Battle Through the Heavens: Top Talent

Chapter 78 Monster Essence Blood

"Ten Thousand Thunder Body Refinement? Attracting lightning to cultivate oneself? Reaching mastery, the physical strength can rival that of an eighth-tier magical beast?"

Inside the main hall, Elder Yao floated in mid-air, holding a book in his hands and reading it. It was the book on refining the body with ten thousand thunderbolts that Xiao Yun had obtained from the library.

"Hiss, your technique..."

"How about it? Are you relieved now? I told you I was confident I could absorb that purple-gold lightning."

"Not very good. Your cultivation technique is somewhat similar to that of an ancient clan in Zhongzhou, but it's incomplete." After finishing reading the book, Yao Lao tossed it back to Xiao Yun and slowly said, "Right now, you don't need to know anything about that ancient clan. You only need to know that they have countless powerful members, and their clan leader is a Dou Sheng! If they see this cultivation technique you're practicing, at best they'll have their Dou Qi crippled, and at worst they'll be killed without a burial place!"

"As for why it's incomplete, it's because it can only be cultivated up to the Dou Zun realm, while the technique I know can be cultivated up to the Dou Di realm! Moreover, its cultivation difficulty is far lower than this Myriad Thunder Body Refinement. Where did you obtain this technique?"

"Ah? A Dou Di?!" Upon hearing this, Xiao Yun's face showed shock, then, clinging to a sliver of hope, he hesitated and asked, "Do you have this cultivation technique, sir?"

"If I had it, why would it be your turn? I would have cultivated it myself long ago," Yao Lao said jokingly.

"Alright." Although he had already guessed it, Xiao Yun still couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when Yao Lao actually said it. He then asked, "Then, Yao Lao, do you know the name of that cultivation technique?"

"Hehe, that cultivation technique is called: Thunder God Body!"

"Thunder God Body? What an imposing name." Xiao Yun murmured. He only knew that the original story mentioned that all eight ancient clans had Dou Di, but it seemed that they had not left any Dou Di inheritance. You know, even the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor left behind a Dou Di Pill and a few strands of Origin Qi.

It turns out that it wasn't that these Battle Emperors didn't leave behind anything, it was that their descendants were incompetent!

"After all, it's a technique that leads directly to the Dou Di realm. How could it not be domineering? Don't even think about it. In fact, you should practice the Ten Thousand Thunder Body Refinement less in the future. In the Black Corner Region, not many people can see it, but when you arrive in the Central Continent, if someone with ulterior motives wants to scheme against you, then you will face the pursuit of those ancient races." Yao Lao patted Xiao Yun's shoulder, looking worried.

"No, I, Xiao Yun, am not someone who is afraid of trouble. At worst, I'll just stop using lightning to cultivate in front of others in the future."

Xiao Yun shook his head. He wasn't that cowardly to abandon his current methods of becoming stronger just because of future dangers. So what if it's the Thunder Clan? Once I become a Dou Sheng, I'll definitely go there and teach them a lesson!

Upon hearing this, the old apothecary shook his head helplessly and sighed, "Alas, fine, you're so full of bravado, making me seem cowardly and timid. I don't have any pills to enhance lightning resistance, and even if I did, you might not have the corresponding ingredients."

Just as Xiao Yun was filled with disappointment, the old apothecary said calmly again:

"However, I have another way to help you absorb that purple-gold lightning."

"What method?" Xiao Yun asked hurriedly, his disappointment turning into surprise.

"Hehe, silly boy, have you forgotten the demonic beast blood I told you to get? Apply it all over your body, and your physical body will gradually strengthen. However... using this stuff will make you suffer a bit."

"Suffering is suffering, as long as it strengthens the body." Glancing at Yao Lao, Xiao Yun took out a jade bottle from his storage ring, opened the lid, and immediately, a faint dragon's might, accompanied by the smell of blood, permeated out.

"You can just pour it on yourself, right?" He took off all his clothes, leaving only a pair of shorts. He stretched out his arm, tilted the jade bottle slightly, and a few drops of golden blood, shimmering with electric light, dripped onto his arm.

"Hiss..." Xiao Yun first felt a chill, then gasped for breath. Cold sweat immediately rolled down his forehead. He gritted his teeth and silently endured it.

"Hmm, it's actually dragon blood essence with lightning attribute. It can not only enhance your physical strength, but also increase your resistance to lightning." Yao Lao said with a faint smile, taking out a jade ruler from his storage ring and slowly scraping away the golden blood, covering Xiao Yun's entire forearm.

As the area covered increased, Xiao Yun's body resembled a boiled shrimp, with bulging veins on his forehead, making him look particularly terrifying.

"Can you endure this suffering?" The old apothecary took the jade bottle from Xiao Yun's hand and asked with a smile.

"Hiss..." Xiao Yun opened his mouth, but no sound came out; he could only make an indistinct inhalation sound.

But his eyes revealed determination, signaling to the old doctor to use all the medicine!

"Not bad, absorbing the essence of a magical beast into one's body is something few can do." Yao Lao smiled faintly, then his battle qi surged, and drops of golden blood flew out, covering Xiao Yun's entire body.

"!" His eyes widened suddenly, and a burning sensation surged into his mind. Xiao Yun felt as if he were in magma. The next moment, his whole body crackled with electricity, and he felt as if he had been thrown into a sea of ​​lightning.

Golden blood clung to Xiao Yun's entire body, and a terrifying aura continuously seeped from it. His skin and muscles were absorbing the powerful energy contained within the golden blood, undergoing subtle changes.

"Kukuku..." The golden blood was absorbed into the body, flowing first through the bones, through the meridians, through the internal organs, and even the fragile mind was slowly becoming stronger.

Inside the main hall, one could not see the sunrise or sunset, but Xiao Yun could feel time slowly passing by, and his physical body was gradually becoming stronger.

After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Yun finally absorbed the golden blood completely into his body. As the golden blood was absorbed, his originally burning hot body gradually cooled down.

After the burning sensation in his body completely subsided, Xiao Yun slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, put on his clothes, and looked at Xiao Yuping with a hint of apprehension in his eyes.

"This suffering is really unpleasant."

"Hehe, although it's very painful, the rewards are also very generous. Take a good look at your physical condition." The old doctor put the jade bottle into his storage ring and smiled.

Nodding, Xiao Yun closed his eyes as instructed, circulating his fighting spirit within his body, carefully sensing the changes in his body. After a while, he suddenly opened his eyes, a look of surprise appearing on his face.

The effects of this unknown dragon-like magical beast's blood essence are truly powerful. If my body was at the standard of a fifth-tier magical beast before, then it is now at the peak of a fifth-tier magical beast!

"The effect is so good! Let's do it again!" Xiao Yun gritted his teeth and said. He improved so much in one go. If he did it a few more times, his physical strength would reach the Dou Zong level.

"You brat, don't think there are always shortcuts for you. The effects of refining your body with the essence of magical beasts are good, but they are not always good. Otherwise, all the magical beasts on the Dou Qi Continent would have been hunted down long ago."

"You'll see the biggest boost the first time you absorb it, but it will decrease the second time, and then less and less until it has no effect at all." The old man tapped Xiao Yun's head, his tone calm.

"Absorbing the essence of magical beasts is extremely painful, but the effects diminish over time, so most people do not choose to use this method of body tempering."

"Huh? Okay." Xiao Yun nodded. This was the first time he had heard this explanation; he had thought it could keep getting stronger.

"Your physical strength should be sufficient now. Go into the lightning array and absorb the lightning." Yao Lao waved his hand, and the black ring fell off Xiao Yun's finger. However, the latter would be struck by lightning, while he didn't need to.

Upon seeing Yao Lao's actions, Xiao Yun's eyes twitched, he rolled his eyes, and then slowly walked into the lightning array.

Drawing lightning into his body—although this wasn't the first time he'd done this, he'd previously only used natural lightning from heaven and earth. A man-made lightning array like this, especially one with the power of purple-gold lightning comparable to a Dou Zong's strike, could easily result in serious injury if he wasn't careful.

As soon as Xiao Yun entered the edge of the lightning array, thunderclouds began to gather on the dome. The next moment, a bolt of purple-gold lightning struck him from above.

"boom!"

As he watched the lightning rapidly enlarge in his eyes, Xiao Yun quickly activated the Myriad Thunder Body Refining Technique, and a faint energy rapidly enveloped his entire body.

The lightning struck with incredible speed; in the blink of an eye, the thunder roared down and struck Xiao Yun hard.

"Bang!"

Brilliant lightning erupted wildly on Xiao Yun's body, and Xiao Yun, who was at the center of the lightning, felt as if he had been hit hard by a thousand-ton hammer, and his originally straight back bent down instantly.

The energy shield on his body flickered, breaking down the purple-gold lightning into countless tiny bolts of lightning, which were then absorbed into his body. The moment the lightning power entered his body, Xiao Yun's body trembled violently, his fighting spirit surging, guiding the lightning power to flow through his meridians.

"what!"

Intense pain coursed through his entire body. The power of the purple-gold lightning was too fierce; even though Xiao Yun's body had been strengthened, he could not withstand it. Finally, a roar filled with pain escaped from Xiao Yun's throat.

"boom!"

Just as Xiao Yun absorbed the lightning power into his body, another bolt of purple-gold lightning struck him hard from the dome.

At this moment, he transformed into a ball of purple-gold light, with tiny lightning bolts constantly flashing and leaping within a twenty-meter radius around him, emitting a series of subtle explosions.

"Lightning-inducing cultivation, it really is a technique that only those madmen of the Thunder Clan could create." Looking at the scene before him, Yao Lao murmured to himself, then moved closer, ready to save Xiao Yun at any moment.

He didn't doubt the willpower of the young man in front of him. After all, he was so young to be able to subdue a strange fire, and his willpower was comparable to steel. He was just worried that Xiao Yun would not be able to withstand the power of the purple-gold lightning.

(End of this chapter)