Free Web NovelChapter 49: Chapter 49: Secret Technique: Extreme Spirit Thunder Skill
After dealing with the two Shadow Puppets, Gu Yun’s gaze fell upon the stone table up ahead.
Upon the stone table lay a single, unadorned Jade Pendant, which exuded an ancient aura.
He took it in his hand and closed his eyes, carefully sensing its properties.
When he opened his eyes again, Gu Yun couldn’t help but gasp.
It could automatically gather Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, increasing his Cultivation speed.
Most importantly, it could calm his mind and focus his spirit, helping him suppress his Heart Demon!
’What a treasure!’
He put it away.
Then, his figure vanished as he continued toward the deeper levels.
The deeper he ventured, the more alarmed Gu Yun became.
The devastation on this second layer was immense.
Not far away, an enormous, irregular crater dozens of yards wide marred the landscape.
Several shattered Heaven and Earth Inheritance Stones were scattered around the crater’s edge. Their dim appearance made it clear that all their Spirit Light had dissipated.
Shattered rock and rubble were strewn everywhere.
On the ground, the faint flicker of Array Restrictions hinted at the terrifying dangers they still contained.
Gu Yun scanned his surroundings with his Spiritual Sense the entire way.
Fortunately, he encountered no mishaps.
But the deeper he went, the more vigilant he became, not daring to let his guard down in the slightest.
He saw an ancient, heavy stone door up ahead. It was the entrance to the final Space Stone Chamber of the second layer.
Gu Yun stood before the door, his calm expression turning grave.
’One step through this door...’
’...and I’ll be facing an unknown danger.’
Then, with a surge of his True Yuan, the heavy doors swung open, releasing a gust of wind.
Before him stood a ten-foot-tall Dark Gold Puppet. Its eyes, startlingly lifelike, flashed with a bone-chilling glint.
"Intruder, die!" the Dark Gold Puppet’s icy voice rang out.
A terrifying aura, as deep and vast as an abyss, erupted from the Dark Gold Puppet.
Gu Yun’s expression was grim.
He immediately seized the initiative and attacked.
The aura of his True Martial Second Layer Early Stage cultivation erupted from his body.
His long hair whipped about as if in a gale, and his body flickered with electricity. Dazzling arcs of lightning exploded around him.
In a flash, streaks of lightning roamed over his body like wild, crackling serpents.
With his hair standing on end, he looked like a veritable Thunder True God, erupting with a blinding light that illuminated the entire dim chamber!
"Celestial Thunder Hand!"
Streaks of lightning converged, forming a massive Thunderous Hand dozens of feet tall in front of Gu Yun.
He sent it smashing toward the Dark Gold Puppet, which was at the True Martial Second Layer Peak!
The Dark Gold Puppet moved like a living being.
A powerful momentum unfurled from it, like a volcano erupting with tremendous force.
It then unleashed a powerful slash with its sword.
A beam of sword light soared into the air, threatening to engulf the entire dim space.
It suddenly flared to life within the thunder-filled darkness, tearing through the air and rending space itself.
Like a meteor burning through the atmosphere, it slashed viciously at the Thunderous Hand!
BOOM!
The Thunderous Hand collided with the world-sundering slash, and an incomparably tyrannical force instantly erupted.
The surrounding space rippled like the surface of a disturbed lake.
In that instant, the entire stone chamber seemed to shatter like a pane of glass, collapsing inward from the shockwave.
The floor, which was durable enough to withstand attacks from the True Martial Realm, began to crack.
The very earth beneath their feet caved in from the force of the collision.
The resulting maelstrom kicked up shattered stones from the ground, sending them flying in all directions like bullets.
The razor-sharp gleam of the blade, imbued with immense power, actually sliced Gu Yun’s Thunderous Hand in two.
It then continued on, slashing toward Gu Yun.
Gu Yun’s pupils constricted.
He immediately activated Three Thousand Thunder Flashes, his body becoming a phantom as fast as lightning to dodge the attack.
BANG!
The slash carved a trench dozens of yards long into the spot where Gu Yun had just been standing.
Gu Yun appeared above the Dark Gold Puppet and threw a punch. Immense power gathered in his fist.
Like a raging tsunami and accompanied by a deafening thunderclap, it shot toward the Dark Gold Puppet!
The Dark Gold Puppet’s Sword Dao was powerful, indeed...
...but its speed was far inferior to Gu Yun’s. Unable to dodge, it could only take the hit head-on.
BANG!
The Dark Gold Puppet’s body was instantly damaged.
But it seemed to feel no pain, as if it were completely unharmed.
It immediately slashed at Gu Yun again, the cold light of its blade tearing through space and illuminating the dim Space Stone Chamber!
Gu Yun’s speed was astonishing.
The sharp blade only managed to strike an afterimage.
His real body had already appeared behind the Dark Gold Puppet in a flash of lightning.
A ruthless look appeared on Gu Yun’s face.
He threw another punch. Thunder burst forth, and the force of the blow seemed capable of breaking mountains and suppressing peaks.
His Perfection Level Mountain-Breaking Fist smashed toward the Dark Gold Puppet’s head with the force of a thousand thunderbolts!
In an instant, the Puppet’s head exploded.
The entire body of the Puppet crashed to the ground, shaking the chamber!
’Phew, it’s over.’
Gu Yun let out a sigh of relief. ’The ten-foot-tall Dark Gold Puppet had an extremely powerful Sword Dao Cultivation... but its speed was slow, its defense was lacking, and most importantly, the Puppet itself had no consciousness.’
’That’s why I was able to destroy it so easily.’
On the Heaven Rewards Diligence Skill Level panel, several lines of text appeared.
[You skillfully used Celestial Thunder Hand in fierce combat. Celestial Thunder Hand Skill Level +2%.]
[You skillfully used Three Thousand Thunder Flashes in fierce combat. Three Thousand Thunder Flashes Skill Level +2%.]
...
Gu Yun looked toward two items resting in the deepest part of the stone chamber.
As he strode closer, he saw that they were two exceedingly rare Secret Technique Scrolls.
The moment he opened one of the Scrolls,
an irrepressible look of desire filled his eyes.
*Extreme Spirit Thunder Skill.*
It had been created in the Ancient Era by a supreme expert who had surpassed the realm of a Tongxuan True Monarch.
The Thunder Technique’s creator stipulated that one must rely on the world’s Heaven and Earth Divine Thunder to successfully cultivate it.
After subduing a Heaven and Earth Divine Thunder, this top-tier Secret Technique allowed one to develop a Postnatal Celestial Thunder Dao Body.
The Celestial Thunder Dao Body was an exceptionally powerful physique for thunder-based Cultivation.
’This is definitely one of the rarest, most powerful Secret Techniques in the world. But why hasn’t anyone learned it?’
’Heaven and Earth Divine Thunder!’
’The Celestial Essence Continent has only twelve types of Heaven and Earth Divine Thunder, and each one possesses a mysterious, unfathomable, and vast heavenly might!’
’They are even rarer than Heaven and Earth Spiritual Fire. Without a Cultivation at the Tongxuan Realm or higher, you can forget about it.’
Even so, Gu Yun’s heart pounded with excitement.
The other Secret Technique Scroll was for the Star Refining Soul Technique, a Secret Technique for enhancing one’s Spiritual Sense.
Not long after Gu Yun picked up the two Secret Technique Scrolls,
the surrounding space began to tremble violently. Huge cracks spread across the rock ceiling high above.
Countless large boulders began to fall.
’Not good, the space is collapsing!’ Gu Yun’s expression changed drastically.
In the next instant, his figure flashed, transforming into a streak of lightning as he sped toward the exit.
The constantly falling rocks severely hampered his speed.
The entire space trembled violently as it continued to shrink and collapse.
Gu Yun was frantic, pushing his speed to its absolute limit.
From a distance, he looked like a flickering bolt of lightning.
But the exit was still a great distance away.
’For the first time, I feel this slow.’
’I might not make it out of this one!’
「At this very moment.」
Gu Yun was facing an unprecedented crisis!
