Three streaks of lightning shot towards the Curse-Leader Centipede and bombarded its massive triangular head.

'Boom boom boom'

Three loud crashes rang out, and the Curse-Leader Centipede screeched skyward, its body twisting continuously. Seeing the Curse-Leader Centipede injured, Zhu Bufan stepped onto the Fire Lotus and instantly moved closer to it, while conjuring the Purple Cloud and slashing with his sword towards the creature.

"Be careful! It's not injured, it's pretending!!"

Just as Zhu Bufan conjured the Purple Cloud, a strange male voice rang out. Hearing this, Zhu Bufan was shocked and quickly retreated, making a circle with his sword. Indeed, a glint flashed in the demonic eyes of the Curse-Leader Centipede, and it spat out a blue light at Zhu Bufan. Had Zhu Bufan not reacted quickly and retreated speedily, he might have already been beheaded by the cold light!

"Damn beast!!"

With a 'clang', Zhu Bufan was continuously bombarded by something the Curse-Leader Centipede shot out, causing him to stagger backwards, his hand trembling as it gripped the Purple Cloud. It was bad enough to be ambushed, but what infuriated Zhu Bufan the most was being tricked by a mere centipede!

"Flame Spirit Golden Feather Palm? Heavenly Feather Soar!"

The palm strike, resembling fiery eagle wings, chopped towards the back of the Curse-Leader Centipede, and Wang Hui's robust Fire Element Primordial Qi raised the surrounding temperature quite a bit.

A flash of light streaked across, and the blue spell burst forth again. An invisible Light Screen firmly blocked Wang Hui's attack. The Curse-Leader Centipede, having blocked Wang Hui's attack, suddenly opened the segments of its shell, and countless blue spikes shot out like a shotgun towards Wang Hui.

"Water Cloud Spirit Space!"

A Water Ball suddenly appeared in front of Wang Hui who was retreating explosively, shielding him from a large amount of spikes, while Wang Hui swiftly used the opportunity to swat down the remaining spikes with his flaming hands like a windmill. At this time, three men from the Thunder Clan and Zhu Bufan launched another attack.

"Beast, die! Chenjiang Duanliu Break? Overwhelming Sky Formation!!!"

"Three Thousand Thunder Tribulations? Blast Thunder Shot!"

Attacks from both sides came simultaneously, an endless sword energy and a massive conjoined Thunder Ball hurtled directly towards the Curse-Leader Centipede. Seeing the danger, the Curse-Leader Centipede's elongated eyes flashed once more, and before Zhu Bufan and the others could respond, it had already burrowed underground, leaving only a huge dark hole on the surface.

'Boom!!'

Chenjiang Duanliu Break and Blast Thunder Shot collision occurred violently, sending sword energy and electrical currents blasting in all directions. Quickly retracting his sword, Zhu Bufan stepped onto the Fire Lotus and rapidly retreated. He wasn't foolhardy enough to think that the Chenjiang Duanliu Break could stand against the Thunder Ball launched jointly by three higher Realm Bone Forging experts.

The Thunder Ball gradually dissipated, thanks to the trio simultaneously retracting their Primordial Qi. The three men from the Thunder Clan hurried over to the two headless bodies and started crying bitterly.

"This Curse-Leader Centipede, strictly speaking, cannot be considered a Demon Beast. The Curse-Leader Centipede was created by embedding Cursing Techniques and Evil Texts into the body of a centipede Demon Beast. These creatures feast on human heads and can absorb brain marrow to enhance their intelligence, and are exceedingly cunning and highly detestable!" Emperor Yan's expression and tone were filled with deep loathing as he spoke of the Curse-Leader Centipede, and Zhu Bufan keenly sensed that within the Emperor's disgust was also a deep, intense hatred. Although Zhu Bufan didn't know why Emperor Yan harbored such severe negative emotions towards the Curse-Leader Centipede, he chose not to ask.

The three men from the Thunder Clan were obviously quite agitated, continually talking to the two corpses. Zhu Bufan and the others patiently waited; fortunately, people from the Thunder Clan have a natural ability to communicate with lightning and have a very strong affinity with it, preventing any massive Thunder Pillars from falling nearby, allowing Zhu Bufan and his group to wait comfortably until they had vented their emotions.

After a long period, the three Thunder clansmen seemed to have finished venting their sorrow. After arranging the two headless Thunder Clan bodies neatly, the three started to chant what seemed like funeral verses, and then, thunder balls simultaneously appeared in their hands. All three thunder balls were simultaneously cast onto the two headless bodies.

'Boom'

The power of lightning and thunder was formidable, especially the gold attribute thunder, which instantaneously turned the corpse into scattered black ash with three thunder balls. The three men of the Thunder Clan then crossed their hands over their chests and deeply bowed towards the black ashes.

By the time they had finished dealing with everything, the trio turned and walked towards Zhu Bufan and his group. It was only upon closer inspection that Zhu Bufan noticed the uniqueness of the Thunder Clan people; their surging thunder and lightning abilities were one thing, but what truly surprised Zhu Bufan were their eyes, swirling with lightning.

"You are humans, right? What is your purpose for coming to this Thunder Marsh Layer?" While Zhu Bufan's group observed the Thunder Clansmen, these three men were also observing them. Glimpsing Huo Ling and Yue Lan, they couldn't help but be struck by their beauty, for aesthetic appreciation was similar across all races.

Hearing the leading Thunder Clansman's words, Zhu Bufan slightly furrowed his brows. The words of the Thunder Clansman leader were filled with intense hostility and distrust. It was clear from their continued vigilance that they were always on guard against Zhu Bufan and his group. It seemed that if it hadn't been for them stepping in to drive away the Demon Centipede, these Thunder Clansmen would have attacked already, confirming Yue Lan's words that the Thunder Clan people were very antagonistic towards humans.

"If we have disturbed you, we are very sorry. We came here accidentally from the layer above, so we hope to be allowed to leave the Thunder Marsh Layer to go to the third layer. We were originally headed towards the main gate, but we came here after hearing the sounds of battle. Please believe, we truly have no ill intentions."

With a warm and heart-touching smile, Yue Lan was the first to speak to the three Thunder Clansmen. Her ethereal voice carried a seductive quality that unconsciously made people believe her words, leaving them feeling refreshed as if bathed in spring breeze.

"So that's the situation." After hearing Yue Lan's words, the three Thunder Clansmen let down their guard. Firstly, Yue Lan's words played a role, and secondly, the fact that Zhu Bufan had saved them was truth; with these two points, the Thunder Clan people did believe that Zhu Bufan's group had no malice.

"If you want to pass through the Earth Gate, there's still time as it only opens in two days. You saved us, and I believe the Clan Leader won't make it difficult for you. How about this, come back to our tribe with us for now." Although still stern and cold-faced, at least these three Thunder Clansmen's guard was lowered. Hearing the leading Thunder Clansman say this, another Thunder Clansman next to him hurriedly interjected, "Lei Hong, is this okay? The Clan Leader and everyone else don't like humans!"

"Lei Lie, they saved us; they are our benefactors! If they hadn't come along, we would have died under the tongue of that demon just now! Besides, it's only about them passing through the Earth Gate." Turning to glance at the opposing Thunder Clansman, the leading Thunder Clansman, Lei Hong, said gravely.

"Alright, I understand." Seeing Lei Hong's grave expression, Lei Lie also understood that Lei Hong had made up his mind and nodded. As the remaining Thunder Clansman saw that both were in agreement, he naturally had no objections.

"Thank you so much." Hearing that the three Thunder Clansmen were willing to take them to the Thunder Clan tribe to wait for the gate to open before leaving, Yue Lan hurriedly thanked them.

"Don't thank us yet. Whether we can convince the Clan Leader still depends on his mood. If the Clan Leader refuses to let you pass through the tribe, there's nothing we can do." In response to Yue Lan's thanks, Lei Hong spoke frankly, a straightforwardness that Zhu Bufan found quite admirable.

"What's wrong, Emperor Yan?" As the group followed Lei Hong and the other Thunder Clansmen towards the tribe, Zhu Bufan noticed that Emperor Yan seemed distracted and quickly asked.

In fact, since seeing the swirling thunder and lightning in those three Thunder Clansmen's eyes, Emperor Yan had fallen into deep thought, remaining silent until the group started heading towards the tribe, not responding until Zhu Bufan spoke.

"This Emperor… I might know what race this Thunder Clan really is, but… it can't be, this race should have been extinct long ago, and those who survived shouldn't dare to set foot on the Divine Demon Continent, plus this lineage should have already been broken..."

"What are you muttering to yourself about? Thinking about troublesome matters again?" Seeing Emperor Yan start muttering to himself after hearing his words, Zhu Bufan became curious, as he had never seen Emperor Yan behave like this, with furrowed brows full of puzzlement.

"Idiot, you would not understand... This Thunder Clan is very likely a long-extinct ancient race from the Divine Demon Continent, to think that they are still surviving here, how can I not be surprised?" After rolling his eyes at Zhu Bufan, Emperor Yan communicated through mind transmission.

"Oh? Are you saying that this Thunder Clan used to be residents of the Divine Demon Continent too?" Hearing Emperor Yan's words, Zhu Bufan's heart stirred.

"It's undoubtedly true, especially after seeing their pupils swirling with thunder. However, this Thunder Clan was just an alias back then, the real name should be 'Emperor Sui Tribe,' a race naturally able to wield the power of thunder and possessing supreme strength, a very powerful race in combat, and this Emperor Sui Tribe is a large racial branch."

"What exactly is this large race?" Seeing Emperor Yan rarely look so serious, Zhu Bufan curiously asked.

"Jiuli! The Jiuli race!"

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