Chapter 6: The Ten Year Thunder Hell Prison Vine and the Ten Thousand Year Lightning Swift Dragon
Upon entering Thunder Canyon, Yu Tianlin looked around and found it to be truly desolate.
Can spirit beasts really survive in such a barren place?
"Huh?"
At that moment, Yu Tianlin suddenly noticed a plant in a corner. It was entirely purple, shaped like a bamboo shoot, and flickered with faint lightning.
However, this "bamboo shoot" was extremely short, only one segment long.
Yu Tianlin pointed at it and asked, "Uncle Yu Jian, that bamboo shoot should be a plant type spirit beast, right?"
"Oh, you mean that?" Yu Jian smiled in amusement as he glanced at the direction Yu Tianlin was pointing. "That is not a bamboo shoot. Its proper name is the Thunder Hell Prison Vine."
Thunder Hell Prison Vine.
Upon hearing that name, Yu Tianlin's heart skipped a beat. He faintly remembered reading about it in the later parts of Douluo Continent in his previous life, but he could not recall the details.
Thunder Hell Prison Vine seemed to be an extremely powerful spirit beast.
Seeing Yu Tianlin's puzzled expression, Yu Jian explained, "The Thunder Hell Prison Vine is different from ordinary spirit beasts. It cannot accumulate spirit power on its own to increase its cultivation."
"It can only improve by being struck by lightning. One hundred lightning strikes equal one year of cultivation for an ordinary spirit beast."
Yu Tianlin exclaimed, "Wow, that is so exaggerated!"
Yu Jian sighed, "Yes. In the beginning, the Thunder Hell Prison Vine could not attract lightning on its own. It could only wait to be struck. Who knows when lightning would appear? Because of this, its cultivation speed is at least ten times slower than that of ordinary spirit beasts."
Yu Tianlin asked, "Then what should the current cultivation level of this Thunder Hell Prison Vine be?"
Yu Jian examined it for a moment and judged, "It should be at least ninety years, close to breaking through to the hundred year level."
"Because it grows near the entrance of Thunder Canyon, it has been seen every time someone from the sect comes here to attach a spirit ring. According to the sect's records, the earliest sighting of this Thunder Hell Prison Vine was nine hundred years ago."
Yu Tianlin was speechless.
Good heavens, after more than nine hundred years, its true strength had not even reached the hundred year rank. Was the Thunder Hell Prison Vine really that powerful? Or was he remembering incorrectly?
Judging from Yu Tianlin's expression, Yu Jian knew what he was thinking and reminded him, "Tianlin, do not underestimate the Thunder Hell Prison Vine."
"Once it breaks through to the hundred year level, it gains the ability to actively attract lightning. During a thunderstorm, it can attract hundreds of lightning strikes in a single day."
Yu Tianlin was shocked. "Hundreds of times a day! If one hundred lightning strikes equal one year of cultivation, then that is several years worth of cultivation in one day. That is incredible!"
"It is powerful, but at that point, it will also be racing toward death." Yu Jian shook his head. "As its cultivation increases, the destructive thunder power inside its body will continue to accumulate. When it reaches around twenty thousand years, it will likely self destruct."
"Also, because this Thunder Hell Prison Vine is located at the entrance of Thunder Canyon, once it reaches the hundred year level, it will become extremely dangerous. The sect will definitely send someone to deal with it."
At that point, Yu Jian stopped paying attention to the Thunder Hell Prison Vine and headed deeper into Thunder Canyon. "Let's go, Tianlin. Do not worry about the Thunder Hell Prison Vine. Uncle Jian will help you find a four hundred year Swift Dragon later."
Yu Tianlin shifted his gaze away from the Thunder Hell Prison Vine and followed closely behind Yu Jian.
Although he thought the Thunder Hell Prison Vine was very powerful, it was neither a dragon type spirit beast nor old enough, so it was not a suitable choice.
The two ventured deeper into Thunder Canyon, but after walking for half an hour, they still had not seen any other spirit beasts.
"Uncle Jian, why are there so few spirit beasts in Thunder Canyon? Apart from the Thunder Hell Prison Vine at the entrance, we have not seen a single other spirit beast."
Yu Tianlin looked at Yu Jian beside him in confusion. Was it not supposed to be easy to find suitable spirit beasts here? But now, they had not even seen an ordinary one.
Yu Jian scanned the cliffs on both sides, his brow deeply furrowed. "Strange. This should not be happening. By now, we should have encountered a clan of ten year spirit beasts living here. Why is there no trace of them?"
"Li"
Just as the two were wondering what was wrong, a sharp cry echoed from afar.
Yu Tianlin looked toward the sound and saw a black dot in the distant sky. The black dot rapidly grew larger, slowly revealing its shape.
"This is a Lightning Pterosaur that looks to be at least ten thousand years old."
Upon seeing the uninvited guest, Yu Jian's expression changed instantly. Without a word, he grabbed Yu Tianlin, tucked him under his arm, and turned to flee.
Yu Jian ran as he cursed under his breath, "Damn it. I was wondering why we hadn't seen a single spirit beast all day. So it was because a ten thousand year Lightning Winged Dragon came to hunt in the outskirts of Thunder Canyon. What terrible luck, we ran right into it."
Being squeezed under Yu Jian's arm was uncomfortable, but Yu Tianlin knew the situation was dangerous. He did not struggle. He simply asked, "Uncle Jian, can't you beat it?"
Yu Jian replied quickly, "My level is close to sixty, and with a martial spirit as powerful as the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, it would not be a problem for me to fight a young ten thousand year Lightning Winged Dragon. But the key is that it can fly. Even if I can defeat it alone, I cannot kill it. And I must protect you. Running is the best choice."
However, running on two legs could not compare to flying. Before Yu Jian got far, the Lightning Winged Dragon had already closed in.
It flapped its wings violently, and in an instant, a thick bolt of lightning shot down toward Yu Jian.
Fortunately, Yu Jian was experienced. The moment he sensed danger, he performed a double jump to evade the attack.
Boom.
With a deafening roar, lightning struck the ground, blasting open a crater two meters wide. If that attack had hit Yu Jian, he might have survived as a Spirit King, but Yu Tianlin would have died instantly.
"This will not work. We cannot escape." Yu Jian gritted his teeth. "Tianlin, I cannot fight back while carrying you."
"I will throw you out of here. Once you land, run straight out of the canyon. There is no danger along the path. I will keep the Lightning Winged Dragon occupied, and we will meet again after I drive it away."
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