"All along the way, this is the strongest Thunder Lizard I've encountered, and yet it's this strongest one that's afraid of me. Why? Could it be..."

  Lin Ming's mind suddenly flashed with an idea - Inverse Scale Blood!

  If I'm not mistaken, this fear is probably coming from that one strand of rebellious blood still dormant within me!

  Within the Thunder Lizard's body flows the blood of a Dragon, and the stronger the Thunder Lizard is, the thicker its dragon blood becomes.

  Jiaolong can be considered a low-level dragon.

  When a python encounters a true dragon, it will have a kind of reverence and fear from the depths of its soul, and even if it is arrogant, it must restrain itself.

  The blood of the reverse scales in Lin Ming's body was too thin, and because Lin Ming's cultivation was too low, his blood vessels had not fully awakened. So ordinary Thunder Lizards didn't feel anything.

  And this Thunder Lizard, which was at the peak of its power the day before yesterday, had a strong physique and more concentrated blood veins. The sharp connection between its blood veins made it feel the power sleeping in Lin Ming's body.

  The blood of the true dragon, even if only a thread, will reveal a majestic and vast aura that makes all beasts surrender. This Thunder Lizard, although its strength far surpasses Lin Ming's, still feels an innate fear from the depths of its soul.

  If Lin Ming's strength were a bit stronger, this Thunder Lizard would probably have knelt down and surrendered.

  The Thunder Lizard was roaring continuously, its body flashing with electricity, warning Lin Ming to leave its territory.

  Lin Ming was overjoyed at this outcome, anyway he couldn't kill a single Thunder Lizard that had reached the peak of the late stage no matter what, so it was best to avoid them.

  "It seems I can still climb this Thunder Mountain!"

  Lin Ming clenched his fists, truly blessed by heaven. With his original strength, it was already quite difficult to approach the waist of Leiting Mountain, but relying on Lei Ling, he was not afraid of the long-range lightning attacks of the Thunder Lizard and crawled all the way to the icy snowy area.

  Now on the verge of collapse, with the blood of the reverse scales and the pressure of the blood vessels, if he continues like this, he really has a chance to cross this snowy plain.

  Once you've crossed these three thousand zhang of snowy plains, you'll reach the peak of Leiting Mountain. It's also the easiest place for Leiting Tiancai and Dibao to be born.

  The thunder here is endless, and if someone walks here and is unlucky, they will be struck by lightning. That's the real heavenly thunder. Even with Lin Ming's Thunder Spirit protecting him, he was still nervous and didn't know whether being struck by heavenly thunder would cause serious injury.

  Lin Ming dodged the Thunder Lizard's attack. Continuing on, after walking a few more miles, Lin Ming's footsteps suddenly stopped, and he stared forward in shock, his entire body frozen in place.

  Twenty yards away from him, Lin Ming saw a scene that would be etched in his memory for life.

  On the endless icy expanse, a woman with a slender yet full figure stood tall and proud. She wore a fiery red velvet coat, over a long crimson skirt, her soft black hair cascading down to her waist. Her bare feet were as white as jade, standing on the azure-blue ice that shone like precious stones. She was like a rose in the snow, the stark contrast between the fiery red and snowy white creating an almost bewitching beauty.

  In front of the woman stood a large, crimson bird with blood-red crest feathers and scarlet plumes that blazed like fire. Its long phoenix tail trailed on the ground, flames burning spontaneously.

  That is... Suzaku!

  Lin Ming's breathing hastened, that sacred beast he saw in the Black Water Marsh was actually right before his eyes!

  Sensing Lin Ming's presence, the woman turned her head and glanced at him with a beautiful and tranquil face, carrying an air that seemed to be detached from worldly affairs. It gave people a suffocating feeling.

  She seemed to have noticed Lin Ming's cultivation and let out a soft "hmm", seemingly not expecting it. A young master at the peak of Bone Forging, how did he manage to make his way here?

  Lin Ming was stunned there, not only shocked by the beauty of the woman, but also shaken by the mysterious aura on her body.

  This girl looks like an ordinary girl, but her aura constantly reminds Lin Ming that her strength surpasses anyone he has ever seen before!

  Congenital...

  No, I'm afraid it's not just congenital!

  Perhaps it is the acquired later period, innate to the extreme, or even beyond the existence of innate!

  What is the concept of having the Vermilion Bird as a mount?

  Lin Ming's spirit was highly tense, and if someone wanted to kill him, it would absolutely be a matter of an instant.

  The woman was still staring at Lin Ming in amazement, one person and one bird, both with the same fiery red color, on the vast white ice plain, just like a burning flame, so beautiful that it gave people an unreal feeling.

  "Interesting."

  The girl gazed at Lin Ming for a while, then suddenly smiled lightly and uttered these two words. Her voice was as melodious as the song of a skylark.

  Then her body seemed to be as light as a feather, floating up and landing on the back of the Vermilion Bird. The Vermilion Bird let out a long cry and soared into the sky!

  The hot wind was like a wave, spreading in all directions. Lin Ming felt the scorching heat and his back was already covered in cold sweat.

  "It turned out... the Vermilion Bird seen in the Black Water Marsh was this woman's mount... perhaps at that time, this woman was on the back of the Vermilion Bird, and also saw the scene where I was being chased by Huo Tongzi."

  "What is she doing in Thunder Mountain? Is she searching for Lei Ling? Or is she going to stay here?"

  Lin Ming's mind was racing as he gazed out at the endless Thunderbolt Mountains, and for a moment, he didn't know whether he should continue onward or not.

  If this woman is here for Leliana, he can forget it.

  After hesitating for a long time, Lin Ming still gritted his teeth and continued to move forward. Having come this far, he had to give it a try. Even if he couldn't obtain the Thunder Spirit, there might be other opportunities. The summit of Thunderbolt Mountain had been flashing with thunderbolts for thousands of years, who knew what kind of heavenly treasures would be born from it? If luck was on his side, obtaining some wouldn't be unexpected.

  Lin Minggang took a few steps forward and suddenly heard a loud, sharp bird cry in the sky, piercing through the heavens!

  Is this... Feng Ming?

  Lin Ming didn't even have time to think about what was happening before he heard the thunderous roars of beasts rising and falling on the mountain, like a spring thunderstorm that shook his ears and made him almost deaf!

  "What's going on?"

  Lin Ming was somewhat dizzy, and at this moment, he heard the rumbling sound coming from the ground, like countless drums thundering in the distance. He could even feel the faint tremors of the ground, as if a giant beast was running!

  "Huh?"

  Lin Ming suddenly drew out the heavy Xuan soft silver spear, and saw in the not far away, a thunderbolt lizard with a body of azure blue, rushing towards himself with a fierce momentum. Behind him, due to the high-speed running, snowflakes had already rolled up a snow dragon, rolling like wolf smoke!

  "That's the Thunder Lizard we saw earlier, equivalent to a Post-Heavenly Peak expert!"

  Lin Ming's pupils contracted, and in an instant, his temper was gone. This guy, he couldn't afford to provoke himself now.

  He didn't say another word, put away his gun and flew into the air. The blue lightning lizard brought rolling snow smoke from under Lin Ming's body, without any intention of stopping.

  Lin Ming only then discovered that this Thunder Lizard was not here to deal with him at all.

  Not for himself, but to deal with the red-clothed woman from earlier? Thinking back to the loud phoenix cry from before, Lin Ming's heart tightened, could it be a declaration of war?

  Declare war on the entire Thunder Mountain, including the purple Thunder Lizard equivalent to a congenital strongman! ?

  What charisma!？

  Lin Ming's heart was racing, compared to such a strong opponent, he was still far behind.

  At this moment, he found that seven or eight miles away, there was another rolling snow dragon, which was rushing towards the top of the mountain with a momentum. Lin Ming's eyesight was extremely good, and although it was so far away, he could still see that it was also a blue thunder lizard, and judging from the depth of its color, its strength was only equivalent to that of a postnatal peak warrior!

  "The day after tomorrow is the peak... I'm afraid that any Thunder Lizard below this level doesn't even have the qualifications to participate in battle, right? It's also true that this woman is at least a congenital strong person. If low-level Thunder Lizards go, they'll probably be slapped to death with one palm."

  Lin Ming rose several dozen zhang higher, and as his field of vision grew wider, he saw even more Snow Dragons.

  He has already determined that his guess is not far off.

  Lin Ming's heart was secretly excited, such a grand occasion, he had to go and experience it for himself.

  A battle of a heavenly level, even if it's just a glance from tens of miles away.

  Thinking of this, Lin Ming no longer hesitated and directly unfolded his body technique, speeding towards the mountain top at full speed. Because all the powerful Thunder Lizards were rushing towards the mountain top, Lin Ming was completely unimpeded. Even if he occasionally encountered one or two that hadn't left, Lin Ming could still intimidate them with the Inverse Scale blood in his body.

  All the way, Lin Ming didn't dare to fly high because that Vermilion Bird was flying high in the sky. If he flew up again, it would be too eye-catching. If he provoked the aversion of these innate-level existences and they casually killed him, it would be unjust.

  Lin Ming's location was only three thousand zhang away from the summit in vertical height, and at his full speed flight, this distance would be covered in just a moment.

  As expected, Lin Ming rushed all the way to a place near the top of the mountain without encountering any obstructions.

  But at this moment, Lin Ming was stunned again, he stared blankly at the sky, his heart surging with waves!

  He saw what, a dragon, a real dragon!

  Sharp claws, purple dragon scales, and a long, flowing dragon beard that danced in the air were exactly like the giant dragon in the painting.

  This giant dragon is much larger than the Vermilion Bird, it soars and dances in the sky, surrounded by lightning, like countless swimming purple snakes, its body full of vast and unmatched momentum.

  And in front of it, the Vermilion Bird flapped its wings and stopped in mid-air!

  "Is this a dragon and phoenix contending?" Lin Ming swallowed a mouthful of saliva, he hadn't expected that he would be lucky enough to see such a rare sight.

  No, not a dragon, just an eel. Lin Ming discovered that the purple dragon's head had no horns, it was just an eel dragon. However, even if it was an eel dragon, it was enough to shock people, this was one of the top sacred beasts on the Tian Yan continent!

  "Originally... Leifeng Mountain was hiding a Jiaolong!" Lin Ming took a deep breath of cold air "No wonder! No wonder Leifeng Mountain has so many Leifeng lizards, and the Leifeng lizards also have Jiaolong bloodline. It turns out that they are all descendants of this Jiaolong!"

  "The direct descendants of the Jiaolong should be those equivalent to the innate strongmen, the purple Thunder Lizards, while the blue Thunder Lizards are the descendants of the purple Thunder Lizards, passing down from generation to generation, with their bloodline becoming increasingly diluted."

  Lin Ming's heart suddenly opened up, and he realized that Lei Feng Mountain was actually formed in this way.