While the Ancient Dragon Clan was busy carrying out two top-secret missions, Lin Ming had a little free time, so he didn't slack off at all and turned his attention to areas outside Ancient Dragon Island.
Following his gaze outwards for a long time, one can see a Void Lightning Pool existing in the endless void.
Four years ago, he still needed Hei Qing's escort to get there. But now, times have changed, and his true Dou Qi cultivation has surpassed Hei Qing's. So the road to the Thunder Pool is now a smooth one for him, and he no longer needs anyone's guidance.
With a thought, Lin Ming's figure merged into the spatial rift. After traveling through the void for two days, he crossed the endless void and arrived once again at that familiar yet unfamiliar, turbulent land.
Before them lay the same boundless ocean of lightning. Silver electric snakes danced wildly, weaving a web of destruction, the deafening roar seeming to tear at the soul, filled with the most primal and violent energy.
However, Lin Ming simply hovered calmly at the edge of the Thunder Pool, his gaze fixed intently on the surging silver tide below. Unlike his previous caution and solemnity, this time, his eyes held only indifference and a restless desire to conquer.
"I wonder if the Dean is still downstairs? He must have left by now!"
After whispering something, Lin Ming no longer hesitated. His figure transformed into a streak of light, plunging straight down into the depths of the Thunder Pool!
"Boom!"
His intrusion was like pouring cold water into a boiling oil pan, instantly triggering an even more violent reaction. Countless thick Silver Lightning, like enraged Giant Python, carrying an aura of destruction, fiercely struck the uninvited guest from all directions.
But Lin Ming didn't even activate his Dou Qi for defense. He simply rammed his physical body into the lightning waterfall!
"Crackling and popping--"
Blinding lightning exploded on his body, producing a series of loud bangs. However, the Silver Lightning, powerful enough to instantly injure or even annihilate Dou Zong, seemed to tickle him as if it were merely a gentle itch.
As the electric snakes swirled, they not only failed to harm him in the slightest, but were instead quietly devoured and absorbed by the colorful luster that subtly flowed beneath his skin, transforming into strands of pure energy that seeped into his limbs and bones, gently tempering his physical body.
With an unparalleled arrogance, he ignored the thunderous obstruction from the outer and central areas, continuing his descent at an undiminished speed.
As he ventured deeper into the Thunder Pool, its color began to change significantly. The pure silver gradually faded, replaced by a deeper, more violent bright silver, even beginning to incorporate traces of pale red. The power of the lightning here was now comparable to the full-force strike of Peak Dou Ancestor expert.
Lin Ming slowed down slightly, and the hidden colorful light on his body brightened a little, completely blocking and refining the pale red lightning arcs that tried to tear him apart. He felt pressure from his physical body, but that was all. The <Rainbow Lightning Venerate Body Technique> operated autonomously, greedily absorbing the lightning essence of this area.
Continue descending!
The surrounding scenery became bizarre and grotesque. The lightning was no longer simple lines, but transformed into rushing rivers and roaring waves! The colors also became more and more dazzling. Red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple... lightning of various colors intertwined, collided, and annihilated, bursting out terrifying energy fluctuations that were enough to make even high-level Dou Zun expert change color.
This place is already deep within the Colored Lightning, approaching the truly dangerous core area of Void Lightning Pool!
Even Lin Ming had to fully activate the <Rainbow Lightning Venerate Body Technique> at this moment, his body radiating a dazzling seven-colored glow, like a crystal goblet floating in the raging sea of thunder.
At this moment, a subtle tingling and stinging sensation came from deep within his skin, flesh, and bones. It was the power of thunder deeply tempering every particle of his body, forcing out the deepest-hidden impurities and pulverizing and Purified them in the most violent way.
In response, Lin Ming's gaze was as sharp as a hawk's, piercing through layers of colorful lightning barriers and looking into the deeper depths below.
There, the color of the Thunder Pool began to shift towards a chilling darkness. It was a pure black that devoured all light, with one or two twisted black lightning bolts occasionally flashing by, emanating a pressure that made Lin Ming's soul tremble slightly.
Black Demon Lightning!
That was a terrifying existence capable of threatening even Revolving Dou Venerate or Half Sage powerhouse; it was the product of lightning power being condensed to its extreme, resulting in Qualitative Change!
Lin Ming stopped steadily several dozen feet away from the Black Lightning Domain. This place was the boundary between the Colored Lightning and the Black Demon Lightning domain. The violent Colored Lightning was already mixed with fine black arcs as thin as hair, and its power was astonishing.
"We can't go any further, let's stop here!" Lin Ming said, feeling the immense pressure around him that seemed to crush him, but his eyes gleamed with excitement.
The intensity of the lightning here is the perfect and ultimate tempering furnace for his <Rainbow Lightning Venerate Body Technique>, which has been tempered by his Uncle Zhu Kun's Essence Blood and is already close to the critical point of the third stage of completion!
He had a premonition that by cultivating here, he would be able to push this body-refining secret technique, which originated from the Dean, to the true third level of mastery!
At that time, once the third level of the Rainbow Lightning Venerate Body Technique is mastered, he will be able to withstand any expert below the level of Half Sage with his physical strength alone!
That was terrifying combat power comparable to the Peak Nine-Revolution Dou Venerate, much stronger than the power he could currently unleash with his Dou Qi cultivation!
However, before officially beginning the tempering of oneself, another main task for coming to the Thunder Pool cannot be forgotten.
With a thought, two figures appeared from Lin Ming's Storage Ring and hovered beside him.
A frost puppet, its entire body covered in mysterious Frost Mark and exuding the chilling Frost Puppet of Three-Star Dou Venerate.
The other one was more solid in shape, with smooth lines, and its whole body presented a pure and flawless ice-gold color, as if it were forged from Myriad Years Profound Ice and Immortal Divine Metal.
What is particularly striking is the faint purplish-gold luster flowing in its eyes, adding to its mystery and majesty. It is none other than the Ice Puppet, whose strength is similar to Lin Ming's own Dou Qi cultivation, roughly at the level of Nine-Star Dou Venerate.
These two Puppet are no longer of much use to him. After upgrading them to their maximum potential, he will use them as a backup plan to protect the people he cares about!
After some thought, Lin Ming looked at the two Puppet and immediately gave them a command. They then actively faced the raging, Colored Lightning around them.
"Boom!"
Almost instantly upon contact, the violent power of lightning completely engulfed the two Puppet! Blinding lightning flashed wildly, emitting deafening explosions.
The pale golden luster on the Frost Puppet's body fluctuated violently, and the mysterious Frost Mark seemed to come alive, flickering under the bombardment of lightning and emitting a "sizzling" sound.
Its pale gold color, under the relentless bombardment of thunder, gradually began to transform into a deeper, richer dark gold.
The Frost Mark, which had initially appeared somewhat chaotic, were forcibly combed and melted by the power of lightning, becoming simpler and more solid, resembling powerful, naturally formed magical runes. The energy fluctuations they emitted were also increasing at a visible rate...
The transformation of the Ice Puppet was even more miraculous. Its ice-gold body, after enduring countless lightning strikes, did not become dull; instead, it became even more crystal clear, like the finest ice jade.
The purplish-gold hue in its eyes, like a ignited flame, grew brighter and brighter, gradually spreading across its entire eye socket, adding boundless majesty. Its aura also became increasingly deep and restrained, but the subtle pressure it exuded caused even the surrounding raging lightning to pause slightly.
Seeing this, Lin Ming no longer paid attention to them sitting cross-legged in the thunder, like an old monk in meditation, letting the thousands of thunderbolts strike him.
At this moment, Lin Ming pushed the <Rainbow Lightning Venerate Body Technique> to its limit, and the colorful glow on his body grew increasingly intense. His flesh, meridians, bones, and even the smallest cells were undergoing a complete transformation and sublimation. The last trace of energy remaining from the dragon blood Essence Blood of Dragon Emperor Zhu Kun was also completely activated and fused by this extreme thunder.
Time, deep within this eternally roaring Thunder Pool, seemed to have lost its meaning.
One day, two days... five days...
In the blink of an eye, ten days have passed quietly.
On this day, the Frost Puppet hovering to Lin Ming's right suddenly burst forth with a dazzling dark golden light! Its body completely transformed into a dark gold color, like stars in the night sky, ancient, heavy, and full of power.
The Frost Mark on its body grew increasingly thick, giving it a new level of defense and power. At the same time, a powerful aura surged from its body, reaching the level of Seven-Star Dou Venerate!
Just a few hours after the Frost Puppet was elevated to its peak, the Ice Puppet on the left also underwent its ultimate transformation!
"Buzz--"
A strange buzzing sound emanated from the Ice Puppet's body. Suddenly, countless fine purple-gold patterns lit up on its ice-gold body. These patterns flowed and intertwined like living things, eventually covering its entire body! This gave it a noble and mysterious Ice Purple Gold!
Especially his eyes, which had now completely transformed into two burning Golden Flame, seemingly containing boundless wisdom and icy divine power.
A powerful aura, far surpassing that of the Frost Puppet and even causing Lin Ming to feel a slight tremor, erupted from the Ice Puppet's body like a dormant Ancient Fierce Beast awakening!
The surrounding raging, Colored Lightning was forced back three zhang (approximately 10 meters) by the impact of this force, creating a brief vacuum zone!
Peak Nine-Revolution Dou Venerate!
This Ice Puppet, tempered by the lightning here, was finally elevated to its peak, becoming a terrifying Puppet capable of rivaling the strongest beings below the Half Sage! Its combat power was enough to sweep away any Nine-Revolution Dou Venerate!