Chapter 54

"Monster... this guy... how is this possible..." Amidst the thunder that shook the heavens, on the first arena, multicolored lightning wildly burst forth, the destructive power of the lightning causing the entire world to tremble. However, the young man in white who had unleashed such astonishing lightning stood on the arena, his heart feeling as if it had fallen into an icy cave, his whole body cold.

Lei Ao, the only disciple of the Biyun Peak lineage who practiced the Five Thunder Righteous Law, and senior brother to Dongfang Chen, now had a pale face, his eyes filled with extreme fear as he looked at the massive sphere of interwoven Five Elements lightning across from him, his body trembling slightly.

He could hardly believe his eyes; a person of similar age to him could actually resist his lightning with his flesh and blood, which was truly unbelievable.

Sensing the gradually strengthening aura within the lightning sphere, Lei Ao couldn't help but doubt the power of the lightning he had unleashed; he had lost his previous confidence.

Even a large rock would be reduced to dust after being struck by lightning for half an hour, yet this Gu Fei's body was actually even harder than a rock?

Not only was Lei Ao shocked, but the spectators below the arena were also deeply moved by the scene before them. The sight had been deeply etched into the hearts of the young disciples, and they would remember this incredible moment for the rest of their lives.

Zhao Zirou's heart was in her throat, her eyes fixed on the vague figure within the lightning sphere, her breathing almost stopping.

She was worried about Gu Fei. In her view, no one dared to withstand the power of heavenly lightning with their body. According to her knowledge, the Five Thunder Righteous Law of the Tai Xuan Sect summoned real lightning from the heavens, with immense power that could shock all living things. Although Lei Ao's cultivation level was far below that of true heavenly lightning, it was still not something a cultivator of the same level could resist.

Gu Fei's action had truly frightened her. Fortunately, it seemed that Gu Fei could indeed resist the power of the Five Thunders with his flesh and blood, which reassured her greatly.

"This Gu Fei, he can't even be killed like this, truly the heavens have no eyes!" Wang Yuanzhi, who was watching the battle among the crowd, was greatly disappointed when he saw that even Lei Ao's abilities couldn't summon lightning to kill Gu Fei.

Wang Yuanzhi, a narrow-minded disciple of a noble family, had been beaten by Gu Fei and had his life-saving talisman stolen. He hated Gu Fei so much that he wanted to grind his bones to dust. However, due to his lack of strength, he didn't dare to seek revenge on Gu Fei, so he hoped that Gu Fei would be defeated by someone else. Seeing his enemy suffer, he was naturally very happy, but unfortunately, his happiness came a bit too early. Not only did Gu Fei not die from the lightning, but he was also using the lightning to refine his body, breaking through his cultivation bottleneck.

The extreme refinement of the body brought endless pain, the lightning shaking his soul, almost shaking his three souls and seven spirits out of his body. But he gritted his teeth and endured, still occasionally letting out heart-wrenching screams that made people's hair stand on end.

The fierce lightning coursing through his body, while causing him immense pain, was also gradually awakening his body's potential.

There must be a loss for every gain, and a gain for every loss. Enduring endless pain brought about the elevation of his strength and body, and the improvement of his cultivation.

Lei Ao, however, was stubbornly trying to summon more lightning, using his magical power to guide the lightning from all directions, and crazily striking Gu Fei. Silver lightning snakes ravaged the air, making the arena filled with a heavy aura of destruction.

Lei Ao's eyes were red, no longer caring about Gu Fei's life. His tiger-like eyes were filled with endless killing intent, his black hair wildly dancing, looking like a madman.

Lei Ao's body emitted an unprecedentedly powerful magical power fluctuation, his heart set on destroying the crazy young man who made him feel terrified.

The Daoist Xuantian and the seven lineage leaders sitting on the steps in front of the Tai Xuan Hall all shook their heads secretly. You are desperately using the Five Thunder Righteous Law, but you are not hurting your enemy; you are helping your opponent improve his cultivation!

Of course, few people in the audience could see the unusual situation. They were all amazed by the power and ferocity of the body-refining technique of the Cuiling Peak lineage, which could make the body immune to lightning. No one realized that Gu Fei was actually using Lei Ao's power to refine his flesh and bones, breaking through his cultivation bottleneck.

The leader of the Biyun Peak lineage, Daoist Xuanfa, who was sitting next to Daoist Xuantian, had a somewhat difficult expression. Seeing his disciple working hard to refine the opponent's body, he felt a bit crazy.

The leaders of the other lineages, however, watched the scene with great interest, not even glancing at the other ongoing matches on the other arenas.

"Ah!" Gu Fei, trapped in the multicolored lightning sphere, suddenly roared to the sky. Two beams of substantial divine light shot out from his eyes, several feet long. His pitch-black hair stood on end, each strand seemingly surrounded by electricity, and currents of electricity flowed through every inch of his skin.

He looked like a demon god, his body suddenly trembling, a powerful force bursting out from within him, like a surging wave sweeping across the heavens, instantly forcing the lightning coursing through his body away.

Inside Gu Fei's body, a series of explosions sounded, and 84,000 pores on his body simultaneously emitted needle-like beams of energy, his skin glowing with a crystalline light.

At this moment, Gu Fei could clearly sense the fine rays of essence energy happily flowing through his flesh and bones, like water, flowing over and over again. He felt an endless surge of strength, as if he could shatter the heavens with a single hand and split the earth with a single step.

"Eight Heavens, I have finally broken through the cultivation bottleneck and reached the eighth heaven of the Awakened Realm." Gu Fei laughed to the sky, his laughter filled with joy. A powerful aura emanated from his steel-like body, not only making Lei Ao, who was still frantically attacking with lightning, pale with shock, but also making the young disciples watching from below feel a strong sense of pressure, their faces changing.

The lightning Lei Ao was unleashing was now completely blocked by the force emanating from Gu Fei's body, the power of the lightning and thunder no longer able to harm him in the slightest.

"Hmph!" Gu Fei sneered, his hands directly reaching into the dense lightning in front of him. Then, he spread his hands, tearing apart the lightning web that enveloped him.

Next, the endless lightning was absorbed by his hands. In the next moment, he swung his hands, and the lightning he had grabbed was thrown at Lei Ao like a spear.

"Lightning Shield!" Lei Ao was greatly shocked, immediately forming a seal with his hands, and a shield of interwoven lightning instantly appeared in front of him.

"Boom!" A loud explosion, the lightning thrown by Gu Fei instantly collided with the lightning shield, causing a loud explosion and a blinding flash of light.

The blinding light caused the disciples watching from below to momentarily lose their sight, all of them exclaiming in shock.

The lightning shield protecting Lei Ao and the lightning that hit it simultaneously dissipated, and Lei Ao was hit as if by a thousand-pound hammer, his body shaking violently, and he retreated several steps.

"Whoosh!" Gu Fei moved, instantly appearing in front of Lei Ao. Lei Ao was greatly alarmed, trying to form a seal, but Gu Fei didn't give him the chance. Gu Fei had already delivered a heavy punch to his abdomen.

"Ah!" Lei Ao let out a惨叫, his tall body curling up like a large shrimp in pain. At that moment, he felt as if all his bones had been shattered by the punch, and his meridians were about to break. The pain was unbearable.

However, his luck was good, and his suffering was short-lived. Because after Gu Fei's punch made Lei Ao curl up like a shrimp, he immediately delivered a light chop to Lei Ao's neck, knocking him unconscious.

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**Note:** The last sentence in the original text is incomplete and has been completed for context.