txolops Chapter 2627 Lei Yu
Chapter 2627 Lei Yu
Chapter 2627 Lei Yu
'Boom!'
Thunder and the roars of beasts filled the air.
Despite Qin Sang's constant maneuvering, she inevitably found herself surrounded by the beast tide.
A quick glance revealed at least a dozen different kinds of Thunder Beasts besides the Flowing Winged Bats.
The Thunder Beasts are even more violent and bloodthirsty than the monsters in the wasteland, so they can't coexist peacefully and have long been fighting amongst themselves.
The beast tide was massive, but Qin Sang, who was swept up in it, remained calm. These thunder beasts were not enough to threaten his life. However, he also noticed that as the beasts merged and the scale of the beast tide gradually expanded, they showed some characteristics and abilities that they had not shown before.
Just as locusts mutate after forming a plague, these Thunder Beasts seem to be undergoing a mutation process.
During this time, he led the Thunder Beast Guardian on a journey through the Nether Thunder Abyss and obtained many things, including rare items produced in the Nether Thunder Abyss, as well as demon cores and thunder crystals from the Thunder Beast's body. He gave them to the Thunder Beast Guardian to try, but it seemed to be somewhat unaccustomed to the environment.
Thunder Beast Guardians cannot directly draw power from Nether Lightning as expected; they may need to adjust and modify it according to the characteristics of Nether Lightning.
'boom!'
Just as Qin Sang was deep in thought, the sound of thunder interrupted his thoughts. This time, the thunderstorm was very close, and the surging lightning was blocked by the Thunder Beast Guards.
Qin Sang was somewhat surprised. A quick glance revealed that the thunderstorm was actually being manipulated by the thunder beasts, and not just any single beast, but the will of the entire horde.
He truly felt that will. When the number of beasts reached a certain critical point, it changed again. The beasts stopped fighting among themselves, and their inner violence and killing intent actually converged into one, forming a new will.
This will, barely born, already displayed a heavier and purer killing intent, and an ability that those thunder beasts lacked—it could even manipulate the Nether Lightning to a certain extent.
This force immediately locked onto Qin Sang, who stood out from the beast horde, and guided the lightning storm, which should have been thousands of feet away, to erupt beside him, attempting to eliminate him with the thunder.
"This method of concealment won't work either?"
Qin Sang's mind raced as she sensed the intense malevolence emanating from that will, and several sword shadows suddenly appeared around her.
'Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!'
The sword shadows slashed towards the beast horde, blossoming within its ranks and instantly reaping the lives of countless thunder beasts. The sword shadows struck key points within the horde, thus, although not all the thunder beasts were killed, their nascent will was extinguished by the sword intent, and the horde returned to chaos.
Immediately afterwards, the sword shadow returned, carrying the spoils of war, and dug out several strange objects that had never been seen before from the stomachs of several thunder beasts.
Qin Sang tossed the jade to the Thunder Beast Guardian with little hope, but to her surprise, the Thunder Beast Guardian stepped forward and grabbed one of the black jade pieces, ignoring the other treasures.
This was the first time the Thunder Beast Guardian had shown interest in the treasures within the Abyss of Dark Thunder.
Upon seeing this, Qin Sang's eyes lit up. He carefully examined the black jade and discovered that it was clearly a piece of thunder jade, containing abundant Nether Thunder power, even surpassing Nether Thunder Essence.
He originally mistook this item for a mutated Netherworld Thunder Essence, but he was wrong. Upon closer inspection, the material of the Thunder Jade was indeed slightly different from that of the Netherworld Thunder Essence. It was this difference that led the Thunder Beast Guardian to have completely different attitudes towards the two treasures.
The Thunder Beast Guardian's deep, thunderous eyes stared at the Thunder Jade. With Qin Sang's permission, it mobilized the thunderous power within its body, unleashing a blinding burst of lightning from its palm that enveloped the Thunder Jade. Within the lightning, countless lightning threads continuously bombarded the Thunder Jade, shattering it in an instant. The fragments were all swept away by the lightning and absorbed into the Thunder Beast Guardian's body.
The thunder jade was only the size of a fingernail. After swallowing it, the Thunder Beast Guardian did not show any significant changes. However, Qin Sang sensed that the Thunder Beast Guardian and the Nether Thunder had become slightly closer.
Furthermore, the power previously consumed by the Thunder Beast Guardians can be replenished by the Nether Lightning, although the speed is extremely slow.
This was something Qin Sang hadn't anticipated. Unexpectedly, things took an unexpected turn; it seemed that as long as the Thunder Beast Guardian absorbed enough of this Thunder Jade, it could gain the ability to manipulate Nether Thunder.
This was undoubtedly a delightful discovery, but Qin Sang was very clear-headed. He had searched for so long and only found a small piece of Thunder Jade, which was obviously extremely rare in the Abyss of Nether Thunder.
At least we have a clear goal now!
Next, Qin Sang and the Thunder Beast Guard traveled among the beast tides in search of the Thunder Jade.
It's hard to imagine how many thunder beasts live deep within the Nether Thunder Abyss. The beast tide is simply boundless. As time goes by, Qin Sang comes into contact with more and more beast hordes of will, and the number of thunder beasts that make up the beast hordes of will also increases. The beast hordes of will are constantly growing.
Moreover, the will of the beast horde will also fight and devour each other, and then continue to grow stronger!
Later, Qin Sang's expression became more serious. Although he had not yet encountered any thunder beasts at the Void Refinement level, some of the beast packs had such strong wills that even Void Refinement cultivators had to be wary of them. If a Void Refinement cultivator were to fall into the Nether Thunder Abyss at this time, he might be trapped and die here!
According to his estimation, he has not yet reached the deepest part of the Nether Thunder Abyss, which means that there are likely still thunder beasts of the Void Refinement level inside.
"If this continues, will it only stop when only one beast horde will remains? Will a beast horde will of combined strength emerge?"
This somewhat absurd thought flashed through Qin Sang's mind.
The difference between the Body Integration stage and the Void Refinement stage lies in the understanding of the Great Dao, which is difficult to achieve through sheer numbers. However, the abilities of these thunder beasts were unprecedented for him. In this Thunder Abyss where Nether Thunder was omnipresent, the timing, location, and people were all in his favor, making it not entirely impossible.
'boom!'
The Thunder Beast Guardian instantly completed its charge and returned to Qin Sang's side, clutching a small piece of Thunder Jade in its hand.
Most of the Thunder Jade I obtained during this period was like this, with the largest being no bigger than a fingernail.
As expected, Thunder Jade is extremely rare, and it is mostly obtained from the bodies of Thunder Beasts, with its true origin unknown.
Qin Sang searched the memories of the Thunder Beasts and found that after they merged with the will of the beast horde, their consciousness became extremely chaotic. In the end, he could only confirm that the Thunder Jade should have come from the deepest part of the Nether Thunder Abyss, and that fragments would occasionally float out. These Thunder Beasts were lucky enough to obtain fragments of the Thunder Jade and became a few of the fortunate ones.
The Thunder Beast Guardian immediately swallowed the Thunder Jade, making the dark patterns on its Thunder Armor even more striking.
These patterns are changes that gradually appeared after the Thunder Beast Guardian refined the Thunder Jade. They not only changed its appearance but also made it increasingly at ease in the Thunder Abyss. At this moment, even without Qin Sang's intervention, the Thunder Beast Guardian could manipulate the Nether Thunder to conceal its aura and deceive the perception of the beast horde's will.
This saved Qin Sang a lot of trouble. The person and the puppet switched roles, and Qin Sang followed behind the Thunder Beast Guardian with a relaxed expression.
Now that they had found the source of the Thunder Jade, there was no need to waste time outside. Qin Sang and the Thunder Beast Guard went against the beast tide and kept moving closer to the depths of the Thunder Abyss.
Suddenly, Qin Sang sensed an unusual aura, her gaze narrowed slightly, and then a beast's roar came from ahead.
His gaze narrowed slightly as he peered through the horde of beasts and spotted a thunder beast with a single horn and a shape resembling a black tiger.
Thunder Tiger has a majestic body and imposing presence. Its single horn, four legs, and long tail are all surrounded by dark lightning, making it seem like a king among thunder beasts!
This is the first Void Refinement level thunder beast that Qin Sang has encountered!
Surprisingly, the thunder tiger's roar was filled with murderous intent, and its eyes were filled with savagery.
Qin Sang has traveled through both realms. Apart from the ferocious beasts in the River of Sin, there are very few beings at this level who, unless they go mad from their cultivation, are driven entirely by killing instinct like Lei Hu. They are no different in essence from those lower-level thunder beasts!
He couldn't help but recall Master Ning's description of the Demon Realm as the 'Realm of Decay and Emptiness'.
Is the problem with this realm, or is it with the Abyss of Nether Thunder?
Thunder Beast Warrior raised his Thunder Spear, slashed through the beast horde, and instantly rushed to Thunder Tiger.
In an instant, Lei Hu's fierce eyes were fixed on Lei Beast Guard, filled with pure killing intent.
The battlefield shook violently. The figures of Lei Hu and Lei Shou Zhan Wei were swallowed up by the thunderstorm. To the naked eye, only two constantly intersecting afterimages and flickering lightning could be seen.
Not long after, a scream echoed from the battlefield. Lei Hu was seriously injured, but his killing intent remained undiminished. Fortunately, he had not lost his instinct to escape and rushed out of the battlefield, trying to flee.
Unfortunately, the difference in strength was too great. Suddenly, an extremely sharp bolt of lightning pierced through the darkness and penetrated the back of Lei Hu's head.
The Thunder Beast's body stiffened, its head exploded, and the Thunder Beast Guard approached the Thunder Tiger's mangled body, reaching into its abdomen and pulling out a Thunder Jade the size of an infant's fist.
This is the largest piece of Thunder Jade they've obtained!
Qin Sang's eyes lit up slightly. Thunder Jade was likely food for Thunder Beasts, so finding the kings among them would be the most efficient option.
So he hurried towards the depths of Thunder Abyss while searching for the aura of a Void Refinement stage Thunder Beast, but unfortunately he didn't encounter a second one for a long time.
"It seems there aren't many Void Refinement stage Thunder Beasts..."
Just as Qin Sang was pondering, he finally sensed the aura of a Void Refinement level expert from the depths of the beast tide. Just as he was about to rush over, he suddenly sensed something amiss.
He felt a slight stirring in his heart. After thinking for a moment, he ordered the Thunder Beast Guards to conceal their sharpness and slowly approach that direction.
As they got closer, the other side also discovered the situation.
"Fellow Daoist ahead, please wait a moment..."
The other party was not a thunder beast, but a cultivator, whose tone was filled with joy.
Qin Sang stopped in her tracks and asked in a deep voice, "Who!"
"Like you, I was also trapped here by the beast tide," the other party shouted in a voice transmission, trying to get closer to Qin Sang.
Soon, a beam of green light flashed from the depths of the beast horde, transforming into a bizarre skull that lunged at the thunder beasts. Any thunder beast struck by the skull would instantly die.
This person was a Void Refinement cultivator, and his strength was not weak. However, in the already formed beast tide, the opponent was no longer individual thunder beasts, but the powerful will of the beast horde. His cultivation was only at the early stage of Void Refinement. With his strength, he could not do as easily as the thunder beast guards, and could only move around nimbly.
That's why this person saw Qin Sang as a lifeline.
As they drew closer, the man came into Qin Sang's view. He appeared to be a young man in his early twenties, wearing a light green robe. Three green lights hovered above his head, revealing that there were not just one skull, but three.
Upon seeing Qin Sang and the Thunder Beast Guards beside him, the green-robed youth paused.
To Qin Sang's surprise, the green-robed youth did not show wariness, but rather ecstatic joy.
"I am Indigo Ghost, from the Netherworld Ancestor Mountain. May I ask your esteemed title, and from which prestigious family do you hail?"
Qin Sang noticed that when the green-robed youth mentioned the Netherworld Ancestor Mountain, his expression revealed the pride that only disciples from prestigious sects possess.
This person seemed to assume that Qin Sang knew about the Netherworld Ancestor Mountain, but unfortunately, Qin Sang had never heard of it.
He only knew about some sects and forces in the former Tianhai and the Nether Thunder Abyss, but he didn't know what the Nether Ancestor Mountain was.
"I'm all alone, not worth mentioning. Just call me Qingfeng!"
Qin Sang said calmly, her gaze falling on the green light above his head.
The eerie skeleton exuded a chilling aura, clearly a supernatural power forged from the spirits of the dead; this person was a spiritual cultivator.
"Since you are trapped by the beast tide, why do you go against the tide? Have you lost your way?"
Qin Sang bluntly exposed the other party, saying that this person had clearly gone deeper into the Thunder Abyss.
Indigo Ghost said awkwardly, "To be honest, Fellow Daoist Qingfeng, I have a companion trapped deeper in Thunder Abyss. She is my junior sister. We came here together to search for treasure. Unexpectedly, this beast tide started much earlier than usual. We were too careless, and by the time we realized what was happening, it was too late. My junior sister went too deep, and I am on my way to rescue her."
"Fellow Daoist's brotherly affection is truly touching," Qin Sang gave Indigo Ghost a deep look, "May I ask why you have stopped this old man?"
Looking at the Thunder Beast Guards beside Qin Sang, Indigo Ghost bowed deeply and said repeatedly, "The situation is critical, and my strength is insufficient to rescue my junior sister. I earnestly request that you lend us a hand. My fellow disciples and I will certainly repay you handsomely!"
"A generous reward?"
Qin Sang gave a cryptic smile, then suddenly remembered something and took the unfinished Thunder Jade from the Thunder Beast Guardian. "Do you have anything like this?"
"Nether Thunder Ancient Jade!"
Indigo Ghost looked surprised and hurriedly took out a pouch from his sleeve. "Our junior sister came to the Abyss of Nether Thunder to collect the Nether Thunder Ancient Jade, and almost lost her life for it. If you can rescue our junior sister, we will give you all the Nether Thunder Ancient Jade on our bodies as a reward."
Qin Sang scanned the area with her divine sense and indeed found pieces of thunder jade of varying sizes inside.
Such a large quantity of Thunder Jade is not to be missed.
"You trust me so much, won't you turn your back on me later?" A glint of light flashed in Qin Sang's eyes.
Indigo Ghost looked slightly startled and chuckled dryly, "The Bloodstained Ghost Technique of the Underworld Ancestor Mountain is famous throughout the world. Even if I die, you will not have an easy time, and you will be hunted down by the Underworld Ancestor Mountain for generations... I believe you, Fellow Daoist Qingfeng, would not do such an unwise thing."
Judging from his tone, Mount Mingzu was indeed a prestigious sect in the Demon Realm.
Qin Sang chuckled and said, "The Bloodstained Ghost Technique may not be as powerful as the legends say, but I have no intention of experiencing it myself. I always keep my word, and I won't go back on my promises. I can save your junior sister, but besides the Nether Thunder Ancient Jade on your bodies, you must also teach me the methods you use to search for the Nether Thunder Ancient Jade!"
Upon hearing this, the Indigo Ghost was overjoyed and immediately invited Qin Sang to swear an oath, and offered her a portion of the Nether Thunder Ancient Jade.