106: Chapter 16 The Source of Annihilation Thunder, The Invincible Heart!
Inside the Thunder Pond, days and nights passed unnoticed.
Another three days went by.
During these three days, Zhou Heng did not attempt to challenge those terrifying Thunder Spirits comparable to peak Tier 3.
Instead, he focused on consolidating his newly broken through Spirit Nurturing Realm Three-star cultivation.
At the same time, he thoroughly digested and absorbed the thunder yuan obtained from hunting a large number of high-tier 3 Thunder Spirits.
His aura became more stable and restrained, with thunder light flowing freely around him.
It was no longer as sharp as before, but appeared even more profound. His 4500-card blood essence was tempered into a mercury-like paste, dense and refined, finally breaking through the 5000-card mark!
This was a terrifying figure almost impossible to achieve in the early Spirit Nurturing Realm!
The fourth stage of the Myriad Tribulations Thunder Prison Body, the Tempering Acupoints, also successfully advanced to the grand completion stage!
His three hundred and sixty-five main acupoints seemed to have transformed into three hundred and sixty-five tiny thunder vortices.
They automatically absorbed and expelled thunder yuan, causing the yuan energy circulation speed to surge and recovery power to greatly increase!
With every movement, the thunder yuan he drew from heaven and earth was several times more immense!
Annihilation Thunder Domain and Thunder Fury Nine Heavens also completely consolidated their minor completion stage under this high-intensity application and comprehension, with their power reaching a new level.
At this moment, Zhou Heng's strength had undergone earth-shattering changes compared to before entering the Thunder Pond!
He was confident that if he were to face that Thunder Spirit Azure Dragon again, even if he couldn't easily kill it, he would certainly not be in such a sorry state.
"It's the last day..." Zhou Heng looked towards the innermost core of the Thunder Pond.
There was a pure white area there, which even his Omniscient Eye could not penetrate. He could only feel a Nirvana aura that made his soul tremble.
"The Thunder Spirits in the periphery can no longer provide much pressure. The core area... though dangerous, surely holds greater opportunities! Since I'm already here, wouldn't it be a loss not to try my luck?"
His adventurous spirit and confidence in his own strength led him to make a decision.
Adjusting his state and maintaining himself at his peak,
Zhou Heng took a deep breath and resolutely dived towards that pale white area.
The closer he got to the core, the greater the pressure!
The pale white thunder liquid seemed to possess tangible weight, frantically squeezing his body and annihilating his vitality!
The Myriad Tribulations Thunder Prison Body operated to its extreme, and the Purple Firmament Thunder Seed continuously emitted purple vitality to resist, barely holding on.
Suddenly!
In the center of the boundless pale white thunder liquid ahead, space slightly twisted.
A blurred figure, entirely condensed from the purest Nirvana Divine Thunder, slowly emerged.
It had no fixed form, at times like a human, at times like a dragon, at times like an unspeakable ancient symbol, but at its core, a point of extreme pale white light seemed to contain the ultimate mystery of thunder—Nirvana!
[Warning! Detected supreme law-level energy source!]
[Target: Nirvana Divine Thunder Origin, a wisp of consciousness manifestation]
[Level: Immeasurable! Law-level]
[Status: Awakening, Scrutiny, Test]
[Note: Extremely dangerous! Unbeatable! Its inherent temptation and test directly target the true heart!]
The moment this wisp of Nirvana Thunder Origin consciousness appeared, the entire Thunder Pond seemed to freeze!
All Thunder Spirits immediately went dormant, trembling with fear!
At the entrance of the Thunder Pond, in front of the Stone Hall, Elder Lie suddenly opened his eyes.
His eyes shot out an unprecedented brilliance, and his face was filled with disbelief: "The Nirvana Thunder Origin... it actually awakened?! Is it because of this kid? It's been a hundred years... it actually showed itself again on its own..."
Thunder Pond core.
Zhou Heng felt as if he had been isolated by the entire world. Everything around him disappeared.
Only that wisp of pale white Thunder Origin, exuding supreme yet cold and emotionless aura, remained before him.
A grand, cold, and utterly emotionless voice
directly resounded deep within his soul, not through language, but through a transmission of will:
"Latercomer... on your body, there is the aura of 'zixiao', and also... traces of various high-grade bloodline divine abilities... Your potential is worth my appearance."
Zhou Heng's mind was greatly shaken. He suppressed the trembling of his soul.
He respectfully responded with his will: "Junior Zhou Heng greets Senior!"
That wisp of consciousness ignored his etiquette and continued to transmit a cold will: "Potential does not represent temperament. The Ten Thousand Races Battlefield, resource competition, is incredibly cruel. Humanity has been weak for a long time, plagued by internal strife. Is it worth your protection?"
Following its will, the scene before Zhou Heng's eyes changed!
He seemed to see countless rare heavenly materials and earthly treasures, powerful divine weapons, and lost ancient secret texts piled up like mountains, emitting alluring light!
A tempting voice whispered in his ear: "Join my command, and all these... can be bestowed upon you! You can quickly grow into a cosmic powerhouse. Why be constrained by humanity?"
The scene changed again! He saw the human border broken by the Ten Thousand Races, cities burned, and compatriots wailing!
A voice filled with hatred roared: "Humans! Blood for blood! Join us, and I'll give you the power to take revenge! Kill them all!"
Greedy temptation! Incitement to hatred! Directly targeting the most vulnerable parts of human nature!
Zhou Heng's heart pounded violently, and his breathing quickened. Those resources were indeed tempting!
Those tragic sights were indeed infuriating!
But in just an instant, his eyes regained clarity, and a hint of disdain even curved his lips.
He declared loudly to that wisp of Nirvana Thunder Origin consciousness: "Protection? Senior has misunderstood one thing."
"I, Zhou Heng, act only to follow my true heart and ensure my thoughts are clear! What humanity does, what the Ten Thousand Races do, what does it have to do with me?"
"Resources? If I want them, I will contend for them, snatch them! Rely on others' bestowal? How is that different from charity? I find it dirty!"
"Hatred? Even more ridiculous! To be dominated by hatred is merely to become a slave to emotions! My enemies are only obstacles in my path! Crush them, why bother with hatred?"
His will grew clearer and firmer, and an indomitable, world-dominating aura rose from him!
"My Dao is the Dao of Invincibility!"
"It is not the small righteousness of protecting a certain person or a certain race!"
"Rather, it is to pursue my own ultimate limit, break all shackles, defeat all enemies in the world! Above and below the heavens, I alone am supreme!"
"My strength is only because I am Zhou Heng! It has nothing to do with others or with race!"
"If the rules of this heaven and earth obstruct me, I will break these rules! If this cosmic starry sky blocks me, I will shatter this starry sky!"
"This heart is solely mine, this Dao is invincible!"
Boom—!!!
When Zhou Heng's rebellious yet utterly domineering will was transmitted, the Invincible Intent in his Sea of Consciousness frantically condensed and sublimated!
It seemed to break through some kind of restraint, becoming purer and firmer!
That wisp of Nirvana Thunder Origin consciousness fell silent.
The surrounding tempting scenes and roars of hatred instantly vanished.
After a long while, that cold will was transmitted again, seeming... to carry an extremely subtle... hint of approval?
"Only I... am invincible... an interesting Dao Heart. Not swayed by external things, not moved by emotions, only believing in one's own invincibility..."
"Since that is the case... I shall grant you a fortune, to see if you can bear this sliver of vitality within 'Nirvana'..."
Before the words finished, that wisp of pale white Thunder Origin suddenly transformed into a streak of light, not an attack, but directly submerged into Zhou Heng's glabella!
"Urghh—!!!"
Zhou Heng felt as if his soul had been cast into the abyss of Nirvana!
Extreme destruction, termination, and nihilistic intent impacted his consciousness! Far more violent than the Thunder Pond's liquid by tens of thousands of times!
But at the same time, the Annihilation Wind and Thunder Divine Seal in his Sea of Consciousness burst forth with an unprecedented light of desire!
The Purple Firmament Thunder Seed also flared with purple light, desperately protecting the origin of his soul!
Elder Lie, sensing this scene from outside, his pupils constricted: "The Nirvana Thunder Origin actively merged?! This kid... what exactly did he say to the Thunder Origin?! His Dao Heart... actually triggered the recognition of a law?! Could it be..."
An unbelievable guess surfaced in Elder Lie's mind.
Inside the Thunder Pond, Zhou Heng was undergoing unprecedented pain and transformation! His Divine Seal, stimulated by the Nirvana origin, began a violent evolution!