Chapter 700: Chapter 129: Self-Soul Slash Honored Tao
Hearing the words of Thunderflame Venerable, Lee Sha immediately chose the first method, which was to enter the world created by Thunderflame Venerable and comprehend his Thunderbolt Dao.
Since he truly had no other choice, he lacked a real soul.
Such comprehension required a prolonged time, yet within a world fabricated by Thunderflame Venerable, time was ironically the least valuable thing.
For the Venerable’s mere thought could make certain worlds within the Soul Sea go from birth to annihilation.
In an instant, like eternity. A thought of blooming, a thought of the birth and destruction of a world, this was the Law controlled by the Venerable himself.
Lee Sha entered Thunderflame Venerable’s inner world to comprehend, which was tantamount to receiving the inheritance of Thunderflame Venerable, understanding his personal Dao, rather than the true Heavenly Dao.
Thus, even if Lee Sha could comprehend the most powerful Thunder Dao, he could only match the Thunderbolt Dao comprehended by Thunderflame Venerable, never surpassing it.
Moreover, manifestations of the world derived by Thunderflame Venerable presented his Dao in an exceedingly dispersed manner; complete comprehension was nearly impossible.
Therefore, if there wasn’t a lack of choice or time, choosing the second method to comprehend Thunderbolt Dao in the real world would certainly be superior.
Yet Lee Sha didn’t think too much; his greatest deficiency was not having a real soul and not having true time for comprehension, making this strangely the most suitable method.
Lee Sha began his comprehension, following Thunderflame Venerable’s every instruction completely obediently.
Inside the True Void Heavenly Prohibition, Zhou Yan, in contrast, seemed to observe from a God-like perspective, yet this time, Zhou Yan could actually sense what Lee Sha was comprehending.
Constantly, enlightenment about the Supreme Dao of Thunder rose in Zhou Yan’s mind.
He often experienced moments of sudden enlightenment.
“I hadn’t expected that Thunder Energy could possess such vitality; even though this is Thunderflame Venerable’s personal comprehension, it is truly amazing.”
“Eh, the Heavenly Tribulation derived from Thunder actually has such an effect? This could be worth a try.”
“Hmm? People who are uncontrolled actually have Divinity within? So Heavenly Tribulation can be used to obtain their Divinity? Not bad, not bad, later when I see someone displeasing, I can strike them with Heavenly Tribulation and also gain benefits. This is indeed a method to manipulate Heavenly Tribulation.”
“Ah—this—this is too defiant, is this what the Thunderflame Sword Body’s Heavenly Soul Path is? Heavenly Dao Soul Stone is produced like this…”
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Every moment, Zhou Yan had experiences, but his understanding came from Lee Sha, yet could also be realized in the outer world; this feeling was like stealing secrets, taking the minor paths from the inner world to be transformed into major paths in the outer world.
It was as though Lee Sha was a pawn, serving him, Zhou Yan.
The more Zhou Yan comprehended, the more he felt as if Lei Yan King saw himself as a pawn, since everything Lee Sha did seemed to serve the current him; this feeling was really too intense.
Zhou Yan grew slightly apprehensive; if he had had a vague feeling before, now it was so strong that it somewhat intimidated his spirit.
So much so that maintaining the stability of this True Void Heavenly Prohibition was becoming slightly challenging for Zhou Yan.
“What’s happening? Could it be that Lei Yan King knew that this lifetime would have no good way out, so he planned everything in advance? Or is it that he planned to let everything go to ruin, then in the future leave all benefits to his own legacy?”
“This… this feels like even Thunderflame Venerable was calculated against, truly stolen from.”
The more Zhou Yan comprehended and understood, the stronger his feelings of shock and fear became.
However, he still gradually suppressed the trepidations in his heart because this feeling couldn’t continue; it was too terrifying.
Zhou Yan calmed his mind, gave up any disordered thoughts, and then began to comprehend wholeheartedly; Zhou Yan’s comprehension was based on Lee Sha’s, but not limited to just that.
This kind of comprehension, in an instant, not only integrated Lee Sha’s comprehension, but because Zhou Yan himself possessed a soul, had time, an innate Thunderflame Sword Body, among other advantages, this type of understanding clearly surpassed that of the Thunderflame Venerable on the laws of the Great Dao!
Despite suppressing his excitement, this feeling was still exceedingly intense, the more he comprehended, the more Zhou Yan felt supreme, almost as if he was about to become the God Punishment King of Thunder immediately.
This terrifying feeling constantly overwhelmed his heart, impossible to erase.
This daring was too terrifying, as if he were about to rise irresistibly.
“Is this defying Heaven? If the memories of Lei Yan King’s inheritance are all like this, doesn’t this mean I have to assimilate his memories while practicing the complete process that Lee Sha practiced? Could I then also become a genuine, flawless Supreme?”
“But where is there a Domain Soul Pill for use? There isn’t. At the same time, Yanyan had mentioned that it seems that a certain matter with the Thunderflame Venerable had failed… Failed, but was it a failure of cultivation, or a miscalculation? If Lee Sha were to die from this failure, then how did Lei Yan King come into being?”
At this moment, after reaching a certain extreme, Zhou Yan calmed down once again, and his thoughts broadened. He recalled what Yanyan had previously told him about the Thunder Flame Breaking Path Mountain, which led to an increase in his doubts.
However, True Void Heavenly Prohibition would reveal everything. Zhou Yan maintained his doubts, but at the same time, he remained vigilant, ensuring that he and Lee Sha maintained a slight separation in their mental states to avoid becoming too absorbed and forgetting oneself. Instead, during Lee Sha’s moments of suffering, he might experience an enormous perilous impact.
Zhou Yan did not doubt the possibility of this. After all, a mere change of scene had almost crushed his spirit earlier. If Lee Sha were to encounter an onslaught of energy from the Domain Soul Pill, it would definitely impact the True Void Heavenly Prohibition.
True Void Heavenly Prohibition required stability through energy control, displaying a controlling force. If something like a Domain Soul Pill were to be introduced, it would be the most turbulent and chaotic moment, one that could not be taken lightly.
Zhou Yan analyzed carefully, considering even the worst outcomes. Afterward, he gradually emptied his spirit and, based on the foundation of Lee Sha, began to comprehend the Thunderflame Soul Refining Law.
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This comprehension made Zhou Yan forget the time as if the passage of time had become brief. After leaving a trace of reminder to himself, Zhou Yan immersed himself entirely in the understanding of this Tao, even forgetting the passage of time.
After an unknown duration, Zhou Yan suddenly felt a chill in his heart. The trace of Spiritual Wisdom he had left reminded him. Zhou Yan returned to his senses, and at that moment, Lee Sha was surrounded by a halo of Thunder, with layers of radiant light coiling behind him, looking extremely splendid as if all divine powers were amalgamated.
Possessing such a divine glow, Lee Sha looked particularly powerful, giving off an unbearable intensity to look directly.
“This cultivation is a defiance of the heavens, yet I can’t sense his realm. Despite that, Lee Sha’s current realm has at least reached above the Void Realm, so fast!”
Zhou Yan snapped back to reality, quite shocked by this speed, which was even faster than riding a Flying Sword, truly breathtaking.
But Zhou Yan was soon drawn into Lee Sha’s subsequent actions.
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Lee Sha casually reached into the Void, and immediately a large amount of Thunder Energy surrounded his side. Then, this energy was gradually refined by his control of Thunder, turning into clusters of special milky-white liquid.
This was the Thunder Flame Soul Liquid.
The Thunderflame Venerable’s requirement, Lee Sha had met it.
After the Thunderflame Venerable appeared and saw Lee Sha completing this act, he was also somewhat shocked. His gaze uncertain, he looked at Lee Sha several times, sensing Lee Sha’s condition, and then hesitantly said, “I did not expect that, even without a perfect spirit, just a thread of Void Soul, your talent is so terrifying. You understood nearly tenfold what I had anticipated in just one-thousandth of the expected time.
You are simply a demonic genius. Those geniuses from the True God Plane, Netherworld Hell Plane, and other planes… really don’t compare to you.”
“But even so, it’s a pity about your situation. If you could comprehend it in the second way, it would be much better, perhaps even surpassing my understanding and replacing me as the next God Punishment Supreme. Unfortunately, it’s such a pity. Even I deeply regret it now.”
“I hope you can succeed and then marry that Extraordinary Woman of the Ten Thousand Realms, produce an even more formidable next generation. By then, I will definitely pass all the Supreme Dao to her.”
“For now, I just hope you can refine two great Domain Soul Pills. They are about to mature soon, and I will personally take you there. Then, we will negotiate with them. But before that, you should quickly refine a large amount of Thunder Flame Soul Liquid, and then, I will start making arrangements.”
The Thunderflame Venerable said a lot, his voice somewhat wistful.
But after he spoke, Lee Sha remained very indifferent, not caring too much about anything, as if achieving these things was trivial to him.
But after hearing the Thunderflame Venerable’s words, he began to significantly condense the Thunder Olympus, refining Thunder Flame Soul Liquid.
Time continued relentlessly. Lee Sha’s refining process was endless, utterly monotonous.
Even Zhou Yan’s patience was gradually wearing thin, but Lee Sha’s expression showed no change, still cold and numb.
When a vast amount of Thunder Flame Soul Liquid had gathered, forming a small Soul Sea, and when Lee Sha transformed his Void Spirit into the Heavenly Dao Soul Stones arranged like mountains, the Thunderflame Venerable finally reappeared.
He nodded and said, “Almost done. Now, the Domain Soul Pills are about to be completed, and I’ve also spoken with the two of them, offering them a big gift—this big gift, of course, is you.
I’ve said, let them condense your Perfect Supreme Soul, and after their success, I only need to borrow understanding— they have both agreed.
However, this is not the truth. The truth is, both of them are adversaries, neither knowing that the other would collaborate with me, and what I’m giving each of them isn’t one part of your body, but each, a part of your body.”
“They both think they have a chance to refine and nurture a Perfect Supreme Soul, but they don’t know that because you are divided in two, it definitely won’t succeed.”
“So now, follow me, learn the Self-Slash Dao. Dividing the soul in two, this Self-Slash Soul Supreme Path, is also your only hope for surviving into the next life!”
Thunderflame Venerable said confidently.