Chapter 588: Temporary Alliance

On the bodies of the Three Demons of Guanghao, where they were struck by the transparent lightning, black smoke billowed forth, revealing extremely obvious black wounds, as if pierced by red-hot spears. This showed that such lightning could indeed inflict the most direct and effective damage on them, far more effective than other types of attacks.

“Great Thunderstorm Technique?”

The Three Demons of Guanghao truly lived up to Su Che’s assessment as discerning individuals—they recognized this great technique once again.

“Tianyu, who exactly are you?” With his mouth wide open, his bloody, disgusting red tongue writhing inside, he roared, “As a descendant of the ancient demon gods, how could you possibly master such a great technique at the same time?”

“Why not?” Su Che said with a smirk, “It’s strange when you see it often!”

In fact, Su Che had also heard a theory: the ancient demon gods were mostly rebels who defied the Heavenly Dao and refused to be controlled. The primal forces they possessed were vastly different from the Three Thousand Great Paths. In fact, these various primal forces had already ruled the primitive world even before the completion of the Heavenly Dao.

When the Heavenly Dao is incomplete, primal forces are invincible!

The Three Thousand Great Paths and primal forces are two completely different systems that counteract each other. Logically, no one could master the power of both systems at the same time—unless…

Unless that person possessed the most primitive and supreme chaotic attributes.

Compared to Xueyu’s ball-shaped defense, Su Che’s Great Thunderstorm Technique had a more proactive and flexible offensive nature. Seeing that this transparent lightning could inflict effective damage on the Three Demons of Guanghao, Su Che saw no need to be polite—he unleashed the technique in full force!

Chirp chirp chirp chirp…

After over a thousand years of cultivation, Su Che’s mastery of the Great Thunderstorm Technique, measured by the skill levels in the Immortal Prison, should have reached the fifth level, the “intermediate” stage. Summoning the power of mortal lightning was a trivial task for him.

Hundreds of streams of transparent lightning were summoned from the silver sphere and rushed at the Three Demons of Guanghao like a storm.

Roar! Roar! Roar…

The three demons roared continuously, desperately trying to dodge, but they still couldn’t avoid all the lightning. After hundreds of bolts struck, each of them had a dozen or so bowl-sized black holes on their bodies, with black smoke billowing—they were severely injured.

Especially that one with the divine eyes—half of its left wing had been severed by two bolts of lightning, causing it to roar in agony.

“Oh?”

Seeing their expressions of pain, Su Che was quite surprised. Normally, cultivators should have extreme tolerance for pain—even if torn apart, they could remain silent rather than screaming like this. This meant that although these demons had strong self-defense abilities, their pain receptors were extremely sensitive, causing them to suffer far more than human cultivators when injured.

“Very well! If I can’t kill you, I’ll make you suffer to death!”

Without pause, Su Che unleashed the Great Thunderbolt Technique once again, sending hundreds of bolts of lightning at them.

Roar! Roar! Roar…

The Three Demons of Guanghao roared frantically, dodging everywhere, but it was impossible for them to avoid all the lightning. Hit again and again by the bolts, they looked utterly miserable.

On the surface, Su Che seemed to have the upper hand with the Great Thunderbolt Technique. Yet, he felt no joy, because it was clear to the naked eye that the wounds inflicted on the Three Demons of Guanghao were healing rapidly. The damage from the previous round had almost fully recovered before this round even ended.

He could only cause pain but not kill them. Continuing like this was certainly not a good strategy. Su Che realized even more clearly that to completely subdue these demons, he still needed the miraculous effects of the Immortal Prison.

“Roar… Roar…”

While dodging the lightning, Guanghao roared fiercely, “Our race is immortal and indestructible—never truly killable. Tian Yu, your methods are useless. They only infuriate us further. When we capture you alive, we will torture you beyond endurance before altering you. Tian Yu, you’ll soon regret your actions!”

Su Che remained silent and continued to use the Great Thunderbolt Technique, sending more bolts of lightning at them.

Yet, the result was still the same—wounds without death. No amount of lightning could reduce them to ashes. Though their bowl-sized wounds seemed astonishing, they didn’t slow down their movement at all.

At that moment, Lao He suddenly sent a mental message: “Master, through studying this demonic energy, although we haven’t found a way to completely destroy them yet, I can now sense them.”

Originally, when this intangible demonic energy silently infiltrated Su Che’s body, even Lao He’s detection abilities couldn’t detect it. Now, at last, he could sense it.

Lao He continued, “Although the transparent electric light can harm the Three Demons of Guanghao, endless demonic energy keeps flowing into their bodies, repairing their wounds while simultaneously transforming their bodies. I believe that by torturing them with this electric light, we are actually strengthening their powers through hardship, helping them evolve continuously.”

“What should we do then?”

Su Che wondered in his heart, “Even so, I can only try to buy time. I still hope you can quickly find a way to completely subdue them.”

“That’s not possible so quickly!” Lao He scratched his head, sounding quite helpless. “This demonic energy is extremely strange—it’s an unprecedented kind of energy. It’s like a new disease appearing in the world; even the greatest doctors can’t come up with a cure right away. It definitely takes time.”

“Well then, if nothing else works, we’ll have to retreat temporarily and leave this place,” Su Che thought to himself.

Although they could use that transparent electric light to defend against the Three Demons of Guanghao while inside this space, the demons could also evolve continuously with their endless demonic energy. Clearly, it was a situation of mutual restraint between offense and defense.

If Lao He couldn’t find a way to subdue these monsters in a short time, the best option would be to retreat.

Of course, at this stage, Su Che still had an advantage on the surface. He wasn’t willing to retreat just like that. So he sent a message to Xue Yu, “If you can’t come up with a good way to deal with them, I plan to leave.”

Xue Yu, who had always appeared relaxed while hiding inside the spherical defense, now replied seriously, “It’s better to cut off one finger rather than hurt all ten. Your attack method spreads your strength too much, making it impossible to kill them.”

“Everyone understands the principle, but it’s easy said and hard done!” Su Che replied immediately. “That’s the best I can do with my mastery of the Great Thunder Strike.”

“If we work together, we might be able to enhance the power of the Great Thunder Strike…”

Xue Yu blinked her bright, charming eyes and said in a rather peculiar tone, “But you better not take the chance to trick me.”

“I won’t!” Su Che replied without hesitation. “Right now, we have a common enemy—them!”

But in his heart, he thought: If I really got the chance to trick her, I’d rather face three hundred demons like Guanghao than let her live!

“Don’t expect me to believe you!”

To his surprise, Xueyu wasn’t fooled at all. She gave him a casual glance and said softly, “Fortunately, I still have some ability to protect myself. Even if you attack me secretly, I’m not afraid.”
“Stop talking nonsense and get to work!” After being exposed, Su Che’s expression and tone changed completely.
Xueyu smiled faintly and briefly explained in a few words how she envisioned them working together.
Meanwhile, Su Che continued to unleash his Great Thunder Art without pause, bombarding the Three Demons of Guanghao relentlessly. But by now, it was clear that the damage caused by the transparent lightning to the Three Demons of Guanghao had decreased significantly, and the wounds they sustained had also lessened…
Suddenly, Su Che redirected his Great Thunder Art, sending hundreds of bolts of lightning at Xueyu. With loud cracks, they all struck the bright white light sphere protecting her, seemingly aiming to completely destroy her defenses with fierce attacks.
After one wave, the light sphere wasn’t shattered. Su Che thought for a moment and unleashed another round of Great Thunder Art, sending yet another wave of hundreds of lightning bolts…
This sudden change stunned the Three Demons of Guanghao. They wondered why Tianyu and Xueyu would suddenly turn on each other and start attacking.
Though puzzled, they didn’t delay in acting. Seizing the opportunity, they rushed at Su Che, determined to capture him first, as he had caused them so much pain.
It was this eagerness that prevented them from noticing that something was off about Su Che’s attacks on Xueyu—the penetrating power of each wave of hundreds of lightning bolts had decreased significantly. Instead of being true attacks, they seemed more like deliveries.
Before the Three Demons of Guanghao could reach Su Che, Xueyu’s protective light sphere had already absorbed three rounds of lightning from him, totaling over 300 transparent bolts.
“That should be enough!”
Xueyu’s clear voice echoed in Su Che’s ears. Immediately afterward, she waved her hands, drawing a graceful arc in the air. Her delicate, fair fingers then formed thousands of hand seals in an incredibly intricate manner.
Whoosh…
The over 300 lightning bolts she had just absorbed were forcibly merged together using some secret technique, forming a huge ‘Jue’ character. It instantly crossed dozens of feet and rushed toward Su Che.
Upon seeing this ‘Jue’ character, Su Che’s heart skipped a beat. “That bitch—she’s not trying to use this opportunity to ambush me, is she?”

In other words, in that one ten-thousandth of a moment, Su Che thought that Xue Yu’s target for destruction was likely to be himself. Faced with such a situation, Su Che couldn’t rely on luck or leave his life to fate; instead, he focused his Great Thunder Art, ready to unleash it at any time. This “absolute” power was composed of lightning energy. Even if he couldn’t fully control it in such a hurry, the interference from the great art could still cause slight changes in its direction of flight. With this change, Su Che could naturally dodge and stay safe.