"Perfect timing!"
As Chu Zhou watched the azure Pill Lightning churn and roar across the sky, radiating an aura of destruction, there was not a trace of fear in his eyes. Instead, they gleamed with eagerness.
After trading the Supreme Extreme Pill with Earth Demon Old Ghost in the Black-Corner Region, he had obtained not only an ice cultivation method and some resources, but also a mid-grade Earth Tier lightning cultivation method, the Thunderclap Mirror, and a mid-grade Earth Tier Dou Technique, the Awakening Thunder Art.
The Thunderclap Mirror emphasized drawing lightning into the body to temper the flesh and Dou Qi, making the power of lightning one's own. At an advanced level, every movement carried the might of heavenly lightning. As a fire cultivator who already possessed the Azure Flame Soul-Refining Art, which suited him perfectly, Chu Zhou naturally would not switch cultivation methods.
But he could try the Awakening Thunder Art. This Earth Tier Dou Technique pushed lightning power to its limits through movement and offensive techniques. Its core principle was speed—absolute speed that surpassed perception and transcended space.
This Dou Technique had three intricate applications:
The first was Thunder Sound Step: gathering lightning power in both feet to unleash extreme speed that broke the sound barrier.
The instant the user moved, lightning exploded beneath their feet. Not only did it produce an ear-piercing sonic boom and a physical shock wave, but it also erupted with a thunderous roar that could overwhelm nearby enemies' eardrums and disrupt their minds.
The second was Thousand Thunder Evasion, which shrouded the body in lightning and allowed a rapid succession of extremely short-range shifts in an instant. Once unleashed, the user seemed to become a bolt of lightning ricocheting wildly within the same area, making their true position impossible to lock onto.