Absorbing Exotic Lightning

Watching the Blood-Shatter Heaven-Striking Thunder act as if it were worthless, Elder Qian helplessly rubbed his forehead. "Xiao Li, the baleful aura on you is far too heavy. To think you've actually made an exotic thunder grow fond of you."

Xiao Li chuckled to himself. Ever since the Black Seal City auction began, he had been killing people every day during his half-month stay at the Blood Sect—sometimes a few, sometimes dozens. It couldn't be helped; too many people saw him as young and easy to bully, and Xiao Li was merely acting in self-defense.

Although he also happened to rob those he saw doing evil—punishing the wicked and promoting the good, ahem—roughly calculating it, Xiao Li had likely killed over a thousand people since he started his training these past two months. It was no wonder the Blood-Shatter Heaven-Striking Thunder had voluntarily acknowledged him as its master.

Watching the Blood-Shatter Heaven-Striking Thunder press against him, trying its best to squeeze inward, Xiao Li gave a helpless smile. "Elder Qian, I'll have to trouble you and Elder Bai to keep watch outside. I expect this absorption will take quite a long time."

Elder Qian nodded. The Blood-Shatter Heaven-Striking Thunder had existed underground for an unknown amount of time; if Xiao Li wanted to absorb such a sea of energy, it would take at least several months.

Once Elder Qian left, Xiao Li stealthily took out the refined Blood Pill and, like eating candy, shoved them all into his mouth at once. "Be good. Once I grow stronger, I'll take you away."

The Blood-Shatter Heaven-Striking Thunder seemed to understand, obediently releasing the hand it had been clutching. It even blocked the entrance, patting its chest as if to say, "Leave it to me."

"Haha, then I'll leave it to you." Feeling the eruption of energy from the Blood Pill within his body, Xiao Li quickly sat cross-legged and began to absorb it.

Xiao Li wasn't actually worried about whether he could absorb the Blood-Shatter Heaven-Striking Thunder. Since the creature had come to him voluntarily, as long as he absorbed it slowly and didn't exceed the absorption limit of a Great Dou Master, he would be in no danger.

With the Blood Pill fully absorbed, Xiao Li successfully broke through to the peak of a seven-star Great Dou Master.

"There are still too many impurities in the Blood Pill. Five third-tier Blood Pills only raised me by two stars." Xiao Li sighed softly.

Seeing the Blood-Shatter Heaven-Striking Thunder trying to press against him again, Xiao Li quickly waved his hand. "Wait a moment, I still need to temper my Dou Qi. An unstable foundation is a major disaster."

The Blood-Shatter Heaven-Striking Thunder sat in the corner, feeling depressed after being rejected. QAQ

Everything was ready. At Xiao Li's signal, the Blood-Shatter Heaven-Striking Thunder jumped onto him impatiently. A massive surge of energy poured in instantly, causing Xiao Li's face to flush red.

"Slow, slow down! It's too much!"

The blood clouds were like ink, so red they appeared black. Even Xiao Li felt extremely uncomfortable with the baleful aura within them; it seemed he was receiving the resentment the Blood-Shatter Heaven-Striking Thunder had accumulated over thousands of years. This was the trial the thunder had set for him, and it was unavoidable.

Without the destruction of the flesh, he had to endure the torture of the spirit.

Xiao Li's black robe billowed as if a storm were raging beneath it. Faint blood-colored light seeped through his skin—the proof that the blood-colored lightning was merging with his body.

Xiao Li gritted his teeth, sweat beading on his forehead, yet he maintained a firm will, continuously guiding and absorbing that terrifying and powerful energy.

For as many days as it took to absorb this energy, Xiao Li would have to endure the mental onslaught.

If he were to absorb it all at once, the resentment from the tens of thousands of people buried here would be enough to cause his mind to collapse. Thus, Xiao Li could only discard most of the energy, leaving it here to be absorbed in the future.

In the Magical Beast Mountain Range, Xiao Yan shook the blood off his Heavy Profound Ruler and stored the Rock Snake, which he had beaten into a pulp, into his Storage Ring.

Yao Lao appeared beside Xiao Yan, stroking his illusory beard with satisfaction. "Not bad, not bad. To become a five-star Dou Zhe just four months after leaving is much faster than in Wutan City."

Seeing the resentment in Xiao Yan's eyes, Yao Lao laughed heartily. "Alright, alright, bitter training leads to rapid growth. Think of your second brother; if you don't work harder, how will you ever catch up?"

At the mention of Xiao Li, Xiao Yan's gaze grew much firmer as he looked toward the cave ahead. "Teacher, you said there was something good in there. Is that for real?"

Yao Lao scoffed. "Of course. My soul perception is very strong. Rest assured, there will definitely be something you're satisfied with."

Xiao Yan felt his way into the darkness. Seeing the massive stone door appear, he looked to Yao Lao for help.

Yao Lao pondered for a moment and floated toward the stone door, beginning to search for a way to open it.

While Yao Lao was deep in thought, Xiao Yan had already crouched down beside the door. He touched a small protrusion beneath the stone, pressed his finger down slightly, and a creaking sound slowly echoed through the cave.

"Uh, Teacher, this doesn't seem to be a puzzle-type door." A smile tugged at the corner of Xiao Yan's mouth.

Yao Lao's expression stiffened, his right hand, which had been stroking his chin, freezing in place. "I knew that, of course! Your teacher was just testing you!"

As the stone door shifted upward, a faint glow radiated from within, banishing all the darkness nearby.

Looking at the brightly lit interior of the stone door, Yao Lao tossed his hair back. "Alright, let's go in."

With that, Yao Lao pretended to be nonchalant and floated inside.

Seeing Yao Lao step in, Xiao Yan followed closely behind.

The two stepped through the stone door, and the view before them suddenly widened.

Inside the stone door was a massive stone chamber. It looked somewhat simple and empty. Moonlight Stones used for illumination were embedded in the walls, and in the center of the room sat a chair.

On the chair sat a skeleton, its sunken skull having fallen onto its pale thigh bone. In this quiet atmosphere, the sight looked quite eerie.

In front of the chair sat a long, wide bluestone table, upon which three locked stone boxes were neatly arranged.

Additionally, in the three corners of the stone chamber, a significant amount of gold coins and other precious treasures were piled up. The sheer quantity of gold coins was likely no less than several hundred thousand.

Xiao Yan's eyes curved into a smile. "Well, I've struck it rich. I actually stumbled upon a powerhouse's tomb by mistake."

Xiao Clan

Xiao Zhan sighed as he looked at the Little Fairy Doctor sitting alone in the pavilion. That brat Xiao Li was really something; he brought her back and then completely ignored her. What kind of situation was this?

Fortunately, because she was brought back by Xiao Li, even though the Little Fairy Doctor had grown increasingly beautiful over the past few months, the rowdy boys in the clan didn't dare approach her. Instead, it had always been Xun'er chatting with her.

Looking at Xun'er sitting beside the Little Fairy Doctor, Xiao Zhan clutched his head in a headache. He didn't know where those two brats had run off to. Running off was one thing, but they each left a girl behind, and both girls seemed determined to wait for those two rebellious sons.

Speaking of which, Xiao Zhan suddenly thought of the Nalan Clan far away in the Imperial Capital. It seemed his own Xiao Yan still had a marriage contract with the Nalan girl, didn't he?

Xiao Zhan looked at the faintly smiling Xun'er and made up his mind. Compared to a mere daughter of the Nalan Clan, he preferred this one, but...