Thunderborn Life

Lei Xiao's pupils suddenly contracted.

Even the true spirit would be annihilated along with it?

In the Primordial World, a destroyed body could be remolded, and a shattered primordial spirit could be nurtured back to health. Only once the true spirit was extinguished would one completely disperse between heaven and earth, with no possibility of resurrection.

Saints could remain indestructible through countless tribulations. No matter how severely their bodies or primordial spirits were injured, they could quickly recover with the power of the Heavenly Dao. Yet if their true spirits were wounded, even Saints would find it exceedingly difficult to recover.

At that moment, Lei Xiao yearned for the Capital-Heaven Divine Thunder even more.

"Please grant me this, Ancestor Shaman Qiang Liang," Lei Xiao said.

Qiang Liang's expression shifted slightly at his words. He had not expected Lei Xiao to remain undaunted after hearing so much.

"I can give you the origin of the Capital-Heaven Divine Thunder."

"But not now. The two clans of shamans and demons are about to go to war. Separating a portion of the Capital-Heaven Divine Thunder's origin will affect me. Come find me after the war ends. Then, I will give you as much of its origin as you want."

Lei Xiao's heart jolted, followed by an indescribable surge of ecstasy.

Though he had not obtained the origin of the Capital-Heaven Divine Thunder now, it was merely a matter of waiting a little longer. He could afford to wait.

Moreover, Qiang Liang had promised that he could have as much of the Capital-Heaven Divine Thunder's origin as he wanted.

"Thank you, Ancestor Shaman Qiang Liang."

Lei Xiao bowed to Qiang Liang. When he raised his head again, Qiang Liang had already vanished.

Is the first war between the shamans and demons about to begin? The Ancestor Shamans have the Twelve-Capital-Heaven Divine Baleful Formation as their trump card, so they should have been certain to win. Unfortunately, Hongjun will intervene. Lei Xiao sighed inwardly.

Eastern Emperor Taiyi had actually plotted against him. At this moment, Lei Xiao no longer held the slightest favorable impression of the demon clan.

However, even knowing that Hongjun would intervene, Lei Xiao could change nothing.

I should keep improving my strength!

Lei Xiao headed deeper into Thunder Marsh, keeping the Eye of Heavenly Retribution on his brow activated the entire time.

"Refine!"

Lei Xiao gave a low shout, and the Eye of Heavenly Retribution erupted with dazzling purple light.

In an instant, an utterly domineering devouring force exploded outward with him at its center. The Eye of Heavenly Retribution was like a bottomless black hole, forcibly seizing the purest thunder origin in this region.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—

Countless streams of liquid thunder were forcibly dragged over, pouring madly into every limb and bone of Lei Xiao's body under the Eye of Heavenly Retribution's pull.

The deeper he ventured into Thunder Marsh, the denser the thunder origin contained within the lightning became. It had even given birth to thunderborn life.

Just as he was wholly focused on refining the thunder origin, a silver-white thunder snake barely an inch long silently struck at his head.

In an instant, every hair on Lei Xiao's body stood on end. He immediately tilted his head aside, but the thunder snake still pierced through his shoulder.

Lei Xiao grunted and staggered backward.

No blood flowed from the wound, because his flesh had been scorched black the instant it made contact. Along the charred edges of the wound, silver-white lightning spread outward like a living creature, giving off a sizzling sound.

At that moment, the Purple Firmament Origin Divine Thunder within Lei Xiao's body released a suction force.

The silver-white lightning in his shoulder wound had originally been arrogant and overbearing, intending to destroy his vitality. Yet the moment it came into contact with the aura of the Purple Firmament Origin Divine Thunder, it was as though it had encountered suppression from a superior bloodline, or crashed into a bottomless abyss. Without even room to struggle, it was completely assimilated and absorbed.

"A tremendous tonic!"

Feeling the changes in the Purple Firmament Origin Divine Thunder within him, Lei Xiao's eyes lit up as he looked at the silver-white thunder snake.

"Since you came to my door on your own, don't blame me for being rude!"

Before his words had faded, the Eye of Heavenly Retribution on Lei Xiao's brow flared with purple light and instantly locked onto the silver-white thunder snake as it turned back through the air after its strike.

The thunder snake seemed to sense the danger as well. A flicker of alarm crossed its lively vertical pupils.

Its previous strike had clearly pierced Lei Xiao's shoulder. Ordinarily, the thunder power it had left in his wound should have spread swiftly like poison, eroding his flesh and numbing his nerves until its prey lost the ability to resist.

Yet this human before it had not only avoided paralysis, but his aura was even several degrees stronger than before he was injured, as if he had consumed some supreme tonic.

Hiss—

The silver-white thunder snake let out a shrill hiss. Instinctively sensing a fatal threat, its enormous body twisted sharply in midair, transforming into a streak of silver lightning as it tried to flee deeper into Thunder Marsh.

"Trying to run? Too late!"

Lei Xiao sneered. The Eye of Heavenly Retribution on his brow instantly fired a thick purple beam of light. The beam was unbelievably fast, striking after yet arriving first, and precisely engulfing the silver-white thunder snake.

"Take!"

With Lei Xiao's low shout, the Eye of Heavenly Retribution unleashed a terrifying devouring force.

The thunder snake, still struggling desperately, was like a flying insect trapped in a swamp. No matter how it writhed or released its thunder power, it could not break free from that tyrannical pull.

Especially after Lei Xiao activated the aura of the Purple Firmament Origin Divine Thunder within him, the thunder snake lost all ability to resist.

In the span of a single breath, this thunderborn life that had been nurtured in the depths of Thunder Marsh for untold ages was forcibly dragged into Lei Xiao's body by the Eye of Heavenly Retribution!

Boom!

A vast and violent thunder origin exploded within Lei Xiao's body.

This power was more than a hundred times stronger than the liquid thunder he had absorbed before!

Like a wild horse breaking free of its reins, it rampaged madly through every limb and bone in Lei Xiao's body. Wherever it passed, his meridians were stretched to the verge of shattering.

Since my meridians and sea of qi cannot contain it all, then I'll find another path!

Lei Xiao thought of using his cells to store thunder power, turning every cell in his body into a tiny pocket of space!

Even a small body contained no fewer than hundreds of millions of cells. Even if he opened spatial pockets in only a portion of them, they would still be able to store an enormous amount of thunder power.

Furthermore, this thunder power could be converted into immortal power in the future, ready for any emergency.

Eye of Heavenly Retribution, Purple Firmament Origin Divine Thunder, help me open them!

Lei Xiao roared inwardly. The Eye of Heavenly Retribution on his brow instantly burst forth with unprecedentedly brilliant purple light. That purple radiance transformed into countless profound divine patterns of creation, flowing throughout his body along his limbs and bones.

At the same time, the Purple Firmament Origin Divine Thunder within him transformed into countless minuscule purple carving blades, ruthlessly carving into those cells on the verge of shattering.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—

Amid teeth-grating sounds, every cell in Lei Xiao's body underwent a baptism of destruction and rebirth. It was like the creation of a world, with innate Dao marks emerging within them.

The violent silver-white thunder was forcibly stuffed into these newly opened tiny spaces, then thoroughly crushed and assimilated by the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder, becoming the purest thunder source fluid that settled within the cellular spaces.

One cell... ten cells... a hundred cells...