Battle Through the Heavens: Purple Heaven Thunder Emperor

Chapter 56 Nine Stars

Looking up at the lightning that was constantly gathering above his head in the clouds, and then at Xiao Yi and Xiao Bing who were almost too full to eat, Xiao Bai felt a sense of urgency. He had to run away quickly, or he would be in danger.

It's not that the two little guys are incapable, but rather that they need wood and fire to transform the silver lightning into their own lightning attribute. Otherwise, the two juveniles can't absorb much pure lightning.

By focusing on the dantian and absorbing external energy at this speed, it would take about half a cup of tea's time to reach the level of a nine-star Dou Shi.

Another bolt of lightning was about to strike overhead. Feeling the pressure of this lightning bolt, which was even stronger than the previous one, Xiao Bai's expression turned somewhat grim. However, despite his alarm, he remained calm and forced himself to stay composed.

Xiao Yi and Xiao Bing are still struggling with the previous lightning bolt, and it seems they can't spare a move, so they can't be relied on for the time being.

With his mind racing, Xiao Bai seemed to remember something and swept his soul power towards the storage ring on his hand.

"Gold coins! Will that work?"

"Never mind, let's give it a try." After making up his mind, Xiao Bai began to use his soul power to knead the pile of gold coins in his storage ring into a ball, and then quickly stretched it out to make a gold pole several meters long.

He carefully sensed the lightning bolt above his head, while simultaneously setting up a barrier with his soul power, ready to cover any eventuality.

Just as the thunder was about to strike, Xiao Bai used his soul power to retrieve the pole and threw it to a pre-planned location. This location was higher than where Xiao Bai was, closer to the thunderbolt, but farther away from him.

The bolt of lightning overhead resembled a silver snake emerging from the clouds. It was originally heading towards Xiao Bai, but suddenly, as if attracted by something, it changed direction and headed towards Jin Ganzi.

Xiao Bai was overjoyed to see that the silver lightning had indeed changed course; it seemed his guess was correct.

This was a method he came up with from his previous life, which involved using metal to attract lightning. Xiao Bai discovered that although these lightning bolts were very powerful, they did not have their own consciousness, nor did they contain the will of any other person or thing.

If the lightning wielded by a cultivator contains the cultivator's will, it will naturally strike wherever it is directed. Or it may be a heavenly tribulation, controlled by the Heavenly Dao, and can strike whomever it desires.

But this is pure natural lightning. Although it is magnificent, it is also subject to the basic rules, just like the lightning in the previous world.

Seeing that the lightning bolt hadn't struck him, Xiao Bai smiled.

But before he could rejoice for long, the lightning struck the golden pole, which instantly melted away, releasing several much smaller bolts of lightning that shot out in all directions, one of which was heading straight for him.

"Depend on!"

Xiao Bai quickly set up the soul barrier that had been removed. Just as he finished setting up the second barrier, the first one was shattered, then the second, and the third.

After breaking through the third barrier, Xiao Bai had no time to prepare any more and could only watch helplessly as the lightning struck him.

Fortunately, after being weakened several times, the lightning only gave Xiao Bai a jolt and caused a burst of crackling silver lightning around his body. He was not seriously injured, nor did it interrupt his breakthrough.

The lightning bolt entering his body even greatly accelerated his breakthrough speed, and the commotion in his dantian was nearing its end.

A few breaths later, Xiao Bai stood up, exuding the aura of a nine-star Dou Shi.

But he was not happy. He felt the lightning above his head gathering more and more, the water vapor getting thicker and thicker, and Xiao Bai's sense of crisis growing stronger.

The clouds gradually descended, and he felt as if he were about to be enveloped. Once he was engulfed by the clouds, he had no idea how much lightning awaited him inside.

Ignoring everything else, he immediately retrieved the two lightning seeds that had just devoured the lightning and were swirling around him, and quickly flew towards the ground.

Just as he put away the two lightning bolts, the lightning bolt closest to him in the clouds struck him instantly.

Xiao Bailing felt a jolt; ever since he had been practicing the "Heavenly Heart Response Manual" day and night, his sense of danger had become increasingly acute.

The clear sense of danger behind him told him that if he tried to withstand the lightning bolt with his bare body, he would be seriously injured even if he didn't die.

Having witnessed the lightning strike that had been weakened several times, yet still posed a life-threatening risk even to a Dou Ling if not careful, Xiao Bai knew that he had gained a great deal from his last blood transfusion.

Not only does the physical body become stronger, but the resistance to lightning is also greatly increased.

But the feeling this lightning strike gave him was that even if his physical body were twice as strong, it wouldn't make a difference.

Thinking of this, Xiao Bai stopped flying down and turned to face the incoming lightning. It was too late to use the previous move.

The Yang Thunder of the Bing Fire burst forth from his body, transforming into a lightning net at the very front. His soul, at the late stage of the mortal realm, unleashed its full power, adding a thick soul barrier to the lightning net.

He used the Yimu Zheng Lei to protect his internal organs, and then frantically squeezed the liquid battle qi that he had just broken through in his dantian, forming a battle qi veil on his body that was almost tangible. Although it was called a veil, it was almost no different from armor.

Xiao Bai was prepared to fight desperately, going all out.

When Yao Lao saw this sudden change, his expression changed. He could clearly feel the fierce power of the lightning above Xiao Bai's head. Even a high-level Dou Huang would have to be careful when facing such power, otherwise the consequences would be unpredictable.

Seeing the lightning bolt hurtling towards Xiao Bai, he wanted to lend a hand but was powerless to do so, because it was heavenly lightning, which was most effective against the soul.

He could save her if he tried his best, but the consequences were uncertain. Even if she didn't die, she would fall into a deep sleep again, and it was unknown how long it would take for her to wake up.

Besides, this lightning bolt was just a tiny speck in the clouds; there were many more above. What if he went up and attracted even more lightning bolts? Wouldn't that kill them both?

"Damn it! Xiao Bai, you said you wouldn't go home when it thundered, but went to play with the thunder instead. Now look what's happened, you're stuck!" Yao Lao floated back and forth at the cave entrance, at a loss for what to do. He was a little anxious and cursed angrily.

In the shade under a tree beside the waterfall, Ling Ying, wearing a mask, was also filled with anxiety, inwardly cursing:

"Damn it, you little brat, now look what you've done! You've got yourself into trouble! When the young lady gets angry, I'll have to go to the underworld with you! What kind of mess is this?!"

He wanted to fly up to save them, but he was afraid that more lightning would fall, making the situation even more desperate. If he were a Dou Zong, he could easily make a move in this situation, but he was only a Dou Huang.

"Forget it, we still have to save this kid, otherwise we don't know how heartbroken Miss will be!" Ling Ying gritted her teeth and prepared to fly up to help Xiao Bai avoid this calamity.

After all, he had watched the young lady grow up. Over the years, to put it bluntly, the young lady was like his nephew!

Suddenly, he and Yao Lao saw that Xiao Bai had stopped in mid-air instead of continuing to flee, and a crimson light appeared on his body. They both knew that this was Xiao Bai's signature move.

But what is this kid planning to do? Is he just going to take the brunt of the lightning like this?

In the few moments they were still in shock, the lightning bolt struck Xiao Bai, bursting forth with a dazzling light, followed by a deafening rumble of thunder.

(End of this chapter)