Minor Mastery

The resilient feeling emanating from his skin made Lin Ming less resistant to being struck by lightning; the pain he had just endured was worthwhile.

Lin Ming took out an ordinary knife and ran it across his skin. The skin wasn't broken; apart from a faint white mark, there was no other change.

Although Lin Ming didn't use much force when he cut his skin with the knife, even so, an ordinary person would definitely have their skin cut open and would have bled.

But now Lin Ming only has a faint white mark on his skin. Lin Ming's skin's defense is now almost comparable to that of Tier One Magical Beasts.

Having absorbed the power of lightning just once, Lin Ming was quite satisfied with the improvements the Purple Lightning Radiant Body Technique had on his body. In addition to his skin becoming tougher and his defense being greatly enhanced, Lin Ming also felt that his entire body had been strengthened by the Purple Lightning Radiant Body Technique, although the strengthening effect was not as great as that on his skin.

Gripping the Star Dragon Saber tightly, feeling its abundant power, Lin Ming's face beamed with a smile. Then, Lin Ming pointed the Star Dragon Saber at the sky again and shouted at the Thundercloud Cluster in the air, "Again!"

The Thundercloud Cluster in the sky were furious when they saw that the kid below dared to provoke them and shout.

The Thundercloud Cluster seemed to be thinking, "Just now, I, the Lord of the Thundercloud Cluster, saw that you, kid, were no ordinary person and wanted to be struck by my Thundercloud Cluster."

This is the first time I, Thundercloud Cluster, have encountered such a brat, and I doubt I'll ever meet one again. Thundercloud Cluster, I'll simply unleash a small ball of lightning as a minor punishment. After all, if I were to kill you in one strike, there wouldn't be such an interesting human again.

But now, instead of being grateful to Lord Thundercloud Cluster for sparing your life, you dare to provoke him again! Even your Thundercloud Cluster and aunt can't tolerate this, so the thunder in the Thundercloud Cluster in the sky churned even more fiercely.

Seeing the dense lightning within the Thundercloud Cluster in the sky, accompanied by occasional crackling sounds of electricity, Lin Ming's Lin Ming bobbed. Then, gritting his teeth, he roared, "Come on!"

"Sizzle~"

A massive bolt of electricity, accompanied by Lin Ming's shouts, struck down from the sky with world-destroying force, reaching the mountaintop in the blink of an eye and striking the Star Dragon Saber.

Holding the Star Dragon Saber, Lin Ming felt as if Mount Tai was pressing down on him, making it impossible for him to breathe.

Fortunately, thanks to the combined effects of the Lightning Resistance Pill and the Purple Lightning Radiant Body Technique's absorption of lightning, Lin Ming did not faint.

"Cough"

Lin Ming coughed, his breath still emitting wisps of smoke. Then, Lin Ming spat out the blood clot stuck in his throat, with wisps of electricity flickering on it.

After surviving this most dangerous wave, Lin Ming immediately sat down cross-legged and fully activated the Purple Lightning Radiant Body Technique to absorb the lightning power in his body.

Although the Purple Lightning Radiant Body Technique will execute autonomously after encountering the power of lightning, its execution speed is extremely slow because Lin Ming is not controlling it.

The Purple Lightning Radiant Body Technique, now under Lin Ming's control, is absorbing lightning power at a speed countless times faster. As a result, the lightning power that was wreaking havoc in Lin Ming's body just now has all entered the Purple Lightning Radiant Body Technique cultivation in a short time, becoming nourishment for Lin Ming to enhance his body.

At this moment, the purple electric current flashing around Lin Ming's body illuminated his meridians and flesh, making them slightly visible.

The reason why the Purple Lightning Radiant Body Technique is called this is related to the visual phenomena that occur during its cultivation.

According to the description of the Purple Lightning Radiant Body Technique, when practicing the Purple Lightning Radiant Body Technique, the absorbed thunder power will first cause purple thunder power to pulsate on the body surface, thereby enhancing the skin's defense.

As the lightning is absorbed, the Purple Lightning Radiant Body Technique will gradually forge the practitioner's meridians and flesh, and at this time the light emitted by the power of lightning can faintly penetrate the practitioner's meridians and flesh.

When the Purple Lightning Radiant Body Technique is cultivated to its peak, all the meridians, flesh, blood, and internal organs of the body are transformed and strengthened by the absorbed lightning power. At that time, the purple lightning light during cultivation can clearly illuminate the flesh, blood, meridians, and internal organs. If there are any internal injuries or hidden ailments in the body at this time, they can be clearly seen, allowing for targeted remedies.

After absorbing this lightning power, under the illumination of the purple lightning, Lin Ming's skin was able to be penetrated, and his flesh and meridians could be faintly seen. This indicated that Lin Ming was now being transformed by the Purple Lightning Radiant Body Technique.

Despite gritting his teeth and enduring the pain all over his body, Lin Ming remained completely focused on controlling and circulating the Purple Lightning Radiant Body Technique. Lin Ming had no energy to pay attention to the phenomena occurring on his body.

After an unknown amount of time, the pain gradually subsided in Lin Ming's body. Soon after, having absorbed and refined the last trace of lightning power within his body using the Purple Lightning Radiant Body Technique, Lin Ming opened his eyes and looked towards the Thundercloud Cluster in the sky.

A strange, wicked smile appeared on Lin Ming's face. He then spoke again, taunting the Thundercloud Cluster, "Come on!"

Faced with Lin Ming's provocation once again, the Thundercloud Cluster in the sky seemed to be truly enraged, gathering all their thunderous power at once, with purple thunderous power constantly churning and surging within the Thundercloud Cluster.

A moment later, a bolt of lightning, far more powerful than ever before, struck Lin Ming on the mountaintop.

"Well done!" Lin Ming raised his Star Dragon Saber to meet the force of the thunder, and then Lin Ming was seen trembling.

Because of the previous two times he absorbed the power of lightning and strengthened his body, although the power of lightning this time was even more ferocious, Lin Ming felt the least pressure when he received it.

This time, Lin Ming did not vomit blood again. After exhaling a breath of turbid air, he began to sit cross-legged and circulate the Purple Lightning Radiant Body Technique, absorbing the thunder power within his body.

The pain in his body was much less than before. Lin Ming didn't know if it was the effect of his body being strengthened, or if he had gradually adapted to the pain, or if it was a combination of both.

Purple lightning pulsed across Lin Ming's body once more, illuminating Lin Ming meridians and flesh with even clearer purple light.

Lin Ming cultivated for less than the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, and all the lightning power in his body was completely absorbed to strengthen his physical body.

After absorbing the lightning power within his body, Lin Ming stood up once more, taunting the Thundercloud Cluster and shouting, "Come and strike me down!"

If the Thundercloud Cluster, now almost dissipated, were conscious, it would definitely be thinking, "Screw you! I've already given you three strikes, and I even gave you the last bit of lightning. You're still not satisfied and want me, Lord Thundercloud Cluster, to keep attacking? How can you expect me, Lord Thundercloud Cluster, to strike you whenever you want? Even if I wanted to strike you again, I'm out of lightning reserves!"

At this moment, the Thundercloud Cluster was like a middle-aged man who, although filled with thoughts of conquest, had no more supplies to spare, so he could only silently walk away.

Seeing the Thundercloud Cluster dissipate, Lin Ming smacked his lips in satisfaction, but after Lin Ming his physical condition, he burst into laughter on the mountaintop.

"Haha~ Hahaha~" Lin Ming's laughter finally stopped after a while.

According to the divisions in the Purple Lightning Radiant Body Technique, after practicing the Purple Lightning Radiant Body Technique, there will be three corresponding stages: minor success, major success, and the peak of perfection.

Having cultivated the Purple Lightning Radiant Body Technique to a minor level, Lin Ming's physical body is comparable to that of Second-Class Magical Beast. In other words, Lin Ming can now fight Second-Class Magical Beast hand-to-hand with his physical body alone.

Those whose cultivation level is at the Dou Master Stage can't cause much damage to Lin Ming with ordinary attacks unless they use high-level Dou Technique.

This made Lin Ming feel that the suffering he had endured was worthwhile. Lin Ming now wished that the Thundercloud Cluster was still there, so that it could continue to strike him, allowing his body to continue to strengthen.

However, Lin Ming now understands that the reason he was able to cultivate the Purple Lightning Radiant Body Technique to a minor level of mastery was not only because he absorbed three bolts of lightning, but also because this was the first time he had absorbed the power of lightning, which resulted in such a significant improvement to his body.

The third bolt of lightning was much stronger than the second, but its effect on improving the body was almost the same.

When Lin Ming was struck by the third bolt of lightning, the pain he experienced was less than before.

All of this shows that Lin Ming's physical body has already developed an immunity to the power of lightning, so the effect of absorbing lightning power to improve his body in the future will definitely be reduced.

The further along you go, the less effective the lightning power generated by ordinary thunderstorms becomes at improving your health.

Based on the fact that the effect diminishes after absorbing three bolts of lightning power, Lin Ming judged that to cultivate the Purple Lightning Radiant Body Technique to its full potential, he would probably need to absorb and refine at least thirty bolts of lightning power, including the third bolt.

With thirty bolts of lightning, Lin Ming didn't think he would encounter thunderstorms every time he finished cultivating at the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower. Therefore, it would probably take him quite a while to master the Purple Lightning Radiant Body Technique.

After straightening his charred clothes, Lin Ming picked up the Star Dragon Saber, which gave Lin Ming a feeling of being enhanced.

The Star Dragon Saber's appearance remained unchanged, but its dark Star Dragon Saber had become even darker, as if the Star Dragon Saber that had covered it had been completely removed, revealing its pure, original color.

The golden Dragon Pattern on the Star Dragon Saber became even brighter, as if a real dragon wanted to soar through the sky.

The changes in the Star Dragon Saber brought Lin Ming an unexpected surprise. It seemed that when the Star Dragon Saber into contact with the lightning, the impurities on it that were not fully purified were gradually eliminated under the baptism of the lightning power.

After figuring out the reason, Lin Ming couldn't help but laugh and say, "Haha, I just love good things coming in pairs."