"Bang!" Taishan and the others landed on the wasteland planet, their feet trembling slightly and kicking up a cloud of dust.
After their arrival, they were not attacked by a large number of dark creatures. Most of the dark creatures had been eliminated, leaving only some small fish and shrimp. Even a newly hatched fire crow could be fought for several rounds, so they were not a threat at all.
Taishan and the others looked toward the mountain peak that was flashing with lightning ahead, and saw a huge iron hammer standing diagonally on the mountaintop, with the lightning emanating from it.
In the middle of the mountain peak, where the lightning provides shelter, a building can be vaguely seen, seemingly a gate leading into the depths of the mountains, with a winding mountain road leading outside.
There were obvious signs that someone had lived there, so Taishan and the others naturally wouldn't let it go. However, they frowned slightly as they looked at the dense lightning around them.
None of those present were weaklings; everyone sensed the aura of lightning and storm emanating from these bolts of electricity. This was a weapon governed by rules, or perhaps a divine artifact.
"The dwarven artifact hammer? I wonder which one is easier to control, the trident of Poseidon or the trident of Poseidon?" Mount Tai weighed the trident of Poseidon in his hand and walked towards the sea of thunder.
"You all stay here, lest you be struck by lightning!" Taishan said to the Wu Clan members who wanted to follow behind him, stopping them from getting any closer.
“My name is Zhang Liang, the name of the Ancestral Witch of Thunder. How can I fear thunder and lightning?” a tall, burly man said in a deep voice, expressing his dissatisfaction with Mount Tai’s decision.
He was a recruited member of the Witch Clan who had mastered the rules of lightning. Although he did not have a tiger's head and a human body, nor did he hold a snake in his hand, he still had lightning flashing around him, and his eyes were full of fighting spirit.
Neither he nor the other members of the Wu clan who followed showed any fear; in fact, they were eager to try their luck at the distant sea of thunder.
The Witch Clan has never known the meaning of fear, as they are known to fight against heaven and earth. A mere sea of lightning cannot stop their advance.
"Hmph! Ancestral Witch of Thunder? I'm the Thunder God! You want to follow me? But if you die, don't make me unable to explain to the Heavenly Emperor!" Taishan said irritably. They were on good terms in private, but on the battlefield, these witches were all single-minded, only knowing how to charge forward, which gave him a headache.
But Ye Chen also said that as long as these witch clans didn't kill themselves, he would let them do whatever they wanted and would not interfere.
Taishan naturally wouldn't go against Ye Chen's decision, so he could only keep a close eye on the Wu Clan members to prevent them from going too far.
After saying that, without paying attention to the others, he told the others to stay put and then walked into the sea of lightning on his own.
"Boom!" A bolt of lightning suddenly struck, but Taishan, holding the Trident of the Sea God, guided it to the side. After all, he was the God of Thunder and wielded a divine weapon, so he was not easily injured by a bolt of lightning.
However, Taishan's actions seemed to be a provocation to the dwarf's hammer, and the surrounding lightning suddenly became violent, surging wildly towards Taishan.
"Kill!" Taishan roared, pointing his trident at Lei Hai. A large amount of lightning was guided by the trident and scattered to the side, but many bolts still passed through Taishan's body.
A tingling sensation instantly spread throughout his body. Even with the body of a thunder god, he still found it difficult to resist the power of the rules transmitted by the lightning.
This is a power different from the tridents of Thor and Poseidon; it is another branch of the rules of lightning. Even Mount Tai needs time to adapt to it, after all, he has not yet truly grown up.
"Roar!!!" Just then, a roar came from beside him. Turning his head, he saw that Zhang Liang had also entered the sea of lightning at some point and was painfully bathing in the lightning.
Although he was only on the edge and didn't receive many attacks, it was already astonishing that he, with only the strength of the third rank, was able to withstand such terrifying lightning rules and not be directly blasted into ashes.
Not only him, but the other members of the Wu clan also stood on the edge of the sea of lightning, using the power of lightning to cleanse themselves. Taishan could feel that their physiques were growing wildly under the tempering of the lightning.
"What a crazy clan!" Taishan thought to himself. Having already adapted to the sea of lightning, he had no time to pay attention to the others and strode towards the city gate in the mountains.
The Dwarf Hammer is located at the summit of the highest mountain, and it will take some effort to get there. Therefore, Mount Tai decided to go to the city gate first. If nothing unexpected happens, the Seed of Civilization should be inside there, which is also their main purpose for this trip. As for the Dwarf Hammer, that is just a side quest.
"Boom~~~" The higher he went up the mountain, the stronger the lightning attacks Taishan endured. Sometimes, even he would be struck and his skin would be torn open. He could only rely on his strong physique to recover quickly.
It took more than half an hour to walk along the mountain road before we finally arrived at the door.
Slowly pushing open the gate, inside was indeed an underground fortress built deep in the mountains. Unfortunately, it was now a ruin, with only occasional flashes of lightning and traces of a dilapidated life.
"Huh? Lightning?" Taishan was taken aback. This was inside the mountain, so why was there a flash of lightning? Wasn't the dwarf hammer on the mountaintop?
Taishan's lips twitched slightly, and he had no choice but to continue walking towards the city built inside the mountain, braving the lightning.
The lightning in the city was much milder than outside, but it was much more frequent. Taishan felt like his nerves were constantly numb, and he seemed to walk with a wobbly, cat-like gait.
Fortunately, the communication equipment had already been rendered ineffective by the lightning, otherwise his flamboyant pose would have been seen by everyone.
However, when Mount Tai finally reached the heart of the mountain, he was stunned.
There was none of the luxury one might imagine; there was only a huge, deep pit with some dried limestone nearby, suggesting that this place was once a volcanic lava pool.
"This?" Taishan looked puzzled. A city built inside a volcano, above a lava pool? What were these people thinking? Weren't they afraid a volcanic eruption would burn them to ashes?
And the houses around here are too tiny? Although Ye Chen said that this should be a dwarf ruin, these houses are not big enough for him to live in. Perhaps they are only suitable for short dwarves to live in?
However, if the city only has this one dried-up lava pool, then where is the so-called spark of civilization?
Taishan's gaze swept around and finally stopped at the depths of the central pit. Occasional flashes of lightning constantly interfered with his vision, making it impossible for him to see what was in the middle, but he still managed to spot it through the occasional gaps.
There was a small pool of magma that had not yet dried up, radiating intense light under the protection of the Thunder Sea.
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