Coiling Dragon

by welyjesch

  From above, many sword shadows were pressing down at him.

  “BANG!”

  The sword shadows were completely dispersed, but blood was flowing on Elquin’s scarlet-red hand. He had been wounded!

  “My glove was destroyed. Otherwise, how could I have been injured?” Elquin was filled with anger.

  In this attempt to seize the treasure of the Boyd clan, Elquin had incurred a major loss. And now, he had been challenged by Learmonth, and even wounded. One detriment after another…Elquin was truly enraged now, and he no longer used one technique to counter another.

  He actively attacked!

  The sword shadows from above crumbled away, and Elquin himself charged straight through that hole, like a giant eagle in flight, charging straight towards the distant Learmonth while shouting explosively through divine sense, “Learmonth, you receive one of my attacks as well!”

  The long black whip in Elquin’s hands twisted about, instantly turning scarlet red and transforming into an enormous blood-red serpent as it coiled towards Learmonth. This enormous serpent even opened its mouth wide, revealing its black fangs.

  The enormous red serpent’s sudden attack caused space itself to tremble.

  “Rumble…”

  “Excellent!”

  Learmonth’s eyes were flashing like lightning, and the longsword in his hand suddenly stabbed outwards. This sword attack appeared ordinary, but in the moment when it stabbed outwards, a black ‘hole’ in space suddenly appeared. The longsword seemed to twist as it stabbed through that black hole, and wherever the longsword passed by, space itself split open.

  “Starpoint…EXPLOSIONS!”

  Learmonth’s most powerful attack. The ultimate attack he had used to kill that green-robed elder at the castle of sand.

  Elquin, seeing the power of this attack, couldn’t help but feel surprised. And then, Elquin gritted his teeth, his face savage. At the same time, the long whip in his hand which had transformed into a blood red serpent shuddered, then transformed into a nine-headed serpent, each one of which had its fanged maw open.

  Learmonth’s seemingly unblockable sword pierced straight over…

  “Crunch!” It pierced straight through the throats of one of the serpentine heads.

  “Clang!”

  The sword pierced through to the long whip contained within the nine blood red serpentine heads. Instantly, the entire blood red nine-headed serpent trembled, then with a ‘BOOM’ exploded, transforming back into that long black whip. At the same time, the serpent heads that had been block off by that explosion continued to charge towards Learmonth.

  One blood red serpent’s head after another charged towards him at high speed, savagely biting towards Learmonth.

  A sword shadow flashed!

  Eight explosion sounds occurred simultaneously, while Learmonth himself was sent flying backwards by the force of the explosions, landing onto the ground of the volcano range below. Immediately, Learmonth rose to his feet. Right now, Learmonth’s face was ashen, and there was a hint of blood at the corner of his lips.

  “Formidable, formidable. You’ve fused four types of profound mysteries.” Learmonth’s body had bloodstains on it as well, and he carefully glanced at Elquin. “Since you were able to withstand this attack of mine, I admit defeat.”

  Elquin’s face was paler than it had been in the past as well, but he hadn’t been as heavily injured as Learmonth had.

  The onlookers, being Linley’s group and the little golden kitten, were all rather surprised.

  “Learmonth lost?” Bebe murmured. “He isn’t dead yet, but he admitted defeat?”

  Linley continued to carefully watch the two combatants.

  Elquin looked at Learmonth in surprise. “You…you actually managed to fuse Destruction divine power and fire divine power together? You…you have a mutated soul?” When receiving this attack just now, Elquin just barely managed to detect the true energy source contained within this ‘Starpoint Explosions’ technique.

  It wasn’t Destruction divine power. It was a fusion of Destruction divine power and fire divine power.

  “Right. Unfortunately, despite that being the case, I still am not your match.” Learmonth shook his head.

  “A mutated soul. How truly rare.” Elquin sighed in amazement. “Generally speaking, only such a person is capable of fusing different types of divine power. Previously, I’ve only heard that when fusing different types of divine power, one’s strength would increase explosively. Today, I see that is indeed the case.”

  Elquin glanced at Learmonth. “To be honest, your power should already be at the Seven Star Fiend level. However, you are still somewhat weaker than me. Then…die!” As he spoke, Elquin’s body suddenly transformed into an illusion, transforming into hundreds of illusory shadows which all attacked towards the heavily wounded Learmonth.

  Laws of Darkness – Shadowshape Doppelganger technique!

  Linley, watching this, was stunned. “Fusing divine power? Indeed. Right, Olivier had previously been able to simultaneously utilize darkness divine power and light divine power. Only, Olivier’s degree of fusion was not as great as Learmonth’s.”

  Learmonth’s attack was hard to judge just from looking at it. When the person who received the attack, Elquin, had only just barely been able to detect it.

  Thus, one could tell how deeply Learmonth had fused those two surges of divine power.

  “When two different types of divine power are fused, the power of the attack is actually increased so much? How does one fuse divine power? From what Elquin said, it seems as though one’s soul has to mutate in order for divine power to be fused. Otherwise, it is impossible.” Linley’s thoughts suddenly came to a halt.

  He looked towards the air. “Is Learmonth going to die, just like that?”

  Book 15, Priceless Treasure – Chapter 25, A Trillion Years of Depression

  Faced with Elquin’s attack, Learmonth naturally chose to flee for his life!

  “Haha, you want to flee?” Hundreds of shadowy illusions filled the area, and Elquin’s loud laughter seemed to come from the mouths of every shadow. Suddenly, an enormous serpentine whip shadow slashed down towards Learmonth, who with a ferocious look stabbed out once more.

  The same technique!

  Starpoint – Explosions!

  The blood red whip shadow tore through the air towards the longsword anew.

  “BOOM!”

  Elquin’s right hand trembled, and his body couldn’t help but be pushed backwards, while Learmonth himself was knocked flying before once more forcing himself to come to a halt in mid-air. His face was ashen, and he growled, “Elquin, don’t go too far!” Learmonth had realized that in terms of speed, he was inferior to Elquin. There was no way he could flee.

  Elquin’s face was sinister, and he snickered. “I didn’t expect that you had enough spiritual energy to execute that attack a second time. However, your technique is only enough to wound me. In terms of the profound mysteries of the Laws, you are far too weak compared to me. I want to see how many times you can execute it.”

  Clearly, Elquin didn’t want to spare him.

  Elquin had a belly full of rage right now and he wanted to find a place to vent it. How could he let Learmonth leave?

  Especially since, as Elquin saw it, Learmonth’s future potential was unlimited. Elquin naturally would be delighted to kill such a genius as him.

  “You want me to die?”

  Learmonth took a deep breath, standing there in mid-air with his longsword raised. He said emotionlessly, “If you want to kill me, I will make you pay a price!”

  “Pay a price?” Elquin chuckled. He didn’t even know how many times he had heard these words before. Many people, before he killed them, had promised to make him pay a price, but unfortunately, they still died while he, Elquin, was living quite happily.

  Learmonth seemed extremely calm. His entire aura had been drawn back into his body, and he stared coldly towards Elquin.

 
; Suddenly…

  Learmonth’s eyes suddenly lit up, and then he shut them.

  “Huh?” Elquin couldn’t help but feel stunned.

  Not just him. Even the spectators below, Linley and the rest, felt stunned. At the critical moment in the battle, Learmonth actually shut his eyes?

  “You want to try and scare me, just before dying?” Elquin laughed coldly in his heart. The long black whip in his hand once more spun out. Although in his heart, he felt disdainful, Elquin still used his most powerful attack. The long black whip instantly turned scarlet red and simultaneously transformed into a nine-headed serpent!

  Instantly, a dark red sword flash appeared in front of Elquin.

  Elquin’s face changed dramatically. Unable to dodge at all, all he could do was use his blood red, fan-sized right hand to slap towards it.

  “Crunch!”

  The dark red sword light instantly pierced through his palm and entered his body.

  “Urgh…ahhhhh!” Elquin’s entire body quivered, and his entire body emanated a red light.

  “Boom!” Elquin’s entire body exploded, and two Highgod sparks as well as an interspatial ring fell down from mid-air.

  Linley and the other two, watching this battle, were all stunned, along with the little golden kitten. Clearly, just now, Elquin had the advantage, and Learmonth was actually trying to flee. But who would have imagined that Learmonth would suddenly snatch victory from the jaws of defeat?

  “What? Learmonth won?”

  Linley was quite shocked. “And that dark red sword flash. Not only did it contain Destruction divine power, it also contained fire divine power. It was very obvious.” Linley was completely puzzled. Previously, when Learmonth had attacked, Linley had only sensed the aura of Destruction, and hadn’t sensed the fire divine power at all.

  The fire divine power was very weak.

  However, why did it suddenly change just now?

  “Haha…” Learmonth began laughing loudly in mid-air. “I finally completed this technique. Haha. I finally fused the Way of Destruction and the Elemental Laws of Fire. Indeed, only when both divine power fuses as well as the profound mysteries of the Laws fuse, will the power greatly increase. I’ve finally developed it!” Learmonth was extremely excited.

  Hearing Learmonth’s excited voice in mid-air, Linley understood.

  “Did he just say that he fused the profound mysteries of two different types of Laws together?” Linley was tremendously shocked.

  Given his current level of training, Linley only knew that for example the six types of profound mysteries of the Laws of the Earth could be fused. He had never, however, heard of different profound mysteries of different Elemental Laws as capable of being fused.

  But hearing from what Learmonth was saying, it seemed as though the different Elemental Laws, such as the Laws of the Earth and the Elemental Laws of the Wind, were capable of having two of their profound mysteries fused as well.

  “This, this, how is this possible?” Linley didn’t understand.

  It wasn’t just Linley who was astonished. The other listeners, being Bebe, Delia, and the little golden kitten were all shocked as well.

  Learmonth lowered his head to glance at Linley’s group, understanding their puzzlement. Laughing, he said, “Don’t overthink it. The different profound mysteries of different types of Elemental Laws can only be fused by people like me, with a mutated soul. There is no way for you to fuse your divine power, and no way to develop an attack like this.”

  Linley began to understand.

  Divine power and profound mysteries were paired together.

  For example, when using earth divine power to use the profound mysteries of the Laws of the Earth, the power would be great. If one was to use wind divine power instead, although one could still use it, the power would be much lower.

  But fusing divine power, such as Learmonth…

  Destruction divine power and fire divine power, upon being fused…if one was capable of also using a fusion of the profound mysteries of the Edicts of Destruction and the Elemental Laws of Fire…would have an absolutely terrifying amount of power once utilized.

  The fusion of divine power already resulted in an extreme increase in power. Once the profound mysteries were fused as well, then matched with the fused divine power…no wonder Learmonth had been able to kill Elquin!

  “Whew.” Learmonth’s face was very pale, but his eyes were still filled with jubilation.

  Actually, after the repeated battles just now, his spiritual energy had been all but used up. As his power had increased dramatically, however, and as he had entered the realm of a Seven Star Fiend in power, Learmonth was indescribably delighted. “When I go back, I’ll immediately take on a seven star mission. When the time comes, I’ll challenge an Asura!”

  “Just now, Elquin wanted to kill me. But now…”

  Learmonth shook his head and sighed. Some things were very hard to predict. Actually, if Elquin hadn’t pushed him to the brink of death and cause him to gain an insight that he previously had not been able to understand, how could he have made this breakthrough?

  “This Elquin’s interspatial ring should have many treasures within it.” Learmonth flew straight down. Although he wasn’t greedy, this was something which belonged to the person he had killed; it was wealth which he deserved to have. Naturally, Learmonth wouldn’t reject it.

  Right at this moment…

  Very bizarrely, the entire volcano range suddenly vanished, and the interspatial ring of Elquin which had been atop the rocks of the volcano range vanished as well.

  “You even want Elquin’s items?” A low, gravelly voice said.

  The volcano range had vanished, but another person had appeared!

  “Who are you?” Learmonth turned to look at the newcomer. He couldn’t help but be startled. This person was three meters tall, and was covered with a fiery red armor. His long scarlet hair fluttered unrestrained, and his craggy form was very clear. He was obviously a very muscular person.

  The fiery haired man stared at Learmonth, then said clearly, “Actually, I need to thank you!”

  “Thank me?” Learmonth could sense that this person was extremely powerful.

  The fiery haired man laughed. “Right. Thank you for killing my master!”

  At this moment, Linley and the other two, floating in mid-air, were shocked. “Killed his master? Could it be that he is…?” Linley turned to look, and indeed, the little golden kitten was missing. “He is Phusro! He is that little golden kitten!”

  “He is Phusro?” Bebe stared wide-eyed.

  “He is Phusro? That little kitten? How?” Delia couldn’t believe it either. Who would made the connection between that adorable little kitten and this muscular giant?

  Linley felt astonished as well, that the adorable little kitten had actually transformed into such a bulky giant whose voice was so thunderous.

  “To thank you for killing my master, you can die as well.” Phusro laughed loudly.

  Learmonth’s face immediately changed, and with a flip of his hand, a Golden Soul-Pearl suddenly appeared in Learmonth’s hand, which he immediately swallowed. This Golden Soul-Pearl emitted a large amount of soul essence, capable of both nourishing and strengthening the soul, as well as recovering spiritual energy.

  Phusro was in no hurry to attack.

  “Are you done?” Phusro laughed calmly.

  Learmonth was extremely shocked. Could it be that Phusro was going to let him recover? His current level of power was definitely comparable to a Seven Star Fiend’s.

  “I’m done.” Learmonth replied.

  “Then you can die now.” In Phusro’s hands, an axe suddenly appeared with a volcanic image atop it. Phusro suddenly chopped down with the axe, and with a ‘RUMBLE’, repeated layers of explosions could be heard.

  Wherever the axe passed, space itself blew apart. The spatial walls of the Infernal Realm seemed to be as thin as paper.

  Absolutely irresistible force!
r />   Learmonth was so terrified that his face changed, and he immediately executed his most powerful sword attack…

  The dark red sword flash also caused space to explode, flashing through the shattered space as fast as lightning, charging towards the heavy, oncoming axe as though it were a meteor shooting through the sky.

  “BANG!”

  The axe trembled slightly, and its power decreased dramatically, but at the same time, an enormous illusion of an axe flew out like an attacking ripple, shooting towards Learmonth.

  “Swoosh!” Learmonth, after using his most powerful sword attack, immediately dodged backwards and fled at high speed, moving as though he had become a dark red illusion. Even though he was struck by two surges of the illusory axe ripples, Learmonth still frantically fled, and in the blink of an eye, Learmonth completely disappeared.

  Phusro held his giant axe, pursing his lips helplessly. “He ran really fast. When his divine power fused, even his speed increased many times, while I just so happen to be a bit slow, unlike Elquin, that bastard, who specialized in speed. Otherwise, I definitely would have killed him…”

  Watching this, Linley’s group was stunned.

  “Delia, Bebe, this Phusro has some issues. Let’s hurry up and leave.” Linley, recovering to his senses, hurriedly led Delia and Bebe to flee.

  “Huh? You want to flee?”

  Phusro suddenly chased after Linley’s group. In terms of speed, Phusro was inferior to Learmonth, but Linley’s team was composed of Gods. How could they escape?

  “Swoosh!” Phusro appeared in front of Linley’s team.

  Seeing Phusro in front of them, Linley’s team had to come to a halt.

  Linley felt nervous. “This Phusro is too unpredictable. He’s extremely powerful, but before this he’s never intervened, nor did he help his master. His master was willing to let us go free, but who knows if he is.” Linley was very nervous.

  “Why are you fleeing?” Phusro seemed rather disgruntled.

  Linley’s group could only stand there in mid-air. Bebe murmured, “Who knows what’s going on with you. You were actually so powerful!”

  “Powerful?” Phusro began to bellow angrily. “What the f*ck good does being powerful do? Can I be more powerful than a master-servant bond?”