Chapter 45

Zhu Lingwu's brows furrowed slightly, and now he also felt extremely uncomfortable all over his body. This was a sharp pain, as if his entire skin was being pricked by needles, which made his face involuntarily twitch.

Even Liang Cai, who did not understand the internal martial arts, could tell that something was wrong with Zhu Lingwu. He anxiously paced around Zhu Lingwu's training platform, even considering shutting off the main valve of the platform.

But before he could get close, he heard Zhu Lingwu call out with difficulty, "Liang Cai, get out of here! Don't, don't disturb my training!"

Zhu Lingwu's voice was sharp and trembling, but his meaning was clear. Liang Cai, upon hearing this, quickly glanced at Zhu Lingwu again, clenched his fists in frustration, and hurriedly left the training room.

However, Liang Cai did not dare to let Zhu Lingwu act recklessly. He quickly sent someone to inform Zhu Junyan. He did not want Zhu Lingwu to have another accident, as he had almost been beaten to death by Zhu Junyan with the family law last time.

Zhu Lingwu, who remained in the training room, gritted his teeth and continued to drive the electric current through his blood, flowing through the meridians in his body. This time, Zhu Lingwu finally managed to drive out the drop of acquired spirit blood hidden in his heart.

Although this drop of acquired spirit blood was still the size of a soybean, the electric properties condensed within it were highly concentrated.

The acquired spirit blood flowed through Zhu Lingwu's blood vessels, and each time it reached a certain part of his body, it seemed to dissipate some tiny droplets of spirit blood.

These dispersed droplets of spirit blood were not wasted; they all gradually merged into Zhu Lingwu's body.

With the help of the acquired spirit blood in transforming his body, the electric currents that had been dormant in various parts of his body seemed to be activated, producing effects throughout his body, as if they were energy reactions at the cellular level.

This process made Zhu Lingwu even more uncomfortable. Originally, it felt like needles pricking his skin, but now it was as if countless needle points were bursting from within his body, stimulating his entire sensory system.

The sensation was indescribable, and with the heightened sensitivity of his body, the pain was amplified. It was fortunate that Zhu Lingwu's soul consciousness was strong; otherwise, the eight-year-old child he once was would have been unable to endure such stimulation and might have fainted.

The sharp pain also affected the cells in Zhu Lingwu's brain, causing his mind to alternate between dizziness and clarity.

However, it was precisely because of Zhu Lingwu's strong soul consciousness that this stimulation left an indelible impression on him. Zhu Lingwu's hands tightly gripped the two copper rods, and sparks flashed between his teeth, a reaction between the electric current and his saliva, causing blood to trickle from his mouth.

Zhu Lingwu did not know how long this process lasted. The drop of acquired spirit blood he had refined for half a year gradually diminished, eventually shrinking to the size of a grain of rice. Suddenly, Zhu Lingwu felt a strong attraction from deep within his body.

"Success, finally broken through! I didn't expect it to be so difficult!"

Zhu Lingwu knew he had finally passed the first level of the Ninefold Thunder Dominance Body Technique. He could hardly imagine how the talented person who created this technique had endured such stimulation. If he had fainted, would he still have been able to pass this level?

In fact, Zhu Lingwu's guess was correct. Even if he had lost consciousness and fainted, he would still have been able to pass the first level of the Ninefold Thunder Dominance Body Technique. However, passing it while conscious and passing it while unconscious had different outcomes, not only in terms of mental training but also in the degree of breakthrough.

Relying on his strong soul consciousness, Zhu Lingwu passed this breakthrough while conscious. He could feel that there was no longer any electric leakage from his body, and the electric current flowing into his hands became much smoother. His body seemed to have developed a resonance with the electric current.

Suddenly, Zhu Lingwu had a strange feeling. He slowly released the copper rods connected to the Baghdad battery, but an electric arc jumped from the rods and connected to his fingertips.

"Strange, why don't I feel any electric shock? This is so strange. This isn't the feeling described in the Ninefold Thunder Dominance Body Technique. Uh, could it be the third level, the Purple Lightning Dragon? No, that also requires the use of the technique to condense the electric current. What's going on? Why do I feel a sense of closeness to this electric current?"

Zhu Lingwu muttered to himself, releasing both copper rods connected to the Baghdad battery.

But with just a gesture of his hand, an electric arc flashed from each of the copper rods and condensed into a blue-purple electric sphere in his hands.

In Zhu Lingwu's hands, the electric sphere seemed like a obedient little sprite. Zhu Lingwu could feel something in the electric current resonating with his thoughts. Whatever he wanted the electric sphere to do, it would do.

"This, what's going on!"

Zhu Lingwu was a bit confused. One thing seemed certain: he had gained a special ability, similar to the instinct of drawing blood to transform into essence. He could now control the electric current, though he did not know how he had acquired this ability.

As long as he could find a power source, he could control the electric current within it at will. With the summoning of his soul consciousness, Zhu Lingwu could easily sense the electric current in the Baghdad batteries, and soon all the current gathered in his hands.

"It seems there's no limit to my control! No matter how much, I can control it. And I don't seem to be afraid of electricity anymore. In that case, does it still make sense for me to cultivate the Ninefold Thunder Dominance Body Technique? Well, let's deal with that later!"

At that moment, all the electric current from the Baghdad batteries gathered in Zhu Lingwu's hands, and with his will, the current gradually condensed into a powerful electric arc.

Fusing all the electric current from the Baghdad batteries, the electric arc almost transformed into a lightning bolt with considerable power.

The lightning bolt then struck the wandering soul in the dark corner of the training room, which had been watching Zhu Lingwu. There was no way Zhu Lingwu could let Meng Yishi know this secret.

As for the consequences of dealing with the wandering soul and what Meng Yishi might do, Zhu Lingwu could not afford to worry about it at the moment. He finally felt he had some means to protect himself. The ability he now possessed was so powerful that even ordinary spells might not compare.

Although Zhu Lingwu was still a bit confused about the sudden acquisition of this ability, he believed he could figure it out with some time.

The only thing to consider now was whether this ability had any limitations. Without a power source like the Baghdad batteries, could he still condense lightning out of thin air...