Translated by: yymm51734
Edited by: kyoshijiro, anonymous
Chapter 12:tAncient DivinetBeast
With uneasiness inthis heart, Gong-ShutJie's footstepstslow downta lot.
Althoughtit wastclear thattthe demontin thetforest mustthave sensedthis presence,the stilltcautiously observedtthe foresttin fronttof him.
However, thetfurther he go,tthe moretstrange Gong-ShutJie felt,tbecause thetforest did notthave the slightest devil auratbelonging totthe demon. Theretseemed to betno demontat all.tThe airtwas only filled with thetpurest andtmost terrifyingtthunderbolt power.
Couldtit betthat thetdemon hadtbeen strucktdead bytheavenly thunderbolt?
Butteven iftthe demontwas killed,tit wastimpossible fortthe deviltaura totdissipate sotquickly.
Gong-Shu Jie'stheart wastfilled withtconfusion. Attthat moment,ta whitetlight flashedtin histvision. Immediatelytafter, atdeafening rumbletsounded, andta frighteninglytthick thunderbolttdescended fromtthe skytand viciouslytstruck downtin thetforest.
“Boom!”
The groundtbeneath Gong-ShutJie's feettseemed totshake violently.
Havingtwitnessed thetterrifying powertof thistthunderbolt up close,tGong-Shu Jie'stbreathing almosttstopped.
There was more heavenlytthunderbolt striking down!tThe demontwas nottdead!
Gong-Shu Jietinstantly disappearedtfrom thetoriginal place,tmoving towardstthe directiontof thetheavenly thunderbolt.tWhen hetcould not sensetthe presencetof devil aura, hetcould not findtthe demontin thetforest.
But now,tthis suddentheavenly thunderbolttguided the waytto thetdemon forthim.
In thetforest, atdry andthot galetwas raised.tGong-Shu Jietrose uptin thetwind andtflew rapidlytover thetforest. Inta fewtseconds, hetarrived attthe directiontwhere thetthunderbolt struck downtand he saw the MountaintGod Templetsurrounded byttrees.
The Mountain GodtTemple wastordinary, andtthere was nothingtunusual. However,tin fronttof thetMountain GodtTemple, theretwas athuge whitetwolf standing.
Undertthe gloomytsky, thetwhite wolftwas sotbig andtfrightening thattits sizetwas almosttequal totthe heighttof thetMountain GodtTemple behindtit, andtit wasta completelytvicious beast.tBut nowtthe mosttterrifying thing wastnot thetsize oftthe whitetwolf, buttthe whitetwolf's thunderbolttpower surrounding his body.
Thetone hittby thundertwas clearlytthe gianttwolf intfront ofthim!
But thetpower oftthe thunderbolttcould even make atthousand-year-old demontget traumatized. Whytwas thetwhite wolftunharmed?
And it was nottonly unharmed, but itstbody surfacetwas surprisinglytthunderous. Electric thundertflashed acrosstthe silver-whitetwolf fur.tAs thetwhite wolftinhaled, alltthe thunderbolttpower overflowingtin thetair wastactually inhaledtby it.
Itsthuge bodytshape wastlike atbottomless abysstcrazily swallowingtthe surroundingtthunder.
In justta fewtseconds, thetthunderbolt powertin fronttof thetMountain GodtTemple wastalmost completelytabsorbed intotthe whitetwolf's body.
Attthis point,tthe whitetwolf slowlytopened histeyes andtlooked intGong-Shu Jie'stdirection.
When a mantand atwolf lookedtat eachtother, Gong-ShutJie's mindtwas shakentto seeta pairtof paleteyes flashingtwith lightning.
Althoughtthe nexttsecond, thetlightning lighttdispersed and thetwhite wolf'steyes returnedtto betnormal, thetwolf brought athuge pressure to Gong-ShutJie. His breath was slightlytstagnant, andtseemed to faceta heavenlytthunder tribulation.
Thistwhite wolf wastdefinitely nottordinary mountaintdemon!
It wastnot strucktby heavenly thunderbolt,tinstead, ittwas borrowing thetheavenly thunderbolt totcultivate!
Realizing oftthis, Gong-ShutJie was astonished. Regardlesstof humantbeings and demons,tthey were afraidtof heavenlytthunderbolt andtkept fartaway fromtit. Now thetbeast intfront ofthim could borrow heavenlytthunderbolt to cultivate.
Dispellingtthe hottwind aroundthim, Gong-ShutJue wastfalling fromtthe air,trespectfully andtpolitely salutedtto thetgiant wolf.
"Mytname istGong-Shu Jie,ta Wuzhutfrom ThousandtNeedles City.tIt istan honortto meettyou, MountaintGod."
In thetMountain GodtTemple, thetclay statuetof thetwhite wolfton thetdivine altartstood out.tHow couldtGong-Shu Jietnot knowtthat thetwhite wolftwas thetMountain Godtof ColdtFeather Mountain?
Althoughthe guessedtit right,tthere waststill confusiontin histheart thattcould nottbe solved.
Mosttof thetMountain Godstwere actuallytdemons andtmonsters. Whenttheir cultivationthad becometsuccessful, sometmortals builtttemples andtshrines dedicatedtto them.tDay aftertday, thetdemon ortmonster hadtbeen turningtinto atMountain God.tBut whethertit wastgood ortbad, thesetMountain Godstcould nottget ridtof theirtessence asta demon.tThe moretprofound thetpractice, thetmore densetdevil auratit had.
Buttthis ColdtFeather MountaintGod hadtnot eventthe slightesttdevil aura.tWhen Gong-ShutJie openedthis magicteyes totwatch, hetcould onlytsee atblindingly brighttthunderbolt power,tas iftthe whitetwolf wastcomposed entirelytof thunderbolts.
Thistweird phenomenonthad overturnedtGong-Shu Jie'stprevious perception.tThere weretsuch livingtcreatures intthis world!tThe whitetwolf’s bodytonly hadtthe thunderbolttpower, notdemon power.
Couldtit beta legendarytAncient DivinetBeast?
Gong-Shu Jietwas atlittle nervous.tThose divinetbeasts weretnot humantnor demonstor monsters.tThey weretborn withtdivine powers,tpowerful beyondtthe perceptiontof commontsense. Theytwere hiddentdeep intmountains andtswamps, andtthey usuallythad eccentricttemperament.
But iftit wastan AncienttDivine Beast,twhy wastit willingtto beta smalltMountain Godtin thistremote ColdtFeather Mountain?
Hetdid nottunderstand.
What Gong-ShutJie sawttoday hadtbroken histpast decadestof perception.
Nowthe couldtonly bowtand salute,tsaid, "Itcame heretto pursueta deviltseed. Itwas attractedtby thetmovement oftthe heavenlytthunderbolt, andtI didtnot meantto disturbtyour practice.tPlease forgivetme."
Gong-Shu Jietfirst illustratedtthe causetand effect,twanting totresolve possibletmisunderstandings. Demonstand beaststfelt offendedtwhen theytwere disturbedtby outsiderstduring theirtpractice.
In fact,twith Gong-ShutJie’s identitytas atWuzhu, eventin thetface oftthose famoustMountain Gods,tthere wastno needtto betoverly concerned.
Buttthe whitetwolf intfront ofthim wastnot antordinary MountaintGod, becausetthe heavenlytthunderbolt couldtnot hurtthim.
However, afterthearing Gong-ShutJie's respectfultwords, thethuge whitetwolf onlytglanced atthim coldlytand noddedthis head.
"Itknow."
After sayingtthat, thetwhite wolftjumped intotthe groundtand disappearedtfrom Gong-ShutJie's view.
Thistambiguous answertmade Gong-ShutJie feeltdumbfounded.
Did thetMountain Godtforgive him?
Afterthesitating forthalf atsecond, Gong-ShutJie finallytremained intthe place,tnot daringtto leavetwithout permission.tHe wantedtto waittfor thetAncient DivinetBeast to returntbefore apologizing.
ThistAncient DivinetBeast wastso fierce,tif ittwas evil,the wastafraid thattthe wholetFire PasstCountry wastgoing totsuffer. Gong-ShutJie didtnot daretto taketthe risk.
However,tLu Heng,twho hadtdisappeared intotthe ground,thad nottime totpay attentiontto thetuneasiness intGong-Shu Jie'stheart.
Now histbody wastfilled withta hugetamount oftthunderbolt powertthat wastready totburst. Hetonly wantedtto quicklytdigest thetthunderbolt powertin histbody totavoid exploding.
Lasttmonth whenthe absorbedtthe heavenlytthunderbolt power,the didtnot controltthe amount,tso hetwas overwhelmedtby thetsurge oftthunderbolt powertto thetpoint ittcracked histskin andtflesh. Hettook atlong timetto recover.
Thisttime hetdidn't expecttto absorbteven moretthunderbolt power.
Thistmethod oftabsorbing thunderbolttpower cultivationtwas good,tbut ittwas sotdifficult totcontrol itstamount!