Soul Emperor Martial God

Flying all the way,

Xiao Yi, accompanied by Little Star, arrived outside the Thundering Desolate Marsh of Mystic Breakthrough City.

After finding a secluded mountain,

Xiao Yi took out four pieces of Thunder Attraction Wood.

"Thunder Attraction Wood?" Little Star exclaimed.

As a top contender among thunder attribute demon beasts and a trace of bloodline from the Ancient Thunder Beast,

he was extremely sensitive to such thunder attribute Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and recognized them immediately.

"Master, where did you find these treasures?" Little Star asked with a look of admiration.

"Borrowed them," Xiao Yi answered casually.

Indeed, he had specifically visited Medicine King Valley to borrow the Thunder Attraction Wood, preparing it for Little Star.

He knew that someone was definitely plotting against the Xiao Family.

Although the Xiao Family appeared calm, it was undoubtedly the calm before the storm.

With his current speed, he could return to the Xiao Family from Mystic Breakthrough City in at most ten minutes.

Therefore, he was not too worried.

At that moment, Xiao Yi waved his hand, and a massive Spiritual Barrier enveloped the entire mountain.

No one could approach within thousands of miles.

Then, he planted the four pieces of Thunder Attraction Wood into the ground.

Instantly, the entire sky flashed with lightning and thunder, and the winds and clouds surged violently.

Normally, Thunder Attraction Wood would not display its effects and attract lightning.

Only when placed on the ground, allowing them to touch the earth's aura, would they become effective.

Thunder Attraction Wood, being among the rarest of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures,

even if harvested for many years, the life force within them would not dissipate but rather would be locked within the wood.

Once they were re-planted in the ground,

the life force within the wood would instantly burst forth.

This was akin to indirectly re-planting them.

Naturally, this would also activate their power to attract heavenly thunder.

"Hisss," Little Star drew in a cool breath.

"Master, this Thunder Attraction Wood, truly deserves its reputation as one of the rarest Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures."

"The thunder and lightning it attracts are even stronger than what I can release at full strength."

Xiao Yi just smiled.

The Thunder Attraction Wood, being infinitely close to an Eighth Rank tier Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure,

were used by Medicine King Valley to form arrays to seal countless Star Fires, so their effects were naturally extremely strong.

Little Star's control over thunder was not inferior to that of the Thunder Attraction Wood.

However, he had only reached Mystic Breakthrough Ninth Layer, so naturally, he was far from the level of the Thunder Attraction Wood.

"Enough talk," Xiao Yi said sternly.

"These four pieces of Thunder Attraction Wood need to be returned."

"Focus on your cultivation."

With that, Xiao Yi sat down and meditated.

The next second, thunder and lightning, carrying a ferocious aura, surged violently towards them.

The might of the thunder, as if it could destroy the heavens and the earth,

even caused Little Star, a Heavenly Star Thunder Crocodile, to show a grave expression.

Boom... Boom... Boom...

Countless explosions sounded.

Lightning, in the form of numerous serpents, struck down from the sky.

Violently striking the four pieces of Thunder Attraction Wood.

And, inevitably, Xiao Yi and Little Star, who were next to the Thunder Attraction Wood, were affected.

Little Star instantly turned red-faced from the thunder, evident that he had sustained minor injuries.

Xiao Yi, however, remained unmoved and unscathed.

Time gradually passed.

The Thunder Attraction Wood, once reconnected with the earth's aura, brought forth new life.

The life force within the wood would gradually trigger.

When the life force was fully triggered, the resulting lightning would be extremely terrifying.

Indeed, after just over ten minutes,

the heavenly thunder became denser and even more ferocious.

Little Star was already spitting blood.

An hour later,

the heavenly thunder had transformed into thick lightning serpents, as if they were swallowing the heavens and the earth.

Little Star could no longer maintain his human form.

He had to immediately revert to his demon beast form.

The body of a demon beast was naturally very strong.

Only by reverting to his demon beast body could Little Star exert his strongest power.

Boom... Boom... Boom...

Xiao Yi's ferocious skin armor was instantly shattered by the heavenly thunder.

In just about ten minutes.

An entire Heavenly Star Thunder Crocodile was blasted until it was charred on the outside and tender on the inside, even exuding an aroma as though it had been 'roasted.'

"Open your mouth," Xiao Yi ordered in a low voice.

He quickly threw several high-grade elixirs into Little Star's mouth.

The power of the elixirs took effect instantly.

Little Star's body, which had been charred and tender, repaired itself with a speed visible to the naked eye.

Before long, it had returned to its original condition.

It must be said, compared to humans, the bodies of demon beasts are incredibly powerful.

This was the greatest advantage of demon beasts.

No wonder, countless years ago, during the Ancient Times, a Martial Arts Supreme expended great effort to create such a heaven-defying technique as the Asura Battle Body.

To let humans also possess the powerful bodies of demon beasts.

Half a day later.

A violent thunderous aura permeated the entire mountain's airspace.

Although the thunder and lightning that struck Little Star tortured it,

it also continuously enhanced its Cultivation.

For the Heavenly Star Thunder Crocodile, this thunder and lightning were nourishing.

Xiao Yi, on the other hand, was unable to absorb this thunderous aura.

He too was cultivating under the heavenly thunder, enduring it directly, using the thunder to temper his body.

He did not use Primordial Power for protection and even took off his Ice Armor.

The rampant thunder and lightning had already shattered his upper garment.

However, the thunder striking the Ice Armor could not harm it at all.

Naturally, Xiao Yi had to take it off.

His robust upper body made his already handsome face look even more charismatic.

Under the barrage of thunder and lightning, it did not harm him in the slightest.

It was as if he was a war god descending from the heavens, bathed in thunder and lightning.

Time passed by minute by minute.

The thunder and lightning did not enhance his Cultivation,

but they continuously tempered his body, constantly enhancing it.

Three days later.

Xiao Yi suddenly stopped cultivating and pulled up the four Thunder Attraction Woods from the ground.

The rolling heavenly thunder in the sky instantly dissipated.

"What's wrong, Master?" Little Star complained.

During these three days, it had benefited immensely.

Although it had suffered greatly, its Cultivation had soared significantly.

Its Cultivation at the Mystic Breakthrough Ninth Layer had broken through to the Earth Origin First Layer.

In just three days, being able to break through to the Earth Origin Realm was truly terrifying.

Of course, this was limited to the fact that Little Star was a Heavenly Star Thunder Crocodile, possessing a trace of the bloodline of an Ancient Thunder Beast, which granted it such extraordinary talent.

Thunder and lightning were its best nourishment.

Of course, that alone was not enough.

Under that terrifying heavenly thunder, even Little Star could not endure for an hour.

It relied on the large quantity of high-grade healing elixirs that Xiao Yi provided.

Only this allowed Little Star's demon beast body to continuously recover from damage and keep going.

In short, the combination of these two elements resulted in Little Star's terrifyingly fast cultivation speed.

Another point.

Xiao Yi's body also underwent noticeable changes.

His Physical Strength at the Earth Origin Ninth Layer, although not breaking through, had also grown considerably stronger.

The last time he clashed with Master Xue, he obtained a large number of high-level Demon Beast Essence Blood from his Qiankun Bag.

Afterwards, he had no opportunity to obtain too advanced Demon Beast Essence Blood.

The cultivation of the Asura Battle Body paused temporarily, and his Physical Strength naturally did not improve much.

This time, however, through the use of Thunder Attraction Wood and summoning heavenly thunder, he did enhance his Physical Strength somewhat.

The reason Xiao Yi withdrew the Thunder Attraction Wood now

was because he distinctly felt something was amiss with his Demon Hunting Order.

On the master token, he clearly sensed unusual movements on the subtokens carried by the Xiao Family members.

Whoosh, Xiao Yi's figure flashed, instantly controlling the air and leaving.

In just ten minutes, he had already returned to the Xiao Family.

Indeed, as he thought, someone was targeting the Xiao Family.

At that moment, the Xiao Family was being surrounded by thousands of unfamiliar Martial Artists.

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Second update.