Chapter 493: Chapter 363: Devouring Thunder, 100-Meter Body, Holy Realm Fierce Beast?!

Crack, crack.

The ice-covered river surface shattered completely, turning into thousands of ice and snow fragments. The river water surged again with great momentum. Su Mu stood calmly with hands behind his back on a piece of fragment, like a lone boat at risk of being engulfed by the vast ocean at any moment.

At this moment, the surging river water began to twist, then formed a massive, terrifying whirlpool with a diameter stretching several kilometers.

Roar!

A thunderous, angry roar filled with dissatisfaction echoed throughout heaven and earth.

A terrifying aura suddenly erupted from within the river, like a dreadful volcano spewing forth, with a strong force expanding instantly.

From within the massive kilometric whirlpool, a bright flash of purple shot out, a terrifying purple light beam exceeding a hundred meters in diameter.

The instant this beam formed.

The surrounding air twisted immediately, a powerful current flowed and oscillated between heaven and earth, containing a terrifying force capable of instantly obliterating a Grandmaster.

Sizzle.

The wind and snow in this realm came to an abrupt halt.

Across more than a dozen kilometers away, the hundred-meter tall trees on the forest’s edge were all reduced to charcoal by the overflow from the purple light beam, the blackness rapidly spreading inward, reducing even solid rocks and soil to piles of black powder in the process.

This moment, the black of night was completely illuminated.

In the endless long night, a sudden purple sky appeared in the ice and snow world.

The purple light beam shooting out from the river was nothing else but the solidified Power of Thunder!

...

"What just happened?"

Inside the stone cave, Ye Wuhen and Qin Heng, who were resting with eyes closed, abruptly awakened, hearing an extraordinarily terrifying beast roar.

They stepped out of the stone cave.

The two were deeply moved, their contracted eyes reflecting a giant purple lightning tearing through the night sky.

"What astonishing power!"

Ye Wuhen expressed in a daze, even from such a distance, he could feel a slight tingling on his skin, showcasing the formidable power of the lightning.

In a flash, a terrifying thought surfaced in Ye Wuhen’s mind.

This purple lightning tearing through the sky couldn’t compare to the might of the clan’s old ancestor’s strike, but it definitely exceeded the level of a Great Grandmaster.

"This power definitely surpasses the Fifth Forging Title... it touches the Saint Realm. There’s actually a half-step Saint Realm Fierce Beast existing in this level."

Upon hearing this, Qin Heng was startled but didn’t refute. He trembled inwardly as he looked towards the direction of the raging purple lightning, his tone tinged with a hint of relief, "It comes from that direction. Fortunately, we took a detour back then... perhaps it’s the Master of the River taking action now."

"But who could provoke such a being into action?"

As the words fell, two figures appeared simultaneously in the minds of Ye Wuhen and Qin Heng: Ximen Gu and Su Mu.

Currently, likely only the four of them are outsiders in this level deep within the Beast Cave. Most of the Fierce Beasts born on this level are aware of the existence of the Master of the River.

In the daytime, the two of them noticed a number of Fierce Beasts drinking by the river’s edge, indicating that the Master of the River possessed extremely high intelligence, with its own preferences and temperament, not easily taking action.

Thus, the ordinary Fierce Beasts in this level probably wouldn’t dare to provoke such a terrifying half-step Saint Realm being.

If Ximen Gu and Su Mu did not realize they had intruded...

Ye Wuhen and Qin Heng fell silent, brainstorming on how the two could survive before such a terrifying presence.

But they could only conceive of a single way.

That would be if the two had protective talismans that could summon a Martial Saint illusion, and it cannot be passive activation; it requires the Martial Saint to personally control the illusion to intervene. Only by the Martial Saint personally acting can there be a chance.

Otherwise, even with a passively triggered Martial Saint illusion, relying on one illusion could hardly directly contend with a half-step Saint Realm being.

At most, it could protect against a few fatalities; attempting to escape based on this would be merely wishful thinking.

...

"Power of Thunder, Rule of Thunder?!"

Su Mu’s eyes suddenly burst with a spark of brilliance, for even amid a Beast Tide, inside the Beast Cave, Fierce Beasts capable of controlling Power of Thunder were extremely rare.

Among thousands, even tens of thousands of Fierce Beasts, one might not encounter even one.

In terms of sheer power, individual Power of Thunder surpassed individual Fire Power.

For ordinary martial artists in this world, even for a martial genius, at most, they would choose to comprehend one primary and one secondary Rule of Power. This is not only due to limited energy but also because having multiple Rule of Power practices would lead to mutual hindrance and conflict.

But these issues did not exist for Su Mu, as the Martial Arts Gate can singularly converge out exclusive Supreme Martial Arts Gates, allowing multiple Rule of Powers to coexist perfectly. Based on this, the Martial God State and Martial God Wheel encapsulate all aspects.

Mastering more Rule of Powers would only lead to geometric growth in Su Mu’s strength.

Furthermore, the Su Mu who entered the Black Fog World was an embodiment of his consciousness, unable to activate Immortal Cells. Power of Thunder became the second force, other than Immortal Power, discovered by Su Mu that could counter the black fog.

Su Mu knew very well that Power of Thunder was one of the key forces for him to maintain his self-will in the Black Fog World.

"To comprehend the Power of Thunder requires seeking out a land of thunderstorms, but such a place is not easy to find... What a timely arrival."

If one wishes to swiftly master a Rule of Power, the best approach is to engage closely and personally experience it. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Su Mu was fretting over finding a land of thunderstorms, and now it had delivered itself to his doorstep.

Thinking of this, Su Mu felt a surge of excitement.

A blazing fire burned brightly in his Sea of Consciousness, with fiery streams flowing on an ancient gate within.

"Fire Gate!"

The ancient, sky-reaching and earth-connecting Fire Gate slowly formed behind Su Mu.

Even the terrifying Power of Thunder couldn’t suppress the surge of fire elements between heaven and earth when the Fire Gate appeared, forcefully tearing a realm of fire out of the Purple Thunder.

Hoo!

Between breaths, a gleam of light flickered between Su Mu’s eyebrows, then the four Immortal Cells within the Mud Ball Divine Palace, heart, lungs, and spleen instantly lit up, and the Rule of Force simultaneously circulated through every inch of flesh.

In an instant, a profound rhythm arose within his Qi and Blood.

The Qi Blood Tide was fully activated by Su Mu without reservation.

Then Su Mu clenched his fist and struck fiercely towards the Purple Thunder.

Fire Gate.

Secret of Power.

Fire Breathing.

Immortal Cells.

Qi Blood Tide Technique.

Six Paths Reincarnation Fist.

After triggering the Martial God State and Martial God Domain, Su Mu’s control over his power advanced further, reaching a meticulous realm.

At this moment, even though he hadn’t officially entered the Martial God State, all the forces within his body seamlessly fused into a singular power, as if they were inherently one.

Buzz!

Under thirty times gravity, the space in the Giant Beast Cave was much more stable than the outside world, but at this moment it emitted a shrill whine of unbearable strain, with a second color appearing in the Purple Thunder-tainted sky, which then quickly expanded into a red fist shadow that seemed intent on tearing the sky apart.

Boom!

Lightning and fire clashed fiercely together, and suddenly, a grand flame shot skyward, erupting with a deafening explosion, as the aftermath spread and the broken icy surface instantly melted, raising giant waves hundreds of meters high on the Great River.

The long night was momentarily as bright as day, as if day and night had swapped places in an instant.

In that sky-filling, blinding light, even hard to look at for a Grandmaster, there came a calm and strong breath.

Cloaked in Immortal Power, Su Mu shot out as a stream of light, boldly venturing into the thunder.

Then, within his Sea of Consciousness, a Purple Thunder surged, playing out an astonishing scene as Su Mu suddenly opened his mouth to devour the residual Power of Thunder.

The intense Purple Thunder was guided into Su Mu’s body through Breath of Thunder, and instantly, it was like being directly struck by a bolt of thunder, as Su Mu’s clothing turned to dust.

Revealing a perfectly chiseled flesh beneath, at this moment, each strip of flesh, every inch of skin was ravaged by purple lightning.

His entire body transmitted an inhuman ripping pain, but under the combined power of Immortal Cells’ Immortal Power and Fixed Star Body Refining Technique, it unleashed astonishing self-healing capability, healing wounds in an instant.

In this repetitive process, part of the rampant Power of Thunder was absorbed by this flesh, turning into nourishment for strength, while the other part raged within Su Mu’s Sea of Consciousness.

"Suppress it for me!"

In his Sea of Consciousness, the majestic Fire Gate suppressed the Power of Thunder, turning the rampant thunder into insights into the Rule of Thunder.

Between breaths, a faint but similarly ancient, yet still semi-transparent and unstable, purple gate appeared beside the ancient Fire Gate behind Su Mu.

"Such pure Power of Thunder!"

"This insight from a bite of Power of Thunder might rival months of Power of Thunder cultivation, or even longer!"

Su Mu lightly licked his lips, his eyes flashing with surprise. Such pure Power of Thunder could not only be used for Body Refinement, accelerating the transformation of Fixed Star Body Refining Technique, but also for understanding the Power of Thunder.

After all, nothing beats directly experiencing the thunder for comprehending the Power of Thunder.

And at that moment.

A more violent roar suddenly reverberated beneath the ice river.

Seeing that this small human actually used its Power of Thunder for cultivation thoroughly enraged the Master of the River.

With an earthshaking roar, the whirlpools on the Great River intensified, turning into a gigantic vortex stretching thousands of meters.

In the next moment, the river water surged, and from within the giant waves, a colossal creature covered in flowing Purple Thunder, with ferocious double horns on its head, leapt out.

The fierce beast’s body was extremely massive.

Just its not yet fully revealed head was almost twenty meters huge.

Upon seeing the massive head, Su Mu instantly recalled the image of the Fire Flood Dragon in his mind.

"What a huge Fire Flood Dragon."

"No, it should be called a Thunder Flood Dragon!"

The head of the fierce beast emerging under the Great River was remarkably similar to the Fire Flood Dragon Su Mu once slew, except that compared to this Thunder Flood Dragon, that Fire Flood Dragon was so tiny, like an insignificant wizard before a great one.

The once seemingly massive Fire Flood Dragon couldn’t even compare to the head of this Thunder Flood Dragon.

Though the Thunder Flood Dragon hadn’t fully revealed its form, judging by the shadow of its body left in the river water, its size was close to, even surpassing, more than a hundred meters gigantic.

With the Master of the River appearing, Su Mu suddenly felt a terrifying oppression, his eyes narrowed, flashing with unprecedented gravity and battle intent, a pressure surpassing the level of a Titled Grandmaster.

This Thunder Flood Dragon exuded a mighty force akin to the Martial Saint Illusion he once encountered.

The Power of Thunder elements flowed around it, orbiting it like stars surrounding a moon.

"A Martial Saint-level...Holy Realm Fierce Beast?"