The lightning just now hadn't posed much of a threat to Hodan. Only a few bolts had struck him, and they had merely caused some pain. If the power of the entire storm region had been concentrated in one place, even a Paragon might not have been able to withstand it.
Hodan sat cross-legged in midair as countless bolts of lightning continued to strike him. He seemed not to feel a thing and simply kept fusing his Mysteries.
Fusing Mysteries was difficult, and it wasn't something that could be accomplished overnight. Hodan would likely have to stay in the Fog Sea for a long time. Perhaps time was the least valuable thing to a god. But to Hodan, every second counted. A constant sense of urgency drove him forward.
Hodan sat cross-legged in midair as lightning struck him without pause. At first, he felt waves of pain, but as time passed, he found that not only was fusing his Mysteries becoming easier, but his body was also breaking through the bottleneck of a High-God Artifact under the relentless assault of the lightning.
The body of a Destruction Giant could be strengthened to the level of a Sovereign Artifact, but that took time. This lightning tempering had greatly shortened the time Hodan needed to strengthen his body. The energy contained in the lightning could also provide the power needed to strengthen it.
After realizing the benefits the lightning brought him, Hodan transformed directly into a hundred-zhang-tall Destruction Giant. His body was surrounded by black mist and flickering crimson lightning.
As soon as he transformed into a Destruction Giant, Hodan was struck by even more lightning. At first, he couldn't adapt to so many attacks at once. His body was often battered and torn, but he persevered. After transforming, Hodan began soaring