Second-Level Law of Thunder, Twenty Billion Years of Dual-Law Enlightenment
As dusk fell and the setting sun sank behind the distant mountains, Qingfeng Mountain was completely shrouded in the deep darkness of night.
The bamboo forest in the mountains is silent. The evening breeze rustles through the trees, dispelling all the dust and grime of the world.
Chen Du walked slowly back, feeling the cool mountain breeze, and pushed open the wooden door of the bamboo courtyard.
The courtyard remains as serene as ever, with stone tables and benches standing peacefully, and lush vegetation keeping it isolated from the earth-shattering war and carnage that once plagued the imperial city below.
He closed the door behind him, shutting out all the outside noise, and sat cross-legged on the bamboo couch.
My mind gradually settled down, and I carefully reviewed and analyzed the entire battle in the Capital today from beginning to end.
To him, the power struggles, estrangement between father and son, and grudges over the throne within the Ling Dynasty royal family were, from beginning to end, an utterly ridiculous farce of the mortal world.
Back then, when the prince was replaced by a cat, he had already been completely stripped of his royal bloodline, his title as crown prince, and his power on the throne.
That supreme position of the emperor, the power struggles in the court, the fate of the nation, and the rise and fall of the royal family—all of that had long since become irrelevant to him.
He disdained to concern himself with the old emperor's guilt and remorse, the thirteenth prince's ambition and rebellion, or the sycophancy of the court officials.
The life and death, honor and disgrace of the royal family, the rise and fall of dynasties, could not shake his Daoist heart in the slightest.
This time, however, the Xuanwu Divine Hall's hand had already brazenly reached out to him.
For many years, the other party has never stopped hunting him down.
Assassins ambushed from the shadows, powerful sect members surrounded them, elders from holy lands intervened, and top sect leaders fought desperately—one wave after another, layer upon layer, a relentless struggle to the death.
This time, he was even more ruthless, secretly manipulating the thirteenth prince to rebel, colluding with foreign enemies, and besieging the imperial city, intending to completely disrupt the fortunes of the entire Ling Dynasty, and using the chaos of the times to purge dissidents and consolidate his own power.
If he continues to remain silent and refrain from taking action, the flames of war will spread throughout the land, and chaos will fully materialize. Qingfeng Temple, this tranquil place of practice, will inevitably be swept up by the tide of events and forcibly drawn into the game, never to have a day of peace again.
Since calamity has already arrived, threatening one's path and place of livelihood, there is no need to show mercy.
Therefore, his actions were swift and decisive, leaving no room for future trouble.
With a single sword strike, he slayed Heaven Slayer and annihilated the highest-ranking official dispatched by the Xuanwu Divine Hall.
Nine swords fell like lightning, annihilating all nine stars Stellar Ninth Transformations.
The final finger crushed the fighting spirit of tens of thousands of the Barbarian Kingdom troops, stunned the entire army, and they awaited the imperial court's expulsion after the war.
The entire operation was swift and decisive, clean and efficient, without the slightest hesitation or delay.
As the debriefing drew to a close, Chen Du's gaze sharpened slightly, and a clear prediction formed in his mind.
Although he shattered the Xuanwu Divine Hall's layout and killed a large number of its elite henchmen in today's battle, he was also completely exposed to the Holy Land's vision.
Previously, the Xuanwu Divine Hall had always looked down on the Ling Dynasty's territory, regarding it as a lowly mortal game, and only casually dispatched low-level henchmen and peripheral executors to handle affairs. They had never taken the hidden threats of this land seriously, nor had they ever paid any attention to him who was Lie Dormant Qingfeng Mountain.
But now, with Heaven Slayer dead and all nine powerful beings at the Stellar Ninth Transformation perished, the century-long plan has collapsed one after another, and the grand scheme to disrupt the world, which had cost countless efforts, has been destroyed in an instant.
The series of crushing defeats would inevitably escalate through the ranks and reach the ears of the core leadership of the Xuanwu Divine Hall.
From this moment on, this ancient holy land will finally truly face the Ling Dynasty and this young cultivator who has been Lie Dormant in the mortal world.
The next enemy to descend will never be a mere peripheral henchman of the Stellar Ninth Transformation; it will inevitably be the true core force of the Holy Land, with even greater killing intent, deeper foundations, and stronger power.
The crisis ahead has quietly escalated.
Chen Du slowly exhaled a long, turbid breath, suppressing all distracting thoughts in his mind, and focused his mind on his inner sea of consciousness.
The 70 million years of pure Calamity Qi gained from that battle still lies Lie Dormant deep within the soul, warm, vast, thick, and condensed, continuously radiating the Dao Resonance of destruction and rebirth.
Without further hesitation, he stirred his mind and drew upon the immense Calamity Qi, pouring it into his understanding of the laws Heaven's Way's Gift Dao.
Buzz--!
His sea of consciousness suddenly trembled violently, and the Dao Resonance roared and surged.
The next moment, two deep, boundless, heavy, and ancient dark golden orbs of light slowly rose and fell from the void traces, quietly hovering in the core of the sea of consciousness.
Within each cluster of light lies an incredibly terrifying accumulation of time and profound mysteries of the Dao.
The first group is the Law of Thunder, a complete understanding of the Great Dao accumulated over two hundred billion years.
The second group is the Divine Firmament Thunder Source Law, which is also the primordial accumulation of two hundred billion years.
Both are mid-level core seventh-grade laws, sharing the same origin and Dao Resonance. However, he had only glimpsed the basics before and had not explored them deeply.
Now, with the blessings of countless years, it is the perfect time for a complete transformation and gradual sublimation.
Chen Du gently closed his eyes, his divine soul fully activating its supreme talent [Divine Revelation Reading].
The vast and boundless understanding of the laws, like a thunderous ocean surging for billions of miles, instantly washed over, enveloped, and permeated his entire sea of consciousness.
[Using Divine Revelation Reading as a starting point, you dissect your insights into the Law of Thunder accumulated over two hundred billion years.]
[Countless fragmented, ancient Dao traces originating from the very beginning of the heavenly thunder were meticulously combed, repositioned, and refined. Past, rudimentary understandings of thunder were completely overturned, and a new primordial order was reshaped and formed within the divine soul.]
[The powerful Dao Resonance repeatedly washed over the veins of the laws, cleansing away all superficiality and solidifying every inch of the foundation. The Law of Thunder steadily climbed from the initial entry point, breaking through the shackles to reach the first level of perfection, and then broke through again, firmly stepping into the second level of the realm.]
At this moment, his understanding of the Way of Thunder underwent a complete transformation.
Previously, the Thunder he controlled was merely a superficial display of lightning-fast killing and shallow thunderous might.
Upon entering the second realm, he truly grasped the free order of heaven and earth's thunder.
Gathering lightning, condensing lightning, transforming lightning, and controlling lightning can all be done according to one's thoughts.
Within a radius of ten thousand miles, all sources of lightning are under his control, and all the free-floating lightning particles in the world will obey his Dao Resonance.
A wisp of lightning instantly transformed into a mighty divine thunder that pierced the heavens and earth, its foundation becoming a hundred or a thousand times more profound.
After reviewing the Law of Thunder, Chen Du shifted his focus and began to deduce the more fundamental Divine Firmament Thunder Source Law.
[You then deduce the Divine Firmament Thunder Source Law. This law is inherent to calamity and the origin of heavenly punishment; previously, you only scratched the surface and failed to uncover its deeper mysteries.]
[The ancient insights accumulated over two hundred billion years have been fully unsealed, peeling away the superficial layers of Daoist Dao Resonance to reveal the ultimate principle of the coexistence of thunder and calamity. Calamity is the root of thunder, and thunder is the blade of calamity; cause and effect intertwine, and divine punishment is naturally formed.]
[The Divine Firmament Thunder Source Law has broken through its initial stages, overcoming one shackle, achieving perfect unity, and advancing once more, firmly stepping into the second realm!]
The two core laws of lightning ascended to the second realm at the same moment.
Boom--!
Within the sea of consciousness, the Dao Resonance resonated, and thunder roared incessantly.
Divine Firmament Thunder Source is the Thunder Origin, the root of calamity and punishment, and wields the power of heavenly punishment that accompanies calamity.