Chapter 365: 368. Chapter 368: Images in the Lightning

368. Chapter 368: Images in the Lightning

After re-burying the silver divine bones, he could only continue to pick the silver exotic fruits from this tree. For him now, these fruits were what he urgently needed. The remains in the place where the gods were buried were not something he could covet at the moment, and he was also worried that continuing to dig up the corpses would provoke the wrath of the gods; he did not want to be struck by that golden lightning.

When the second silver exotic fruit was picked.

Suddenly.

A rumbling sound echoed in the sky again, and another bolt of golden lightning struck down from the very top of the canyon. This time, it also struck near Li Yi, and in the instant the lightning flashed, the phantom of a god appeared once more. Only this time, the god's massive body was swaying, as if performing some kind of action.

However, the golden lightning vanished, and the image stopped abruptly.

"This is not an illusion; there really are images appearing within the lightning." Li Yi was exceptionally astonished at this moment, filled with doubt and confusion regarding this scene.

Afterward, he thought of something and took the knife-coin out of his storage magic treasure.

"Hey, you evil old thing, do you know what's going on with that situation just now?" Li Yi attempted to communicate.

But the remnant thought within the knife-coin did not awaken and gave him no answer.

After his attempt to communicate yielded no results, Li Yi had no choice but to continue picking the fruits.

When he picked the third fruit, another bolt of golden lightning illuminated the canyon, striking down instantly from high above and landing near Li Yi. Accompanied by the flashing electric light, that image appeared again, but this time, he saw the god in the image raise an arm and swing a fist, shaking the heavens and the earth.

It was just that the image disappeared again at this point.

Li Yi seemed to have discovered a clue.

Every time he picked a fruit, a bolt of golden thunder fell from the sky, and at the same time, a god's phantom would appear from within the lightning. Although the appearance time was very brief, it revealed some kind of ancient information. If he could collect the information within these golden lightning bolts, perhaps he would have some unexpected gains.

After pondering for a moment, Li Yi continued to pick the fruits: the fourth, the fifth, the sixth.

Three bolts of golden lightning struck near him one after another. This time, the image within the lightning lasted a bit longer.

And at this moment, he saw clearly: in the image, a god as towering as a mountain was swinging a fist. After that punch was thrown, it rolled back the mountains and rivers, shaking the firmament. A piece of the world seemed to ripple, creating huge waves, and an indescribable divine might swept across the vast land.

The image stopped abruptly everywhere.

"The god is swinging a fist?" Li Yi's eyes revealed a look of shock. He did not know why, but seeing that image made his blood surge, and deep within his heart, there was a craving, as if he wanted to learn to swing a fist like the god in the image and shake the heavens and the earth.

He couldn't wait and picked three more silver exotic fruits.

Three more claps of thunder fell one after another, and then, the three images within the golden lightning connected into one, presenting the remaining footage.

In the image, after the god's phantom swung its fist, it smashed into the heavens and earth. Ripples spread and surged, possessing the might to overturn mountains and rivers and reverse the sun and moon. Moreover, the god's posture while swinging the fist was peculiar, unlike that of an ordinary person, and silver radiance flowed upon its illusory body—that was the god's skeleton being revealed.

The body was void, the bones were real.

But the image disappeared again at this point. Li Yi was burning with anxiety. This time, he picked five silver exotic fruits in succession.

When the five bolts of golden lightning struck down, the image within the lightning continued once again.

That illusory, giant god stood upon the earth, its silver bones exposed. Streams of light flowed upon the skeleton in a peculiar way, and every time they passed a joint, they left behind a point of brilliant starlight, like stars in the sky. When these starlights gathered in one place, that was where the god's fist was pointed.

The image disappeared again.

But at this moment, Li Yi had memorized the entire process of the god swinging its fist.

At this moment, he attained enlightenment.

The image appearing here was definitely not an illusion, nor was it a mirage; it was the purest memory left behind by the god buried here. Perhaps it was the instinct of battle; the lightning contained the god's will after death, and thus, when the lightning struck down, it displayed this purest thing.

And this was inheritance.

That god swung its fist, shaking the heavens and earth, rolling back mountains and rivers; its might was unfathomable.

"The final image should be the way the god channeled the divine power within its body." Li Yi closed his eyes to recall; the image of silver radiance flowing like twinkling stars in the sky was deeply branded into his mind.

In the process of recalling, his body involuntarily assumed the posture of the god swinging its fist.

But the posture alone was not enough.

The channeling of power was the foundation.

As Li Yi kept recalling, a brilliant silver radiance within his body was also channeled from deep within. Once this bloodline power moved, his entire body's Qi and blood, the condensed Gang Qi, and even his tendons, bones, and skin were all set in motion. His body seemed to be beyond his own control, operating in a way he could not understand.

He attempted to swing a fist.

However, when the punch was thrown, it had no effect at all. The power within his body seemed to conflict; not only could he not channel it, but this punch was even softer and weaker than his usual ones.

Li Yi opened his eyes and fell silent.

He knew that something had gone wrong with his channeling of power; he had not managed to do as that god did and light up certain things within his body.

Perhaps this was related to him not having mastered the cultivation method of this world. Just relying on crude imitation and visualization was not enough to learn that punch.

"These exotic fruits cannot be picked anymore, otherwise it will only waste the opportunity for the god to teach martial arts. Only when my strength improves, or after I have grasped the mysteries of that punch, will I come here again to observe the lightning and comprehend the inheritance." Li Yi looked at the tree full of silver exotic fruits. Although he was greedy, he was very clear in his heart.

Compared to the intrinsic value of these exotic fruits, the things contained within the lightning were the most precious.

Moreover, this large tree had grown for so many years, and the exotic fruits on it had not been picked, which meant this tree was definitely one of the most dangerous places in the entire canyon. Li Yi had avoided danger by relying on his bloodline aura; if it were someone else, or other exotic beasts, they would not have been so lucky.

Perhaps that was the reason why that Niu Niu had hesitated before.

"However, this tree cannot be moved, but that tree might not be the same. Not every tree can carry the god's will and trigger the thunder within the valley." Li Yi then looked at the oldest tree halfway up the mountain. There were four largest exotic fruits left, and he did not want to give them up.

Summoning the Thunder Fighter, he immediately boarded the fighter and flew toward the mountainside.

However, when he passed by the vicinity, he discovered the corpse of a giant silver Peng bird lying motionless on a boulder, with a part of its body charred black.

Li Yi recognized it; this was the very Peng bird that had chased his second Thunder Fighter.

"You're unlucky too, struck to death by lightning?" He immediately laughed. Adhering to the principle of not wasting, Li Yi collected the Peng bird's corpse into his storage magic treasure to see if he could use the silver Peng bird's flesh and blood to cultivate cubs with the Life Cradle in the future.

Afterward, he arrived beside that ancient tree and took away the remaining four lantern-sized exotic fruits.

Li Yi's judgment was correct; picking these four exotic fruits did not bring about any abnormalities, which made him heave a sigh of relief.

Leaving the tree in the very center of the valley untouched, he returned fully loaded.

"Niu Niu, let's go, leave the valley, it's time to go to Shoushan Village to settle scores with those people." Li Yi did not drag his feet; riding this exotic beast, he turned around and left.

The Thunder Fighter flew high in the sky, prepared to provide fire support at any time.

Niu Niu ran wildly; after eating a few silver exotic fruits, it was even more powerful, as if it had endless energy throughout its body. Moreover, after leaving this canyon, it recovered its state, no longer so cautious and nervous, but began to howl excitedly.

However, the howling echoed and soon attracted the attention of a creature in the sky.

A familiar cry sounded from afar.

The fighter high in the sky gave a warning, and the main cannon immediately began to charge, ready for a counterattack.

"Lift the alert, it's Shanyi coming to find me."

Li Yi looked up; his silver pupils had excellent vision, and he clearly saw that figure in the distant sky. He didn't expect it to actually be the exotic beast he had tamed before.

"It actually didn't die. I thought that after I fell unconscious, Shanyi had already been killed by that Shoushan Village boss, Notify Ju Jiao."

He knew very well that with Shanyi's strength, it was definitely not a match for that Notify Ju Jiao, and the possibility of it being slaughtered was very high.

But he didn't know why the other party chose to let this Shanyi go.

Shanyi had been wandering and lingering near the canyon during this time, waiting for Li Yi's return, until today, when it heard Niu Niu's howling while flying nearby, it came over curiously to investigate and didn't expect to actually make a discovery.

Shanyi, this exotic beast, was indeed as Hu Fei had said: good at flying.

At this moment, it was galloping in the sky, not only extremely fast but also exceptionally agile. Flying from afar, it showed no signs of fatigue at all, but instead emitted a happy cry.

"Very good, you survived too. Since that's the case, come with me to take revenge." Li Yi said, then he threw three silver exotic fruits to feed Shanyi, both to increase its strength and to reward it.

After Shanyi swallowed the three exotic fruits in one gulp, its body underwent some changes; several of its feathers actually transformed into silver in a very short time, and at the same time, like Niu Niu, its strength increased.

Li Yi knew that Shanyi's feathers turning silver was not because it possessed the god's bloodline, but because its body had been tempered, just like the corpse of that silver Peng bird.

The true characteristic of acquiring the god's bloodline should be the same as his: normal appearance, internal transformation.

With the help of an extra exotic beast, Li Yi's confidence for this trip became a bit more sufficient.

Soon.

Riding Niu Niu, and with Shanyi flying and circling in the sky, he arrived at that Shoushan Village.

Only, unlike before, today there were burly men clad in leather armor patrolling near Shoushan Village. They held large bows and were inspecting everywhere, seemingly on guard against invading enemies.

"Who are they guarding against?" Li Yi touched his chin and thought to himself.

However, when he approached, the people of Shoushan Village also discovered him and immediately struck the golden bell, issuing an alarm. Afterward, warriors from the village gathered one after another.

Now Li Yi understood.

So they were guarding against him. ===== CHAPTER 366 =====