Chapter 58 Fierce Battle
"Explode!"
Without hesitation, Feng Zichen detonated the Heaven and Earth Furnace above his head. Instantly, immense power erupted, forcing back the lightning.
from all directions. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Feng Zichen merged with the void and sped forward. Rumble! Endless lightning within the Thunder Swamp instantly reconverged, blasting him out of the void.
"So powerful!" Startled
, Feng Zichen's five energies surged, forming a five-emperor canopy that enveloped him with a hum, blocking all the lightning and attacks coming from all directions.
The canopy trembled violently, shattered by the lightning surging from all directions, and countless bolts of lightning poured down on him, instantly leaving numerous charred wounds on his body!
"This is only the fourth level of the Thunder Swamp, yet its power is already so strong. How terrifying will the next five levels of the Thunder Swamp be!"
With a sigh, Feng Zichen knew that passive defense was not a solution and decided to take the initiative. With a swift grab, the shattered Five Elements Qi coalesced again, transforming into the Five Emperors' Handprint to block the incoming lightning.
Then, Feng Zichen used a secret technique to draw upon the starlight of the heavens. Instantly, five beams of starlight of different colors traversed layers of space to arrive, empowering the Five Emperors' Handprint.
Empowered by the starlight, the Five Emperors' Handprint's power greatly increased. With each swing, the Five Elements Sacred Beasts accompanied it, extinguishing all the lightning within several miles of Feng Zichen.
However, before Feng Zichen could even breathe a sigh of relief, seemingly enraged by his actions, even more lightning converged from the four layers of the lightning swamp, instantly shattering the Five Emperors' Handprint.
"Not good!"
Seeing the situation was dire, Feng Zichen immediately mobilized all his magical power, unleashing the great divine power of Star Shift. The next moment, time reversed, and everything returned to its original state. The incoming lightning receded, the Five Emperors' Handprint reappeared, and everything returned to what it was a moment before.
"Huff! Huff!"
Under the Five Emperors' Great Handprint, Feng Zichen's face was pale, and he was panting heavily. With his current strength, forcibly using the Star Shift and Time Reversal had almost drained all his magical power.
After a moment, Feng Zichen recovered some magical power. With a thought, he transformed the Five Emperors' Great Handprint into the Five Elements Qi and withdrew it into his body.
After what had just happened, Feng Zichen had realized that these lightning bolts had a ripple effect. Unless he could withstand the power of the entire Fourfold Thunder Swamp, he could only passively defend and could not take the initiative to attack.
Sure enough, as Feng Zichen withdrew the Five Emperors' Great Handprint, the power of the lightning weakened considerably. Although it still hurt when it struck his body, it was still within his body's tolerance range.
Moreover, while the lightning struck his body, it also carried Yin and Yang Creation Qi, which would slowly change his body, prompting it to transform into the Pangu Dao Body.
Lightning entering the body is a mixed blessing. If one can withstand it, it is a great fortune; if one cannot, one will die, and everything will be in vain.
"However, being struck by lightning like this isn't a solution!" Feng Zichen looked at his naked body with some frustration.
Since refusing Ziwei Star's attack, Ziwei Star had taken away the Three Treasures of Ziwei. Without the Purple Ribbon Star Robe, Feng Zichen had woven a robe from starlight to cover himself.
However, how could such a low-quality robe withstand the surging lightning? It had long since turned to ashes under the bombardment of the lightning.
A burst of brilliant divine light enveloped Feng Zichen's body. At the same time, runes danced, recondensing the Heaven and Earth Furnace within his body.
Once the Heaven and Earth Furnace appeared, it immediately released a suction force, absorbing and refining all the lightning power within him, replenishing his physical body and healing the injuries inflicted by the lightning.
Unfortunately, as Feng Zichen continued deeper into the furnace, the power of the lightning grew increasingly stronger. The speed at which the Heaven and Earth Furnace refined the lightning gradually couldn't keep up with the speed of its destruction. Scorch marks began to appear on his body.
At this moment, Feng Zichen remained calm. Instead, he activated the Primordial Dao Bell, plunging himself into a state of enlightenment, slowly comprehending his own changes and exploring the principles of Yin and Yang. Using this as a foundation, he continuously altered the structure of the Heaven and Earth Furnace, strengthening its power.
As time passed, the Heaven and Earth Furnace gradually revealed the Daoist essence of Yin and Yang, its power multiplying. No matter how much lightning surged into Feng Zichen's body, he could absorb and refine it all, replenishing his physical form.
Thus, braving the boundless lightning, Feng Zichen, over a hundred years, traversed forests of lightning trees, crossed rivers formed from lightning, and scaled steep lightning mountains, finally arriving at the fifth level of the Thunder Swamp.
"Roar!"
The fifth level of the Thunder Swamp presented a completely different scene. Here, lightning transformed into various creatures, attacking Feng Zichen.
A dragon stood upright, its feet and tail supporting its weight, its eyes like two fiery suns. With a single breath, boundless lightning engulfed Feng Zichen.
Feng Zichen reached out and grabbed, summoning the Zichen Sword. He unleashed endless sword light, extinguishing the lightning.
Then, he swung the sword again, a dazzling sword light appearing, interwoven with endless starlight. Instantly, the dragon's body split in two, dissipating into lightning.
"Roar! Roar! Roar!"
Sensing the anomaly, powerful lightning beasts appeared, charging towards Feng Zichen.
Feng Zichen showed no mercy, wielding the Zichen Sword and unleashing a torrent of sword light to meet the numerous lightning beasts.
This layer of the lightning swamp was teeming with countless lightning beasts. There was only one way to pass through this layer: kill! He fought his way through the encirclement of the lightning beasts, carving a path straight to the sixth layer of lightning swamp.
Feng Zichen swept his sword horizontally, blocking the lightning bolt shot by a lightning tiger. With a backhand flick, a flash of sword light appeared, slaying a lightning wolf that pounced on him.
With another movement, a cold glint flashed, accompanied by starlight, and several more thunder beasts shattered, dissipating into lightning. However, after the thunder beasts vanished, a wisp of Yin-Yang Creation Qi emerged and flew into Feng Zichen's body.
"Eh! Killing thunder beasts has such benefits!" Seeing this, Feng Zichen was overjoyed.
The Yin-Yang Creation Qi entering his body caused his physical body to develop various mysteries, and Daoist charm naturally arose. How could Feng Zichen not be delighted!
Having found his motivation, Feng Zichen's sword light became even sharper. With flashes of sword light, he slashed down the endless waves of thunder beasts. He even actively pounced on the thunder beasts, spinning repeatedly among the beast horde, slashing in all directions.
"Sacrifice!"
Feng Zichen suddenly roared, sweeping his sword horizontally. The sword light instantly expanded, transforming into a giant sword a thousand miles long, sweeping forward with one strike, cleaving countless thunder beasts in half at the waist, instantly shattering them.
The sword light did not disappear after slaying the thunder beasts. Instead, it shattered, transforming into 365 sword lights, crisscrossing and enveloping all directions, annihilating the thunder beast.
In this battle against the thunder beast, Feng Zichen did not use any supernatural powers but focused solely on using the Zhou Tian Sword Technique. He intended to use this opportunity to hone the Zhou Tian Sword Technique. The Zhou Tian Sword Technique was created by him after observing the Zhou Tian stars; it contains the principles of the Zhou Tian stars and can be broken down into countless sword techniques.
Although its current power is not strong, its potential is limitless, and it could easily serve as a sect-defending technique.
(End of Chapter)