Within the endless, pitch-black Lightning Pool, countless bolts of black lightning surged and flowed ceaselessly. Occasionally, terrifying explosions echoed throughout the Lightning Pool, triggering a series of chain reactions.
Somewhere within the Lightning Pool, a blood-soaked figure lay silently in the pitch-black sea of lightning. At this moment, a nearly ten-meter-long golden dragon coiled around his body, and a strange pressure spread out, driving away all the approaching black lightning. It was because of this that the blood-soaked man was able to save his life.
During this process, the golden dragon licked away all the blood gushing from the man's wounds. Miraculously, after the dragon licked them, the bleeding stopped.
As the dragon licked the man's wounds, the purplish-gold blood flowing out was absorbed by the dragon. When the bleeding stopped, a magical purplish-gold color appeared in the dragon's pair of golden beast eyes, which were the size of copper bells.
"Roar..."
A low dragon roar echoed outwards, and the entire Lightning Pool gradually calmed down as the roar resounded. The lightning that had been surging everywhere seemed to be in fear, obediently floating in the void, like a tamed beast, becoming docile.
"Huh?"
As the dragon's roar resounded, a slightly surprised soft exclamation suddenly came from the body of the man lying flat in the void, covered in blood and unconscious. However, it quickly fell silent again.
As time passed, after an unknown amount of time, Xiao Yan's injuries had mostly healed, and his Spiritual Strength had returned to its peak. With a low groan, Xiao Yan finally gradually awoke from his unconscious state.
The first thing Xiao Yan noticed when he woke up was Xiao Jin, who was lying on his chest and had returned to its original Xiao Jin.
After briefly assessing his internal condition, Xiao Yan smiled easily. The injuries he sustained after his battle with Mu Han had now been fully recovered.
Just as he was about to get up, Xiao Yan casually swept his gaze across the surrounding void and immediately saw the pitch-black lightning floating in the void like inanimate objects. The next moment, Xiao Yan's expression suddenly changed drastically. His face, which had just regained its rosy hue, turned deathly pale again in an instant, and his pair of dark pupils revealed a deep look of horror.
Xiao Yan suddenly stood up, only to find himself at the core of the Void Lightning Pool, surrounded by countless black lightning bolts, including the Northern King who stood motionless beside him.
Xiao Yan's mouth gaped open, but he didn't dare to breathe. His face was filled with horror. Only now did he realize that he had turned around and rushed into the core of the Void Lightning Pool without hesitation in order to avoid Mu Han. But now he was surrounded by endless black lightning. It was like going from one tiger's den to another.
"Hehe, you little rascal, finally awake?"
Just as Xiao Yan was filled with shock, Gu You's Xiao Yan mocking voice came from the depths of his heart.
Upon hearing Gu You's words, Xiao Yan immediately realized that the dark lightning before him was not as violent as it had been before he entered. Instead, it appeared much calmer, like a sword sheathed and its edge concealed.
Judging from this, someone must have subdued them.
" Elder Gu, these..."
"Hehe, I didn't do these things. I told you, old man, that I won't help you anymore after entering the Lightning Pool, so I didn't subdue these guys either."
"That is?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and then instantly turned his gaze to the Xiao Jin that was currently tumbling and flying in the void in front of him.
"Hehe, this little guy isn't as simple as you think. Although these lightning bolts are violent, they're like they've met their ancestor in front of it. As long as it's there, you don't have to worry about these lightning bolts daring to do anything to you, and... hehe."
Hearing Gu You's praise of Xiao Jin, Xiao Yan couldn't help but be surprised. For an old guy like Gu You to praise Xiao Jin so highly, its future growth potential was evident.
However, what made Xiao Yan suspicious was the unfinished words of Gu You and the intriguing, mysterious smile, which made Xiao Yan even more curious about the Xiao Jin in front of him.
Xiao Jin Xiao Yan knew Xiao Jin inside and out, but it seemed that his understanding of Xiao Yan Xiao Jin had gradually changed since he came to the Origin Martial Continent, or rather, after it devoured that strange spatial power.
Noticing Xiao Yan's gaze, Xiao Jin also raised its little head to look at him. Then, with a nimble twist of its body, it quickly circled around Xiao Yan Xiao Yan, before clinging to his hand and climbing onto his shoulder.
Xiao Yan turned his head slightly to look at Xiao Jin, who was perched on his shoulder. The two, one human and one beast, stared at each other for a long time.
Xiao Yan looked into Xiao Jin Jin's eyes, which shone with golden light without any impurities. Its small and exquisite body remained exactly the same as when Xiao Yan first saw it, without any change. If there was any difference, it could only be that its strength far surpassed that of before.
"Heh, no matter how much this little guy changes, it's still Xiao Jin, and that's enough."
Xiao Yan raised his hand, his eyes filled with tenderness, and gently stroked Xiao Jin on his shoulder, silently saying to himself.
Feeling the gentle caress of Xiao Yan's hand, Xiao Jin rubbed its head happily against Xiao Yan's slightly rough palm, its wet tongue licking Xiao Yan's palm, feeling the tingling sensation. Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Jin again and found that the latter was also looking at him expectantly. Xiao Yan immediately smiled, flipped his hand, and a Ninth-grade Pill appeared in his palm.
Without any hesitation, the moment Xiao Jin pill appeared, Xiao Jin twisted its small body and quickly flashed into Xiao Yan's palm. It stretched out its two cute dragon claws, picked up the pill that was half the size of its head, and swallowed it in one gulp without any hesitation in an extremely exaggerated manner.
Upon seeing this scene, Xiao Yan couldn't help but chuckle. He then stopped paying attention to Xiao Jin Xiao Yan and let it play around. Instead, he turned his clear gaze to the Lightning Pool, and his usually calm, dark eyes began to sparkle with a strange light.
Compared to the silver lightning outside, the pitch-black lightning here possesses far more terrifying energy, and its lightning power is also purer than that of the lightning outside. If Xiao Yan were to absorb the lightning here, he would even be certain that his strength would increase by a significant level, which is exactly what he hopes for.
Xiao Yan's gaze slowly swept over the dark lightning bolts, his eyes flashing. Suddenly, Xiao Yan grabbed a bolt of lightning as thick as his wrist in his palm.
As soon as the lightning bolt entered Xiao Yan's hand, it began to struggle violently, releasing powerful energy in an attempt to escape Xiao Yan's grasp. However, Xiao Yan merely sneered at this.
If nearly a hundred bolts of lightning were unleashed simultaneously, Xiao Yan would naturally find it difficult to withstand them. However, if it were only one of them, Xiao Yan would not be afraid at all.
With a thought, Heavenly Flames rose from the palm of Xiao Yan's hand that was holding the lightning bolt. In just a short moment, the lightning bolt transformed into an extremely pure torrent of Dou Qi qi, which surged into Xiao Yan's body and became part of his strength.
Feeling the pure Dou Qi surging into his body, Xiao Yan's lips gradually curled into a smile. Others regarded the depths of this Lightning Pool as a place of certain death, but at this moment, it was like paradise to him!
"Heh, let's make our breakthrough here!"