Chapter 496: Increasing Lightning Intent Comprehension!
Li Yun remained immersed in the cultivation of the Ninefold Origin Flesh Scripture for three straight hours before he finally opened his eyes.
A faint golden light flashed across his pupils for a brief moment before slowly fading away. His breathing was deep and steady, and the terrifying wounds that had covered his body earlier had completely disappeared. Even the damaged meridians, cracked bones, and torn flesh had been restored under the nourishment of the Life Creation Pill.
Li Yun lowered his gaze and quietly sensed the condition of his body. A moment later, he let out a soft sigh.
"The Life Creation Pill is good, but most of its vital energy was used in healing me."
There was a trace of regret in his voice.
The Life Creation Pill contained an astonishing amount of life force, and under normal circumstances, it would have been extremely useful for cultivating the Ninefold Origin Flesh Scripture. If he had absorbed all of its vital energy in perfect condition, there was a real chance that he could have pushed his body cultivation to the sixth stage, the Immortal Flesh stage.
Unfortunately, his injuries had been far too severe.
When he swallowed the pill, the first thing the medicinal energy had done was repair his ruined body. It restored his flesh, healed his organs, mended his bones, and washed away the hidden damage left behind by the Annihilation Profound Thunder. By the time his body had fully recovered, only a small portion of the Life Creation Pill’s remaining energy could be used for cultivation.
Because of that, although his physical body had become stronger than before, he had still failed to break through to the sixth stage of the Ninefold Origin Flesh Scripture.
Li Yun was disappointed, but he did not allow that emotion to linger for too long. Being alive was already a great gain. If his body had not been healed in time, he might not have had the chance to think about future breakthroughs at all.
He slowly clenched his fist, feeling the dense vitality flowing through his flesh. Even without reaching the Immortal Flesh stage, his current body was much stronger than before. His blood flowed like a surging river, his muscles contained terrifying explosive force, and his bones gave off a faint golden radiance as though they had been tempered by heavenly fire.
Li Yun soon calmed his thoughts and lifted his head.
"Anyway, now that my body is fully healed, it is time to comprehend the lightning I devoured from the lightning bead."
As soon as he finished speaking, he raised one hand and gently pressed his palm toward the space before him.
The air twisted violently.
A dark vortex appeared in front of him without warning, silently rotating like a black hole that could swallow all things. The moment it appeared, a terrifying aura of destruction spread through the surrounding cave. The space nearby trembled, and faint arcs of black lightning began crawling along the edge of the vortex like living serpents.
Li Yun’s expression became serious.
This was the lightning he had devoured from the Annihilation Profound Thunder.
Although he had swallowed it into the black hole earlier, that did not mean he had completely refined it. The black hole had only suppressed and stored the destructive lightning for him. If an ordinary martial artist dared to release such power carelessly, their body and soul would likely be torn apart in an instant.
However, Li Yun was different.
He had the Slaughter Sword Intent, the black hole’s devouring power, and a body strengthened by the Ninefold Origin Flesh Scripture.
More importantly, he had already survived the direct baptism of the Annihilation Profound Thunder. Although that experience had nearly killed him, it had also allowed his body and will to adapt to a trace of its destructive nature.
Crackling sounds filled the cave.
The black hole slowly expanded, and the lightning sealed within it began to surge outward. At first, only thin strands of black lightning emerged, but in the next moment, dozens of violent thunder arcs burst out at once and spread around Li Yun like a storm.
The cave instantly turned dark.
Black lightning danced across the walls, struck the ground, and tore through the air with an aura that seemed capable of destroying all vitality. Every arc of thunder contained a terrifying power of annihilation. It was not ordinary lightning that merely carried speed and explosive force. This lightning carried the will to erase, destroy, and reduce everything it touched into nothingness.
Li Yun sat quietly in the center of the storm.
The black lightning rushed around him, but he did not retreat. Instead, he closed his eyes again and released his Lightning Intent.
The moment his Lightning Intent appeared, the surrounding black lightning seemed to sense something. It became even more violent and rushed toward him from all directions. Countless thunder arcs struck his body, causing his robes to flutter wildly and his long hair to rise behind him.
Pain immediately spread through his flesh.
Even though his body had already recovered, the power of the Annihilation Profound Thunder was still terrifying. Every strand of lightning that entered his body felt like a sharp blade carving through his meridians. Every flash of thunder seemed to contain a destructive concept that wanted to crush his will and burn away his understanding of lightning.
However, Li Yun did not resist blindly.
He endured the pain and carefully observed the power hidden inside the black lightning.
In the past, his understanding of Lightning Intent had mainly focused on speed, explosiveness, and overwhelming force. Lightning was fast, violent, and difficult to predict. It could descend from the sky in an instant and destroy an enemy before they even had the chance to react.
But the Annihilation Profound Thunder was different.
It was not merely fast, and it was not merely violent. Its true nature lay in annihilation. It carried a destructive will that wanted to erase everything in its path. Flesh, blood, spirit, qi, and even intent itself could be destroyed under its power.