Grindstone

The look on Yang Kai's face was a mixture of confusion and relief. He knew that Lei Jin wouldn't be going anywhere without the Supreme Elders to guard him. This battle he was dealing with could be handled with ease now. Though he did have a little beef with Lei Jin after what happened. The whole thing where Lei Jin's wives talked about the Fertility Aura and then how Yang Kai was basically hauled to his own bedchambers. There was also something else he had now but didn't want to mention.

"If it isn't Lei Jin. The one who blabbed about the vitality and forced me into such a situation before." Yang Kai said, lowering his spear and relaxing slightly.

"Ahahaha, sorry about that 'Void Lord'. Anyways, why are you being targeted by so many 7th rank open heavens? What kind of treasure did you nab from under their noses?" Lei Jin laughed slightly. Finding the whole Void Lord thing to be hilarious, also because Yang Kai had thought he could hide the fact he took a treasure.

A woman from the crowd of 7th ranks thought quickly and spoke up, thinking this would be a good chance. "He took the 'World Spring' out from under us." The woman yelled out.

"Oh! Not bad, though if I'm not mistaken, you wouldn't really need it right?" Lei Jin said, pondering his thoughts. "Is my True Rainbow not enough? Oh well, you can come with me for now. I have matters to discuss with you. Go ahead and board the ship and start healing yourself." Lei Jin said, patting Yang Kai's shoulder like a brother as if to say 'I got it'.

"Are you sure? They are all 7th ranks. And the World Spring…" Yang Kai asked, worried he might fall into a trap.

"Don't worry so long as I'm alive there won't be a soul who would dare to steal your treasure. Just I hope you can inform me on matters present and those I have asked in the past." Lei Jin said.

"I see, if that's the case then I'll accept your generosity." Yang Kai sighed reluctantly, thinking that if he didn't accept he would have to deal with all of the now angry 7th ranks alone. Then he boarded the ship only to see 7 Supreme Elders watching and laughing.

~~In the area below the ship~~

Lei Jin stood there in the void releasing a powerful and domineering aura. He hid most of his strength but it didn't matter since the moment he released his aura everyone realized he was 'just' a Great Emperor. "What gave him the courage to fight against high rank open heaven realm masters?" The 7th ranks all thought as they stared at him angrily.

"Boy, you must be looking for death. You are a great emperor and came alone. Moreover you come from 'Azure Void' That makes you a killable target. So we will be taking your stuff." A 7th rank said.

"Ahahaha, I'll show you has-beens & wanna-bes what true strength really is. Come one at a time or all at once. It doesn't matter." Lei Jin said, as a look of complete confidence appeared on his face.

"YOU BRAT! Hand over Yang Kai and everything you have. Then I might keep you as a pet. How dare you insult your elders!" A thoroughly pissed off 7th rank said.

"Ahahaha, you? My elders? Don't try to inflate yourselves to such levels. You are all criminals that have been so graciously given the time to continue living. Yet you come to seek trouble and steal from others. You killed your peers, your masters. None of you deserves my respect." Lei Jin said, egging them on.

"Just you wait and see how I tear you apart!" Several 7th ranks roared out and started launching attacks one after the other.

~~On the ship deck~~

Yang Kai looked down at the scene and clenched his fists. "How can I let this junior handle my battles? I'm going to help." Yang Kai said, taking out his spear.

"Don't bother acting now. There isn't much you could do in this battle anyways. Just stand back and watch." Supreme Elder Hong said, gripping Yang Kai's shoulder to keep him from moving.

"Are you just going to stand back and watch your number 1 disciple die?" Yang Kai said, trying to break free. He failed to do so.

"My husband is far stronger than you give him credit for, Yang Kai." Qing Ning giggled.

"There is no way a bunch of injured 7th ranks are going to do anything but be his grindstone, and stepping stone." Xin Xia said, putting her elbow on the railing and watching the battle.

"But? He is only a great emperor and he has no elements. How could he possibly do this? What does he even gain by doing it?" Yang Kai questioned.

"Jin'er is built differently. Normal means can not fathom the depth of his power. So he can only use this method. Since you are here you should watch closely as Lei Jin shows us his true battle prowess." Supreme Elder Azure Heart said.

"I will do this if you insist…" Yang Kai said, finally backing down, and dropping his spear the moment after he saw Lei Jin's speed.

~~In the area of the void~~

Light Beams flashed towards Lei Jin, he dodged them nearly effortlessly. This battle was a test for him after all. He was not going to go all out right at the start of the fight. He needed to practice against opponents his level. These were indeed the perfect grindstone.

As the battle went on the 7th ranks continuously missed their attacks. Each time growing more and more furious. The ones who stayed out of the fight were all thankful. After seeing the power Lei Jin was demonstrating, combined with the level of control and mastery in space and time principles. He was more fearsome than Yang Kai ever was.

One by one Lei Jin knocked out 7th rank open heaven realms. He didn't kill them since they could still be useful for other things later on. Instead they were unconscious and thrown on board the ship.