Ten days passed in the blink of an eye, yet Xiao Hua's Lightning Evasion Technique had not improved much. This Lightning Evasion Technique differed greatly from the one Xiangyang had given him; even the introductory incantation for the first layer showed enormous differences.
The Lightning Evasion Technique of Dry Thunder Palace was exceedingly detailed, and its incantations were convoluted. Many of its finer points were even somewhat profound and abstruse. Upon careful contemplation, it actually seemed like a cultivation method, far more than a mere escape technique. Moreover, Dry Thunder Palace's Lightning Evasion Technique was divided into nine layers: beginning with the early-stage "Dormant Thunder," "Awakened Thunder," and "Bright Thunder"; proceeding to the middle-stage "Thunder Control Movement," "Thunder Control Transformation," and "Imperial Thunder Shock"; and even reaching the late-stage "Thunder Travel Through Three Realms," "Lightning Transcending Six Paths," and "Thunderous Roar of the Nine Heavens." Every realm name was outrageously domineering. According to the records, each advancement would more than double the speed of Lightning Escape!
"Damn it! This poor Daoist has only just cultivated this Lightning Escape Technique to the first layer, the realm of Dormant Thunder, and it is already this fast. If I cultivate it to Thunderous Roar of the Nine Heavens, then... who knows how many times faster it will be! Wouldn't that be even faster than the Light Escape mentioned in Suo Guang?" Xiao Hua was left dumbfounded. Only now did he understand why his master had been so overwhelmed with gratitude when he learned that Ganlei Zi had bestowed upon him Dry Thunder Palace's Lightning Escape Technique!
Still, although Xiao Hua thought so, deep down he truly did not place Lightning Escape and Light Escape on the same level. Just considering how difficult Light Escape was to cultivate made it clear—how could Lightning Escape