The Soul Power inside him scattered the instant the lightning entered his body, as if it had met its natural enemy.
The lightning lasted only a few minutes, but to Jiang Chen, it felt as though a century had passed. If he hadn't already endured the torment of absorbing a Soul Ring, he might have passed out from the pain.
A few minutes later, the lightning vanished, and the pain gradually faded. A numb, itchy sensation began to set in.
Jiang Chen sat up, still shaken. The sensation had been terrifying. Just one bolt of lightning had caused him more pain than absorbing a Soul Ring had.
The Tribulation Cloud overhead still hadn't dispersed. It seemed to be brewing a second bolt of lightning, and Jiang Chen's heart sank to the bottom.
He had no idea how many bolts were still to come, and he feared each one would be more terrifying than the last.
By now, his clothes were in tatters, his hair was singed, and the smell of burning hung in the air.
After checking his body, he breathed a little easier, grateful that he hadn't lost any body parts.
But when he looked within himself, he was stunned. Nothing inside his body seemed damaged, but his abundant Soul Power had already fallen by a third.
"Damn it, that was only the first one, and I'm already almost out of Soul Power?"
Although his Soul Power had scattered all at once, it had spread throughout his body, warding off the lightning. Without it, the pain he'd suffered would have been several times worse.
The lightning's fluctuations in the clouds overhead were growing stronger. The second bolt would probably fall before long.
He circulated his cultivation method with all his might, trying to recover as much Soul Power as possible. Every little bit helped.
A few minutes later, amid a rumble of thunder, the second bolt of lightning came crashing down.
Without hesitation, Jiang Chen released his first Soul Skill. The Zombie God Armor instantly covered his entire body.
One bolt of lightning had already consumed a third of his Soul Power. He'd be a fool not to use this skill.
If he didn't use it now, he'd be in a sorry state when he ran out of Soul Power later.
To his delight, the armor blocked the bolt as it struck. It really could keep the lightning out.
Even so, a great deal of lightning still surged in through the gaps in the armor and through his eyes, nose, and mouth.
That agonizing pain struck him again, but it wasn't as intense as the first time.
The armor had blocked most of the lightning. Unlike the first time, it hadn't all poured into his body.
It was as if his body had built a thick dam around itself. The raging lightning was held back, able to enter his body only through a few spillways.
The lightning outside his armor hadn't disappeared, but the pressure on Jiang Chen had eased considerably.
The thunderbolts rushing through his body tempered it just as they had when he absorbed the Soul Ring. His body, already cleansed once, expelled more impurities.
After coiling around him for a few minutes and realizing it couldn't do anything to Jiang Chen, the lightning began to disperse. But just then, a force of suction arose inside him and instantly drew it in.
Jiang Chen froze for a moment, then immediately looked within himself. He discovered that the lightning had been drawn into his Inner Core, merging with the golden half.
He hadn't noticed how the first bolt had disappeared while it rampaged through his body, but this time, he'd witnessed it with his own eyes.
Jiang Chen was instantly irritated. He'd been struck by lightning twice, and the dormant golden lightning inside him hadn't reacted at all. Only after he'd endured the lightning's baptism did it gobble up the remaining lightning as if it were food.
It was obviously enjoying the fruits of Jiang Chen's victory, and that left him rather annoyed.
But what could he do? He could only grumble to himself.
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