Chapter 66: The Shattered God Position, The Path Ahead Temporarily Cleared
At the bottom of the canyon, thunder light swirled, and time seemed to have lost its meaning.
Yu Yuanchen sat cross-legged before the towering thunder god statue, eyes tightly closed, his entire body enveloped in a dense layer of purple-gold divine radiance, like a silkworm cocoon.
At the center of his brow, the newly born thunder god mark shone brilliantly, echoing the ancient aura emitted by the statue, forming a mysterious resonance.
A massive stream of information, like a bursting river, poured continuously from the thunder god mark into his Sea of Consciousness.
These were the mysteries of thunder that far exceeded all his previous knowledge—how the Thunder Law maintained the balance of heaven and earth, governed destruction and rebirth, the countless derivations and changes of thunder attributes, various methods for controlling all thunder, and even fragmented pieces of information regarding the God Realm and the Origin of Law...
This knowledge was as vast as a sea of smoke and as profound as the starry sky. Most of it was sealed away like a database, accessible whenever needed; only a small portion was directly inherited, but the quantity was still substantial.
Yu Yuanchen absorbed it thirstily, frantically soaking up nourishment like a parched sponge.
His understanding of thunder deepened and sublimated at an unprecedented speed.
The Thunder True Essence within his body operated autonomously, becoming more pure and condensed, carrying a trace of sacred, inviolable, and majestic aura.
His bones, Meridians, blood, and even Soul were all undergoing the baptism and tempering of this divine force, experiencing a transformation akin to being reborn.
This process lasted for an unknown duration, feeling like an instant, yet also like ten thousand years.
When the final stream of information merged into his Sea of Consciousness and the light of the thunder god mark at the center of his brow gradually retracted, becoming archaic and profound, Yu Yuanchen slowly opened his eyes.
A flash of purple-gold lightning vanished in his pupils, and his gaze became sharper and deeper, as if it could pierce through the Void Realm and look directly at the essence of all things.
He felt that his strength had not increased explosively, but his Foundation had become incredibly solid, and his control over power had reached a brand-new Realm; with every gesture, he was faintly in harmony with the Thunder Law between heaven and earth.
More importantly, he felt that he had established an incredibly close connection with the statue before him, with this canyon, and even with the mysterious Thunder Dao.
"The Legacy... is it about to begin?" Excitement and anticipation that could not be suppressed surged in Yu Yuanchen's heart.
After enduring countless hardships and passing through layers of trials, he was finally about to touch that ultimate mystery—the complete thunder god position!
Following the final guidance received in his mind, he slowly raised his right hand, aiming his palm at the base of the thunder god statue.
The thunder god mark at the center of his brow lit up again, and a condensed purple-gold divine force shot out, precisely entering an inconspicuous depression on the base.
"Hum—!!!"
The entire canyon shook violently! It was as if a giant god who had been sleeping for ages had suddenly awakened!
The thunder god statue erupted with unprecedented, brilliant light, illuminating the entire bottom of the canyon as if it were daytime.
On the surface of the statue, countless ancient and mysterious thunder runes lit up one by one, like the rotation of the stars in the sky, emitting vast and peerless Divine Might.
On the amethyst-like rocks on the ground, huge light paths crisscrossed, forming an incomparably vast and complex Formation.
At the center of the Formation, right in front of Yu Yuanchen, space began to twist and fluctuate, as if something was being summoned from nothingness.
Yu Yuanchen held his breath, staring intently at the fluctuating area.
He could feel that a terrifying power, far exceeding any previous energy and of an indescribably high essence, was condensing!
That power was filled with supreme majesty, the will to judge all things, and... an indescribable sense of incompleteness and decay?
Finally, the moment the light of the Formation reached its peak, a strange, fist-sized, purple-gold crystal slowly emerged from the Void Realm and floated in front of Yu Yuanchen.
The crystal was irregular in shape, its surface covered with countless tiny cracks and pits, as if it had endured unimaginably fierce impacts and the erosion of long years.
It emitted a weak yet incomparably pure light, flickering uncertainly, like a candle in the wind.
Inside the crystal, countless hair-thin purple-gold Law divine chains could be vaguely seen struggling to circulate and intertwine, but many chains were already broken and dim, making the entire structure of the crystal appear shattered and precarious.
A weak yet undeniable God Position pressure permeated from the crystal, causing Yu Yuanchen's Soul to tremble and inspiring awe in his heart; he confirmed that this was definitely the status of a Divinity!
But at the same time, a much denser aura of dead silence, decay, and incompleteness, seemingly originating from the Origin, rushed toward him, causing his heart to sink to the bottom in an instant.
"This... this is... the thunder god position?!" Yu Yuanchen's eyes widened, the excitement and anticipation on his face instantly frozen, replaced by incredulous astonishment, and even a sense of absurdity.
What kind of inherited God Position is shattered?! It looks like a shoddy product that was smashed and barely glued back together, ready to completely collapse and dissipate at any moment!
That weak light, those pervasive cracks, those intermittent Law divine chains... all signaled that this was a God Position that was incomplete to the extreme, almost ruined!
The huge psychological gap left him stunned for a moment.
The God Position he had imagined should have been a perfect creation, radiant with light, with perfect Laws, and containing infinite power; who could have imagined it would look so miserable?
Just as he was stunned, the shattered God Position crystal vibrated slightly, turned into a stream of light, entered the center of his brow, and directly fused with the thunder god mark.
"Boom!"
Yu Yuanchen's whole body shook violently, and his consciousness was pulled into a strange Realm.
He seemed to be standing in a boundless, shattered Star Domain of thunder.
Beneath his feet were countless shattered star fragments, flickering with remaining thunder light.
In the sky, huge, pitch-black spatial rifts, like hideous scars, constantly devoured the surrounding remaining light and energy.
The Thunder Law Dao that should have traversed heaven and earth was now broken into countless pieces, like broken harp strings, floating powerlessly in the Void Realm, emitting fluctuations like mournful cries.
The entire God Position Origin space was filled with a sense of sorrow and dead silence, as if a hero had reached the end of their road and glory had passed away.
At the same time, a fragmented piece of information, accompanied by endless sorrow and unwillingness, flooded into Yu Yuanchen's mind.
The images were broken and blurry: an unimaginable, world-sweeping Divine Rank war... countless powerful figures falling... the sky being torn apart, the earth sinking... a towering, supreme figure who governed thunder, in order to protect something, burned his own godhood Origin, unleashed an ultimate strike, and perished together with countless terrifying enemies...
The thunder god position completely shattered in that strike, and the core of the God Position could only wrap up the vast majority of the God Position fragments, flee into the Void Realm, and fall into this world. Although it instinctively absorbed the Power Of Faith of thunder generated by the Douluo Plane (the setting of this book is that elemental gods do not need to actively spread faith; as long as someone harbors reverence for the element corresponding to their God Position, Power Of Faith will be generated), because no one was presiding over its repair, after countless years, it had barely condensed into its current appearance, waiting for the arrival of a successor...
The information stopped abruptly here, full of gaps and fog.
Yu Yuanchen's consciousness returned to reality, his expression changing uncertainly.
He finally understood that this thunder god position was not naturally incomplete, but rather the fragments that remained after its owner actively burned and shattered it during an ancient divine war to fight the enemy!
That it could be preserved and barely maintain the God Position without dissipating was already a miracle.
The emotions of excitement and disappointment gradually calmed down, replaced by a sense of realization and heaviness.
"So that's it... it's not that the Legacy was cut off, but that the God Position was shattered..." Yu Yuanchen muttered to himself, a helpless, bitter smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
This really was... an unexpected "surprise."
But soon, light rekindled in his eyes, a flame that was more determined and persistent.
A shattered God Position certainly meant that the path ahead would be more difficult, but at least it was better than starting from zero; one must know that in the original work, both the Angel God and Sea God had to gather nearly a thousand years of Power Of Faith before they could self-create a God Position.
Although it could not provide the boundless divine force of a complete God Position, and could not directly grant him the authority of a Divinity...
But, it was ultimately a true God Position Foundation! It was the key to the Divine Rank Realm!
It contained the most original mysteries of the Thunder Law; even just a small fragment's value far exceeded the vast majority of treasures in the world.
It was even more of a hope, a proof that his path was correct and that he had been recognized by the ancient thunder god!
Most importantly, it pointed out a path that had never existed before—to repair and transform it into the God Position most suitable for himself!
"Shattered... so what?" Yu Yuanchen slowly clenched his fists, his eyes sharp as knives, looking directly into his heart. "A complete Legacy can certainly allow one to reach the sky in a single step, but it is ultimately walking the old path of predecessors.
And this shattered God Position, although difficult to start with, requires me even more to understand, to make up for, and to reshape it!
This path may be more compatible with my own Dao, allowing me to walk out a thunder divine path that belongs to me, Yu Yuanchen!"
He thought of the "Five Thunders Orthodox Method" he had created himself, thought of the exploration and Fusion of different properties of thunder, and thought of the original intention he realized during the heart-questioning trial: "With a human heart, wield the might of thunder."
Relying on a complete God Position is certainly easy, but it may not be the path most suitable for oneself.
And this shattered God Position, although difficult, is full of infinite possibilities!
It will force himself to understand the essence of thunder more deeply, to make up for those broken Laws, and even... during the repair process, to integrate his own insights and concepts, shaping a thunder god position that has never existed before and is more suitable for himself!
Thinking of this, Yu Yuanchen's heart suddenly opened up; all disappointment and astonishment were swept away, replaced by unprecedented fighting spirit and anticipation.
"The path of predecessors will eventually have an end. My Dao must be created by myself!" His gaze was firm, and he had already made a decision in his heart. "I accept this shattered thunder god position!
Not only will I accept it, I will not only completely repair it, but I will also... surpass the past and shape a more powerful thunder god position that belongs to me!"
He closed his eyes again, his mind sinking into the center of his brow, and began to carefully perceive the shattered God Position that had fused with the thunder god mark.
Communication was more difficult than imagined.
Although the God Position had recognized him, its internal Laws were broken, and energy execution was obscure and blocked, like a complex network full of loopholes and broken lines.
According to the knowledge about repairing the God Position transmitted to him by the thunder god mark, he needed to use his own Soul Power and Spiritual Power as a guide, carefully nurturing those broken Law divine chains, and use his own insights to combine the corresponding fragments together. This process was extremely slow and consumed a huge amount of Spiritual Power; of course, this was also because his current understanding of thunder was still shallow, and his cultivation was not high enough.
But he enjoyed it; every time he connected a tiny broken point, every time he understood a little bit of the mystery contained in the broken Laws, he felt that his cognition of thunder became a little deeper, and the operation of his own Thunder True Essence became a little more perfect.
The remaining combat experience and Law insights belonging to the ancient thunder god within that shattered God Position were even more invaluable treasures.
It is unknown how much time passed, but when he had initially stabilized a small area at the very edge of the God Position and felt a trace of weak yet incomparably pure divine force beginning to feed back into himself, he slowly exited the Cultivate state.
Opening his eyes, feeling the Thunder True Essence within his body—which, although not explosively increased, was more pure and condensed, carrying a trace of true divine aura—and the additional fragmented yet incomparably profound thunder knowledge in his mind, Yu Yuanchen curled his lips into a confident smile.
The path ahead was now clear—repair the God Position and walk out his own thunder divine path!
He stood up and bowed deeply to the thunder god statue, which seemed to have completed its mission and whose light was gradually retracting.
This bow was to thank the Senior for the Legacy and recognition.
After rising, his gaze swept across this ancient canyon, and there was no more confusion in his eyes.
It was time to leave.
The road ahead required more accumulation, more tempering, and more insights to find the Opportunity and Materials needed to repair the God Position.
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