Tang Wulin's situation.
There seemed to be no end in sight to the violent storm, and high up in the sky, the purple light around Tang Wulin and Xie Xie had been completely turned into a purplish-golden color.
Even Xie Xie could clearly sense the terrifying aura emanating from this purplish-golden light. A series of Bluesilver Emperor vine had already risen up from Tang Wulin's body and intertwined with this purplish-golden light. The purplish-golden color began to spread over the Bluesilver Emperor vines, while the Bluesilver Emperor vines were releasing bluish-golden light that was being injected into the Infernal Lightning Vine's body to stabilize it.
Through its constant engulfment of lightning, the Infernal Lightning Vine had already reached a state of saturation, but even so, it was still devouring lightning like there was no tomorrow.
This was the nature of the Infernal Lightning Vine; it would continue to devour so long as there was still more lightning for it to devour.
At this moment, Tang Wulin's entire body was completely numb. The lightning power that was purified by the Infernal Lightning Vine was simply far too fearsome; it was unadulterated destructive power without any impurities. He was currently using this power to cleanse his own body of all minor impurities, and also using this experience to consolidate the powers he had attained through this recent period of rapid improvement.
Essentially, he was using lightning to refine his own body. If he didn't have the Body Sect's congenital secret method to support himself, he wouldn't dare to do this. Even at Xie Xie's level of power, guiding such pure lightning power directly into his body would immediately reduce him to dust.
Under the stimulus of the electric currents, a purplish-golden color began to appear in his body as the congenital secret method gradually combined with the lightning.
The most prominent attribute of the Body Sect's congenital secret method was that it completely stimulated one's latent potential to trigger evolution and take one beyond human limits.
The Body Sect was once considered to be one of the most powerful sects on the entire continent as almost all of its forefathers who had successfully cultivated the congenital secret method had become Limit Douluos. At the same time, they also possessed the most stamina when it came to combat.
The congenital secret method allowed a Soul Master to withstand far more impact than their cultivation rank would otherwise allow, and through the refinement Tang Wulin was receiving from this pure lightning power, the negative after-effects brought on by his sudden breakthrough to become a Titled Douluo were gradually being ironed out.
On top of that, his powers were rapidly being consolidated, and he had also begun to fuse with the Infernal Lightning Vine to make it his fourth soul spirit.
Even though the Infernal Lightning Vine had become extremely violent after devouring so much lightning, it wasn't resisting Tang Wulin at all.
There was no one more suitable for it than Tang Wulin, and it was already in a soul spirit state, so it would immediately die if it were to leave Tang Wulin's body. On top of that, following Tang Wulin gave it a chance to ascend to a higher level!
Tang Wulin's Son of Nature aura was able to iron out its biggest inherent flaw, and Tang Wulin's Bluesilver Emperor was a top-tier martial soul in the plant world, so it was an exceptional match for the Infernal Lightning Vine. The Bluesilver Emperor could bestow upon the Infernal Lightning Vine resilience, while the Infernal Lightning Vine could bestow upon the Bluesilver Emperor violent explosive power. Under the influence of Tang Wulin's Golden Dragon King bloodline, the Infernal Lightning Vine was rapidly evolving amid the violent lightning storm.
Throughout this entire process, the storm had shown no signs of subsiding at all.
Xie Xie was standing on the spot, not even daring to move a single inch as he appraised Tang Wulin in silence. He could sense the terrifying power imbued within the purplish-golden light, so he didn't dare to touch it; even the slightest physical contact could instantly reduce him to dust!
In his eyes, Tang Wulin had become so far out of reach that he couldn't even muster up the urge to try and catch up to him anymore!
It was downright unimaginable that a human being could bathe in this terrifying realm of lightning.
Surely even a Limit Douluo wouldn't be able to accomplish this! Was the Vast Sea Cosmic Crystal alone really enough to allow him to do this?
If the Vast Sea Cosmic Crystal possessed this much power, why hadn't the Atlas Douluo used it against that Godslayer missile? Perhaps it could only display its power in the sea?
All types of thoughts were flashing through Xie Xie's mind, and a hint of awe and veneration had crept into his eyes.
After Tang Wulin became the Tang Sect Master and Sea God's Pavilion Master, he had constantly been evolving and also becoming more intelligent and authoritative.
{Chen Xinjie's situation}
The lightning disappeared, the sky also gradually cleared. The dark cloud subsided, and the storm was finally about to be over after wreaking havoc for over seven hours.
The ocean became placid again, but the interconnected fleets were currently looking very much worse for wear.
The protective barriers had almost been completely destroyed by the ferocious storm, and almost two-thirds of the three fleets' energy supplies had been depleted.
On top of that, many of the soul tools on the smaller ships had been damaged. If Chen Xinjie hadn't reacted quickly enough and immediately commanded all of the ships to release their protective barriers to their fullest extent, that storm of lightning could've quite possibly destroyed the entire federal fleet.
All of the supervisors on the ships were in complete awe, and even Chen Xinjie himself felt as if he had dodged a bullet.
That storm of purplish-golden lightning had most likely never been seen before in the entire history of the Douluo Continent, and even a Godslayer missile couldn't match its destructive power!
The total energy reserve of the three fleets combined could power a major city like Bright City for 20 years, yet during the storm, many of the soul energy battery circuits had been damaged from overexertion; this was simply unimaginable!
This level of destructive power had most likely never been seen before.
"Look! There's someone up there!" an advisor suddenly yelled.
Chen Xinjie immediately rushed over to the screen and focused his gaze on the two people hovering in mid-air depicted on the screen.
One of them was standing while the other was seated, and they were situated at the epicenter of where the storm had been before. The one who was seated was a young man with purplish-golden light radiating from his entire body, and his ninth purplish-golden soul ring was extremely eye-catching.
Standing beside him was none other than the man who had been detected by the sensory soul tools earlier.
All of a sudden, Chen Xinjie's pupils contracted drastically as he identified the man seated in mid-air to be none other than the captain of the Blood Dragon Squad! Furthermore, through comparisons with photos supplied by the federation, he was able to confirm that he was also the Tang Sect Master, Tang Wulin!
How could it be him?
Chen Xinjie's heart was filled with incredulity. No matter how he thought about it, he couldn't understand how Tang Wulin could possess such fearsome power, allowing him to draw upon the power of the sea.
A series of loud buzzing rang out as all of the functioning soul tools on the federal fleet quickly locked onto Tang Wulin and Xie Xie. Right at this moment, Tang Wulin opened his eyes, which were still glistening from his tears, but what was especially remarkable was that there was a purplish-golden light shimmering within them.
Under the scrutiny of the entire federal fleet, he waved a hand through the air, and an enormous wave was suddenly swept up over the ocean, which had already returned to a placid state.
All of the soul tools instantly lost their target, and when the giant wave subsided, both Tang Wulin and Xie Xie were already nowhere to be seen.
The commanders of the three fleets were rooted to the spot upon seeing this. Who was that and why had he appeared in this place? Was he the one who had brought on that terrifying storm?
Who was he?
Chen Xinjie's expression had darkened significantly, and at the same time, thoughts were racing through his mind, allowing him to instantly form a string of conclusions.
With the Star Luo Empire's soul technology, it was virtually impossible that they would possess the power to alter the weather. However, that didn't mean that others would also be incapable of this.
As the Battle God Hall Master, he had always been aware of just how powerful the Tang Sect was. If there were any organization that could contend with the Federal Institute of Soul Technology, then it could only be the Tang Sect.
Furthermore, this Blood Dragon Squad Leader was also the Tang Sect Master; it had to be the Tang Sect that was behind this!
Chen Xinjie took a deep breath before issuing an order. "Examine all of the equipment and tally up all of the losses that we incurred during this storm. At the same time, attempt to connect with the satellite system to ascertain our location. In the meantime, all three fleets are to remain in place and maintain interconnection."