Fortunately, Young Master Lei was not foolish and knew he had to fight back when attacked.
He immediately unleashed lightning around himself. The thunderclap exploded around him, leaving the centipedes with a burnt, foul odor.
These centipedes seemed to be endless, with more swarming in as soon as a batch was killed, their numbers only growing.
Fang Xiaoyu also joined the fight. These centipedes were no match for her; simple divine abilities could dispatch them.
After Wan Lei unleashed a wave of cleansing lightning, he annihilated all the centipedes that had rushed forward.
"Let's go, no more delays, first we'll get the Wood Lightning."
Seeing dense clusters of green light appearing further in the distance, Wan Lei had no interest in playing a massacre game. The Wood Lightning was paramount.
The two quickly flew towards the river. As soon as they reached the river's edge, countless monsters erupted from the water.
"Damn it, what is this now?!"
Wan Lei was furious. Animals were once again crawling all over him.
This time, they weren't centipedes, but numerous long, slender creatures like fish.
Strangely, these fish all had four claws.
"Those are axolotls."
"Lava?"
"Axolotls!"
"Dragon rock? Dragon eye?"
"Are you doing this on purpose? Or do you simply not know how to spell 'centipede' and 'axolotl'?"
"Are you mocking my lack of culture?"
"Culture? That's not the point, hurry up and deal with these things."
Young Master Lei truly lacked culture. The former Wan Lei was a rich dandy, ignorant and uneducated, barely recognizing many characters. Later, after the Thunder God entered him, he had even less time to study anything.
The Lei Feng Realm did not have nine-year compulsory education.
Following suit, he unleashed a wave of cleansing lightning, then struck the river with countless lightning bolts. The river conducted electricity, killing numerous axolotls.
"Surely nothing else will come out now,"
Young Master Lei breathed a sigh of relief.
"Roar!!!"
Just then, from the towering tree in the middle of the river, a...
Giant centipede flew down!
This centipede was dozens of feet long, and each of its countless legs was several Wan Leis tall.
"Where did such a huge centipede come from?"
Young Master Lei stared, dumbfounded, at this colossal creature.
Were the strengths of demonic beasts determined by their size?
Why did they all grow so large?
"Roar!"
Seeing the masses of charred centipede corpses on the distant bank, the giant centipede's eyes instantly turned red. It let out a roar and spewed out a mouthful of venomous gas.
"We killed so many centipedes, and now a giant centipede appears. Then what about all the axolotls we killed? Shouldn't a giant axolotl appear too?"
Young Master Lei attacked the giant centipede, not forgetting to activate his 'crow's mouth' ability.
"Haa—"
At that moment, huge waves surged on the river's surface, and a...
Giant axolotl, even larger than the giant centipede, appeared.
"After we finish this, I'm going to sew your mouth shut!"
Little Sister Xiaoyu was furious. This Wan Lei, didn't he know he was a jinx? He just kept yapping all day.
"Wife, one each, which one are you going for?"
"I want to hit you first!"
Fang Xiaoyu shouted angrily, drawing her sword and charging towards the giant axolotl.
"Heh heh."
Young Master Lei gave a dry laugh and swung his hammer towards the giant centipede.
Despite its massive size, this giant centipede was surprisingly agile.
The centipede's body was long and slender, its spine composed of countless small bones, giving it extreme flexibility. Coupled with its many legs, it was remarkably nimble.
The giant centipede dodged Wan Lei's attack by tilting its head, simultaneously extending several legs towards Wan Lei's side and lunging at him.
Wan Lei spread his wings and, without evading, used his wings as blades, flying forward and severing several of the giant centipede's legs.
However, when Wan Lei turned around, he saw that the legs he had just severed had already regenerated.
"Such terrifying regeneration, one might think you were a gecko."
Wan Lei marveled at the centipede's recovery speed.
Centipedes actually do not possess the ability to regrow lost limbs. The reason it could recover so quickly was twofold:
Firstly, its legs were very thin, requiring little energy to regenerate.
Secondly, it had long resided near the Wood Lightning, its body stained with its power, thus acquiring regenerative abilities.
Wan Lei took to the air again, engaging in a fierce battle with the giant centipede.
On the other side, Fang Xiaoyu, relying on her speed, engaged in a mobile struggle with the giant axolotl. For a time, the water's surface was turbulent, with waves splashing.
While the two were fiercely battling their opponents, they failed to notice someone secretly observing from behind a small hill on the riverbank.
This group consisted of people dressed in pale yellow. The young man leading them was fair and plump, with a naturally smiling face that inspired affection and no ill will in anyone who saw him.
Around the young man were dozens of humanoid puppets, ready to spring into action.
"Fight, fight. When your battle reaches its peak, that thunderous origin will be mine.
Wan Lei, Fang Xiaoyu, no matter how strong you two are, you will ultimately only be paving the way for me.
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind...
Hahaha."
The young man muttered to himself, his eyes filled with excitement.
The subordinates behind him exchanged glances, shaking their heads and sighing.
They didn't believe they stood a chance against Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu. Their young master was playing with fire.
Oblivious, Young Master Lei and Yu were still beating up these two not-so-cute little creatures.
Because of their immense size, Wan Lei had no choice but to use his Sword Immortal Avatar.
He couldn't help it; he loved close-quarters combat, the feeling of fist meeting flesh.
As for using divine abilities,
Heh,
How many divine abilities did Young Master Lei have?
When did he ever win a fight without relying on his lightning and physique?
Young Master Lei's physique was enough for him.
Divine abilities?
Even dogs wouldn't use them.
"Swing sword like a river!"
The giant sword in the hands of Wan Lei's Sword Immortal Avatar swung fiercely, and a river of sword light appeared, directly entering the giant centipede's head.
"Haa—!"
The giant centipede let out a miserable cry and toppled downwards.
Wan Lei directly rode on the giant centipede's back, smashing its head with his fists.
"Good opportunity."
The fair and plump young man's eyes lit up. He quickly formed a hand seal, and the puppets beside him burrowed into the ground, moving towards the towering tree.
The puppets encountered many centipedes underground, but they had no physical bodies and were impervious to water and fire, making it difficult for the centipedes to harm them.
However, even the strongest puppets couldn't withstand sheer numbers. The centipede swarm attacked them from underground, and they began to suffer losses.
But fortunately, with the white and plump youth's control, he had the puppets with stronger defenses protect the inner ones as they charged forward, resisting the centipede swarm's attacks.
Finally, after losing more than a dozen, these puppets broke through the ground and entered the water.
These puppets were impervious to water and fire, swimming forward rapidly. Most of the river axolotls had already been killed by Wan Lei, allowing them to approach the great tree unhindered.