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Deep within the Void Lightning Pool, thunder rumbled endlessly.
Countless black lightning bolts, each as thick as a giant serpent, howled as they crisscrossed through the air, their momentum vast enough to blanket the entire sky.
With ten thousand bolts of lightning moving at once, even a Dou Sheng powerhouse would feel a trace of insignificance before such a grand scene.
In the distance, within that ocean of black lightning, two vortex-like regions could be faintly seen. Black lightning coiled and circled around them, wrapping those areas tightly as if forming two imprisoned storms.
Yet no matter how violently the black lightning struck, those two regions remained like bottomless pits that could never be filled. No matter how much Black Demon Lightning surged toward them, it would eventually be swallowed by the vortices and vanish without a trace.
While those two gluttonous monsters continued devouring the Black Demon Lightning without rest, at the edge of the lightning domain, two figures sat cross-legged in midair.
One of them had arcs of black electricity occasionally flickering across his skin. Paired with his embroidered black robe, dark hair, and the faintly glowing black sun sigil on his forehead, he looked mysterious, unfathomable and domineering.
Wei Yang sat with his eyes closed, a faintly satisfied expression on his face. When the arcs of lightning on his body slowly faded, he opened his mouth and inhaled deeply toward the sea of Black Demon Lightning ahead.
He could almost clearly hear, every time the Black Demon Lightning merged into his body, the countless cells within him letting out cries of hunger and delight. He could also feel his strength and physique steadily rising, bit by bit.
The Void Lightning Pool was hidden in the depths of an endless void, and since it was located close to the Ancient Dragon Island, very few people ever ventured here.
Even Dou Sheng experts who occasionally passed by would never dare linger for long, much less enter the Thunder Pool itself. Thus, with no one disturbing them, Wei Yang's cultivation — and the refinement of his two puppets — progressed extremely smoothly.
During cultivation, time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, a full month had silently passed.
During this month, Wei Yang and the two puppets had devoured an unknown number of Black Demon Lightning. The sheer volume of their bottomless devouring even caused the once-dense lightning in the depths of the Thunder Pool to show signs of thinning.
By consuming such an astronomical amount of Black Demon Lightning, both the puppets and Wei Yang received tremendous benefits.
"Senior Brother, after a full month of tempering, it seems my Nan Wang has reached its limit," Xiao Yan said as he arrived with Nan Wang.
He glanced at Bei Wang, which was still frantically devouring Black Demon Lightning within the thunder pool. Wei Yang opened his eyes — which had been closed for a month — and faint black lightning flickered within his pupils.
When he slightly parted his lips, a deep thunderous growl resonated from his throat. Two thin snakes of black electricity shot out from his nostrils.
Whoosh
A breath carrying traces of black lightning flowed out from Wei Yang's mouth. The sight made Xiao Yan deeply envious.
Devouring Black Demon Lightning… this was a blessing few in the world could even imagine.
Wei Yang slowly calmed his internal aura, and after a brief moment, it completely settled. His eyes shifted toward Nan Wang standing behind Xiao Yan.
After a month of being tempered by countless bolts of Black Demon Lightning, Nan Wang's body had become even more profound. Its black surface now carried an eerie, mesmerizing charm.
At a glance, it looked like a slowly rotating black hole, capable of swallowing and absorbing any attack that struck it. Strands of eerie black radiance coiled around Nan Wang's body, making it appear as if it were wearing an extremely thin black armor.
That armor was deep and dark, giving Nan Wang an aura of mystery and danger.
Wei Yang raised his hand and flicked his finger.
Swoosh
A streak of black energy pierced through space, instantly appearing before Nan Wang before shooting straight toward its chest with terrifying force. Nan Wang's eyes flashed. It lifted its arm and punched forward.
Boom
The surrounding stable space shattered with dense cracks. The black streak of energy was easily blown apart by Nan Wang's punch, while its body remained completely immovable — not even trembling in the slightest.
Wei Yang's casual attack couldn't shake it at all.
"How is it?" Xiao Yan asked with a smile.
"Not bad," Wei Yang nodded, giving a straightforward evaluation.
Hearing this, Xiao Yan couldn't help showing a satisfied expression.
With Nan Wang's current body — so tough that only the word terrifying could describe it — even against a peak Four-Star Dou Sheng, it could fight without yielding an inch and would very likely not fall behind.
Moreover, its instincts, inherited from the Southern Dragon King's vast combat experience, meant opponents would naturally regard it as a genuine peak Four-Star Dou Sheng powerhouse.
Unfortunately, when Nan Wang's body was refined to this level, it seemed to faintly touch upon a limit. Any further refinement caused the improvement speed to slow drastically, and the results were no longer as significant as before.
At this rate, if they wished to push it all the way to a Five-Star level, no one knew how much time it would cost. Faced with such a result, Xiao Yan could only shake his head helplessly. After all, no matter what, Nan Wang in life had only possessed the strength of a late Three-Star Dou Sheng.
To have raised it to its current peak Four-Star level was already pushing it to the absolute extreme. No matter how perfect a puppet was made, perfection was only relative. A puppet was still a puppet. Its ultimate limit depended entirely on the strength of the corpse before death.
It was impossible for it to grow without limit.
"You're planning to leave?" Wei Yang asked.
"Mm," Xiao Yan nodded. "Since Nan Wang has already been refined to its limit, there's no point in me staying here and wasting time."
He shrugged: "After all, no matter how long I stay here, my own strength won't increase at all. Senior Brother, you can cultivate using the Black Demon Lightning, but I can't."
"So rather than sit around, I might as well go elsewhere and see if I can find an opportunity. Besides, the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame will appear soon. I need to prepare for that, such as refining the Nine Yin Yellow Spring Pill."
"Alright, go then. If anything urgent happens, just crush the jade slip and I'll rush over," Wei Yang nodded slightly.
"Good. Then I'm off." Xiao Yan waved, then turned with Nan Wang and began heading out of the Void Lightning Pool.
But after just a few steps, Xiao Yan suddenly stopped.
"What is it?" Wei Yang, who had just been about to close his eyes, reopened them.
"Senior Brother, I'm planning to take down one of the Hall of Souls's branch halls, and not just any hall — one of the Heaven, Earth, and Man," Xiao Yan said with a slight turn of his head.
"Why? There's no need to provoke them now. We should proceed according to our original plan. And isn't your current goal the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame?" Wei Yang asked in confusion.
"I'm not trying to take revenge on the Hall of Souls," Xiao Yan waved his hand lightly. "The reason I'm planning to hit one of their branch halls is because there's something there I need. I have to raise my soul realm as quickly as possible to deal with the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame."
"You're planning to go after the soul origin they've collected?" Wei Yang instantly understood.
If Xiao Yan wanted to raise his soul realm quickly in a short period, this was practically the only method. By using soul origins. Just like Ah Da — devouring massive amounts of souls. Xiao Yan wasn't as extreme as that, but he had chosen to target the Hall of Souls's collected soul origins.
"Have you thought this through? That method is fast, but it's not exactly a righteous path. It might have negative effects on you in the future," Wei Yang frowned.
Absorbing the soul origin of others — honestly, Wei Yang personally disliked this method. After all, the soul was different from the flesh.
A body was merely a shell, but the soul was the true root of a living being.
"I understand the principle," Xiao Yan nodded. "If I had a choice, I wouldn't go down this path."
"But…"
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