided the lightning bolt, through the Thunder God's Hammer, into the opponent's weapon, and then attacked the opponent.

　　The black-clothed man fell heavily to the ground and struggled to get up, but he didn't dare to attack Wan Lei in this state again.

　　Forget it, maybe you'll be struck to death by lightning before you can become stronger.

　　The black-clothed man thought in his heart.

　　But he was disappointed. Wan Lei was a congenital thunder body, the soul of the Thunder God. Although these lightning bolts would cause him damage, it was far less than the energy they provided Wan Lei.

　　This wasn't the lightning of the Heavenly Dao, and it was impossible to strike Wan Lei to death!

　　Finally, the energy within Wan Lei's body was restored to its peak, and even surpassed it. He was only one step away from Foundation Establishment.

　　But this natural lightning couldn't provide him with the massive amount of energy needed to complete Foundation Establishment.

　　Although he still hadn't reached Foundation Establishment, this was already enough.

　　Wan Lei immediately raised his hammer and charged towards the black-clothed man, using all his strength to guide the lightning in the sky, and smashed out a hammer blow.

　　Boom! After a loud noise, the smoke cleared, and a large pit appeared on the ground.

　　Inside the pit was the black-clothed man's incomplete corpse.