Chapter 268 Super Class Inheritance
[Immortal Thunder Crow] is a magical creature that only exists in myths and legends .
Legend has it that in the Age of the Gods, there was an "eternal sea of thunder" that covered the sky and the sun, and this elemental flying crow was born there. They never land in their lives, and feed on thunder, and the more they eat, the stronger they become.
And the most exaggerated thing is that this thing is immortal!
They have no lifespan. As long as the lightning element is not destroyed, they can live for billions of years, or even forever...
The most powerful Thunder Crow, whose combat power is comparable to that of a true god.
There is another elemental creature that is as famous as this strange bird, and that is the [Sun Bird]. According to legend, the sun hanging in the sky is this fire elemental bird.
Both are definitely...divine birds!
So, when Ryan saw this mythical creature that could only be seen "in stories", he was also stunned.
Can myths and legends be regarded as reality?
He thought he had made a mistake, but no matter which detail he looked at, this strange bird with purple lightning all over its body was the creature in myths and legends.
However, it seems that the thunder crow in front of him has no good intentions.
Just as Ryan approached the thunder pool, it suddenly flew out from the lightning without any warning.
How fast is it?
Just when Ryan's body was completely unable to react, the Thunder Crow had already rushed in front of him.
Then, he felt a crackling sensation of electricity on his skin, but the pain was not strong. It was a bit like the feeling of being shocked by the "piezoelectric igniter" in a lighter in his previous life, tingling and numb.
The only difference is that all the pores on my body are electrified...
And then, nothing happened.
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“Eh…”
Before Ryan's fear was reflected on his face, the Thunder Crow's all-round attack was over.
"I didn't die?"
Ryan felt that being bathed in the lightning was still within the tolerable range. Although his hair stood on end and felt a little burnt, with a flick of the [Divine Healing Technique], the burns from the lightning were instantly healed.
Ryan looked at the data displayed on the "intelligent brain" panel again. The maximum voltage flowing through his body just now was about 800 million volts, which is equivalent to being struck by lightning in a storm in nature.
This kind of extremely strong electric current would probably not be able to withstand more than a few hits from a legendary warrior with an enhanced physical body like Basel, and an ordinary high-level transcendent could be killed by a single bolt of lightning.
After a moment, Ryan immediately understood, "It's... [Thunder Totem]!"
When he looked down again, he found that he was naked and all his clothes were burned.
Even the storage ring on his hand was not spared and was burned to ashes by the lightning.
Fortunately, most of the important things were placed in the folding space, otherwise Ryan would have cried to death.
However, although the storage ring was damaged and a large amount of property was lost, at least his life was safe, which was a blessing.
"You stupid bird made me lose hundreds of millions!"
Looking at the strange bird flying around him in a domineering manner, Ryan became furious and instinctively raised his hand to punch it.
This flurry of punches hit the air, and the wind from the fists whistled, and waves of distorted cylindrical air waves visible to the naked eye rushed out in the air. With his current cultivation level, his punches in the air could shatter hard rocks, which was enough to easily kill monsters below the third level.
But the fist wind hit Thunderbird like hitting its reflection in the water, dissipating bit by bit...
But with a flash of lightning, the strange bird instantly recovered as before.
What’s even more infuriating is that after the counterattack, the thunderbird showed an anthropomorphic "sarcastic" expression on its face, as if mocking the human’s arrogance.
Looking at this nagging expression, it seems as if one can hear the crow's cry of "caw, caw, caw..." in one's ears.
"Fuck! This stupid bird has become a spirit. How dare it mock me!"
Since the strange bird couldn't hurt him, Ryan got excited and started to use [Sky Strike], [Cannon Punch], [Rain Cut]...
But no matter what moves were used, the effect was the same, a corner of the lightning bird was shattered, and then it recovered instantly.
This guy is completely immune to physical damage.
After throwing hundreds of punches in vain, Ryan stopped and exclaimed, "It's really as the legend says, 'immortal and indestructible'. I'm afraid even Bazel and the others can't kill this strange bird..."
However, he could do nothing to the strange bird, and the strange bird could do nothing to him.
One man and one bird, they pecked at each other for a long time.
This purely elemental creature has a simple means of attack: lightning.
For Ryan, a third-level transcendent, he should have been reduced to ashes in an instant, but who told him to have the [Thunder Totem]?
This thunder treasure of the Coleman clan not only assists in fighting spirit cultivation, but also provides 99% immunity to thunder elements. As long as the law level of the attack does not exceed the law power contained in this totem itself, it cannot penetrate it!
It's like I'm wearing a layer of insulating clothing. You can shock me as much as you want, but I will remain as still as a mountain.
Moreover, 99% of the power of thunder and lightning was absorbed by the totem and converted into rich elemental power, which in turn enhanced the cultivation of fighting spirit.
The more Ryan fought, the more he felt his fighting spirit was endless.
However, he also felt a little relieved.
Fortunately, this foggy land has some special restrictions, which means that all living things are destined to not exceed the fifth level.
Although this thunder crow is powerful, its realm is forcibly suppressed to the fifth level.
Otherwise, if it really was a sixth- or seventh-level Thunder Crow, the 1% of lightning power that overflowed would not just burn him to death, but would take his life in an instant.
…
Obviously, it is not a solution to keep wasting time with this Thunder Crow.
But Ryan really couldn't do anything about it.
He no longer paid any attention to the silly bird and walked towards the thunder pool under the lightning.
It was obvious that the strange bird had awakened its intelligence.
This can be seen from the fact that it also knows how to mock people.
But maybe, the IQ is not that high.
It had probably been locked up in this underground palace for countless years and had not seen any other creatures, so it was very curious about Ryan, a human. It poked his body with its crow's beak from time to time, like a Husky with endless energy. It looked more like playing and frolicking than attacking.
Ryan ignored the silly bird and pondered as he walked: "There is such an [Undead Thunder Crow] in this thunder pool. It should not be used to plot against the 'Trialists' who entered here. Then, why did the people of this ancient country leave it in this [Land of Inheritance]?"
As he was thinking, he walked to the stone pillar at the edge of the thunder pool.
The runes carved on these stone pillars were very complex and flashed purple light. When compared with the database of the "Intelligent Brain", the style was almost exactly the same as that of the goblin civilization.
System analysis results: This should be an energy conduction device.
This instantly reminded Ryan of the strange instrument in the goblin ruins that had been running for countless years and producing the "abyss demonic energy".
He was also very curious about what kind of thing and what kind of energy could generate that could allow this huge mausoleum to operate for countless tens of thousands of years without failing.
The lightning element beside the thunder pool has become extremely dense. The electric arcs seem to be pulled, drawing terrifying arcs of light on Ryan's body. Even with the totem immunity, he still felt a strong burning sensation.
However, this time, because he was close enough, he saw the "source" of the energy of this thunder pool.
This sight also surprised me.
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"What is this...?"
Ryan felt that he had seen it wrong.
He thought it should be some complex ancient instrument like a "nuclear reactor".
But unexpectedly, in the center of the thunder pool, there was a half-meter-high transparent jar.
Inside the jar, there is a "solid" black lightning!
It's something like this: Lightning.
It is the solid lightning in this glass jar that produces this pool of violent lightning.
Probably because it saw Ryan approaching the thunder pool, the [Undead Thunder Crow] stopped pecking at him. Instead, it flew hurriedly to the jar like a dog protecting its food, and made all kinds of ferocious expressions towards Ryan with a "vicious" look on its face.
“…”
Ryan looked at this silly bird guarding its food and his brows twitched.
He also understood that it was because of this "solid lightning" that this stupid bird was able to survive to this day.
Obviously, this thing is a treasure.
But he thought it would be better not to touch it until he understood why it was placed there.
…
Ryan left the Thunder Pool and planned to find some written materials on the fourth floor of the mausoleum to first understand what this place of inheritance was about.
There weren't many things on the altar. Apart from the thunder pool, there were only statues, murals, and stone carvings.
Perhaps because it is airtight, the murals here are very well preserved, and even the colors are still bright.
Then, when Ryan saw the image on the mural, he was immediately stunned.
I originally just wanted to take a quick glance, but unexpectedly I was immediately attracted by the content on the mural.
This is a mural recording events, depicting hundreds of thousands of people working on a massive underground project. From digging a pit, to building a mausoleum, to backfilling it...
A completely unmarked underground mausoleum was built.
"Is this... a construction plan for a certain mausoleum?"
Ryan took a closer look and unexpectedly discovered that the mural was not of the tomb he was in now, but of another tomb built against the mountain.
The fall of the Monk civilization was less than 100,000 years ago, which is too long for human lifespan, but only a blink of an eye for the mountain topography. During this period of time, the terrain did not change much.
He felt that the mountains in the murals looked familiar.
Thinking of something, Ryan immediately gave the intelligent computer an order: [System, compare the mountain terrain on the mural...]
The next second, the system immediately compared the location of the tomb on the mural and found that it was more than 73% similar to a section of the mountain terrain in the west of the "Karatwa Basin" where the Black Dragon City is located.
“It’s actually there…”
Recalling the treasure map he found on the airship, Ryan immediately realized something and said in surprise, "Could this be... the construction plan for the tomb of the [Black Emperor] Moises?"
This mural completed the treasure hunt in his mind.
No wonder it couldn’t be found. It turned out that the tomb had no trees or seals and no ground markings .
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In addition to the construction process of the mausoleum, the last mural also made Ryan discover "abnormality".
It was painted on it that after the tomb was sealed, a leader-like person among the people who built the tomb held up something that looked like an "hourglass" and placed it on the altar to be worshipped.
When Ryan saw the "hourglass" on the altar, he immediately recognized it and blurted out, "Isn't this... the 'inherited sacred object' of the Coleman tribe?"
The mural was painted with great skill, and the detailed runes on the hourglass were clearly depicted stroke by stroke. He was sure that the thing in the painting was definitely the "heritage sacred object" that the Coleman tribe had used to seal the cenote. Later, it was stolen by the people of the "Black Water Platform" of the Omar Empire, which led to the outbreak of the [Black Tide].
Ryan had also seen the hourglass, and it didn't have any special effects.
He thought it was something symbolic, but he didn't expect it to appear on the mural.
"This 'hourglass' was taken out of the tomb. What on earth is it?"
Thinking of this, Ryan felt that the hourglass was extremely important, as if it was something like a "key" to open the tomb.
However, nothing can be verified, and it seems that the only way to know the answer is to find the tomb.
Now that he has determined the exact location of the "Black Emperor's Tomb", he can start excavating the tomb after returning this time.
…
Ryan carefully studied all the murals on the altar, but found no useful information.
Anyway, with the system recording, he was not afraid of overlooking any details on the mural, and then turned to look at the relief stone carvings not far away.
Judging from his previous experiences in the two temples, these reliefs should be the inherited skills.
Upon closer look, it is indeed so!
This stone carving clearly records the thunder magic of "Seventy-two Divine Generals" [Thunder Nightmare] Yarulet Pallas - "Thunder God Sutra"!
Engraved on that black stone wall is the complete formula for this breathing method.
"Sure enough, 'Breath of Thunder' is the remaining part of 'Thunder God Technique'!"
After just reading the first few paragraphs, Ryan immediately confirmed that this was from the same source as the "Breath of Thunder" he was currently practicing.
All the skills inherited from the seventy-two generals currently on the market are only fragments.
I didn’t know why before, I thought it was because time had passed and it was too long ago.
Now I understand it.
Because the complete method of becoming a god touched upon the power of laws above the fifth order, it was impossible to practice it. Over time, it was naturally lost.
What is inherited are all “fragments” that can be practiced by extraordinary people below the fifth level.
And this "Thunder God's Secret" breathing method is just like that.
Ryan looked at the first 20% to 30% of the formula and could understand some of it.
But later on, I couldn’t understand it at all.
His current extraordinary realm involves a power level beyond the fourth level, which is completely like reading a heavenly book. It is probably like just learning elementary school mathematics and then reading advanced mathematics, which makes people confused.
The second half of this technique mostly requires "intuition". I can understand the words, but when they are put together, I can't understand the meaning.
Although he didn't understand the words, he understood the picture.
At this moment, there is also a detailed map of the human meridians.
"Nine levels of thunder magic? This third level looks like my current realm. Could it be that there were nine levels of transcendence in ancient times? The ninth level is the god level?"
"Aren't there twelve meridians in the human body? How come there are seven hundred and twenty of them depicted here?"
"Breathing method, and also opening and flushing the meridians?"
"Because this breathing technique is so violent, it actually requires physical strength?"
"After practicing to perfection, can you control the power of thunder?"
“…”
Questions rushed into Ryan's mind one after another, and he felt overwhelmed.
It was like he was handed an article of classical Chinese without any annotations. As he was only in primary school, he had no way of understanding the exact meaning of the "Thunder God Formula".
However, he understood the effect.
"Breathing of Thunder" is like an elephant absorbing water, and "Thunder God's Secret" is as vast as a whale swallowing water.
With this complete set of skills, the amount of fighting spirit that is breathed in and out increases exponentially as you progress through the practice!
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"Forget it. Anyway, this breathing method is not useful right . I'll go back and ask the Mafa High Priest when the time comes..."
Ryan didn't study anything beyond his understanding.
He wrote down all the words and patterns on the stone carvings, and then walked to the stone carvings on the side.
What is recorded here is an exclusive body movement technique that matches the "Thunder God Sutra" - [Magical Power·Thunder Shadow Instant Body].
"A person is like light and shadow, and turns into lightning... After practicing this skill, can he even fly in the air?"
Ryan's eyes widened as he watched the movements.
The more in-depth your understanding of martial arts is, the more you can see the power of this body technique.
Although [Secret Skill: Divine Movement] is powerful, it is a straight-line attack technique and can be easily predicted.
And this [Mystical Power: Thunder Shadow Instant] is an elusive displacement trajectory. If you practice it to perfection, can you move with thunder?
Moreover, the "steps" on the stone carvings are not just flat, but also walking in the air...
If Ryan didn't know that there were higher levels above the fifth-level transcendent, he would never have believed these exaggerated descriptions.
After all, even the most powerful Mafa Great Shaman in the world cannot fly in the air. It is simply a fantasy to think that one can achieve this with just a body technique.
"According to what is said here, I am just getting started. If I want to be able to fly in the air, my muscle strength must be at least ten times stronger than it is now... In other words, I need to practice the [Hercules Technique] to the 'Godly Strength Realm', which is the realm that Canossa is at now?"
Ryan pulled his chin in thought.
He is still a little short of reaching the "Divine Power Realm", and the "Divine Strength Realm" is a long way off. He estimates that it will be good enough if he can reach the fifth level of Transcendental Realm.
If you want to "fly", you have to be at least level five.
Melee and magic powers are different. Displacement that relies on speed requires extremely high physical strength.
This also explains why the inheritance of [Thunder Nightmare] Yarulet Pallas requires extremely high physical strength to support both the martial arts and the body movements.
Moreover, this kind of movement requires not only physical strength but also the support of thunder-type fighting spirit.
Eventually, you will reach a level called "control of the lightning element", and your speed will be as fast as thunder?
Ryan was confused as this was another secret method that he could not understand for the time being.
However, just by learning the breathing and body techniques, he felt that the trip was worthwhile.
This is the smooth road leading to the "Godly Stage" passed down by true gods!
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Next, let’s look at the next stone carving.
After seeing this, Ryan also understood what was in the Lei Chi glass bottle.
I also understand why the [Immortal Thunder Crow] exists there.
"【World-annihilating Divine Thunder】? Legend has it that at the beginning of the creation of the world, the dark attribute divine thunder ranked sixth in power? A super-level law domain? It's on the same level as the 'spark' that a certain god stole from the divine realm to bring light to mankind, as the legend says?"
