Lei Ting's two attacks were effortlessly neutralized by Wan Lei, causing the onlookers outside to curse vehemently.
"This is too obvious a show of weakness. Is Lei Ting acting to let Wan Lei pass this round?"
"He might as well have surrendered, there's no excitement at all."
"Even if he goes easy this round, can Wan Lei defeat Jian Fan Chen in the next? Lei Ting is truly uninteresting."
"Doesn't he even want the position of Hall Disciple? Is his relationship with Wan Lei that good?"
The crowd murmured amongst themselves. Only Lei Xin watched intently for a moment before frowning and shouting,
"Shut up, all of you. I know Lei Ting; he won't go easy. Haven't you seen Wan Lei absorbing all the lightning attacks?"
"How is that possible? How can one absorb an enemy's attack? Does Wan Lei possess a divine ability to absorb attacks? Is he doing it with his body? That's utter nonsense!"
Someone immediately retorted.
Hearing this, Lei Xin's expression darkened, and he roared,
"Open your dog eyes and look properly. You know nothing. Wan Lei is born with the Innate Lightning Body. The Lightning Body can absorb all external lightning energy and turn it into its own use. It can even manipulate others' lightning. This constitution completely counters lightning-attribute cultivators."
"Innate Lightning Body? I feel like I've heard that somewhere before."
"I remember now! Isn't our Thunder Hall's Hall Master, Lei Sheng, also possessing the Innate Lightning Body? He is a peerless prodigy and is in an invincible position against any lightning-attribute cultivator. He even achieved sainthood with this constitution, becoming one of the earliest to do so among the Five Element Halls."
A Thunder Hall disciple exclaimed immediately.
A physique like Lei Sheng's, and originating-level talent, how could Wan Lei have such excellent innate conditions? Was there any room for others to live?
At that moment, many became envious.
At this time, a Fire Hall disciple stepped forward, his face gloomy, and said,
"Although I hate to say it, fellow disciples in the Molten Lava Death Zone told me that Wan Lei manipulated the heavenly tribulation lightning to kill Senior Brother Chai Yan back then."
"Get lost. With Wan Lei's combat power, would he need heavenly tribulation lightning to kill Chai Yan? He could have blown him up with a single punch."
Hearing this, the Fire Hall disciple's face turned red, and he shouted back,
"He used that move to kill over a dozen Fire Hall fellow disciples, not just Senior Brother Chai Yan. Didn't Sister Ling Yin also die by his hand?
Is that the point? The point is that he can manipulate the lightning in the heavenly tribulation!"
"Is the Innate Lightning Body that domineering? Will he crush the entire Thunder Hall in the future?"
"If he can manipulate heavenly tribulation lightning, can he just bring a cultivator undergoing a heavenly tribulation with him when fighting others in the future?"
"You carry someone with you who can break through at any moment?"
The crowd murmured, gaining a higher understanding of Wan Lei's power.
At the same time, they became even more curious about how much the Innate Lightning Body would dominate against cultivators of the same level and attribute.
Inside the Creation Pagoda.
Seeing Wan Lei swallow his attack whole, Lei Ting fell into a daze.
What was happening?
After thinking for a long time, he finally remembered that special lightning-attribute physique, the Innate Lightning Body that possessed innate control and perception of lightning.
"No wonder you could absorb my lightning, and no wonder you passed the lightning-attribute passage in one and a half minutes. So you have the Innate Lightning Body."
Wan Lei was not particularly surprised that Lei Ting could guess his physique. After all, this was the Immortal Realm, and Innate Lightning Bodies should be plentiful…
Right?
"Very well, let me see how strong you are in the same realm with that physique, the same as the Hall Master."
Lei Ting rushed forward rapidly, raising his heavy axe and slashing towards Wan Lei.
It could be seen that he was also a warrior skilled in close combat, but unfortunately, he was too inflexible.
Wan Lei advanced instead of retreating, rushing forward. As Lei Ting's heavy axe descended, he dodged sideways.
The explosive lightning carried by the axe caused him no harm; instead, it replenished his lightning power.
Then, Wan Lei punched Lei Ting in the chest.
Lei Ting held the axe with both hands, making close-quarters combat extremely disadvantageous as he couldn't block. He was sent flying by Wan Lei's punch.
Wan Lei then rapidly intensified his assault, engaging in close combat with Lei Ting. Lei Ting, with his heavy weapon, couldn't maneuver freely. He could only unleash lightning within his body to attack Wan Lei, but Lei Ting's attacks were ineffective against Wan Lei and were all absorbed.
Frustrated, Lei Ting finally put away his heavy axe. Then, his palm, as large as a fan, grabbed Wan Lei's hand, and he threw a punch at Wan Lei's chest.
Wan Lei's movement technique was also good. He skillfully dodged the punch and, seizing the opportunity, smashed his fist onto Lei Ting's head.
This punch knocked out two of Lei Ting's front teeth.
Enraged, Lei Ting tightly gripped Wan Lei's arm and frantically pounded at Wan Lei's body, each punch accompanied by a resounding thunderclap.
Wan Lei transformed into lightning and broke free from the restraint, leading to a dazzling close-quarters combat.
In close combat, Wan Lei's physique was strong, and Lei Ting's strength was immense. The battle between the two was extremely fierce, evenly matched.
Finally, Wan Lei transformed into lightning and retreated, creating distance between himself and Lei Ting.
Just when everyone thought he couldn't defeat Lei Ting in close combat, they saw Wan Lei suddenly raise his hand and unleash a white lightning strike, sending Lei Ting flying.
Lei Ting got up and reciprocated with lightning, but his lightning was completely absorbed by Wan Lei.
Wan Lei had finally found the correct way to fight lightning-attribute cultivators: maintain distance and bombard them with lightning.
You cannot harm me, but I can harm you. The more I fight, the stronger I become, and the weaker you become…
Wan Lei maintained his distance from Lei Ting. When Lei Ting attacked him, he attacked Lei Ting. When Lei Ting chased him, he still attacked Lei Ting…
The two then engaged in a chase and attrition battle in that space.
Outside, there was once again a barrage of curses.
Wan Lei clearly had the strength and capital to defeat Lei Ting, yet he insisted on toying with him like this. Was he treating the audience right by not putting on a thrilling and spectacular duel?
They were furious.
Lei Ting was even more furious than them.
"Wan Lei, if you have the guts, come and fight me properly! Constantly running away like this, are you even a man?"
Lei Ting, covered in wounds and with his fur standing on end, couldn't help but curse.
His beard was scorched.
"How am I running away? You're the one being beaten."
Wan Lei looked at Lei Ting with a smile, not with much malice.
"Are you going to fight or not?"
Lei Ting questioned again.
"No, I can defeat you without a scratch, so why should I engage in close combat with you? Of course, you are also no match for me in close combat."
After a moment of silence, Lei Ting said dejectedly,
"You win, I lose. The position of Thunder Hall's disciple is yours."