Shi Lang sensed something when his body was gushing with energy. He opened his eyes and found the clouds thundering with golden lightning flicking among them. He looked around and found that Elder Yu was taking everyone back.
Shi Lang stretched his body, issuing cracks, and the Terran said, “What are you waiting for? Come at me.”
The lightning seemed to be waiting to hear these words and rushed down from the skies. The streak of lightning looked like an angry python opening its mouth to grab the neck of its prey.
Shi Lang did not back off. He smiled and channeled his cultivation sutra to the fastest speed possible. It was an instant when the streak collided with him. Shi Lang could absorb some of the lightning, but the impact threw him away from the initial spot. The terran shook his head and cleared his dazed mind before he mumbled, “The tribulation of the upper realm is tougher than the tribulation of the lower realm.”
The second streak of lightning was upon him before he had time to recollect himself. Gritting his teeth, the terran braced for the impact. Just as he predicted, this streak of lightning was twice stronger than the first streak. Shi Lang slid back on the ground for ten meters as his feet left trails this time.
The grooves were a few inches deep. Shi Lang ran his cultivation sutra and absorbed all the residual energy inside his body. The young man did not let go of a single shred of energy to waste. He knew that for someone who practiced the lightning attribute, the essence of heavenly lightning was a priceless treasure.
This essence will play a huge role in refining his lightning spirit energy to the next level. Just when he wanted to absorb more of this heavenly lightning, he sensed that the quality improvement was diminishing the quantity of spirit energy in his body.
Shi Lang smiled. The inscription on the core and the soul bought him a huge advantage. His body was always refining the spirit energy, and it was also absorbing spirit energy from nature and converting it to lightning attribute spirit energy.
The joy of this discovery did not last long when the third streak fell on his body, and all the energy contained inside the streak infiltrated his body and began to reap his body to shreds. Shi Lang did not have the time to expel this energy inside his body, so he decided to refine it.
His body’s essence was higher than ever if he did not tame or expel it. His body will slowly swell up and then explode like a balloon. The refining will take time, but it will bring him many benefits, and expelling will free him from the pair and waste some of his potentials.
Shi Lang was crueler to himself; how could he let this go away? So, gritting his teeth, Shi Lang tolerated the pain throughout his body.
The dark clouds gradually faded away as he was busy refining the energy in his body. The terran fell to the ground and silently absorbed the energy traveling through his body. 𝑂𝑽𝐥xt.𝓬𝗈𝐌
Shi Ning took the array plate from her storage pouch and wanted to dispel the barrier when the Elder said, “You should not hurry. The surrounding is filled with the residue of the heavenly lightning.”
Shi Ning was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. She was worried about his health. His body was covered with cracked flesh, and golden sparks were leaking out from the openings. She asked, “Elder, what is going on with him?”
Elder Yu shook his head and said, “I have no idea, but it seemed that he had absorbed too much divine lightning essence and is trying to refine it. However, it is not that easy for anyone to refine it.”
Shi Ning sighed, and Tian Longjian said, “Is it that hard? Then why did he do it?”
Elder Yu replied, “To gain strength, one needs to suffer. However, seeking to suffer from various kinds of trauma without thought will do you no good. If you cannot maintain your consciousness throughout the situation, you will go insane. Worse, you might end up disabled if you are not careful. Do not try to be a daredevil, your highness.”
Tian Longjian and Tian Lingxue nodded and watched the scene unfold. Shi Lang was squirming on the ground, and his body was glowing slightly. This was the sign that the heavenly lightning essence was assimilating with his body.
Shi Lang lay on the ground for a few hours before he stood up. His body had healed, and he was breathing heavily. He looked around and waved his hand to Shi Ning, who removed the barrier and shot to meet him. The girl checked him everywhere and asked, “Are you okay?”
Shi Lang nodded with a calm smile on his face and spotted Elder Yu and the rest. He greeted the old man who asked, “Young Friend Shi, you are truly a marvel. I wondered for a second, if you could still endure such horrendous torture.”
Shi Lang smiled and said, “This is what cultivation means, to break the shackles placed on oneself and defy the heavens.”
Elder Yu nodded, and Tian Longjian said, “Would you like to spar with me after this?”
Shi Lang shook his head and said, “I would like to spar with Bai Hu. I need to gain a better understanding of my new strength. I cannot risk hurting you.”
Tian Longjian thought about it and said, “Very well. I will call Bai Hu over. Then you can fight him, and when you are done, allow me to spar with you.”
Shi Lang nodded slightly and found the third Princess looking to the side. He thought for a few minutes and then realized the girl was shy to look at him with a bare torso. Shi Lang said, “Pardon my manners.”
He removed a set of robes from his space ring and put on blue ones. The Princess replied with a shake of her head. Shi Lang sighed internally, ‘This girl…’
He said, “Shall we go back? I need to return to TianXue city as well. I have been away for far too long. I want to bid farewell to the people before I go to the Spirit Heart sect.”
Elder Yu nodded and said, “Let’s go.”
The group moved back to the palace, and Shi Lang bathed before he went to the training field. Bai Hu was already waiting for him there with a spear.
The young man smiled and said, “Aha! I see young master Shi has climbed to the realm of the immortal soul.”
Shi Lang smiled faintly and replied, “Thank you, Brother Bai.”
Bai Hu waved his head and said, “Come on, let us see what you have gained from all that torment.”
The two people stood ten meters apart, and soon they began fighting. Initially, the attacks were made with some conservation, and gradually the intensity increased.
Since the two were learning from each other, they decided to hold back a few cards. However, the way Shi Lang was facing Bai Hu’s spear with his bare hands and was only defensively countering the man and pushing the latter back with the impact was shocking.
Elder Yu did not say anything out loud, but he could tell that Shi Lang would leave his mark on this world. After the spar, Shi Lang had a quick meal with the people and decided to leave for Tianxue City.
Shi Ning joined him, and the two people bade their farewell to the King and the Fourth Prince before they left the capital. The distance was not much, but it still took them a few days to reach the city. On the way, they fought with a few bandits and cleaned up the region in no more than ten minutes.
When entering the city, the masses recognized Shi Lang and Shi Ning and cheered for Shi Lang and Shi Ning. The streets were filled with smiling pedestrians at the same time. Shi Ning asked someone, “Uncle, why are you cheering for us?”
The man replied, “Do you not know? A few days ago, the Shi Family was rewarded by His Majesty with a royal crest. This means that the royal family is your backer.”
Shi Ning was surprised, and looking at Shi Lang, the two people moved through the city quickly. When they reached the Shi Family Manor, they found a big golden crest hanging over the top of the main door.
When the two people stood in front of the gate, looking at the situation when the guards at the gate recognized them and immediately yelled, “We have seen the Young Master. We have seen the Young Miss.”
Shi Ning nodded and said, “Let us pass.”
The guards stepped back and gave them the way. Shi Lang and Shi Ning moved inside the manor with their horses, and the military guards followed them. The servants recognized the two, delivering the news directly to the elders.
