Chapter 236 - 109: True Intent of the Thunder Dao! Transforming into Thunder

Chapter 236: Chapter 109: True Intent of the Thunder Dao! Transforming into Thunder

Lin Yi followed her gaze to the screen on the room behind her.

[Trainee: Lu Xue]

[Current Tier: Tier Nine]

[Score: 11 minutes 22 seconds!]

"Eleven minutes and twenty-two seconds?!" Lin Yi was just as shocked, praising her sincerely, "You actually lasted more than ten minutes in Tier Nine? Amazing! That’s the king of speed for you, with your Wind Element Spiritual Essence!"

However, to Lu Xue, his sincere praise sounded exceptionally grating.

There wasn’t a trace of joy on her beautiful face from the compliment. Instead, a complex and resentful expression took its place.

"Still not as good as you!" Lu Xue’s voice was low, tinged with an indescribable reluctance to concede.

In the twenty-odd days since entering the training camp, she had also put in an unimaginable amount of effort, her strength advancing by leaps and bounds.

In the combat room rankings, she had already surpassed Li Hao, who had once been a step ahead of her, and climbed to second place in the entire camp!

This should have been an achievement to be proud of.

But Lin Yi... he was like an insurmountable mountain, constantly and firmly looming over her head!

What was even harder for her to accept was that,

even in the domain of speed, which she took the most pride in and considered her absolute advantage—

she was the only person in the entire training camp who had comprehended Speed True Intent!

She had been certain that even if her overall combat power couldn’t match Lin Yi’s, when it came to speed, he would only ever see her back!

This was her last bastion of pride!

However,

for the past ten-odd days, Lin Yi had practically been living in the Body Technique room.

She often came here to cultivate as well.

And she had witnessed firsthand Lin Yi’s terrifying trajectory of improvement!

From initially struggling to even pass Tier Four, he could now last twenty-two minutes in Tier Eight!

That rate of progress completely overturned her understanding of the world!

’At this rate, in just a few more days, Lin Yi will probably clear Tier Eight completely and step into Tier Nine...’

’Doesn’t that mean he’ll catch up to, or even... surpass me?’

This thought set off alarm bells in Lu Xue’s mind. An intense sense of crisis and her competitive spirit instantly overwhelmed her.

She would absolutely not allow her last bastion of pride to be crushed by Lin Yi!

"Lin Yi, I just remembered I have something urgent to do. I have to go!"

Lu Xue hastily threw out the sentence.

Without even waiting for Lin Yi to respond,

she spun around, shoved open the Body Technique room door that had just closed, and charged back inside!

The heavy alloy door quickly shut behind her, and the red light on the door lit up again—

[Trainee Lu Xue, Tier Nine test in progress!]

Lin Yi stared at the re-illuminated red light, stunned for a moment, then shook his head and chuckled in amusement.

’She just came out and she’s going back in? This Lu Xue... she’s really a maniac when it comes to cultivation! No wonder she fought her way into Tier Nine. That level of perseverance is truly impressive!’

He didn’t dwell on it, dragging his exhausted body back toward the dorms.

...

「Three days passed in a flash.」

Inside the Body Technique training room.

Silence reigned.

Lin Yi didn’t immediately start the heart-pounding red light test as he usually did.

He stood quietly in the center of the room, his brow slightly furrowed as he stared at the ground, seemingly lost in his own world of deep thought.

’My Thunder Light Step has already reached the Perfection stage of the Control Realm. My mind wills it, and my body follows. Every inch of muscle, every sliver of strength, moves as an extension of my will... My control over my body has been honed to its absolute limit.’

He silently assessed his own condition.

A flicker of satisfaction passed through his mind.

But it was immediately replaced by a greater confusion.

’But where the hell is this damn Thunder-path Speed Realm? Why hasn’t it shown any sign of appearing?’

Lin Yi’s fingertip unconsciously traced through the air, drawing a faint, crackling arc of electricity—a natural reaction from the Thunder Bone Spiritual Essence within him.

’Instructor Ren Cong was right. To become Thunder, one must first have the heart of Thunder! What I’m missing is that decisive aura—the kind that tears through the sky and forges ahead without hesitation!’

Over the past few days, he had so many points he didn’t need to worry about spending them, so whenever he encountered a new problem, he would go consult Instructor Ren Cong.

At the same time, with the boost from the Thunder Law affinity granted by his Thunder Bone Spiritual Essence,

he had long since pushed his Thunder Light Step in the Control Realm to the stage of Perfection.

He could execute it as smoothly as flowing water, without the slightest hitch.

However, the "Thunder Realm," which symbolized a higher level of power,

remained untouchable, as if separated from him by an invisible chasm.

’Become lightning... become true Thunder...’

Lin Yi took a deep breath,

forcing himself to empty his mind of all distracting thoughts.

The bottlenecks in his cultivation, the pressure of earning points, the craving for greater power...

All the turmoil receded like a tide.

He closed his eyes, completely immersing his consciousness, and tried to embody that ultimate, masculine, and incomparably violent existence between heaven and earth—

he imagined himself as a bolt of violet thunder, tearing through the darkness and piercing the cosmos!

"Body Technique room, Tier Eight test, begin!"

Lin Yi’s eyes snapped open, his voice low and firm.

BZZZT!

A cold, synthesized mechanical voice responded:

"Tier Eight difficulty initiating. Prepare: 3, 2, 1!"

In that instant!

From the four walls and the ceiling above, countless blinding, scarlet laser beams suddenly burst forth like a torrential downpour!

They interwove into an inescapable, airtight net of death, crazily enveloping Lin Yi from every conceivable and tricky angle!

Thunder Light Step!

Lin Yi’s body instantly blurred into an afterimage!

Empowered by his Thunder Bone Spiritual Essence,

his reflexes were pushed to their absolute limit.

His body dodged, weaved, and reversed direction at extreme speeds within the tight space.

Every movement was a hair’s breadth away from the incoming red lines, grazing their edges with perilous yet sublime precision.

He completely forgot time, forgot space, and even forgot himself!

Under the dual resonance of his Thunder Bone Spiritual Essence and his mind,

he felt as if he had truly merged with the vast Great Dao of Thunder.

He was a serpent of violet lightning born from destruction, weaving, leaping, and surging through an endless rain of red light!