Thunder God Formula, Wood God Formula

Rock Desert City!

News of two Dou Wang powerhouses descending upon Rock Desert City spread through the entire city like a hurricane in a short time.

By now, nearly everyone in Rock Desert City knew that the two commanders of the Desert Iron Mercenary Group had stumbled into incredible luck and each received guidance from a Dou Wang powerhouse.

However, the one thing that reassured the other factions in Rock Desert City was that the two Dou Wang powerhouses had not truly accepted the Xiao brothers as disciples. They were merely using them as tools for a contest between themselves.

That way, once those two Dou Wang powerhouses left, they could swarm in and wipe out the Desert Iron Mercenary Group founded by the Xiao brothers.

Yet despite the many thoughts simmering in their hearts, no one dared reveal them. Everyone knew that the two Dou Wang powerhouses competing against one another were currently within the Desert Iron Mercenary Group. For a time, the atmosphere throughout Rock Desert City was rather oppressive.

Even the atmosphere within the Desert Iron Mercenary Group was more stifling, all because of the commotion coming from the training grounds.

Desert Iron Mercenary Group, training grounds!

"Ah! Aaaah!!!"

Miserable screams rang continuously from the training grounds, chilling to the ear, as though someone were suffering brutal torture.

Strictly speaking, it really was a form of torture—the lightning punishment used to punish immortals. However, Lei Na was merely at the Dou Wang level, and his lightning power had yet to reach such a level. Moreover, Xiao Li was too weak, so Lei Na had to worry that Xiao Li would not be able to endure it and repeatedly reduce the power of the lightning.

Even so, to Xiao Li, it was still a form of torture. Bolts of lightning constantly struck his body, burrowing through the acupoints all over him and into his body, continuously scouring his flesh.

The Thunder God Formula was no ordinary divine cultivation art. It was a cultivation method derived from the power of the god who ruled lightning, combined with the strength of the Lightning Ancestral Witch. Once cultivated to completion, one could summon the lightning of the world with every gesture.

Such power was utterly fierce and powerful. If one's body was too weak, one simply could not cultivate it. If Xiao Li wanted to practice this cultivation method, his body had to undergo lightning tempering. Only then could he reach higher realms in the future.

"You can't even endure this little pain? Get up!"

Lei Na looked at Xiao Li, who had been struck to the ground by lightning. A trace of concern had just flashed through his heart, but in the next moment, recalling Second Master's instructions, his gaze became several degrees sterner. Expressionless, he spoke.

After being scolded, Xiao Li gritted his teeth and climbed to his feet. He desperately wanted to curse. Was lightning power something an ordinary person could endure?

But Xiao Li also knew that he could not afford to offend the Dou Wang powerhouse before him. Besides, this was his opportunity, so he could only stubbornly straighten himself up.

Lei Na remained expressionless. Once Xiao Li had steadied himself, he raised a hand and waved it. Another bolt of lightning flew out and struck Xiao Li's body.

"Ah!!!"

Xiao Li cried out and collapsed directly onto the ground. He was enduring the agony of the lightning power rampaging through his flesh when he heard Lei Na snort coldly.

"That's all? When this old man cultivated back then, I endured a full three hundred bolts of lightning before collapsing from exhaustion. You can't take it after only six bolts?"

As Lei Na spoke, he cast a somewhat guilty glance toward Lin Sen nearby. Only after seeing that the other man did not seem to have noticed did he resume his righteous expression.

Lei Na knew his own situation best. His first time cultivating had been less than half a month ago. He was a dignified Dou Wang powerhouse, yet he had only endured three hundred bolts of lightning—and those had been summoned by himself.

Compared to that, Xiao Li's ability to withstand so many bolts now was already exceptional. But in Second Master's eyes, it was still somewhat lacking. So there was only one answer: if you were weak, train more!

Upon hearing this, Xiao Li's expression turned solemn, and a refusal to lose surged up within him. Others could withstand three hundred bolts of lightning. No matter what, he should be able to endure thirty, right? If thirty was impossible, then at least ten!

"Senior, continue! I can do it!"

"Good. Not bad. You've got spirit!"

Lei Na nodded approvingly, his voice carrying a hint of amusement. As he spoke, Xiao Li struggled back to his feet once more, only for Lei Na to raise his hand and strike him down again with another bolt of lightning.

On the other side, Lin Sen had actually noticed Lei Na's glance, but he did not expose him, because his own situation was much the same as Lei Na's.

Lei Na cultivated the Thunder God Formula, which was connected to the Lightning Ancestral Witch. Lin Sen cultivated the Wood God Formula, which was connected to Ju Mang, the Wood Ancestral Witch. At its peak, with a single thought, all things could flourish; with another, all things could wither.

The Thunder God Formula had its requirements, and the Wood God Formula was no different. Although it did not demand as much from the physical body as the Thunder God Formula, its requirements were by no means low, and it had requirements in other aspects as well.

After all, the Thunder God Formula and the Wood God Formula followed different paths of cultivation, so they demanded different things from their practitioners.

In truth, at Xiao Ding and Xiao Li's age, they were already starting a little late. It would have been best to begin laying the foundation before becoming Dou Zhe. That way, once they reached the Dou Zhe realm, they could directly cultivate the techniques.

As for people like Lin Sen and Lei Na, who only switched cultivation methods after reaching the Dou Wang realm, they were even less comparable. Even so, their strength could still improve tremendously.

Only when the sun sank westward did Xiao Li and Xiao Ding, having completed their first day of "suffering," collapse onto the ground. A cool breeze swept over them, and the exhausted pair instantly fell asleep.

Then, two figures descended into the training grounds. Yang Chen looked at the Xiao brothers, exhausted to the point of collapse, and a smile flashed in his eyes.

"I couldn't tell before, but your two nephews have quite remarkable perseverance. They actually held on for so long."

Medusa Queen could not help but exclaim in admiration. Although Lei Na and Lin Sen had deliberately held back, such training still exceeded the limits of those two men.

"The bloodline of my Yang Clan is naturally extraordinary!"

"But if I remember correctly, don't they seem to be surnamed Xiao?"

No sooner had Yang Chen spoken than Medusa Queen choked him with that remark. A trace of displeasure flashed across his face as he stubbornly insisted.

"That is still the bloodline of my Yang Clan!"

A smile appeared at the corner of Medusa Queen's lips, and she did not continue arguing with the man. After Yang Chen finished speaking, he waved his sleeve, and two jade jars, each as large as a human head, landed nearby. He said to Lin Sen and Lei Na beside him.

"Use the medicine in these two jars on them after every training session for the time being. From now on, proceed exactly as you did today. Until they have truly entered the path, I do not want to see them walk out of this training ground!"

Lin Sen and Lei Na both sucked in a breath of cold air. They were shocked both by Second Master's ruthlessness—he was willing to make even his own nephews suffer like this—and by his lavishness. The medicinal ointment in those two jars was all fifth-grade!

"Rest assured, Second Master!"