
Chapter 100: 100
Gah!
John cried out in pain and gnashed his teeth as the lightning that struck his finger and burst out forcefully pulled into his body. John felt his stomach burn, and he was about to explode from the inside. Although he had only pulled a small portion of the lightning onto his body, it was already more than he could handle.
However, he calmed his mind and began to aim lightning in accordance with the Heavenly Lightning Script. Unbeknownst to him, as John began to follow the principles of the technique, the jade chunk in his hand gave off a hint of deep aura, encompassing it in aura and slightly changing the nature of the lightning within him. At first, John had no idea this technique would actually work, and it seemed like taming this wild and ferocious lightning was a futile effort, but he continued to follow the script principles.
With heavenly sense, John could see his meridians, muscles, and even organs begin to move slowly and painfully internally. Lightning was constantly snaking all over his body, and John felt his teeth would be crushed as he gritted them violently. The pain continued to expand, causing John to feel as if he was on the verge of death, but his previous experience with pain allowed him to last longer than any other cultivator on his level could.
After what felt like an eternity, John could no longer endure the pain and fell unconscious to the floor.
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Some time later, John slowly opened his eyes and tried to sit down.
Ow hell!
“It feels like my whole body is burning.” John slowly sat down and put the healing pill into his mouth. The next few hours were spent focusing on healing, and he was surprised to find his body healing faster than expected. The charred spots within his body slowly began to heal, and he was completely shocked to find that faint runes were left in place of the charred flesh. The rune emitted a hint of lightning aura.
“What is this rune?” John could not help but mutter loudly.
The Celestial Lightning Script did not mention anything about the runes, so John was completely confused by what was going on. He examined his entire body, and although most of his body was normal, about five percent of it had this mark engraved on his meridians, muscles, organs, and even bones.
“It was the Lightning Origin Essence Rune..The Heavenly Lightning Script was famous for many reasons, including this rune. From what I know, these specific runes should not appear on your body. Weird ..”
The voice suddenly spoke up to John's question, slightly surprising him.
“Rune Essence Origin Lightning? What is it?” Ask John.
The voice remained silent for a while before speaking.
“I guess I can explain this much. The attribute body contained essence runes. Almost all attribute body cultivators were born with essence runes naturally, and these runes allowed cultivators to utilize that specific power with a power far greater than normal cultivators. The more runes the body contained, the stronger the cultivator was. There were also different types of runes, each with its own depth and level of strength. ”
The voice paused for a moment before continuing.
“The Celestial Lightning Script is famous as the only art that can forcibly make essence runes in the body. However, even so, I have never heard of ..”
The voice disappeared, making John curious about what it was.
“Nothing. As I said, the Heavenly Lightning Script is extremely powerful and profound. How can someone like you get it?”
John is surprised by the sudden change, and decides to play the same game as the spirit.
“Unfortunately I can't tell you that.”
The artifact spirit was silent once more, and John felt very refreshed for refusing to answer in the same way as that spirit.
“No problem. Although I cannot be a hundred percent sure, I believe your situation is unique even among the cultivators of the other Heavenly Lightning Scripts. Maybe ... maybe you can only get an inheritance, but it will still be very risky. I still advise not to do it. ”
John listened to the voice in silence before returning to the trial line. He took a deep breath and stretched out his finger once more. Lightning lunged out from the round object and onto his finger, where it violently entered his body.
John gritted his teeth in pain as he once again aimed lightning at his entire body, but was shocked to learn that it was easier than before. Although the pain was still intense and lightning was thrashing violently within him, he was able to guide him more efficiently. Each time the lightning passed through the runes, the runes would emit a slight fluctuation, calming the lightning down a little.
The process continued for almost an hour before he forced himself to stop. Although he had not fainted like last time, his body was still severely damaged internally by the lightning. John stuffed another healing pill into his mouth and focused on recovery while he thought about the lightning trial.
A few hours later, John sent a heavenly feeling into his body and watched more charred flesh peel off to reveal a lightning mark beneath him.
‘Really deep.’
John was not sure how the Celestial Lightning Script carved rune essence into his body, but he could feel the effect on his body. Not only did the lightning that inflicted less damage as time went on, he could also feel the closeness that grew with the lightning itself, as if it were his.
He continued to repeat this process for the next two days, aimed the lightning from his finger all over his body, and then circulated it throughout the entire corner according to the Celestial Lightning Script. At one point, John tried to guide the lightning with his own understanding to see what was about to happen, but he immediately bled out and quickly went back to following the Script.
‘I almost died there. If I don't go back to following the Celestial Lightning Script, I will definitely do it. How dangerous. ‘
After two days of continuous cultivation, John felt like he was reborn. Wherever he sent heavenly feelings into his body, John could see faint marks engraved on his body. Nearly twenty percent of his body now contained runes, and control over the lightning within his body had increased by several folds.
After examining his body closely, John looked towards the pedestal holding the round object. He stared at her for over an hour before finally making a decision.
‘Cultivation is about taking risks. If I play it safe every time I encounter a dangerous opportunity, I can only give up on a mediocre life. I would rather die than be ordinary. If my journey to date has shown me something, it is that the mediocre can only yield to a strong desire. And I refuse to allow anyone but myself to control my destiny. ‘
John strengthened his nerves and paused for a moment before stepping forward towards the pedestal.
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