345: Chapter 345 Entering the Terrifying Zone

Before he could finish his sentence, his left hand, which had been hanging at his side, suddenly flicked a finger toward a trench flowing with thunder liquid behind him.

Zhao Mao and his companion were initially enraged by Ye Tian's contempt, but when they saw this "little action," they were both stunned, not understanding his intent.

Zhao Mao even sneered, "Death is at your door, yet you still want to play some tri—"

Before the word "trick" could leave his mouth—

"Boom!!"

The spot where Ye Tian had flicked his True Yuan suddenly exploded with a blindingly bright light.

In an instant, it ignited a large area of trenches and Formation patterns within a ten-zhang radius!

"Gurgle gurgle!"

The thunder liquid that had been flowing slowly in the trenches suddenly boiled violently!

Countless arm-thick strands of Earth Vein Thunder Fiend, emitting an aura of destruction, shot up from the trenches, twisting into a descending net of deathly lightning that slaughtered everything in the area indiscriminately!

That power was much stronger than the thunder beams in the passage earlier, and it was not even inferior to the thunder balls of the Thunder Spirit Guard!

This was actually a defensive cleaning mechanism built into this circular Formation itself!

Ye Tian had observed it for a moment earlier and found the method to trigger this "trap"!

Moreover, he didn't trigger it randomly; he specifically chose the spot where Zhao Mao and his companion were standing, a range that would encompass them as well!

"What?!"

"No!"

Zhao Mao was instantly terrified!

He never imagined that in this unfamiliar, desperate land, Ye Tian could actually use such a vicious scheme to kill with a borrowed knife!

He wanted to run, but under the ten-thousand-jin pressure of this place, his movements were already restricted, and the thunder net's range was wide, and its speed was frighteningly fast!

He and his thin companion only had time to erupt with all their True Yuan, prop up protective light shields, and sacrifice defensive Magic Treasures before being completely swallowed by the violent dark purple thunder net!

"Boom boom boom boom!"

A series of deafening thunderclaps exploded, and dark purple thunder light completely submerged that area; the destructive energy impact even melted the ground!

But Zhao Mao and his companion's heart-wrenching screams could still be heard.

A few seconds later, the thunder light slowly faded.

That area was a mess; the trenches had been widened, and the Formation patterns were charred and broken.

In their place, only two charred, smoking bodies that could barely be recognized as human remained, along with several tattered fragments of Magic Treasures that had lost all spiritual light.

Zhao Mao's broken shield was directly melted into molten iron.

Tianhu Gate's Young Lord Zhao Mao and his companion were dead.

As for Ye Tian, the moment he triggered the Formation, he had already run out of the thunder net's range in advance. He was only grazed by a few weaker strands of thunder fiend on the edge, but they were blocked by the black tortoise spirit armor shield and his protective True Yuan. Although his blood surged once more, it was nothing serious.

The thunder residue fell.

Ye Tian stood at a safe distance, calmly looking at the two charred corpses, his eyes showing no emotion.

In a world where the strong prey on the weak, since the other party had murderous intent, they had to be prepared to be killed in return.

He had simply used a smarter method in this desperate land to clear two poisonous snakes blocking his way.

By the distant stone platform, Bei Minghong, who had been facing away, slowly turned around.

His gaze truly fell upon Ye Tian for the first time. The two men in black behind him also looked at Ye Tian with a more solemn gaze.

This Liuli Xuan Sect Disciple... not only possessed ancient thunder techniques and sharp Sword Intent, but his ruthlessness and resourcefulness in adapting to circumstances and using the environment to kill enemies were also far beyond ordinary people.

It seemed he had been slightly underestimated before.

Ye Tian met Bei Minghong's gaze, still calm.

He knew that his move just now might temporarily scare off some small fries, but in front of this Young Lord of the Beiming Family, it was still far from enough.

He paid no more attention to Bei Minghong and turned his gaze toward this circular area, directly beneath that giant thunder pool.

There, the veins of the Formation patterns seemed to eventually converge at a single point.

He had to recover quickly, and then... approach the core of the thunder pool!

However, just as he was preparing to take a second Medicinal Pill to speed up his recovery, something happened again!

"Buzz!"

The entire circular area—no, the entire Chixiao Thunder Hall—shook violently!

The hundred-zhang thunder pool above suddenly boiled!

The purple thunder liquid churned frantically, as if something was about to wake up from the bottom of the pool!

At the same time, Ye Tian, Bei Minghong, and two somewhat disheveled figures who had just broken through the outer barrier—Nangong Chi and Nangong Yu, who seemed to have used some means to temporarily shake off or pass the Thunder Spirit Guard.

On the three of them—or rather, a faint trace of a connection aura they had invisibly picked up after each defeating or "passing" the Thunder Spirit Guard—seemed to be strongly grabbed by the thunder pool!

"Rumble!"

Three destructive golden lightning bolts as thick as water vats suddenly struck down from the boiling thunder pool!

Moreover, this attack actually connected to the Divine Soul auras of Ye Tian, Bei Minghong, Nangong Chi (along with Nangong Yu beside him), and the others!

The next moment, an irresistible and terrifying suction force transmitted over!

Their bodies simultaneously flew off the ground uncontrollably, wrapped in thunder light and dragged toward that hundred-zhang thunder pool above!

"Not good!"

"Is this... the final trial? Or a deadly trap?"

Nangong Chi's voice, filled with shock and anger, and Nangong Yu's desperate scream were instantly swallowed by the violent thunder.

Within the thunder light, Bei Minghong's eyes remained cold, but he took a deep look at Ye Tian, who was also wrapped in thunder light with a solemn expression.

As for Ye Tian, at the very last moment before being swallowed by the thunder light, he thought: As expected, to obtain the Thunder Emperor's Legacy, one must ultimately enter this ten-thousand-jun thunder pool in person!

Everything went black.

It wasn't just the kind of black where one couldn't see!

Ye Tian felt surrounded by thick, dense lightning power. What his eyes saw, what his ears heard, what his body felt, and even what his Divine Sense reached out to...

All senses searching for external things were submerged by that deadly thunder liquid the moment he entered the thunder pool.

Ye Tian felt as if he had been thrown into the very center of a giant furnace made of lightning.

Every inch of skin, bone, Meridians, and even every thought suffered unbearable pain.

It was no longer simple lightning strikes, but the most primitive power of lightning.

An ordinary True Martial Realm Cultivator, even if they touched just a tiny bit, would probably be turned to ash immediately, with not even their soul remaining.

Even though Ye Tian's will was like steel, he was almost unable to bear it.

"I can't faint... I can't let go!"

"Even if this is a dead end, I will break through it!"

"Thunder Emperor Sword Scripture..."

To keep himself from passing out, Ye Tian bit his tongue hard; the sharp pain brought a bit of clarity to his nearly numb will.

But it was only a little bit of clarity. If this continued, he couldn't guarantee he could still hold onto his consciousness.

So he no longer just endured it; he actively circulated his Cultivation Technique, trying to absorb a bit of the thunder liquid into his Meridians and crash it against the edge of his Dantian Qi Sea, which had long been as hard as a divine iron boundary!

This was extremely dangerous; a slight mistake could, at best, destroy his Meridians and turn him into a cripple, or at worst, leave no corpse behind!

But right now, Ye Tian had no other choice. Either take the risk or wait for his consciousness to be swallowed bit by bit!

"Boom!"

This strike was like a volcanic eruption.

The pain doubled! Ye Tian almost lost consciousness in an instant, but fortunately, at the critical moment, the chaos bead held his consciousness.

At this time, outside the thunder pool.

Looking up from the platform, the purple thunder pool, which was constantly churning and bubbling, did not quiet down after sucking in Ye Tian, Bei Minghong, and the Nangong brothers.

On the contrary, the thunder liquid churned even more fiercely, more thunder flowers exploded on the surface, and thick Electric Dragons scurried around the pool, letting out roars.

The entire Chixiao Thunder Hall shook faintly along with it, the "starlight" on the ceiling flickered, and the Formation light on the platform ground fluctuated in intensity.

On the circular platform outside the thunder pool, the crowd who had already finished fighting the Thunder Spirit Guards (or had become temporarily safe through other means) were all terrified, their hearts trembling as they watched this celestial phenomenon.

"They... were sucked into the thunder pool?" a Zhenwu Ninth Level Loose Cultivator muttered in a low voice, his face pale.

He had fought for his life against the Thunder Spirit Guard just now and knew how powerful that thing was, but the destructive aura emitted by the thunder pool was more than a hundred times more terrifying than the Thunder Spirit Guard!

"It's the final trial! Only those who have passed the Thunder Spirit Guard's test and are stained with the aura recognized by the Thunder Hall are qualified to be brought into the innermost part of the thunder pool to receive the true Legacy!"

Feng Xuan held the Jade Slip, rapidly calculating, his eyes filled with both shock and worry. "But this is also a narrow escape!"

Inside the thunder pool, the lightning Laws left behind by that 'Thunder Emperor' are likely hidden. Anyone without great perseverance, great luck, and a great foundation will surely die upon entering!"