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276: Enlightenment through thunder and lightning, rebirth of thunder.In a place Lin Jingyu could not see, a faint glow protected the most vital parts of his body, such as his bone marrow and heart.

Even if he was powerless to resist, he would not be instantly annihilated.

The likely consequence was that Lin Jingyu would forget the existence of the Mysterious Youth.

Facing the despair-inducing destructive frenzy of the Sea of Thunder, the faint trace of “vitality” he had previously comprehended seemed so insignificant, ridiculous, and utterly vulnerable.

His Thunder True Intent began to shake violently, and even fine cracks appeared on the Origin mark, as if it could completely collapse at any moment, causing his Divine Soul to be swallowed and assimilated by the Sea of Thunder.

“No! That’s wrong! It can’t be like this!”

Just as his consciousness was about to completely sink, consumed by the Will of Destruction, an unyielding cry suddenly erupted from Lin Jingyu’s remaining spiritual intellect.

“Destruction is absolutely not the end! Fellow Daoist Zhan Tai once said that Thunder is born from the clash of Yin and Yang! Extremes reverse, and strength cannot last forever!

If Thunder only contained pure destruction, how could a spring thunderclap cause all things to revive? How could the world be calm and peaceful after a thunderstorm?

Within this ultimate destruction, there must also be hidden the deeper principle of Rebirth.”

He recalled Zhan Tai Mingyue’s guidance during their discussion of the Dao, and the tenacious essence of vitality in the Evergreen Art—“Wildfire cannot burn it out; the spring wind blows it back to life.”

He also recalled the Mysterious Youth’s final advice regarding “removing decay.”

“The extreme of destruction is the starting point of Rebirth! Thunder is not merely the Power of Slaughter; it is the strongest and most just Power of ‘Purification’ and ‘Reshaping’ between Heaven and Earth!

Only by burning away the clutter and purging the evil can one break down and then establish, forging an unparalleled Dao Foundation!”

This thought, like a flash of lightning splitting the Chaos in endless darkness, instantly illuminated his consciousness, which was about to completely sink.

He stopped trying to futilely resist or dissolve the endless destructive Thunder Power, and instead began with a madness and determination bordering on self-destruction.

He actively guided the Spirit Refining Art, completely opening up his entire mind and will, bravely integrating himself into this violent, merciless Sea of Thunder, which represented the Punishment of Heaven and Earth.

He no longer viewed the Thunder as an enemy to be fought, but rather as a giant hammer to temper himself and a furnace to refine his Divine Soul.

He used the most Yang and most rigid Power between Heaven and Earth as fire, and his own Physical Body and Dao Foundation as materials, undertaking an unprecedented, desperate refinement that sought life through death.

“Rumble!”

Countless bolts of thunder, as thick as buckets and containing the most primal power of destruction, seemed provoked and pierced through his body even more furiously.

Every impact brought heart-wrenching, unimaginable extreme pain; his Meridians snapped inch by inch, his bones fractured joint by joint, and his internal organs seemed to be repeatedly calcined and reshaped in the Thunder Fire.

But at the same time, the Power of Vitality generated by the Evergreen Art, under this extreme pressure, resonated with the extremely faint yet genuinely existing aura of “life” forcibly stimulated within the Thunder.

This formed a marvelous resonance, and began repairing his injuries more tenaciously and effectively.

Destruction and Rebirth reached a cruel yet delicate, tightrope-walking balance within this body, which was already charred and barely recognizable as human.

His body became the battlefield where these two great forces of Heaven and Earth clashed, and also the cauldron of Fusion.

His Thunder Origin mark, under the frantic impact and hammering of the Sea of Thunder, did not collapse; instead, it was repeatedly hammered, tempered, and purified, like common iron thrown into an Artifact Refining Divine Furnace.

All superficial and insubstantial parts were removed, and the mark itself became increasingly condensed, pure, and luminous.

The purple electric light on it gradually took on a deep, ancient, dark gold color, emitting an aura that was older, more majestic, and closer to the Thunder Origin.

In the process of his Physical Body being destroyed and reshaped again and again, the deepest level of Impurities were completely refined and expelled by the Thunder Power; his bones gradually acquired a warm, jade-like luster, becoming tougher.

His Meridians were violently widened, like dry riverbeds carved into surging rivers, capable of holding a more majestic flow of spiritual power.

His Qi and Blood became purer and more majestic during the Thunder Fire calcination, faintly emitting the sound of a Dragon’s roar and an elephant’s trumpet during circulation, and his physical strength was leaping forward at an unimaginable speed.

His three Mental Energy Lakes seemed about to be completely evaporated under the pervasive bombardment and calcination of the Thunder, rapidly depleting his Mental Energy.

However, the profoundness of the Spirit Refining Art was fully displayed at this moment. Under this pressure bordering on collapse, his Mental Energy was extremely compressed and purified, removing the dross and retaining the essence.

It became more solid, resilient, and pure! Although his perception range did not expand, his ability to capture subtle energy changes and his sensitivity to all things in Heaven and Earth increased by more than several levels.

Time completely lost its meaning within this Sea of Thunder where only destruction and Rebirth intertwined.

Perhaps only a brief instant had passed in the outside world.

But for Lin Jingyu, who was inside, it felt as though he had experienced millions of years of Reincarnation and tempering.

Later on, Lin Jingyu had long lost sensation in his Physical Body; his entire consciousness, his entire spirit.

were completely immersed in comprehending the opposing yet unified True Intent contained within the Thunder: “Destruction” and “Rebirth.”

His mind and spirit gradually breathed and pulsed together with this violent Sea of Thunder, no longer rejecting it, but trying to understand, accept, and guide it.

He did not know how much time had “passed” again, but the endless Thunder bombardment, which had seemed intent on tearing him completely apart, gradually became less unbearable.

He could even faintly sense a certain supreme fairness, righteousness, and ruthless indifference contained behind the violent, destructive Thunder Energy.

yet also containing a strange “emotion” or “Will of Law” that cleansed the Universe, judged all things, and bestowed Rebirth upon people.

Just as he felt he was about to completely integrate with this Origin Sea of Thunder, and his understanding of the Thunder True Intent was about to Breakthrough a critical point.

and reach a new height, the terrifying, pervasive pressure around him suddenly lightened!

The destructive Thunder Energy quickly dispersed from around him like an ebbing tide, returning to the turbulent Sea of Thunder above.

With a flash of light, he found himself standing safely and unharmed back on the Peak Platform, his body completely intact, and he even felt an unprecedented lightness, clarity, and power!

The extreme pain and tempering that had seemingly lasted for ten thousand years felt like an incredibly realistic illusion, yet the surging spiritual power within him, condensed like mercury paste.

the deeper and more majestic Thunder True Intent, and his Divine Soul, which was several times tougher, all clearly indicated that everything had truly happened! This was a true transformation!

The Mysterious Youth still stood with his hands clasped behind his back, as if he had never moved. He looked at Lin Jingyu, and a faint yet genuine look of appreciation flashed in his profound, star-like eyes.

He nodded slightly and said, “Not bad. Before the three-day period was up, you were able to initially adapt to the aura of the Origin Sea of Thunder and comprehend a trace of the True Essence of ‘Destruction and Rebirth’ from it.

Your Comprehension Ability, perseverance, and Foundation are even better than I initially expected.”