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The two ‘Reefs’ as they called them, weren’t terribly friendly either The divots on their body shot out destructive light that protected thee of twenty kilometers They dissolved and consuanic, it was destroyed and absorbed i three the Driver only had one option; get in close and put them down before they had a chance to respond

Thunderclap appeared in the vacuous depths of space, hidden by a hundred- spear was clutched in its hand, waiting

From experience they knew these aliens could extend their perception up to ten kilometers and maintain it You had to be close already if you wanted to avoid detection

The light around Thunderclap’s spear began to change, turning from silver to a translucent purple The spear’s shaft was clear as crystal A purple light also flashed in the ht, his battle experience had risen to a new level

The aliens were closing in, twenty kilometers from Thunderclap’s location The Driver burst into motion The mecha lifted its hand and slapped the surface of the asteroid Tons of space stone went hurdling toward an inevitable collision with the beasts

Swordfish reacted fastest It swerved just enough to put it in line with the asteroid Then, when the two met, the clash turned the asteroid into a cloud of debris

However, at that same moment there was a flash of purple Thunderclap appeared beside the alien, then vanished in a blinding eruption of purple light!

Fast as lightning, loud as thunder; it perfectly explained the Driver’s trade style He flashed in close then let them have it with his thunderbolt Discipline Only, this ti lightning had evolved it into an empowered purple adaptation

The Driver had listened to all these old sorts of powers fro discussed He settled on his own na It was nowhere near as destructive as the real stuff, but it looked like it

Froht seeh explosion to engulf all three aliens

They were stunned, but the initial attack had failed to destroy the to swiled and lashed from side to side to try and free itself to no avail Nopurple light

All three of the creatures melted away beneath the force of the blast They were dissolved, they were purified

Thunderclap spun like a top, and the pri became a vortex of destruction in response The remains of the creatures were sucked into its depths and devoured

The Taet so strong? What is that purple lightning?”

Lan Jue suess that’s its nae Adepts probably weren’t fa, but the Pauper had the blood of the Taarding the old world

“Nature’s prih, his Discipline has reached an alon, how is it he’s able to control soht my hardest to beat hiating grin “You should give it a try e get back”

The Pauper chuckled, but didn’t fall for it “We’ll see”

Thunderclapthree more vital crystals for their collection However, the Driver didn’t dock Instead he coaxed the mecha to the front of Zeus-1 and hovered in front of the s

“Whadda ya think? That priht?” The Driver’s arrogant voice crackled through the ship’s speakers

The Wine Master called back “Your lightning can inhibit the aliens The swordfish and reefs are strong, but they didn’t have a chance to fight back It was like your lightning froze them up”

A chuckle was returned “Of course, it’s the pris that could kill immortals!”

1 There’s probably another name for it somewhere, but this is one of the Five Thunders in Daoist thundercreated by the natural laws of the universe, hence priods, and so forth All of them seem particularly suited to combat Buddhist immortals