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Chapter 162: Extreme Evil Method - Whale Devour and Destroy!
"Boom!"
After exchanging a blow, both were thrown back by a powerful recoil, once again putting distance between them.
At this moment, Neptune and Ye Cheng paid no mind to the turbulent mountain range shuddering from the aftershock. Both stared intently at their distant opponent.
"A Divine Skill passed down directly from the Sea God is truly powerful." Ye Cheng spoke first, then changed his tone, saying, "I, Ye Mou, am not particularly talented, but over the years, I have created a few sword techniques of my own. I invite Brother Neptune to offer his guidance!"
"Please."
Neptune, holding the Sea God's Trident, replied with a single word.
"I have named these sword techniques the Seven Styles of the Flying Rainbow!"
At this moment, Ye Cheng held his treasured sword, his expression becoming incomparably calm.
"First Style—Departing Fire Scorches the Sky!"
As he spoke, the blade of the Flying Rainbow Sword suddenly burst forth with red light, as if it were a red-hot branding iron. A scorching aura rose as the blade ignited, its flames enveloping heaven and earth!
The dark clouds that originally covered the sky were suddenly replaced by a stretch of fiery clouds!
"Sizzle!!"
Vast expanses of floodwater began to evaporate...
As Ye Cheng slashed his sword.
Flames followed it through the void. The scorching sword qi, carrying a raging inferno, transformed into a fire phoenix soaring on outstretched wings, unleashing a divine fire that scorched everything in its path!
Neptune dared not be careless. He raised the Sea God's Trident, and the surrounding rainwater rapidly converged, finally transforming into a giant, deep blue whale.
A water whale against a fire phoenix!
Deep blue and fiery red, as if they were two completely opposing worlds.
"BOOM!!!"
The collision was the ultimate expression of the incompatibility of water and fire.
Flames evaporated water, while water extinguished the flames.
This extreme opposition of water and fire, however, brought misery to the surrounding spectators. A vast cloud of steam, carrying a terrifying temperature, spread out, making them feel as if they were being boiled alive in a sauna.
Fortunately, they were Soul Masters. By forming barriers with their soul power, they could barely insulate themselves from the outside temperature, reducing it to a tolerable level. Even so, they were only just holding on.
After a few minutes that felt like years, the water whale and fire phoenix finally nullified each other, perishing together and leaving only a vast amount of steam shrouding the entire scene.
In the shadows.
"This is a self-created soul skill... To actually be able to control the fire element." Sword Douluo watched as Ye Cheng struck with his sword, flames filling the sky, and felt an involuntary shock. In this world, the soul skills of a sword-type Martial Soul merely increased cutting power and sharpness. At most, they could release sword qi or split into multiple swords. A technique like Ye Cheng's, using swordsmanship to control the elements, was something even he couldn't achieve.
"And that kid was definitely holding back when he fought me that day!" Recalling their battle, Sword Douluo had to admit that if Ye Cheng had used this move, he truly wouldn't have been able to defend against it.
In the arena.
Witnessing his move, Departing Fire Scorches the Sky, perish along with his opponent's whale, Ye Cheng paid it no mind. Instead, he immediately unleashed his second move—Second Style: Earthen Water Army-Breaker!
The Flying Rainbow Sword in his hand instantly changed from fiery red to azure, the aquamarine color representing the Water Attribute.
At the same moment, the omnipresent water in all directions began to heed his call. As he swung his sword, the water molecules in the air condensed, astonishingly forming crescent-shaped water blades!
"Using water against me?!"
Neptune seemed to find it somewhat amusing. After all, his Martial Soul was inherently of the water element. His understanding and control of water were far beyond what an ordinary Soul Master could hope to match.
The next moment, those crescent-shaped water blades, each several meters in diameter, moved!
They sliced through the air, vibrating space itself.
Neptune neither dodged nor flinched. Facing the incoming water blades, he met them directly with the Sea God's Trident in his hand.
"Boom!"
When the first water blade struck the Sea God's Trident, it erupted with a violent boom, the sound reverberating far into the distance.
"To actually condense water to such a degree, and this application of it..." Neptune was clearly very surprised, yet his movements weren't slow in the slightest. The trident in his hand became a blur as it continuously deflected the incoming water blades.
"Hum! Hum! Hum!..."
Each time a water blade was deflected, the Sea God's Trident would emit a violent thrum!
The onlookers could only imagine the immense power contained within this seemingly ordinary water!
The crowd's astonishment peaked when a deflected water blade flew toward a distant hilltop, slicing off more than half of it as if it were tofu.
"Hummmmmmmmm!..."
Water blades fiercely attacked Neptune from all directions. He wielded the Sea God's Trident so fast it became a blur, making his defenses impenetrably tight.
Finally, he seemed to grow somewhat impatient.
A fierce golden light suddenly erupted from Neptune's body, temporarily forcing back the swarming water blades. Immediately after, he gripped the Sea God's Trident with both hands and let out a low roar, "Extreme Evil Method—Whale Devour and Destroy!"
As his words fell, the surrounding mountain range began to tremble.
Then, the water covering the area suddenly began to boil.
With Neptune as the epicenter, a gigantic maw appeared. A massive body slowly 'drilled' out of the water—or rather, it condensed into existence.
The whale he condensed this time was incomparably massive. It drew in most of the surrounding water to form its body before soaring high into the sky.
A colossal whale, conservatively estimated to be over ten thousand meters long, leaped into the sky, trailing magnificent splashes of water. The scene was surprisingly beautiful, graceful, and filled with the essence of the ocean.
But all the surrounding Soul Masters watching the gigantic whale leaping high above their heads now showed expressions of extreme dread. They hadn't forgotten that the previous whale, merely a few hundred meters long, had created an aftershock that almost swept them away.
And now this whale, over ten thousand meters long... My god, if it came smashing down, would any of us survive?!
"Holy crap, holy crap!"
"Does he want to kill us?!"
"Run, run!"
"Why the hell did I come here to watch the show?!"
"It's over, it's over!"
"We're dead for sure!"
"No one can save me this time!"
"Who the hell would have thought we'd be in mortal danger even from this far away!"
Many low-ranked Soul Masters stared at the sky in despair, their bodies frozen by instinctive fear, unable to move an inch.
Even the high-level Soul Masters, the Soul Douluos and Titled Douluos among them, could only barely suppress their fear as they began to employ various defensive measures. Even they felt immense pressure facing this whale descending from the sky!
Normally, they were high and mighty experts, but at this moment, under the whale that covered the sky, they felt as if they had returned to their weak childhoods. They were no different from the low-ranked Soul Masters, only able to tremble in fear before such a powerful existence!
"This is bad!"
Ye Cheng gazed at the gigantic whale that had leaped high into the sky and was now plummeting vertically from ten thousand meters up. He understood that if this whale were to truly land, the entire area within a thousand-li radius would likely be affected, and the surrounding mountains would certainly be flattened.
Every last one of those Soul Masters would be finished.
The destructive power of water was not to be underestimated.
The kinetic energy it would generate falling from such a height was simply unimaginable.
(end of chapter)
"Boom!"
After exchanging a blow, both were thrown back by a powerful recoil, once again putting distance between them.
At this moment, Neptune and Ye Cheng paid no mind to the turbulent mountain range shuddering from the aftershock. Both stared intently at their distant opponent.
"A Divine Skill passed down directly from the Sea God is truly powerful." Ye Cheng spoke first, then changed his tone, saying, "I, Ye Mou, am not particularly talented, but over the years, I have created a few sword techniques of my own. I invite Brother Neptune to offer his guidance!"
"Please."
Neptune, holding the Sea God's Trident, replied with a single word.
"I have named these sword techniques the Seven Styles of the Flying Rainbow!"
At this moment, Ye Cheng held his treasured sword, his expression becoming incomparably calm.
"First Style—Departing Fire Scorches the Sky!"
As he spoke, the blade of the Flying Rainbow Sword suddenly burst forth with red light, as if it were a red-hot branding iron. A scorching aura rose as the blade ignited, its flames enveloping heaven and earth!
The dark clouds that originally covered the sky were suddenly replaced by a stretch of fiery clouds!
"Sizzle!!"
Vast expanses of floodwater began to evaporate...
As Ye Cheng slashed his sword.
Flames followed it through the void. The scorching sword qi, carrying a raging inferno, transformed into a fire phoenix soaring on outstretched wings, unleashing a divine fire that scorched everything in its path!
Neptune dared not be careless. He raised the Sea God's Trident, and the surrounding rainwater rapidly converged, finally transforming into a giant, deep blue whale.
A water whale against a fire phoenix!
Deep blue and fiery red, as if they were two completely opposing worlds.
"BOOM!!!"
The collision was the ultimate expression of the incompatibility of water and fire.
Flames evaporated water, while water extinguished the flames.
This extreme opposition of water and fire, however, brought misery to the surrounding spectators. A vast cloud of steam, carrying a terrifying temperature, spread out, making them feel as if they were being boiled alive in a sauna.
Fortunately, they were Soul Masters. By forming barriers with their soul power, they could barely insulate themselves from the outside temperature, reducing it to a tolerable level. Even so, they were only just holding on.
After a few minutes that felt like years, the water whale and fire phoenix finally nullified each other, perishing together and leaving only a vast amount of steam shrouding the entire scene.
In the shadows.
"This is a self-created soul skill... To actually be able to control the fire element." Sword Douluo watched as Ye Cheng struck with his sword, flames filling the sky, and felt an involuntary shock. In this world, the soul skills of a sword-type Martial Soul merely increased cutting power and sharpness. At most, they could release sword qi or split into multiple swords. A technique like Ye Cheng's, using swordsmanship to control the elements, was something even he couldn't achieve.
"And that kid was definitely holding back when he fought me that day!" Recalling their battle, Sword Douluo had to admit that if Ye Cheng had used this move, he truly wouldn't have been able to defend against it.
In the arena.
Witnessing his move, Departing Fire Scorches the Sky, perish along with his opponent's whale, Ye Cheng paid it no mind. Instead, he immediately unleashed his second move—Second Style: Earthen Water Army-Breaker!
The Flying Rainbow Sword in his hand instantly changed from fiery red to azure, the aquamarine color representing the Water Attribute.
At the same moment, the omnipresent water in all directions began to heed his call. As he swung his sword, the water molecules in the air condensed, astonishingly forming crescent-shaped water blades!
"Using water against me?!"
Neptune seemed to find it somewhat amusing. After all, his Martial Soul was inherently of the water element. His understanding and control of water were far beyond what an ordinary Soul Master could hope to match.
The next moment, those crescent-shaped water blades, each several meters in diameter, moved!
They sliced through the air, vibrating space itself.
Neptune neither dodged nor flinched. Facing the incoming water blades, he met them directly with the Sea God's Trident in his hand.
"Boom!"
When the first water blade struck the Sea God's Trident, it erupted with a violent boom, the sound reverberating far into the distance.
"To actually condense water to such a degree, and this application of it..." Neptune was clearly very surprised, yet his movements weren't slow in the slightest. The trident in his hand became a blur as it continuously deflected the incoming water blades.
"Hum! Hum! Hum!..."
Each time a water blade was deflected, the Sea God's Trident would emit a violent thrum!
The onlookers could only imagine the immense power contained within this seemingly ordinary water!
The crowd's astonishment peaked when a deflected water blade flew toward a distant hilltop, slicing off more than half of it as if it were tofu.
"Hummmmmmmmm!..."
Water blades fiercely attacked Neptune from all directions. He wielded the Sea God's Trident so fast it became a blur, making his defenses impenetrably tight.
Finally, he seemed to grow somewhat impatient.
A fierce golden light suddenly erupted from Neptune's body, temporarily forcing back the swarming water blades. Immediately after, he gripped the Sea God's Trident with both hands and let out a low roar, "Extreme Evil Method—Whale Devour and Destroy!"
As his words fell, the surrounding mountain range began to tremble.
Then, the water covering the area suddenly began to boil.
With Neptune as the epicenter, a gigantic maw appeared. A massive body slowly 'drilled' out of the water—or rather, it condensed into existence.
The whale he condensed this time was incomparably massive. It drew in most of the surrounding water to form its body before soaring high into the sky.
A colossal whale, conservatively estimated to be over ten thousand meters long, leaped into the sky, trailing magnificent splashes of water. The scene was surprisingly beautiful, graceful, and filled with the essence of the ocean.
But all the surrounding Soul Masters watching the gigantic whale leaping high above their heads now showed expressions of extreme dread. They hadn't forgotten that the previous whale, merely a few hundred meters long, had created an aftershock that almost swept them away.
And now this whale, over ten thousand meters long... My god, if it came smashing down, would any of us survive?!
"Holy crap, holy crap!"
"Does he want to kill us?!"
"Run, run!"
"Why the hell did I come here to watch the show?!"
"It's over, it's over!"
"We're dead for sure!"
"No one can save me this time!"
"Who the hell would have thought we'd be in mortal danger even from this far away!"
Many low-ranked Soul Masters stared at the sky in despair, their bodies frozen by instinctive fear, unable to move an inch.
Even the high-level Soul Masters, the Soul Douluos and Titled Douluos among them, could only barely suppress their fear as they began to employ various defensive measures. Even they felt immense pressure facing this whale descending from the sky!
Normally, they were high and mighty experts, but at this moment, under the whale that covered the sky, they felt as if they had returned to their weak childhoods. They were no different from the low-ranked Soul Masters, only able to tremble in fear before such a powerful existence!
"This is bad!"
Ye Cheng gazed at the gigantic whale that had leaped high into the sky and was now plummeting vertically from ten thousand meters up. He understood that if this whale were to truly land, the entire area within a thousand-li radius would likely be affected, and the surrounding mountains would certainly be flattened.
Every last one of those Soul Masters would be finished.
The destructive power of water was not to be underestimated.
The kinetic energy it would generate falling from such a height was simply unimaginable.
(end of chapter)
