CHAPTER 1244: CHAPTER 1244: THUNDERCLOUD

Zhou Yu, Li Qinglong, and Bai Qishan raced toward the depths of the cave.

Before long, a canyon appeared in front of them.

Above the canyon, a vast expanse of dark clouds gathered, stretching beyond sight.

Amidst the dark clouds, lightning flashed and thunder roared, so fearsome even Li Qinglong’s face changed color.

Yet, Zhou Yu’s eyes flashed with a bright gleam.

Without hesitation, he grabbed Li Qinglong and Bai Qishan and headed straight for the dark clouds.

Li Qinglong and Bai Qishan were both startled by Zhou Yu’s bold actions.

Before Bai Qishan could speak, Li Qinglong hurriedly stopped him.

"Zhou Yu, are you crazy? This isn’t an ordinary thundercloud. Even I can’t be certain of withstanding it."

Zhou Yu smiled faintly.

"No worries, I’ve got this."

"I have the Five Elements Zhenqi, which can counteract thunder."

Upon hearing this, Li Qinglong was momentarily stunned, then gritted his teeth.

"Damn it, let’s go for it."

"Kid, my life is in your hands."

At this point, Bai Qishan had nothing more to say.

With eyes closed, he charged forward!

Zhou Yu chuckled without speaking and led Li Qinglong and Bai Qishan into the dark clouds, filled with a web of electricity.

Soon after Zhou Yu and the others entered the dark clouds, Kan Jiulian and his group caught up to the spot.

Upon seeing the electric-clouded mood, Ao Qingzhou and his men immediately halted.

Seeing this, Kan Jiulian grew anxious.

"What are you stopping for?"

"It’s just a mere thundercloud. Push through it."

"If we let that kid escape, it’ll be hard to catch him later."

With a grim expression, Ao Qingzhou gazed at the flashing and thunderous clouds and spoke solemnly:

"This place isn’t simple, we might not hold out."

Kan Jiulian shouted in frustration:

"It’s just a thunder area, what’s there to fear?"

As he spoke, Kan Jiulian charged into the cloud layer first.

However, the moment he stepped into the clouds.

A blue lightning bolt suddenly struck at Kan Jiulian without warning.

Seeing which, Kan Jiulian coldly snorted and immediately activated his Gang Jin to block it.

However.

He underestimated the power of the blue lightning.

Crash!

The blue lightning instantly struck against Kan Jiulian’s Protective Qi.

Being at the Fourth Grade King Realm, Kan Jiulian’s Protective Qi was immense.

Yet, facing this blue lightning, Kan Jiulian’s Protective Qi shattered instantly.

"Agh—"

Kan Jiulian screamed in agony and was sent flying backwards.

Ao Qingzhou and the others immediately rushed forward to support him.

Kan Jiulian’s pale face was filled with terror.

"How can this thunder be so powerful..."

In truth, without Kan Jiulian’s word, Ao Qingzhou and the others could see it too.

Fortunately, they were only on the outskirts, with only one bolt striking Kan Jiulian.

If there had been ten or more, whether Kan Jiulian would have survived is debatable.

"What now?" Zhu Guanglu asked beside him.

"Are we just going to wait here for that kid to come out?"

"None of us know if there’s another exit to this thundercloud."

"If that kid sneaks out from elsewhere, wouldn’t we be wasting time here?"

On hearing Zhu Guanglu’s words, the others nodded in agreement.

Kan Jiulian looked to Ao Qingzhou.

"Ao, what do you think?"

Ao Qingzhou took a deep look into the thunderclouds.

"That kid must have some way to avoid these thunderclouds."

"Waiting here is pointless."

"So, let’s first scour the cave for treasures."

"Once we’ve collected the treasures, then we’ll come back for the kid."

"With any luck, we might find a way to control the thunderclouds within the cave, at which point they’ll have nowhere to hide."

Ao Qingzhou’s words immediately garnered the crowd’s support.

"Ao’s reasoning is sound."

"I support Ao’s idea."

"I support it too."

Soon, everyone agreed and headed straight for the depths of the cave.

...

In a mountain nook within the canyon,

After Zhou Yu led Li Qinglong and Bai Qishan into the thundercloud, he immediately activated his True Yuan to devour all the surrounding lightning.

Just as he initially thought.

Zhou Yu’s True Yuan possessed a Five Elements Attribute, so the thunder in the cloud was easily absorbed by the Golden Core when attacking him.

However, as more and more thunder was absorbed, Zhou Yu’s Golden Core gradually reached its capacity.

Zhou Yu pushed himself to the limit, escorting Li Qinglong and Bai Qishan out of the cloud, finding a relatively safe spot in the canyon.

Then, he began to meditate, dissolving the Power Of Thunder within the Golden Core.

After over an hour of intense focus, the Power Of Thunder within Zhou Yu’s Golden Core was finally completely neutralized.

Subsequently, Zhou Yu slowly opened his eyes.

Seeing Zhou Yu awake, Li Qinglong and Bai Qishan immediately approached to inquire.

"Zhou Yu, how are you?"

Zhou Yu smiled and said, "Li, rest assured, I’m fine."

Li Qinglong sighed in relief.

"It’s good you’re fine, this isn’t a place to linger, let’s hurry and leave."

However, Zhou Yu smiled slightly and shook his head, saying:

"Li, no rush."

"Don’t you find this place intriguing?"

The worried Li Qinglong froze upon hearing this.

"Intriguing?"

"What do you mean?"

Zhou Yu pointed to the dark clouds above.

"Li, isn’t it strange that such a massive cluster of thunderclouds has gathered here out of nowhere, persistently releasing the Power Of Thunder?"

"Where do you think this Power Of Thunder comes from?"

Upon Zhou Yu’s query, Li Qinglong and Bai Qishan instinctively glanced to the sky.

Bai Qishan asked in confusion:

"Isn’t it naturally formed?"

Zhou Yu shook his head with a smile:

"No, it’s not."

Li Qinglong, somewhat anxious, said:

"Zhou Yu, I know your Primordial Spirit is strong and you’ve discovered something."

"Hurry up and tell us, stop keeping us in suspense!"

Zhou Yu gazed at the sky, a gleam flashing through his eyes.

"Inside the thundercloud, there’s something..."