Kept for a Thousand Days; Today, It's Time for You to Give Yourselves

Yu Tianchen had actually wanted to study his Martial Soul in depth for a long time.

His control over the Five Thunder Shock Drums was still limited to the most basic applications.

Either he used the Five Thunder Shock Drums to summon thunderbolts and strike his targets, or he used them to control the thunder and cloak himself in it, harnessing its power to boost his speed and strength.

Given the Five Thunder Shock Drums' status in the King of Glory universe, there was still a great deal of potential for him to develop.

"Come to think of it, how exactly did Sikong Zhen use the Five Thunder Shock Drums?"

Yu Tianchen recalled the lore and background he'd learned in the game back in his previous life, when he had nothing better to do.

His strongest impression of the Five Thunder Shock Drums was that they were Sikong Zhen's weapon, allowing him to draw upon the power of heavenly thunder. They also seemed to be a divine artifact used by a god.

And then there was the part where poor Zhen got instantly killed by Hai Yue.

"Come to think of it, when Sikong Zhen uses the Five Thunder Shock Drums at full power, his clothes seem to explode..."

"Why didn't mine?"

The question suddenly occurred to Yu Tianchen.

Could it be that all this time, he had only been using the Five Thunder Shock Drums in their most basic state, and had never truly unleashed their full power?

Thinking this, he summoned the Five Thunder Shock Drums again and carefully attuned himself to them.

Five small drums etched with strange patterns began to hover around him. Mysterious markings appeared on their surfaces, which shimmered with the gleam of lightning.

The gleam gradually grew brighter, eventually enveloping the drums themselves.

Cold sweat trickled down Yu Tianchen's forehead.

A short while passed.

Just as Yu Tianchen felt he was beginning to grasp something—

A violent surge of lightning suddenly burst from the Five Thunder Shock Drums and flooded into his body.

Yu Tianchen's face turned pale, and he was forced to stop.

He gasped for breath, his clothes drenched in sweat.

"So that's it. So that's it..."

Yu Tianchen murmured softly, the corners of his mouth rising despite himself.

He seemed to have found a way to bring out the Five Thunder Shock Drums' ultimate power.

Moreover, the lightning that had just burst from the drums was far stronger than the lightning he could currently wield.

There was a good chance that when the Five Thunder Shock Drums were unleashed at full power, the lightning they summoned was Ultimate Lightning!

And once he had completely mastered this power, even the lightning he wielded normally might transform into Ultimate Lightning!

This discovery was incredibly important to Yu Tianchen.

The damage inflicted by Ultimate Lightning was on an entirely different level from that of ordinary lightning.

The problem was that his body still wasn't strong enough to withstand the Five Thunder Shock Drums' power when they were fully unleashed.

Otherwise, that last surge might have let Yu Tianchen assume the form of "smashing the darkness with thunder."

His body still wasn't tough enough!

His body still wasn't strong enough!

"Could it be that I have to wait until my Great Sun Thunder Body advances further before trying to use this power?"

Yu Tianchen furrowed his brows and pondered.

Waiting for his Great Sun Thunder Body to advance further seemed like it would take too long.

Yu Tianchen hadn't stopped cultivating his Great Sun Thunder Body at all during the journey back these past few days.

As he drew down heavenly lightning to temper his body and cultivated Soul Power, the speed at which he opened his meridians had slowed considerably. On top of that, some of his Soul Power was being drawn away by the Soul Power Vortices that hadn't yet fully formed.

The portion that was drawn away didn't affect his normal Soul Power growth, but after every session, he still had to spend some time meditating to absorb it back.

At this rate, it would take him quite a while to advance his Great Sun Thunder Body.

Unless he could find something that would drastically shorten the time.

Hmm?

Drastically... shorten the time?

A flash of inspiration seemed to strike Yu Tianchen, and his eyes lit up.

"Looks like it's time to use my secret weapon!"

He rose to his feet and headed for his room.

With his constitution as it was now, he should be able to take that stuff without any problems!

In his room, Yu Tianchen dragged a huge wooden chest out from under his bed.

When he opened it, a strong, pungent medicinal fragrance wafted out.

It was full of herbs!

In the middle of the herbs lay two neat rows of crystal-clear, golden-yellow gelatinous solids.

There were six pieces in all.

Every one of them was Thousand-Year Whale Rubber.

And at the very center of the Whale Rubber sat two smaller boxes.

Inside were amber-colored gelatinous solids.

Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber!

These were the resources Yu Tianchen had been siphoning from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan over the past two years.

He had been too young to use Whale Rubber before, so he had never dared to take any of the thousand-year or ten-thousand-year varieties, afraid they would make his body burst.

Now, his body was strong enough to absorb a Thousand-Year Soul Ring that had only just reached the thousand-year mark!

Taking this Whale Rubber should be no problem!

Besides, when Su Ye absorbed his Soul Ring, he had been able to use the power within it to open the meridians needed to cultivate the Great Sun Thunder Body.

Perhaps the energy contained in Whale Rubber could do the same!

"My treasures, kept safe for a thousand days. Today, it's time for you to give yourselves up for me."

Yu Tianchen gently stroked the Whale Rubber, then closed the chest and carried it out of his room.

Once he reached the courtyard, Yu Tianchen called toward the outer yard:

"Xiao Yue!"

Before long, a pretty, refined-looking maid of about fifteen or sixteen entered the courtyard.

She was one of his mother Ning Xin's maids. Since she was skilled in medicine, Yu Tianchen often called her over to help prepare his medicinal baths.

Ning Xin had originally wanted to transfer the maid to his side outright.

But Yu Tianchen had refused.

He was used to living alone. Besides, his parents' courtyard was right next door, and if he needed anything, he could simply use their servants. There was no need to hire another group for himself.

"Master."

Xiao Yue came before Yu Tianchen and bowed respectfully.

"Sorry to trouble you again."

With a smile, Yu Tianchen handed her the chest.

"Of course, Young Master. How many years of Whale Rubber would you like to use this time?"

The maid named Xiao Yue accepted the chest Yu Tianchen handed her and asked.

"Thousand-year. You can choose the herbs. Once you've prepared everything, take one piece of thousand-year Whale Rubber to Uncle Kang and have him melt it for me."

"Understood. Please wait a moment, Young Master."

Xiao Yue nodded, then carried the chest into the bathroom.

Before long, Xiao Yue had prepared the medicinal bath.

While she went to Uncle Kang to have him heat the Whale Rubber, Yu Tianchen took off his clothes and stepped into the tub, sitting cross-legged.

He had barely settled in when Xiao Yue placed the prepared Whale Rubber in front of him and left.

"Then, let's begin."

Yu Tianchen took a deep breath, wrapped the liquid Whale Rubber in Soul Power, and sent it straight into his mouth.

As soon as he felt a burning sensation in his abdomen, Yu Tianchen hurriedly closed his eyes and began cultivating the Great Sun Thunder Body.