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"Boom!"
Far off in the distant sky, a muffled thunderclap suddenly erupted.
At once, heavy dark clouds gathered rapidly above the desert valley. Even the blazing sun of the Western Wasteland Desert was completely obscured.
In an instant, the valley that had been scorching under the sun was plunged into a darkness resembling nightfall.
Countless massive silver serpents flickered faintly within the clouds, slithering about ceaselessly.
Only when a bolt of silver lightning tore across the clouds would the valley below briefly regain some light.
Between the flashing lightning and the rolling thunder, an oppressive might of heaven and earth gradually spread across the surrounding space.
At the same time, from within the crimson cauldron in front of Lin Feng, an extraordinarily rich medicinal fragrance began to spread.
The instant this scent appeared, even the surrounding heaven and earth energy was drawn toward it, producing faint ripples.
"As expected of the Pill Lightning from a high seventh-tier pill. Its power is far stronger than that of mid seventh-tier pills."
Gazing at the silver serpents slithering above the Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron, Lin Feng murmured under his breath.
After failing countless times and consuming who knew how many precious ingredients…he had finally succeeded in refining this Body Transformation Pill.
He shifted his gaze downward, toward the interior of the cauldron.
Inside, the azure flame raged fiercely.
Hovering just an inch above the flame was a perfectly round, pure-white pill, spinning rapidly.
Waves of astonishing energy spread continuously from the pill's core, crashing into the inner walls of the cauldron with metallic clanging sounds.
"If I remember right, a ninth-tier Mysterious Pill requires being struck by Pill Lightning. Only after being tempered by it can the pill be perfected. But I wonder… could pills below that tier also benefit from the same process?"
Rubbing his chin as he stared into the cauldron, Lin Feng muttered in thought.
But then he remembered—on the Dou Qi Continent, alchemists always protected pills below the ninth-tier Mysterious Pill from lightning.
That must mean someone had already tried it before.
They must have discovered that Pill Lightning would destroy the pill, and that's why alchemists went to such lengths to shield them.
Otherwise, who would bother going through so much trouble to block these thunders?
"Boom!"
Just as Lin Feng was deep in thought, a thunderous crack exploded from the heavens above.
Jolted awake, he remembered the Pill Lightning still raging overhead.
At once, he channeled his Serene Sea Storage Ring. From it, he summoned the strongest puppet in his collection — Granny Yin.
"Go!"
With a low command, the silver-haired old woman puppet beside him shot emotionlessly toward the sky.
"Boom!"
After a brief silence in the clouds, a bolt of silver lightning, powerful enough to terrify even a Six-Star Dou Zong, tore downwards at astonishing speed, aiming directly for the crimson cauldron below.
"Bang!"
The lightning crashed into Granny Yin's body, producing a deafeningly heavy sound that echoed throughout the valley.
The puppet's figure was blasted nearly dozens of meters downward before finally stabilizing itself.
At this moment, countless silver arcs of electricity crackled across its metallic frame, constantly corroding its surface.
If it had been a normal human, they would have already been gravely injured from such a strike.
But the puppet felt nothing. On the contrary, under the corrosion of the lightning, its body gradually grew tougher.
"Boom!"
No sooner had the first strike been endured than a second, even more terrifying bolt of silver lightning came crashing down.
As for Lin Feng, he calmly controlled the Earth Demon Puppet, making it rise straight upward to collide head-on with the descending bolt of thunder.
Watching as countless tiny lightning serpents tempered its body, the puppet's silver glow becoming more radiant, a faint smile appeared on Lin Feng's face.
Right now, he wished the Pill Lightning would strike even harder, so that his Earth Demon Puppet could be tempered a little longer.
Above, the sky was shrouded with dark clouds, silver lightning writhing about like serpents.
But after unleashing several waves of fierce Pill Lightning, the energy within the clouds was finally exhausted.
After rolling about unwillingly for a moment, the clouds quickly dissipated.
The blazing sun, which had been blocked for so long, once again poured its scorching rays onto the relatively narrow desert valley.
With the Pill Lightning dispersed, Lin Feng recalled the Earth Demon Puppet.
"Bang!"
With a heavy thud, a not-so-tall silver figure landed at Lin Feng's side.
He swept his gaze across Granny Yin and discovered that its combat strength had risen from Seven-Star Dou Zong to the peak of Eight-Star Dou Zong.
"So, even the Pill Lightning from a high seventh-tier pill can only increase it by one star?"
Stroking his chin as he glanced at the puppet, Lin Feng spoke softly.
Seeing that the thunder had completely calmed, Xiao Yixian, who had been waiting patiently in the distance, leapt lightly over.
With a faint fragrance drifting along, a graceful figure appeared beside Lin Feng.
"Oh? This Earth Demon Puppet is already beginning to show signs of transforming into a Sky Demon Puppet."
Coming closer, Xiao Yixian noticed immediately — when Granny Yin was refined, its hunched back had disappeared, making its height not much different from her own.
That made it easy for her to spot the faint trace of gold within its hollow eyes.
Hearing her words, Lin Feng was a little surprised. He lowered his head slightly, looking into Granny Yin's empty sockets.
Inside, there truly was a faint and dim golden luster flickering.
"Still, even the Pill Lightning of a seventh-tier pill, even peak seventh-tier Pill Lightning, probably isn't enough to push it into a full evolution as a Sky Demon Puppet."
After his initial surprise, Lin Feng shook his head and sighed.
"It's fine. Your soul power is already extremely close to peak seventh-tier. I believe it won't be long before you completely step into the peak of the Mortal Realm. At that point, with Lue Feng Zun Zhe's soul as assistance, reaching eighth-tier won't be far off."
Xiao Yixian's rosy lips curved into a smile as she hooked her arm through his.
"You…"
Lin Feng shook his head with a soft laugh. Reaching out, he brushed aside the silver strands at her temple and gently caressed her delicate cheek.
After a moment of thought, he said, "Once I help Elder Yao's soul recover, let's go visit those magic beast clans. See if we can convince them to help us search for a Sky Poison Dragon Scorpion Beast. The Western Wasteland Desert is boundless, I refuse to believe not a single one exists."
After all, Xiao Yixian had now encountered a major bottleneck.
Even with the Woeful Poison Body, breaking through to the Dou Zun realm was no easy matter.
Therefore, finding a Sky Poison Dragon Scorpion Beast…condensing a Poison Pill, and advancing to Dou Zun…
That was the best path Lin Feng could think of.
After all, Xiao Yixian had once said that upon advancing to Dou Zun, the poison within her body would rise to an entirely new tier.
At that time, the rate at which her Ghostly Poison Flame absorbed toxins might no longer keep up with the poison her body generated.
Although a Heavenly Flame could grow without limit, its rate of growth still had boundaries.
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