Chapter 1: The Power of Thunder

"Next person"

A cold, emotionless voice came from behind a large table.

A thin young man walked forward slowly with a heavy pace.

From the appearance, this young man is only thirteen or fourteen years old, and his body is thin and thin, as if he is riddled with all kinds of diseases. On the fair face, the sharp eyebrows as tall as peaks go straight into the temples, and the eyes are as clear and transparent as black gems in clear water. Although he is born as a boy, he looks a bit delicate.

"It's Zuo Feng, this guy is here again."

"This person is really thick-skinned. A disabled person also came to collect the monthly payment."

"This guy's cultivation has plummeted, but his cheeky skills are improving day by day."

The laughter and harsh taunts all around could no longer make the young man in front of him as angry as before. The envy and jealousy they once felt seemed to make these people even meaner.

The young man known as Zuo Feng sighed slightly in his heart. This day of giving out the monthly calendar was the happiest day for all the young people in the village, but it was a kind of torture for him.

He practiced body training at the age of six and broke through the barrier that year. At the age of eight, he reached the first level of physical strength. At the age of nine, he entered the second level of physical strength. At the age of ten, he broke through to the third level of physical strength. At the age of twelve, he broke through again to the fourth level of physical strength. This kind of abnormal breakthrough speed was realized one by one in him. Until that incident a year ago completely shattered the halo above his head.

"You loser still has the nerve to receive the monthly salary. You have made no contribution to the village and are just a freeloader."

Behind the large wooden table, a young man slowly raised his head and spoke harsher words than the others. The young boy has a fair complexion and a tall figure, and looks quite handsome. But the slightly raised eyes give people a cunning look.

"The village stipulates that anyone over ten years old can receive a monthly allowance. If you refuse to give it to me, I will have to go to the village chief to get it."

Hearing what Zuo Feng said, the face of the young man behind the table changed slightly, and then he said with a sneer.

"Huh, the day after tomorrow is the village's annual coming-of-age ceremony. Once the coming-of-age ceremony is over, not only will there be no monthly routine, but a loser like you will definitely have to work as a coolie. Don't worry, I will definitely find someone to 'take care' of you when you fail."

When he mentioned the word "take care of", he deliberately emphasized it a little bit. At the same time, he grabbed a small bag on the table and threw it away. Seemingly unintentionally, the thrown bag flew out in a diagonal direction, spilling most of the coins inside.

Among the young people in line, I don’t know who took the lead in throwing a coin on the ground, and then some people continued to throw coins on the ground.

The anger that had been suppressed for a long time was burning in Zuo Feng's heart. He tightened his fists and turned back to look angrily at the young man behind the table.

"Fujikata, don't go too far."

Zuo Feng's voice was cold and slightly trembling. Although he had no cultivation, he was not blind. He clearly saw that after the other party threw the money bag, he winked at the crowd with a sinister smile on his face.

"Hey, our 'God of War' is going to get angry. Why, you thought you were a genius in cultivation? Now I'm afraid of hurting you even if I sneeze."

Zuo Feng's face was as cold as dripping water. He wanted to rush over and punch the opponent's hateful face, but in the end he just squeezed out a breath between his teeth. He has no cultivation now. Even if the opponent stays still and allows himself to be beaten, he will still be injured. The difference between a level three warrior and an ordinary person is like an adult and a child.

He silently bent down, picked up his own coins on the ground and put them into his bag, his ears filled with the ridicule and ridicule of the people around him.

"The coming-of-age ceremony the day after tomorrow will be attended by village chiefs from other villages. I don't want you, a loser, to come out and embarrass us all."

When Zuo Feng turned around and left, Fujikata's slightly commanding voice came from behind. Zuo Feng's body paused and left quickly. Staying here for a moment would be the biggest test of his endurance.

The mountain wind roared in, blowing the young man's long hair back and dancing wildly. The thin figure swayed slightly in the strong wind, but his eyes like the dark night sky stared into the distance unwaveringly. The boy who had been standing here for more than an hour was Zuo Feng, who had been humiliated during the day.

After receiving the monthly prescription every month, Zuo Feng would come here alone and stand for a while. He would go home only after he calmed down. He didn't want his emotions to affect his family.

"Rumble"

Electric arcs rolled in the dense clouds, and then dull thunder rolled in and enveloped the surrounding areas, as if to show the mighty power of heaven.

The sound of thunder is like throwing a big stone into the calm lake water, lifting up the long-standing memories like sand.

That day, Zuo Feng was in the waterfall under the high cliff, practicing as usual until late at night. When he was dragging his tired body to leave, he saw two ghostly figures passing by the pool. His intuition made him immediately retreat into the waterfall behind him.

The two figures stopped at the edge of the pool, seemingly talking to each other. Zuo Feng could hear nothing else except the huge roar of the waterfall. It wasn't until the two of them dispersed in different directions that Zuo Feng slowly walked out of the waterfall to the edge of the pool.

For two warriors with such profound cultivation to meet in secret just a few miles away from the village, there must be something shady going on. He decided to inform his master about this first, but before he could move even half a step, he felt a slight chill on his back and chest. When he looked down, there was an extra sword tip on his chest.

He tried hard to turn around, but was kicked hard in the back. Then the whole person flew into the air and landed heavily in the pool.

This kick not only sent Zuo Feng flying, but also penetrated his body with violent spiritual energy. He endured the pain of being torn apart, and turned his head in the water, only to see a black figure disappearing into the dark forest.

From the figure of the other person, Zuo Feng could tell that it was one of the two people who had just left. It was useless to blame himself at this moment. His body gradually sank in the pool, and his consciousness gradually blurred as his life passed.

"Boom"

A thunderclap exploded above the pool, and almost at the same time, a thick silver lightning bolt slid down from the sky and landed squarely in the pool. The electric current passed through Zuo Feng's body, temporarily restoring a trace of consciousness.

He vaguely saw a group of light blue light flashing not far in front of his body. Although he didn't know what it was, his intuition told him that it was the only life-saving straw.

Using all his strength, Zuo Feng struggled to swim above the light group. When he got closer, he could see that it was a light ball close to the shape of a water droplet. While reaching out to hold the light group, he finally closed his eyes.

When he woke up again, his injuries were strangely healed. Whether it was the sword wound that pierced him through, or the damage caused by the spiritual energy that invaded his body with that kick, they were miraculously completely healed without leaving any wounds, except for a strange teardrop-shaped bulge on his chest.

He sighed for a long time and gradually withdrew his thoughts. Zuo Feng slowly looked at the pool under the cliff and said to himself.

"It's been a year. I remember that night was also like this. Although I escaped from death, my cultivation was exhausted and I can no longer practice. Is this the price of survival?"

Practicing body training is to absorb the spiritual energy around, store it in the sea of ​​qi after refining, and then transform the body according to the exercises. But since that special experience, Zuo Feng found that his cultivation was gone. His own tendons and veins were also like being shackled with heavy shackles, and he could no longer absorb a trace of spiritual energy.

The cold rain fell on Zuo Feng's face, and he seemed to be unaware of it. After the coming-of-age ceremony the day after tomorrow, he will lose the qualification to receive the monthly allowance. Without any cultivation, he can only be assigned to the most superficial work.

"God, do you want me to live forever just to let me endure these endless humiliations?"

Zuo Feng's roar spread far away, and there was only the sound of rain besides the biting wind. He had suffered a lot of cold eyes and ridicule in the past year, but these were far less than his body that was worse than that of ordinary people, which made him more painful and tormented.

The rain gradually became heavier, and the sky and the ground seemed to merge into one with the rain. Thick arcs of electricity wandered in the clouds, and occasionally a flash of lightning would cross the sky and strike straight down.

Zuo Feng raised his hands as if to vent, and stood on the top of the cliff facing the storm.

"If you want me to live just to experience this endless pain, then take this life back."

His slightly hoarse shout was annihilated by the roaring thunder.

Suddenly, a huge lightning bolt fell, heading towards Zuo Feng. He subconsciously widened his eyes. But then a slight arc appeared at the corner of his mouth, which slowly expanded until it turned into a brilliant smile, a smile with a sense of relief and joy.

"Crack"

The huge arc penetrated his body, and from a distance, Zuo Feng on the top of the mountain seemed to have turned into a luminous body. The figures of his parents and sister appeared in his mind one by one. These were the three people he cared about most in this world.

Time passed slowly, and Zuo Feng was surprised to find that not only did he not die immediately, but the pain in his body continued, but his consciousness became clearer. The pain brought by the current running through his body made Zuo Feng's handsome face become more hideous.

Just when he was tortured by the piercing pain and wanted to die, the teardrop-shaped bulge on his chest seemed to have life and began to fluctuate. The fluctuation was very weak and almost imperceptible at first, but it became stronger and stronger, and spread farther and farther. Wherever this magical wave passes, the pain in the body will be reduced a little, until the wave spreads throughout the body.

Zuo Feng is now in shock and stagnation. He can't tell whether this power comes from the bulge in his body or from the huge thunder that fell from the sky. It seems that the two are originally one, but they are combined into one through his body.

What surprised him inexplicably was that his body gradually changed at this moment. Streams of pure spiritual energy, as if squeezed out from all parts of the body, emerged one after another and gathered towards the sea of ​​qi.

Zuo Feng, whose light gradually faded, closed his eyes and stood still, and his own momentum began to rise continuously. Strong body barrier, initial stage, level one, level two, just climbed to strong body and level three before stopping, and the wave in the body slowly shrank back to the chest like a sponge absorbing water.

Zuo Feng suddenly opened his eyes, and at this moment, lightning flashed in his eyes, like two sharp flashes, but he didn't notice it at all.

"I'm back, I'm back, my body has finally recovered."

A wave of excitement and joy from the bottom of his heart appeared on his face. Although he has not recovered to the fourth level of the Strengthening Body Stage a year ago, he clearly feels that the shackles in his body have been broken.