Chapter 172 - 72: Behind the Scenes
Zheng Fa walked through the market, making his final grand purchase before entering the Thunder Pool.
Master Pang had given him very detailed information in the jade tube; some of it could even be identified as Master Pang’s own wording—this meant that Master Pang had not just been idly playing games, but had actually been to the Thunder Pool.
According to Master Pang, the Thunder Pool was a place where the Heaven and Earth Laws were aberrant—
That is to say, the Thunder Pool operated under different rules compared to other places in the Xuanwei Realm.
To summarize from the jade tube, the three main differences were:
First, the power of Thunder Skills greatly increased, while the power of non-Thunder Skills was much weakened. Master Pang speculated in the jade tube—after observing with his Void Spirit Eye that the attributes of the spiritual energy near the Thunder Pool differed from other places, possibly due to the influence of the Thunder Dao Heavenly Stele.
On the other hand, using Thunder Skills was more dangerous; among Spirit Talismans, Thunder Talismans were considered the least stable, and this instability was even greater within the Thunder Pool.
A moment of carelessness could lead to the Heavenly Thunder you conjure striking and killing yourself.
Finally, and most troublesome—was that the place was particularly sensitive to Divine Sense.
The jade tube stated that once Divine Sense at or above the Foundation Establishment Stage was exposed in the Thunder Pool, it would attract Heavenly Tribulation—much like a human lightning rod.
Similarly, because Divine Sense is contained within Spiritual Power, overly strong Spiritual Power would also be penalized.