Thunder Domain Tenth Layer, Shocking Northern Heavens

"Song Hao, why are you so interested in a new student?"

A Black-robed Youth who seemed to be his friend walked over.

"Hehe, I can tell from his clothes that they aren't ordinary. He might achieve something impressive."

The slightly plump youth named Song Hao smiled.

"Why not say I look like your father in these clothes?"

"Get lost!"

Song Hao cursed at him, then his eyes shifted as he said, "How about we make a bet?"

"How?"

The Black-robed Youth was interested as well. After all, no one could refuse a bet they believed they were certain to win.

"If he reaches the fifth layer, you give me ten thousand Spirit Value. If he stays below the fifth layer, I'll give you ten thousand Spirit Value."

Song Hao seemed extremely confident in Lin Suchou.

"Fine. Don't you dare go back on your word."

"I'm afraid you'll be the one regretting it."

After saying that with a smile, Song Hao invited the other senior students here to join in as well.

At this moment, Lin Suchou had no idea that people had opened a betting pool over him. After breaking through the spiritual energy light membrane of the distorted space, the Spirit Value Card at his waist flickered with a faint glow.

Five hundred Spirit Value was deducted, and the instant it was deducted, his figure vanished from the Thunder space.

Boom!

As Lin Suchou's vision shifted from bright to dark, rumbling thunder filled his ears.

Looking ahead, a look of astonishment rose in Lin Suchou's eyes.

Before him lay a vast expanse of space.

Dark clouds gathered densely throughout it, with Thunder converging within them. Bolts of lightning constantly tore through the sky like silver pythons before crashing down fiercely.

The entire space was filled with an exceptionally violent heaven-and-earth spiritual energy.

In a place like this, even the originally gentle spiritual energy had been affected by the Thunder and turned restless.

Countless stone platforms floated in midair within this Thunder-filled space, each one dark gold in color.

A figure sat cross-legged atop every platform. From time to time, lightning would tear through the sky and strike the meditating figure on the platform.

Whenever such lightning descended, countless arcs of electricity would spread across the Dark Gold Stone Platform, turning the whole platform brilliantly silver and exceptionally dazzling.

Lin Suchou withdrew his gaze, summoned little mare, mounted her, and began galloping upward toward the higher layers.

Very soon, Lin Suchou reached the fourth layer of the Thunder Domain. The senior students on the stone platforms here were all at the Heaven Fusion Realm or above.

Lin Suchou charged onward again. A few minutes later, he reached the sixth layer.

The sky above this layer was even gloomier. The thunderclouds seemed endless, while python-like lightning ran through heaven and earth as if the apocalypse had arrived.

Yet Lin Suchou still refused to stop. This place was suitable for late-stage Heaven Fusion Realm cultivators, but not for him.

Bang!

Only after Lin Suchou shattered the Thunder River barrier leading to the seventh layer and arrived at the eighth layer did he finally stop again.

The sky on the eighth layer was not particularly dark. Instead, it was clear and boundless.

However, a silver river of Thunder Plasma several hundred zhang wide flowed slowly across the ground.

Yet the Thunder did not touch the ground. It spread through the air roughly a zhang above the surface, like a silver dragon writhing about.

This place was perfect for little mare to refine Heavenly Thunder Beads. Riding her, Lin Suchou headed into the depths of the eighth layer.

Taking out the Underworld Sparrow Spear, Lin Suchou shattered the barriers of the eighth and ninth layers in succession, actually reaching the highest layer of the Thunder Domain—the Tenth Layer!

This layer was entirely deep black, and above the space coiled a Black Thunder Sea whose end could not be seen.

Columns of Black Thunder poured down one after another. The low rumbling that spread through the air made his scalp tingle.

He scanned his surroundings and probed the area with his mind, but he still did not find any trace of the Northern Darkness Dragon Kun.

"Ah, looks like it went out."

Lin Suchou sighed regretfully. It seemed he would have to come back another time.

As he flew down toward the first layer, a huge commotion erupted on the massive stone platform outside the Thunder Domain.

"Song Hao, give it up. There's been no movement for so long. I didn't even see that person's name at the very bottom of the fourth layer. Just obediently give me ten thousand Spirit Value so I can go to the Mission Hall and take a mission."

"Be patient. How long has it been?"

Song Hao continued staring at the Thunder Domain Tablet. Although not much time had passed, his heart was gradually rising into his throat.

After all, more than a hundred people had joined this bet, and every one of them believed Lin Suchou could never reach the fifth layer.

If he lost, he would have to give each of them ten thousand Spirit Value, returning to square one overnight.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a dazzling light flashed across the Thunder Domain Tablet, drawing everyone's attention.

Generally speaking, such a phenomenon would only appear when the Thunder Domain Tablet underwent a major change.

Countless puzzled gazes turned toward it as the cluster of silver light shot upward at an astonishing speed.

Six hundredth...

Two hundredth...

Fiftieth...

Until it finally surpassed Shen Cangsheng and the others, reaching first place!

As the silver light faded, a line of dazzling words was revealed.

"Lin Suchou, Thunder Domain Tenth Layer!"

A wave of uproar swept across the stone platform, leaving countless people dumbfounded.

"Haha, I won! I won!"

Song Hao leaped three feet into the air in excitement and cheered on the spot before collecting Spirit Value from everyone one by one.

"He really did it?! And he went far beyond the fifth layer..."

"Whose subordinate is this guy? How can he be so fierce? Why have I never heard this name before?"

"Of course you haven't. He's a new student who just arrived! Song Hao even organized a bet over him just now..."

The entire stone platform erupted into heated discussion. These senior students were so shocked that they did not know what to say.

If he had truly climbed up there through his own strength, did that not mean this new student was even stronger than Shen Cangsheng and Li Xuantong!?

But that was impossible... If he was stronger than them, why would he come to Northern Cang Spirit Academy?

Even if he came, he could have become an Elder directly...

News of Lin Suchou reaching the Thunder Domain Tenth Layer spread through the entire Spirit Academy like the wind, prompting countless senior students to speculate.

Some said he had relied on a powerful Spirit Artifact. Some claimed he had found a loophole in the Thunder Domain. Others even said he was the headmaster's illegitimate son who had been abandoned outside...

Yet Lin Suchou, the center of all this discussion, knew nothing about it. After arranging for little mare to do the hard work for him, he was in an exceptionally relaxed mood.

After leaving the Thunder Domain and returning to the stone platform, Lin Suchou instantly felt every gaze turn toward him.

"Haha, junior brother, junior brother, you're my benefactor!"

Suddenly, the slightly plump youth who had explained things to him earlier rushed over and spread his arms wide.

But Lin Suchou took a slight step back, causing him to embrace empty air.

"Sorry, junior brother. I got too excited."

Song Hao realized that Lin Suchou did not seem to like his enthusiasm and slowly calmed down.

"What is it, senior brother?"

"I opened a bet earlier on whether you could reach the fifth layer, with ten thousand Spirit Value as the stake. In the end, thanks to you, I earned 1.2 million Spirit Value!"

Song Hao took out his Spirit Value Card, which displayed more than 5.2 million Spirit Value.

The number made Lin Suchou raise his brows. He was only two million away from being able to buy Northern Darkness Dragon-Kun Essence Blood...

"Hehe, but since you did the work, junior brother, I'll give you half of this 1.2 million Spirit Value."

"How could I accept that, senior brother?"

Though Lin Suchou said that, he still took out his Spirit Value Card and handed it over.

After the two Spirit Value Cards touched, Lin Suchou's card returned to his hand with an additional six hundred thousand Spirit Value.

He now had seven hundred thousand Spirit Value in total, one small step closer to seven million.