Soul Emperor Martial God-Chapter 781: Difficult Progress

Swoosh... Swoosh... Swoosh...

Xiao Yi’s figure continuously darted through the dense thunder.

Despite the intense and astonishing presence of the thunder and lightning, it couldn’t touch him in the slightest.

Xiao Yi’s primary target was the Wind Thunder Holy Fruit a kilometer away.

As for the hundred Wind Thunder Fruits several hundred meters away, he planned to collect them later during his escape.

In just a few seconds, Xiao Yi had already covered several hundred meters.

The exquisite technique of Wandering Cloud Kill Step was perfectly demonstrated under Xiao Yi’s feet.

Again, just a few seconds passed, but this time, Xiao Yi’s speed abruptly decreased.

Simply because he had reached beyond five hundred meters.

The density, speed, and power of the thunder and lightning suddenly intensified.

Not just slightly, it increased more than tenfold all at once.

Boom...

A bolt of lightning struck him squarely.

Xiao Yi instantly felt a numbing pain.

Of course, he wasn’t injured, for the Asura Battle Body endowed him with unparalleled physical strength.

In fact, what he had told Lei Hu before, that he would dodge if he could and wouldn’t forcibly withstand it, was just a jest.

The real reason was that the previous lightning had been too weak.

It nearly had no effect on tempering his body.

Thus, he preferred dodging them.

But within this range, the thunder and lightning were not only incredibly powerful but also largely effective.

"Hmm?" Suddenly, Xiao Yi frowned again.

Simply because after moving just a few more meters forward, the power of the thunder and lightning increased yet again.

After forcibly advancing a hundred meters, Xiao Yi’s expression had already become ugly.

Inside the Thunder Pool, from the edge to a radius of five thousand meters, there seemed to be a boundary.

Surpassing this five-thousand-meter distance, moving forward made the increase in the power of thunder and lightning much greater than before.

Xiao Yi recalled that the Thunder Gang Battle Body Cultivation Technique cultivated by Lei Hu was an extremely strong Body Cultivation Skill.

Moreover, it was of the Thunder Attribute, matching the aura of this place.

Logically, with his strength, he should have been able to proceed further.

It must be because five thousand meters is a boundary; beyond this distance, the increase in the power of the thunder and lightning would be much more substantial than before.

This was why Lei Hu stopped at five thousand meters.

Just the hundred meters that Xiao Yi had just forcibly advanced showed that approximately every ten meters, the power of the thunder and lightning would double.

Such frequent and significant increases.

No wonder Xiao Yi’s expression also turned ugly.

Normally, a distance of about a kilometer would be covered by him in an instant.

Now, this kilometer seemed incredibly difficult to traverse.

The Thunder Pool, as the most dangerous place within the Wind Thunder Dangerous Land, lived up to its reputation.

Of course, Xiao Yi himself had exceptional skills, and while the thunder and lightning considerably slowed him down, they couldn’t stop his advance.

In a short while, Xiao Yi had moved forward five hundred meters.

"Half the distance left," Xiao Yi squinted his eyes.

The remaining five hundred meters were even more difficult than before.

Xiao Yi’s speed also suddenly dropped again, slowing down several times more than before.

Xiao Yi’s footsteps flickered, either dodging the thunder strikes or forcibly withstanding some.

He hadn’t expected the remaining distance to be so challenging.

Luckily, he had been cautious earlier and had not taken the hundred Wind Thunder Fruits first.

Otherwise, harvesting the Wind Thunder Fruits might trigger some disturbances, and the Wind Thunder Winged Lion deep within the Thunder Pool would surely notice.

At that time, he wouldn’t have had the chance to collect that Wind Thunder Holy Fruit.

It was better to pick the Wind Thunder Holy Fruit first later, and then as he doubled back, the power of the lightning would diminish, allowing him to escape at the fastest speed.

And he would collect those hundred Wind Thunder Fruits during his escape.

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

The dense thunder and lightning filled the entire surrounding area.

Deep blue lightning bolts descended from the sky, raging wildly around.

Xiao Yi darted through them.

Another hundred meters later, Xiao Yi abruptly stopped.

"Something’s wrong," Xiao Yi murmured to himself while releasing several Sword Qi to protect his body.

He was still about four hundred meters away from the Wind Thunder Holy Fruit.

But now, the power of the surrounding thunder and lightning had risen to a level tens of times stronger than before.

Xiao Yi even dared to assert that even a Heavenly Extreme First Layer Martial Artist wouldn’t last long here.

And judging by the current rate of increase, the power doubled every ten meters.

This was almost equivalent to saying, with every hundred meters traversed, one had to endure the thunder with a Cultivation that should at least double.

Here, a Heavenly Extreme First Layer Cultivation could only fend off the attacks momentarily.

Crossing another hundred meters required at least a Heavenly Extreme Second Layer Cultivation.

To completely reach the side of the Wind Thunder Holy Fruit, one needed a Cultivation of at least Heavenly Extreme Fifth Layer or above, it simply couldn’t be done otherwise.

"It’s troublesome," Xiao Yi frowned deeply.

Inside the Thunder Pool, the thunder roared deafeningly and the lightning flickered.

Thus, Xiao Yi needn’t worry about what terrain to traverse.

Even if he sometimes had to endure the thunder directly, causing fighting noises, those fighting noises would be drowned out by the thundering sounds of the Thunder Pool.

There was no need to worry about being discovered by the Wind Thunder Winged Lion deep within.

However, Xiao Yi dared not use the trump cards he had on hand.

Otherwise, no matter whether it was the Wind Saint Pot or the Eight Dragons Burning Fire Furnace, etc.

With different attributes, these would become quite conspicuous under the densely thunder attributed Thunder Pool.

A slight mishap could even lead to disarray in the aura.

That, in turn, would instantly alarm the Wind Thunder Winged Lion deep within the Thunder Pool.

Simply put, there was thunder attribute aura all around, so if there were fire attribute aura, wind attribute aura, etc.

Even a fool would know there was a battle here, indicating trouble.

Not to mention the cunning and fierce demon beasts.

Xiao Yi shook his head, eventually giving up on the idea of using these trump cards.

He could only try to continue forward, and if he could endure it, he would keep moving forward.

If not, he would have no choice but to turn back.

Xiao Yi gritted his teeth, and his figure flickered again.

Indeed, as he had expected, merely advancing about a hundred meters or so made the power of the thunder unbearable for him.

Boom...

A bolt of lightning, traveling at a terrifyingly fast speed, suddenly descended.

Xiao Yi hadn’t even reacted yet and was instantly struck.

His shirt was instantly shattered into powder.

His proudly resilient body was scorched black.

On his shoulder, a bloody hole pierced by the lightning gushed with fresh blood, horribly frightening.

"Whew." Xiao Yi took a deep breath.

He was never one to give up easily.

Enduring the injury, he continued to move forward.

This level of adversity hadn’t yet reached his limit.

Whoosh...whoosh...whoosh...

Xiao Yi began to move swiftly again.

But this time, after only advancing a few dozen meters, he was forced to stop.

The rampant lightning around him flashed abruptly.

A ferocious wound appeared on his chest.

His chest was instantly penetrated by the lightning.

The power of the lightning bolt just now had undoubtedly reached above Heavenly Extreme Third Layer.

"I need to turn back," Xiao Yi shook his head and sighed.

Continuing forward, Xiao Yi had no confidence at all.

However, just as he was about to step back,

A thought suddenly appeared in his mind.

If he could avoid it, only a fool would choose to endure it head-on.

Xiao Yi suddenly remembered these words he had said earlier.

His cold eyes narrowed abruptly.

His deep but bright gaze took another glance at the surrounding thunder and lightning.

In his heart, he remembered the steps he had taken to dodge earlier.

The next second, Xiao Yi’s eyes brightened, "This thunder has a pattern."

Just now, preoccupied with advancing and wary of the thunder, as well as focusing on the Wind Thunder Holy Fruit ahead, he hadn’t thought much about it.

After a brief reflection, Xiao Yi realized that the thunder he had dodged earlier actually had a pattern.

"Not right," Xiao Yi frowned.

This is the Thunder Pool, if it were naturally formed, the rampant thunder would absolutely have no pattern.

If there is a pattern, it proves that some rule force is forcibly driving this thunder.

However, this rule force is extremely mysterious and powerful, making it hard to detect.

And if there is a rule force here, making the thunder here have a discernible pattern, then that means...

"Secret Realm." A look of joy crossed Xiao Yi’s face.

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