Chapter 1196: Chapter 1196: The Second Fusion of Three Elemental Powers
Watching Pei Yan being subdued without a hint of fear, but rather with a half-smile, Saraf felt both insulted and furious. Gritting his teeth, he resolved to crush Pei Yan’s arm to let him taste the agony of broken bones and tendons. Driven by such determination, he ignored the fist wind from Hu Jiu behind him, focusing solely on achieving his goal.
Buzz! The anticipated pain from the attack didn’t come from behind. Hu Jiu’s fist brushed past Saraf’s cheek just like Pei Yan’s. As Saraf pondered why both opponents missed their targets while still intending to shatter Pei Yan’s arm, a perplexing buzzing noise suddenly exploded in his mind. This unsettling sound made his scalp tingle and heart pound as if his brain was placed on a boiling pot, and he could distinctly feel his brain tissue boiling, fearing it might explode if he listened any longer.
"Ugh~ Ah~ Ugh~ Ah!" The intense brain pain forced Saraf to halt his attack on Pei Yan, making him release Pei Yan’s arm and clutch his throbbing forehead, retreating swiftly. But waiting behind him was Hu Jiu, whose sanity, now enlightened, had long been angered by Saraf’s repeated insults. Seeing Saraf lose his advantage, Hu Jiu seized the opportunity to counterattack, lifting his leg and delivering a sidekick to Saraf’s back.
Bang! Though the sidekick wasn’t particularly powerful, Saraf’s retreating figure shook, and a series of tiny cracking sounds emerged from the indestructible dragon scales on his back. The internal pain from his organs indicated he suffered internal injuries from the kick!
Is it the power of destruction? That was Saraf’s first thought, believing the Ancestral God transferred such power to Hu Jiu. However, he quickly dismissed this notion. His creation was indeed linked to the Ancestral God, but it was coincidental, not something the Ancestral God could intentionally grant; his ability was unique across the Dragon Realm, even for the Ancestral God.
But if this is not the power of destruction, then what is it? How could a seemingly ordinary attack destroy his dragon scales and injure his internal organs?
Saraf puzzled, yet Pei Yan’s attacks had already arrived. With his brain in a semi-conscious state, Saraf could only raise his arms to protect his vital areas against Pei Yan’s assault. The subsequent intense pain in his abdomen forced him to vomit a mouthful of dragon blood.
The same attack! The force wasn’t particularly strong, yet it destroyed his defense and wounded his internal organs! Suddenly, Saraf recalled the initial encounter with Pei Yan when a sneak punch temporarily knocked him out! Yes! Both attack methods are similar!
Bam! Bam! Bam!
The consecutive attacks from Pei Yan and Hu Jiu exploded around Saraf, breaking dragon scales and constantly seeping blood beneath. Each attack slightly cleared Saraf’s mind but his intention to counterattack was quickly thwarted as Pei Yan and Hu Jiu sensed his reaction, with their punches missing again, brushing past his cheek. The next second, the dreaded buzzing resounded in his mind, rapidly diminishing his response capability. Briefly losing consciousness again, Saraf became the mere punching bag for Pei Yan and Hu Jiu.
"Pei Yan, what did the two of them do?" Even Long Taichu couldn’t discern Pei Yan’s methods, asking around in confusion.
"This, this shouldn’t be!" It was Phoenix speaking. It was true that Saraf’s strength had significantly waned after losing his Divine Artifact and being sealed for so long, but it wasn’t to the extent that he couldn’t fight back at all in rage. He noticed the issue lay in the missed punches by Pei Yan and Hu Jiu. After those attacks, Saraf reacted sluggishly and couldn’t even stand properly at critical moments, but Phoenix couldn’t pinpoint how Pei Yan achieved it.
Long Jin, noticing everyone’s inquisitive gaze upon him, shook his head and explained: "I don’t know! Perhaps it’s an ability granted by the Spirit Lord or the Ancestral God. I only know that they put a lot of effort into enhancing the Young Master’s abilities to bring him closer to Pei Yan’s power. Exactly what they granted him, I’m not sure."
"It should be sound!"
Just then, someone in the crowd spoke up. Everyone turned to see who it was—it was the clan leader of Pulao from the Daoist Realm Dragon Race. The grand clan leader Long Taichu, recognizing it as his own clansman who identified the move, was overjoyed and asked: "You recognized this move."
"Yes, Clan Leader. You know our clan uses sound for attack, so we are particularly sensitive to sound! In fact, Pei Yan and the Young Master used this move early in the battle, but this time they did it more covertly and cleverly. You can’t perceive it, but those of us sensitive to sound picked up on it." Explained the Pulao clan leader, bowing.
"Earlier in battle? Oh...!" Remembering, Long Taichu frowned slightly and then realized: "You mean dealing with the Blood Fiend Child of Origin when they jointly used a shout to stun the opponent?"
"Precisely!"
"Indeed! Indeed!" People around nodded in agreement upon hearing that, as Long Taichu exclaimed while watching the scene: "Seeing Saraf now in a state similar to the Blood Fiend Child of Origin back then, you must be right! Pei Yan, his hidden techniques are truly varied."
Outside the arena, even as others recognized his technique, Pei Yan showed no surprise. Resonance was one of the branch abilities he mastered early on, playing a crucial role in Pei Yan’s battles. However, as his abilities grew stronger in recent times, this ability gradually faded into the background, rarely appearing in Pei Yan’s fighting sequence.
This time, it seemed that Lin Junzhao was inspired by Pei Yan’s fusion of three air element abilities into one, prompting him to grant Hu Jiu two rule fragments containing abilities to enhance his strength, namely sonic wave and shockwave!
When Pei Yan woke up from the contract-induced coma, realizing the two shared abilities with Hu Jiu within himself, he immediately understood Lin Junzhao’s intention. This also explained Pei Yan’s delayed appearance and inaction during the chase; he needed to recreate the day he merged three air element abilities, uniting resonance, sonic wave, and shockwave into an integrated whole.
He succeeded! The damage now inflicted on Saraf represented the culmination of these three abilities united. Once already formidable resonance was merged with sonic and shockwave abilities, the speed, stealth, and destructive power during execution had leaped qualitatively!
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