121: Devouring Thunder

Qin Shi Lei had already heard the thunder beasts running outside the mountaintop. He estimated that in less than a minute, the group of thunder beasts would reach the summit.

Lu Tian罡 and the others all walked to the other side of the mountaintop. If the situation turned sour, they could only descend from the other side.

However, given the speed of both sides, they would likely be caught by the thunder beasts before they could escape down the mountain.

Now, everyone could only hope that this silver pearl, which was emitting lightning outwards, could open the light gate they came through and allow them to return to Blue Star.

Qin Shi Lei reached out to touch the pearl, and an even larger bolt of lightning struck his right hand.

His heart stirred, and the thunder-attribute energy in his dantian surged into his right hand.

As soon as the lightning touched his energy, it melted into it like snow into water, quickly merging into the energy and then flowing along the meridians towards his dantian.

The total amount of energy in Qin Shi Lei's dantian increased slightly.

His hand finally touched the pearl, and immediately, bolts of lightning appeared on Qin Shi Lei's body, radiating light.

"How is it? Have you found a way to open the passage back?"

"The thunder beasts are coming. Should we retreat first?"

"Qin Shi Lei, are you alright?"

Lu Tian罡 and the others anxiously asked.

Qin Shi Lei, however, ignored them and closed his eyes instead.

It was as if he was experiencing something, or perhaps he was too shocked to open his eyes.

"Let's escape quickly."

Lu Tian罡 stomped his foot and rushed to the other side of the mountaintop.

An Qian and Zhang Xiaoli came before Qin Shi Lei, standing guard with focused attention.

At this moment, the first thunder beast appeared on the mountaintop.

Just then, Qin Shi Lei opened his eyes, looked up, and smiled, "You two, retreat behind me first. Let me deal with this group of thunder beasts first."

Upon hearing this, An Qian and Zhang Xiaoli happily retreated behind Qin Shi Lei.

More and more thunder beasts appeared on the mountaintop, aggressively pouncing towards the three of them.

Devouring Thunder!

Suddenly, countless bolts of thunder descended from the sky!

Then, An Qian and the others witnessed an astonishing scene.

More violent and denser lightning than the naturally occurring lightning they had seen on the mountaintop earlier descended from thin air.

In an instant, it struck the thunder beasts before them.

The thunder beasts thought these bolts of lightning were the same as the ones they usually bathed in, and they completely disdained them.

Little did they know, with a single strike, the thunder beasts were instantly knocked to the ground.

Then, a scent of cooked meat wafted on the wind.

Could it be that these thunder beasts, which could bathe in lightning, were electrocuted just like that?

Watching one thunder beast after another rush up from the mountain, then instantly be knocked to the ground without any ability to resist, An Qian asked with a face full of shock, "Qin Shi Lei, is this truly the divine thunder you conjured?"

Qin Shi Lei nodded and then shook his head, "It is indeed a unique skill I possess, but it's not something I can currently unleash with my current strength."

Devouring Thunder (Orange): Unleashes a powerful thunderous storm using thunder-attribute energy, covering a radius of one hundred meters.

This was an entry Qin Shi Lei had fixed in the Thunderous Nine Heavens secret manual.

With his Bronze Realm energy, he simply couldn't unleash this ultimate skill.

However, when he touched that silver pearl, it was as if he was suddenly enlightened, feeling that he could use the pearl to unleash Devouring Thunder.

So Qin Shi Lei tried to unleash this move, and the effect was astonishingly good.

Perhaps hearing the commotion behind them, Lu Tian罡 and the others turned to look.

Then they witnessed a scene they would never forget.

Qin Shi Lei, like a thunder god, beckoned with his hand, summoning countless bolts of thunder, and powerful thunder beasts were easily struck down to the ground like mere pieces of paper.

The attack power of the wild thunder, and its attack range, made their hearts tremble just by looking at it.

Such a thunderstorm was like a forbidden spell in novels, capable of destroying the world upon its appearance.

Ever since they encountered Qin Shi Lei, they had repeatedly elevated his status in their hearts.

They knew Qin Shi Lei was strong, but they never imagined he was this strong.

So powerful that it made people unable to even conceive of opposing him.

In less than a minute, not a single standing thunder beast could be seen.

The ground was covered with qingtong treasure chests and the smoking corpses of thunder beasts.

"I wonder if these thunder beasts are charred. Can they still be eaten?" Qin Shi Lei twitched his nose, saying with some uncertainty.

An Qian walked forward and casually cut open a thunder beast. After inspecting it, she said, "Although some parts are charred, overall it's half-cooked, so it should still be edible."

Qin Shi Lei breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, fortunately, not much food was wasted."

Xia Yunyan and the others secretly slandered him in their hearts: with such a unique skill, would he still be afraid of not having food?

While collecting the thunder beast king's treasure chest, Qin Shi Lei said, "I'll shamelessly take this treasure chest dropped by the thunder beast king. I'll give each of you two qingtong treasure chests to compensate."

Lu Tian罡 waved his hand, "It was all thanks to you that we could kill the thunder beast king. How can we take your treasure chest?"

Xia Yunyan and Xie Xingjian also refused.

In truth, they were also coveting the silver treasure chest they saw for the first time, but was such a treasure chest easy to take? They feared they might get it but not live to open it.

"After all, you all contributed. Take these treasure chests," Qin Shi Lei still insisted on giving each of them two qingtong treasure chests.

There were over a hundred qingtong treasure chests here; giving away a mere few didn't pain him at all.

Lu Tian罡 put away the qingtong treasure chests and then asked, "Qin Shi Lei, have you found a way to leave from that pearl?"

Qin Shi Lei nodded, "The method to leave is indeed on the pearl. I'll open the passage now to let you all leave."

As he infused a stream of energy into the pearl, a light gate appeared before them.

"Then we'll leave first. We'll meet again," Lu Tian罡 and the others said before stepping into the light gate and returning to the cave they came from.

An Qian asked, "Are we leaving now too?"

Qin Shi Lei smiled and said, "No rush. Let's improve our strength first before going back."

"This is a thunder spirit orb, a natural treasure nurtured by heaven and earth. In this place rich in thunder-attribute elements, one can control lightning more easily."

"I can use the thunder spirit orb to summon lightning of moderate intensity to baptize you, and your strength will be improved to a certain extent."

An Qian asked with some hesitation, "Is that really okay? It won't roast us, will it?"

Qin Shi Lei said with a confident look, "There's absolutely no problem. How could I possibly harm you?"

To dispel the two women's fears, Qin Shi Lei first used the thunder spirit orb to summon lightning to strike himself.

Lightning as thick as a finger entered Qin Shi Lei's body from his head, yet it didn't harm him in the slightest.

Instead, his muscles and bones became denser and stronger under the stimulation of the lightning, as if his cultivation had advanced, and his physical quality was rapidly increasing.

After half an hour, Qin Shi Lei felt a slight tingling sensation throughout his body, indicating that this round of stimulation was almost complete and he needed some time to rest before undergoing another lightning baptism.

Qin Shi Lei did not stop there, slightly weakening the power of the lightning.

At the same time, he circulated the energy in his dantian, actively refining the lightning that had entered his body.