242: Man Looking for Thunder

Duan Tianhe used his innate ability on the eight Corpse Refinements, but he couldn't seize control from the middle-aged man.

Although his strength was higher than that of these Corpse Refinements, because Qin Shilei had only ordered him to take down the middle-aged man, he couldn't strike too heavily.

For a time, he was surrounded by several Corpse Refinements and couldn't break free, allowing the middle-aged man to approach Professor Yu.

Seeing that he was about to take the hostage, the middle-aged man's heart filled with joy, and his expression relaxed.

Just as a hint of a smile appeared on his face, he suddenly noticed that there was an extra person beside him, and at the same time, he felt a chill at his neck.

He looked down and found that a blood-red treasure sword had been placed on his neck at some unknown point.

"If you dare to move again, I will immediately cut off your head," Qin Shilei said indifferently.

"I surrender. Can you spare my life?" The middle-aged man raised his hands and surrendered very decisively.

First, he used the Eye of Illusion Breaking Purple to control the opponent.

"Besides you, are there any others from the Corpse Refinement Sect?" Qin Shilei asked.

"I don't know. After the apocalypse, I only managed to refine the first Corpse Refinement by relying on a secret manual passed down from my ancestors," the middle-aged man answered without concealment.

"Those people in the city were killed by the Corpse Refinements you commanded, right?" Qin Shilei asked again.

"To make the Corpse Refinements Evolution more easily, I killed several hundred people. I don't know if these are the people you are asking about."

The controlled middle-aged man confessed all his crimes.

"Give me the cultivation technique you practice."

Qin Shilei asked his last question of concern.

"Alright." The middle-aged man took out an ancient secret manual from his Qiankun Ring and handed it over.

After Qin Shilei took the secret manual, he waved his hand and cut off the opponent's throat.

Duan Tianhe had also knocked down all eight Corpse Refinements by this time.

After losing the middle-aged man as their master, all those Corpse Refinements were subdued by him and could even be stored in his pet space.

"Tianhe, let's go." Qin Shilei was about to leave when his gaze suddenly swept over Deputy Director Zhou, who was standing nearby, and his steps halted instantly.

Deputy Director Zhou's heart trembled, and he immediately knelt on the ground. "City Lord, spare my life. He is just a researcher in the laboratory. I truly knew nothing about the crimes he committed."

Qin Shilei instructed Commander Luo, who was nearby: "Isn't he fond of researching live zombies? Throw him into the newly built laboratory outside the city to be a researcher."

The laboratory outside the city had a crude environment, and he would have to perform various experiments on those live zombies, greatly increasing the danger.

Once the low-strength Deputy Director Zhou was thrown there to be an ordinary researcher, his life would certainly not be easy.

However, Deputy Director Zhou dared not refute and was led out by Commander Luo with a bitter expression.

The zombie incident in the city had been resolved, and Qin Shilei once again immersed himself in comprehending the power of lightning.

That afternoon.

Qin Shilei was circulating Thunderous Nine Heavens in the City Lord's mansion, experiencing the power of lightning, when a sudden clap of thunder sounded in his ears.

A flash of inspiration struck him, and he got up and walked outside.

Upon leaving the room, he found that outside, the wind was raging, and dark clouds covered the sky, a scene of an impending storm.

Qin Shilei took out a car from his Qiankun Ring and quickly sped towards outside the city.

After leaving the city gate, he summoned Xiao Qiang again and flew towards a nearby high mountain.

He quickly arrived at the peak of that thousand-meter-high mountain.

Just then, raindrops as large as soybeans fell from the sky, and several electric snakes struck down from the clouds.

"Master, are you really going to let yourself be struck by lightning?"

Xiao Qiang watched as a giant tree in the distance was instantly split by lightning, somewhat worried that his master would also be scorched into charcoal.

"Your master, I, possess the Seed of Thunder, which grants immunity to most lightning. How could I be afraid of a mere small lightning bolt?"

In fact, Qin Shilei was also a little apprehensive, unsure if he could withstand this natural lightning.

He thought for a moment, took out the thunder spirit orb, and tried to release a bolt of lightning towards the dark clouds in the sky.

Perhaps attracted by the lightning he released, a lightning snake as thick as a bucket suddenly shot out from the clouds in mid-air, instantly striking Qin Shilei.

In Xiao Qiang's eyes, a bright flash of light passed, and his master instantly transformed into a skeleton.

It also faintly smelled a burnt aroma.

"Master!" Xiao Qiang anxiously pounced over, attempting to rescue his master.

However, as soon as it approached the huge lightning pillar, it was immediately blasted away, with countless feathers on its body scorched.

Qin Shilei, bathed in lightning, immediately stopped using his lightning ability.

Without the lightning he emitted to attract it, the lightning in the sky also stopped striking him.

In Xiao Qiang's eyes, his master, who had been a skeleton, reappeared whole.

Qin Shilei found that Xiao Qiang was fine, so he instructed: "Xiao Qiang, go back to the pet space first. I'm fine, don't worry."

With a wave of his hand, he put Xiao Qiang into his pet space, and then once again used his lightning ability to summon lightning from the sky.

Although these lightning bolts couldn't take his life, they still left him completely numb. To resist the lightning, the primal energy in his body was also rapidly depleting.

Qin Shilei, while resisting the damage from the lightning, was also experiencing this natural lightning.

The Seed of Thunder within his body was also continuously absorbing the power of lightning, slowly undergoing a transformation.

Half an hour later.

The primal energy in Qin Shilei's body was almost completely depleted, so he had to stop attracting the lightning.

By the time he used crystals to recover his primal energy, the dark clouds in the sky had already dispersed, and he couldn't summon lightning again.

He didn't know if it was because the time was too short, or if his comprehension was insufficient.

Although he felt he had gained a lot from this experience of comprehending the power of lightning using natural lightning, he still hadn't reached the standard for advancement.

"It seems I need to keep looking for lightning strikes and continue to comprehend it," Qin Shilei murmured softly.

These past two days, he had also been constantly refreshing his attributes, hoping to get a trait like "prodigy" or "amazing comprehension," but unfortunately, his wish was not granted.

With a plan in mind, Qin Shilei returned to Hope City and had several meteorological experts brought to him.

"Based on previous years' data, find me the areas most prone to thunderstorms during this season," Qin Shilei instructed.

The experts immediately analyzed a large amount of data and identified several areas that met the criteria.

Qin Shilei put away the map with several red circles drawn on it, bid farewell to An Qian and the others, and embarked on his journey to find lightning alone.

The next morning, he rode Xiao Qiang for over a thousand kilometers, visiting the four areas marked by the experts, but unfortunately, he didn't even see a single raindrop.

"These experts are as unreliable as ever."

Qin Shilei had no choice but to put away the map, open the national chat channel, and ask on it.

"Excuse me, where in the Great Xia Country is it raining now, or about to rain, a thunderstorm with lightning and thunder?"

As soon as he spoke, countless people who enjoyed chatting immediately replied.

"It's pouring here, like the sky is falling. Coordinates: Zaolin City."

"It's thundering and raining, quickly bring in your clothes."

"Host, are you tired of living, wanting to find lightning to strike yourself dead?"

"Maybe the host is a woman and wants to verify the truth of her boyfriend's vows."

"Dechuan City in Guhua Province is a famous Thunder Capital. From far away, you can see that it has been raining there these past few days, and the thunder has been continuous. If you want to be struck by lightning, Dechuan City is definitely the place."

Although there was a lot of useless information above, Qin Shilei still found several places where it was currently raining.