[v]Laugh at me for being a loser? You'll all kneel down after you awaken your talent!

Lei Zao had spent the whole day sparring with Bai Huang for free, and was feeling sleepy when he suddenly encountered a man wrapped in a black robe. He was still a little dazed.

Lei Jing, however, had already become alert and controlled her body to walk out.

"You..." But before it could finish speaking, the person in front of it had already manipulated the shadow with one hand, conjuring a prison that directly trapped it inside.

Lei Zao was awakened from his drowsiness.

The hair on his neck stood up, each hair, infused with lightning, stood up like a steel needle.

"You're actually a Xuan master with dark elemental talent!" Lei Jing narrowed her eyes, scrutinizing him. "Are you an enemy of the Gu family?"

He stalled for time while trying to send out warning signals.

"Don't waste your energy." Luo Jing scoffed. "Since you know I have dark-type talents, and it's the middle of the night, you can't escape my control."

All things dark can be used by those who practice dark magic—the darkness of physical objects, and... the darkness in people's hearts.

Because the dark elemental talent was so exceptional and the bloodline was so rare, it has almost disappeared by now.

"Also, I'm not an enemy of the Gu family." Luo Jing disguised his voice, making it sound like an old man. "I just simply don't like the two of you!"

He snapped his fingers, and countless black arrows shot towards the thunder beast in the cage.

"Wait!" Beads of cold sweat appeared on Lei Jing's forehead. The person in front of her should be at the peak of the Xuan King level, but with the blessing of the darkness, he had the strength to rival the Xuan Emperor.

"what is your purpose?"

Luo Jing lost his patience. "Let me finish beating you up first!"

A terrifying scream suddenly erupted in the courtyard, but it was blocked by the barrier, and no one outside heard it.

Inside the room, a pot of tea sat in front of Old Master Gu, the teacup trembling slightly.

He seemed to sense something and looked towards the Thunder Beast's courtyard.

"Tsk!" He chuckled, a fleeting glint in his eyes. "Young people, they just can't keep their composure!"

He slowly took a sip of tea.

He muttered to himself, "Fine, those two guys don't respect anyone except Gu Zhong. Let them learn a lesson, or they'll really treat Bai Huang like a punching bag!"

He slowly stood up, rubbing his aching lower back.

"Oh dear, I'm getting old, my hearing isn't what it used to be, I can't hear anything anymore."

……

In the palace, Cheng San sat before the Phoenix.

"Your Majesty, what do you think of the suggestion made by the leader of our Xuan Alliance last time?" Cheng San still had wounds left by the Thunder Beast on his face, and he looked quite disheveled at the moment, but he still tried to act like a wise man, which made the Phoenix laugh.

"Suggestions?" Phoenix tapped the table repeatedly with its index finger.

"Why should my royal family join you in dealing with the Gu family?" Phoenix lazily raised her eyes and said, "The Gu family has not affected my royal family."

"That was before," Cheng San chuckled. "Gu Aoguang of the Gu family is about to become a Xuan Emperor!"

"Is becoming the Xuan Emperor something he can just decide to do?" Phoenix Emperor sneered. "Besides, even if he becomes the Xuan Emperor, I'm not afraid of him!"

“But… the Gu family has controlled the Tianfeng army for many years. Whose orders do the Tianfeng army take?” Cheng San looked directly into his eyes. “It can’t be Your Majesty’s orders, can it?”

"How dare you!" Phoenix felt her weakness had been exposed, and she slammed her hand on the table, standing up abruptly. "Who do you think you are! How dare you make such unwarranted comments about my Heavenly Phoenix Military Power!"

“I am naturally not a powerful figure.” A flash of resentment crossed Cheng San’s eyes, but he quickly concealed it. “Isn’t His Majesty the Phoenix Emperor afraid that dealing with the Gu family would cause heavy casualties in the royal family? What if I said that I could persuade the Shangguan family and the Bai family to join forces with my Zongxuan Alliance to deal with the Gu family?”

"...What will Your Majesty decide then?"

This night was destined to be anything but peaceful.

Bai Huang lay on the bed, her muscles aching all over.

She directly immersed her consciousness into the wood spirit stone, and the wood-type profound energy after marriage repeatedly repaired her body. The two little ones, Pu Pu and Tang Tang, were also lying on the ground, panting heavily.

Tangtang is a proud phoenix at heart, and she indignantly discussed it with Pupu.

"Tomorrow, tomorrow the two of us must defeat it!"

"Okay!" Pu Pu was exhausted too. "I'm going to pluck some of its fur tomorrow to make a scarf!"

However, despite saying that, they themselves realized that Lei Jing was helping them improve their combat skills. Although they had fainted today, they were still full of energy and waiting to fight again tomorrow!

Bai Huang ignored the two and began to regulate the slightly volatile lightning-type profound energy within her.

She noticed that the lightning energy flowing through her body today had a faint silver tint, which was indeed much stronger than the lightning energy she usually absorbed outside.

"Xuanling is truly different." Bai Huang sighed, calming her mind to soothe the surging Xuan power within her.

In the small courtyard, completely isolated by the barrier, both of Thunder Beast's heads were swollen from being beaten.

Lei Zao was panting heavily. "No way! This guy is shameless! He won't even give me a clean break, he just punched my handsome face!" He said he couldn't stand it.

Lei Jing stuck out her tongue and licked the wound next to her, silently watching the man in front of her.

This person doesn't seem to want to harm them.

I'm more inclined to teach them a lesson.

The wounds on their faces looked like they were in their eyes, but they didn't actually damage their internal energy. However, it was still quite embarrassing for them as sixth-tier spirit beasts.

"This is just to teach you a lesson!" Luo Jing glared coldly at the two-headed thunder spirit beast. "If you dare to deliberately attack her this hard again, I'll cripple you all!"

At that moment, a ray of light broke through the sky. Luo Jing snorted coldly, removed the barrier, and turned to disappear into the shadows.

"Why did you run away? If you're so tough, come back and fight again when it's light!" Lei Zao shook his head irritably. "Why is this guy acting so strangely? He said we deliberately went too far. Who did we go too far with?"

Lei Jing couldn't stand its brainless stupidity. "Who else could it be but Bai Huang? Besides, you still can't beat him by dawn. Don't be silly!"

Just as Lei Zao was about to retort, he saw two figures rushing in anxiously from outside the door.

Bai Huang followed behind at a leisurely pace. No one knew what method she had used yesterday, but her complexion was rosy, and she didn't look like she had been through any terrible ordeal.

"We've rested well!" Pu Pu thought to herself with secret pride. One day in the wood spirit stone and fire spirit stone was equivalent to several days, so naturally, her recovery was excellent. "Come on!"

Bai Huang frowned and said, "Did you two go out to fight yesterday?"

Lei Zao felt extremely aggrieved, but he couldn't say something as humiliating as "we were beaten because of you," so he could only give a vague reply.

Bai Huang ignored them and got into position on her own.

However, Lei Zao was acting timidly today. A bolt of lightning struck her, and Bai Huang immediately frowned.

"You...didn't you eat?" She looked at Lei Zao with disdain. "Or are you too old to be of any use? If not, let's switch to Lei Jing."

Lei Zao: "...!"

I can't hold back anymore, I'm going to chop this brat to pieces!