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Chapter 66: Heaven's Thunder, the Obedient Hound
Chapter 66: Heaven's Thunder, the Obedient Hound
Qi Yuan, with his perfected Metal Element, possessed an abundance of Golden Qi within his body.
The Golden Qi and Essence Power could be mutually converted. With a thought, a golden flash appeared, and a golden sword materialized in his hand! This sword was formed from the very essence of the Metal Element.
Its edge was unparalleled.
Beside him, Dong Xian witnessed this spectacle, his eyes widening in astonement.
What was this? Could Qi Yuan really have achieved the Sword of Breath? How did he manage it?
Deep within his soul, the Tool Elder seemed to ponder.
"This seems somewhat similar to a Martial Arts Divine Ability."
Qi Yuan, with his Sword of Breath, slowly spoke, "Watch as I use this sword to sever the flying birds in the sky!"
As he said this, he raised the golden sword towards the heavens.
However, at that very moment, a bolt of thunder suddenly descended from the clear sky, striking directly towards Qi Yuan.
On such a clear day, why was there thunder? And why was it targeting him?
This startled Qi Yuan, "Damn, I raised it too high and attracted the thunder."
He quickly waved his hand, discarding the golden sword which fell into the distance.
The thunder instantly struck the sword.
In an instant, the sword shattered, transforming back into Golden Qi and dissipating in the air.
The heavenly thunder also vanished without a trace.
Beside him, Dong Xian was completely dumbfounded by this sight.
What just happened? At that moment, the Tool Elder's voice echoed in his mind.
"It seems Qi Yuan has cultivated some strange forbidden technique, allowing him to achieve the Sword of Breath, but he has incurred heavenly punishment, hence the thunder strike."
"You must never attempt this Sword of Breath," the Tool Elder warned.
Dong Xian instantly understood. He had once read about Heaven's Thunder in the royal archives.
Nowadays, Heaven's Thunder rarely appeared in the mortal realm.
However, cultivating strange forbidden techniques could attract the attention of Heaven's Thunder.
Dong Xian, recalling this, quickly said, "Senior Brother Qi Yuan, you must never attempt this Sword of Breath again. It is a forbidden technique, and Heaven will not tolerate it."
To be honest, Dong Xian was still startled by what had just happened. He feared that Qi Yuan might have been struck dead by the thunder.
Would the Peak Master of Seven-Color Peak still accept him? Meanwhile, the Tool Elder in his mind found the entire situation quite peculiar.
Logically, cultivating forbidden techniques should result in punishment from Heaven's Thunder.
The punishment should be directed at the practitioner.
Qi Yuan had discarded the sword he used for the Sword of Breath, yet Heaven's Thunder only struck the sword and not the person.
Hearing Dong Xian's explanation, Qi Yuan's face showed confusion. "Shouldn't it be because I raised it too high, and the sword, being made of metal, attracted the thunder?
Could it be that this is truly a forbidden technique?"
Beside him, Dong Xian didn't understand the first half of Qi Yuan's words, but he did comprehend the latter half. He emphasized, "Senior Brother Qi Yuan, you must refrain from practicing this technique in the future!"
Dong Xian felt fortunate that he had asked Senior Brother Qi Yuan to demonstrate it first.
If Senior Brother Qi Yuan had shared the cultivation method with him, he might have practiced it blindly and been struck by the thunder before even achieving the Sword of Breath.
The 'Breath Horse' mentioned by Senior Brother Qi Yuan probably meant... that riding a horse wouldn't provide an easy escape from the thunder strike?
"Senior Brother, farewell," Dong Xian bid farewell to Qi Yuan and quickly flew away, distancing himself from the madman.
Indeed, not only was the madman difficult to provoke, but it was also unsafe to stay by his side for too long.
On Seven-Color Peak, Qi Yuan sat on the ground, deep in thought.
The Sword of Breath...
Suddenly, he stood up and attempted the Sword of Breath again.
Heaven's Thunder descended once more without any warning.
Qi Yuan quickly discarded the sword, and the thunder instantly shattered it.
Qi Yuan witnessed this, "It seems it truly is a forbidden technique!"
However, his eyes shone with excitement.
"I am truly a genius, creating yet another divine ability!"
"This divine ability shall be called, 'I am the Father of Heaven's Thunder, and it strikes wherever I point!'"
He condensed another golden sword, and Heaven's Thunder descended once more.
"Strike there!"
As he discarded the sword, the thunder swiftly hit it, destroying the indestructible golden sword.
"Wait, I need to change the name. This Heaven's Thunder is like a dog, and I can't be its father."
His sword was like a bone, and the thunder, a dog.
As he threw the sword, the thunder pounced on it.
This was truly fascinating.
"I am indeed a genius, creating another secret technique!"
The power of Heaven's Thunder was even stronger than the Sword of Breath.
Unfortunately, this secret technique couldn't be used in the game.
Otherwise, he could have given the ancient demons from the outer realm a little shock.
...
Yin-Yang Forbidden Zone.
Tong looked at Qi Yuan and slowly spoke, "The Yin-Yang Realm Stone, it is already in your possession.
With the Yin-Yang Realm Stone, if you can comprehend life and death and witness the great terror of life and death, you will truly gain control over the Yin-Yang Forbidden Zone."
Qi Yuan held an ordinary-looking stone, his expression filled with doubt.
[The Yin-Yang Realm Stone, a peculiar stone within the Yin-Yang Forbidden Zone.]
"Comprehend life and death, witness the terror of life and death, how is this done?" Qi Yuan asked.
"I don't know," Tong shook his head, "This depends on your comprehension."
Tong spoke and then retreated into the coffin board.
Qi Yuan held the Yin-Yang Realm Stone and, with Xiao Jia by his side, left the place.
"Comprehend life and death, does this won't be asking me to die, right?"
Holding the Yin-Yang Realm Stone, he thought for a moment and then stabbed himself with the large sword, creating a hole in his body.
Blood flowed, and Xiao Jia's expression turned anxious.
In an instant, she covered Qi Yuan's body.
The red armor enveloped Qi Yuan, and his injuries instantly disappeared.
Xiao Jia actively merged with him, initiating a defensive stance.
Seeing this, Qi Yuan's heart ached.
His injuries were now replaced by the armor.
"Xiao Jia, I'm sorry. I hurt myself."
"It seemed that Xiao Jia had heard Qi Yuan's words, as she released the fusion and clung tightly to him, silently leaning against his embrace.
Qi Yuan held Xiao Jia close, and upon seeing that she was unharmed, he said, "It's my fault. I didn't think it through."
'Now that I'm a married man, I can't make decisions solely based on my own preferences.'
As Qi Yuan spoke, he chuckled.
Xiao Jia didn't understand why he was laughing, but she stayed close to him.
Qi Yuan, on the other hand, was stunned. 'How should I control the Yin-Yang Forbidden Zone?'
'Does that mean I must master the essence of Yin and Yang and speak in a strange manner?'
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How could a positive person like him speak in such a peculiar way?
Is it impossible?
Just then, something unexpected happened, catching Qi Yuan off guard.
'I changed maps?'
At this moment, he found himself in a teleportation array, and the destination was none other than the forbidden zone of the four elements and two extremes... the Earthly Abyss!
'I haven't fully mastered the Yin-Yang Forbidden Zone, and now I've been sent to a new map. Does that mean I've completed this dungeon?' Qi Yuan felt bewildered.
'Or perhaps, by obtaining the Yin-Yang Boundary Stone, I've essentially completed the Yin-Yang Forbidden Zone?'
But, where is my reward of the Heavenly Path Fragment?'
'This game is full of bugs!' Qi Yuan concluded that the game must have glitched.
He thought for a moment and sent a message to Jin Li.
'Jin Li, be careful. This game is riddled with bugs.
I haven't even completed the Yin-Yang Forbidden Zone, and now I've been teleported to a new map, the Earthly Abyss.'
After sending the message, Qi Yuan held Xiao Jia close.
In any case, there was still some time before the teleportation to the Earthly Abyss.
Soon, Jin Li's response arrived: 'The Earthly Abyss? You must be careful. Do you want me to send the Divine Garment Division's Forbidden Army to the Earthly Abyss to help you?'
She didn't use the word 'dispatch' but 'send,' as she always remembered that the Divine Garment Division's Forbidden Army originally belonged to Qi Yuan.
'No need, they are too weak,' Qi Yuan declined without hesitation.
The Divine Garment Division's Forbidden Army, even the strongest among them, were only at the Supreme Overlord level, and they didn't even have anyone at the Heavenly Realm.
Having accepted the divine reflections of others, Qi Yuan gradually accepted the NPC's level classification system.
On the other side, Jin Li, who had seen Qi Yuan's message, fell silent for a moment before continuing, 'In the Earthly Abyss, danger lurks everywhere. There is a flying ascension platform there, and you must never step onto it.
Once you step onto it... it is said that you will ascend, leaving this world.
It's called the flying ascension platform, but no one truly knows what it entails.'
Upon reading this, Qi Yuan replied, 'I got it, don't worry. We haven't met in person yet, so how could I possibly ascend and leave?'
On the other side, Jin Li, who had been constantly on the move, felt her calm heart stir again.
She looked out the window, and the ancient Ji Chun tree seemed to be blocking the entire Moon Gazing Continent. The tree was adorned with countless twinkling lights, like a sky full of stars.
It was like a Christmas tree adorned with colorful lights, and it was breathtaking.
'Okay, when the time comes, we'll meet under the ancient Ji Chun tree... in person.
The scenery there is incredibly beautiful, the most beautiful place in the world.'
'Really? I'm so excited,' Qi Yuan also wanted to know how beautiful the scenery under the ancient Ji Chun tree would be and what Jin Li, whom he had never met, looked like.
As they chatted, time flew by.
'We're almost at the Earthly Abyss. Bye for now, let's chat later.'
Qi Yuan disconnected the chat interface and held Xiao Jia's hand, his gaze becoming more vigilant.
The scene shifted, and he found himself in an endless desert.
'Is this the Earthly Abyss?'
Qi Yuan looked up at the sky, and above the sky dome, there was a massive sky city.
No, describing it as a city wasn't accurate; it was a huge, floating platform.
The platform was pitch-black, but this blackness had an eerie quality, as if it had been stained with blood.
How much blood would it take to completely dye such a platform red?'
'Is this the flying ascension platform?' Qi Yuan gazed at the platform, deep in thought.
Just then, a voice filled with authority echoed.
'Halt, traveler!'
Qi Yuan looked over and saw a golden-armored man appearing not far from him.
The man was tall and imposing, clad in golden armor, exuding an air of authority. However, he had only one arm, as if the other had been severed by someone.
'I am a subordinate of the Great Sun, a White Day Ascension Gate Guardian!' The golden-armored man spoke, his voice booming.
Qi Yuan observed the golden-armored man with caution.
The Great Sun?
A heavenly deity?
The White Daydreaming Technique he obtained was from the Great Sun.
However, from the memories of Long Pan and Zang Hua, among the ten great gods of the Great Sun, there was no such figure.
This guardian seemed to be in a non-living state, similar to the Gold Ancestor, and was a lingering remnant of a soul.
'To ascend the White Day Ascension Platform, you must engage in 129,600 battles!
If you emerge victorious in every battle, you can ascend! Are you up for the challenge? Once you ascend, life and death are irrelevant!'
Qi Yuan had no interest in ascending the flying ascension platform.
Jin Li had also warned him that the platform might be dangerous.
He asked, 'I want to control the Earthly Abyss, but I don't wish to ascend the platform. How can I gain control of the Earthly Abyss?'
The golden-armored guardian spoke mechanically, as if devoid of intelligence: 'If you defeat me, you can control the Earthly Abyss and become its master!'
'Really?' Qi Yuan stared at the golden-armored guardian.
It seemed that ascending the platform was inevitable.
Right, NPCs wouldn't lie, would they? The game designers wouldn't be so cruel to the players, would they?
Qi Yuan couldn't help but think of the game's graphics and its formulaic storyline.
He couldn't help but imagine that the game's artists must have been riding on the designers' backs to work."
(End of Chapter)
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