Chapter 2868: 2868 **Chapter 2868: The True Secret Vault, Half a Divine Pet** As Lin Moyu gradually moved toward the storm’s interior, with lightning everywhere, he noticed that the Thunder Monsters had disappeared. After leaving the storm’s edge, the Thunder Monsters were gone. They were replaced by even more terrifying lightning. The lightning struck directly, without any warning, with stronger impact and more intense paralysis. The Great Dao power within the lightning was extremely dense, far more powerful than that of the Thunder Monsters. Thunder Monsters had a process from formation to attack, giving some preparation time, but now the lightning struck without warning, leaving no time to prepare. Each lightning strike stunned Lin Moyu for several seconds. His blood pushed the power of the Great Dao, quickly dissipating the paralysis brought by the lightning, and he continued forward. The strength of the Great Dao of Strength was gradually revealing itself. The mysterious power of the Great Dao of Strength, combined with luck, silently neutralized the invading lightning. Breaking all with one force was not only evident in attack but also now. Any spell or power, when faced with the Great Dao of Strength, would be weakened and neutralized. The Great Dao of Strength was not just an attack-type Great Dao; it was both offensive and defensive, with almost no weaknesses. The Great Dao of Strength didn’t rely solely on physical power; it also gathered strength from realms, spells, and various powers. As long as the power was strong enough, breaking all with one force wasn’t just talk. Lin Moyu continued to adapt to the lightning, moving in circles while collecting Thunder Stones, and when he encountered Thunder Sword Grass, he picked it up. Although Thunder Sword Grass was useless to him, it was still valuable when obtained for free. Through repeated adaptation, his physical level continued to increase, gradually advancing toward the Dao Sovereign Second Realm. As Lin Moyu got closer to the storm’s center, the lightning became denser. Unconsciously, his physical level reached the Dao Sovereign Second Realm and began moving toward the Dao Sovereign Third Realm. Progress slowed, no longer advancing as boldly as before. The method of improving the Great Dao of Strength was simple but also difficult. The difficulty lay in the later stages, where progress would slow. The same stimulus over time would create an immunity-like effect. Lin Moyu was now experiencing this; after reaching the Dao Sovereign Second Realm, the lightning no longer affected him. Even if the lightning grew stronger, his body was accustomed, and its effect diminished. Lin Moyu knew that relying solely on the lightning in the vault couldn’t push his body to the Third Realm. Though it was ineffective, Lin Moyu continued walking through the lightning, not rushing into the storm’s center. He hadn’t fully collected the Thunder Stones, and the Dao pattern in his palm was over ninety percent complete, just a little more to go. "The Thunder Stones have exceeded 900; it seems I need exactly 1,000 Thunder Stones to complete the Dao pattern." "What is the purpose of this Dao pattern?" The uses of Dao patterns are endless, but only the creator knows their true purpose. Like the Dao patterns Lin Moyu condensed, he could integrate them with any spell, treasure, or even formation, and the final effect would vary. Just by looking at the Dao pattern’s surface, nothing could be discerned. Lin Moyu collected and refined the Thunder Stones amidst the lightning. He completely ignored the lightning; it felt like rain hitting him, with no sensation. Finally, with 1,000 Thunder Stones collected, the Dao pattern in his palm was complete. Lin Moyu looked at it and felt a peculiar power from the Dao pattern, though not strong. The Dao pattern in his palm released a faint power, pointing toward the storm’s center, as if guiding Lin Moyu. Following it, Lin Moyu walked toward the storm’s center. Moments later, the lightning ahead suddenly thinned, becoming less frequent. Lin Moyu realized he had entered the eye of the storm. In the storm’s center, there was no lightning, but it was filled with dense Heavenly Dao power. The storm’s power originated here. Roar! A roar echoed from the storm’s eye, sounding like a warning, filled with cruelty. As Jiang Ruobei had said, there was a spirit beast in the storm’s center. The roar filled Lin Moyu’s heart with intense disgust. It was a soul-level, Great Dao-originated disgust. Lin Moyu frowned slightly, "Extraterrestrial god?" This disgust seemed to target only the extraterrestrial gods. The spirit beast in the storm’s center was related to the extraterrestrial gods. "Another divine pet?" Lin Moyu muttered, stepping inside. In the storm’s eye, the atmosphere was calm, with no lightning falling, only the pervasive Great Dao power. Lin Moyu walked for a while, following the Dao pattern in his palm, and finally saw the source of the disgust. A divine pet was bound by massive lightning chains, staring coldly at him. The chains of lightning formed a cage, firmly trapping it. "Unexpectedly, the center of the Thunder Vault holds a divine pet." "No, it’s not a whole one, just half!" Lin Moyu saw that the divine pet’s body was cut in half, with only one half visible. The divine pet resembled a lizard, likely with four legs, but now only two remained, the other half missing. Looking past the divine pet, Lin Moyu saw a hazy space behind it, shimmering like a curtain. Within the hazy space, a Dao pattern appeared and disappeared. Seeing this, Lin Moyu finally understood, his previous confusion suddenly clear. The Dao pattern obtained from the Thunder Stones was indeed a key, a key to unlocking the true secret vault. The Thunder Vault was divided into two layers, and what he saw was only the outer layer. To enter the inner layer, two conditions must be met: collecting enough Thunder Stones to form a complete Dao pattern and killing the half-divine pet before him. This half-divine pet had become the guardian of the vault, and only by killing it could one truly enter the vault. The true Thunder Vault must be very dangerous. If even this half-divine pet couldn’t be killed, going inside would be a death sentence. This half-divine pet’s aura was only around the Dao Sovereign Fourth Realm. But divine pets have unique traits, like the one he killed last time, which required the power of illusion to deal with. He didn’t know how to kill this one. Lin Moyu carefully observed the divine pet, missing no detail. The lightning chains bound it tightly, with lightning occasionally surging through, exploding on it. Every time the lightning exploded, its movements would pause, clearly affected by the lightning, similar to how Lin Moyu was paralyzed by lightning. The lightning’s power was strong, at least reaching the Dao Sovereign Fourth Realm, yet it couldn’t harm the divine pet, indicating its strong defense. The divine pet’s body was covered in dense scales, shimmering with silver light, their tips sharp like arrows. Lin Moyu realized this might be the divine pet’s attack method. The divine pet’s gaze was venomous, fixed on Lin Moyu, and if not for the chains, it would have attacked. "Let’s test it first!" After observing for a while and finding no weakness, he decided to try. With a thought, the Great Sword Dao Sovereign appeared beside him, slashing down with a sword.