416: Trials

"You... you girl... your Bloodline... is actually a descendant of the Ancient Deities?!"

The voice of the Thunder God Remnant Soul echoed in the chaotic space, filled with an indescribable shock.

His translucent phantom shook violently, as if it would dissipate at any moment.

Frieren was startled by his appearance, subconsciously took a step back, and asked in a low voice.

"Senior, what... what are you saying?"

The Thunder God Remnant Soul did not answer, his eyes, which seemed to contain thousands of thunderclaps, stared fixedly at Frieren.

That look was not of greed or malice, but a kind of fanaticism from seeing a rare treasure, the hope of a Legacy.

"It can't be wrong! Absolutely can't be wrong!"

"This innate aura that is close to the Myriad Daos, this ancient majesty hidden deep within the Bloodline, only a true descendant of the Ancient Deities could possibly possess it!"

The Thunder God Remnant Soul muttered to himself, his voice becoming more and more excited.

The way he looked at Frieren was like a starving person seeing a royal banquet.

"Hahaha! Heaven has not abandoned me! Heaven has not abandoned my Thunder God lineage!"

He suddenly laughed towards the sky, his laughter carrying an eternal desolation and a hint of liberation.

Frieren felt uneasy from his laughter and could only look at him timidly.

After laughing for a long time, the Thunder God Remnant Soul finally stopped. He looked at Frieren, his tone becoming incredibly solemn.

"Little girl, do you know what a Heaven-Defying existence your Bloodline is?"

Frieren shook her head.

"Ancient Deities were the darlings nurtured by the Great Dao's Origin when this world first opened. They were born to wield Laws and their words were Law; they were the true Dominators of heaven and earth."

"And you carry their Bloodline. Your talent and your potential far exceed all living beings in this world!"

The phantom of the Thunder God Remnant Soul floated in front of Frieren, his tone carrying a hint of temptation.

"Unfortunately, your Bloodline has not yet undergone Awakening. You possess a treasure mountain without knowing it. That method of yours to borrow elements is simply a waste of talent before a Deity Bloodline like yours!"

"Come, little girl, I have here a secret of the ancient Human Race called the 'Nine Heavens Response Primary Divine Chapter.' It specializes in the Divine Soul and is most compatible with your Bloodline. Meditate on it with your heart!"

As his voice fell, a golden light containing a massive amount of information flew from the Thunder God Remnant Soul's fingertip and entered Frieren's forehead.

Frieren's body jolted, and she closed her eyes.

Countless profound runes and information flowed through her mind.

The Thunder God Remnant Soul looked at her and nodded with satisfaction.

"With your Bloodline, to comprehend this Cultivation Technique, it should take at least..."

Before he could finish his sentence, the words caught in his throat.

A soft and holy white light suddenly blossomed from Frieren's body.

An ancient, noble, and vast aura awakened from within her.

The violent purple thunder all around actually became submissive before this aura, as if worshiping a monarch.

"Boom!"

Frieren snapped her eyes open, her azure blue eyes now turned into pure gold.

The aura of an eighth-rank Archmage on her body began to skyrocket at a terrifying speed!

The eyes of the Thunder God Remnant Soul's phantom nearly popped out.

"This... she's already... already reached the entry level?!"

"Not only has she reached the entry level, but she also directly triggered a divine blood resonance and began a preliminary Awakening?!"

He felt that his eternally unchanging Dao Heart had suffered an unprecedented impact.

This ridiculous talent simply defied logic!

Back then, he was known as the number one Genius of the Thunder Department, and it took him decades to comprehend this Cultivation Technique!

Comparing people only leads to frustration; it's enough to anger a god to death!

While the Thunder God Remnant Soul was questioning his life, a great change was also occurring within the Thunder Tower.

The first floor of the pagoda.

Fang Yuan looked at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage thunder wolf before him, its body wrapped in electricity, with an expressionless face.

"Bang!"

He threw a punch.

The thunder wolf directly turned into a sky full of light specks.

Second floor, two Foundation Establishment Middle Stage thunder leopards.

Fang Yuan took a step forward, striking left and right; the two thunder leopards followed in the thunder wolf's footsteps.

Third floor, four Foundation Establishment Late Stage thunder apes.

Fang Yuan held his fingers like a sword, four flashes of thunder passed by, and the battle ended.

Fourth floor, eight Foundation Establishment Great Perfection thunder eagles.

Fang Yuan didn't even bother to Move his hands; he released his Golden Core Stage pressure, and the eight thunder eagles were instantly crushed into dust.

Insta-killing everything along the way, there was no pressure at all.

Fang Yuan pushed open the door to the fifth floor, his expression calm.

He knew that the real test was only beginning now.

The space on the fifth floor was even broader than the first four floors combined.

As soon as Fang Yuan stepped in, thunder light converged not far ahead, gradually forming a figure exactly like him.

The same face, the same aura, even the calmness in the eyes was imitated perfectly.

A Thunder Mirror Image.

Fang Yuan's eyes narrowed.

He could feel that the strength of the mirror image before him was exactly the same as his own.

"Interesting."

Fang Yuan struck first, a condensed purple thunder spear whistling towards the mirror image.

The mirror image's movements were perfectly synchronized with his, also condensing a thunder spear.

The two thunder spears collided in mid-air and annihilated each other.

Fang Yuan's brow furrowed, his figure flashed as he closed in, delivering a hand-blade strike imbued with immense thunder power.

The mirror image did not dodge, meeting him with an identical hand-blade strike.

"Boom!"

Both were knocked back simultaneously, and several cracks appeared on the bronze floor beneath their feet.

Next, Fang Yuan tried all the thunder techniques he had mastered.

Palm Thunder.

Azure Thunder Transformation... No matter what Move he used, the mirror image opposite him could use the exact same Move at the same time to counter it.

The two were like looking in a mirror; every attack ended in a draw.

The battle fell into a stalemate.

"No, if this continues, my spiritual power will eventually be exhausted."

Fang Yuan thought rapidly while fighting.

"This damn thing is a complete copy of me. Comparing power and Moves won't determine a winner."

"I must find a way to defeat it using a method it cannot replicate!"

But what method could it not replicate?

Fang Yuan's heart slowly sank.

Just as he was at his wit's end, he suddenly remembered Dean Li Heng.

He remembered the purple divine thunder the Dean had used in his office to casually erase the Nascent Soul water monster from its very source.

At that moment, a flash of insight struck Fang Yuan.

"My thunder techniques pursue ultimate destruction, the pinnacle of the masculine Yang."

"However, all things have Yin and Yang. Where there is Yang, there is Yin. Where there is destruction, there is rebirth."

"Thunder can both punish on behalf of Heaven and nourish all things!"

"I only knew one side and not the other, so my thunder techniques have always been flawed!"

Having understood this point, Fang Yuan's eyes instantly lit up.

He looked at the mirror image rushing at him again. This time, he did not use violent thunder techniques to meet it head-on.

Instead, he took a deep breath and reversed the flow of the thunder power within his body.

The purple thunder, which originally brimmed with the aura of destruction, began to turn soft in his palm, emitting an aura of devouring and purification.

Yin and Yang Reversal!

When the mirror image's peerlessly fierce thunder punch struck, Fang Yuan did not dodge, meeting it with his softened thunder palm.

"Sizzle!"

There was no earth-shattering explosion.

The moment the mirror image's thunder punch touched Fang Yuan's palm, it was like snow meeting a fierce sun; the violent thunder power was rapidly dissolved and devoured!

For the first time, the mirror image showed a "blank" expression.

Now!

Fang Yuan seized this fleeting opportunity. The reversed thunder power instantly turned from soft to hard, and his immense power poured out without reservation.

"Boom!"

The Thunder Mirror Image's body exploded violently, turning into a sky full of the purest Origin thunder power, which scrambled to surge into Fang Yuan's body.

Fang Yuan felt his whole body jolt; his Golden Core spun wildly, and his cultivation level rose steadily, directly reaching the peak of the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage!

"So that's how it is..."

Fang Yuan felt the surging power within him, a hint of a smile appearing on his face.

He bowed towards the void and then turned, stepping towards the door to the sixth floor.

As soon as he entered the sixth floor, a terrifying pressure far exceeding the previous ones rushed at him.

In the center of the hall, a giant thunder titan ten meters tall was slowly standing up.

The giant was composed of the purest thunder, and the aura it emitted had surprisingly reached the Late Golden Core Stage!