The Vanishing Chen Lang

Even with Black Annihilation protecting his body, the stinging sensation remained strong.

After just one minute, Chen Lang could feel himself growing scorched and numb!

He even entertained thoughts of giving up.

But each time the urge to retreat surfaced, the desire to grow stronger drove him on. In the end, he persevered and stepped onto the black rock.

When he finally stood beside the Thunder Pillar, the terrifying impact he had imagined never came. Instead, a gentle and abundant Power of Lightning poured into him!

Feeling his nebula begin to expand without any cultivation effort, Chen Lang instantly felt that the pain he had endured was worth it.

According to the old man, cultivating here could reach up to sixty times the normal speed on average per day.

But that was the maximum energy provided by the caves beyond this black rock.

Entering any cave was extremely difficult. Not everyone could directly obtain the best cultivation conditions.

As for the black rock Chen Lang now stood on, no one had ever set foot here before, and his current cultivation speed had already reached over eight hundred times normal!

He knew it would decrease later, but even so, this was already several times faster than anyone else who had entered here to cultivate.

"Zzzzz..."

After his initial joy, Chen Lang calmed his mind and began absorbing the Lightning Element here.

His vast nebula was like a giant vacuum cleaner, devouring the Magic Power that poured into his body almost in one gulp.

This exaggerated influx initially made Chen Lang a little uneasy.

But after a long while, he found no discomfort at all.

In fact, aside from sensing the nebula expanding, he felt nothing else!

At that moment, he finally relaxed completely...

The cultivation multiplier kept decreasing, but by the time the third day arrived, his nebula had expanded to the second level.

These three days were equivalent to several years of normal cultivation without any fortuitous encounters.

This showed just how immense the energy contained in his Lightning Element was.

In the following days, Magic Power continued to surge upward at a rapid pace.

However, judging by the extent of the second-level nebula breakthrough, it seemed unlikely his cultivation would reach the third level.

But Chen Lang could sense that the energy here was clearly not limited to this.

This was obviously not the true limit of this place.

Realizing this, Chen Lang stopped cultivating and stood up to observe his surroundings. Compared to the pain he felt when first stepping here, he now felt nothing at all.

After standing up, guided by his perception of the Lightning Element, he unconsciously moved closer to the Thunder Pillar.

He could clearly sense that the most abundant energy was concentrated in this Thunder Pillar.

Although he had found a place with richer energy, Chen Lang was momentarily unsure how to absorb it.

"Zzzzz..."

"Zzzzz..."

Just then, Chen Lang clearly felt a fluctuation in the Power of Lightning within Black Annihilation.

He instinctively raised his hand and condensed black lightning.

With Black Annihilation covering his hand, Chen Lang boldly reached out and touched the Thunder Pillar...

His hand entered without any harm, and instead, an even denser Power of Lightning poured continuously into his body!

When Chen Lang first arrived here, he had felt something was off, but he never expected that the true essence of this place was actually this condensed Thunder Pillar!

Confirming it posed no danger, Chen Lang covered his entire body with Black Annihilation and then sat down, immersing himself directly into it.

"Rumble~~~!!!"

The massive Thunder Pillar completely enveloped Chen Lang. As he began his silent cultivation, it was as if no one had ever been there.

The electric currents that had been rippling all around also fell completely silent at that moment...

In a dimly lit room, a cold voice emerged from the shadows, filled with displeasure: "Huzin, although this was only a test, I am very dissatisfied with the result."

"Lord Salan, this subordinate failed in his duty." Great Steward Huzin knelt on the ground, his legs weak, sincerely admitting his fault.

"Have you determined whether the Chen family's appearance in Bocheng was a coincidence, or..."

Great Steward Huzin quickly explained: "My lord, it has been confirmed. It was because a spoiled young master of the Chen family took a liking to Mu Ningxue..."

"Let us hope so... Forget the test site, but the Earth Sacred Spring must be obtained!"

"Yes."

A month passed quickly.

When the time came, Chen Ming and the others opened the entrance to the Holy Land. But to their shock, after searching everywhere, they could not find Chen Lang at all!

It was as if he had vanished completely.

Nothing had changed here, as if no one had ever entered.

Yet the elder in charge of guarding this place could be certain that Chen Lang had definitely not left from here.

He clearly hadn't left, yet they still couldn't find Chen Lang anywhere...

After a full day of fruitless searching, they had no choice but to alert Chen Jin in the capital.

Upon learning of this, Chen Jin rushed over that very night.

Unlike the others, who couldn't sense Chen Lang within the Thunder Pillar.

With Chen Jin's cultivation, the moment he arrived, his gaze locked onto that black rock.

This rock had been tempered over many years by absorbing the natural thunder of the world.

Similarly, this massive Thunder Pillar had also condensed naturally.

With his powerful perception, Chen Jin could already confirm that Chen Lang was inside it.

However, what astonished him was that this thick natural lightning couldn't be withstood even by High-level mages, yet Chen Lang was able to remain within it!

"Patriarch, Xiao Lang isn't..." Chen Ming's expression was extremely grim; he had already prepared for the worst.

It wasn't just Chen Ming—even the two elders guarding this place and Ink Shadow, his personal bodyguard, were filled with bitterness.

If something really happened to Chen Lang, would any of them be okay?

"He's fine."

Looking at the bitter expressions on everyone's faces, Chen Jin withdrew his gaze and spoke slowly.

"?"

At that moment, they were all filled with confusion.

They had searched everywhere here and found no trace of Chen Lang...

Chen Jin didn't offer them any explanation. He only said calmly, "You all leave first. Keep this matter confidential."

"Yes."

Though full of questions, since Chen Jin had spoken, they could only keep them to themselves.

As they departed, Chen Jin approached the black rock.

When he had first stepped foot here back then, he couldn't climb this rock.

But now, he didn't need any protection at all. He stepped onto the rock as easily as walking on flat ground.

"Zzzzz..."

Electric Current appeared again, but no matter how many strands wove through the air, they couldn't touch Chen Jin in the slightest.

In fact, the moment the purple-blue Lightning Light flickered around Chen Jin, the Electric Current here instantly dissipated!!

Having suppressed the Lightning Element here, Chen Jin finally arrived before the Thunder Pillar.

And here, he could fully confirm that Chen Lang was cultivating inside it!

Even... he seemed completely lost in it.

From the very beginning of his magic awakening, Chen Jin had known that Chen Lang would become an outstanding Lightning mage.

But looking at it now, perhaps his own vision had been too narrow...

Chen Lang's growth rate, along with his natural affinity for the Lightning Attribute, was simply unbelievable!!