Level up is hard? I can Directly Purchase infinite Levels!-Chapter 65: Specialization in Thunder-based Skills

After mastering the ability to control lightning, Raine indeed possessed the means to direct the lightning elements.

He could attempt to reduce the intensity of the lightning in the edge area of the thunder pool, making it bearable for his team to endure and use for body tempering.

Raine was speaking when he noticed that everyone was looking at him with complicated expressions.

"What’s wrong?"

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Raine asked, puzzled.

"No, no problem."

Paul forced out a smile.

The others only curled their lips, wanting to laugh but unable to.

They had only seen Raine’s overwhelming combat power, but had not witnessed the unimaginable cost behind it.

Unless they personally came here to experience it, they could never understand the pain of flesh and bone being torn apart.

Perhaps for Raine, who had already grown accustomed to it, this was just part of his daily body-tempering routine.

But witnessing this torturous environment firsthand filled everyone with an indescribable shock, and their admiration for Raine deepened.

"Please handle the Blackwater Aegis training for everyone, Uncle Kyle," Raine said, looking at the experienced Kyle.

He himself needed to focus on improving as well.

He needed to quickly master the new combat techniques he had obtained.

Kyle nodded in agreement.

His plan was to wait until most of the team had mastered the basics of Blackwater Aegis before attempting to use the Black Waterfall for body tempering.

Kyle, Gore, Matthew, Pros, and others had already mastered the basics, so they could lead the way, entering the waterfall for the next phase of tempering, setting an example for the others.

However, the terrifying impact of the hundred-meter Black Waterfall was certainly frightening.

After Kyle, Gore, and Matthew braved the waterfall, they immediately let out painful roars as they were violently knocked out by the water infused with dark energy, looking disheveled.

This sight made the new team members’ scalps tingle and their hearts shiver.

Fortunately, the results of this extreme tempering were highly significant!

After just one attempt, the team’s bodies began to show more turtle-shell-like patterns, marking their entry into the Blackwater Aegis.

Their body strength, power, and resistance to impact visibly improved.

After repeated trials, gradually adapting and increasing their endurance time, they could clearly see the path to becoming stronger.

This boosted the confidence of the rest of the team.

Meanwhile, Raine focused on his own improvement.

At night, he ventured into more dangerous areas of the mountains to hunt alien beasts. Between battles, he consumed potions that helped increase his rank.

During the day, he concentrated on studying the various combat technique scrolls he had obtained.

He currently prioritized learning the most powerful techniques that were highly compatible with his thunder abilities.

The techniques he was focusing on included Thousand Thunders, Judgment Spear, Void Thunder, and the enhancement of Thunder Arbiter.

Thousand Thunders allowed him to manipulate the thunder elements, transforming them into birds of lightning filled with destructive power for large-scale attacks.

At higher levels, it could instantly condense thousands of thunderbirds and fuse them into one, releasing an overwhelming burst of power.

Void Thunder was a skill that could invoke the might of the thunder in the heavens, creating an endless wave of Thunder Light that radiated from him in all directions, destroying everything within its range.

Raine had already experienced its power during a battle with Bruce.

If it hadn’t been for his Obsidian Golem body absorbing the blows and finding an opportunity to counterattack, the outcome would have been disastrous.

Judgment Spear allowed Raine to use his own energy to communicate and condense the violent thunder elements from the heavens, forming a lightning spear with the destructive power of divine punishment.

One prerequisite for mastering this skill was to have some degree of affinity or control over the thunder attribute, which Raine already possessed.

The most powerful technique, Thunder Arbiter, was similar in concept to the Grandmaster-level Godform, but with a key difference.

Thunder Arbiter condensed into a giant god-like figure made purely of thunder energy, which could then wield the many powerful skills documented in the art, such as Thunder God’s Command and Thunder Mastery.

Raine was not in a hurry to immediately enhance Thunder Arbiter, choosing instead to focus on deepening his understanding of the technique.

First, because the technique was currently at a critical point and required a strong lightning environment to break through to the second star.

The core of the thunder pool, though powerful, still posed a significant threat to Raine, and it was not yet sufficient for a breakthrough.

Second, he was preparing for when he might temporarily boost his rank using the system, enabling him to use Thunder Colossus.

As for other elemental combat techniques like Fireburst Ring, they would have to wait until later to be mastered.

...

Meanwhile, while Raine’s team was focused on improving in the Bloodstained Mountains,

in one of the core areas of the human race, Unfallen Bastion.

In a quiet stone loft, a young girl dressed in simple silver leather armor stood anxiously outside a bedroom.

Outside, Steelbreaker Richard and a few other stoic figures stood respectfully.

They seemed to look toward a towering figure inside the room, almost involuntarily.

The figure exuded no visible aura of power, but just sitting there, he carried an immense, mountain-like pressure!

All of his attention was focused on the woman lying on the bed.

"Cough..."

After a long time,

Arlis slowly awoke, letting out a weak cough.

"Arlis is awake!"

The silver-armored girl hurried forward, carefully helping her sit up.

"Where... where is this?"

Arlis weakly asked, her blue eyes filled with confusion.

"Sister, this is Unfallen Bastion. We’re home."

The girl quickly explained.

At that moment, Arlis’s gaze landed on the silent figure standing beside the bed.

"Father?"

"How do you feel, Arlis?"

The commander, Philippe, asked calmly.

Arlis immediately focused on her condition. After a moment, she sighed with relief.

"My injuries have stabilized and are slowly healing... the other wounds aren’t serious either."

"Wait!"

Suddenly, she remembered something and urgently asked.

"What about that soldier... the one who saved me?"

Although her consciousness had been fuzzy at the time, she vaguely remembered the situation.

Several brutal alien beast lords had surrounded her, and Bruce from Thunderclan and other geniuses were closing in, filled with murderous intent...

It was a near-certain death trap!

So why was she now back home safe?

What about the soldier who carried her to escape?

"Who?"

Philippe’s gaze tightened.

Arlis struggled to recall, speaking in broken sentences.

"I was being chased by Bruce and a group of alien races geniuses, and I escaped into a mountain range..."

"Finally, there was a soldier wearing patrol uniform armor who carried me away, but we were blocked by alien beasts, and then Bruce’s group caught up. After that... I can’t remember."

She furrowed her brow.

The more she tried to recall, the more vague her memories became.

All she could remember was the bloodied military uniform and a vague outline of a side profile.

"...I don’t know his name."

Her voice carried a hint of regret and worry.