Urban Divine Doctor Descends the Mountain Chapter 2817 - 2816: Thunder’s Helplessness

Amidst a sky ripped open by thunderbolts and lightning, the intense clash between Lin Dong and Thunder had escalated to a boiling point.

Like ghostly shadows, their figures flashed and intertwined in a blink, every clash booming like thunder, shaking heaven and earth.

Lin Dong, with his superior bodily prowess, gained a slight edge in every clash; his muscles forged like steel, barely scratched by Thunder's savage strikes.

Yet Lin Dong understood clearly that depending just on physical might to utterly crush his formidable foe was mere wishful thinking.

For Thunder to overcome Lin Dong using only raw physical power was utterly out of the question.

"Since head-on confrontation can’t lead to a quick victory, then I’ll tangle with him!" Thunder plotted inwardly, opting for a war of attrition.

With a deep inhalation, thunderous glow enveloped his form, pushing the Heavenly Thunder Dominating Body to its limits; a supremely tyrannical force erupted from him, seemingly shredding the air around.

"The Heavenly Thunder Dominating Body is an untransmitted secret of my Thunder Clan, greatly enhancing my physical defense and recovery, accelerating the circulation and recovery of inner qi. Hmph, even if Lin Dong’s strength is strong, how long can he last?" Thunder smirked in his mind, brimming with faith in his plan.

He was aware his realm gave him total superiority—the cultivation level of the Fourth Layer Heaven Peak against Lin Dong’s Late Stage of the Second Heaven was a complete suppression.

In terms of the total amount and quality of inner qi, he had an overwhelming advantage, enough to sustain long-time combat.

"Moreover, here is my Sky Thunder Domain, my home field!" Thunder's eyes pierced sharply across the thunder-illuminated expanse.

Within this domain, his inner qi replenished naturally; although not infinitely fast, it was sufficient for invincibility in battle.

"As long as I persist, continuously draining his stamina and inner qi, he will eventually exhaust himself and perish." Thunder's thoughts were precise and icy.

Yet battles prove far more intricate and unpredictable than one anticipates.

Though under immense pressure, Lin Dong showed no heavy inner qi drain; rather, it fueled his battle fervor even more.

The fiercer the fight, the bolder he grew!

After half an hour, Thunder had unleashed thousands of full-force moves, his inner qi faltering, pallor creeping over his face.

Lin Dong, however, stayed poised and serene, betraying no fatigue.

This stunned Thunder’s heart: "How can his inner qi be so abundant? Could it be... he’s hiding some secret?"

Thunder was unaware that Lin Dong's endurance in this grueling fight stemmed from an extraordinary asset—three spirits and souls.

For Heavenly Realm Martial Artists, dual spirits and souls were uncommon; Lin Dong's triple made his inner qi stores dwarf peers in the same realm, multiples or even dozens of times greater.

This was also why, despite Thunder’s strength at the Fourth Layer of Heavenly Realm, he couldn’t exhaust Lin Dong.

Furthermore, he'd misjudged Lin Dong’s trump cards.

Lin Dong yet held the Deadwood Dan, unused!

Enshrouded in thunder light, the showdown between Thunder and Lin Dong intensified wildly, dragging the world into perpetual tempest.

Leveraging Sky Thunder Domain's special boon, despite half an hour's brutal brawl, Thunder’s inner qi kept pulling from ambient thunder and lightning, appearing boundless.

"Come, continue! Let us fight for three hundred more rounds!"

He drew in a mighty breath, as though devouring heaven and earth's lightning.

His presence surged to new heights, every strike packing world-rending might, like the Thunder God incarnate, irresistible.

Against Thunder’s abrupt onslaught, Lin Dong was forced to channel extra inner qi for defense; their fight ramped up, inner qi burn rate multiplying several fold.

Thunder exulted inside, believing he’d pinpointed victory over Lin Dong:

"In such high-intensity attrition warfare, let’s see how long you can last!"

Yet Lin Dong remained unflustered; a icy grin curved his mouth, as if he’d long pierced Thunder’s scheme.

"Thunder, do you really believe that your Sky Thunder Domain can grind me down until I’m depleted? You’re far too naive." A sneer laced Lin Dong’s voice as he added, "Your domain transforms thunder and lightning into inner qi, but I possess ways to restore my own inner qi as well."

Even before his words fully landed, Lin Dong retrieved a vial of Deadwood Dan from his chest pocket, gave it a gentle shake, and three pills dropped into his hand.

He popped them into his mouth without a second thought, the Deadwood Dan melting into a soothing stream that swiftly merged with his body, bringing Lin Dong’s inner qi back to its maximum level, as though it had never been drained at all.

This sight made Thunder’s face twist into a mask of utter grimness.

Deadwood Dan were exceedingly rare elixirs, ultimate aids for Heavenly Realm Martial Artists to recover their inner qi.

For Lin Dong to gulp down three of them so casually was nothing short of squandering priceless treasures.

"Just how many Deadwood Dan do you have? You can’t possibly keep popping those invaluable pills forever." Thunder’s tone brimmed with resentment and fury.

Yet Lin Dong’s reply sent him spiraling into complete hopelessness: "Really? Sorry to say, you’re in for another letdown. I refine Deadwood Dan myself, so to me, they’re no different from commonplace beans."

With those words, he rattled the Deadwood Pill Bottle once more, exposing the dozens of pills still within, shining temptingly.

Thunder stood there, utterly stunned in that instant.

It had never crossed his mind that Lin Dong could craft Deadwood Dan on his own, ensuring his inner qi stayed perpetually topped up in this war of endurance.

Thunder himself depended solely on the gradual regeneration from his Sky Thunder Domain, rendering his plan to outlast Lin Dong utterly futile.

"You’re genuinely among the trickiest foes I’ve ever faced, right up there with that cursed bald monk." Thunder’s features darkened to an extreme degree.

The ‘cursed bald monk’ was none other than the number one white-clothed Blood Monk listed on the Five Elements Stele.

Having once held the second spot on the Five Elements Stele, he had inevitably gone to duel the white-clothed Blood Monk.

Needless to say, every clash ended in defeat.

Beneath the Secondary Ancestor, he had always viewed the white-clothed Blood Monk as his greatest rival.

But now, a new contender had emerged for that title.

It was the very Lin Dong confronting him now.

Lin Dong chuckled mockingly: "That bald monk you’re talking about—he’s the white-clothed Blood Monk at the top of the Five Elements Stele, right?"

"Huh? You know of him as well?" Thunder showed a flicker of astonishment.

"Naturally. I crossed paths with him just days ago in a friendly spar, not to the death. Luckily enough, I came out on top in the end," Lin Dong remarked offhandedly.

At these words, Thunder’s face drained of color, and he burst out:

"You beat the white-clothed Blood Monk?"