Chapter 4887 — Giving Up Halfway?
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Although the lightning inheritance had also manifested in the form of a lightning strike, that had been a purely illusory attack occurring within the mental world; so long as Wei Zhao's will was firm enough, his physical body would suffer no substantial harm. This time it was completely different—this was a real, genuine lightning strike!
Wei Zhao's willpower was unquestionable, but after all he was still only flesh and blood. Even though his body was far tougher than that of an ordinary Nascent Soul grand perfection cultivator, withstanding such a terrifying, supercharged lightning strike was still beyond the realm of possibility.
At this moment Wei Zhao was entirely enveloped within the massive lightning pillar, shaking frantically like a sieve full of chaff. That kind of pain was simply unimaginable to outsiders.
"Haha, that fellow surnamed Lin is dead for sure this time—even his skeleton has been electrocuted out of him!" Bao Zuoliang was beside himself with glee. At this point, because of the top-grade lightning pillar's shroud, the onlookers could no longer see Wei Zhao clearly; they could only vaguely make out a human-shaped skeleton within.
"It is ten times the lightning tribulation, after all. If he could withstand even this, he wouldn't be human." Su Kesheng smiled, then mused with a hint of puzzlement, "Young Master Bao, have you noticed—that fellow surnamed Lin doesn't seem to have taken a Lightning Mystery Pill?"
"Really? Could he have forgotten to take it?" Bao Zuoliang was taken aback, then recalled that indeed, the signature cushioning layer of the Lightning Mystery Pill had never appeared on Wei Zhao's body. There was only one explanation: Wei Zhao had not taken a Lightning Mystery Pill beforehand. But how could that be? No matter how you looked at it, this brat was not the sort of person who would lack a Lightning Mystery Pill.
"Maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me. With a lightning strike this powerful, it would be perfectly normal for the Lightning Mystery Pill's thin cushioning barrier to be blasted apart in an instant." Su Kesheng shook his head. He too did not believe Wei Zhao would make such a rookie mistake.
"Haha, whether he took it or not doesn't matter—that fellow surnamed Lin is about to die anyway!" Bao Zuoliang said smugly.
What the two of them never could have anticipated was that although this terrifying supercharged lightning strike made Wei Zhao suffer enough, he had been able to endure it all along. Relying on unparalleled willpower, he forcibly held together his body, which was on the verge of its breaking point, so that it would not be reduced to ashes on the spot!
At a time like this, so long as one could hold on without dying, there would inevitably be rewards.
Wei Zhao distinctly felt that the lightning-attribute spirit root within him—originally none too powerful—had, under the baptism of this supercharged lightning strike, begun to stir restlessly, becoming the first among the eight attribute spirit roots to be aroused!
The feeling was like a seedling that had only just sprouted, suddenly beginning to grow wildly after being watered. The lightning-attribute spirit root rampaged through Wei Zhao's body at an inconceivable speed, actually absorbing all the lightning power bit by bit and growing stronger and stronger!
In the end, the lightning-attribute spirit root no longer required Wei Zhao to circulate his mental cultivation method at all; it took charge of everything itself, as though it had temporarily taken over Wei Zhao's physical body, and seized the opportunity to begin devouring the other attribute spirit roots.