Seeing Ye Yunfei actually walking towards the Chaos Thunder Pool ahead, the monster behind him paused in surprise, stopping its advance.
This monster, having dwelled in the Chaotic Void for a long time, knew these Chaos Thunder Pools contained terrifying lightning energy, and even it dared not venture inside.
It couldn't understand how this puny human before him dared to approach that Chaos Thunder Pool.
In its eyes, Ye Yunfei was nothing but an insignificant human, akin to an ant.
The only thing worth its attention was the Half-Emperor Longsword in Ye Yunfei's hand.
In the blink of an eye, Ye Yunfei had already walked right before the Chaos Thunder Pool. Looking into the pool, he felt his scalp go numb.
Inside the thunder pool, several enormous white dragons lay crouched. These white dragons were not true dragons, but thunder dragons formed from condensed lightning energy and laws refined to their peak.
The several white thunder dragons seemed to possess life, hiding within billions of thunderbolts, occasionally rolling over and twisting.
And aside from these white thunder dragons, amidst the dazzling sea of countless lightning strikes, one could see a multitude of various creatures, all formed from condensed lightning energy.
Ye Yunfei even saw a snow-white young man standing at the very center of the pool, coldly staring at him as if he were a living being.
"Could this Chaos Thunder Pool have given birth to some new lifeforms?"
Though Hun Lao was within the Heavenly Dao Tower, he could see the situation outside with perfect clarity.
"It's hard to say. In this world, when many beings undergo a Lightning Tribulation, creatures carrying lightning energy appear, becoming part of the tribulation. They might very well be these lightning creatures," Ye Yunfei said, looking at the various beings inside the thunder pool.
BOOM!
At this moment, the Chaos Thunder Pool began to react. Thick, massive bolts of thunder spilled out from the pool, striking towards Ye Yunfei.
"Come," Ye Yunfei gritted his teeth and said.
ROAR!
The Sacred Thunder Beast charged out from behind Ye Yunfei, opening its maw to devour the huge thunderbolts striking towards Ye Yunfei.
In an instant, the Sacred Thunder Beast swallowed two massive thunderbolts in succession.
The energy within these thunderbolts was truly terrifying. After swallowing two of them, the fearsome lightning energy exploded within its body, actually causing cracks to appear across its massive form.
"Truly worthy of a Chaos Thunder Pool!" Ye Yunfei couldn't help but sigh.
This Sacred Thunder Beast had devoured vast amounts of lightning energy in the past and had never suffered any damage. Now, after swallowing just two thunderbolts, it seemed to barely withstand it.
BOOM! BOOM!
Those massive thunderbolts that hadn't been devoured by the Sacred Thunder Beast came crashing down onto Ye Yunfei's body, carrying flashes of lightning, deafening rumbles, and devastating power.
In an instant, they blasted away nearly half of Ye Yunfei's body. His entire form was charred black, black smoke billowing off him, emitting the distinct smell of burnt flesh.
"Kid, are you actually up for this? Don't force it. If you can't handle it, find a way to flee quickly!" Hun Lao reminded.
"Don't worry," Ye Yunfei said.
The next moment, the Greenwood Emperor Body began to circulate, releasing large amounts of verdant life energy that instantly repaired Ye Yunfei's body.
Ye Yunfei took out a large quantity of cultivation resources, opened his mouth and inhaled, constantly drawing them into his stomach to refine them, replenishing the life essence consumed by the lightning strikes.
At the same time, Ye Yunfei sat cross-legged and began operating the Thunder God Tyrant Body Art.
Mysterious runes carrying a thunderous aura began to appear on the surface of Ye Yunfei's body, like blooming flowers of lightning.
Simultaneously, intricate patterns of a special aura quietly spread across the skin all over Ye Yunfei's body.
BOOM…
A massive thunderbolt thick as a celestial pillar slammed into Ye Yunfei's body, knocking him over and sending him tumbling several times.
Although this strike blasted away a portion of his flesh, the situation had improved considerably—only a small part was damaged.
Ye Yunfei pushed himself up and continued operating the Thunder God Tyrant Body.
Next, Ye Yunfei was struck repeatedly by thunderbolts, charring his entire body black, burning his hair to a crisp, and causing thick smoke to billow off him.
Ye Yunfei's current position was only outside the Chaos Thunder Pool; he had not formally entered the pool's interior. Even so, he was already subjected to such fearsome thunder attacks. One could only imagine how terrifying the thunderbolts inside the pool itself must be.
The Sacred Thunder Beast fared similarly, being blasted away time and again while devouring the thunderbolts. But as a thunder beast, it inherently possessed lightning energy and laws, so it did not suffer overly severe injuries.
Thus, Ye Yunfei and the Sacred Thunder Beast stood before the Chaos Thunder Pool and began their cultivation.
The monster in the distance watched as massive thunderbolts continuously struck Ye Yunfei, who actually managed to withstand them, and couldn't help but show an expression of surprise.
It did not approach, as it had a natural fear of these Chaos Thunder Pools.
Eventually, after staring at Ye Yunfei for a while, the monster turned and left.
From then on, Ye Yunfei remained seated cross-legged before the Chaos Thunder Pool, cultivating his Thunder God Tyrant Body.
Vast amounts of lightning energy and laws continuously spilled out from the Thunder Pool, absorbed and fused into Ye Yunfei's body.
Only a perverse physical quality like Ye Yunfei's dared to absorb such massive quantities of lightning energy and laws so freely.
Of course, this was also because Ye Yunfei cultivated the Nine Palaces Totem Wheel; the Sacred Thunder Beast cultivated from it was akin to a part of Ye Yunfei's own body, thus unafraid of lightning energy.
One month, two months…
One year, two years…
Time flowed without order in this region of the Chaotic Void, and Ye Yunfei didn't know exactly how long he had been cultivating here.
When cultivating the Thunder God Tyrant Body, the most difficult stage was right at the beginning.
It was an extremely arduous and risky endeavor for a human to use fragile flesh and blood to endure and contain such violent lightning energy and laws.
After an unknown period—perhaps several years later—Ye Yunfei finally realized that the thunderbolts erupting from the Thunder Pool could no longer harm him at all, and were instead directly absorbed.
Ye Yunfei flexed his muscles slightly and found strands of lightning sparks continuously crackling inside his body, coursing through his flesh, blood, bones, and internal organs.
Some thunderous glints even sprayed from the pores on his skin.
"Good."
"Now I can enter the Thunder Pool and continue cultivating."
Ye Yunfei stood up, looked at the terrifyingly brilliant Thunder Pool before him, gritted his teeth, and declared.
Then, without looking back, Ye Yunfei strode into the Chaos Thunder Pool.
BOOM… BOOM…
Volleys of violent thunderbolts, densely packed, struck towards Ye Yunfei. The terrifying thunderous roar echoed for thousands of miles.
BANG!
Ye Yunfei was instantly blasted away, hurled fiercely out of the pool. Covered in wounds, charred black all over, he resembled a lump of charcoal.
The Sacred Thunder Beast fared no better; a large hole had been blasted through its back.
But after picking himself up, while operating the cultivation method of the Thunder God Tyrant Body, Ye Yunfei walked into the pool again.
Although he was quickly blasted out once more, Ye Yunfei persisted, trying again and again. The time he managed to endure inside the pool grew longer and longer.
Finally, after a few more years, Ye Yunfei could cultivate at the very edge of the pool without being blasted away.
Time continued to flow. Unknowingly, Ye Yunfei spent several more years cultivating within this Thunder Pool.
"The Thunder God Tyrant Body has finally achieved initial mastery—that is, the First Layer!"
At the edge of the Thunder Pool, Ye Yunfei slowly opened his eyes, his voice tinged with excitement.
He had cultivated within this Thunder Pool for seven or eight years, finally reaching the mastery stage of the Thunder God Tyrant Body!
The Thunder God Tyrant Body Art had a total of seven layers!
"However, this still isn't enough."
"I'll continue cultivating."
"This Chaos Thunder Pool is an exceptional location for cultivating the Thunder God Tyrant Body."
"An environment brimming with such refined lightning energy is absolutely a chance encounter that cannot be sought."
"Such an environment is almost impossible to find among the core worlds of the three thousand greater and smaller worlds."
"In any case, the ultimate goal of my journey to the Feixian Continent is to enhance my strength."
Ye Yunfei murmured to himself.
Thus, Ye Yunfei continued cultivating within the Thunder Pool. He shifted his position slightly, advancing deeper into the pool's interior. The closer to the pool's center, the more profound the lightning energy and laws present there.
At this moment, the Sacred Thunder Beast's aura also underwent a tremendous change, becoming countless times more formidable than before.
With but a casual movement of its massive body, thick bolts of lightning erupted with deafening cracks, densely spraying out from within its form.
"Kid, I have to say, you truly are a cultivation prodigy! To think you've succeeded in cultivating yet another body tempering technique!"
Hun Lao marveled, sensing the fearsome lightning energy radiating from Ye Yunfei's body.
Unknowingly, Ye Yunfei spent another dozen or so years cultivating within this Thunder Pool, advancing his Thunder God Tyrant Body to the Fourth Layer in one go!
But Ye Yunfei did not plan to stop here, instead choosing to continue cultivating.
"I seem to have hit a bottleneck."
However, after continuously cultivating for several more years this time, Ye Yunfei realized his Thunder God Tyrant Body wasn't improving in the slightest, and he couldn't help but sigh.
"Fine. I'll stop here for now."
Ye Yunfei understood that when any cultivation technique reached a bottleneck state, it meant the potential for this stage had been fully excavated. He had to stop for the time being. Even if he forced himself to continue, further progress would be very difficult.
No matter how high a creature's talent, they could not achieve perfect mastery of any given technique in one fell swoop.
"The Fourth Layer of Thunder God Tyrant Body is quite good."
Ye Yunfei stood up, clenching his fists lightly. Thunder crackled simultaneously across his entire form—thousands upon thousands of lightning bolts erupting with deafening noise.
One could see that within every pore of Ye Yunfei's skin, there seemed to exist a separate world of thunder and lightning. Within the pupils of his eyes, lightning runes flickered faintly. Even deep within every strand of hair, an aura of thunder seemed to lie concealed.
His entire being exuded an explosive, outward thrusting force—unyielding, peerless in strength, and astoundingly powerful.
It was as if every slight movement seemed to contain a brutal force capable of tearing all things asunder.
"My current physical strength has reached 1,000 Jiao!"
"If I were to fuse a batch of Primal Chaos Heavy Air, reaching 1,200 or even 1,300 Jiao wouldn't be a problem!"
"A surge… this is a true surge!"
Ye Yunfei clenched his fists again, mentally estimating his current physical strength. Excitement welled up within him, accompanied by a sense of immense satisfaction.
It must be noted that Ye Yunfei had previously cultivated the Heavenly Demon Blood-Refining Body Art to the seventeenth layer, achieving a physical strength of merely 210 Jiao.
Now, it had surged directly to over 1,000 Jiao!
This was a genuine, immense power surge!
"The Thunder God Tyrant Body truly deserves to be ranked far above the Heavenly Demon Blood-Refining Body Art!"
Ye Yunfei revealed a satisfied smile.
In terms of ranking, the Thunder God Tyrant Body was far superior to the Heavenly Demon Blood-Refining Body Art!
Of course, its cultivation difficulty was also much greater!
If Ye Yunfei hadn't cultivated both the Heavenly Demon Blood-Refining Body Art and the Greenwood Emperor Body to such lofty levels, he would never have been able to cultivate the Thunder God Tyrant Body!
For ordinary creatures, attempting to cultivate such a notoriously formidable technique as the Thunder God Tyrant Body would be akin to seeking their own death!
"With my current strength, a single finger should suffice to annihilate Star-Gazing Realm Peak experts."
Ye Yunfei said with confidence.