Chapter 1087: Heaven's Punishment: Thunder Prison

Enhance!

Lei En pressed the button, the nine-grid burst into light, covering everything in the squares; a progress bar appeared below, and as the Soul Diamonds were absorbed and consumed by the workbench, the bar advanced slowly but steadily.

"It takes this long..."

He has enhanced many magical items before, but never one that took this long; his mind instantly grew a bit nervous, yet also somewhat anticipatory.

A full quarter of an hour later, the progress bar finally reached the end.

Enhancement complete!

The nine-grid's light dispersed, the materials in the surrounding eight squares vanished, leaving only the Thunder God's Hammer in the center.

Lei En eagerly took out the war hammer.

But the extraordinary power in Pixel World is suppressed, preventing detection of the hammer's detailed condition, so he immediately returned to the Star Destroyer.

Upon exiting Pixel World, Lei En instantly sensed a change.

The most obvious was that the hammer in his hand had grown larger and heavier.

The Thunder God's Hammer originally weighed 10,800 pounds; after enhancement its weight rose by about eighty percent, reaching roughly 18,000 pounds! At the same time, the hammer's overall length grew from just over one meter to one and a half meters, still retaining the hammer's shape but now approaching a two‑handed maul.

Boom!

Lei En waved it a couple of times casually, and the surrounding air was instantly blasted, producing a fierce booming roar.

"Not bad, even more handy!"

The hammer gained over seven thousand pounds, which, for someone with Level 20 power, actually felt more fitting. As for the half‑meter length increase, turning it into a weapon between a hammer and a two‑handed maul, that posed no issue at all.

Titanic divine power can simultaneously enlarge or shrink weapons; the Thunder God's Hammer changes size at will—big when desired, small when desired—and can be switched freely between one‑handed and two‑handed grip.

Lei En held the hammer, examining it closely.

Aside from the increased length and volume, the hammer's appearance changed little: it is overall black, adorned with golden runes, and each side of the rectangular head bears an imposing portrait.

That portrait was originally the dwarf "God of Craft and Forge" Mo La Ding; at first glance it still looks dwarf‑like, but its visage has changed—from the dwarf's steady, resolute expression to a fierce, soaring one, resembling a giant deity.

Its war helm vanished, and the lightning runes released from its eyes rose upward, becoming golden hair of a giant deity that covers both sides of the head—majestic and imposing!

"Anhe Luo Zi?"

Lei En looked at the altered portrait and recognized it at a glance.

It is precisely the image of the "God of Sky and Thunder" Anhe Luo Zi, which he had seen on the murals of the Storm Temple; not only the form but also the demeanor match exactly.

It is said that back then, when the Iron Must clan forged the Thunder God's Hammer, they received aid from the dwarf god of craft and forge Mo La Ding; after Anhe Luo Zi fell, Mo La Ding obtained the "Thunder" divine office, and the hammer was thus named.

Little did they expect that years later, Anhe Luo Zi would reverse the roles, supplant Mo La Ding and imprint his own image onto the Thunder God's Hammer.

Lei En couldn't help but sigh; this counts as a fate linking two generations of thunder gods.

He was indifferent, after all they were both thunder gods, both already fallen, so there was no real difference.

What mattered more was the enhanced power of the Thunder God's Hammer!

Lei En focused for a few seconds, sensed the hammer's enchantment, his eyes widened instantly, and a look of surprise spread across his face.

The hammer's original "Thunderous Might" and "Plane‑Shifting" remained largely unchanged.

Conversely, the "Rage of the Thunder God" was gone!

Activating the Rage of the Thunder God once equipped the Thunder Battle Armor, granting a Thunder Lord and increasing power by one level; now, merely holding the hammer constantly provides the "Thunder Lord" effect, and the "power" boost that used to be one level now becomes two.

Although the defense of the Thunder Battle Armor is lost, the Thunder Lord and the two‑level power boost become permanent effects, like a constant spell.

Previously the Rage of the Thunder God could be triggered only once per day; clearly, this has been amplified.

Lei En doesn't regret losing the Thunder Battle Armor at all.

His titanium‑golden body's defense far surpasses the Thunder Battle Armor, and with the Energy Furnace, Magic Siphon, and rainbow‑light cloak, he has no need for the armor.

Moreover, the Thunder God's Hammer has another enhancement: it now carries "Space Freeze," a Nine-ring Technique that can be cast three times daily, instantaneously!

"Impressive..."

Lei En praised aloud; now, like Reslin, he has mastered Time Stop and Space Freeze, gaining an extra means of control.

This should be the effect of void‑fallen star steel.

The Thunder God's Hammer possesses both "Thunder" and "Void" powers, linked respectively to void‑fallen star steel and storm primordial stone.

"Void" manifests as the ability to traverse planes, and when the hammer is unactivated, it interlocks with its surrounding space, preventing brute‑force lifting.

The hammer's weight can be distributed into the surrounding void; via internal rune arrays it controls weight shifts, lightest as a needle—weightless—while its heaviest state rose from one million pounds to the current one and a half million pounds!

Space Freeze is also one of the "Void" abilities, so it is unsurprising.

"Thunder" power has also increased dramatically.

The hammer's original enchantments, with the strongest "Thunder Cloud Storm" at only eight rings, fell short of other Legend Grade weapons and even seemed unworthy of its grand reputation—a drawback.

After this enhancement, the hammer's four Thunder spells are completely refreshed.

Summon Thunder rose to six rings, Advanced Thunderclap to seven rings, Chain Lightning to eight rings, and all three spells have unlimited uses.

The original "Thunder Cloud Storm" disappeared.

In its place is a spell somewhat similar to Thunder Cloud Storm but over a hundred times more powerful!

Lei En held the hammer, sensed for a while, then searched the mobile library for data, combing through numerous ancient records for clues, piecing together fragmented information, cross‑referencing with the hammer's enchantments, and finally identified the spell's origin.

"Anhe Luo Zi's Heaven's Punishment Thunder Prison Technique!"

It is a Ten-ring Spell!

From the name alone, it is clear that it is a spell created by the storm‑giant god, bearing a portion of Anhe Luo Zi's divine might. "Heaven's Punishment Thunder Prison" is a relatively rare Ten-ring Spell that requires guidance, and it resembles the "Arcadian Killing Wind" once wielded by Luo Ha Xi Ya.

Heaven's Punishment Thunder Prison cannot be instant‑cast, but its execution is extremely rapid, activating within a quarter of a second—nearly instant.

This spell can be cast only once per day.

Centered on the caster, it creates a thundercloud spanning at least a kilometer across the sky, the cloud continuously generating lightning storms that strike targets within its range. Each bolt's power is set by the caster, from a minimum of five rings to a maximum of nine; when the bolts are at their weakest, they are most numerous;

Conversely, when the lightning reaches nine‑ring lethality, their numbers become sparse.

Nevertheless, even the sparsest nine‑ring lightning attack is denser and more ferocious than a normally cast nine‑ring "Lightning Storm".

If the lightning is concentrated in a small area, dozens of Nine‑ring lightning bolts merge into one, its power comparable to a Ten‑ring Spell.

Heaven's Punishment Thunder Prison also receives the amplification from lightning affinity.

The spell's range can also be expanded; a diameter of one kilometer is only the basic range. When the caster guides the spell, they can invest more mana or soul energy to continuously enlarge the area—to three thousand meters, five thousand meters, even ten thousand meters!

Of course, as the spell's range expands, the mana consumption skyrockets, and even a demigod‑level caster can hardly sustain it for long.

Besides the lightning attack, Heaven's Punishment Thunder Prison has an even stronger effect—

Flight Ban!

Within the area, everything other than the caster—whether living, dead, or magical items—suffers a ruthless suppression; flight becomes extremely difficult, including hovering, gliding, and any levitation ability, and as soon as one leaves the ground they feel this resistance.

Whether using magical flight or relying on one's own wing beats, one cannot resist the Flight Ban.

If one teleports into the sky, they will immediately fall.

The only way to break it is to stay on the ground—don't take off; as long as both feet are on the ground or the body has a physical connection to the earth, one is unaffected, and running speed and agility remain unchanged.

This Flight Ban has transcended the realm of spells; it resembles a rule!

The law of the deity!

It is clear that the Flight Ban of Heaven's Punishment Thunder Prison originates from Anheluoz's divine might, linked to His "Sky" divine office. This enhancement employed four Anheluoz divine power crystals, granting the Thunder God's Hammer a portion of His power.

"Worth it!"

Lei En's face showed delight.

Having poured in so many priceless materials, the Thunder God's Hammer finally attained the Ten‑ring Spell, living up to its reputation as the strongest Legend Grade weapon.

Although Heaven's Punishment Thunder Prison can be cast only once per day, I have enough charge to support it; while wielding the war hammer I gain the amplification of five "Lords of Thunder", expanding the spell's range to tens of thousands of meters, and its lethality reaches a terrifying level.

Imagine a Flight Ban covering dozens of kilometers radius, preventing flight, while countless lightning bolts strike from the thundercloud above—who could not despair?

One spell can annihilate an army, a city, even a nation!

This is a power comparable to that of a deity!

Even the Fu Kong Cheng and the Star Destroyer find it hard to resist.

The reinforced Thunder God's Hammer has surpassed the quality of a Legend Grade weapon; calling it an artifact would not be an overstatement.

Lei En ran his fingers over the hammer's grip, shook his head and thought:

"What a pity…"

If only Heaven's Punishment Thunder Prison could also seal space beyond the Flight Ban, then unless one possesses a Key of Doors above the Eight‑ring, or can forcefully cleave the void with extreme power, one would have to wait for death within the Thunder Prison.

Since it only bans flight and does not seal space, those peak casters still have a chance to escape.

The Nine‑ring spatial seal's maximum range is only a few hundred meters.

The phase distortion range is indeed large, but it can only prevent enemies from fleeing to other planes; it cannot forbid teleportation within this plane.

Lei En suddenly smiled, "Fine, there is no perfect weapon."

"The Flight Ban is already terrifying enough; with my current speed and strength, even if the enemy has a teleport spell they cannot escape. I alone cannot chase them, and ten Mirror Images gang up on me. No mortal in the Prime Material Plane can withstand a single hammer strike; they can't even muster a single hand."

"After reinforcement, the Thunder God's Hammer is merely a finishing touch; there's no need to demand more."

He admired the war hammer for a moment, then re‑entered the Pixel World.

The Thunder God's Hammer has been reinforced; now I'll try "Annam's Dragon‑slaying Sword", there are still two divine power crystals left, along with many precious materials I previously collected.

However, Lei En placed various materials into the nine‑grid, trying different combinations; the success rate of reinforcement remains low.

The best it gets is just over 50%.

He didn't want to waste materials, so he gave up and switched to "synthesizing" Nebula Rings.

Anheluoz's treasury is extremely rich, containing various Nebula Ring materials; together with the compensation previously given by Elder Suolim, it is enough to craft a dozen Nebula Rings.

Lei En followed the recipe, then used up the materials in one go, mass‑producing fifteen Nebula Rings. These magical rings, each storing up to a thousand cubic meters, he intends to give to his clones.

For the next few days, Lei En stayed out of the spotlight on the Augustus.

He continuously operated the "Workbench", researching magical item formulas, and mass‑produced power armor and Bolt Guns for his legion.

Through the eyes of the Thundercast Celestial Soldier, Lei En constantly monitors the movements of the Storm Plane.

Elder Suolim seized control of the Storm Temple, immediately began restoring the damaged rune array, taking three days to reactivate the "Thunder Barrier". Then the Giant Legion occupied the key points atop the Storm Summit, searching outward for the hideouts of the wind element armies.

Millions of wind element beings cannot vanish without a trace.

Moreover, with the help of the Thundercast Celestial Soldier, the enemy's trail was quickly found, and the Star Destroyer delivered the legion from the sky to surround the foe.

Suolim personally intervened, suppressing the enemy commander.

After Luohaxiya's death, no wind element being could match a demigod, but Suolim did not annihilate them, allowing the enemy to surrender and secure a place of survival in the Storm Plane.

After many days of searching, Suolim finally located the strongest surviving winged beings—a winged Sword Saint and a winged Grand Mage—coercing and enticing them, causing the two Saint Rank winged elites to submit to the Storm Giant, bringing hundreds of thousands of winged followers to surrender.

Winged beings are the rulers of wind element creatures; even they surrendered, and many Alaka Crowmen and Gale Dwarves, seeing this, also gave up resistance.

Within half a month, over sixty percent of the wind element forces surrendered, becoming vassals of the Storm Giant.

Yet not all enemies are willing to surrender.

About thirty percent of the wind element forces still hold out, hiding far from the Storm Temple to clash with the Giant Legion. Among the surrendered vassal races, many are not truly loyal; the enemy simply chose to endure and lie low.

This is not a problem that can be solved in the short term, but Suolim is already very satisfied.

At least, the giants have once again become the masters of the Storm Plane!

Suolim barely stabilized the Storm Plane's situation, immediately notifying Lei En, saying he is ready to start rebuilding the three other destroyed Storm Temples, and asks Lei En to jointly study the Storm Temple's system and principles, participating in this reconstruction.

Lei En's spirit was invigorated, with a vague premonition that the hidden secrets of the Storm Temple might be his greatest gain this time!

(End of Chapter)