"His domain's vitality is too strong. The speed at which we absorb it is no match for his recovery speed. With this domain, he is inherently invincible. We can't fight him unless we push our divine abilities to their absolute limit, but that would also cause us significant damage."
Sister Xiaoyu frowned, the current situation was far from optimistic.
"Is that so? The Nanmu Domain represents vitality and recovery, but I have another domain. Its sole purpose is... destruction!"
Wan Lei smiled grimly. Fang Xiaoyu looked at him strangely. She knew Wan Lei's abilities intimately, but she had never heard of him possessing any domain other than the Yin-Yang Domain.
Wan Lei didn't offer any further explanation. He simply raised the Hammer of Thor high, and the fifth rune on it instantly blazed with light.
"This is my Water Origin Lightning, granting me the authority of the Thunder God, the Lightning Sea Domain!"
As Wan Lei's words fell, the fifth rune erupted. Endless lightning appeared in the sky, engulfing the entire area within the Samsara Extinction Array.
Lightning is the master of destruction, the master of offense. It is formless, intangible, and invincible!
The vitality within the Nanmu Domain, though potent, began to rapidly dissipate under the relentless destruction of the endless lightning sea, visible to the naked eye.
"Brat, you're courting death!!"
The expression of the Nanmu Lord turned extremely grim. He could feel his domain rapidly fading. Moreover, within the Lightning Sea Domain, the thunder beasts were not only moving freely but were also faster and stronger.
The damage sustained by the thunder beasts during previous battles was also being rapidly healed by the lightning sea. If this continued, he was doomed to be defeated.
To capture the king, one must first capture the bandits. If he killed this brat, the thunder beasts and the array would crumble on their own!
Having made up his mind, the Nanmu Lord soared into the air. He reached out and grabbed, and a wooden staff flew from the giant nanmu tree on the ground into his hand.
The Nanmu Lord swung the staff towards Wan Lei's brow. Wan Lei's Sword Immortal Dharma Body remained unmoved, letting the attack come.
The strike was incredibly powerful, even distorting space. The area it swept across caused the Lightning Sea Domain to recede. It was clear that if he were struck, he would be crippled or killed.
Seeing that Wan Lei did not dodge, the Nanmu Lord rejoiced internally.
He thought to himself that this brat was utterly ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth, daring to face his seemingly ordinary but actually divine ability and law-infused attack. It seemed he would win this battle.
However, what happened next caused the Nanmu Lord to be greatly alarmed.
His staff indeed struck Wan Lei's Sword Immortal Dharma Body, but instead of the Dharma Body collapsing as he expected, or Wan Lei spitting blood and retreating, it simply passed straight through the Sword Immortal Dharma Body.
"Fake? What's going on?"
The Nanmu Lord was shocked. A sense of foreboding washed over him, and he immediately tried to retreat and dodge, but it was too late. The world-shattering sword strike had already landed on his back.
"Ah!!!"
The Nanmu Lord spat blood and was sent flying backward.
When he stabilized himself and looked back, he saw at least twenty more Sword Immortal Dharma Bodies, all surrounded by lightning, encircling him.
He knew that among them, only two were real.
He used his divine sense to probe, but found that all these lightning Dharma Bodies were identical, making it impossible to distinguish the genuine from the fake.
One Dharma Body moved. It raised the giant sword in its hand and brought it down upon the Nanmu Lord.
The Nanmu Lord's gaze sharpened, and he unleashed a sweep of wood-attribute law power. The Dharma Body shattered the energy with its sword, then raised its sword to strike again.
"It's real!"
The Nanmu Lord was overjoyed and immediately swept his staff across. However, the staff passed through the Sword Immortal Dharma Body again, merely dispelling wisps of lightning.
"How is this possible?"
The Nanmu Lord was greatly alarmed and wanted to turn to dodge, but the more than twenty Dharma Bodies had already attacked him in unison.
This was Wan Lei's Lightning Sea Domain. Within his domain, he could transform into lightning at any moment, hiding within the lightning sea. He could also move rapidly within the lightning sea, his speed comparable to teleportation. With a thought, he could instantly arrive at any point, making it even more effective than lightning evasion.
Most importantly, he could use lightning to condense clones. Although these clones lacked the full combat power of the original and could not leave the Lightning Sea Domain, they possessed very high combat strength. The most crucial point was that enemies could not distinguish the true from the false.
Wan Lei's nine Thunder God Authority divine abilities were all incredibly heaven-defying. The first three, Lightning Evasion, Lightning Defense, and Teleportation, allowed him to escape and survive in his weaker stages. The fourth, Wood Lightning's recovery, gave him sustained endurance, making him invincible.
This fifth, Water Lightning, while still an auxiliary ability like the previous four, greatly enhanced Wan Lei's group combat capabilities.
The Thunder God Authority was truly terrifying.
Wan Lei dreamed of collecting the Fire Lightning and Earth Lightning completely. Only then could he utilize most of the Thunder God Authority and even unleash the ultimate killing move he could previously only execute in the special environment of the Dao Realm – the Five Thunders Descending.
Without further ado, the Nanmu Lord, under the combined assault of Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu, was already swaying and covered in wounds. The Lightning Sea Domain isolated him from the Nanmu Domain, preventing him from rapidly recovering his injuries.
"Little thief!!!"
The Nanmu Lord roared, discarding his staff. He extended his hand, and the towering nanmu tree on the ground uprooted itself, transforming into a wooden ruler and returning to his hand.
"You're forcing my hand!"
In the bewildered eyes of Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu, the Nanmu Lord raised the wooden ruler and pressed it against his chest.
"This is bad. He's going to fuse with the nanmu. After the fusion, his vitality will be nearly infinite. Although it might cause irreversible damage, and he might even transform into the nanmu himself, we won't be able to kill him anymore."
Fang Xiaoyu spoke rapidly, her voice filled with anxiety.
"Fusion!"
The two Sword Immortal Dharma Bodies moved together. Wan Lei raised his long sword, and all the lightning in the lightning sea surged into his greatsword.
Wan Lei intended to absorb the lightning sea and unleash his strongest blow.
The berserk power was almost unbearable for the Sword Immortal Dharma Body. Wan Lei gritted his teeth, desperately absorbing the power.
Meanwhile, the nanmu was gradually submerging into the Nanmu Lord's body.
"Wind Thunder - Annihilation Slash!"
The Sword Immortal Dharma Body roared, and the sword, imbued with endless berserk lightning, slashed down towards the Nanmu Lord.
"No!!!"
The Nanmu Lord roared in terror, but it was too late. His fusion with the nanmu required time, and Wan Lei gave him none.
The berserk sword strike cut from the Nanmu Lord's right shoulder all the way to his left waist, bisecting him into two halves.
Wan Lei acted swiftly, grabbing the nanmu in his hand.
Without the nanmu, the Nanmu Lord had no hope of recovery.