Inside the secluded chamber.
Countless tiny arcs of lightning shot wildly in every direction like savage beasts breaking free of their cages, lashing the air and stirring rings of violent ripples.
Yet more of the lightning's primal essence, drawn by Lin Changheng, became a silver lightning python as thick as a child's arm. Carrying a terrifying aura, it howled straight toward his chest!
"Perfect!"
Rather than dodge, Lin Changheng thrust out his chest and drove his body tempering art at full strength. Azure-gold light blazed beneath his skin, where faint wood-grain patterns emerged, radiating an air of indestructible resilience.
Bang!
The lightning slammed into his chest!
"Aaargh!"
Despite his preparations, Lin Changheng still let out an uncontrollable roar of pain.
In that instant, excruciating pain and numbness swept through every corner of his body. The azure light covering him flickered violently, then dimmed in an instant. His skin charred black, and even the stench of burnt flesh rose from him.
The lightning bored into his body, wreaking even greater havoc.
His meridians snapped amid convulsions, and his organs suffered damage as they trembled. This was nothing short of self-destructive cultivation!
Yet the vitality of plants and trees seized through the true intent of the [Glorious Life Divine Ability] was fully unleashed at that very moment.
Like a spring gushing with the sweetest life-giving rain, this vitality chased madly after the destructive lightning. Wherever it passed, charred skin peeled away and tougher skin grew anew. Severed meridians were forcibly reconnected, becoming broader and more elastic, while damaged flesh was nourished and restored, brimming with greater vigor.
Lin Changheng clenched his teeth, veins knotting across his forehead. Sweat poured down like rain, only to evaporate instantly.
Empowered by the [origin tenfold treasure seed], [Heaven-gifted clear heart] took effect, allowing him to preserve