Wu Shattered Star River

In the afternoon, the sky began to flash with lightning again.

Jiang Han quickly started condensing profound materials. He condensed over a dozen types of thunder-attribute profound materials into the altar and then quietly waited for the lightning to strike.

“Chila!”

A bolt of lightning struck Thunder Island. A lightning arc was drawn by the lightning-attracting array, then divided into countless small arcs by the lightning-dissipating array, and entered Jiang Han's body.

Jiang Han's body trembled continuously, and his skin felt a stinging pain. He ignored it, immersing himself fully, and began to study how to use lightning to fuse profound materials.

However...

This lightning was natural lightning from outside, different from the power of thunder within his Profound Nether Altar.

This lightning was completely beyond his control, spreading to every corner of his body on its own.

“This is real lightning! The power within the Profound Nether Altar can only be considered the power of thunder; there's a fundamental difference.”

After pondering for a while, Jiang Han understood.

He knew that what he needed to do now was to control this external lightning.

If he couldn't control it, then using lightning to condense and fuse profound materials was just wishful thinking.

“Chila!”

Lightning struck Thunder Island from time to time. Jiang Han, sitting cross-legged in the low-lying area in the center of the island, trembled continuously, his hair and robes emitting black smoke, and his skin becoming charred.

He endured the pain, focusing all his attention, observing his body, constantly pondering, verifying, and trying to figure out how to control the lightning entering his body.

Soon, several hours passed, and the sky gradually darkened. The sky didn't clear up; a storm raged across the sea, with constant thunder and lightning in the sky.

Jin Bi was getting impatient.

He was afraid that Jiang Han had left the island and gone elsewhere, so he was eager to confirm. If Jiang Han had left, he still had a chance to track him down now.

It was dark all around, with occasional flashes of lightning illuminating the sky for a moment. The storm could conceal his movements. Jin Bi looked up at the sky and cautiously made his way onto Thunder Island.

He possessed a powerful technique for concealing his aura, making him feel like a fallen leaf, without any sign of life.

His footsteps were exceptionally light, making no sound as he walked on Thunder Island. His eyes were bright, scanning everywhere, sensing the surrounding situation.

“Not bad!”

After advancing more than half a kilometer, Jin Bi felt slightly relieved. There was no movement on the island, indicating that the Flying Immortal Palace expert guarding the island hadn't detected his intrusion.

The island was covered in jagged black rocks. He hadn't found any array patterns along the way, which made him even more relieved.

Continuing forward, as a top assassin, he was always very careful. At the slightest disturbance, he would flatten himself to the ground. The area was full of sharp rocks, making it difficult to spot him.

“Chila!”

Another bolt of lightning struck from the sky. He quickly pressed his body to the ground, both to avoid the lightning and to avoid being discovered.

“Eh?”

Suddenly, his eyes widened. He noticed that the lightning from the sky was originally heading west, but suddenly took a turn and struck towards him.

“Shua!”

His reaction speed was extremely fast, dodging to the side as quickly as possible.

His swiftness saved his life. The lightning struck several meters away from where he had been standing.

Even so, a small arc of lightning swept over and struck him.

“Wu wu!”

He covered his mouth with his hand, forcing himself not to make a sound. His body trembled continuously, and all his clothes and hair were instantly burned to ashes, with black smoke rising from his skin.

It took a full incense stick's worth of time before he recovered. He looked at his charred body, wanting to cry but having no tears.

This Thunder Island was seven or eight kilometers in circumference; why was his luck so bad?

His injuries were not light. He didn't dare to stay and quickly retreated into the sea. After swallowing a few healing pills and changing into a new set of clothes, he circulated his energy to heal.

After healing for about half an hour, his injuries recovered somewhat. He gritted his teeth and entered the island again. He refused to believe his luck would be so bad again.

As a result...

He had just entered the island for a kilometer when another bolt of lightning struck from the sky. The lightning was originally striking towards the northeast edge of the island, but halfway there, it changed direction again and struck towards him.

“Something's wrong—”

Jin Bi's eyes flashed with cold light. He quickly retreated. Just like last time, he was struck by a lightning arc. The new clothes he had just put on turned into ashes again.

This time, without waiting to recover, his body trembled as he rushed towards the sea. After entering the sea, he quickly moved away.

If the first time was a coincidence, the second time was definitely not a coincidence!

Most importantly, the lightning wasn't striking towards him each time, but instead changing direction halfway, striking him every time.

If there was no problem, he wouldn't believe it even if he was beaten to death.

“There's a strong expert on the island who can control lightning!”

Jin Bi's eyes revealed a look of fear. He didn't know how the person guarding Thunder Island had done it.

But he was very clear that his every move had been monitored since he stepped onto Thunder Island.

“What to do?”

His gaze flickered. He definitely couldn't go to Thunder Island. Who knew what level the expert guarding Thunder Island was?

He was monitored as soon as he stepped onto Thunder Island, and this expert could guide lightning. He was definitely not a match for this expert.

Then there were only two paths left: either lie in wait outside Thunder Island or look for another opportunity.

“Lie in wait nearby!”

Jin Bi thought for a moment and made a decision with gritted teeth.

There was definitely a risk in lying in wait here, but since the expert on Thunder Island wasn't chasing him, it would be difficult to find him with his stealth techniques.

Jiang Han was very likely still on Thunder Island. He still had a chance waiting here. Once Jiang Han returned to Flying Immortal Island, then he didn't know how long he would have to wait.

Jiang Han in Thunder Island was unaware of Jin Bi's intrusion onto the island from beginning to end.

He didn't care about anything else, focusing solely on studying how to use lightning to condense profound materials.

The sky soon dawned.

The sky cleared up, the weather was fine, and a gentle breeze blew.

The sea, which had been a ferocious beast last night, turned into a gentle woman. Looking out, it was refreshing.

Jiang Han closed the two divine arrays. Activating these divine arrays consumed crystals. He naturally wouldn't activate them without lightning.

He ate some dry rations hastily and continued to cultivate in seclusion. He had studied and experimented all night. Although he couldn't control the lightning, he had gained some insights. He decided to cultivate while studying and comprehending.

Time passed quickly during cultivation. In the blink of an eye, it was almost dusk. The red sun slowly sank from the west, and the western sea was illuminated in red.

“Shua!”

From the eastern sky, a very small warship flew through the air, directly above Thunder Island, and even hovered above Jiang Han's head.

“Eh?”

Jiang Han opened his eyes and immediately took out his battle blade. The Suanni beast in the battle beast ring was ready to be released at any time.

“Buzz~”

The warship slowly descended, and then a small figure flipped down from the warship. Jiang Han looked at it, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

A little girl climbed down from the warship. The little girl was thin and looked only six or seven years old. There was a huge red-black birthmark on her left face.

It was actually that ugly girl he met at the strange stone exhibition by Wangyue Lake.

The little girl stood on a sharp rock, looking timidly at Jiang Han.

Jiang Han looked around and found that there was no one else. He stood up and walked over slowly, asking softly and curiously, "Little sister, how did you appear here alone? Where are your parents?"

The little girl didn't speak, staring blankly at Jiang Han. After a moment, she said, "I don't have parents. I have nowhere to go. Big brother, can I... follow you?"