Previously, Ye Yunfei had cultivated the Thunder God Tyrant Body Art to the fourth layer within this Chaos Thunder Pool. Now, he began his assault on the fifth layer.
“To shorten the cultivation time, I should try to get as close to the pool's center as possible.”
After some thought, Ye Yunfei clenched his teeth and began walking towards the central area of the Chaos Thunder Pool.
BOOM…
As if provoked, the Chaos Thunder Pool began to rage, shooting out massive, coiling dragons of lightning that seemed to possess life. Roaring, they pounced towards Ye Yunfei.
ROAR…
Before Ye Yunfei could react, the Thunder Beast by his side let out a furious roar and charged forward, engaging the several lightning dragons in fierce combat.
ROAR…
Immediately after, even more lightning dragons appeared. The closer Ye Yunfei moved to the pool's center, the more ferociously these dragons attacked him.
“These creatures are fierce!”
Left with no choice, Ye Yunfei had no option but to battle these lightning dragons.
“It seems I'll have to cultivate the Thunder God Tyrant Body Art while fighting these lightning-born spirits,” Ye Yunfei said with a bitter smile.
Ye Yunfei understood that the closer he got to the heart of the Chaos Thunder Pool, the greater the number of these lightning-born spirits would become. Yet, to accelerate his cultivation speed, he had to get as close as possible, for only then could he absorb more of the lightning energy.
Thus, Ye Yunfei began attempting to cultivate the Thunder God Tyrant Body Art while simultaneously combating the lightning dragons.
Within this thunder pool, massive bolts of lightning constantly struck Ye Yunfei's body. But this was precisely what Ye Yunfei needed.
This method of cultivation was arduous. As time passed, not only did the number of lightning dragons increase, but lightning-born spirits of other races began to appear one after another.
All manner of ferocious birds and beasts, members of the demon race, the devil race, the human race, the ghost race, and more began to emerge.
Though Ye Yunfei's combat prowess was formidable, as the number of these lightning spirits swelled, he began to feel immense pressure.
In truth, these lightning-born spirits were not real living beings; they were all formed from condensed lightning energy and laws. Even if smashed to pieces, they would instantly reform. They were essentially indestructible.
Thus, despite Ye Yunfei shattering one lightning spirit after another, endless streams of more emerged, charging towards him.
Ye Yunfei, joined by the Thunder Beast, engaged these lightning spirits in a battle that shook heaven and earth.
While fighting, the Thunder Beast continually devoured lightning bolts, the thunderous aura radiating from its body growing increasingly terrifying.
“Kid, your method of training is far too dangerous,” Hun Lao remarked, his heart racing at the sight.
“It's fine. My skin is thick and my flesh is rugged. I won't run into trouble so easily,” Ye Yunfei laughed.
“That's also true. Your body's resilience is downright frightening. Under normal circumstances, you shouldn't encounter any issues. If it were any other creature, even an expert at the Half-Emperor level wouldn't dare barge in here and withstand these lightning strikes,” Hun Lao replied with a wry smile.
And so, Ye Yunfei fought the lightning-born spirits while cultivating the Thunder God Tyrant Body Art, all the while inching closer to the center of the Chaos Thunder Pool.
Of course, his advance was extremely slow, often taking most of the day just to move a tiny step. Sometimes an entire day would pass before he could take a single step forward.
But each step forward signified an increase in his strength and his tolerance for lightning energy.
Roughly a month later.
Ye Yunfei's Thunder God Tyrant Body Art upgraded, directly reaching the fifth layer!
“Continue!”
Feeling the immense power and terrifying lightning energy released from his own body, Ye Yunfei was somewhat satisfied. Next, he began cultivating the sixth layer!
The Thunder God Tyrant Body Art comprised seven layers in total, meaning Ye Yunfei was just two layers away from reaching its highest realm.
In the time that followed, Ye Yunfei continued his cultivation within the Chaos Thunder Pool, step by step drawing nearer to the pool's center.
As time flowed on, Ye Yunfei got closer and closer to the center.
Simultaneously, the number of lightning spirits he encountered grew larger, and their strength became increasingly formidable.
Ye Yunfei and the Thunder Beast fought desperately almost every moment, locked in a perpetual state of fierce combat.
For an ordinary creature, it would be difficult to adapt to such high-intensity battle, but Ye Yunfei's physical strength was simply too powerful. He seemed to possess limitless vitality, never tiring.
Moreover, Ye Yunfei carried many high-level elixirs on his person, allowing him to replenish the energy consumed in combat at any time.
Another month passed, and Ye Yunfei finally succeeded in cultivating the Thunder God Tyrant Body Art to the sixth layer!
By this time, Ye Yunfei was also nearly at the center of the Chaos Thunder Pool, just seven or eight steps away from fully reaching it.
“Continue. Complete the final layer and achieve the highest realm as well,” Ye Yunfei thought to himself.
Right at that moment, Ye Yunfei suddenly saw, standing at the very center of the Chaos Thunder Pool, a young lad clad entirely in white. The lad was gazing at Ye Yunfei with an icy, detached look, his expression startlingly lifelike, as if he were a genuine living being.
“What's going on? Is he a lightning-born spirit?
Although his body seems to contain an extreme, terrifying amount of lightning energy, his expression and demeanor look entirely like those of a living creature.”
Examining the white-clad youth, Ye Yunfei felt a flicker of surprise in his heart.
While Ye Yunfei was still sizing up the white youth, massive swarms of lightning-born spirits attacked from all directions. Ye Yunfei had no choice but to respond.
Unconsciously, three months slipped by. Ye Yunfei finally cultivated the Thunder God Tyrant Body Art to the seventh layer, reaching the highest realm of this body-refining art!
At the same time, Ye Yunfei finally arrived at the center of the Chaos Thunder Pool, standing face-to-face with the white-clad youth.
At this moment, Ye Yunfei's body harbored boundless, inexhaustible lightning energy. Thick bolts of lightning and crackling serpents of electricity continuously exploded around him.
“My current physical strength has reached the terrifying level of over nine thousand Jiao!
If I fuse another batch of Profound Yellow Heavy Qi, I estimate my strength could reach around ten thousand Jiao!
With this level of physical power, could a single punch shatter a mid-level Half-Emperor?
Even a high-level Half-Emperor wouldn't dare take many of my punches!”
Ye Yunfei clenched his fists. A world-shakingly ferocious rumble emanated from within his body as mighty physical power overflowed from his form, causing the surrounding space to warp and distort, seemingly unable to bear the force.
Previously, Ye Yunfei had cultivated the Thunder God Tyrant Body Art to the fourth layer here, achieving physical strength exceeding one thousand Jiao.
This time, Ye Yunfei had cultivated it to its highest realm, his physical strength surging to over nine thousand Jiao!
This was a qualitative leap!
One must understand that with any body-refining art, the difficulty of breaking through to later levels becomes greater and greater. But once successfully cultivated, the power it can unleash becomes increasingly terrifying.
“When I find the time, I need to visit the Tianjiao Plane to see if I can help the Jiao Prince avenge his clan. After all, I promised him years ago. I can't just not do it.”
At this moment, Ye Yunfei suddenly remembered the Jiao Prince of the Heavenly Serpent Clan. It was the Jiao Prince who had given him the Profound Yellow Heavy Qi, and back then, Ye Yunfei had promised that if he ever possessed sufficient power, he would go to the Tianjiao Plane and help him take revenge.
“Excellent, truly excellent. For a human to cultivate lightning energy and laws to this degree...”
Right then, the white-clad youth standing opposite Ye Yunfei suddenly spoke, his voice cutting through the air.