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Chapter 2880: The Heaven-Defying Balance Gem
Lin Moyu's heart stirred as he realized Jin Lei had gone mad.
Countless thunder giants surged from the sea of thunder, attacking in all directions.
The soul world was still sealed by the World Tree, but the World Tree's power was slightly lacking against the thunder giants.
The World Tree enveloped the entire soul world, but its branches were easily torn apart by the thunder giants, unable to stop them.
The thunder giants were at the Dao Sovereign Seventh Realm, extremely powerful.
However, these thunder giants seemed unstable, as if they could collapse at any moment.
If this technique were used at Jin Lei's peak, it would naturally be no problem.
But now, Jin Lei was on the verge of falling from the Great Dao realm, and his power came from the Great Dao reward, limited in both strength and time.
Moreover, Jin Lei was long dead, leaving only a remnant soul.
With all these factors combined, the thunder giants, though powerful, couldn't be sustained for long.
He already knew Jin Lei's intention: to tear apart his soul world.
But Jin Lei clearly forgot that his soul world could be restored.
It had already been restored once; if he weren't truly mad, he wouldn't repeat such a meaningless act.
"Why did he suddenly go mad?"
"Was the shock too great? Why is this happening?"
Lin Moyu didn't have time to think too much; he had to deal with the immediate problem first.
With a thought, the undead legion was deployed.
Though not strong, the undead legion was numerous enough to act as a meat shield, buying some time.
At the same time, Lin Moyu himself charged towards Jin Lei.
Jin Lei wanted to tear apart his rule world, so he would tear apart Jin Lei's soul body.
His soul was indeed far weaker than Jin Lei's, but he had the Scourge Staff.
Activating the origin spell, Lin Moyu's soul rapidly ascended, rising from the Dao Sovereign Third Realm to the Sixth Realm.
The soul realm was enhanced, but his physical body remained unmoved.
Without using the Great Dao Undying Pill, the Dao Sovereign Sixth Realm was the soul's limit.
His power was much stronger than before, giving Lin Moyu enough confidence.
Using the Space Great Dao, Lin Moyu charged into the Thunder Great Dao where Jin Lei was.
The Great Dao enemy-lock guided Lin Moyu, the first Dao pattern shining, and the Luck Deduction Symbol was activated.
The Luck Symbol deduced future events, allowing Lin Moyu to avoid incoming thunderbolts in advance.
Though not as fast as the thunder, he could foresee events a few seconds ahead, enough to dodge.
The future kept changing, and Lin Moyu kept deducing, dodging attacks repeatedly.
Finally, he saw Jin Lei.
At this moment, Jin Lei's aura fluctuated violently, as if he could fall from the Great Dao realm at any time.
Jin Lei's eyes were somewhat vacant, his soul twisting, truly mad, having lost his reason.
A Great Dao realm being, driven mad, who would believe it?
The Dao heart of the Great Dao realm is so strong; how could it go mad? What kind of shock could drive a Great Dao realm mad?
But now wasn't the time to think about these things; Lin Moyu had already reached Jin Lei, swinging the Scourge Staff down.
Boom!
A thunderbolt exploded, blasting Lin Moyu away, nearly destroying half his soul, almost triggering rebirth.
This change wasn't part of the Luck Deduction Symbol's prediction; it hadn't happened during the deduction.
The thunder came from the Great Dao; Lin Moyu understood that Jin Lei must have sensed the danger and instinctively reacted.
A Great Dao realm's sense of danger is strong, making it difficult for Lin Moyu to approach.
With a flick of his finger, the World-Destroying Fire appeared out of thin air, enveloping Jin Lei's remnant soul.
The remnant soul seemed stimulated, screaming, and the Thunder Great Dao exploded.
Countless thunderbolts shot out, landing on Jin Lei, extinguishing the World-Destroying Fire.
The World-Destroying Fire, capable of burning divine pet souls, couldn't burn Jin Lei's remnant soul.
A Great Dao realm could use the Great Dao to extinguish the World-Destroying Fire.
Even the World-Destroying Fire was ineffective, leaving Lin Moyu at a loss.
At this moment, the soul gem on the Scourge Staff suddenly glowed, an earthy yellow light flowing out, spreading over Lin Moyu's entire soul.
The recently wounded soul healed instantly.
Lin Moyu understood the soul gem's intention; it sensed Jin Lei's soul and was tempted.
Lin Moyu charged again, raising the Scourge Staff.
Jin Lei reacted again, raising a hand to unleash a thunderbolt.
The soul gem on the Scourge Staff glowed, protecting Lin Moyu's soul.
The thunder struck the soul, but the earthy yellow light from the soul gem neutralized it.
The earthy yellow light was strong, blocking the Great Dao realm's thunder.
But the thunder's impact still made it difficult for Lin Moyu to approach.
The balance gem, which had never moved, suddenly glowed.
Lin Moyu didn't know what the balance gem did, as its name wasn't very telling.
This time, the balance gem moved, clearly pulled by the soul gem.
The balance gem released an invisible force, enveloping both Lin Moyu and Jin Lei.
In an instant, Lin Moyu felt the thunder striking him weaken.
Not only did the thunder weaken, but Jin Lei also weakened.
Jin Lei's power quickly fell below the Great Dao realm, continuously dropping, soon reaching only Dao Sovereign Sixth Realm.
Dao Sovereign Sixth Realm, exactly Lin Moyu's current realm.
Now Jin Lei's state was bizarre; he was still in the Great Dao realm, but his attacks were only at Dao Sovereign Sixth Realm.
Lin Moyu finally understood the balance gem's function: balance.
It balanced the enemy's power with his own realm.
If the enemy's power exceeded his realm, it would be reduced to match his.
"Balance gem, truly heaven-defying!"
With a silent sigh, Lin Moyu braved the thunder, swinging the Scourge Staff down.
The Scourge Staff struck Jin Lei's soul, and Jin Lei screamed, his chaotic consciousness suddenly clearing.
Like a final moment of clarity before death, his consciousness returned.
Lin Moyu suddenly wanted to ask why he went mad.
But it was too late; the soul gem activated, drawing his soul in.
Lin Moyu couldn't stop the soul gem.
Jin Lei seemed to know he was about to die, muttering repeatedly, "Impossible, this is impossible!"
Two seconds later, Jin Lei's soul was drained, and he died.
The Thunder Great Dao disappeared, and the thunder giants collapsed.
A great battle finally ended; in less than half a minute, most of the undead legion had collapsed, with hundreds of billions dead.
They weren't just dead and revivable; they were truly dead, with no chance of revival.
Against the thunder giants, the undead legion was no match.
Such is the gap in realms, completely overwhelming.
Lin Moyu summoned a skeleton general, then linked spells, letting them replenish themselves.
His consciousness returned to reality, where the thunder chains in the secret vault had disappeared, and the vault was shaking, gradually collapsing.
Lin Moyu remained still, deep in thought, reflecting on the entire process.
"He didn't want to fight the extraterrestrial god, knowing he couldn't kill it, but feared the Great Dao's punishment, so he used his power to trap it for countless years."
"One reason was to wait for someone to save him, another was fear of being killed by the extraterrestrial god, yet..."