Chapter 717 Exploring Blackwater (2/2)

Zhou Yuan's eyes flashed in thought. A moment later, he cast away his hesitation as he gritted his teeth, “I won’t hide tonight. Let’s see if we can notice anything from the night thunder.”

Yaoyao nodded. They had no choice but to try this.

Zhou Yuan sat down and gazed at the sunset. The night wasn’t far.

Time quickly passed.

When the sun finally and the sky darkened again, Zhou Yuan heard the mysterious deranged rumbling of thunder once again.

Boom!

Thunder reverberated throughout land like a roaring crazed beast of destruction.

The golden Genesis Qi around Zhou Yuan's body violently shuddered. It was not particularly effective at blocking out the thunder’s effects. Zhou Yuan could already feel a hint of craziness slowly emerging in his heart.

His eyes filled with redness and his breathing became labored as a destructive impulse arose within him.

“The night thunder can penetrate the Genesis Qi and affect the Spirit. It needs to be countered with Spirit power.” A clear voice sounded beside him. It was naturally Yaoyao.

Zhou Yuan took a deep breath, suppressing the irritable feelings as he closed his eyes.

Spirit light began to flicker between his brows.

“Primal Chaos Divine Grindstone Visualisation Method.”

Zhou Yuan’s consciousness immediately fell into the familiar domain of primal chaos. The Primal Chaos Divine Grindstone slowly descended, accompanied by an ancient power to contend against the night thunder.

The two forces were stuck in a deadlock. Only after a long while did the Primal Chaos Divine Grindstone grow stronger and stronger and slowly overwhelmed the thunder.

The irritable feeling in his heart gradually faded.

Zhou Yuan’s eyes shot open, restored to its clear and bright appearance as he gazed into darkness. The night thunder continued to ring faintly, but upon a closer listen it wasn’t as distant as before.

“Do you hear anything?” Yaoyao asked.

Zhou Yuan was silent for a moment, then his eyes took on a strange look as he exclaimed, “The thunder, I seemed to have found its source!”

Now that he had dampened the effects of the thunder, he was finally able to distinguish its source!

“Go!”

He roared as he dashed towards the source of the thunder.

The two streaked across the darkness.

But the thunder seemed to flutter without leaving traces, making it extremely difficult for Zhou Yuan and Yaoyao to track it down. They were barely able to keep up with their strong Spirit sense...

But even with Yaoyao sharing the burden, Zhou Yuan began to feel the space between his brows throb with pain. It was a sign that his Spirit was exhausted.

Fortunately, their tracking finally came to an end after two hours.

Zhou Yuan and Yaoyao landed on a huge strangely shaped boulder and surveyed the area. It was complete darkness, and even the ground was black like a black ocean.

Zhou Yuan stared at the ground in front of him. With a wave of his sleeve, a beam of golden Genesis Qi whizzed out and struck the ground.

Boom!

Genesis Qi fell as the earth quaked violently.

The ground began to crumble as a pillar of dazzling light emerged from its depths. Thunder seemed to resound throughout the entire world.

Zhou Yuan was dumbfounded as he watched the ground continue to collapse, creating a gigantic pit. Countless lightning flashed in the deep pit, which appeared to be a bottomless pool of lightning….

Thunder roared, and even the slightest noise made Zhou Yuan’s scalp turn numb as he felt the destructive energies.

“It is the power left by that thunderbolt punishment back then. They have gathered here and are most likely the reason why there is still no life in Blackwater even after so many years.

“They are destroying the vitality of the land and will eventually kill it off forever.” Yaoyao slowly uttered as she stared at the pit of lightning.

Zhou Yuan did not respond. His body suddenly shuddered as his face contorted in pain.

“What’s wrong?” asked Yaoyao.

Zhou Yuan blinked. The Saint Rune in the depths of his pupils spun crazily as though attempting to burn his eyes.

He extended his hand and saw the Earth Saint Rune force its way out of his flesh, causing blood to flow.

In his Divine Dwelling, the Heavenly Punishment Saint Rune was emitting violent cries.

Shock emerged like a tide on Zhou Yuan’s face.

He looked at Yaoyao, his hoarse voice trembling, “The Saint Runes are reacting...”

Yaoyao sucked in a deep breath.