bookbashuk Chapter 31 Heavenly Thunder Shatters Illusions, Revealing the Truth
Chapter 31 Heavenly Thunder Shatters Illusions, Revealing the Truth
Xia Mingduo was not one to mince words, so she simply told Zhou Li how she felt.
According to her, while the blue flame certainly possessed the power to incinerate the heavens and destroy the earth, there seemed to be another, higher-level flame hidden away.
She guessed that the Bifang bird was most likely not defeated by water-based techniques, but by the higher-level flames, which led to its defeat.
Upon hearing Xia Mingduo's words, Zhou Li looked more closely and indeed discovered several clues.
With a try-it-and-see attitude, he sensed the rising blue flame with his spiritual sense and found that its spiritual power had long since dried up and it had no burning power whatsoever.
If that's the case...
Zhou Li immediately used his ant-like body to climb up a bone crevice and sneak into Bifang's chest cavity.
The scene here is completely different from the outside world; instead of a sky full of blue flames, it is dark and gloomy.
Zhou Li tried to bite off a small piece of charred flesh, but instead of the expected blood and qi, a violent burst of lightning and fire exploded on the ant's body.
Over the long years, Bifang's vital energy had long been burned away by the flames.
As the burning pain spread through his body, Zhou Li felt a long-lost sense of familiarity, as if he had returned to the world of mustard seeds.
This was not the burning of flames, but rather the power of thunder. Although its aura was not exactly the same as the heavenly thunder in the mustard seed bowl, it was faintly from the same source.
Zhou Li was alarmed. If this blue flame contained thunder, could this technique be some kind of art of nurturing thunder with fire?
Suppressing the burning pain, Zhou Li slowly exhaled. There was less than half an hour left before the end of the third exam, and he had to inform Xia Mingduo about it first.
"Miss Xia," he said, controlling his body, "your feeling is correct. There is indeed a hidden power beneath the blue flames, but it is not fire, but thunder."
Xia Mingduo's eyes widened: "Thunder?"
Zhou Li continued, "This is a technique that uses fire to nurture thunder. The thunder arises from within, while the blue flames are forced to the surface of the body. The technique you need to comprehend is not within the raging flames, but in the place where the flames retreat."
"Nurturing thunder with fire..." Xia Mingduo murmured repeatedly, her eyes gradually brightening. "I understand! The blue fire is just the appearance; thunder is the true source!"
She said no more, bowed deeply to Zhou Li, turned around and sat cross-legged in front of the skeleton, concentrating on her understanding.
Just a moment later, thunder rumbled again among the mountains, revealing that this was also a Rank 1 Earth- Rank cultivation technique!
A black lotus slowly ignited around Xia Mingduo, its petals spreading out like an umbrella, turning half the sky a dark purple. Thunder patterns shone brightly at the heart of the lotus, and a bolt of lightning shot into the sky, soaring straight into the clouds!
"The Mysterious Female Thunderfire Seal, hahaha, there is actually someone here who can comprehend the ultimate technique of my Kunyang Peak."
On the hillside, a young girl dressed in a bright red top clapped her hands and exclaimed, "I want this guy! Anyone have any objections?"
The girl stood with her hands on her hips, her almond-shaped eyes sweeping across the entire room. The second-generation disciples looked at each other in bewilderment, but no one responded.
This girl's name is Yan Xiaorong, and she is the personal disciple of Chiling Fairy, the peak master of Kunyang Peak.
The Kunyang Peak lineage has been guarding the Earth Fire Pass for many years. Everyone on the peak has a fiery temper and fights without regard for their lives. However, the peak master, Fairy Chiling, has just broken through to the Divine Realm a few years ago and is at the height of her fame. Who would want to provoke her?
Master Xuanhong coughed lightly and said, "Nephew Yan has not yet accepted any disciples. This 'Mysterious Female Thunderfire Seal' is also of the same origin as the Kunyang Peak's cultivation method. This person should become your disciple."
Yan Xiaorong was finally satisfied. She sat back down, her two pigtails swaying, her eyes still fixed on Xia Mingduo in the arena, growing happier with each glance.
At the same time, the charred flesh and blood that Zhou Li had just swallowed was churning inside his body!
He looked inward at the ant's body and a strange scene appeared in his sea of consciousness.
Below was a pool of fire, hundreds of feet in diameter. Zhou Li recognized it at a glance; it was the flesh and blood of the Bifang bird he had just swallowed.
Above, however, lay a pool of lightning, within which electric snakes swam, creating a chilling atmosphere, yet it was like water without roots, unable to sustain itself.
Between the pool of fire and the pool of thunder, a magnificent ancient bronze platform stands majestically in the sea of consciousness, its base touching the earth and its height reaching the heavens.
This bronze platform, only ten zhang in size, is perfectly integrated with the Zhou Dynasty's sea of consciousness.
"This is……"
Zhou Li's mind raced. He had always had a deduction: ants are insignificant creatures, so how could they have the bloodline talent to awaken the Heavenly Thunder Eye? But if the ant's body had been tempered by heavenly thunder, and the potential dormant in its bloodline had been activated, just like the ancient demons awakening their bloodline supernatural powers, it was not impossible.
Based on this inference, looking again at the ten-zhang bronze platform in the sea of consciousness, could it be the manifestation of this bloodline supernatural power within the sea of consciousness, just as a sword cultivator's sea of consciousness contains the condensation of sword intent, or a formation cultivator's sea of consciousness contains flowing formation diagrams? This is not placed by external force, but rather generated by the interaction between one's own bloodline and heavenly lightning!
Just as he was pondering this, the fire pool below suddenly began to flicker.
The charred flesh and blood that the ant body had just swallowed had now merged into the pool, transforming into wisps of fire-elemental spiritual energy that drifted towards the lightning pool above.
The moment the first wisp of spiritual energy touched the Thunder Pool, the dormant thunder within suddenly awoke.
"Using fire to nourish thunder?"
Zhou Li was overjoyed, as the technique of using fire to nourish thunder was now playing out in his mind.
But in the next instant, the fire pool dimmed and could no longer generate spiritual energy.
Zhou Li understood: this fire pool was the fire spirit power within his dantian, but the fire spirit power transformed from that mouthful of flesh was too thin to sustain this thunder pool. Furthermore, the ant's body possessed a metal spirit root, making it unable to absorb fire-attribute spiritual energy. That mouthful of flesh was an unexpected gain; if he wanted to sustain the thunder pool for a long time…
"Those who possess the fire elemental root must gather the fire elemental energy from the outside world and infuse it into this pool."
Zhou Li opened his eyes and looked at his human form.
This spirit possesses all five elements of spiritual roots. Although it has not formally cultivated, it can naturally interact with the five elements of heaven and earth and absorb the spiritual energy of fire, which is its strength!
Zhou Li immediately manipulated the Five Elements Spiritual Body and activated the "Qi-Guiding Technique".
Instantly, the surrounding spiritual energy was stirred, and the fire elemental energy contained within flowed into his body like a trickle.
These fire elemental energies are absorbed by the Five Elements Spiritual Body and continuously poured into the ant body in the palm, finally all of which is poured into the fire pool in the dantian.
The fire pool, replenished by the power of the fire spirit, reconnected with the thunder pool above.
As the power of the fire spirit surged into the Thunder Pool, millions of electric snakes in the pool raised their heads in unison, illuminating the entire bronze platform.
Zhou Li sat cross-legged on the bronze platform, overjoyed. With the help of this platform, he could use the Heavenly Thunder Eye at will.
He couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Heavenly thunder dispels illusions and reveals the truth."
As if responding to Zhou Li's call, the surrounding thunderclouds rose up around the bronze platform, and in an instant, wind and clouds surged around Zhou Li, accompanied by thunder.
Zhou Li vaguely sensed that this ancient bronze platform would probably be his greatest reliance on his cultivation path.
However, he had something more important to do now, so Zhou Li immediately withdrew from his inner vision and returned his consciousness to his ant body in the Demon Suppression Realm.
He slowly opened his eyes, his gaze sharp and restrained, a flash of lightning hidden within his pupils.
With the blessing of the Heavenly Thunder Eye's power to pierce through illusions and reveal true nature, the various techniques and spiritual essences of the demonic remains in this scene shone as brightly as the sun and stars, making them clear at a glance.