X-Dragon Era

Looking down from above, the dense black clouds resembled a curtain sweeping across, swiftly advancing and gradually obscuring the clear sky. In just a matter of seconds, the inky black cloud mass had completely blanketed the sky. From below, the entire sky was cloaked in swirling mist, creating an oppressive atmosphere that made breathing difficult.

Of course, it was impossible for clouds to genuinely cover the entire sky; the sky was too vast for any clouds to conceal. However, as the saying goes, "sunrise in the east, rain in the west," the area covered by clouds didn't need to be too extensive for it to seem as if daylight was being blocked from below. It was like holding an umbrella—it isn't large, but it can shield your entire view of the sky.

People who often go outdoors might have had this experience: ten minutes ago, the sky was completely overcast with dark clouds, but as the car speeds away, ten minutes later, the dark clouds are left behind, and ahead lies a bright, clear sky!

Originally, Yinglong's ability to ride the clouds could only create cloud masses with a diameter of ten kilometers, which is hardly enough to cover the entire sky, merely forming a very large patch of dark clouds.

However, as the wind-calling ability was activated and the air currents pushed them along, the clouds rapidly expanded. Within seconds, they had spread to cover a hundred-kilometer radius. From the ground, the entire sky was no longer visible.

As the dark clouds completely hid the sky, the summoning wind did not end; in fact, it had just begun. From below, the black clouds moved rapidly, rubbing against each other, with faint streaks of lightning flashing within the overlaps, emitting occasional sparks, but no true thunderbolts struck down.

Under Xin Yun's control, the cloud mass stayed in place, centered around Yinglong. The clouds started to spin slowly at first, then picked up speed. The continuous rotations caused the layers to rub against each other, gradually charging the entire cloud mass with electricity, where streaks of lightning flickered in and out of sight.

"Invoke rain!" Finally... when the cloud mass had rotated to a certain degree, violent winds roared between heaven and earth. The massive cloud spun faster and faster, and at that moment, Xin Yun decisively initiated the rain invocation. Following Yinglong's movements, large raindrops began to fall recklessly from the sky, pouring onto the space below.

"Boom! Boom..." Amid the dull sounds, the huge cloud mass covering hundreds of kilometers spun faster and faster. As the downpour slanted with the rain, the Power of thunder and lightning stored in the cloud layers thundered down along with the rain.

In the absence of rain, the conveyance of thunder and lightning through the air is poor, and they easily dissipate, even being absorbed by the free particles in the air, which greatly reduces their destructive power.

However, once it starts to rain, the power of Thunderbolt Force is incomparable within the rain curtains. Using the rainwater as a conductor, the Thunderbolt accumulated in the cloud layer will instantly be released, reaching voltages of hundreds of millions, even billions, of volts!

Hundreds of millions of volts? What does that mean? Earth People know that electric batons exceeding 300,000 volts should not be used on the human heart or head, as they could be lethal. So what does hundreds of millions of volts signify?

In the center of the cloud mass, Yinglong's huge body appeared and vanished in the mist, the quintessential image of the Divine Dragon—visible in part, but not in whole. Watching the occasional bolts of Thunderbolt streak down around him, Xin Yun tried to control them, but regrettably, they were far too potent for him to master at this point. He could only slightly alter their trajectory and was far from being able to use them for attack.

Direct control was obviously difficult, but... Xin Yun was not discouraged. Knowing that relying on the weather to make a living is the last thing one should do, as the old saying goes, even if you wish to feast on the northwestern wind, that's only possible if the heavens grant it. If there's no northwestern wind, what would you eat? In the end, the truest and most important things are those you have control over yourself.

Licking his lips nervously, the next moment... Xin Yun reached out with his right hand, and in an instant... the Power of thunder and lightning surged within his body. The mists roiled and spun, and a Thunderbolt formed in a flash.

Unlike the natural lightning, this Thunderbolt was created by Xin Yun and completely under his control. Although much weaker compared to the Thunderbolt Force of nature, it was still good enough to serve as a trigger.

Feeling the raging Thunderbolt Force within the cloud mass, Xin Yun swung his hand sharply, and in an instant... a Thunderbolt flashed wildly, three times in succession. The Thunderbolt Force within the clouds quickly gathered toward the illuminated bolt, merging with the smaller one and then thunderously crashed downward.

"Crack... Boom!" Amid the intense sound of thunder, a bolt of lightning split the sky, plummeting down tens of thousands of meters and striking a large boulder over ten meters in diameter. In just a moment, the boulder, like it was laced with explosives, burst into countless pieces the size of a human head, scattering everywhere.

"Holy shit!" Witnessing this scene, Xin Yun couldn't help but exclaim. It was terrifying... truly terrifying. Although the Thunderbolt he crafted only managed to attract the Power of thunder and lightning from the immediate vicinity, even so, this Thunderbolt was already more than ten times stronger than the one Xin Yun could produce on his own!