Chapter 1103 A Prodigy: Innate Chaotic Thunder Source Body

With the Thunder Emperor's decree, countless super powers, ancient races, and aristocratic sects across the vast eastern territory of the Great Thousand World were immediately thrown into turmoil.

"The Zhen Dong Prince's Mansion? What arrogance! Does Mo Yu really think that by defeating the Fu Tu Ancient Clan and receiving the title of Zhen Dong Demon Slayer King bestowed by the Great Thousand Palace, he can command the entire East?"

"Integrating resources? Verifying defenses? They probably want to take this opportunity to annex us and turn the entire Eastern Great Thousand World into their Thunder Prison's one-man show!"

"Resisting the evil races from beyond the realm? That's a respectable reason, but who doesn't know that he's using righteousness to command the feudal lords and actually pursuing expansion!"

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After the initial shock, voices of doubt, dissatisfaction, and even anger rose among the top leaders of various factions.

Some powerful forces that have historically controlled their own territories feel that their authority has been seriously challenged.

However, despite their anger and frustration, few forces dared to openly oppose them.

After all, the detailed battle report of the battle in the ancestral land of the Futu Ancient Clan had already been repeatedly studied by various forces.

Mo Yu's terrifying strength in confronting the sacred artifacts of two ancient clans, the ferocity of his Thunder Prison army, his close alliance with the Flame Emperor and the Martial Ancestor, and Qin Tian's clearly biased attitude in the Great Thousand Palace... all of these constituted an invisible mountain, weighing heavily on everyone's hearts.

More importantly, the banner of 'resisting the evil races from beyond the realm' has supreme legitimacy in the vast world.

The extraterrestrial evil race is the mortal enemy of all living beings in the Great Thousand Worlds. Any action related to them will attract the attention and potential support of the entire Great Thousand Worlds.

Mo Yu used this as a starting point, thus gaining a legitimate reason to attack and occupying the absolute moral high ground.

To openly oppose it is tantamount to putting oneself in a position of "disregarding the safety of the world," which will not only invite attacks from the Zhen Dong Prince's Mansion and hostility from the Da Qian Palace, but may also make one a target of public criticism.

Mo Yu had clearly anticipated the reactions from all sides. In order to resist the evil race from beyond the realm, the pace of integrating the eastern territory must not be stopped.

Therefore, after the decree was issued, he did not sit idly by but immediately took action.

On one hand, he dispatched an envoy led by Venerable Taishan, an elder of Thunder Prison who is now a Celestial Supreme, carrying official documents and the Thunder Emperor's Decree symbolizing the authority of the garrison commander, to several of the most important super powers and ancient races in the eastern territory to "proclaim" and "discuss".

While ostensibly a discussion, it carries an undercurrent of non-negotiability. Depending on the other party's attitude, certain promises will be made, such as guaranteeing their existing territorial autonomy, sharing royal resources in exchange for undertaking corresponding obligations in joint defense, and ensuring that the royal army will not enter their core areas without cause.

On the other hand, the Zhen Dong Prince's Mansion showed great sincerity in recruiting forces that were relatively weak, or that were already on good terms with Lei Yu, or that felt a deeper sense of threat from the extraterrestrial evil race.

The Prince of Zhendong issued detailed "Order for the Recruitment of the Eastern Region Garrison" and "Regulations for Rewarding Contributions to Border Defense," attracting independent cultivators and small and medium-sized forces from all sides to join by offering generous cultivation resources, high-level cultivation techniques, and even the opportunity to exchange future battle merits for treasures in the Prince's Treasury.

At the same time, it was announced that the first batch of forces to join the "Eastern Region Joint Defense System" will receive defensive array support from the Royal Palace, priority in intelligence sharing, and preferential mining privileges on specific resource stars.

At the same time, it demonstrates a willingness to take responsibility and invest resources.

While some superpowers and ancient races remained noncommittal about this move, many smaller and medium-sized forces that had been observing began to waver, and envoys carrying registration documents began to travel to the Thunder Continent...

While Lei Yu was busy integrating the various forces in the east, life in the Imperial Garden, deep within the Lei Emperor Palace, gradually settled into a peaceful and regular rhythm.

Although Mo Yu was busy with the construction of the Zhen Dong Prince's Mansion and the integration of defenses in the eastern border, he always made time to spend with his family every day, especially to guide Qing Chen in his cultivation.

Qingchen's diligence and comprehension are evident to all. He mastered the basic sword techniques taught by Yunyun in just a few days, and his moves were quite methodical.

The foundation of the spirit array laid by the Futu Ancient Clan is extremely solid, and their ability to sense and control spiritual power far surpasses that of their peers.

However, a strange phenomenon began to worry Qing Yanjing more and more.

No matter how hard Qingchen tried to absorb spiritual energy and circulate his cultivation techniques, the speed at which he accumulated spiritual power was unusually slow. It was as if there was an invisible "sieve" in his body that quietly dissipated most of the spiritual power he had painstakingly gathered, leaving only a small portion.

Even more strangely, when he was emotionally agitated or deeply engaged in cultivation, extremely subtle and imperceptible silver electric sparks would uncontrollably erupt from his body, but they would disappear in an instant and could not be actively guided.

"Husband, Chen'er's cultivation progress..." One evening, after Qing Chen finished her evening class and returned to her room, Qing Yanjing finally couldn't help but frown and ask when she was alone with Mo Yu in Jingxin Pavilion.

“Logically speaking, with his bloodline talent and the resources we provided, his progress shouldn’t be so sluggish. I’ve carefully examined his meridians and dantian, and there are no hidden injuries or blockages. The Foundation Establishment chapter of the Ancient Floating Pagoda Clan’s ‘Floating Pagoda Spiritual Technique’ is also fine. But this phenomenon of spiritual energy loss…”

Mo Yu put down the border map in his hand, pulled Qing Yanjing into his arms, and said gently, "Xiao Jing, don't worry too much. Chen'er has a strong will and a solid foundation, that much is certain. As for his slow cultivation..."

His gaze sharpened slightly as he looked towards Qingchen's room, lost in thought: "Perhaps the problem isn't 'slowness,' but rather 'difference.'"

"Different?" Qing Yanjing looked up, her beautiful eyes filled with doubt.

"Do you still remember how I embarked on the path of cultivation back in the lower plane?" Mo Yu said slowly.

"I was not born with the bloodline of a Dou Di or from an ancient race. My initial cultivation aptitude was even considered mediocre by others. It was only by chance that I began the path of awakening the 'Heavenly Gang Thunder Body'."

Of course, what Mo Yu said was not true. His Heavenly Gang Thunder Body was acquired later in life, but it has been gradually improved over the years, which is why it is comparable to the perfect Heavenly Gang Thunder Body.

Qing Yanjing was taken aback. She knew that Mo Yu possessed the 'Heavenly Gang Thunder Body', which was the foundation for his dominance across the vast world and the forging of the 'Heavenly Gang Thunder Emperor Body'.

However, this constitution was so rare and domineering that ancient records were vague about it, and she never associated it with Qingchen.

"You mean... Chen'er..."

"It's just a guess." Mo Yu gently stroked her long hair: "My physique... is acquired through cultivation, but the inheritance of my bloodline is infinitely mysterious."

You possess the purest bloodline of the Ancient Buddha Clan, and I possess the Heavenly Thunder Body. It's not impossible for our child to inherit some more special, more hidden constitution. The barely perceptible silver lightning within him... gives me an unusually familiar feeling of unease.

Qing Yanjing's heart raced slightly: "If it is truly a latent physique similar to the 'Heavenly Thunder Body,' why would it hinder his accumulation of spiritual power?"

“It’s not an obstacle, it might be… devouring, or rather… a period of dormancy before transformation.” A flash of lightning crossed Mo Yu’s eyes.

"True top-tier physiques, especially those with a domineering physique related to thunder, often require a massive amount of energy to nourish and awaken them."

The spiritual energy absorbed by ordinary cultivation methods may not be of sufficient quality or have extremely low conversion efficiency for him. Most of it is used to maintain the 'sleep' at the deepest part of his body's origin, and only a very small portion can settle down and manifest as usable spiritual energy.

It's like a bottomless pit; before awakening, you'll be in a state of 'hunger,' manifesting outwardly as slow cultivation and dissipation of spiritual energy.

The more he spoke, the clearer his thoughts became: "Moreover, Chen'er is still young, and her physical constitution is deeply hidden. Her self-protection mechanism will instinctively suppress its premature manifestation, so as not to make her young body unable to withstand that domineering power."

Those occasional streaks of lightning might be a trace of their inherent constitution unconsciously leaking out during emotional fluctuations or deep cultivation.

Qingyan listened intently, his heart surging with both worry and anticipation: "If that's really the case, what should we do? Should we wait for his physique to awaken on its own? How long would that take? If it never awakens, wouldn't that delay his golden cultivation period?"

Mo Yu pondered for a moment and said, "We can't just wait. I need to investigate more carefully. If my guess is true, perhaps... we can try to guide him and create the conditions for his awakening."

The next day, instead of letting Qingchen engage in regular cultivation, Moyu took him to a specially built "Thunder-Attracting Hall" deep within the Thunder Emperor Palace.

This place is filled with arrays that gather the power of stars and lightning. The ground and walls are made of special materials that can conduct and buffer lightning power, making it one of the most active and pure places in the entire Thunder Continent.

"Chen'er, relax and don't resist." Mo Yu had Qing Chen sit cross-legged on an ancient thunder-patterned futon in the center of the hall, while he sat opposite him with a solemn expression.

Qingchen nodded obediently and closed her eyes.

Mo Yu extended his finger, and with his fingertip, he gently touched Qing Chen's brow with a silver lightning bolt that was condensed to the extreme yet extremely gentle.

Instead of using brute force to probe, he carefully channeled a wisp of his purest "Heavenly Thunder Emperor" essence into Qingchen's body, like the gentlest probe, or like a call from a source of power.

Qing Yanjing, Lei Feier, Xiao Yu, Ya Fei, Yun Yun and other women stood guard outside the palace, observing through the special crystal wall, holding their breath and concentrating.

At first, there was no obvious reaction in Qingchen's body, and the spiritual power flowing in his meridians remained calm. However, when Mo Yu's primordial thunder energy, carrying the supreme power of the emperor, slowly touched the deepest part of Qingchen's dantian...

"Om!!"

A deep, rumbling sound, as if from ancient times, suddenly emanated from Qingchen's body!

It wasn't a sound heard by the ears, but a sound that resonated directly deep within everyone's soul!

Immediately afterwards, Qingchen's small body trembled violently, and an unprecedentedly intense silver light suddenly burst forth from its surface!

It wasn't a scattered spark of electricity, but rather a tangible thunderous flame that enveloped his entire body!

Within the flames, countless intricate and profound lightning runes could be faintly seen, appearing and disappearing, emanating an ancient, majestic, and supreme aura. It shared the same origin as Mo Yu's "Heavenly Thunder Emperor Body" aura, yet seemed to be more... primal? Pure?

The starlight and lightning power gathered in the hall seemed to be summoned by the king, rushing madly towards Qingchen, yet circling around the layer of light and flame on his body, not daring to easily merge in, as if in worship.

Mo Yu's eyes suddenly flashed with terrifying lightning, his face filled with disbelief and shock, which then turned into immense joy!

He could clearly feel that the wisp of primordial thunder energy he had transferred in not only did not cause rejection, but instead, like a drop of water flowing into the ocean, it was instantly absorbed and assimilated by a dormant, vast thunder primordial energy deep within Qingchen's dantian, as boundless as a starry sea!

The power and purity of that source were so great that even he was astonished!

That's not just a simple "Heavenly Thunder Body"!

That was... in its unawakened state, its original quality and potential seemed even more terrifying than the "Heavenly Thunder Body" that he had activated later!

It's not just the more ancient and perfect innate 'Heavenly Thunder Body'!

Furthermore, because it incorporated Qing Yanjing's top-tier Futu Ancient Clan bloodline, it underwent an unpredictable transformation!

"So that's how it is... So that's how it is!" Mo Yu withdrew his finger, and the strange phenomena on Qing Chen's body slowly subsided, but her face became rosy, and there was a faint thunderous sound accompanying her breathing. Her whole person seemed to have gained some kind of indescribable charm.

"It's not that the cultivation is slow, it's that this child's physique is too strong! So strong that under normal circumstances, it would take a long time to accumulate energy, or an extremely special opportunity to awaken it!"

Ordinary spiritual energy is to it as water is to lava—its effect is negligible! What it needs is the purest and most domineering power of lightning origin!

The palace doors opened, and Qing Yanjing and the others hurriedly entered.

Seeing the ecstatic joy on Mo Yu's face and Qing Chen's unharmed and even better-looking appearance, Qing Yanjing felt much relieved and asked anxiously, "Husband, what exactly...?"

Mo Yu stood up, picked up the still somewhat bewildered Qing Chen, and laughed loudly: "Xiao Jing! Our Chen'er is not lacking in talent! He possesses an unprecedented thunder physique! A supreme variant of the 'Heavenly Gang Thunder Physique' that has never been recorded before and is extremely hidden! I call it the 'Innate Chaotic Thunder Source Physique'!"

"Innate... Chaotic Thunder Source Body?" The women were all astonished.

“That’s right!” Mo Yu explained excitedly.

"This physique is naturally close to all kinds of thunder, and its origin contains a trace of the primordial thunder source from the beginning of chaos!"

However, this primordial source of lightning is hidden too deeply, requiring a specific key and immense energy to unlock! Once awakened, its control over lightning, cultivation speed, and even the upper limit of its future achievements may be beyond even my estimation!

He looked at Qingchen in his arms, his eyes filled with pride and expectation: "Chen'er's spiritual power is usually scattered because his body unconsciously uses most of the spiritual power it absorbs to nourish the hidden Chaos Thunder Source."

The lightning source was too advanced, being picky about ordinary spiritual energy, resulting in an extremely low conversion rate, which explained the slow progress.

Qingchen seemed to understand but not quite, but she could sense her father's excitement, and a smile appeared on her little face: "Father, then... can I become very powerful? Can I help you?"

"More than amazing!" Mo Yu ruffled his hair vigorously.

"My son is a hidden dragon in the abyss; once the winds of change come, he will surely shake the world with thunder!"