Chapter 300: Release
"You should stop. I’m going to take care of the rest. You should rest right now!" The Mountain Master was worried about him, thinking Albert would be reckless enough to destroy himself just for revenge.
However, Albert seemed to be adamant about killing Xiang Ba. He shouted, "NO!" while using the Element Harmony Bonk again.
"!!!" The Mountain Master found the desperation in his face, feeling something weird from him. It felt like Albert would want to kill this person no matter the price.
But as the Mountain Master, he had to protect his future. That was the time he misunderstood Albert’s desperation.
’Wait a minute. Don’t tell me... the reason why he was this desperate was because of the hatred? If it was normal hatred, I could kill Xiang Ba personally. But this kind of desperation only came... from the Inner Demon.’ The Mountain Master sucked a cold breath.
He realized that the hatred Albert had was not normal. It seemed that he had sworn in his heart that he would take revenge no matter what and that oath became his inner demon.
That was why if he failed to kill Xiang Ba here, there would be a huge setback for future achievement. In fact, his inner demon might wreak havoc on his foundation, causing him to be unable to break through to the next level in the future.
This problem put him in a dilemma. On the one hand, he didn’t want Albert to take such a high risk. On the other hand, he couldn’t cut the future achievement Albert would have. After all, with this kind of strength, Albert was bound to be one of the strongest, if not the strongest, in the world. Even the princess from the nearby Empire had recognized that fact and supported him.
That was why the Mountain Master chose to change his approach.
The Mountain Master asked Albert. "Are you sure your body can hold on after using that technique multiple times? I am asking this as your elder."
Albert was confused, but he still answered while suppressing Xiang Ba. "Of course. I won’t stop until he’s dead."
The Mountain Master obviously didn’t like that answer. So, he changed his words. "In that case, I want you to promise me that you won’t destroy yourself. If you can promise me that, I’ll support you to the very best of my ability. I’ll make sure that you kill him."
Albert felt there was a hidden intention in that word. He had to consider his words carefully. But in this situation, he could only take a split second to think about it before giving his answer. "Yes. I promise."
"Good. Since you won’t sacrifice your future, then let me handle this for a moment. I’ll weaken Xiang Ba with you, so you just have to match my movement." The Mountain Master nodded with a serious expression.
Albert was still confused by the change in the Mountain Master, but the latter had gone forward, challenging Xiang Ba head-on.
The Mountain Master formed three elements: lightning, water, and fire. The fire element summoned a blaze on his right hand while the water covered his left hand.
"Heavenly Fire and Water Art! Soar!" The Mountain Master clapped his hands. In that instant, the fire and water collided.
Surprisingly, instead of the water extinguishing the fire, they actually stood side by side like oil and water.
After that, they spun together and formed a tornado.
"!!!" Xiang Ba felt the amount of power that the Mountain Master had realized. ’This kind of power... He is getting desperate like me. As expected, that dog’s ability can’t be used continuously. It must have damaged his body. As the Mountain Master, he wouldn’t have someone like him to have his foundation destroyed, right?’
Xiang Ba couldn’t help but smirk, thinking about a wicked plan. He might fall in this battle, judging from the situation alone.
However, he would surely drag the unparalleled genius the Five Elements Mountain had.
"A mere demon dog dares to challenge me? As expected, your fear is bigger than your hatred. No matter what you do, you won’t be able to kill me. You won’t be able to erase your past. You will always become one of them, a cauldron. That’s all." Xiang Ba laughed out loud, taunting Albert.
At the same time, he summoned the black and white hearts again to challenge the fire and water tornado.
They neutralized each other, but the Mountain Master had the third element, which was lightning.
The bolt of lightning penetrated all of them and hit Xiang Ba, electrocuting him. The force also knocked him down to the ground.
The Mountain Master gritted his teeth while turning around, warning Albert. "Don’t listen to him. You are the proud disciple of my Five Elements—!"
Before he finished his words, Albert had thrown ten bonks from different elements. They all fell on top of Xiang Ba. Due to the bonk that caused Xiang Ba to be pushed even further down, the crater became bigger and bigger until eventually it reached one hundred meters in radius.
Despite all this attack, Xiang Ba was still smiling on the ground. His body was covered in injury. It seemed that his left arm was broken from blocking that attack alone, but killing him required a lot more than that.
That was why Xiang Ba still had a confident face as he taunted Albert even more.
"What’s wrong? Did I hit the nail? You are nothing but a cauldron. Even if you become strong, you will be remembered as such. The only way to erase that past is to become a tyrant and kill all the people who know it. By that time, you won’t be any different than us." Xiang Ba seemed to be enjoying his time provoking Albert.
The Mountain Master wanted to stop Albert, but the latter had formed more bonk bats with the Element Harmony Bonk.
"No. Stop! Don’t listen to him!" The Mountain Master became even more panicked. He had to think of a way to stop Albert. But as expected, the only way to stop him was to kill Xiang Ba.
’Kh. I will be weakened tremendously if I use this technique, but having to recuperate for a few years is not that big compared to losing a genius like him.’ The Mountain Master seemed to have made a decision to risk his life.
"Full Elements Released. Fortification."
