RNP 994. Black Thunder
994. Black Thunder
"Interesting. It seems like this is a breakthrough?"
Seeing that there was another person there, Xiao Yan stopped cultivating and rushed to that person's side.
Judging from the aura emanating from that figure, he was a half-saint level expert, and he did not possess any aura of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, nor was he any other magical beast; he was a human.
Xiao Yan only needed to glance at him to be able to tell that this person was using the energy contained in the Thunder Pool to break through the bottleneck of the late stage of the Half-Saint realm.
What caught Xiao Yan's attention most was this unassuming iron plate in front of the man, with a lightning pattern crudely engraved on it. This iron plate slowly absorbed the surrounding power while simultaneously releasing a thin protective shield.
The protective shield appeared extremely thin, but it contained astonishing lightning power; without a demigod level expert, it would be impossible to break through. Xiao Yan immediately understood that this iron plate could probably also absorb lightning power, which was precisely why this person dared to openly break through here.
"His breathing is steady, and his foundation is solid, but he hasn't reached the peak state required for a breakthrough yet. No wonder he came to this Thunder Pool. Using the power of thunder to break through his realm is not much different from my situation."
With Xiao Yan's current insight, he can naturally make an accurate judgment about breakthroughs at the semi-saint level.
He even clearly understood that this person had come here in a similar way to himself, hoping that the power of thunder would provide some help for his breakthrough.
This person wasn't a powerful member of the Ancient Dragon Clan, so he posed no threat to Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan had no intention of disrupting the other's advancement and was about to turn and leave when he suddenly felt that the face behind the lightning protection, which he hadn't looked at closely before, seemed somewhat familiar.
"This is... let me think..."
"The Dean of Canaan Academy!?"
This was another surprise to Xiao Yan, because he couldn't say he didn't know this person, nor could he say he did.
Xiao Yan was practically a student of Canaan Academy, though he had never actually met the dean. He had only encountered the dean during his numerous reincarnations. While his identity sometimes changed, he was, for the most part, the dean of Canaan Academy.
Since Xiao Yan didn't personally experience the hundred lifetimes of reincarnation under the Bodhi Tree, many things remained somewhat vague to him. In particular, he wouldn't have any memories of people he didn't know personally after the hundred lifetimes of reincarnation, unless he saw them with his own eyes, in which case he would have some vague impressions.
That's how it is right now. Xiao Yan can't even remember this person's name; he only vaguely knows that he is the dean of Canaan Academy.
Although Xiao Yan and he didn't have any special familial relationship, there was indeed something he needed to discuss with him.
"Since we've run into each other here by chance, I'll lend you a hand!"
Xiao Yan took out several herbs from his storage ring, and a strange flame rose up as he began the refining process at an extremely rapid pace. Xiao Yan's mastery of herbs had now reached a new level. This refining process wasn't particularly difficult, but it was still an astonishing improvement compared to before.
Now, Xiao Yan doesn't need a cauldron to complete the refining process, nor does he require a quiet environment; he can act according to his will.
Two hours later, a ball of processed herbal liquid appeared in Xiao Yan's palm. Xiao Yan flicked his fingers, and the herbal liquid transformed into several beams of light, landing beside the Dean of Canaan Academy. The Thunder Pool, already possessing considerable lightning power, was further enhanced by Xiao Yan's addition, making its energy even more substantial, thus reducing the difficulty for this person to continue cultivating.
Although this was a casual act by Xiao Yan, it could still help him break through his bottleneck. If this person's original probability of success was 80%, then with Xiao Yan's help, the probability of success would reach 95%, almost eliminating the possibility of failure.
Xiao Yan released his Dou Qi, intending to enclose this place and isolate it. The outside world's aura would not affect the inside, and the energy here would not leak out, to prevent him from devouring the core power of this Thunder Pool when he reached a state of complete absorption in his cultivation.
"Hmm, what is this?"
While Xiao Yan was making these arrangements, he also discovered an unexpected situation: around the dean of Canaan Academy, there was a wisp of unfamiliar power that he had never sensed before.
Xiao Yan mobilized his soul power, capturing a wisp of it and bringing it before him. Xiao Yan's soul power was extremely sensitive, and he could sense that this energy was different from all the energy he had encountered before, giving him a sense of unfamiliarity; he had definitely never seen it before.
The dean continuously absorbed this substance during his advancement, and given the extremely small amount he possessed, Xiao Yan believed it was unlikely to be harmful. He absorbed it into his body and discovered a very subtle increase in his power.
Although Xiao Yan didn't take this improvement seriously, he felt a strange heat from it, which was quite unusual for him.
"That's interesting."
Xiao Yan took another wisp of energy from beside the Dean and sealed it away with his own soul power. Dean Canaan was still cultivating, so he naturally wouldn't disturb him. Even if he was curious about it, he could only ask after Dean Canaan finished cultivating.
After doing all this, Xiao Yan changed direction and flew out to another part of the core circle.
In this place, Xiao Yan discovered an extremely conspicuous power of lightning. The lightning in the Void Lightning Lake was originally white, but the lightning he discovered at this time was an unusual black.
Along with this came an even more dangerous aura. The black lightning did not pounce on Xiao Yan immediately after encountering him; instead, its movements slowed down considerably.
Xiao Yan raised an eyebrow: "It seems to indicate that it actually possesses sentience."
"Even if you don't come looking for me, I won't let you off the hook."
Xiao Yan didn't care whether the black lightning could understand him or not. The strange fire rose up in accordance with his will, blocking all the possible escape routes of the black lightning.
With Xiao Yan unleashing his full power at the Dou Sheng level, he captured the black lightning with almost no effort. The lightning tried to struggle. It had developed rudimentary intelligence and knew that the guy in front of it was not to be trifled with, but Xiao Yan's body exerted an extremely strong attraction, making it impossible for it to escape even if it wanted to.
It could only strike Xiao Yan's body. As the black lightning broke through the body's defenses and entered Xiao Yan's body, the pain actually made Xiao Yan quite satisfied.
It wasn't because Xiao Yan enjoyed being tortured, but because the Bodhi Heart within him had finally reacted again.
"Alright, let me try and see how much this lightning can help me."
As Xiao Yan sat down cross-legged, the black lightning he had completely controlled bombarded him one after another, and green light gradually shone from Xiao Yan's heart area.