Shen Shihuang had also realized that his Sign-in System didn't require him to reach a certain place and sign in manually. Even if he forgot, it would sign in automatically when he arrived at the designated location.
Jia Nan Academy was a case in point. He had originally been supposed to sign in there, but he forgot. As a result, the system signed him in automatically just after he left the academy.
In other words, even if he forgot to sign in one day, the system would automatically do it once he left the sign-in location.
That way, he didn't have to focus all his attention on the system.
What did you call that?
Convenient!
As expected of my system.
After hearing Zi Yan's words, Shen Shihuang hadn't forgotten where the previous sign-in location was.
Thunder Mist Ravine.
Sure enough.
The system's voice rang out. "Sign-in complete."
"Sign-in reward: Earth-Rank High-Level Dou Technique: Hundred Thousand Thunder Method."
As the system's voice faded, a flood of new information surged into Shen Shihuang's mind. Though the information was new, once he truly understood it, it felt as if he had always known it and was merely remembering it now.
Truly wondrous.
This time, the sign-in reward was a Dou Technique.
An Earth-Rank High-Level Dou Technique.
He had received an Earth-Rank High-Level Dou Technique before: the Brahma Dragon-Subduing Seal.
Unlike the Brahma Dragon-Subduing Seal, the Hundred Thousand Thunder Method was far more domineering.
It forged the body with thunder, controlled a hundred thousand bolts of lightning, and, once mastered, turned them into a seal capable of suppressing and killing every foe beneath the heavens!
A hundred thousand bolts of lightning at once?
This was an Earth-Rank High-Level Dou Technique?
Shen Shihuang was dumbfounded.
This seemed quite different from the Earth-Rank Dou Techniques he knew.
"Host, you need to broaden your thinking. Don't let what's before your eyes blind you. Is an Earth-Rank High-Level Dou Technique necessarily just an Earth-Rank High-Level Dou Technique? Can it not grow?"
"Host, understand?"
Shen Shihuang suddenly understood. "You mean the 'Hundred Thousand Thunder Method' can grow?"
System: "Since the host understands, where's the applause? Let's hear it!"
Shen Shihuang: "...!"
"Because the host's strength will change, the thunder he can withstand will naturally change as well. So its Earth-Rank High-Level classification is based only on the limit the host can withstand right now."
Shen Shihuang's eyes narrowed. "What do you mean by that?"
System: "Host, please figure it out yourself."
Then the system's voice vanished completely. As Shen Shihuang merged with the information about the Hundred Thousand Thunder Method again, his jaw dropped.
What the hell kind of Dou Technique was this?
Both the earlier Tyrant's Fury and the Brahma Dragon-Subduing Seal had come to him fully mastered, as if they were second nature.
But this one was practically self-mutilation, even suicide!
He had thought "forging the body with thunder" was just a figure of speech. He never expected it to mean literally forging his body with lightning.
To bring out the true power of this Dou Technique, Shen Shihuang had to be struck by lightning!
Damn!
Shen Shihuang pondered the matter. Since this was a growth-type Dou Technique, it would only become stronger in the future. With the system, he wasn't worried about running out of powerful Dou Techniques, but the system didn't give him a Dou Technique every time.
"A growth-type Dou Technique has a bright future. There's no reason not to cultivate it." Shen Shihuang looked up at the sky. Black clouds completely obscured the sun, plunging all of Thunder Mist Ravine into nightlike gloom.
"Since we're here, getting struck by lightning seems unavoidable." Shen Shihuang sighed inwardly. He circulated the Dou Qi in his body along the Hundred Thousand Thunder Method's prescribed route, fully opening the channels. Next, he only needed to fill them with thunder.
Simple enough.
"Zi Yan, can you sense where the enemy is?" Shen Shihuang asked.
Confusion showed in Zi Yan's eyes. "I could just now, but he's suddenly disappeared. Could he be...?"
Gone?
Shen Shihuang frowned slightly. "No. It's probably because of the interference from the thunder."
He pointed to the black clouds overhead.
Zi Yan looked up, and her little face immediately filled with shock. "Old Shen, our luck really doesn't seem to be very good. It's Thunderstorm Rain!"
"Thunderstorm Rain?" Shen Shihuang asked, puzzled.
Zi Yan explained, "Thunderstorm Rain is a feature of Thunder Mist Ravine. Just like its name says, during this time, thunder falls like rain. Even Dou Huang experts can't make it through without getting hurt. I once heard about a Nine-Star Dou Emperor who was struck to death by Thunderstorm Rain. It was awful."
"Most importantly, once Thunderstorm Rain begins, spiritual power gets suppressed to the limit. You can barely use it at all."
As Shen Shihuang listened to Zi Yan, his eyes lit up.
Thunderstorm Rain was practically made for him. He asked, "How long does it last?"
Zi Yan held up three fingers. "At most three days. No less!"
Since their opponent was a Soul Hall Protector, it was almost certain that this Thunderstorm Rain would be a devastating blow to him.
"One day should be enough, right?" Shen Shihuang waved his hand, and black Taisui Flame appeared, enveloping Zi Yan. "I happen to need to cultivate a Dou Technique, and it requires thunder. Taisui Flame can protect you from the lightning. Once I've finished cultivating, we'll immediately go after that guy."
At that,
Shock filled Zi Yan's little face. "You're going to get struck by lightning?"
"What kind of Dou Technique is that?"
Rumble!
Suddenly, the black clouds overhead churned wildly. The faintly blue lightning within them was like a vast ocean.
At that moment,
The power of heaven and earth was laid bare. Even Zi Yan, a magical beast with such powerful bloodline, turned pale at the sight of the Thunderstorm Rain.
In Thunder Mist Ravine, Shen Shihuang clearly saw all kinds of magical beasts scrambling to find shelter. The one thing they all had in common was—
Fear!
"The power of heaven and earth is terrifying!" It wasn't just the magical beasts. As Shen Shihuang looked up at the sea of lightning in the black clouds, he too felt boundless fear.
Whoosh!
He let out a long breath.
His fists clenched.
"Hundred Thousand Thunder Method, I hope you don't disappoint me!"
Boom!
With the first bolt of lightning, the others came down like rain, relentlessly striking Thunder Mist Ravine.
Rumble!
Rumble!!
Bolt after bolt of lightning struck Shen Shihuang, tearing open his flesh and sending blood spraying. In the blink of an eye, he had become a man drenched in blood.
Zi Yan watched and exclaimed, "That's brutal!"
Shen Shihuang's consciousness began to blur. The lightning's power was far greater than he had imagined.
Aaaah!
Shen Shihuang let out a low growl. His consciousness kept urging the energy along the Hundred Thousand Thunder Method's prescribed route. With every bolt that struck him, the energy flowing through the channels grew stronger.
Whoosh!
Black bony wings appeared on Shen Shihuang's back, carrying him into the air, where he stood proudly!
Rumble!!
Perhaps sensing what Shen Shihuang was doing, the lightning in the black clouds seemed to grow stronger, as if telling everyone:
In Thunder Mist Ravine, there was no room for someone this damn awesome!
Boom!
Lightning crashed down. The black bony wings dispersed its power, and silvery-white bolts laced across them.
Growing ever more mysterious.
In another mountain in Thunder Mist Ravine, inside a cave halfway up the slope,
"Damn, he's really that ruthless with himself?" The figure shrouded in black mist stared at Shen Shihuang in the sky.
"Heh heh. I'll just let the lightning strike you dead. Then I can claim the soul of a Dou Zong expert..."