Douluo Continent: From Rusty Spear to Emperor-Slaying Spear

Chapter 56 Tempering the Body with Lightning – This Kid is Truly Detestable

Seeing that Ji Wuming was still so determined to stay in Thunder Canyon to cultivate, Dugu Bo asked worriedly, "Could the cultivation method this kid has in mind really be what I'm thinking?"

"Young Ji, you insist on staying in Thunder Canyon. You're not planning to use the surrounding lightning environment to cultivate, are you?"

Ji Wuming didn't rush to speak, but nodded silently, while Dugu Bo continued to ask,

"Boy, how do you plan to cultivate? Will you fight those lightning-attribute soul beasts, or..."

"Fighting against lightning-attribute soul beasts is only part of it. Besides that, I plan to use the thunderstorms within the canyon to temper myself!"

Dugu Bo immediately grabbed Ji Wuming's shoulders, staring intently at him.

"You've gone mad! You've completely lost your mind! Don't think that just because you absorbed a Thunderous Hell Vine spirit ring, your body can withstand heavenly lightning. Even most of the lightning-attribute spirit beasts here wouldn't dare to do that!"

"Lightning is the most domineering of all elemental attributes. If you are not careful when using lightning to temper your body, your martial soul will be shattered at best, and you will die under the power of lightning at worst."

How could Ji Wuming not know Dugu Bo's concerns? Did he really think that Dugu Bo had made no preparations and was only relying on the lightning resistance generated by absorbing three lightning attribute soul rings to attract lightning to temper his body?

Ji Wuming chuckled softly, took out a dark blue iron rod from his soul tool, and handed it to Dugu Bo.

"This blue iron rod was made by me using lightning-dispelling ore. Lightning-dispelling ore is the type of ore that I tested over five or six years and found to be the best at dispersing and weakening lightning attributes."

"According to my tests, this lightning-dispelling rod, which is about three fingers thick and one meter long, can dissipate the strongest soul skill released by a six- or seven-hundred-year-old lightning-attribute soul beast."

Dugu Bo stroked the lightning-dispelling staff in his hand, his face no longer showing so much worry. Instead, he was more satisfied with Ji Wuming for taking out the staff.

"I thought you, the usually steady Ji, had become arrogant after obtaining the spirit ring. I didn't expect you to have a backup plan and actually forged such a good lightning-scattering ironware."

"You flatter me, senior. I have been preparing for five or six years to be able to draw lightning to temper my body."

Ji Wuming did not indulge in excessive praise. He was not very confident about the lightning tempering technique, after all, it was his first time.

Seeing Ji Wuming's decisiveness and preparations, Dugu Bo no longer stopped him from trying, and happily said,

"Young Ji, it just so happens that Yan Yan is on vacation recently, so I have some time to play with you here. In my entire life, I have never seen anyone temper their body with lightning from the sky. You are the first, but I don't want you to be the last."

If the lightning tempering fails, I can simply rescue him from the released lightning. It's not too difficult for a Title Douluo like myself to rescue someone from a bolt of lightning.

The next day, at dawn

As dawn broke, Thunder Canyon remained shrouded in dark clouds and lightning, with thunderbolts striking incessantly.

Dugu Bo and the other two arrived once again at a small flat area not far from the center of Thunder Canyon. To ensure safety, Ji Wuming took out ten lightning rods and assembled them one by one.

Dugu Yan stood to the side, looking at Ji Wuming with great concern.

"Finally assembled!"

Ji Wuming wiped the sweat from his forehead and walked over to Dugu Yan, who was assisting with the assembly, to comfort her.

"Don't be afraid, little sister. I will definitely give you a brand new Ji Wuming."

He then extended his left hand towards her.

"Little sister, get me a bottle of Purple Thunder Liquid."

"Brother Ji, can't you try a different way of training your body? Even with these lightning rods, it's still not very safe."

Although Dugu Yan didn't want Ji Wuming to attract lightning into his body, she still gave him all the Purple Lightning Liquid and made a harsh statement.

"Brother Ji, if you die, then I will accept Yu Tianheng's pursuit and marry him."

"You dare?"

Before Ji Wuming could finish speaking, Dugu Yan hugged him tightly, pressing her body against his.

"If you die, see if I dare to do it."

Ji Wuming was speechless at this little girl. Did she have to provoke him like this? Believe me, when Ji Wuming breaks through to Soul Saint in the future, he will take care of her directly.

"Okay, I'll be fine!"

Ji Wuming pulled Dugu Yan away, picked up the assembled ten-meter lightning-dispelling staff, and walked towards the area where lightning was constantly striking.

He took a four-meter-long lightning rod from his soul tool and quickly inserted it into the ground. Suddenly,

"boom--"

A bolt of lightning struck directly at the tip of the lightning rod. Fortunately, Ji Wuming reacted quickly and avoided being hit. Then, a second and a third bolt of lightning struck the rod in quick succession, their power and frequency increasing.

Ji Wuming quickly went to the end of the lightning rod, used the tip of the Blood Lightning Spear to pierce the hole at the end of the lightning rod, and used his arm strength to forcibly lift the ten-meter-long lightning rod and pass it through a ring designed on the lightning rod. He then drank a drop of Purple Lightning Liquid.

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"Boom—"

A particularly loud clap of thunder rang out, followed by a bolt of lightning resembling a ferocious blue dragon striking the lightning rod. Numerous arcs of electricity swirled around it, and the lightning traveled along its conductor towards the lightning rod.

As the path of transmission lengthened, the blue, raging electric arcs weakened until they penetrated Ji Wuming's right hand through the Blood Lightning Spear, which possessed a certain degree of lightning resistance, and gradually spread throughout his body.

At this moment, Ji Wuming felt a gentle electric current expanding his meridians, which was being slowly absorbed by his body through the guidance of his soul power.

"That feels so good, so amazing!"

Standing not far away, Dugu Bo looked at Ji Wuming's very satisfied smile, and his previous nervousness vanished. He was genuinely happy for his future husband.

In Dugu Yan's eyes, Ji Wuming's expression was somewhat lewd, and it was the extremely wanton expression a man would have when he saw a beautiful woman.

"How disgusting!"

At this moment, Ji Wuming exhaled a breath of turbid air crackling with blue electricity, then opened his eyes, two more blue arcs of electricity flashing within them.

"It seems I was being too cautious. A ten-meter lightning protection strip is still too long; it should be shorter!"

Ji Wuming immediately disassembled a section of the lightning rod, and the lightning power conducted into his body increased exponentially. His clothes began to be burned and destroyed by the lightning power, and even his skin began to show jumping arcs of lightning.

This scene stunned Dugu Yanma, who stared wide-eyed at Ji Wuming's upper body.

"That snow-white skin, those strong muscles, this..."

Just as the blushing Dugu Yan walked forward, preparing to properly touch Ji Wuming's body, Dugu Bo immediately blocked her way, gently patted her, and Dugu Yan fell into a deep sleep.

"That brat actually tried to seduce my granddaughter! He's truly ruthless!"

(End of this chapter)