Waving His Hand, the Thunderstorm Dispersed! The Seed Battle Rankings Revealed! A Brutal Format, and the Sword Saint Grand Prize!
Above the dome, black clouds loomed like a city about to collapse.
The thunderstorm raged.
Cold-white lightning dragons appeared amid the falling rain, constantly darting through gaps in the clouds. Then, at the instant they fell, invisible power strengthened them, guiding them all toward the same point—
The rooftop of the Special Affairs Division in Arakawa Ward.
A grand yet invisible Onmyōjutsu barrier rose, enveloping Uesugi Tetsu at its center. His entire body was charred black as he slowly exhaled and opened his eyes.
It completely blocked all the curious, puzzled, and furtive gazes from outside.
It was incomparably forceful.
"Five Thunder Technique. I broke through."
The words rose almost like a murmur.
The skin that had been charred black by the lightning peeled away bit by bit, revealing the newborn flesh beneath—soft and tender, as white as a baby's.
The violet light in his pupils receded. Uesugi Tetsu lowered his eyes and looked at the panel and notifications that had jumped before him—
[Five Thunder Technique - Qi Resonance (Expert 5/5600)] [Effect: Mastery over lightning.] [—At this moment, I am lightning.] [Because your Five Thunder Technique - Qi Resonance has reached the Expert level, your physique +3!] [Because your Five Thunder Technique - Qi Resonance has reached the Expert level, your spiritual arts +5!] [Because your Five Thunder Technique - Qi Resonance has reached the Expert level, your lightning affinity has greatly increased!] [Because your Five Thunder Technique - Qi Resonance has reached the Expert level, your understanding of everything related to "thunder" has greatly deepened!]
"My lightning affinity doubled again?"
Uesugi Tetsu reached out, stripping away all protection from his body, including the circulation of his qi barrier, and caught a bolt of lightning that Nanjō Emi had slightly strengthened before drawing down.
BOOM!
The thunder