Chapter 104: True Essence, an Unstoppable Force
The water bullets pierced through the wall of fire and pierced his leg. That was only because he jumped in time.
"Argh!"
As he landed, Tyler couldn’t help but grunt. The blood spilled out of his thigh and below the knee.
Although his Fire Wall didn’t stop those water bullets, it managed to slow them down enough for him to jump higher.
Only two of the water bullets hit him while the other one missed.
"You can’t win this battle. He is using True Essence. It’s not the same as using True Mana since True Mana is produced from True Essence."
Xue’s voice rang in his head, making him momentarily pause.
"You need to run away. With your current speed and mastery of Instant Steps, you can run away. That guy will run out of True Essence in ten minutes."
The moment Tyler heard that, he paused for a split second before shaking his head.
The Dragon Scales appeared over his body, speeding up the regeneration and healing the wounds.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Several of the water bullets kept striking him from a distance, but this time, they only managed to break the dragon scales.
Tyler took a deep breath, dodging the water bullets aimed at his face as he held the sword hilt with both of his hands.
"Suppress your fear, look forward, go forward. Never stop trying. Hesitation leads to your death, cowardice leads to your people’s death."
"I will not run away. This is a battle I must fight."
Tyler channeled mana into his sword, followed by the True Dragon Flame, increasing the heat of the sword to several levels.
[Burning Heaven and Earth Sword Technique]
Channeling this heat into his sword and controlling it using his mana, he created a sword as hot as his fireball.
Using this sword, he kept slashing the water bullets. Although he didn’t manage to extinguish them, he did block them.
Splash! Splash! Splash!
Every single water bullet had the power to pierce through his dragon scale, but the dragon scale kept decreasing the power of the water bullet.
Suddenly, the water bullets stopped coming. Instead, the priest clapped his hands together, releasing an intense amount of True Essence.
True Essence possessed more power than True Mana because of its density, so when it was transformed into an element, it possessed the power to destroy everything.
The sheer weight of his water shattered the ground underneath him and caused a massive crack.
That water slowly transformed into a large head of the dragon. It had sharp ears and fangs that could easily tear through the ground.
Despite its sheer weight, it kept floating in the air.
Seeing this, Tyler’s eyebrows twitched.
’So, that’s why people differentiate True Mana and True Essence. It should be the same, but it is not. True Mana should be very diluted.’
’Otherwise, if he is forced to make this kind of attack every single time, his entire body would break apart.’
’Not to mention, at that level, he should be able to produce a bigger attack. That water dragon is similar to my Sun Dragon.’
Thinking about it, Tyler realized this was the time to use that technique.
While taking the sword stance, with his sword in the middle, the tip pointing forward, he started gathering the sword energy at the tip of his sword.
It wasn’t just sword energy. It was a heated sword energy that had a temperature of over three thousand degrees.
He would love to push it to five thousand degrees, but he realized that without awakening Sword Intent, he might not be able to control that kind of heat.
[First Stage- Sun Dragon Sword Slash]
As he swung down his sword, the tip released all of that Sword Energy, transforming it into the long dragon that rushed towards the enemy.
[Water Dragon Technique]
At the same time, the priest also released his water dragon. Two dragons of two different elements collide in the middle, creating a powerful shockwave of hot mist.
It was so hot that it literally started affecting the ground and air.
Boom!
Suddenly, the water dragon pierced through the sun dragon and rushed towards Tyler.
It moved at a great speed, making it impossible to dodge.
’Damn it!’
Tyler gritted his teeth, holding the sword with his left hand as he channeled the Azure Flame into his left hand.
[Fire Wall]
He released the blue flames from his palm, creating a large wall of fire in front of him.
Bang! Splash! Swish! Sizzle! Sizzle!
The heat from the Azure Flame barely managed to block the water dragon, but it didn’t take the water dragon long to break through it.
Fortunately, this was all the time he needed to run away.
Boom!
The water dragon continued moving forward, destroying everything in its path until it reached a kilometer away, where it finally collapsed into a large lake.
"Tyler, don’t be stubborn. You have already utilized one-fifth of your remaining mana."
"If that priest had any control over his attacks, it would’ve destroyed you. How long do you think you can keep this up?"
As soon as her words rang in his head, Tyler saw another water dragon coming his way.
Just like before, it was fast. Unfortunately, he wasn’t prepared at all.
Of course, that didn’t matter since he still had an ability he hadn’t used.
[Hiding in the Void]
By activating his bloodline powers, he managed to turn himself intangible, dodging the water dragon.
’Teacher, you don’t understand. Why do you assume I am just being stubborn?’
"Isn’t it? Why do you need to fight this priest? You have accomplished your goal. This guy’s strength is on whole another level."
"You are not planning to rely on my or Jenny’s strength, are you? If you do that, you know the consequences."
After she finished speaking, Tyler kept using his Hiding in the Void ability to hide from the water dragon.
He wasn’t able to control the first two water dragons, but on the third one, he managed to turn it around and strike it from the back.
Fortunately, once he turned intangible, it would be maintained for quite some time, so the water dragon still missed before collapsing into a large body of water.
’Teacher, you don’t understand. I won’t die.’
Tyler said, but before his teacher could say something, he continued.
’But sometimes death can be a relief. What if something happens to Elena and Alfred and even Daisy?’
’Yes, you are invincible, but they are not. Even the Grant Family isn’t something I can just abandon.’
’The worst thing for a cultivator is to not have anyone in his journey. I am not trying to be stubborn.’
’I need to fight him, not because of my pride but to get stronger. Only if I am strong will I not lose anyone.’
’This is not a battle I need to win but a battle I need to fight.’
As he answered his teacher, his Sword Intent in his mind trembled.
At this moment, his body turned back to normal, and an enormous amount of mana was channeled into his sword.
[Eternal Spring Sword Technique- Silent Ice]
In an instant, the coating of mana around his sword increased drastically. At the same time, all of the abilities in his body were activated.
Bang!
Without much hesitation, he slashed his sword against the water dragon, stopping it for a moment, but the power behind the water dragon overwhelmed his strength.
Whoosh! Thud!
It broke through the mana coating and struck him on the chest, throwing his body into the air before biting into the dragon scales.
Although Tyler was sent flying, the water dragon was still biting through his dragon scales.
Despite that, there was no fear in his eyes.
"Got you!"
He roared. The mana exploded out of his sword, turning into a sword energy.
He stabbed the water dragon’s body with his sword, and the sword energy entered its body.
Before the Water Dragon destroyed his Dragon Scales, the Sword Energy suddenly pulled it towards the ground.
Bang!
The water dragon struck the ground with so much force that it splattered everywhere.
A few seconds later, Tyler landed on the ground panting.
[Eternal Spring Sword Technique- Rough Wood]
"Haa! Haa! Haa!"
He took deep breaths while trying to recover his mana. He ran the Great Dao of Void Technique.
In an instant, the spirit energy from the surroundings was absorbed into his body and transformed into mana.
’Teacher, you are underestimating me. I know I am not very strong and there is a two-realm gap between us.’
’But I am still a guy with God-Level Techniques. If I can’t even defeat this guy, how can I ever hope to face the geniuses from the God Realm?’
Looking at a large water dragon rushing towards him, Tyler grinned.
"Although I haven’t reached the Soul Sublimation Realm, this is the opportunity I’ve been waiting for here."
"Right here, right now, I will surpass my limits."
"Awaken my Invincible Sword Intent!"
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