Chapter 637: The Ferocious Might of the Thunder Hammer

Chapter 637 -305: The Ferocious Might of the Thunder Hammer

It was certain that the area around this cave, situated at the very center of Lake Heart Island, had the densest Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi. It must be the closest point to the Array Hub.

This cave was just a naturally formed cavern of ordinary rock. Chen Cheng had searched it carefully but found nothing out of the ordinary, nor any passages leading underground.

The Cave Mansion’s Array Hub would periodically release the Array’s power, taking in and expelling the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi it absorbed from the outside world. When that happened, a strange phenomenon would naturally manifest.

Therefore, Chen Cheng wasn’t in a hurry. He would first occupy the cave and wait patiently.

After finishing his roasted Demon Beast Meat, Chen Cheng went out again. He casually captured two Tier Four Demon Rats and tossed them at the cave’s entrance.

These two Tier Four Demon Rats were the size of calves and sported sharp fangs and claws; they were certainly no docile creatures.

After being captured, they tried to escape several times, but Chen Cheng caught them each time. And each time he brought them back, he would naturally give them a vicious beating.

They learned their lesson and didn’t dare try to escape again.

Chen Cheng knew they possessed a fair amount of Spirituality. Following the principle of offering a sweet reward after a harsh punishment, he gave them some Tier Five Demon Crocodile Meat.

When had a Tier Four Demon Rat ever eaten Tier Five Demon Beast Meat? After tasting this delicacy, they immediately became obedient and took the initiative to dig two burrows by the cave entrance to live in.

They became Chen Cheng’s tamed Gate Guard Mouse Generals.

After all that activity, it was already the middle of the night. Chen Cheng finally had a moment to himself and began examining the Secret Manuals he had looted from Zhang Daozong.

The *Nine Heavens Thunder Shocking Hammer Technique* and the *Nine Heavens Sword*.

The Nine Heavens Sword was a Superior Technique from the Taiyi Sect’s legacy, the Heaven Sword Manual. It included an Essence of Realm Map.

However, the Fundamental Diagram was of poor quality. It was merely a Third Generation Root Map copied from a Second Generation Root Map.

Chen Cheng had no interest in practicing Swordsmanship for the time being, so he put it away and turned his attention to the Nine Heavens Thunder Shocking Hammer Technique.

After forging the Military Dao Combat Killing Hammer, Chen Cheng had wanted to practice a Hammer Technique.

But the Hammer Technique Secret Manuals in the Demon Suppression Department’s Scripture Pavilion were all focused on the Military Daoist Method, emphasizing the weapon’s own power. This didn’t quite suit his tastes, so he had put the matter aside.

This Nine Heavens Thunder Shocking Hammer Technique manual was recorded on a scroll of unknown beast hide. The handwriting was ancient, likely a relic left behind by a predecessor. There was no telling where Zhang Daozong had obtained it.

It didn’t even have a Fundamental Diagram.

However, after Chen Cheng examined it in detail, he was overjoyed!

The moves of the Nine Heavens Thunder Shocking Hammer Technique were extremely archaic, consisting of only three simple stances. All three were methods for channeling the Power Dao, revolving around the principle of using one force to shatter ten thousand techniques—achieving victory through overwhelming power.

Even the method for drawing upon the thunder of the nine heavens and unleashing its shocking power relied on the Martial Artist’s own brute force. This was undoubtedly a perfect fit for Chen Cheng.

And its cultivation method was just as simple and crude: it advocated practicing fiercely with a great hammer in a place ravaged by thunder!

As long as you weren’t struck dead by the thunder, you could continuously make progress, and even temper your physique with the Thunder Power.

Outside, Chen Cheng might not have been very interested in such a cultivation method.

But here in the Fog Concealment Cave Mansion, there was dense Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi and a massive amount of thunder generated by the Array’s manipulation of that very same Qi!

It was truly perfect for some intense, hardcore training!

Of course, the thunder in the Fog Concealment Cave Mansion was exclusively for Chen Cheng. No one else could ever hope to draw it out.

Because Chen Cheng had the Demon Seed, it was entirely possible for him to use it to bait the Cave Mansion’s Array into releasing its Thunder Power.

“Too bland to be a meal, but a waste to throw out. Worthless!”

Noticing the small annotation in the corner of the Secret Manual, Chen Cheng couldn’t help but smile.

‘That idiot Zhang Daozong doesn’t know a damn thing!’

Chen Cheng was eager to start practicing the Nine Heavens Thunder Shocking Hammer Technique right away. However, feeling a wave of fatigue, he ultimately forced himself to suppress the urge.

‘This Cave Mansion is too dangerous, and the Kan Palace Array Hub is a highly contested spot. I must conserve my energy and prepare to deal with the arrival of other Martial Artists, lest they turn the tables and rob me.’

‘I don’t even need to go searching the cave for Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects. I can just wait here, conserve my strength, and let others deliver themselves to my doorstep. Then *I* can be the one to rob *them*.’

‘In this Cave Mansion, I only need to do two things: train hard, and rob hard!’

‘The future is bright!’