Chapter Fifty-One: Lei Chong
The Kayah rainforest has entered the rainy season, and the heavy rainfall is no longer a brief storm, but rather a prolonged downpour that occurs more frequently, easily triggering massive floods that submerge large areas of the rainforest. These months are also the wettest months of the year.
In the vast sky, thunder rumbled and rolled, like ink splashing everywhere, opening up layer upon layer of thick, dark clouds that covered the heavens and earth in a somber gloom. Everywhere was filled with the howling wind and rain, a desolate scene. The sound of rushing water and thunder intertwined, composing an exciting melody that spread far and wide, enveloping the land, as if it had become the only sound in this world, drowning out everything around.
In the depths of dark clouds, where lightning bolts are rampant, there is something unusual. As one gets closer, it becomes apparent that this is an egg-shaped object, about half the size of a person, with a surface that shimmers with lightning and faintly reveals ancient symbols. From time to time, lightning strikes pass by, and as soon as they do, a bolt of lightning shoots out from around the egg, intersecting with the lightning bolt and forcibly changing its trajectory, guiding it into the egg, causing the egg to grow even larger. This is actually an egg-shaped nest made up of countless intertwined lightning energies. Watching this egg-shaped nest continuously absorb lightning energy from the dark clouds, releasing a powerful life force, like a tidal wave crashing, a river of stars reversing its flow, and rolling in, it is astonishing to find that it is nurturing an incredibly powerful life form!
The high priest stood on a high slope, gazing straight into the distance, as if with the power to see through everything. Through the thick layers of dark clouds, he found the hidden thunderbolt. The heavy rain poured down, turning the low-lying land into a vast expanse of water, flooding over people's ankles, yet unable to approach within three feet of the high priest's body. And the high priest had been standing in this position for three whole days. This rain had also been falling for three days!
In the vast expanse of accumulated water, kicking and splashing, a sudden urgent sound came, it was Mangshan rushing over in the heavy rain, running to the high slope where the Grand Priest stood.
"Are you all settled?" The high priest didn't even turn his head, but he knew who it was. His voice somehow penetrated through the sounds of rushing water and thunder, entering the ears of Mang Shan with perfect clarity.
"Everyone has settled in! We've all moved to the high ground." Mang Shan was drenched from head to toe, his hair clinging to his scalp, and his body soaked through. He simply bared his upper body, wrapping a animal hide around his waist to cover himself, looking exceptionally disheveled. The loyal savage wiped the rain from his face and said, "I didn't expect this year's rain to be so heavy. Fortunately, we prepared a large amount of dried meat in advance and found a cave on the high ground, so we can finally relax and wait out the rainy season. But those tribes outside are going to have it rough." As he spoke, Mang Shan let out a sigh.
"We can't even take care of ourselves, how can we have time to take care of others? Besides, we are enemies with other tribes, what's the point of taking care of them. In my opinion, this heavy rain is not a bad thing at all, it's actually helpful, it helped us out a lot." The high priest sneered and started plotting again in his heart.
Mangshan also knew that the High Priest, although loyal to the Barbarian Empire without a second thought, was also an extremely radical terrorist. He didn't want to steer the conversation in this direction, so he deliberately changed the subject: "How's that mosquito doing? It's been three days already."
"I didn't expect it to be like this." The High Priest also furrowed his brow upon hearing this, lowering his head and muttering to himself: "I was too careless, I didn't think of this situation. I thought that by relying on the Thunder King's absorption of thunder power, refining it into a massive thunder element, and then transferring it to this little guy's body, everything would be foolproof. Every day, as long as he tempered himself several times, after a few days, his three abilities within his body would greatly increase, although it was a bit of a cheat, but it could also develop about fifty or sixty percent of the original power, enough to completely transform them into Thunder, Lava, and King Kong's dominant body. I didn't expect that when the Thunder King got into his hands, such a change would occur, and this little guy hasn't come down for three days and three nights, it's unknown whether it's good or bad!"
"Great High Priest, can't you communicate with it through the mark of the Sky Dragon?" Mang Shan asked again.
The high priest shook his head, furrowed his brow and said: "His consciousness has fallen into a deep sleep, unresponsive. I asked him before if he wanted to be taken down, but this little guy refused himself. Originally, he was so scared that he was about to die, but now he has such guts. Indeed, as the insect god, he can't be treated with ordinary methods."
Lao Liu, who was also helpless as the Grand Priest, unexpectedly praised him and took out the half Dragon Yuan Dan from his pocket. Of course, saying half was not accurate, because this time the Grand Priest obviously took out less, and there was actually a part missing on the Dragon Yuan Dan, which made Mang Shan's heart tremble with fear, stuttering to ask: "Grand Priest, how did it become one piece short?"
The high priest pointed to the sky and said, "Give it to that little guy. Originally, I dug out a piece for him to hold in his mouth and eat when he couldn't hold on, to save his life. Who would have thought that he could actually rely on the Thunder King's support until now? Now that I think about it, he probably isn't enough after all. Damn it, if only I had known earlier, I should have prepared more for him at the time." Mang Shan, who was standing beside him, almost vomited blood and broke out in a cold sweat. He really wanted to snatch the Longyuan Dan and force-feed it to this old man, so that he wouldn't continue to divide it up.
Using the heavenly thunder to break through into the body of a high-ranking demon beast, and then shocking it even further. It's not that there aren't any, but those are usually high-ranking demon beasts with the attribute of lightning, who use this method to break through their peak and shed their physical form. And even then, it only happens in situations where they have no other choice. Now, the Great Priest Mutta actually thought of using this method to temper the three abilities within Old Liu's body, allowing a mere mid-ranking Old Liu to forcibly squeeze out the potential of these three abilities and reach the high-ranking level with an unparalleled attitude. This is indeed a bold and daring idea. To think that if this fails, the consequences won't be just Old Liu being struck by heavenly thunder and reduced to dust. The Great Priest will also be guilty of conspiring against the Contract Alliance and will be erased by the contract of the Sky Dragon.
It is often said that risk and benefit are directly proportional. Although the high priest's approach is extremely risky, one misstep could lead to eternal damnation. However, if successful, the benefits it would bring to Old Liu would be enormous. As the high priest said, it is entirely possible to develop 50-60% of the original power through this method, which may not seem like much but would be a qualitative breakthrough. When encountering monsters of the same level, he would no longer be restricted and could fight with real ability. Moreover, the high priest had already prepared a backup plan without letting Old Liu know, intending to give him a surprise. However, if he were to find out, after listening to the high priest's words a few days ago, Old Liu had considered giving up on simultaneously cultivating three abilities and would definitely be so furious that he would vomit blood. He must not let Old Liu live.
As for the state of mid-tier peak, impacting high-tier. However, it was when the Grand Priest restricted Old Liu's second growth that the energy burst forth, causing Old Liu to only grow to the peak of mid-tier and not break through further. In fact, this was also the Grand Priest's intention. He wanted to scientifically utilize Old Liu's third growth, maximizing its utility. To put it in a way, an untrained person running 50 meters for the first time might achieve a score of 11-12 seconds. But after a period of training, they can improve to around 7 seconds. However, if you let someone who has already achieved 7 seconds train further, they can only fluctuate within a range of 0.x seconds, and no matter how hard they try, they won't be able to make such a huge leap again. And this is exactly the state Old Liu is in right now.
Fill the body with thunder, temper the power of lightning, the power of lava and the supreme body, stimulate the potential energy inside the body, and burst it out at the same time as the last growth. It's like in martial arts novels, a warrior who is cultivating divine skills, impacting the Ren and Du meridians, coincidentally swallowed some heavenly material or treasure, such as thousand-year-old ginseng, blood lotus, etc. Or simply being enlightened by someone, imparting the essence of 180 years of skill. The divine skill not only breaks through the mysterious barrier instantly, but also increases several tens of times in an instant. At the same time, the true energy cultivated will undergo a revolutionary change in both quality and quantity, which is completely different from before.
Of course, all of these were predicted by the High Priest beforehand, with a success rate of 80% to 90%. Who would have thought that things would go awry now and turn out like this? At this moment, Old Liu has already escaped from the High Priest's control, even he himself did not expect it, and does not know what to do next. Furthermore, unable to contact Old Liu, his current situation is unknown. For a while, the High Priest Mu Ta was in a dilemma, furrowing his brow, deeply pondering!
Mang Shan was physically strong, but he didn't know how to raise insects, let alone help the magical creatures evolve. He was also anxious when accompanying the High Priest. After a while, his nephew Ying arrived, trudging through the muddy ground, and shouted from afar: "High Priest, Uncle, there are many magical creatures around here!"
The high priest's heart moved, and he suddenly thought of an idea, and couldn't help but laugh: "These guys are feeling the changes in the thunderclouds, coming to spy! Just right, can use their life energy to help the little guy wake up sooner!"
"High Priest, what do I have to do with the eagle? Just give me an order." Maoshan brushed away his messy hair that covered his eyes, pulled out his hatchet and asked loudly. He had been standing here for half a day, couldn't see any way in, was getting rained on, and already felt uncomfortable all over. Now hearing the High Priest's words made him feel like there was something to do, so he immediately volunteered, wanting to vent some of the pent-up energy in his chest. He also dragged along his nephew.
The high priest suddenly pointed to the muddy ground, and a loud rumbling sound of mountains collapsing burst out in the distance, as if a whole rainforest was crashing down in the midst of the roar. Faintly, there were also countless roars of mad beasts!
The High Priest's face turned pale, as if he had exhausted all his energy. He hastily took the half- Dragon Yuan Dan in his hand and swallowed it, then said to the Mengshan uncle and nephew: "I will use the forbidden technique of Di Lie to transmit the news here, and hundreds of miles away can faintly feel the changes here. I'm afraid that soon after, we'll be able to attract a super magical beast that has undergone metamorphosis! You must now guard this place and not let those magical beasts that come to spy get close. As long as I refine the medicinal power in the Dragon Yuan Dan, I can recover my former powers. Ordinary super magical beasts, even if three or four of them come, I am not afraid! We must kill them here and use their spiritual energy to supplement the little guy, helping him complete this last evolution. Hmm, it's really been too long. Can't drag on any longer! Lest the night is long and the dreams are many!"
At this moment, even the high priest who wanted to squeeze out all the remaining value from Old Liu was afraid. Old Liu was being treated as a **treasure**, and absolutely could not afford to make any mistakes. It would be better to earn less in the evolution than to let him have even a slight mishap!
