Chapter 746

Thunder and lightning continued to wreak havoc in the Thunder Territory. The power of the thunder and lightning surged, but after Zi Chen entered, there was no need for him to put up a defensive light shield. The thunder and lightning simply circled around him like a docile dragon.

Between Zi Chen's eyebrows, the golden lightning mark automatically activated, blooming with golden light, blocking all the danger that the lightning could bring to him.

Zi Chen stepped forward in the Thunder Dominion, going deeper level by level.

In the past, he found a diamond that had lost its gold essence in the fourth level of the Thunder Dominion. It was once called a treasure. After he became stronger, he entered the Thunder Dominion and searched the fifth and sixth levels, but he found nothing.

Thirty years ago, Zi Chen entered the seventh level of the Zephyr Realm to search for it, but to no avail. Today, he, who was already at the early Jindan stage, was going to enter the eighth level of the Thunder Dominion.

According to legend, there were only nine levels in the Thunder Dominion, and the lightning in the ninth level was undoubtedly the most terrifying. If Zi Chen couldn't find the lightning crystal in the eighth level, then he could only enter the ninth level.

The ninth level of the Thunder Dominion had existed for ten thousand years. Zi Chen didn't believe that there weren't any lightning crystals here.

Zi Chen smoothly passed through the first seven levels without any danger. The seventh level of the Thunder Dominion was naturally empty. In the fourth level of the Thunder Dominion, Zi Chen saw a human Jindan realm cultivator refining, so he didn't disturb him.

After that, Zi Chen stepped into the eighth level of the Thunder Dominion.

The lightning in the eighth level was turbulent and terrifying, erupting with destructive power. Under the raging lightning, even a Human Origin realm cultivator would be turned into ashes.

However, such terrifying lightning seemed extremely docile in front of Zi Chen. Before coming here, Zi Chen had already expected this, because the lightning that was sealed in his Purple Gold Gourd was the lightning of the eighth level.

However, at that time, he was standing on the seventh level, and his spiritual sense controlled the Purple Gold Gourd to enter the eighth level to seal the lightning.

After entering the eighth level of the Thunder Dominion, Zi Chen began to search around carefully, not letting go of any corner.

He searched until he was close to the ninth level but to no avail. It was only when he was close to the ninth level that he saw some round balls the size of a fingernail floating in the sky.

These spheres emitted a silver light, as if they were tiny bolts of solidified lightning. Zi Chen immediately recognized that these small spheres were Thunder Crystals. But, they were simply too small. Not to mention repairing the broken spear, they were barely enough to mend the cracks.

Zi Chen collected all of these floating specks of light. There were only sixteen of them, and they were not even as big as a primordial stone when added together.

"There must be lightning crystals on the ninth floor."

Since the eighth floor had small thunder crystals, the ninth floor naturally also had complete large thunder crystals. Zi Chen put away these small thunder crystals and firmly looked at the ninth floor.

It seemed that they had to enter this level.

He took a deep breath and began to mobilize the ultimate energy in his body. Extreme Yin and Extreme Yang appeared, forming a light shield of Yin and Yang. Then, he used his spiritual sense to activate the lightning mark between his eyebrows.

After finishing everything, Zi Chen stepped onto the ninth floor.

"Boom!"

As soon as he entered the ninth floor, a terrifying pressure descended upon him. Under this terrifying pressure, Zi Chen nearly fell to the ground, but he still managed to squat down. This pressure was like the true might of heaven, causing Zi Chen to feel a sense of suffocation.

This feeling was like a young creature seeing a giant dragon and feeling the might of a dragon. Under this pressure, not only did Zi Chen feel small, but he even felt a sense of danger.

The light shield of Yin and Yang constantly trembled, emitting cracking sounds as if it would collapse at any moment. The Thunder Clan mark between his eyebrows was also greatly suppressed, causing its light to dim. Within his Spiritual Sea, Zi Chen's spiritual sense was firmly imprisoned.

Zi Chen's face paled, his chest tightened, and cold sweat dripped from his forehead. During this time, he constantly urged the Yin and Yang symbiotic energy in his body to maintain the light shield around him, fearing that the light shield would break at any moment.

As time passed, he gradually adapted to this pressure and struggled to get up. Then, he raised his eyes and looked ahead.

In front of him was a dazzling silver light. Thousands of thunderbolts were constantly flashing and wreaking havoc, causing loud booming sounds. Zi Chen could not see more than ten meters ahead.

Unable to see what was on the ninth floor, Zi Chen intended to use his spiritual sense. Under this fierce pressure, his spiritual sense was suppressed in his Spiritual Sea. Zi Chen spent a lot of effort to let a trace of his spiritual sense break free from the suppression of the lightning and extend it into the distance.

However, as soon as his spiritual sense left the light shield, it was destroyed by the lightning on the ninth floor.

The destruction of his spiritual sense was equivalent to the destruction of a trace of his soul. Zi Chen could not help but scream, but his scream was soon drowned out by the rumbling thunder.

"How could this be?"

Zi Chen slowly turned his head, but he could only see the scene within a ten-meter radius. Previously, he had guessed that the lightning on the ninth floor would be more terrifying than the first eight, but he never expected it to be this terrifying.

With the Lightning Clan's mark suppressed, these ferocious, mighty, and terrifying lightning bolts that were comparable to lightning dragons were no longer docile. They no longer circled around Zi Chen in a fawning manner. Instead, they were like ferocious dragons that wanted to destroy Zi Chen.

Thankfully, the Lightning Clan's mark could still be of some use. It allowed the lightning dragons that were wreaking havoc to circle around Zi Chen before they struck him.

Zi Chen didn't discover any Lightning Crystals within his line of sight. All he could do was advance. However, under such terrifying pressure, Zi Chen felt as though he was holding a huge mountain. Every step he took was very difficult and took a long time.

After a short dozen steps, Zi Chen, who had a Perfect Body, was panting heavily. However, these dozen steps weren't in vain. He discovered a Lightning Crystal.

This was a Lightning Crystal the size of a fist. It floated silently in the air, allowing the thousands of lightning bolts to wreak havoc. However, it remained as stable as a boulder in midair, not moving at all.

This Thunder Crystal was five steps away from Zi Chen. After taking four steps with great difficulty, Zi Chen reached out and took the Thunder Crystal. The Thunder Crystal contained an extremely terrifying power of thunder and lightning. If an ordinary Dan Essence Realm cultivator tried to take it, they would definitely be devoured by the thunder and lightning energy on the Thunder Crystal. However, Zi Chen had the thunder and lightning energy, so he was immune to this power and was fine.

The ninth level of the Lightning Dominion was very large, much larger than the eighth level. During this period, Zi Chen also discovered several Lightning Crystals. He slowly and firmly chased after the Lightning Crystals. After taking dozens of steps, Zi Chen obtained a total of five Lightning Crystals. They were all the size of fists.

Five fist-sized Lightning Crystals, in addition to the small Lightning Crystal from before, were enough to repair the broken spear.

This place was filled with danger. If he wasn't careful, he could lose his life to the lightning. Having achieved his goal, Zi Chen decided to leave.

At that moment, he discovered another Lightning Crystal ten meters away.

In the nine-level Lightning Dominion, Zi Chen could only see ten meters. The reason why he could see beyond that was because the Lightning Crystal was too large and dazzling.

This Lightning Crystal was the size of a human head. It emitted a dazzling silver light, as though there were many lightning bolts sealed within it. The resplendent and dazzling light shot over from ten meters away.

Zi Chen had never seen or heard of such a large Lightning Crystal. In the inherited memories of the Infinity Sect, there was no record of such a large Lightning Crystal. It seemed to be only ten meters away. Curious, Zi Chen took a few steps forward to take a closer look.

After taking five steps forward, Zi Chen saw the large Lightning Crystal under the dazzling light. Instantly, a look of shock appeared on his face.

"How, how is this possible?" After recovering from his shock, Zi Chen's face was filled with disbelief.

There was actually a dragon sealed within the Lightning Crystal. This dragon was extremely similar to the legendary totem-level Divine Dragon.

This Divine Dragon was nurtured within the Lightning Crystal. Its body emitted a dazzling silver light, as if it was a Divine Dragon that could control the power of lightning. Moreover, this Divine Dragon was swimming within the Lightning Crystal. It was extremely lifelike, as if it was a real dragon.

"Dragon, could it really be a dragon?"

Zi Chen's expression slowly became one of shock. Dragons were existences of legend. How could there be a dragon in this world? Suppressing the shock in his heart, Zi Chen took a deep breath and did his best to approach the large Lightning Crystal.

After a few more steps, he was less than five meters away from the Lightning Crystal. He could clearly see the Divine Dragon nurtured within the Lightning Crystal. This Divine Dragon looked exactly like a real dragon. Its dragon horns, dragon whiskers, and dragon scales were all the same as in the legends. It looked extremely lifelike, but if one stared at it for a long time, they would discover that this Divine Dragon would occasionally transform into a bolt of lightning as it moved.

Sometimes it would transform into a Lightning Dragon, sometimes it would transform into a bolt of lightning.

However, this scene made Zi Chen understand that this was not a Divine Dragon nurtured within the Lightning Crystal. Instead, it was a bolt of lightning that could transform. Regarding this, Zi Chen was greatly disappointed. Then, his face filled with curiosity.

A bolt of lightning that could transform into a Divine Dragon. Didn't that mean that this bolt of lightning had the ability to transform and had life?

Could it be …

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning flashed through Zi Chen's Sea of Consciousness. As the bolt of lightning flashed through his Sea of Consciousness, he remembered what it was.

Lightning Soul Crystal Soul.

This was a variant version of the Lightning Crystal. It was also an existence of a higher level than the Lightning Crystal. This thing was also a legendary object. It was the same as the Essence Soul nurtured within a Primal Stone. It existed in legends, but no one had ever seen it before.

The Lightning Crystal would occasionally transform into the appearance of a Divine Dragon. This was because the Lightning Crystal had already nurtured a Crystal Soul. It was equivalent to this Lightning Crystal having a soul and life. Once the Crystal Soul was broken, that would be when this life would be born.

Once it was born, it would be a small Lightning Dragon. It could also be called a Lightning Spirit.

"After this thing is born, could it really be a Lightning Dragon?" Zi Chen looked at the Lightning Crystal in front of him. Various kinds of lights flashed in his eyes.

However, it seemed that it would take an endless amount of time for the Lightning Spirit to be born. Moreover, during this time, it could not be ruled out that it would suddenly die. Wanting a Lightning Spirit to be born successfully was almost as difficult as ascending to the heavens. Regarding this, Zi Chen did not hold any hope.

Although this Lightning Spirit already had the ability to transform, it only had a little bit of life aura. According to a conservative estimate, it would take at least ten thousand years to hatch. It might even take tens of thousands of years or hundreds of thousands of years.

Zi Chen could not afford to wait for such a long time.

An unhatched Lightning Soul Crystal Soul was equivalent to a Lightning Crystal. Moreover, it was thousands of times more precious than a Lightning Crystal. It was also an excellent refining material.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Zi Chen decided to take this Lightning Soul Crystal Soul and integrate it into the broken spear to increase his battle strength.