Chapter 407: The Principal of Jia Nan Academy, Mang Tianchi

Chapter 407: The Principal of Jia Nan Academy, Mang Tianchi

At a thousand feet deep in the Void Thunder Pool, Xiao Ze gazed further into the depths of the thunder pool, where it had become a silver ocean. The thunder flowed like seawater, seemingly calm on the surface but hiding an extremely violent and destructive force beneath.

"A faint sense of intelligence seems to have been born within the thunder... All things have a spirit," Xiao Ze murmured.

"If I go deeper, I won't necessarily face any life-threatening danger, but under the relentless bombardment of countless thunders, I'd need to expend a lot of energy defending myself. The effectiveness of cultivation here at a thousand feet is much better."

Xiao Ze glanced at his sleeves. Having reached a thousand feet in the thunder pool, his body was already glowing intensely with lightning. Occasionally, some of the lightning managed to penetrate his lightning power shield and damage his clothes. Even though the thunder strikes caused a tingling sensation when they hit his body, Xiao Ze could still feel the increase in his body's strength.

"Based on my earlier calculations, the innate talent for body cultivation is at the purple level. The upper limit should be close to the Dou Saint level. Beyond that, it will be hard to show significant improvement."

The innate body cultivation was a talent Xiao Ze had obtained through feedback from Xun Er, allowing him to achieve significant gains in enhancing his body's strength. However, ever since reaching the peak of Dou Zun, this innate body cultivation seemed to have hit a bottleneck.

"No point in overthinking it. Although it seems to have lost its effect, there are still some benefits. But after this lightning refinement, the effects of innate body cultivation might be negligible."

As Xiao Ze finished speaking, the boundless thunder began to condense into a shape, forming a light silver robe. On the robe, golden flame patterns started to appear.

Knowing that he was about to undergo a lightning refinement, Xiao Ze didn't want to end up naked in the Void Thunder Pool. Therefore, he crafted a "Thunder Fire Mystical Robe" using lightning as its fabric and the Origin Emperor Flame as its skeleton.

As expected, after Xiao Ze finished creating the Thunder Fire Mystical Robe, he relaxed his lightning protection. In an instant, the clothes on his body were obliterated by the violent thunder, turning to nothingness.

The Thunder Fire Mystical Robe, like the softest silk, merely rippled slightly under the wash of thunder. If one ignored the vast energy permeating the robe, it would seem like nothing more than the lightest piece of clothing.

Xiao Ze sat down cross-legged, letting the thunder flow over him like water, striking his body violently!

The tingling sensation carried a bit of needle-like pain, but Xiao Ze slowly closed his eyes and began his cultivation. This level of pain was far from enough to shake his resolve.

The higher one's Dou Qi cultivation, the more one understands the powerful hidden effects of the hundredfold feedback. Just the hidden effects of Xiao Yi Xian's Hundredfold Calamity Poison Body have helped Xiao Ze resist countless temptations, pain, and desires along the way.

Under Xiao Ze's deliberate attraction, bolts of thunder, dozens to over a hundred feet wide, washed over his body, causing his body strength, which had reached a bottleneck, to increase once again.

Simultaneously, the boundless energy was absorbed by the golden tree roots, gradually widening the diameter of the Tree of Origin.

Time flew by during cultivation. In the blink of an eye, over half a month had passed. At a thousand feet deep in the Void Thunder Pool, the dazzling silver light flashed, and the deafening thunder boomed continuously.

Boom!

A thunderbolt, over a hundred feet wide, swept over from a distance and struck the figure standing there. The figure, like an indestructible deity, remained unmoved by the thunder's impact.

The vast thunder washed over Xiao Ze's body. If anyone saw Xiao Ze's crazy cultivation method, they would be absolutely stunned. The silver thunder surged around him, leaving his body unharmed while the lightning light on him flashed constantly.

The light silver robe on his body shone with golden flame patterns, like a divine being!

At that moment, the being, akin to a Thunder God, slightly twitched his eyelids. After a while, Xiao Ze suddenly opened his eyes, and the boundless thunder power turned into two lightning beams, piercing through a thunderbolt dozens of feet wide, shooting toward the depths of the thunder pool.

Xiao Ze blinked his eyes, and the brilliant silver light in his pupils slowly faded away.

"Another bottleneck… but the gains are huge!"

"I'll save exploring the deeper parts of the thunder pool until after I become a Dou Saint," Xiao Ze muttered. He hesitated as he gazed into the depths of the thunder pool but eventually shook his head.

As he had thought before, going deeper might allow for cultivation, but the efficiency would be significantly reduced.

"After this intense half-saint level Dou Qi training and the thunder power here, the diameter of the Tree of Origin has now reached 800 meters, bringing me one step closer to breaking through to Dou Saint!"

Feeling content, Xiao Ze stood up and stretched. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly looked toward the deeper part of the thunder pool.

In the middle of the silver ocean, a black light suddenly appeared, standing out in stark contrast!

But it was this single speck of black light that stirred the silver ocean like a needle, causing it to surge and roil!

Wherever the black light passed, the silver ocean seemed to have encountered a natural enemy, retreating in fear and refusing to touch it.

"It can't be that coincidental," Xiao Ze muttered to himself with a raised eyebrow, immediately heading toward the edge of the thunder pool.

If something could terrify the immensely powerful silver ocean, it had to be something even more terrifying — the Black Demon Lightning!

An elderly figure, being chased by dozens of Black Demon Lightning bolts, was in a desperate situation. When he spotted Xiao Ze, a look of shock and suspicion crossed his face.

"If I'm not mistaken, he was just cultivating inside the thunder pool?!"

The old man took a sharp breath, staring at Xiao Ze's back. However, as he was momentarily distracted, a bolt of Black Demon Lightning struck his arm, destroying his sleeve in an instant.

"Damn it..." The old man dared not delay any longer and hurriedly fled toward the edge of the pool.

Covered in lightning power, Xiao Ze moved like a fish in water within the thunder pool, swiftly returning to where he had left his Heavenly Demon Puppets using his soul sense.

Seeing the golden, shining Heavenly Demon Puppets, Xiao Ze smiled faintly. He directed the puppets toward himself, and as soon as they made contact, he stored them in his storage ring and continued rushing outside without stopping.

"Hey, old man up front, don't run so fast! If you can cultivate in this thunder pool, you shouldn't be afraid of these Black Demon Lightning bolts, right?"

Xiao Ze's brief pause caused a somewhat panicked voice to sound from behind.

"Hehe, senior, it's better not to throw trouble onto others," Xiao Ze replied calmly as he swiftly continued his escape.

Hearing this youthful voice, the old man paused for a moment. Then, he was struck by another bolt of Black Demon Lightning, wincing in pain as he chased frantically after Xiao Ze.

"You brat, which clan are you from? Gu Clan or Soul Clan? To have such cultivation at your age, which old monster trained you into such a freak?"

Finally, free from the Black Demon Lightning's pursuit, the old man caught up with Xiao Ze, grumbling with frustration.

(End of Chapter)