Chapter 162: A River Filled with Corpses

The energy within the True One Realm expert was rapidly absorbed by Shi Jian, and the Divine Elephant Heaven Cave within his physical body rapidly strengthened, instantly increasing by two thousand. Shi Jian's strength immediately improved significantly. "I didn't expect the strength of the True One Realm to be so powerful!" Shi Jian secretly pondered. Although their confrontation was short, he had exerted his full strength, pushing his combat power to the extreme. Only then was he able to kill the True One expert so quickly. The process seemed easy, but in reality, it was extremely dangerous. Shi Jian remembered that he had explored the memories of the Divine Fire Realm experts he had killed. He learned that this particular True One expert was not considered strong among his peers and was also injured. If the expert had not been injured, Shi Jian probably wouldn't have won so easily. While thinking, Shi Jian quickly put all the ore and divine materials in the room into his storage space and quietly escaped from the Black Prison. The situation outside was still chaotic. Meng Qi and Lin Dong were jointly fighting against many Divine Fire Realm experts, appearing to be at ease. However, as more disciples from Undying Mountain arrived, they began to struggle. The huge commotion here also attracted Yang Qi's attention. Yang Qi had delved deep into the earth veins, breaking through rock layers to find a plant rooted underground. This plant, a unique golden and translucent grass with five leaves, was enveloped by crackling lightning. Without a word, Yang Qi reached out and grabbed it. Streaks of electric light struck his body, but they were no more than an itch. He grabbed the grass and sealed it into the chat group's storage space before quietly returning to the surface. Chaos had erupted there. The sounds of shouting shook the heavens. As soon as Yang Qi came out, he saw Lin Dong and Meng Qi getting beaten. How could he tolerate this? He instantly erupted with his full power, unleashed the Nether God's Spear, and charged into the crowd. A Divine Fire Realm expert sneered at him but, in an instant, his expression froze. One of his arms exploded, and his blood was refined within the Hell Furnace. Yang Qi's strength was terrifying, only one step away from Shi Jian. Months ago, he could already fight against a strong Divine Fire Realm expert. Now, even if he couldn't defeat a True One Realm expert, he had the strength of an invincible Divine Fire Realm expert. How could a mere Divine Fire Realm existence block him? "Who are you?" the Divine Fire Realm expert shrieked in horror. Yang Qi ignored him, flicked the Nether God's Spear, and pierced through the man's abdomen, absorbing all his cultivation and transforming it into his own nourishment. "You..." The others who were besieging Meng Qi and Lin Dong shrieked in dismay. What kind of overbearing method was this? He killed a Divine Fire Realm expert with a single move. "Great Desolate Imprisoning Heaven Finger!" Seeing these few people stunned by Yang Qi, Lin Dong immediately unleashed his Great Desolate Imprisoning Heaven Finger, sending two Divine Fire Realm experts flying. The Venerable Realm cultivators were annihilated. "Suppress!" Meng Qi seized this opportunity, fiercely striking out with a palm. Golden light diffused, and a golden palm descended from the sky. Several Divine Fire Realm experts clumsily responded. Yang Qi calmly took a step, continuously wielding the Nether God's Spear. In just a few breaths, several more Divine Fire Realm experts all died by his hand. Shi Jian also emerged from the Black Prison at this moment. The few of them exchanged glances, everything understood without words. "Retreat," Shi Jian said. Taking advantage of the chaos, he led everyone into the other half of the area, the true no-man's-land of Devil Island, which was a death trap. The fog in this area was very thick, and there was a risk of getting lost. Lightning flashed through the fog, emitting a dazzling light. "What a good place... I feel a power of the Lightning Law. If I cultivate here, perhaps I can comprehend something," Yang Qi said as he took out the golden grass he had dug up. "This is a treasure I found deep in the ore, carrying terrifying Lightning Power. It must be a unique feature of this Devil Island!" Meng Qi extended his hand and caught a streak of lightning flashing through the Void Realm. It touched his palm, emitting a dazzling glow. "This lightning is something... it actually made my fingers tingle! My Dharma Body is incredibly hard now!" Meng Qi also yearned for lightning-related Divine Abilities. Lin Dong, on the other hand, poked at the black bones by the roadside. These corpses had clearly been electrocuted by the lightning here. Yang Qi waved his hand and cut off all five leaves of the grass. He kept two for himself and threw the remaining three to the others. "This stuff is a good treasure for cultivating lightning Divine Abilities or tempering the Physical Body. Those who see it get a share, so each of you take one!" Shi Jian and the others were not polite and reached out to take them. A tingling sensation instantly came from the leaf. "These leaves, once your Geng Metal Qi reaches Perfection, can be used to cultivate the Geng Metal Lightning within the White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash! Don't use them indiscriminately," Shi Jian instructed. Lin Dong and Meng Qi, who did not cultivate lightning Divine Abilities, were about to discard the leaves, but after hearing Shi Jian's words, they both carefully put them away. Shi Jian also took out the ore and divine materials he had plundered and distributed a share to each of them. "With these resources, our White Emperor Body can also advance another step." Having made a fortune, they were in good spirits and continued deeper into the death trap. They walked for dozens of miles. Suddenly, everyone felt a terrifying power of lightning erupting in the distance. Streaks of electric light flashed, accompanied by strong winds. A fish, over 10 meters long and covered in dense silver-white scales, appeared before them. Electric light crackled on its scales as it spat lightning and swam in the Void Realm. "A fish on land? Interesting," Meng Qi said in surprise. "If this fish were thrown into my previous life, those scientists would probably go numb. No big rivers, no lakes, not even water, yet a big fish appears!" Shi Jian smiled. "A lightning pool is also a pool. Since it's a pool, isn't it normal for there to be fish?" Yang Qi and Lin Dong were bewildered. A lightning pool is also a pool? The big fish wagged its tail, emitting terrifying electric light. Its entire body was covered in electric talismans. Everyone looked alertly into the distance. There, pairs upon pairs of crimson eyes opened and rushed towards them. A school of fish? On land? This was truly strange. Countless lightning fish swam in the Void Realm, covering the sky and earth, and countless thunders deafened them. "There really is a lightning pool," Shi Jian's jest had come true. So many lightning fish gathered together, flashing with lightning. Wasn't that a mobile lightning pool? "Entering it to temper the Physical Body would definitely be exhilarating," Shi Jian thought of Xu Que, who had not yet joined the chat group. Xu Que, the "King of Pretenders," particularly liked to use lightning to temper his body, running around with a Lightning Tribulation on his head to suppress powerful enemies. He would be overjoyed to see this lightning fish pool. "I wonder if this fish tastes good," Meng Qi wondered, displaying his Dharma Body and jumping into the lightning. A series of crackling sounds rang out on his body, but it didn't harm him in the slightest. A moment later, Meng Qi walked out, holding a lightning fish tens of meters long. With a hand chop, he neatly cut the fish in two, and a flame attached itself to its body. Electric light and flame intertwined, emitting crackling sounds. In the blink of an eye, a fragrance permeated the air. "Let me taste what's going on," Meng Qi, accustomed to vegetarian food, cut a slice of fish and put it into his mouth. A series of crackling sounds came from his mouth. "Crispy... it's strong! The lightning explodes in my mouth, mixed with the fish... it's so powerful!" Meng Qi exclaimed with an expression of enjoyment. Shi Jian looked at him, feeling a bit speechless. "You're really hungry, you'll eat anything. When your cultivation was weak, I could understand you not eating meat in Shaolin Temple. With your current cultivation, don't tell me you're still a vegetarian?" Shi Jian complained. "What do you know? Eating meat every day is boring; only occasionally eating meat has the thrill of breaking a precept," Meng Qi responded disdainfully. Shi Jian, Yang Qi, and Lin Dong were speechless. Jokes aside, the others were also very curious about the taste of this fish that lived on land. They all tasted it, and it was truly something else. The taste of the fish was simply extraordinary, covered in electric light and very refreshing. As they ate, they found a stone inside the electric fish. Shi Jian took the stone and examined the lightning power within it. "This should be a lightning stone, a rare and precious material. The creatures living in this area are naturally skilled in lightning Divine Abilities, and if you're lucky, they'll even drop lightning stones when you kill them."