Demonic Lightning Abyss
Mu Chen and Jiu You stood in the sky as their gazes looked at the bottomless abyss. The abyss was like a demonic dragon that was lurking in the depths of the earth, coiling around, making others shudder.
Rumble!
Deep rumbles of thunder constantly resounded from the depths, causing the earth to lightly tremble.
"This is the Demonic Lightning Abyss."
Jiu You looked at the pitch-black abyss as her cold and elegant face turned a little grave. "The Demonic Lightning Abyss gave birth to the Great Demonic Lightning Abyss. This lightning is extremely unique. Although it's lightning, it can communicate with the earth. Once it's activated, it can easily crack the earth and cause destruction akin to an earthquake."
Mu Chen nodded his head. He had cultivated the Lightning God's Physique, and had also bitterly cultivated in Hokuang Reiwon's Lightning Territory. Thus, he was relatively familiar with lightning energy. Therefore, he could sense the terrifying lightning energy that was gathered in the Demonic Lightning Abyss.
Although the Demonic Earth Lightning was powerful, it was still lacking compared to the Undying Flames. If he were to use it to fuse with Spiritual Energy, then the Demonic Earth Lightning would definitely be incinerated by the Undying Flames.
Therefore, he had to find a lightning energy that could contend with the Undying Flames. But the Demonic Earth Lightning had clearly not reached that level.
Therefore, Mu Chen's target wasn't the Demonic Earth Lightning, but the Nether Demon Heart Lightning that was hidden deeper and more powerful!
"But with how powerful the Nether Demon Heart Lightning is, it won't be easy to fuse with it even if I manage to find it."
Mu Chen said in a deep voice. Back then, he had already exhausted all his effort to fuse with the Undying Flames. So if he wanted to fuse with the Nether Demon Heart Lightning now, it would definitely be even more difficult and extremely dangerous.
"But if you succeed in fusing with it, your Spiritual Energy will possess the characteristics of lightning and fire. That might isn't something that ordinary Spiritual Energy can compare to." Jiu You smiled.
"Naturally, true power doesn't mean that the more Spiritual Energy has, the more powerful it will be. Take Emperor Yan of the Endless Fire Territory for example. If it's just playing with fire, I'm afraid that no one in the Great Thousand World can be compared to him. He's the true Emperor of Fire. He can control all the flames in the world."
"Then, it seems that it's more powerful to focus on one thing?"
Mu Chen muttered. This Yan Emperor could be considered to have truly mastered the path of fire to the pinnacle. At his level, no other power would be able to shake his heart.
Jiu You shook his head and said, "You can't say that. There are so many mysteries in the universe. There is no one path that is the strongest. It is said that Wu Zu in the Martial Realm has many characteristics in his Spiritual Power. He is not only proficient in the Power of Thunder and Fire, but also the Power of Ice he exerted when he intruded into the Ice Spirit Clan. Even the Ice Spirit Clan, an ancient clan that relies on the Power of Ice, couldn't resist it."
"Wu Zu?
His Spiritual Energy actually has so many characteristics? "
Mu Chen was slightly stunned as he recalled Lin Jing, whom he had met in the Merchant Continent. That Wu Zu should be her father, right?
"It is said that it's because of the uniqueness of the Lower Plane that he came from. Although the Great Thousand World is a place where countless planes intersect, there are also some Lower Planes that are worthy of praise. There are some unique cultivation techniques that aren't ordinary even in the Great Thousand World."
Jiu You lightly smiled. "Therefore, there isn't the strongest cultivation path in this world. There is only the most suitable cultivation path. As long as you can find your own path, it's not impossible for you to compete with those Heavenly Sovereigns in the future."
Mu Chen nodded his head as he bitterly smiled. "But it's still a little too far away to talk about this. Our pitiful Nether Demon Heart Lightning hasn't been found yet."
Mu Chen was a little uneasy as he looked at the Demonic Lightning Abyss. He originally held quite a bit of hope, but when he realised that the Demonic Lightning Sect hadn't found the Nether Demon Heart Lightning after being here for so many years, his hope had instantly fallen to the bottom.
It was impossible for the Demonic Lightning Sect to spend so much effort and he would be so lucky to find the Nether Demon Heart Lightning.
"No matter what, we have to give it a try." Jiu You said.
Mu Chen nodded his head as he exchanged a look with Jiu You, before turning into two streaks of light that descended into the Demonic Lightning Abyss. Whizzing sounds of wind resounded as darkness swiftly devoured the two of them.
Rumble!
Deep rumbles of thunder constantly resounded from the depths of the darkness. The speed at which Mu Chen and Jiu You descended was extremely swift. In just a dozen breaths' time, they had already reached a depth of ten thousand feet. Shortly after, their speed started to gradually slow down as they sensed that the lightning energy that was spreading out at this depth seemed to be even more violent.
Mu Chen and Jiu You stood still as Mu Chen flicked his finger. Balls of Spiritual Energy rose from his fingertips and rapidly expanded. A bright lustre burst out, expelling the darkness at the bottom of the Demonic Lightning Abyss.
As the darkness retreated, the surrounding scenery became clear. Mu Chen directed his gaze over and couldn't help narrowing his eyes. The walls of the abyss were filled with densely-packed black holes that were roughly a foot in size. Within those black holes, greyish-black lightning bolts were shuttling back and forth like snakes, emitting deep rumbles of thunder that caused the earth to tremble.
Those greyish-black lightning bolts were the so-called Demonic Earth Lightning.
Rumble!
The Demonic Earth Lightning covered the entire abyss, emitting violent fluctuations that caused even space to distort. When those Spiritual Energy balls of light appeared, they seemed to have sensed the intruders. Immediately, countless lightning bolts shot out from the black holes and swept towards Mu Chen and Jiu You.
When Mu Chen and Jiu You saw this, they did not panic. Jiu You waved her hand and purple flames formed into a fire barrier that enveloped the two of them. No matter how the Demonic Earth Lightning struck, they were all incinerated into nothingness by the fire barrier formed by the Undying Flames.
"Look down."
Jiu You did not bother about the interference from the Demonic Earth Lightning as she pointed her slender finger down with a grave expression on her face.
Mu Chen also lowered his head and looked down. With a flick of his finger, a Spiritual Energy ball shot towards the depths of the bottomless abyss. In the next instant, the ball of light exploded, causing countless sparks of light to sweep out and clearly illuminate the area below.
Hiss.
When Mu Chen clearly saw the scene below, he couldn't help inhaling a mouthful of chilled air. In the depths of the darkness, greyish-black lightning seemed to have formed into an ocean that spread out in the depths of the Demonic Lightning Abyss. The pitch-black colour was like a dark passage that led to another world, which made one's scalp feel numb.
This sea of lightning was completely formed by the Demonic Earth Thunder.
"No wonder the Demonic Lightning Sect could not find the Nether Demon Heart Lightning after searching for so many years."
Mu Chen lightly sighed. Who could have imagined that the Demonic Earth Lightning in the depths of the Demonic Lightning Abyss would be so vast and majestic? Even if Qin Tiangang had the strength of a Fifth Grade Sovereign, he wouldn't dare to recklessly charge into this place.
Jiu You gently nodded her head as her brows slightly knitted, "Looks like if we want to find the Nether Demon Heart Lightning, we can only enter the lightning ocean formed by the Demonic Earth Lightning."
Mu Chen also stared at the lightning ocean as he slowly nodded his head. However, he did not immediately make a move. His gaze was directed at the Demonic Lightning Abyss that was filled with the Demonic Earth Lightning as a smear of pondering flashed in his eyes.
"Jiu You, I intend to bring the Jiu You Troop here to train." Mu Chen suddenly said.
"Mhm?"
Jiu You was slightly startled as she continued, "This Demonic Lightning Abyss is filled with the Demonic Earth Lightning. Although you and I are not afraid of it, it might be a little dangerous for the Jiu You Troop."
"I intend to impart the Lightning God's Physique to them."
Mu Chen slowly said, "This Demonic Lightning Abyss is the best place to train in the Lightning God's Physique. If the Jiu You Troop can successfully train in the Lightning God's Physique, then the Battle Will that they can refine will be incomparable to the past."
The Lightning God's Physique was extremely beneficial to the training of the physical body. But as Mu Chen's strength rose, the increase in the strength of the Lightning God's Physique was getting smaller and smaller. If he could get the Jiu You Troop to successfully train in it, then it would definitely be able to greatly increase their overall strength. At that time, Mu Chen had absolute confidence that with the thousand Jiu You Troop, he would be able to defeat any other troop in the Great Heaven Domain, aside from the mysterious Great Havenlaw Army.
Furthermore, looking at the long term, if there was a day that he had to head to the Luo God Clan, then he definitely couldn't go alone. He needed a force that belonged to him.
And the Jiu You Troop was clearly a pretty good choice. Although they still couldn't reach that level, they possessed the potential.
"Alright."
The Jiu You Troop pondered for a brief moment before nodding her head. She vaguely understood Mu Chen's thoughts. Although the Jiu You Troop could be considered as her private army, she did not have any objections to it. The relationship between the two of them wasn't something that could be disturbed by something like that.
Since he had made his decision, Mu Chen did not delay and flew out of the Demonic Lightning Abyss before gathering the Jiu You Troop and brought them into the Demonic Lightning Abyss.
With the strength of the Jiu You Troop, they naturally couldn't go as deep as the Jiu You Troop and Mu Chen. They could only reach a depth of three thousand feet before they couldn't go any deeper.
When Mu Chen saw this scene, he ordered them to stop and waved his hand. Jade strips flew out from his sleeve and landed in the hands of every single warrior of the Jiu You Troop.
"This is the cultivation method of my Lightning God Body. From today onwards, all of you will train here."
Qiu Shan and the rest were startled when they heard Mu Chen's faint voice. Soon after, they blankly stared at Mu Chen. A long while later, dense gratitude surged in their eyes because they clearly understood just how valuable the Lightning God Body was. It would be extremely difficult for other factions to obtain such a body tempering divine art. Yet, Mu Chen had directly imparted it to them...
"Many thanks to commander!"
Qiu Shan and the rest exchanged glances. Soon after, they tightly grasped the jade strips and knelt on one knee in the air. Their expressions were filled with respect and support from the bottom of their hearts. They did not do any unnecessary bootlicking, but their deep voices were filled with gratitude.
A soldier would die for a bosom friend. With such a commander, it was enough for them to wholeheartedly embrace him.
Mu Chen gently nodded his head. He similarly did not say any unnecessary words and only waved his hand. Subsequently, he charged straight into the depths of the Demonic Lightning Abyss under the revered gazes of those people.
What he had done was to use the Lightning God Body to buy the hearts of the Jiu You Troop. From his point of view, this was a very worthwhile transaction.
Now that the arrangements for the Jiu You Troop had been made, he could relax and search for the Nether Demon Heart Lightning in the Demonic Lightning Abyss.
(To be continued.)