Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Young Gilas, Sandstorm King!

Chapter 62 Comprehending the Technique: Lightning Fist! I can do it too! ? ?

"Hang in there, little one. Once we dig it out, we'll go back and digest it slowly."

Lin Xia tenderly touched Young Gilas's burning head, her tone filled with comfort and encouragement.

Lin Xia was well aware of the domineering nature of the Void Stone's energy, but at this moment, he had to safely transfer this priceless yet dangerous mineral deposit.

Young Gilas took a deep breath, and its small body, covered in rocky armor, began to glow again.

This time, it didn't charge as violently as usual; its movements were unusually heavy and slow.

Those sharp claws, capable of easily tearing through black rock, were now as heavy as lead. Each dig stirred up the raging spatial energy accumulated within its body, causing it to let out a suppressed groan of pain.

"Swish...click..."

The gravel and the ordinary rock layers that encased the precious Voidstone veins were peeled away and removed little by little.

Her small face was tense, and her scarlet eyes were filled with suppressed pain and focused concentration.

The digging speed was more than ten times slower than usual, and each claw strike felt like fighting against invisible shackles.

The view from the tall building is heartbreaking.

He hadn't expected that the little guy could execute commands so precisely while enduring such immense pain, avoiding damage to the dark silver crystal flowing with stardust.

Time seemed to stretch out.

Under the tense gaze of Lin Xia and Lou Gao, Young Kiras, like the most tenacious miner, peeled away the "shell" around the ore vein inch by inch.

Finally, through its tireless efforts, a whole vein of dark silver voidstone, embedded in the huge rock wall and flowing with stardust, was completely peeled out and lay quietly in the excavated pit.

"You've worked hard, little one!"

Lin Xia immediately stepped forward and tenderly held the almost exhausted Young Gilas in her arms. The little guy's body was still burning hot, but his eyes showed a hint of relaxation after completing the mission.

Lin Xia's spatial soul tool ring on her wrist shone brightly as she carefully put this treasure, which contained terrifying energy and immense danger, into its storage.

The space inside the ring trembled violently due to this powerful spatial force, emitting a low hum.

"walk home!"

Lou Gao said in a deep voice, his tone carrying an undeniable urgency.

He knew that what Lin Xia and Young Kiras needed most right now was a safe environment and quiet time to recuperate.

Upon returning to the Blacksmiths' Guild, Lin Xia and Young Gilas began their full-fledged refining and recovery efforts.

However, they did not expect that refining the violent spatial energy remaining in the Void Stone would be more difficult and lengthy than they had imagined.

That force was like a leech clinging to the bone, or like countless tiny spatial blades, rampaging through the meridians and flesh, and the slightest carelessness would trigger a violent backlash of soul power and spatial ripples.

Lin Xia had no choice but to focus all his attention on his body, using basic meditation techniques to guide, soothe, and refine these unruly energy particles, forcibly integrating them into his soul power and body.

This process is tedious, painful, and extremely mentally taxing. Each successful refining is accompanied by immense mental exhaustion and a tearing sensation deep within the body.

The situation for the young Kiras is also not optimistic.

Its internal energy is even more severely congested, and it can only rely on dormancy and instinctive absorption and digestion.

It spent most of its time curled up in the specially made "ore cradle," its body occasionally emitting faint dark silver patterns, and sometimes letting out suppressed groans of pain. Lin Xia could clearly sense the storm-like turbulent energy flow within its body through the mental link, and could only continuously send it comforting and supportive messages.

At the same time, he carefully guided his soul power fluctuations to resonate with Young Giras, forming a wonderful resonance that helped it to calm the raging spatial power.

This two-week rest period was not just about healing injuries, but also a process of tempering and reshaping one's foundation.

Lin Xia's soul power, which had been forcibly elevated to level eighteen by the energy of the Void Stone, was like inferior cement mixed with sand—floating and restless.

Lin Xia had to use this time to repeatedly circulate his soul power using the most clumsy yet solid method, washing, compressing, and refining it to remove the impurities and unstable factors brought about by the forced integration of spatial power, and to polish his soul power to be more refined and solid.

Each circulation of soul power was accompanied by soreness in the meridians and a test of willpower, but Lin Xia knew that without an unstable foundation, the future would be difficult.

Finally, through their persistent efforts day after day, the violent spatial energy was completely tamed, refined, and integrated into their bodies.

Lin Xia's soul power level has stabilized at the peak of level eighteen, just one step away from level nineteen. However, at this level eighteen, her soul power is as condensed as mercury and flows smoothly and effortlessly, far surpassing what it was before.

Lin Xia felt that his strength, speed, and even perception had undergone a qualitative leap because of this refining process, especially his sensitivity to subtle fluctuations in space seemed to have become more indescribable.

However, just as this tedious refining process was coming to an end after more than half a month, something unexpected happened.

Perhaps it was the body's stress response to the continuous high-intensity circulation of soul power; perhaps it was the body's instinctive search for other attributes to balance the overly sharp spatial power within it while refining the violent energy of the Void Stone; or perhaps it was the lightning attribute energy from the large amount of purple lightning iron ore it had previously absorbed that was fully activated under high pressure...

In short, on a stormy night, when Lin Xia guided his soul power to impact his meridians, a faint purple arc of electricity suddenly burst forth from his fingertips without warning, making a soft "crackling" sound that was particularly clear in the dimly lit workshop!
"Um?!"

Lin Xia suddenly opened her eyes, looking in surprise at the tiny arcs of electricity dancing on her fingertips.

Immediately afterward, Lin Xia had a thought and tried to circulate his soul power along a peculiar route that seemed to originate from his body's instincts, concentrating it in his fist.

It's sizzling!

A clearer, scorching purple arc of electricity instantly enveloped his right fist, emitting a faint crackling sound!

Almost at the same time, the young Kiras, who was sleeping in the cradle, suddenly opened his eyes.

Seemingly drawn by Lin Xia's soul power fluctuations and lightning aura, it instinctively raised its little paw, and a purple lightning bolt, stronger and more solid than Lin Xia's, crackled and coiled around it!

The little guy looked curiously at his own paws, then at Lin Xia's fist, and let out a sound of confusion and excitement, "Yo-ji?"

Lin Xia and Young Gilas looked at each other, both seeing unbelievable ecstasy in each other's eyes!

"Lightning Fist?!"

Lin Xia blurted it out, her voice trembling slightly.

Isn't this a move from the Pokémon world?!
I... can actually use it myself?

Moreover, did Youngkiras also comprehend it?
This...this is unbelievable!

Lin Xia immediately thought of the large amount of purple lightning iron ore she had previously devoured.

Could it be that... consuming ores containing specific elemental energy can not only strengthen the body but also allow one to directly comprehend the corresponding elemental techniques?!
This guess made Lin Xia's heart pound!
Once their bodies had fully recovered and their soul power was completely stabilized, Lin Xia and Young Gilas couldn't wait to arrive at the sturdy training ground inside the Blacksmith Association, which was used to test weapons and soul skills.

"Youngkiras, are you ready?"

(End of this chapter)