162: Chapter 159 Devouring the Black Demon Lightning, Achieving Perfection of the Golden Phase

Ling Yuan completely ignored the shouts and warnings from Lei Dong behind him. In fact, from the very first moment the other party approached, he had sensed the movement with his superior Soul Power.

He secretly marveled at the unique advantages of a lightning-attribute Physique in his heart, then raised his hand to retract all the Puppets into his storage ring.

After more than a year of tempering by thunder, all the Dou Venerate-level Puppets had long since been fully saturated with lightning power, their bodies even tougher, and their overall combat strength had seen a tangible increase.

As for the Half-Saint level ones, they were still a bit short.

It was a pity that none had reached the Dou Saint level yet.

The gap between Half-Saint and Dou Saint was still too vast, not to mention that these things were merely Puppets.

Even with the continuous nourishment from the Demon Lightning Pool, he did not have full confidence in making them break through this chasm, so he had to temporarily give up.

After putting away the Puppets, Ling Yuan slowly approached the Black Demon Lightning field.

He did not rashly try to be brave and rush directly into the center of the lightning field.

The core area of the Black Demon Lightning field had layer upon layer of overlapping, continuous lightning power; even a One-Star Dou Sheng would be in danger if they broke in.

He was only a Nine-Revolving Dou Venerate; rushing deep into it rashly would be no different from seeking his own death.

His goal was merely the scattered Black Demon Lightning drifting at the edge of the lightning field.

Absorbing Black Demon Lightning at the edge meant that if he couldn't hold on, he could still retreat.

Upon reaching a suitable position, Ling Yuan used his Dou Qi and Soul Power to guide it.

"Hum."

Two fine strands of black lightning arcs broke away from the edge of the lightning field, carrying a violent aura of destruction, instantly cutting through the air and precisely striking Ling Yuan.

At this moment, Ling Yuan truly experienced the terror of Black Demon Lightning.

The destructive power of this kind of lightning could not be compared to ordinary lightning at all.

Even though he had already layered the Dragon-Phoenix Ancient Armor and the Qian Yuan Golden Aspect for dual defense, the layers of barriers still could not block it; the residual tyrannical lightning power invaded his body without any obstruction.

Intense paralysis and stinging pain instantly swept through his limbs and bones, his muscles stiffened and tensed abruptly, and every inch of his Meridians trembled crazily.

He wanted to move his body, but his muscles twitched uncontrollably, making even the simple actions of raising a hand or stepping forward become incomparably difficult.

Ling Yuan gritted his teeth tightly, enduring the heart-piercing pain as he retreated, moving away from the range of the Black Demon Lightning.

He was afraid of being hit by other Black Demon Lightning.

Once entangled by a continuous chain of Black Demon Lightning, the subsequent lightning strikes would stack layer upon layer, which was very dangerous.

"Hiss..."

The power of this Black Demon Lightning was indeed dozens of times stronger than ordinary thunder.

Fortunately, the Ancient Phoenix Armor and Golden Aspect defenses were good, and his Physical Body defense had become much stronger, blocking a lot of damage for him; otherwise, he would have been torn to pieces by this Black Demon Lightning.

The current intense pain was just the paralysis backlash caused by the residual lightning power in his body, which was still within the bearable range.

Not far away, Lei Dong, who had just chased over, witnessed the whole process. He froze completely on the spot, his eyes wide open, his face full of disbelief.

"This, this, this..."

Ling Yuan had actually withstood the bombardment of Black Demon Lightning, and looking at his state, he hadn't suffered any serious injuries at all.

Is this right?

You must know that as someone with a natural lightning-attribute Physique, possessing innate lightning immunity and super resistance, even he only dared to watch the Black Demon Lightning from afar.

A non-lightning attribute Dou Venerate not only dared to actively provoke the Black Demon Lightning, but also took it head-on and remained unscathed.

This could no longer be described as a Genius; it was completely monstrous.

...

The golden Golden Aspect film on Ling Yuan's skin surface visibly solidified by a layer, and the originally slightly floating golden patterns settled down completely.

His Physical Body absorbed the destructive energy of the Black Demon Lightning, strengthening again in the cycle of destruction and repair, and the toughness of his muscles, bones, and skin improved significantly compared to before.

Ling Yuan instantly grasped the gap in his heart.

The grade of Black Demon Lightning was far higher than ordinary thunder, and the Body Refining effect was not on the same level at all.

Just the tempering gains from hard-resisting two strands of Black Demon Lightning were worth a day or two of hard cultivation in an ordinary lightning zone.

The efficiency was extremely high, and the price was that the pain endured was doubled.

It was a typical case of high risk, high return.

Having tasted the sweetness, Ling Yuan changed to a safer edge position and again used his Dou Qi and Soul Power to guide it.

This time, he directly guided three strands of Black Demon Lightning to strike his body simultaneously.

It was even more painful.

The lightning power instantly invaded his body, the pain intensified abruptly, his entire body's Meridians twitched unceasingly, and his blood and Qi almost surged out of control.

Ling Yuan gritted his teeth and retreated a distance while enduring it, letting the Black Demon Lightning repeatedly wash and temper his Physical Body.

...

Lei Dong stood quietly on the side, watching Ling Yuan for a long time.

From the initial shock, he slowly became silent.

He seemed to understand why Ling Yuan crushed him in every aspect.

Ling Yuan's talent was indeed Heaven-Defying, but what was most terrifying was that he was ruthless enough to himself.

The dangerous Black Demon Lightning, which others feared to avoid, he actively attracted to his body to temper his Physical Body, forcibly enduring it with extreme willpower.

This Heart-Nature, he considered himself inferior to the other party.

...

In the following days, Ling Yuan progressed step by step, slowly increasing the intensity of the tempering.

From the initial two strands of Black Demon Lightning, he increased the number little by little, slowly raising it to nearly ten strands.

Ten strands of Black Demon Lightning—even if a One-Star Dou Sheng were to collide with them head-on, they would be killed on the spot if they were careless, and they wouldn't dare to take it head-on at all.

Ling Yuan forcibly withstood it.

The Golden Aspect on his body surface became increasingly solid and thick, his Physical Body tolerance continued to rise, and the Dou Qi within his body was compressed to become more and more pure.

The unbearable pain at the beginning, he slowly adapted to.

Perhaps he was numb, or perhaps the Golden Aspect had strengthened.

Time flowed slowly, and a full three months passed.

Under the countless washings and tempering of the Black Demon Lightning, Ling Yuan's Qian Yuan Golden Aspect finally broke through the Bottleneck and reached the Major Achievement Realm.

A thick golden halo instantly bloomed from his skin surface, firmly wrapping his entire body. The golden patterns were dense and regular, covering his skin, flesh, Meridians, and bones. His internal and external defenses were completely connected, without any weak dead spots.

Under the blessing of the Major Achievement Golden Aspect, his overall defense skyrocketed again.

Now, when more than ten strands of Black Demon Lightning struck simultaneously, it could only stir up a layer of faint light on his skin surface; it couldn't penetrate his defense or invade his body at all, and even the pain turned into a tingling sensation.

With his defense greatly increased, Ling Yuan was no longer limited to the edge of the lightning field and walked directly into the periphery of the Black Demon Lightning field.

More than twenty strands of Black Demon Lightning struck simultaneously, and Ling Yuan only let out a muffled groan, gritting his teeth and persisting.

Although his body was enduring pain, the expression on Ling Yuan's face was ecstatic.

"It's done! It's done!"

After the Golden Aspect reached Major Achievement, the defense of Ling Yuan's Physical Body could still be improved; there was no upper limit to Physical Body strength.

As long as he continued to temper it, he could keep getting stronger.

Looking at this Black Demon Lightning field, Ling Yuan thought to himself that with so much Black Demon Lightning, it couldn't be wasted.

Devour it fiercely.

While letting the lightning power temper his Physical Body, muscles, and bones, he actively devoured the roaming Black Demon Lightning energy, weeding out the violent Impurities within, transforming it into pure Dou Qi to nourish himself, and further compressing his Foundation to stabilize his Nine-Revolving Dou Venerate Realm.

Lei Dong felt terrible all of a sudden.

You are devouring so much, what am I supposed to do?