Lu Ming and the others had not been the direct targets of the thunderbolts, but just being struck by the remnant thunderbolts afterwards, they felt their bodies go numb.
The semi-demonised martial practitioners who had followed Shao Fengting over were similarly affected.
Those who had been close to Shao Fengting had even been blasted along with him to the point where not even their bones remained.
Everyone stared dazedly at where they were, unable to recover for a long time.
For just that one moment, a rather absurd thought even surfaced within their minds.
Could it be that after abandoning their human identities and even devouring the flesh and blood of others, the heavens really couldn't stand it and thus directly sent down retribution to punish these semi-demonised martial practitioners?
According to folklore, the heavens would descend divine punishment, directly striking the sinner to death with a bolt of lightning.
That shocking thunderbolt that had descended from the heavens just now seemed like the wrath of the heavens no matter how one looked at it!
While they clearly knew that this thought was a little absurd, everyone present still involuntarily shuddered.
Analysing the scene before them with normal thinking, they really couldn't quite react to it.
The 'Phoenix Demon' Shao Fengting, together with the 'Thunder Demon' and the 'Ape Demon', was known as the Three Demons, their individual strength standing at the peak of the Floating Life World.
The four clans were powerful, but they also had to rely on rare treasures and a large number of peak experts to form battle formations in order to be able to stand against them.
Any one of the Three Demons were figures who had dominated the Floating Life World for many years, representing the highest level of individual combat power of the Floating Life World's martial practitioners.
However, at this moment, right before their eyes, the 'Phoenix Demon' Shao Fengting had been struck by a bolt of lightning to the point where not even his bones remained, dying without a place to be buried!
If this had been done by someone, how could Lu Ming and the others not feel stunned and shocked?
Now, Yan Zhaoge leisurely strolled out from amidst the light of thunder.
After having executed An Instant's Thunder, the power of the Eye of the Thunder Emperor fragment had been depleted, returning to its ordinary, unremarkable appearance of a grey stone orb.
Yan Zhaoge kept the stone orb before lightly tapping the blade of the Green Abyss Sword.
"Now, who else wants to stand in my way?"
The group of semi-demonised martial practitioners could only feel their bodies trembling uncontrollably as they hurriedly retreated to the sides.
Lu Ming forcibly roused his spirits, saying shakily, "Thank you for saving our lives. If we had fallen into the hands of the 'Phoenix Demon', it would truly have been a fate worse than death for us."
"Half-demon warriors are born with the appearance of a human, but they forget their ancestors and willingly become demons. They eat human flesh and blood, and their appearance is very confusing. To us human warriors, they are even more dangerous than demonic beasts."
"By killing the 'Phoenix Demon', you have done the Floating Life World and the human race a great evil. On behalf of all those who have perished at the hands of the 'Phoenix Demon' and the semi-demonized cultivators under his command, this old man offers his sincerest gratitude and respect to you …"
The Blood Cloud Clan martial practitioners all looked rather shocked at their Chief.
Those with quick reflexes gradually came back to their senses and hurriedly followed suit.
Having left behind a portion of their people to deal with the Blazing Fire Clan martial practitioners, the other portion of Green Dragon Mountain martial practitioners who had closely followed Yan Zhaoge over also recovered from their initial shock.
Luo Jinghao and the others could not help but curse Lu Ming inwardly for being shameless, actually finding such a chance to beg Yan Zhaoge for mercy despite having no face left.
But even as they cursed, they had to admit that Lu Ming had grasped this opportunity extremely well.
Luo Jinghao and the others felt rather uneasy as they all looked worriedly at Yan Zhaoge.
The 'Phoenix Demon' Shao Fengting and the Blood Cloud Clan were mortal enemies. Yan Zhaoge killing Shao Fengting was indeed equivalent to saving the Blood Cloud Clan.
This caused the hearts of those of Green Dragon Mountain to involuntarily pound. If Yan Zhaoge had the heart to let the Blood Cloud Clan off, it would not be good for them to beat them up when they were down.
As their Chief, Luo Jinghao thought even more.
Yan Zhaoge was too powerful. Could it be that he really wanted to conquer and control the entire Floating Life World?
Conquering through strength was easy. However, wanting to control and rule over a world as though it was an extension of one's arm, also allowing this world to operate normally in the long term as one wished, that was not something that could be conquered by just one person's strength.
As Luo Jinghao saw it, could it be that Yan Zhaoge wanted to subdue the Blood Cloud Clan?
By extension, the Blazing Fire Clan and the Thunder Rumbling Clan might also be in the same situation. After beating them up today, they would be obedient in the future.
Their Green Dragon Mountain would also be powerless to refuse Yan Zhaoge's orders.
After beating them up today, when the Blood Cloud Clan, the Blazing Fire Clan and the Thunder Rumbling Clan were all obedient, perhaps they would still have to suppress Green Dragon Mountain, preventing it from becoming a sole power.
Thinking of this, Luo Jinghao's mood grew even gloomier.
Lu Ming's thoughts were much simpler, "Youngsters mostly love face, love to act as heroes, love to let their emotions get the better of them."
"Pointing out the dangers of semi-demonised martial practitioners, emphasising that we are all martial practitioners of the human race, being of the same camp, this should be able to dispel his hostility and killing intent, right?"
"Praising him to the heavens, using words to push him into a corner, as long as he follows my words and raises his status, under the circumstances where he cherishes his reputation, it shouldn't be easy for him to make a move, right?"
Thinking of this, Lu Ming was even more sincere as he said in an even more humble manner, "The people of the Floating Life World have always been threatened by powerful demonic beasts and semi-demonised martial practitioners. Us martial practitioners have always wanted to exterminate demons, but have always been unable to truly do so due to their strength."
"Fortunately, you descended like a divinity, a true dragon descending from the heavens, slaying a semi-demonised hegemon like the 'Phoenix Demon' with a flip of your hand, ridding the Floating Life World of a great menace."
"Our insignificant Blood Cloud Clan is willing to follow you in subduing demons and ridding the world of evil. Having eyes but not being able to recognise a true divinity earlier, we have offended you. We feel extremely regretful, and sincerely ask you to forgive us for our ignorance …"
Looking calmly at Lu Ming, Yan Zhaoge kept the Green Abyss Sword in his hand.
Lu Ming lowered his stance even more as he inwardly heaved a sigh of relief, "A youngster is a youngster at the end of the day. I don't know how he managed to cultivate to such a shocking level of power. Still, as long as I support him a little, he will be very easy to deal with."
He glanced at the Chief of Green Dragon Mountain, Luo Jinghao, from the corner of his eye, "This matter might still be possible …"
As he was thinking, the world before his eyes suddenly darkened.
Lu Ming stared wide-eyed as he saw Yan Zhaoge raise a hand, slapping downwards with a palm!
"You …"
The Chief of the Blood Cloud Clan was shocked beyond words. He wanted to resist, but his skull had already been smashed apart by that palm which seemed as though the sky was collapsing!
Everyone else was similarly rendered wide-eyed and tongue-tied.
Yan Zhaoge calmly retracted his palm, "This time, I don't want to be some hero or saviour. I want to be a great Demon King."
"Right, and a great Demon King who doesn't want to use his brain."
Yan Zhaoge naturally understood what Luo Jinghao was thinking of. Still, he couldn't be bothered to use it, just wanting to be a little more simple and crude this time.
Looking at the remaining Blood Cloud Clan martial practitioners and semi-demonised martial practitioners, Yan Zhaoge swivelled his head to ask those of Green Dragon Mountain, "I'll leave it to you to handle. Any problems?"
Luo Jinghao and the others hurriedly answered, "No! Definitely no problems! "
Yan Zhaoge nodded slightly, his hands behind his back as he leisurely left.
After taking two steps, he suddenly halted, asking, "Right, I remember that someone of your Green Dragon Mountain once invited me to be a guest at your clan?"
Having just heaved a sigh of relief, Luo Jinghao and the others instantly felt like crying but had no tears to shed. (To be continued.)
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