CHAPTER 997 THE MYSTERIOUS CAVE

The violent thunder punishment suddenly began to spiral and caused a tumultuous tornado on the

island. Darren stood firmly on the ground and showed no fear.

Boom!

The first thunderbolt descended. It was ten feet thick, and it struck down like a heavenly pillar that

collapsed.

Darren's eyes followed as he focused on the moving twister. He waved his palms in their air and

motioned towards the violent thunderstorm.

In an instant, a powerful force stopped the thunder punishment in the air. The blazing lightning

scattered in all directions.

"There will be three thunderbolts in this thunder punishment. The first one is the weakest. I can

withstand it with my power."

Then, Darren waited for the second thunderbolt to descend.

Zap!

The dark and gloomy sky suddenly became as bright as day.

A broad lightning bolt rapidly struck Darren's head.

The power it contained was at least dozens of times stronger than the previous thunderbolt.

Whoosh!

The wind howled as Darren's body illuminated a blood red light.

"Come on!"

Darren let out a loud roar and rushed towards the second thunderbolt.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

In a flash, Darren hit the thunderbolt thousands of times.

The power of the thunderbolt disintegrated, but did not vanish. Instead, it transformed into small bolts of

lightning snakes that crawled around Darren's body.

"Howl!"

The power of the thunderbolt was not reduced, and it was all over Darren's body.

His face twisted as relentless bursts of energy charged his skin. If the thunder punishment entered his

meridians and his heart, he could really be in grave danger. owns this.

"My real body, do you need my help?"

the Rule Soul Avatar asked Darren as he witnessed everything that was happening.

"No need!"

Darren replied as blood light started to light up from his body.

Boom!

Then, the immense rays of blood light vigorously spurted from Darren's body. In an instant, most of the

lightning snakes energy that surrounded him dispersed.

Then, Darren hit himself hundreds of times. The strength of each palm was just enough to break the

lightning snakes without hurting himself.

Soon enough, the second thunderbolt was completely destroyed.

'Ha! The second thunder is so powerful. How terrifying will the third one be?' Darren thought to himself.

At that moment, the Rule Soul Avatar dashed to the sky.

Boom!

The third thunderbolt also landed.

"Avatar?" Darren was speechless when he saw that his avatar was actually holding the thunderbolt in

his hand, like grabbing a python by its head.

"The third thunderbolt is too powerful. You can't withstand it, so I have to take it down now."

Then, he stuffed the third thunderbolt in his mouth and swallowed it whole.

Crack!

A streak of lightning suddenly flickered around the avatar's body. After a while, it died down.

"I told you I can handle it! Why did you do that?" Darren whimpered.

"You can't. The third thunderbolt may not kill you, but it would seriously injure you. Even with the aid of

my Resurrection Force, it would take you at least half a year to recover from the damage of the

impact," the avatar explained.

"Fine. Never mind. If I got hurt, I couldn't go to the uninhabited island to investigate."

"I think so, too."

Afterwards, Darren and the Rule Soul Avatar looked at the faraway island at the same time.

"The thunder punishment of the Conflicting Cultivation over there is already over. Let's go," Darren

said, and both of them disappeared.

There was thick smoke everywhere and a burning smell filled the air.

Using their spiritual senses, Darren and the Rule Soul Avatar walked to the center of the spot where

the thunder tribulation had descended.

Sizzle!

There were remnants of lightning currents that could potentially harm Darren.

Under the protection of the Rule Soul Avatar, they walked on and stumbled upon a dark cave.

"Are we going in?" Darren asked.

"Yes," the avatar replied.

Then, both of them jumped down the cave.

The cold wind howled in Darren's ears as he flew down the cave. The whole world was dark.

After four hours, rays of light suddenly began to appear. After another dozens of kilometers, colorful

halos gradually came to light one by one.

"What are these?"

Darren was surprised to see the colorful halos, and was quite familiar with them.

He tried to recall why it rang a bell to him, and found that it was similar to the colorful halos that

surrounded the Space-time Palace.

"Is this..." Darren murmured.

"A space-time whirlpool," the avatar said directly.

"Yes, it's a space-time whirlpool. How did you know that?" Darren asked curiously.

"I saw it in a relic a long time ago. This doesn't look like a rule after all." The Rule Soul Avatar had been

to many places, and was always interested in the strangest things, so he had seen such light before.

"If it's not a rule, then what is it?"

"I think it's formed by laws, or something more powerful than laws," the avatar said indifferently.

Darren was dumbfounded. He knew that only immortals or gods could control laws. When the Rule

Soul Avatar said that the space-time whirlpool might be more powerful than laws, he could not believe

it.

"I got it!" A moment later, Darren continued, "No wonder why you couldn't even figure out who was

going through the thunder punishment of Conflicting Cultivation. Someone in our era must have used

the space-time whirlpool to lure the thunder punishment to the ancient times."

The avatar thought for a moment and then said, "Hmm. Yes, I think so. This person must be an

excellent cultivator to use such a magical method to avoid the thunder punishment of Conflicting

Cultivation!"

When Darren heard this, he could not help but wonder who the warrior was. That person could even

control a space-time whirlpool! 'He or she must be at least a top holy emperor, ' he thought.

At that point, Darren wondered if the mysterious warrior was trying to reach the Super Emperor Realm.

The mysterious thunder punishment, after being weakened by the space-time whirlpool, still lasted for

months, and its power was much stronger than the thunder punishments Darren had ever experienced.

Darren got excited. He hoped to encounter the powerful cultivator in the dark cave.

Four hours later, Darren and the avatar were still flying down the cave, but they were much faster. Soon

they reached the bottom of the cave.

They found icicle-shaped formations that hung from the ceiling of the cave. The stalactite formations

looked like a grand frozen grotto that was formed over millions of years ago. On the surrounding stone

walls, there were many glowing gems, which illuminated the bottom of the cave.

They also found frigid pools of stagnant and clear water. There were small puddles that were so clear

that they reflected the light from the stalactites.

A clear spring slowly flowed along the colorful puddles.

"I wonder where this stream leads to," Darren muttered. At that moment, the avatar used his silver eyes

to look into the distance.

Darren knew that the Rule Soul Avatar was using his analyzing powers, so he did not disturb him.

After a few hours, the Rule Soul Avatar finally took back his gaze.

"Hey, you finished? Did you find something?"

Darren asked, but the avatar frowned.