If a powerful martial soul had descended directly from the sky at this moment, Shen Xiu would never have been able to withstand such power. Under these circumstances, Shen Xiu secretly gritted his teeth. He knew very clearly that if he could not absorb all this lightning, the end awaiting him would be death.
Thus, Shen Xiu took a deep breath and shouted, "Nine Transformations of Heavenly Thunder!"
As Shen Xiu's shout rang out, nine enormous lotus flowers appeared around his body. He controlled the massive lotuses and sent them crashing directly into the bolts of lightning. The lotuses collided head-on with the lightning, while Shen Xiu circulated his energy and raised a curtain of light around them. The lotuses continuously resisted the lightning, and Shen Xiu then drove every one of them into his dantian.
Dazzling white light burst forth from Shen Xiu's body. As the white radiance shot outward, the pressure emanating from him grew increasingly powerful, and that immense force erupted directly.
With this breakthrough, Shen Xiu's physical body reached a new height. His body could now completely withstand the attacks of an early Golden Core Realm expert.
After this breakthrough, Shen Xiu opened his eyes. The instant he did, bolts of lightning swept out in all directions, and a trace of chill emerged from his body.
Looking at the lightning around him, Shen Xiu snorted coldly. "Hmph! Mere bolts of lightning dare stand in my way? I, Shen Xiu, possess the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Body. How could you possibly contend with me so easily?" With that, Shen Xiu sprang into the air and fiercely reached out toward the lightning.
Shen Xiu's figure flew into midair, and the lightning struck directly upon his body. Layers upon layers of thunder erupted from him.
The instant Shen Xiu