Luna was deeply moved when she heard Evan Chu say this. In this lifetime, besides Evan, she would never love another man. Even if they truly could not be together in the future, she was willing to wait for him forever.
"Evan Chu, I'll teach you the method to cultivate Thundershift right now. Once you master Thundershift, you'll understand just how powerful Ninefold Stellar Transformation really is—the stronger your cultivation, the greater its might. Even when you reach the Immortal Realm, this art will still be terrifying. You'll experience its true strength for yourself," Luna said.
"Big Sis Luna, does mastering Thundershift mean I can go up against experts like Nether Monarch Ming? I have to repay him double for that palm strike and the wound he gave me back on the Divine Battlefield," Evan Chu said immediately.
"You probably won't be able to kill him yet, but you should be able to protect yourself. Thundershift lets you unleash powerful lightning attacks on their own, and if you combine them with martial arts, the force will be even greater—far stronger than the lightning element molecules you used to fuse before. It's not even close." Luna replied.
But have you thought about the consequences? If you really did kill Nether Monarch Ming, what about Faye Knox? Do you think she'd stay with the man who killed her father? So this grudge can't be settled yet—not until you've absorbed her Nether Yin Qi. But by then, because of her, you won't have the heart to kill him. That's why Nether Monarch Ming is your biggest headache. Unless you can fight him in a fair duel and explain everything to Faye Knox face-to-face, only then—no matter who lives or dies—will neither side bear a grudge." Luna said.
"Forget it, I'll worry about that mess later. The Beast King—he's definitely someone I'll deal with. His son dared to hurt Roxy, and I won't let him get away with it. I just don't know how Ryan Ouyang is doing in Beast King City's territory. Once I finish this seclusion, I need to check on the Soaring Feather Young Lord and Ryan Ouyang both." Evan Chu said.
"It's good that you think that way. Calm your mind—I'll teach you the Thundershift cultivation method right now. I hope you can give me a huge surprise." Luna said.
Immediately, a vast flood of information appeared in Evan Chu's mind. The amount of knowledge contained in this transformation was greater and far more complex than any previous one. Even with Luna outlining the main steps and key points, it still took Evan three full days to master it.
Now, Evan Chu no longer needed to absorb lightning element from the Thunder Spirit Pearl—his own Thunder Pearl was packed with lightning element. In terms of quantity, his Thunder Pearl contained far more than the Thunder Spirit Pearl. The power of the Five-Element Thunder Pearl's lightning was truly terrifying.
After mastering the Thundershift technique, Evan Chu began to practice. He slowly released the lightning power inside his Thunder Pearl, taking it slow because the lightning force was extremely violent. Even though he had mastered the lightning element, his meridians still resisted this power somewhat—if he released too much at once, the pain would be intense.
After a long time, Evan Chu finally allowed a small amount of lightning element to appear in his meridians. This was already the maximum his meridians could handle at the moment—if not for the Seventh Layer of the Starforge Body, he probably wouldn't have been able to practice Thundershift at all.
In truth, Evan Chu didn't realize that the first five transformations of Ninefold Stellar Transformation were meant for cultivators at the Mahayana stage, Windshift required an Earth Immortal, and Thundershift demanded the original power Luna once had as a Ninth-Heaven Arch-Immortal.
The real issue is that lightning force destroys meridians far too severely—without enough defense and power, it's simply impossible. But Evan was a complete anomaly; maybe this was fate from the very beginning.
After that, Evan Chu stopped releasing lightning from his Thunder Pearl and began circulating Chaos Dragon Force and lightning power through his meridians, practicing according to the Thundershift cultivation method.
The higher the grade of martial technique, the longer it takes to master. Even with experience from the previous transformations, Thundershift was just too complex, and Evan had to proceed with extreme caution. It took him nearly ten days to finally succeed.
At this moment, Evan Chu's entire body was surrounded by a layer of lightning. If you listened closely, you could hear faint crackling sounds coming from the lightning force, and Evan's eyes flashed with thunderous light, looking downright eerie.
After exhaling a breath of turbid air, Evan Chu stood up. Jade Chu and Tom Chu had kept their distance—they were both extremely afraid of lightning force, and seeing Evan's body crackling with thunder, they naturally hid far away.
With a single thought, the lightning force vanished. Then, a tiny bolt of lightning appeared in Evan Chu's palm. But don't underestimate this lightning—at Evan's current level, it could easily kill a Ninth-Layer Saint Martial expert. This was Five-Element lightning, and it was terrifying, no weaker than the Heavenly Punishment lightning from before.
"Jade, Tom, we can leave now. Surprised by the lightning on your big brother?" Evan Chu laughed.
"Not just surprised—I'm totally shocked! Big Brother, you're incredible. Back in Skywind Valley, even Nine-Heaven Divine Thunder couldn't kill you, and now you can wield lightning power like this. How did you do it?" Jade Chu asked in disbelief.
"You'll understand all this soon enough. Now, both of you head back into the storage ring—it's inconvenient for you to show up among crowds, and this is Shade Clan territory, so we still have to be careful here," Evan Chu said.
Jade Chu and Tom Chu flashed with blue and white light and vanished into the chamber. Looking at the now-empty room, Evan Chu smiled. "I finally mastered it. Time to go out and test the power of this martial technique and see what results I've gained from comprehending spatial element force. Maybe I can even resonate with the lightning element and use it directly to attack enemies. Not bad! Not bad!"
After leaving the chamber, Evan Chu didn't rush to see Princess Ivy or Roxy, even though he missed them both terribly—maybe even wanted to get intimate with them. But first, he needed to test the results of his closed-door cultivation.
Evan Chu immediately used Earthshift to travel underground, not wanting anyone to know he'd come out of seclusion. After a while, he emerged from the earth and, with a single instant step, appeared hundreds of li away.
"Right, let's test out Windshift," Evan Chu muttered. He instant-stepped again and suddenly appeared a thousand li away—his speed was so fast it left him stunned, nearly twice as quick as before.
"Holy crap, this is seriously heaven-defying!" Evan Chu looked at where he was standing—a deserted mountain, perfect for testing Thundershift without alarming anyone. With a thought, the Thundershift method activated, and a thumb-thick bolt of lightning appeared in his hand. The next instant, a deafening boom exploded atop the mountain...