Chapter 111: Opening the Divine Trial: God of Thunder Punishment! (Please Continue Reading)

This counts as an unexpected joy!

Killing another True God again, Qiongqi's level surged to 322.

After surpassing three hundred levels, each additional level consumes more experience.

Lu Zheng feels it's time to start cultivating other Divine Pets.

Qiongqi can be let to hunt on its own, possessing the passive skill "Eight Wilderness Demon Lord"; releasing its restraints will not slow its growth.

And the lower-tier True God-level Flame Demon currently under control can serve as Lu Zheng's guard.

The current main task remains helping Wu Tuomai gain experience.

Lu Zheng repeats his old trick, using the Bridge of Magic Power to grant Wu Tuomai magical support from his Divine Pet, then having the True God-level Evil God Puppet summon more monsters nearby.

Thunder Prison Chains reappear, bringing forth the Thunder Refinement Hell!

After a burst of raging energy baptism, Wu Tuomai's experience jumped significantly.

This True God-level Flame Demon summoned four Half-God-level Flame Demons.

Lu Zheng had Kui Bull kill them, helping Kui Bull level up.

This time we need to aid Wu Tuomai in obtaining the God of Thunder Punishment's Divine Throne; a Thunder-affinitized Kui Bull gaining greater power might be helpful later.

Kui Bull was originally level 219; killing four Half-Gods successfully promoted it to level 227.

Lu Zheng extracted the hearts of those four Half-God-level Flame Demons and fed them to his Flame Demon Summon Beast, upgrading its quality.

It rose from a three‑star Celestial‑quality Divine Pet to a five‑star Celestial‑quality Divine Pet!

As long as it consumes the God-level Flame Demon Heart inside this True God-level Fiend Puppet, it can certainly elevate its own Demon Summon Beast to Divine Pet level.

That means another Legendary Divine Pet aid! Moreover, perhaps with an extra powerful Flame Demon Summon Beast, more can be done.

Lu Zheng continues to have the Flame Demon True God Puppet summon more Abyssal monsters, but among the arriving foes only three were Half-Gods, which left Lu Zheng unsatisfied.

After some hassle, Kui Bull only rose seven levels, reaching 234.

Here, a massive swarm of low‑level Abyssal monsters gave Wu Tuomai a huge amount of experience, instantly reaching over 3,500%.

Lu Zheng thinks that's enough.

With three hours left on the Gate of the Abyss timer, Lu Zheng sent Wu Tuomai back to the eighth layer of the Abyss Demon Lair, while he himself took a True God-level Puppet to hunt farther away.

Half-God-level Abyssal monsters are scarce; in the final three hours, only four were slain.

But the remaining low‑level Abyssal monsters were killed by Kui Bull using the "Thunder Ten Thousand Pounds" skill in the billions, yielding massive experience, far more than killing Half-Gods.

In total it rose nineteen levels, reaching 253! The large‑area damage skill was more effective, delivering such experience gains in three hours.

Of course, this owes to the True God-level Evil God Puppet's summons of evil demons.

Lu Zheng left the Abyss Demon Realm, but Qiongqi and the True God-level Puppet remained.

They can continue to level up.

During that interval, Qiongqi rose two more levels! Qiongqi has entered the three‑hundred‑level range; each level is extremely hard, yet it managed to gain two levels in such a short time.

This fully shows that the Abyss Demon Realm is its home arena!

Truly worthy of the Eight Wilderness Demon Lord.

True God-level Puppets can only exert their greatest power here; letting it help kill monsters for experience will speed Qiongqi's upgrades.

Taking it out would suppress its strength, offering little help.

Lu Zheng left the Abyss Demon Realm, brought Wu Tuomai into the Thunder Hell Instance, and went straight to the core area, the Thunderstorm Den.

Both possess the Thunder Prison Punishment Decree and directly enter the "Punishment Thunder Prison" instance! 【Ding! You have entered the "Punishment Thunder Prison" Divine Realm instance, now opening the Divine Trial: God of Thunder Punishment! To inherit the Divine Throne, you must meet the following three conditions】

【Condition 1: Thunder Affinity reaches 100%】 【Condition 2: Complete the Six Path Assessment】

【Condition 3: Consolidate Divine Form】

【First Assessment: Traverse the Thunderstorm Sea!】

【Description: The Thunderstorm Sea is the outermost defense of the Punishment Thunder Prison and a key component for imprisoning and sanctioning evil demons. As the God of Thunder Punishment, one is unharmed by thunder; traversing the Thunderstorm Sea is the basic requirement】

Lu Zheng looked at Wu Tuomai beside him and asked:

"Did you also receive the Divine Trial content?"

Wu Tuomai nodded, and Lu Zheng continued:

"It seems this Divine Throne assessment isn't a solo task; many can complete it together, and whoever reaches the end first inherits the throne. That's good—I can help you better."

"Now, what's your Thunder Affinity?"

"Only 56%. I'm not a pure Thunder mage; I'm more of a gunner with added Thunder attribute, so my base Thunder Affinity is low."

Wu Tuomai showed a helpless expression.

Lu Zheng nodded and said:

"Alright, then we'll raise it a bit; the Thunderstorm Sea is perfect for that!"

Speaking that, he summoned Kui Bull.

The creature, upon appearing, immediately let out a cheerful cry.

The environment here is perfect for it; the Thunder energy is more than ten times that of the outside Thunder Hell, and Kui Bull only needs to lie inside and sleep for a year—maybe it could become a god outright!

Lu Zheng placed no limits on it, letting it enter the Thunderstorm Sea.

A massive influx of Thunder power converged on it, its experience bar soaring wildly; after a single breath, it actually leveled up.

It seems bringing Kui Bull along for Wu Tuomai's assessment was the right choice; once Kui Bull is cultivated to Saint level, we'll have another True God-level combat force!

A five‑star Legendary Divine Pet is that powerful.

Unfortunately, this trip to the Abyss Demon Realm didn't yield any new Divine Pets.

Calming his mind, Lu Zheng looked at Wu Tuomai and said:

"I can forge your body with Thunder, boosting your Thunder Affinity, but the process will involve some pain."

"Ha ha! Bring it on! No matter the pain, as long as I can inherit the Divine Throne and help protect Yanxia, even if I become a puppet, I'm willing!"

Wu Tuohai said heroically.

At his level, fame and fortune no longer mattered; the only thing he cared about was whether he could continue to realize his ambitions and fulfill his ideals! For Blazing Summer, for the Empire, he was willing to sacrifice everything! Just like Xuanyuan Wuji, this is probably the spirit of sacrifice of the older generation.

Lu Zheng couldn't do that.

"Then let's begin!"

Speaking, he also walked into the Thunderstorm Sea, the passive skill 'Thunder Marsh Domain' activated, thunder fell, caught within its domain, and transformed into mana or experience points.

Wu Tuohai was also within the domain's range, so he would not be directly attacked.

Lu Zheng, meanwhile, converted part of the thunder energy, acting on Wu Tuohai, increasing his thunder affinity.

Lu Zheng discovered his thunder affinity was 100 percent, thanks to the passive 'Thunder Marsh Domain', and he could even call himself a thunder god without issue.

In the blink of an eye, two days passed, and Lu Zheng and Wu Tuohai crossed the Thunderstorm Sea.

The second trial's content has begun! (End of chapter)