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The matter was settled, and it was time to leave. However, before departing, there was still one more thing.
"There is a strand of Nine Mysterious Golden Lightning hidden inside."
Wei Yang raised his head, gazing toward the deepest part of the Void Lightning Pool.
Vaguely, he could faintly sense a strange pressure spreading out from those depths. The nature of this pressure was somewhat similar to the Black Demon Lightning, yet dozens of times stronger.
Wei Yang stared intently into that region. After a moment, his eyes flickered.
"Let's go take a look."
With a single thought, he stepped forward. He had Bei Wang take the lead, and the two of them slowly walked toward that darkened area, step by step.
The closer they came to that region, the thicker that unique pressure grew. Eventually, Wei Yang abruptly halted. His pupils constricted slightly as he stared, astonished, toward the center of the thunder sea.
There, a colossal dragon made entirely of shimmering gold—like a creature forged from solid metal—coiled majestically, countless streams of golden lightning slithering endlessly across its body.
"Nine Mysterious Golden Lightning… the strongest lightning force between heaven and earth. There may not even be a second equal to it. Only when a Tier 9 Golden Pill is being refined can this lightning descend." Wei Yang narrowed his eyes as he quietly murmured.
If all lightning forces in the world were ranked the way Heavenly Flames were, then this Nine Mysterious Golden Lightning would occupy a position equivalent to that of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame or even the Nihility Devouring Flame—at the very top.
In the world today, there was basically no lightning that could surpass it. This lightning appeared only when a Tier 9 Golden Pill was successfully refined.
Each descent of the Nine Mysterious Golden Lightning shook the heavens and the earth to their core causing even the sky itself to tremble. Even mid-level Dou Sheng powerhouses were insignificant before its might and dared not face it directly.
In ancient records left behind from the primordial eras, there were many accounts from peak-level alchemists describing the terrifying celestial phenomena they invoked when refining Tier 9 Golden Pills.
In every single description, without exception, the Nine Mysterious Golden Lightning was mentioned with special emphasis. It was said that ordinary Dou Sheng experts would turn to ash in an instant upon touching even a trace of it.
From this alone, one could understand just how fearsome its reputation was in ancient times. Of course, even during the most prosperous ancient eras, the Nine Mysterious Golden Lightning remained extremely rare.
Now, in this age, there had been no recorded appearance of it for several thousand years.
Meaning that for thousands of years, no Tier 9 Golden Pill had appeared on the Dou Qi Continent. That near-mythical tier of pill was something that no one in the current era dared claim they could refine.
Even Wei Yang didn't dare say such a thing.
With his current alchemy skills, he wouldn't claim to be the number one on the continent, but competing for a spot in the top three was something he was confident about.
Yet even he had only managed to refine Tier 9 Treasure Pills—he had never attempted a Tier 9 Mysterious Pill, let alone the even higher-tier Tier 9 Golden Pill.
After all, such divine pills weren't something one could refine just because one wished to—the materials alone were a major obstacle.
Gathering each ingredient often required years.
Thus, regarding the legendary Tier 9 Golden Pill and the Nine Mysterious Golden Lightning, Wei Yang's understanding was based solely on ancient texts—he had never seen them with his own eyes.
Until now.
This was truly his first time witnessing the Nine Mysterious Golden Lightning in person.
"What a terrifying beast…" Wei Yang murmured softly, unable to suppress the shock in his voice.
The golden lightning dragon lay silently in the deepest part of the thunder sea, its massive eyes closed. Golden arcs flickered endlessly across its body, and from it emanated a faint yet absolute aura of destruction—so overwhelming that even the void around it was warped to the extreme.
Countless Black Demon Lightning slithered around the golden dragon from a thousand feet away, like giant serpents worshipping their king.
Hiss~
Watching this scene, Wei Yang couldn't help but take in a light breath. That tiny sound, in this completely silent space, suddenly felt unusually loud.
Because of that, quite a few Black Demon Lightning abruptly turned around, twisting like enraged giant pythons as they lunged at Wei Yang, trying to tear into him.
Facing the incoming Black Demon Lightning, Wei Yang's gaze flashed, and he immediately pulled Bei Wang with him as he retreated quickly.
He naturally wasn't afraid of the Black Demon Lightning, but that Nine Mysterious Golden Lightning Dragon that looked as if it were slumbering… that was something he had to fear.
From that creature's body, he could sense an unimaginably terrifying aura of danger. This aura was something he was completely unable to match.
Based on his estimation, if he classified it purely by power, that golden giant dragon was likely comparable to the level of a Seven-Star Dou Sheng. That kind of existence was something the current Wei Yang, who was only at mid-stage Five-Star, absolutely could not defeat.
So in a situation like this, he had only one choice — turn around and run.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Zzzt~
Wei Yang's retreat immediately stirred up the attention of even more Black Demon Lightning.
In an instant, the deepest part of this Lightning Pool boiled over completely.
Wei Yang had barged into their sacred land, completely enraging them. Countless Black Demon Lightning surged from all directions, flooding toward Wei Yang with overwhelming force. Once again, the scene of ten thousand strikes of thunder exploding together resurfaced.
Even Wei Yang didn't dare show the slightest carelessness in the face of such a terrifying number of Black Demon Lightning. With a thought, Bei Wang appeared in front of him, turning into a fleshy shield.
At the same time, black flames ignited across Wei Yang's body, and in the next moment, they transformed into an illusory Black Sun that wrapped around him. The Black Sun was blurred and translucent, as if half-hidden in the void itself.
It was visible to the naked eye, yet its presence couldn't be sensed, as if it belonged to another dimension entirely.
Rumble~
Just as he finished setting everything up, tens of thousands of Black Demon Lightning descended in an instant.
However, the moment they entered ten meters of Wei Yang's surroundings, Bei Wang and that illusory Black Sun erupted with a powerful devouring force, forming a black vortex that swallowed them completely.
"Hmm?"
Having effortlessly blocked the Black Demon Lightning, Wei Yang had just let out a breath of relief and was preparing to keep retreating with Bei Wang when his pupils suddenly shrank.
All the fine hairs on his body stood on end. His gaze snapped toward the golden giant dragon, and he saw that deep in the Lightning Pool, the coiled golden thunder dragon slowly opened its long-closed eyes.
Those massive golden pupils flashed with lightning, as if the entire world were reflected within them.
"I've been targeted by this monster!"
Being locked onto by those emotionless golden dragon eyes made Wei Yang's scalp tingle.
Without the slightest hesitation, he commanded Bei Wang and the Black Sun, turning himself into a streak of light as he shot toward the outer edge of the Lightning Pool. Sure enough, with his current strength, there was no way he could deal with the Nine Mysterious Golden Lightning.
Right now, he had no other thoughts — he just wanted to escape as fast as possible. As he was fleeing for his life, Wei Yang tilted his head slightly. He saw the golden thunder dragon open its massive jaws just a little.
Rumble~
A golden bolt of lightning over a hundred meters thick spewed from the dragon's mouth. With a sharp crack, it shot forward at nearly the speed of light. With just a single flash, it caught up to Wei Yang.
Its speed was so fast that dodging was completely impossible.
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