Chapter 171: Absorbing Blood Thunder

Boom— a massive crash.

A blood-colored bolt of lightning struck beside Ye Liuyun, startling him into a quick dodge, and he fled far away.

The area struck by that Blood Thunder, within a radius of ten zhang, was left only a charred black patch.

Ye Liuyun moved closer, trying to absorb some of the residual Blood Thunder Power.

Fortunately, the remaining residual power was little, and he could adapt.

But this is only the residual power after the Blood Thunder strike! It is incomparable to the Blood Thunder itself.

Lei Ming directly spat out a Thunder Source Pearl, placing it above their heads.

With that, Ye Liuyun felt much more at ease and continued forward. The whole area was littered with charred patches; no creature dared to survive there any longer.

When Lei Ming's Thunder Source Pearl was released, it immediately attracted several dripping Blood Thunder bolts.

The Blood Thunder exploded above their heads, startling both of them into a sudden shiver.

Then the two immediately turned and ran back. Lei Ming promptly reabsorbed the Thunder Source Pearl.

After reaching a distance, Lei Ming took out the Thunder Source Pearl, letting Ye Liuyun also absorb some Blood Thunder power to adapt.

Thus the two repeated the walk several times, feeling somewhat adapted, before deciding to go deeper.

Before entering, Ye Liuyun released Qiong Qi again, letting him search for treasures. This Blood Thunder zone should be an absolute safe area. Qiong Qi agreed and left alone.

At this moment, a strand of red Blood Thunder lingered in Ye Liuyun's body, immersed in his Qi Sea. So his courage grew a bit.

As they advanced, the path opened into a vast plain with no trees. Ye Liuyun also witnessed the terror of the Blood Thunder core area!

It was more than just streaks of Blood Thunder; it was a sea of crimson, constantly spitting electric sparks.

Now they were being struck directly by Blood Thunder bolts, but the Thunder Source Pearl above was absorbing them, preventing direct hits.

Ye Liuyun gritted his teeth, steeled his heart, and stepped out of the Thunder Source Pearl's protection; the residual wave after a Blood Thunder struck the Pearl hit him, his whole body went numb, and he fell to the ground.

Lei Ming rushed forward, using the Thunder Source Pearl to block the ensuing Blood Thunder barrage.

"This Blood Thunder power is indeed much stronger than ordinary lightning!" Ye Liuyun said softly.

The Ten Thousand Gods Command once again took effect. However, the tingling sensation throughout his body had to be endured by him.

Then, Ye Liuyun and the others stood in place, repeatedly testing many times before daring to go further inside.

When Ye Liuyun finally dared to take the Blood Thunder barrage directly, he let Lei Ming go in first so as not to delay Lei Ming's cultivation. He himself adapted slowly, bit by bit.

Lei Ming, with the Thunder Source Pearl above his head, also took out his lightning‑defense treasure, a rain umbrella, before heading toward the Blood Thunder core area.

Ye Liuyun adapted for a while, then walked in a stretch. After two days, he reached the edge of the very center; he could no longer see Lei Ming's silhouette.

Within his Qi Sea, a clump of red Thunder Source about the size of a fingernail had gathered. Though small, if fully released, this power could obliterate any cultivator below the Sea Transformation Realm.

Moreover, he was multitasking: absorbing Blood Thunder power while tempering a hundred soul swords with Blood Thunder, without delay.

Then Ye Liuyun resolutely walked toward the Blood Thunder core area, where the Blood Thunder struck incessantly, unlike outside where there was breathing room.

Thus he didn't dare go far at first; he entered briefly then retreated, gradually adapting, and only then ventured deeper, moving back and forth each time.

After another two days, he had adapted a lot; his golden Illusion Pupil also caught Lei Ming's figure.

At this moment, Lei Ming had already taken the original form of a Thunder Dragon, lying beneath the Thunder Source Pearl to cultivate. m.

Even though he saw it, Ye Liuyun estimated it would still take him two days to cross. The Blood Thunder in that zone was even more ferocious, its power even stronger.

So he stuck to his own method, not hurrying in, since time was ample.

Ye Liuyun also noticed that the Ten Thousand Gods Command was absorbing this raging aura, and it itself was becoming stronger.

It seemed this place truly was, as Qiong Qi said, a fragment of the Archaic World. The Ten Thousand Gods Command thrived here.

He didn't know where that Archaic continent lay. A single fragment was already so wondrous; imagine the whole continent!

Ye Liuyun could hardly imagine.

Ordinary True Essence and Sea Transformation Realm beasts are already this strong; what about the Holy Realm beasts on that continent? What is the highest realm there?

Ye Liuyun's thoughts rambled, but he finally cast those ideas aside. It's too far ahead; he should focus on the present first.

The wild aura of this land seemed lacking in spiritual energy to others, but for him, although spiritual energy was scarce, the mystic Qi was abundant. Thus his cultivation here was unaffected.

He plans to, after reaching the very center, begin cultivating to see if he can ascend another realm.

Two days later, Ye Liuyun finally reached Lei Ming's side. Lei Ming was deep in cultivation and didn't notice him.

But Ye Liuyun was surprised to find that Lei Ming had broken through to the third tier of Sea Transformation, and the realm was still advancing.

"That little girl has indeed found a cultivation haven!" Ye Liuyun envied silently.

Lei Ming's realm not only rose, but his body grew larger, his tail lengthened, and many tiny reverse hooks sprouted.

Some fur fell off, revealing scale armor beneath. The original skin color mixed with red, showing a hint of purple.

"I wonder what she'll finally metamorphose into?"

Ye Liuyun thought that, and found a spot a little farther from Lei Ming, quietly beginning to cultivate.

He still focused on absorbing Blood Thunder. After all, outside he could also cultivate, but opportunities to absorb Blood Thunder were scarce.

The Demon Slaying Sword on his back also showed a slight reaction, as if it had been continuously tempered by Blood Thunder.

So Ye Liuyun took the Demon Slaying Sword off, laid it flat before him, allowing it a larger surface to receive the Blood Thunder blasts.

After two more days, the Blood Thunder source within his Qi Sea had grown to a fist-sized mass. At this scale, he could slowly nurture Blood Thunder power on his own.

Yet he did not stop, for absorbing Blood Thunder here was far faster than his own cultivation.

Lei Ming advanced a realm each day and was now at the fifth tier of Sea Transformation!

He had already resolved to stay here with Lei Ming, letting her seize the time to improve, and only leave on the final day.

Lei Ming's changes became increasingly obvious; all her fur had fallen, replaced by a full set of scale armor, her body larger, tail longer.

Now Lei Ming's tail was immensely thick and bore reverse hooks, giving it a fierce appearance.

Her body color had turned purple, only slightly more blue.

She now outgrew the Thunder Source Pearl, yet she remained unbothered, simply shifting outward to expose herself directly to the Blood Thunder.

She was clad in purple scale armor, and even under the bombardment of Blood Thunder she remained completely unharmed.

Ye Liuyun watched for a moment; seeing she was unharmed, he eased his mind, continued to focus on absorbing the Blood Thunder, and simultaneously began to let the Blood Thunder merge with his True Essence.

Since he had nothing else to do anyway, he might as well first fuse the Blood Thunder into his True Essence.