417: Breakthrough to Nascent Soul

On the sixth floor, a ten-meter-tall Thunder Giant, purely composed of lightning, emitted a powerful aura of the Late Golden Core Stage. Fang Yuan did not dodge; he stood calmly, feeling the pressure.

"Late Golden Core Stage?" The corners of Fang Yuan's mouth twitched.

The expression on his face remained unchanged.

The Thunder Giant took a step forward, and the earth shook and the mountains swayed. It swung its massive thunderous fist, making the air tremble as it headed straight for Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan's eyes moved slightly.

He did not meet it head-on.

Fang Yuan's figure turned into an afterimage, circling the giant. His Thunder Technique began to soften. Strands of devouring and purifying thunder power surrounded the giant, constantly wearing down its aura.

The Thunder Giant's speed slowed down. It roared, clumsily swinging its fists. Fang Yuan dodged continuously, while his soft Thunder Technique attacks never ceased.

"At this rate, I'll wear it out," Fang Yuan thought to himself.

The Thunder Giant became even more violent. The lightning around it turned frenzied, forming a spherical Thunder Domain. Fang Yuan was forced to retreat.

He knew.

The time had come.

Fang Yuan stopped dodging and took a deep breath, reversing the thunder power within him. The originally pure and masculine destruction thunder now became Yin-soft, carrying a hint of life and cycle.

Yin and Yang merged.

He pressed his hands together.

"Azure Thunder Transformation!" Fang Yuan shouted low.

A purple-black lightning bolt surged from his body, transforming into a winding Thunder Dragon in mid-air. This Thunder Dragon no longer held only destruction; it also carried an all-encompassing devouring power.

The Thunder Dragon opened its massive maw and lunged straight at the Thunder Giant.

The Thunder Giant let out a roar and swung its fist to meet it. However, the moment its fist touched the Thunder Dragon, it was rapidly dissolved by the Yin-soft thunder power on the dragon's body. The giant's strength was disintegrated.

The Thunder Dragon took the opportunity to coil around it, completely enveloping the Thunder Giant. The giant let out a painful shriek.

"Break!" Fang Yuan's gaze was sharp.

The purple-black lightning suddenly erupted, instantly blasting the Thunder Giant into the purest Origin thunder power. This thunder power scrambled to rush into Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan sat down cross-legged.

His entire body was enveloped in thunderous light, and his Golden Core spun frantically, making a humming sound. Surging power surged within his body.

Golden Core Middle Stage Peak.

Late Golden Core Stage!

Fang Yuan opened his eyes.

He had successfully reached the Late Golden Core Stage.

"Very good." Fang Yuan stood up.

He took a step forward and pushed open the door leading to the seventh floor.

The space on the seventh floor was even more vast, as if it were an ocean composed of lightning. Just as Fang Yuan entered, a dragon's roar came from ahead.

Three Early Nascent Soul Stage Thunder Dragons surged out from the ocean of lightning. Each one was a hundred meters tall, with shimmering scales and a terrifying aura.

"Nascent Soul Stage." Fang Yuan's gaze became solemn.

This was the true challenge.

Meanwhile.

Outside the Thunder Tower.

The Thunder God Remnant Soul was dumbfounded.

He watched the white light blooming around Frieren and felt that ancient and noble aura. Frieren's emerald-blue eyes had turned into pure gold.

"This is ridiculous!" the Thunder God Remnant Soul murmured.

"My Nine Heavens Response Primordial Deity-Invoking Chapter... this girl actually managed to reach the entry level, even triggering Deity Blood resonance and preliminarily achieving a Bloodline Awakening?"

This talent was practically cheating.

The Thunder God Remnant Soul felt his Dao Heart being shattered. A Cultivation Technique that had taken him decades to comprehend back then was mastered by this girl in just a few breaths' time.

Comparisons are enough to drive a god mad!

The aura on Frieren's body continued to climb.

Foundation Establishment Early Stage, Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, Foundation Establishment Late Stage... She seemed to have no Bottleneck, and her cultivation broke through all the way.

Finally.

Early Golden Core Stage!

Frieren opened her eyes. Feeling the majestic power within her, there was a hint of novelty and excitement in her eyes.

"Is this... the power of the Deity bloodline?" she whispered to herself.

The Thunder God Remnant Soul's body was trembling with excitement.

"Yes, that's right! This is only the preliminary Awakening! Once you fully awaken, you will be unrivaled in the world!"

Frieren lightly clenched her fist. She could feel that any casual strike could erupt with dozens of times more power than before.

It was terrifying.

She looked up at the Thunder Tower.

"Fang Yuan... you have to hold on."

Inside the Thunder Tower.

The seventh floor.

Fang Yuan was engaged in a fierce battle with the three Early Nascent Soul Stage Thunder Dragons.

He performed the Azure Thunder Transformation, turning into a Thunder Dragon to fight one of the giants. Simultaneously, he condensed thunderballs in his hands, constantly blasting the other two.

The strength of the Nascent Soul Stage dragons far exceeded those of the Golden Core Stage. Every attack they made carried power on the level of Law.

Fang Yuan's soft Thunder Technique was suppressed.

He realized.

The soft Thunder Technique was only supplementary.

A true Thunder Technique combines hardness and softness.

Fang Yuan had an epiphany. He learned as he fought.

"Thunder Techniques are not just about destruction or devouring; they are a cycle!"

"From nothing to something, and from something to nothing."

"Destruction contains New Student, and New Student breeds destruction."

The thunderballs in his hands began to become unpredictable. At times they were violent, and at times they were gentle.

A Thunder Dragon rushed over. Fang Yuan did not retreat but advanced, throwing a punch.

"Sizzle!"

The lightning collided, annihilated, and reorganized.

Fang Yuan's Golden Core began to tremble violently. Cracks appeared on it, as if it would shatter at any moment.

"Not good!" Fang Yuan was startled.

But he did not back down.

"Break and then establish!" Fang Yuan roared.

The aura on his body suddenly surged, and his Golden Core exploded!

However.

The moment the Golden Core shattered, the majestic thunder power did not dissipate but instead quickly condensed.

Deep within his Dantian.

A tiny Nascent Soul slowly emerged.

Early Nascent Soul Stage!

Fang Yuan had reached the Nascent Soul Stage!

He felt the majestic power surging from within his body, a level far beyond the Golden Core Stage.

He could control lightning like an extension of his own arms.

The three Thunder Dragons were still attacking.

Fang Yuan's gaze turned sharp.

"Since you are whetstones, let me test the power of the Nascent Soul Stage!"

With a single thought, three purple-black Thunder Pillars descended from the sky, ruthlessly smashing into the three Thunder Dragons.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The three Nascent Soul Stage Thunder Dragons wailed as their bodies instantly collapsed, turning into the purest Origin thunder power and rushing toward Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan stood in place, greedily absorbing these powers.

His Nascent Soul became more solidified.

"The Nascent Soul Stage is truly powerful!" A hint of excitement appeared on Fang Yuan's face.

He looked up.

He stepped towards the door leading to the eighth floor.