Douluo Continent: Five Thunders Shake the Drums, I am the Thunder Emperor!

Chapter 161 Thor's Three Trials: Creating the Spiritual Realm!
Sikong Zhen looked at the eight lightning pillars in front of him, and the more he looked at them, the more familiar they seemed.

"Thunder Prison Pillar?"

Sikong Zhen's expression was somewhat strange.

He had confirmed that these eight towering thunder pillars surrounding the altar were almost identical to his grandfather's 'Thunder Prison Suppressing Pillars'!
Moreover, two of the lightning bolts were quite far apart, with a noticeable gap in the middle.

There were originally supposed to be nine lightning pillars.

The missing pillar is most likely the Thunder Prison Suppression Pillar!

Then, Sikong Zhen noticed that a crystal-clear lightning core was suspended at the top of each lightning pillar, with eight colors—red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, purple, black, and white—shining brightly together.

Above the central platform, a fist-sized purplish-gold lightning crystal floats, its surface occasionally emitting arcs of electricity that distort space.

Based on the pattern, the missing lightning core should be blue.

“Grandpa’s Thunder Prison Suppressing Pillar emits blue lightning, now it’s completely confirmed.” Sikong Zhen’s eyes flickered.

"Nine Heavens Thunder Tribulation Formation".

The phantom of Thor suddenly spoke, his voice tinged with nostalgia, "It was in this very formation that I comprehended the true essence of thunder."

"It's a pity that we've lost one of the lightning pillars, so the effect isn't as good as it used to be."

Hear the words.

Sikong Zhen pondered for a moment, then looked up at the phantom of the Thunder God and said, "Lord Thunder God, the missing ninth thunder pillar is now in my grandfather's hands and has been named the 'Thunder Prison Suppressing Pillar'."

"Oh?"

Thor's phantom eyes flickered slightly, as if in surprise, "Your grandfather actually obtained this?"

Sikong Zhen nodded: "When my grandfather was young, he found this pillar in an ancient ruin and has kept it as a trump card for many years."

The phantom of Thor remained silent for a moment.

Suddenly, he chuckled softly: "The Thunder Prison Pillar is actually called the Nine Heavens Thunder Pillar. It is a divine object of heaven and earth, and has its own spirit. Since you chose your grandfather, you are destined to be with him."

"Nine Heavens Thunder Pillar." Sikong Zhen nodded and wrote it down.

Subsequently.

The phantom of Thor raised his hand and waved.

A dazzling blue lightning core appeared in his palm, radiating immense lightning power.

"This is the core of that lightning pillar. Give it to your grandfather when you get back to complete the Thunder Prison Pillar. Its power will be greatly enhanced."

Sikong Zhen accepted the blue lightning core, feeling the surging energy within, and solemnly said, "Thank you, Lord Thunder God!"

The phantom of Thor nodded slightly: "The Nine Heavens Thunder Tribulation Array was originally my inherited artifact. Now that it has been scattered for many years, it can be considered an arrangement from the heavens that it can be reunited with your help."

Sikong Zhen's heart stirred, and he asked, "If all nine pillars are gathered, will it be of any benefit to the inheritance of the Thunder God?"

The phantom of Thor had a far-reaching gaze.

"When the nine lightning pillars come together, they can summon the true 'Nine Heavens Divine Thunder,' which will help you temper your divine body when you attempt to ascend to godhood in the future."

"However, that's a matter for later. Right now, you should focus on completing the third exam."

Then Thor explained, "Eight lightning pillars are enough to temper the soul. If you gather nine lightning pillars together, you won't be able to withstand it."

"understood."

Sikong Zhen said no more, put the blue lightning core into his storage soul tool, and then looked firmly at the center of the altar.

"I'm ready!"

Upon hearing this, the phantom of Thor smiled and shook his head. "No rush. Let me ask you first: do you know why the third trial requires tempering the soul?"

Sikong Zhen pondered for a moment, then looked up and replied, "Soul power is the boat, and spirit is the rudder. Without strong spiritual power, even the deepest soul power cannot unleash its true power."

"Not bad!"

Thor nodded in satisfaction. "More importantly, if you want to create your own godhood, your spiritual power must be transformed into divine thought."

"Divine sense? It definitely will!"

"Well, let's go."

"Alright." Sikong Zhen took a deep breath and stepped into the center of the formation.

The moment he stood still, the eight lightning pillars suddenly trembled violently, and the lightning cores at the top simultaneously shot out a beam of light, which converged at the central lightning crystal.

"boom--"

The first bolt of crimson lightning cascaded down like a waterfall, causing Sikong Zhen to tremble violently. This lightning had actually pierced through his flesh and struck directly into the depths of his soul.

Suddenly, a scene from his training at age seven flashed before his eyes—in the dead of winter, he was practicing soul power control alone on a frozen lake.

"Crimson Thunder".

Thor's voice seemed to come from a great distance, "Confront your weakness!"

Sikong Zhen gritted his teeth, as more memories flooded back:

In this life, his parents died on the battlefield, and news of their deaths reached the Marquis of Weiyuan's residence.

In the world of Kings, his father sacrificed his life when he was five years old. His mother fell ill with grief upon learning the news and soon passed away as well.

Afterwards, Sikong Zhen returned to his hometown of Shuocheng with his grandfather, who had retired.

Six months after he inherited the position of Lord of Shuocheng at the age of nineteen, Shuocheng was hit by a once-in-a-century snowstorm, and his grandfather passed away in the snow.

These deeply buried memories were all stirred up by the thunder at this moment.

"Break it for me!"

Sikong Zhen roared, and the Five Thunder Drums resounded simultaneously in his spiritual world, shattering those fragments of memory into dust.

However, before they could catch their breath, a second bolt of azure lightning struck.

"Azure Thunder, sever delusions."

Thor's voice grew increasingly ethereal, "Without eliminating distracting thoughts, how can one see their true self?"

Sikong Zhen thought of many things, but his eyes became increasingly clear.

The Five Thunder Drum Martial Spirit manifested in the Sea of ​​Spirit, with five-colored lightning intertwining into a net, filtering out all the chaotic thoughts.

Then, the white lightning brought the fear of death, the black lightning stirred up the darkness in one's heart, and the yellow lightning tested the bottom line of morality. Each bolt of lightning pointed directly at the weakness of the soul.

Fortunately, Sikong Zhen was determined and passed these tests.

As the eighth bolt of purple divine lightning struck, a sudden change occurred!

"Kacha——"

Terrifying cracks appeared in the barrier of Sikong Zhen's spiritual sea, and Xiao Ming's figure began to become somewhat transparent.

Even more terrifying, he felt his memories were slipping away, and even the most basic ways of operating his soul skills were becoming blurry.

"Master!" Xiaoming shouted with his last strength.

At the critical moment of life and death, Sikong Zhenfu's wisdom came to his heart.

The three 100,000-year-old soul bones simultaneously erupted with dazzling lightning, and lines spread along the bloodline to the sea of ​​spirit, filling in the cracks one by one like repairing porcelain.

At the same time, the eighth spirit ring, which had been there for 400,000 years, lit up automatically.

The "Divine Thunder Lock" manifested in the sea of ​​consciousness, with countless chains firmly securing the sea of ​​consciousness, which was on the verge of collapse.

"wonderful!"

Thor's phantom eyes flashed with a sharp light, "Using soul bones as a bridge and soul skills as a beam, this child's comprehension is truly astonishing!"

The final bolt of purple-gold divine lightning finally struck.

This bolt of lightning appeared gentle, yet it contained all the characteristics of the previous eight bolts.

Like spring rain, it nourished Sikong Zhen's entire spiritual sea, and crystalline thunder patterns even grew from the repaired cracks.

The sea of ​​spirit is expanding rapidly, and spiritual power is also constantly increasing.

"boom--"

Within Sikong Zhen's spiritual sea, it seemed as if some barrier had been broken.

The spiritual realm arises spontaneously.

Sikong Zhen's spiritual domain instantly covered the entire Thunder Forest, making every speck of dust in the forest clearly visible.

Is this the realm of the spirit?

Sikong Zhen's eyes shone brightly. In his eyes, thunder was no longer simple energy, and air was no longer formless and intangible, but composed of countless tiny, fluctuating particles.

Thor's third test is complete!

(End of this chapter)