Chapter 121: Heavy Thunder Sect

After a brief exchange with Zhao Tianhe, Tie Li returned to the vicinity of the Leichi, using the surroundings there to meditate and cultivate.

This is also what Zhao Tianhe needed to see; as a sect with a thousand‑year legacy, the Fenglei Sect regards the Leichi as one of its foundational inheritances.

Tie Li can cultivate around the Leichi, and the benefits he gains will certainly not be lacking.

As for entering the Leichi to cultivate, after investigating, Zhao Tianhe learned that the conditions are extremely stringent: not only does it demand a superb physique, but also an innate, powerful Thunder Attribute martial soul.

Each time Tie Li enters meditation to cultivate, his martial soul subconsciously surfaces and undergoes tempering by Lightning Light.

The hammer's hue grows ever deeper; the earlier Purple Thunder Hammer exuded outward fury and oppression, whereas the current Purple Thunder Hammer is more heavy and ferocious.

"He must be the Tian Dou Royal Academy student that General Qi Yu referred to, right?"

"He doesn't look that impressive; instead of properly cultivating here, he's skulking around the Thunder Stones."

"Shall we give him a lesson?"

During these three months, Tie Li discovered a peculiar spot: at distances of ten, twenty, fifty, and one hundred meters from the Leichi, each location hosts a Thunder Stone larger than one meter.

He went specifically to the Thunder Stone at the one‑hundred‑meter mark to observe, only to find something unusual, and was interrupted by three newcomers.

Two of them are about his age, around twenty, while the other is older, probably around thirty.

But their attire is identical, indicating they come from the same sect.

Within the Tian Dou Empire, some sects choose to align with the empire to obtain better treatment and status.

They belong to the Heavy Thunder Sect, a first‑tier power; its sect leader is an eighty‑one‑year‑old Soul Fighter.

The Heavy Thunder Sect admits disciples only if they possess a Thunder Attribute martial soul, have innate soul power of at least level four, or can reach soul power level twenty‑five before turning twenty.

The three who arrived are core disciples of the Heavy Thunder Sect; to allow them to cultivate near the Leichi, the sect specially procured three qualifications for them.

The three approached Tie Li but halted at a distance of one hundred fifty meters outside the Leichi.

The Lightning Light coiling around them bit like poison, the sharp tearing sensation clearing their minds; at that moment, their gaze at Tie Li changed.

Their martial souls and Soul Rings manifested uncontrollably.

Two Three Ring Soul Honorable, one Four Ring Soul Ancestor, all possessing optimal Soul Ring Configurations.

All three have Thunder Attribute sword martial souls, yet their forms differ markedly.

Especially the Four Ring Soul Ancestor's sword martial soul, which is a heavy dull sword.

"He's coming, this is bad now."

Seeing Tie Li stride toward them, the three's expressions grew uneasy.

"We'll retreat outside and see if he still dares to leave with us," the Four Ring Soul Ancestor said.

Once they exit this place, the thunder restrictions vanish, allowing them to unleash their full strength.

After retreating a hundred meters, the three immediately regained mobility.

A deep Lightning Light suddenly manifested in Tie Li's hand, two yellow and two purple, the four optimally configured Soul Rings floating up and down.

"He turns out to be a Four Ring Soul Ancestor; we underestimated him."

"His martial soul is the same as Senior Brother Zhou's, both being Purple Thunder Hammers."

"Hiss, why is his Purple Thunder Hammer black? Did it mutate?"

The Soul Rings on the three lit up, their sword martial souls surrounded by blue‑white Lightning Light, and they immediately launched an assault on Tie Li.

Tie Li's First Soul Ring flared, the Purple Thunder Hammer instantly shifted into Thunder Hammer Form, and a deep, near‑black Lightning Armor surged over his body.

"Boom—"

He gripped the hammer's handle with both hands and slammed it down with a mighty strike.

The Dull Sword Soul Master's Second and Third Soul Rings lit, both augmenting soul skills; he intends to harden against Tie Li's attack to buy his companions a chance.

His Soul Power Level reaches forty‑five, which is his confidence.

"Sizz—"

The clash of dull sword and Thunder Hammer made the Dull Sword Soul Master's legs give way, nearly dropping to his knees.

His four Soul Rings also seek amplification of strength and dual Thunder‑Electric attributes, yet in this clash with Tie Li, the disparity is stark.

Tie Li only employed the First Soul Technique, while the Dull Sword Soul Master unleashed the Second Soul Technique and a millennium‑level Third Soul Technique; in the head‑on clash, he fell at a disadvantage.

The Fourth Soul Ring, aged eight thousand years, not only grants Tie Li a powerful Fourth Soul Technique, but its added attributes also surpass those of peers.

"Sizz—"

In the Dull Sword Soul Master's perception, he terrifiedly felt his arms, clutching the dull sword martial soul, go numb as deep, near‑black arcs of electricity had silently corroded them.

"What?"

He hurriedly mobilized his internal soul power, attempting to extinguish them with fiercer soul power.

But his action also gave Tie Li an opening.

His Second Soul Ring lit, and the Second Soul Technique, empowered by the First Soul Technique, became a pure single‑target attack.

Lightning Light gathered on the hammer's head and launched a fierce strike toward the Dull Sword Soul Master.

"Boom—"

A deafening blast sent the Dull Sword Soul Master flying backward, spitting a mouthful of blood; his arms were a bloody mess, threaded with black arcs that eroded his vitality.

"Senior Brother Li."

Both Soul Elders had no chance to act, and the dull sword martial soul was grievously wounded by Tie Li.

Tie Li's reason for striking was not their verbal provocation; he could have completely ignored them.

The real reason was that he discovered a special seal on the Thunder Stone.

He needed to drive them off the mountain so he could proceed with the next test.

As long as he doesn't kill them, there won't be major issues; now the Tian Dou Royal Academy stands behind him.

"Boom—Boom—"

Two more hammer blows followed; the two Soul Elders couldn't even last a round before Tie Li's hammer struck them.

"The disciples of the Heavy Thunder Sect are no better than this; weren't you arrogant before? How come you only have an arrogant tone, but no arrogant strength?" Tie Li said mockingly.

Just from Tie Li's words at this moment, he is mocking the three of them for their earlier verbal taunts.

"This time I'm giving the Heavy Thunder Sect a face; hurry up and get out of my sight."

Two Soul Elder disciples helped the gravely wounded Senior Brother Li up, and slunk down the mountain, but before descending, one disciple couldn't help but utter a harsh remark.

"You wait for us; the Heavy Thunder Sect is not something you can bully." After saying that, they ran down the mountain without looking back.

Seeing that they had truly left, Tie Li immediately went to the massive Thunder Stone near the boundary a hundred meters from Leichi.

He circulated soul power, and a deep, near‑black electric arc coiled around Tie Li's right palm; as he gently touched it, the massive Thunder Stone revealed a special mark.

Tie Li had once seen secret information about the Fenglei Sect in the library of the Tian Dou Royal Academy.

All core disciples of the Fenglei Sect have a special mark on their martial soul.

(End of Chapter)