Although the first silver lightning to enter his flesh was instantly jolted back out, a small portion of its arcs was actually refined by the golden magic power of his demonic cultivation method as it burst free, feeding back into his flesh.
"Hiss!" After the agonizing pain, Xiao Yu felt as though he had swallowed a potent tonic, his entire body suffused with comfort. It truly was pleasure mingled with pain!
Then he sensed an almost imperceptible improvement in his physical toughness. Without the minute scrutiny afforded by his divine sense, he would never have noticed it.
"Oh! The Brahma Saint Heavenly Demonic Cultivation Method can actually absorb this tribulation lightning and use it to temper my body?" The discovery filled Xiao Yu with delight.
Thinking it over, this transformation tribulation lightning was itself a test for demon beasts. Failure meant being blasted into ashes; success brought immense benefits. Some of the tribulation lightning that struck their bodies subtly strengthened their flesh.
His Brahma Saint Heavenly Demonic Cultivation Method had been derived from demon beast cultivation arts to begin with. After the Heavenly Book optimized it, it could absorb spiritual energy, demonic energy, and baleful aura. Perhaps it had undergone some other strange change that allowed it to absorb tribulation lightning too.
At this thought, Xiao Yu immediately circulated his cultivation art at full power, drawing every silver arc on his skin into his body.
"Hiss, ah..." As the tribulation lightning entered him, numbness came first, followed by excruciating pain and then an unbearable itch. These three peculiar sensations forced cries from Xiao Yu's lips.
A short while later, the itching passed, leaving Xiao Yu feeling wonderfully warm and comfortable all over. Carefully examining the changes in his body, he found that his flesh had strengthened slightly in that brief