Chapter 324: The Effects of the Centennial Thunderfruit

Chapter 324: The Effects of the Centennial Thunderfruit

At the bottom of the lake.

With the burst of Jiang Ning's Water Control Technique, the lake water surged,,,, instantly gaining control over the electric eel's lightning power.

"Lord!" The voice of the ancient turtle echoed from behind.

Jiang Ning couldn't help a slight laugh.

He saw fit the ancient turtle vanishishly disappeared from beneath his feet.

He couldn't help but feel somewhat amused by the ancient turtle's current display, wondering how it dared to fight the electric eel, which had left it riddled with injuries all over its body.

Meanwhile,

The surrounding lake water instantly converged and compressed around the electric eel, forcing massive amounts of water into its body through its mouth.

The lake's water, dense due to its depth, became even heavier under Jiang Ning's control, causing the pressure to increase from all directions.

The electric eel's bones began to creak under the immense pressure, its massive body twisting.

Water rushed into the electric eel's body through its mouth, rapidly flooding every part of it.

The once formidable electric eel's eyes instantly revealed a deep sense of despair.

Its eyes rolled, looking towards the Thunderfruit Tree, focusing on the ripe Thunderfruit at the treetop, revealing an intense regret.

"Ten days, another ten days, and it would be good!"

"The most it would take ten days. That would be a centennial spirit fruit, enough to increase my Dao Virtue by three hundred years, possessing the Dao Virtue of five hundred years. How could I end up powerless like this?"

The electric eel's eyes were now filled with deep regret.

In less than a breath's time, it lost all resistance, its gaze gradually dimming.

After another two breaths,

Crack—Crack—

The continuous sound of breaking bones echoed from within the electric eel's body.

The previously formidable giant electric eel now had its vitality dissipate.

"Lord... This..." The ancient turtle was momentarily stunned.

Jiang Ning moved, standing before the electric eel.

The last vestiges of life in the giant electric eel now completely drained, its eyes dull and lifeless.

Jiang Ning had intended to kill the electric eel all along.

He also wanted to verify a hypothesis.

In the next moment,

A flash of light from his blade, a long cold blade appeared in his hand.

He then activated the Celestial Eye between his brows, aiding with his spiritual power.

The intricate structure inside the electric eel's body appeared in his pupils and mind.

After his observation,

Jiang Ning thrust the long blade into the electric eel's head, and with a forceful strike, the eel's body and bones separated.

Like a butcher dissecting a cow, the giant head of the electric eel was separated by Jiang Ning, but without damaging the bone structure.

A moment later,

"Indeed!"

Jiang Ning's expression brightened.

He swung his long blade repeatedly, the blade's light flashing, slicing the electric eel's flesh and blood like cutting tofu.

quickly.

A piece of bone from the electric eel's head was exposed in front of Jiang Ning.

On that palm-sized bone, intricate patterns were densely laid out.

And on this bone, occasional flashes of a faint purple arc, the patterns filled with bone's interior with a faint purple current.

Seeing this bone, a strand of spirit power fell into the Infinite Ring in his hand.

Then, the piece of tiger bone he had obtained from Hong Minghu appeared in his hand.

Comparing the two, Jiang Ning was convinced.

Though the patterns were different, it was clear they had the same properties.

"According to Hong Minghu,"

"Certain powerful beings can nurture special patterns within their bones, known as Divine Runesthese patterns contain the rules and principles of heaven and earth."

"With these help patterns, these powerful beings can carry out terrifying slaughter techniques."

"Thus, the electric eel's talent to control lightning, its ability to control lightning, due to these patterns within its bones."

"Speaking the pattern as the manifestation of the rules of lightning, it should be the rules of Dao."

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pattern of lightning current, and control lightning."

"The patterns of the rules of heaven and earth, these patterns must be the Divine Runes, but story, focusing on the intricate patterns within the bone.

His gaze fell upon the bone containing the Lightning Runes.

After two breaths, he closed his eyes, looking towards the ancient turtle."

The ancient turtle, instantly raised his head, focusing on Jiang Ning.

who had just transformed the Thunderfruit Tree, witnessing the electric eel's demise in a it felt like a sense of control over the electric eel. instantly exceeding the water pressure.

lightning within it lake.

electric turtle's body.

"Your water control technique, it me feel the feel that your pressure,"'s my control over the electric eel's movement, it saw the fight of the Thunder turtle power, water pressure lightning lightning lightning lightning, lightning control, patterns, lightning Runes.

Now, it lightning patterns, within the bones.

the potential to lightning control, evident.

the patterns to be fully realized.

"The water turtle lightning within the patterns, Lightning current, the lightning control technique, and the patterns within the bones gave the ancient turtle the potential to control lightning."

"By looking the lightning patterns within the bones, approval. the lightning power's control over the electric eel's movements, enhancing the control over lightning."

It seemed magical, but its effects were limited.

One could only control water sources within a few feet around them.

But as Jiang Ning raised his hand, he felt all the lake water around him instantly come under his control.

It had also secretly tried, but no matter how hard it tried, it couldn't gain control over the water nearby, just like an ant trying to shake a towering tree.

At this moment, it realized the true nature of its master.

In an age without gods, this was the very embodiment of water control.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Jiang Ning closed his eyes, casually imagined a dragon, and then envisioned thunder patterns in his mind.

The next moment.

He opened his eyes.

With a raise of his hand.

Crackling—

Thunderous light erupted before him.

Then, he released a palm strike.

He instantly felt something in the surrounding air being triggered, and a thunder carp burst forth from his palm.

The thunder carp was ferocious, surging forward.

The dark lake bottom was instantly illuminated by the thunderous light.

In an instant.

Bolts of lightning erupted from the ground, merging into the thunder carp, causing its body to swell again.

"Oh no—" The ancient turtle saw the thunder carp rushing towards it, spread its limbs, and instantly retracted into its shell.

Then, the thunder carp brushed past its head and crashed into the nearby rock pillar.

The rock pillar, like a sponge, instantly swallowed the thunder carp without a sound.

Seeing this, Jiang Ning's eyes revealed a hint of surprise.

"This place is not suitable for a long stay!" he thought to himself.

After witnessing these wondrous phenomena, he couldn't help but realize that this place was not ordinary and might hold some earth-shattering secrets.

But he had no intention of digging deeper.

He didn't want to become a curious cat that got itself killed.

Based on his understanding from books, this world was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

His current strength might make him a notable figure in Luo Water County or even Dongling Prefecture.

But in the Great Xia, it was nothing.

In the grand river of history, he was not even a ripple.

These wondrous phenomena might be connected to some ancient secrets.

Just like the Dark Lotus Mother he had encountered before.

Through their conversation, he knew that the Dark Lotus Mother was no ordinary figure in ancient times.

At this thought.

His gaze fell upon the three fruits on the Thunderfruit Tree.

Just then.

His eyes narrowed.

He focused on the Thunderfruit at the top of the tree.

He remembered that the Thunderfruit had condensed nine lightning imprints, indicating it had grown on the tree for ninety years.

Now, the nine lightning imprints had transformed into a single lightning pattern, running through the entire fruit.

The appearance of the lightning pattern meant that the Thunderfruit's medicinal power had undergone a qualitative change.

Only a centennial Thunderfruit would condense a lightning pattern.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ning's breathing quickened.

For any heavenly treasures, a ten, hundred, or thousand-year growth would result in a qualitative increase in power.

The enhancement was not as simple as a one-plus-one equation but rather an exponential increase.

The next moment.

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Jiang Ning's figure flashed, moving like a dragon swimming through water.

In an instant, he arrived before the Thunderfruit Tree.

With a stretch of his hand, the centennial Thunderfruit fell into his grasp.

As he held it, he saw a burst of crackling static electricity, causing his palm to tingle slightly.

It wasn't until a couple of breaths later that the electric light faded.

Seeing this.

A smile appeared on Jiang Ning's face.

With the centennial Thunderfruit in hand, his heart was filled with excitement.

The Thunderfruit contained the power of thunder.

It could temper the organs, enhancing one's power.

A decade's worth of Thunderfruit would, on average, increase one's power by a year for every additional ten years of medicinal potency.

The ninety-year-old Thunderfruit could increase one's power by nine years.

And this was just the average.

Jiang Ning believed that with his innate skeleton and talent, coupled with the repeated tempering of the Imperial Elixir, his absorption efficiency would surpass the average.

In other words, the power increase from the ninety-year-old Thunderfruit could easily exceed ten years.

What did this mean?

A century's worth of accumulation for a fifth-stage inner fortitude realm martial artist couldn't compare to a single ninety-year-old Thunderfruit.

Not to mention that just now, the ninety-year-old Thunderfruit had transformed into a centennial Thunderfruit at some point.

Its effects were undoubtedly extraordinary.

If sold, such a wondrous item could fetch several hundred thousand or even a million taels of silver.

However, such thoughts were far from his mind.

Thirty years of cultivation, his inner breath was like the vast ocean.

Sixty years of cultivation, his inner breath was like an abyss.

His cultivation had already surpassed forty years prior.

Now, with this centennial Thunderfruit, his accumulated power reached the equivalent of sixty years, a perfect ten out of ten.

Such an enhancement was not something that could be bought with mere wealth.

Afterward, he plucked the remaining two Thunderfruits from the tree, one fifty years old and the other twenty years old.

Upon completing this task, his figure flashed, and he arrived on the back of the ancient turtle.

"Old Turtle, let's go!" Jiang Ning spoke.

"I'm holding it in, I'm not a turtle!" The ancient turtle grumbled, turning its head back with longing in its eyes, gazing at the enormous electric eel beside the Thunderfruit Tree.

Only then did Jiang Ning realize what was happening.

The previous White Dragon Fish, not yet transformed into a demon, had brought him significant benefits, let alone this electric eel that had already become a demon.

With this thought, he raised his hand and beckoned.

The lake water surged, carrying the massive electric eel towards him.

Jiang Ning grabbed the electric eel and said, "Let's leave first. I'll let you eat meat once we're out of here."

"Yes, Lord!" The ancient turtle became instantly excited.

Demonic beings possessed incredibly strong physical bodies, and their flesh and blood were highly nourishing for their kind.

Hearing Jiang Ning's words, the ancient turtle was immediately motivated.

A moment later, the man and the turtle arrived at a sandy land covered in aquatic plants.

Jiang Ning threw the electric eel's head towards the ancient turtle, letting it eat on the side.

As for the remaining fish meat, he intended to take it back.

The six-meter-long body had already transformed into a demonic being.

This fish meat was highly nourishing for him, let alone ordinary people.

Naturally, he wanted to take it back.

After placing the enormous electric eel aside, Jiang Ning took out the Thunderfruit from the Infinite Ring.

"Twenty-year-old fruit!"

Seeing the two lightning imprints on the Thunderfruit's surface, he instantly knew its age.

"I wonder how much this twenty-year-old Thunderfruit will enhance my cultivation."

To achieve this, Jiang Ning took a bite of the Thunderfruit's shell.

Crack!

With a crisp sound, a large chunk of fruit flesh was bitten off by his firm teeth.

Pitter-patter!

At that moment, Jiang Ning also heard the fine sounds coming from his mouth, like static electricity on a winter day, causing his lips to tingle.

"Ordinary people truly don't have the privilege to enjoy such good things."

Feeling the tingling in his mouth, he couldn't help but sigh.

For him, it was merely a mild electric current, but for ordinary people, it would be a shocking strike that could cause injury.

After a few more bites, the twenty-year-old Thunderfruit entered his stomach.

Immediately, he sat cross-legged at the bottom of the lake.

He circulated his qi and blood, and his stomach began to churn.

In an instant, he felt the fine electricity erupting from his stomach, accompanied by a warm flow entering his five organs and six entrails.

Experiencing this change, Jiang Ning suddenly recalled the secret technique, the Forge Pill Technique.

The Forge Pill Technique transformed the body into a furnace, using qi and blood as fuel to refine pills within the body.

With this secret technique, not only could one increase the absorption rate of pills, but also reduce the accumulation of toxic substances and purify the medicinal power.

After all, medicine was three parts poison.

Let's give it a try! His mind stirred.

In his mind's eye, he visualized a furnace.

Boom!

His qi and blood instantly began to burn fiercely.

Red light emerged from his body, and waves of heat erupted from within.

The ancient turtle, witnessing this scene, showed a hint of astonishment in its eyes.

Then, it threw a piece of electric eel meat towards Jiang Ning.

After just a few breaths, it saw that the color of the meat had changed, transforming from a slightly transparent jelly-like state to a solid white form.

"Is this for real?"

It was stunned and quietly retreated a few zhang away.

It certainly didn't want to end up as a pot of turtle soup.

As a turtle with aspirations and ambitions, it only wished to become a thousand-year-old great demon and condense its demon core.

After retreating to a safe distance, it continued gnawing on the enormous electric eel's head.

On the other side, Jiang Ning, being deep at the bottom of the lake, caused the surrounding lake water to be in a state of prohibition.

At this moment, due to the intense heat radiating from his body, the nearby lake water began to churn, as if reaching a boiling state.

At the same time, Jiang Ning felt the Thunderfruit within him instantly refine into a pure energy that erupted within his body, spreading through his organs.

(End of Chapter)

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