119: Void Thunder Pool, Nine Profound Golden Thunder

The next morning.

Xiao Lei woke up feeling refreshed, with Zi Yan still tightly embracing his Physical Body, nestled against his chest, deeply asleep.

At this moment, the latter had reverted to her appearance as a young girl, losing some of her charming maturity and gaining more cuteness and softness.

Xiao Lei couldn't help but pinch her cheek.

Among all of Xiao Lei's confidantes, only Zi Yan was the most daring, secretly sneaking in at night to press against him!

However, after living with Zi Yan on Ancient Dragon Island for two years, everything had fallen into place naturally.

"Zhu Li and Zhu Shi, those two old men, are full of schemes!"

Xiao Lei recalled their urging words at the time; it was clear they had known beforehand.

It was just that Xiao Lei hadn't understood Zi Yan before. Fortunately, she was proactive... Unwilling to disturb Zi Yan, Xiao Lei slept with her until noon.

Until... "Alright, if you're awake, stop pretending to be asleep!"

Xiao Lei said somewhat irritably. Only then did Zi Yan in his arms let out a giggle, opening her eyes a bit shyly, then stammering out a few vague words, "Xiao Lei, that... I... hehe!"

Xiao Lei playfully patted her bottom, considering it a lesson... After waiting for nearly ten more days, once Xiao Lei confirmed Zi Yan's condition was normal, the third Medicinal Pill was refined by Xiao Lei, named Dragon Phoenix Pill.

As soon as Zi Yan consumed this Medicinal Pill, the residual Medicinal Pills and energy in her body were all stirred, completely integrating into Zi Yan's Physical Body, bringing about the final surge in Zi Yan's Cultivation.

Reaching — Late Stage Six-Star Dou Sheng!

By then, Xiao Lei had also accomplished the feat of refining a Nine-Grade Profound Pill from hundreds of Medicinal Pills while the dragon phoenix origin fruit was within Zi Yan's body.

This revived the long-lost Alchemy, which was also incorporated by the Void Ancient Dragon Clan into their plan for cultivating Dragon Phoenixes within their clan.

Of course, it should be the most expensive plan!

Without the full support of an extremely powerful Nine-Grade Alchemist, it would be almost impossible to succeed.

However, it was also the most effective. In the original work, Zi Yan took nearly five years to absorb the dragon phoenix origin fruit and Cultivate to the Early Stage Four-Star Dou Sheng. Now, she only took four years to Cultivate to the Late Stage Six-Star Dou Sheng.

After Zi Yan finished absorbing the Medicinal Pill, the two of them went together to the Void Lightning Pool of the Void Ancient Dragon Clan.

In the boundless dark Void Realm, streaks of lightning flashed from time to time, and thunderous roars echoed, yet they failed to instill any fear in the two who had arrived.

"Xiao Lei, what are we doing in this godforsaken place?"

The surrounding Black Demon Lightning occasionally struck the Dragon Phoenix Ancient Armor, but it failed to break through their defenses.

"Of course, it's for refining Puppets!"

Saying that, Xiao Lei found a place with dense lightning and sat down cross-legged.

Although the Grand Elders of the Three Dragon Islands had their heads directly shattered by Xiao Lei, the three great commanders were still alive, as were the allied forces of the three islands. Many of them were quite strong, and Xiao Lei also selected a group of Nine-Star Dou Zuns and above, preparing to turn them into Puppets.

These Dou Zun Puppets would be useful for a major event coming up.

After all, Dou Sheng powerhouses cannot enter the Barren Ancient Region where the Bodhi Ancient Tree appears.

And Xiao Lei was extremely interested in the Hundred Lifetimes of Reincarnation under the Bodhi Ancient Tree, one of the three Bodhi treasures.

"I currently have two methods for Puppets: one is the Heavenly Demon Puppet, which can absorb lightning to strengthen the Physical Body but cannot use Fighting Skills; the other is the Human Puppet method, which can use Dou Techniques but cannot absorb lightning to strengthen the Physical Body."

"Perhaps I can try to combine the two methods!"

Xiao Lei had this confidence mainly from his current accumulation, or rather, the various Alchemy knowledge he had copied from others.

The principles of the world are interconnected. With a broad enough vision, one can draw inferences about other cases from one instance.

Xiao Lei was not very satisfied with either the pure Heavenly Demon Puppet or the Human Puppet, so he naturally wanted to see if there was a possibility of success.

This attempt took several days. After damaging several Dou Zun Puppets, Xiao Lei finally figured out a suitable method.

The Heavenly Demon Puppet method requires lightning to strike the Physical Body, but the deceased Physical Body of a Puppet does not have the ability to protect the Soul, so the Soul cannot exist within it.

And as is well known, exotic flames have the ability to protect Soul bodies. Yao Lao and Heavenly Flame both survived for long years using this method.

With a solution, Xiao Lei only needed to separate a sub-flame from his existing exotic flames, and then combine it with the method of removing the autonomous consciousness of the Soul body and retaining only the fighting instinct from the Human Puppet refining method, to obtain a Heavenly Demon Puppet that could use Dou Techniques... And the exotic flame Xiao Lei chose was naturally the twelfth on the Exotic Flame Ranking: the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame!

"Even with my current strength, trying to split off so many complete sub-flames is undoubtedly a fantasy, but the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame is different!"

Xiao Lei only needed to split off a wisp of the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame's Origin Flame, and the Heavenly Demon Puppet could then absorb Pill Lightning on its own for sustenance.

Thus, all technical obstacles were completely resolved!

For the next few months, Xiao Lei spent his time making Puppets. Only after all the Puppets were refined and left to absorb the Black Demon Lightning on the spot did Xiao Lei call Zi Yan to continue exploring deeper into the Thunder Pool.

In the dark, silent Thunder Pool, as Xiao Lei and Zi Yan approached the depths, streaks of golden light suddenly appeared.

The surrounding heaven and earth energy also became denser, as if the two were enveloped by lightning-attributed energy.

Going deeper still, a massive golden Dragon Physical Body, winding for over several thousand feet, appeared before their eyes.

Golden lightning constantly erupted on the huge Dragon Physical Body, and the surrounding Black Demon Lightning continuously surged into the Nine Profound Golden Lightning's body, accumulating power for it.

As if sensing an intrusion, the Nine Profound Golden Lightning slowly opened its eyes. A pair of dark Dragon pupils actually showed a hint of anger.

"It hasn't even developed complete sentience yet, but it can already have emotions!"

Heaven and earth anomalies like the Nine Profound Golden Lightning, similar to exotic flames, can develop sentience. However, exotic flames are uniquely blessed; the stronger the exotic flame, the easier it is to gather spirits. But for heaven and earth anomalies like the Nine Profound Golden Lightning and even the Bodhi Ancient Tree, the stronger they are, the harder it is to develop sentience.

Even the Bodhi Ancient Tree, which could intervene in Dou Di battles at its Peak, did not have complete sentience, only some instincts.

The Nine Profound Golden Lightning clearly had little goodwill towards their appearance. A brilliant golden lightning bolt immediately shot out from its body, striking towards the two.

This casual strike was already comparable to an attack from a Six-Star Dou Sheng!

Boom!

The lightning exploded on Xiao Lei's body, transforming into countless arcs of electricity that surged around him, forming a violent energy storm.

The next moment, a pair of Dragon claws extended, then pushed aside the energy storm. The purplish-golden Dragon scales made it difficult for the lightning to penetrate.

"This Nine Profound Golden Lightning already possesses Cultivation comparable to a Seven-Star Dou Sheng. It's a good chance to practice!"

As the thought emerged in his mind, two massive palm prints blasted out.

Both the Yellow Springs Palm and the Great Heaven Creation Palm were entirely composed of boundless black flames, exuding an extraordinary Aura that could destroy all things!

Even the Nine Profound Golden Lightning felt a deep threat upon seeing this exotic flame formed by the Fusion of eleven different exotic flames.

Choosing not to confront it head-on, the Nine Profound Golden Lightning merely emitted a Soul fluctuation. Immediately, the Black Demon Lightning in the surrounding Thunder Pool erupted, transforming into streaks of lightning snakes that coiled and shot out!

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