Baek Ain's Full Power?
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--- Chapter 143 ---
Clank!
Clank!
BOOM!
Blades and a battle axe made contact continuously, creating yellow and blue sparks in the atmosphere.
The surrounding area got swept by the unruly shockwave and became a flat land, leaving only two powerful figures against each other.
An elder with a whirlwind-coated battle axe stood firmly, entering a crouching stance like a hunting tiger. His hunched back was covered by sharp spikes, making him look more demonic.
This elder was Elder Qin.
On the opposite side, a white-haired youth stood leisurely wielding a twin blade covered by strong electricity. His hanfu wildly danced because of the emanating pressure he released.
Even though he appeared very casual, the white-haired youth's hazel-gold eyes never left Elder Qin. His gaze is focused and filled with fighting spirit.
Baek Ain fought Elder Qin for a few minutes, and it was a mere greeting.
Now Baek Ain knew he lacked the most compared to other powerhouses, experience, and mastery.
Baek Ain could kill Dou Saints so far because he successfully caught them off guard. Not to mention the usage of temporary power bursts, Baek Ain wouldn't dare to face a Dou Saint without these buffs.
That's why he wanted to test himself right now.
Elder Qin is a 2-Star Dou Saint, like Lady Yue from the Hall of Souls.
However, he wasn't a sensory type like her.
He's a pure combat expert.
The aged experience of a long-living Dou Practitioner couldn't get underestimated. On top of that, Elder Qin's mastery over Spatial Strength and Dou Qi Energy is top-notch.
"Brat, you really surprised me." Elder Qin suddenly praised.
"To fight me equally like this, you're the first in this new generation."
"Even people from the Eight Ancient Clans won't be your match."
Baek Ain chuckled indifferently, "Hehe, thank you."
"But don't you think your intention is too apparent?"
"You wanted to recruit me, right?"
Elder Qin smiled and returned, "Yes. And I'll also forget your insolent action earlier."
Baek Ain shook his head, then shrugged.
"Old man, you know that Lady Yue offered the same thing to me."
"And what's her condition right now? Dead, with no body or soul."
"At the end of the day, the victor decides everything."
Baek Ain smirked and added, "Talk with your actions."
Elder Qin's expression changed from somewhat carefree to completely solemn. The killing intent in his heart surged because he couldn't afford to let Baek Ain live.
If the Hall of Souls couldn't get him, no one should either.
He'd be the person that cut the young tree before it could grow.
"Killing a genius, huh?" Elder Qin mumbled to himself. "I have become excited when thinking about it."
Swoosh!
With a gust of wind, Elder Qin suddenly appeared before Baek Ain. He swung his battle axe, causing a knife-like storm to reach Baek Ain.
Baek Ain activated Ashen's Eyes and Profound Temporal Eye a while ago, witnessing the change in the surroundings. He ducked with ease and slashed at Elder Qin's battle axe.
The blade in his right hand released intense lightning.
BOOM!
A lightning clap echoed on the battlefield.
Elder Qin got pushed a few steps away, feeling his arm numb.
"This lightning..." He frowned in displeasure.
Not many people could counter Elder Qin's wind, especially people who used lightning as their main attribute.
Unfortunately for him, Baek Ain's lightning wasn't ordinary lightning. He received it from heaven, lingering in his body and twin blades.
Baek Ain doesn't like to be passive in the frontal battle.
He brandished his other blade with Golden Crow's flame and slashed the air, creating several blooming lotuses.
Elder Qin waved his hand to blast these lotuses away, only to find they were "actually." created out of pure fire energy.
"Shit!"
Elder Qin was speechless as he watched the lotuses brighten, creating a chain reaction of explosions.
Baek Ain tilted his head, "I see... The Golden Crow's Record of the Burning World can get used like this."
"I just need to adjust it based on the weapons I wielded."
After mastering the Ninth Stage of his Cultivation Technique, Baek Ain realized the difference between incorporating his Golden Crow's Flame into his fight style and fusing it.
He glanced at the Hall of Souls' Elder and deployed Shadow Tiger Steps, creating six afterimages.
"Marching Tigers." Baek Ain's voice reverberated in the air.
Elder Qin kicked the ground and rotated his body continuously. As he became a rotating sharp wheel, he started to attack everything around him.
Clank!
Clank!
Clank!
"What?"
"These afterimages, they are..."
"Tangible." Baek Ain answered, launching the Record of Burning World's Fifth Stage.
"Golden Annihilation! Seventh Fold!"
Seven bright golden lights erupted, catching Elder Qin off guard.
Elder Qin couldn't raise his Dou Qi shield in time as the Golden Crow's Flame blazed the entire area.
Over half a mile radius of the area instantly raged by Golden Crow's Flame.
KABOOM!!
"Kuugh, you little bastard!" Elder Qin's shadow fleeted away. Of course, he got injured.
As he ran out from the center of the explosion, Elder Qin's clothes burned and revealed his skinny body. To Baek Ain's surprise, Elder Qin's body was "actually." covered by leather armor.
It's not ordinary leather because Baek Ain could sense a beastly aura from it.
[Name: Silver Liger's Leather Armor]
[Type: Light Armor]
[Grade: SS]
[Description: Armor made with now-extinct Silver Thousand Light Liger's Leather. It was light, durable, and tough enough to fend off sharp weapons of similar grade]
[Effect: Silver Liger's Rush, +150% Movement Speed]
Elder Qin wiped the fresh blood from the corner of his mouth. He looked down at his smoldering right arm, feeling charred to his very bone.
He laughed bitterly inside as he still underestimated Baek Ain.
Being young doesn't mean you are weak or inexperienced. It also means others can get deceived by it.
But even then, Elder Qin knew he couldn't fail here.
With that in mind, Elder Qin straightened his back and returned to anyone's normal posture.
Baek Ain could hear a bone-cracking sound, looking at Elder Qin with an amused look.
Bone's changing technique wasn't rare, but this Hall of Souls' Elder modified his spine to a very extreme level. He did so to gain more force, pulling every ounce of power in his body.
The body of Saint is filled with nearly endless power as they can manipulate nature to assist them.
Drawing strength from nature into one's body is an advanced technique one can activate when reaching Dou Saint Realm. After all, Dou Saint's bodies have been thoroughly tempered by Spatial Strength when they were in Half-Saint Realm.
Elder Qin's body bulged as his wrinkled skin slowly turned pearly white and filled with a youthful feeling. Soon, he became young again and maybe a few years older than Baek Ain in appearance.
"Forbidden Technique: King of Vigor." Elder Qin said while staring at Baek Ain.
BOOM!
Elder Qin's aura changed, becoming more menacing.
Even the wind seemingly became tame under his control.
From afar, Elder Yung frowned as he fought Yao Ming fiercely.
"King of Vigor... Elder Qin, who pushes you to activate such a dangerous forbidden technique?" He solemnly mumbled to himself.
Baek Ain observed this sight with a helpless smile. The transformation wasn't long, less than three seconds.
And he couldn't do anything to stop this Hall of Souls' Elder as there were no openings. Catching a combat master off guard is as hard as cracking an old turtle's defense.
Even with future sights, Baek Ain couldn't do anything.
"Haha." Baek Ain laughed somewhat excitedly. Venerable Earth Dragon and other powerful enemies couldn't do this to him.
It seems he and the Hall of Souls are "literally." destined to be enemies.
Baek Ain glanced at the gloomy sky, "You're watching, right?"
"Goddess."
"You wanted to see how much I've grown."
"You wanted to see just how strong your champion was."
Baek Ain's companions also observed the fights from afar. They are worried yet confident in his abilities.
Weirdly enough, they couldn't hear Baek Ain's ramblings to the Goddess of Opportunity as if someone had blurred their senses.
["Go."] A calm voice echoed in Baek Ain's head.
Baek Ain smiled and pulled Earth Cleaver on his hip, placing his twin blades in his right hand and the blade made by Cai Lin in his other hand, but in a reverse grip.
The Domina-Tion's handles snared locked in the gap of his fingers. And the Earth Cleaver is more flexible.
"Alicia, Synthesize Earth Cleaver and Nine Serene Defying Serpent's Backbone."
"Ah, do the same with the Myriad Behemoth Sage Physique and Nine Serene Defying Serpent's Bloodline."
[Okay]
[Synthesizing...]
[Ding! Earth Cleaver has been synthesized and becomes a Spiritual Weapon with inborn Weapon Spirit: Nine Serene Serpent Dragon]
[Ding! Myriad Behemoth Sage Physique has nearly reached perfection and now can generate genuine Ancient Earth Dou Qi thanks to Nine Serene Defying Serpent's Bloodline]
[You have leveled up by two realms]
[Ding! You have reached 8-Star Dou Venerate!]
...
[Opening Status Window...]
[Name: Baek Ain]
[Race: Extreme Variant]
[Age: 18(Irrelevant)]
[Blessings: The Golden Crow & White Tiger]
[Stigmata: Superbia]
[Physique: Myriad Behemoth Sage Physique]
[Soul Connection: Gnome(SS+), Mighty Rajang(A)]
[Blood Connection: Cross Tail(Replica), Parasites(122+)]
[Innate Skills: Breathing(S), Synthesize(A+), Soul Protection(Unknown)]
[Active Skills: Super Jump(SS), Jade-like Enhancement(S+), Energy Blast(A), Stealth(A), Nirvana Touch(S), Pyrokinesis(S+), Greater Life Drain(S+), Revolver(S), Parry(SS), Howl of Sovereign White Tiger(SS), Fire Shadow Envoys(SS), Fire Devouring(S), King of Parasite(SS+), Profound Temporal Eye(A), Telepathy(B), Dark Souls Summon(C), Dragon's Fear(B), Puppeteers(B), Make-Up(A+), Toxic Blood(C)]]
[Passive Skills: Energy Mastery(SS), CQC(SS), Pain Resistance(SSS), Poison Immunity(SS), Blade Mastery(SS), Blade Intent(S), Hidden Weapon Mastery(S), Healing Factor(SS), Sixth Sense(SS), Quasi Ultra Instinct(SS), Parallel Thinking(S), Alchemist Instinct(S), Herbology(S), Eastern Alchemy Mastery(SS), Last Man Standing(S), Ashen's Eyes(S), Penetration(S+), Golden Rod(S), Eidetic Memory(A), Spatial Strength(S), Ancient Refining(S), Sky God's Intuition(SSS), Inventor(C), Array Mastery(B), Friend of Flame(B), Acting(S)]
[Cultivation: 8-Star Dou Venerate]
[Soul Stage: 1st Transition, Low-Mystic Realm]
[Martial Techniques: Four Extreme Arts, Shadow Tiger Steps, Seven Kills Dance, 100 Mimicry Technique, Wings of Freedom, White Poison Art, Wicked Sun's Ripple, Azure Sword Flash]
[Body Technique: Ancestor Blood Mark, Unrecorded Body Tempering Technique]
[Cultivation Technique: The Record of the Burning World(11th Stage)]
Baek Ain closed his eyes and activated the Ashen-Eyed Behemoth's Bloodline, transforming his body.
[Myriad Behemoth Sage Physique]
[Golden Crow's Possession]
[Wicked Sun's Ripple: 200% Extreme Drive]
[Ancestor's Blood Mark: Full Release]
[Blade Intent: Full Release]
[Parasites Suits: Armor Transformation]
[Sixth Sense X Quasi Ultra Instinct: Incomplete Seventh Sense]
Baek Ain's body grew slightly, growing faint white-silver furs on his upper body. His hanfu enlarged and hardened, becoming an armor that covered everything, including his head, with a helmet with a tiger's mouth-like opening.
His arms and thighs bulged with muscles, squirming as they reached the most optimal possible condition. Two pairs of fiendish golden wings appeared on his back.
And lastly, his eyes gained four-pointed star-shaped pupils and beastly quality.
If Elder Qin appeared to be the King of Beasts, Baek Ain was the Emperor of Beasts.
They looked at each other fiercely and moved.
BOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
With a casual step, Elder Qin rushed toward Baek And held his battle axe with two arms. Black-Colored Energy covered the blade and made it ten times bigger.
"Black Wind Bomb!" He roared at Baek Ain.
Baek Ain didn't do anything special and received the attack straight ahead.
[Parry]
CLANK!!
BOOM!
Baek Ain swung his twin blades, unleashing a force of one thousand tons.
He successfully deflected Elder Qin's attack and even pushed it back.
The wind danced wildly as Baek Ain stepped forward, kicking Elder Qin in the stomach.
[Four Extreme Arts: Cutting!]
Spurts!
The cutting power traveled and slashed through Elder Qin's body, creating a shallow cut in his stomach.
Blood spurted slightly.
"Violent Wind Counter." Elder Qin slammed his axe again.
BOOM!
The axe made contact with the ground, bursting everything apart.
Soils and rocks are flying everywhere, masking Elder Qin's presence.
He appeared behind Baek Ain swiftly and launched a forceful palm attack, enough to generate a powerful shockwave.
[Seventh Sense]
Baek Ain tilted his body to the left and turned around, causing his reversed-gripped Earth Cleaver to stab Elder Qin's left shoulder.
[Four Extreme Arts: Destruction!]
Baek Ain pulled his other hand and smacked it against the back of Earth Cleaver's handle, forcing it to stab deeper. It also dealt internal damage thanks to Four Extreme Arts.
Elder Qin gritted his teeth and tightened his shoulder, not allowing Baek Ain to move it.
But surprisingly, Baek Ain released his reverse grip and twisted his body into a kicking position.
BAM! Slash!
[Super Jump x10]
Baek Ain's body rotated in the air as he skillfully kicked the handle of Earth Cleaver, making it slash through Elder Qin's left shoulder.
The force within ten-stacked Super Jumps is terrifying, sending Elder Qin's body flying.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!
Ten miles away, Elder Qin coughed a mouthful of fresh blood. He looked at his left shoulder and forced out Life Energy to regenerate it back.
However, he couldn't for some reason.
"What the..."
"Why did my Life Energy lose?"
[The effect of Druid's Aura: Recovery Block]
[Any enemy inflicted by Druid's Aura will experience Recovery Block, preventing them from healing and regenerating. The Druid's Aura also affect one's soul, so even if the target changed body, they would be affected by Recovery Block still]
[The only way to nullify Druid's Aura is to become 1st Transition Soul Form or reach a higher Soul Stage than the wielder of Druid's Aura]
Baek Ain breathed in, kicking the air a few times.
He arrived at Elder Qin's side and slashed the twin blades.
[Thunder Crush]
Like a lightning tribulation, a crimson lightning fell and struck Elder Qin.
Elder Qin raised his Dou Qi shield and utilized the Spatial Strength to counter Baek Ain's Thunder Crush.
"Thousand Wind Axes."
"Ha!" Elder Qin raised the battle axe with his right hand, trying to overwhelm Baek Ain in his chaotic storm.
Baek Ain crossed his three blades and created a flipped A pattern, swinging them simultaneously.
"Blade Orbit!"
Countless star-shaped blade intent surrounded Baek Ain, repelling the chaotic storm away.
"Seven Kills Dance x Shadow Tiger Steps."
"Hunting Tiger's Walts."
Baek Ain's movement speed exploded with the outburst, allowing him to outspeed a lightning strike. His blades moved in sync, ripped by the chaotic storm.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
A drum sound echoed in the sky.
"DO NOT LOOK DOWN ON ME, BRAT!!" Elder Qin felt his chaotic storm get overwhelmed and snarled, burning his Dou Qi to enhance his attack even more.
Two storms clashed for a while, moving throughout the mountain range and destroying everything in their path.
"AAAAAAAAAGHHH!!"
"RRRRRRAAAAAGH!"
Battle cries reverberated as they chased after one another.
They dragged this clash a thousand miles away, where Baek Ain suddenly exposed his elemental advantage.
Even though they are bleeding, Baek Ain doesn't care much and starts using a combination of Wood and Fire Elements.
"Charred Golden Flame!" Baek Ain summoned a greenish-golden flame, combusting it rapidly.
"Sixth Stage: Ashes Purgatory Lotus!"
A bright lotus made from greenish-golden flame expanded several times until it could rival a small mountain.
"Take this." Baek Ain indifferently shoved the lotus toward Elder Qin.
Elder Qin watched the lotus approach him, feeling the dreadful aura coming from it.
"This..."
KABOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
A massive explosion washed the area as a fiery pillar rose to the sky, burning everything within a hundred miles radius.
[Seventh Sense!]
Baek Ain abruptly stabbed his stomach with Earth Cleaver, which stopped Elder Qin's backstabbing. The Hall of Souls' elder activated the Silver Liger's leather armor's effect to increase his speed and tried to attack Baek Ain from behind.
Stab!
The Earth Cleaver stabbed through Baek Ain's stomach and pierced Elder Qin's neck.
"Y-You-!" Elder Qin was speechless.
What kind of fighting style is this?
Baek Ain indifferently pushed his blade even deeper.
"KUUGH!"
Elder Qin locked Baek Ain's Earth Cleaver in his neck and concentrated a sharp wind on the tip of his finger. "Die!" He shouted hatefully.
Baek Ain felt the sharp wind penetrating his chest, creating a bloody hole.
"Black Wind: Soul Destruction!"
DING!
When Elder Qin tried to destroy Baek Ain's soul to finish the job, a powerful soul force in the form of a metal wall stopped him.
"Huh??"
Baek Ain turned around and grabbed Earth Cleaver by its blade, pushing it to the left.
His hand is bleeding, but he doesn't care.
As the Earth Cleaver reached Elder Qin's neck bone, Baek Ain grinned and mocked, "Surprise?"
Elder Qin stared at Baek Ain in disbelief as his Soul Destruction Technique was useless. Not to mention the bloody hole on the white-haired youth's chest is gone.
"Clench your teeth." Baek Ain stabbed his twin blades on Elder Qin's chest.
He gripped his bleeding hand, balling it up as his left arm's muscle twitches.
[Jade-like Enhancement]
[Extreme Four Arts: Destruction!]
"Parasites' Boost: Maximal Output."
Baek Ain's left arm gathered seventy thousand tons of force, moving right toward Elder Qin's face.
SWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH!!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
A shadow dropped from the sky, crashing into the mountain and breaking it into pieces. It doesn't stop and creates a deep groove up to two kilometers long.
Elder Qin's head bends weirdly. He tried to protect his head, but Baek Ain was too strong.
Baek Ain flicked his finger and called upon the Earth Cleaver.
The blade flew up and returned to Baek Ain's left hand, which had recovered.
Baek Ain looked down and said, "I know you aren't dead."
"Get up."
Elder Qin crawled out of the hole, coughing out teeth and blood from his mouth. He looks miserable.
"Hahaha!" Elder Qin laughed like a madman.
"I don't know your background, but Hall of Souls won't leave you be."
"Kill me, and you'll experience hell!"
Baek Ain chuckled like he didn't care.
"Is that so?"
"Don't worry. The Hall of Souls will follow you soon to hell."
Baek Ain raised his grasp on the Domina-Tion and Earth Cleaver, bringing them together. His posture is like someone who wants to wield a heavy sword.
Blade Intent soared like no tomorrow, flooding the area with sharpness and heaviness. Druid's aura also affected the area, making his Blade Intent crimson.
"Blade Orbit!" A thousand stars appeared in the sky, each with a variant shape and size.
Baek Ain swung down, "LIGHT ANNIHILATION!!!"
...
At the Sun-Swallowing Nether Bird Tribe's Secret Realm, the Grand Elder led Old Xue into the mountain area.
"Haiz, why are you dragging me here, Grand Elder?" Old Xue helplessly sighed.
The Grand Elder rolled her eyes and returned, "Of course, I want you to see something."
They arrived at the mountain area where Baek Ain left his legacy.
"What the..." Old Xue's jaw dropped.
The pyramid of Mysterious Black Steel has changed drastically before Old Xue's hand. It was sliced in half, leaving a wide gap of several hundred miles.
"Thank god, this place is a floating island..." Old Xue looked down at the hole leading to a void.
"If this was an outside realm, the hole might reach the earth's core."
"This is Lord Ain's doing. He left his legacy here." The Grand Elder laughed weakly.
Old Xue smiled and said, "I can't imagine how strong he was..."
...
...
[Ding! You have killed the Hall of Souls' Elder]
[Ding! Soul Protection(Unknown) activated]
[You have received Elder Qin's Incomplete Memory and Two of his skills]
[Active Skill: Body Modification(A)]
[Passive Skill: Wind Element Mastery(F)]
Baek Ain looked down at the burning hole below him. It is five kilometers radius wide, reaching the core of the Dou Qi Planet.
He could see the crust, mantle, and outer core.
"If I unleashed everything, I'm afraid the Magnetic Field will get affected and cause too much natural disaster." Baek Ain solemnly muttered to himself.
Even then, he was sure that other parts of this planet. The magnetic field was still in chaos.
If his memory wasn't wrong, the other parts of this region are open sea.
Unknown to Baek Ain, he just struck the Hall of Souls' hidden base to nurture their young disciples. In this world, physics isn't the only law of nature, so when Baek Ain's last attack struck the outer core, it caused a massive Spatial Rift.
That Spatial Rift appeared in the middle of the Hall of Souls' Hidden Base.
Well, you know what happened next.
Baek Ain buried the hole with Ancient Earth Dou Qi, controlling the earth element. An earthquake happened until he was, sure enough, nothing left behind.
As for Elder Qin's body and soul, let's not talk about it.
Baek Ain looked around and sensed several beings coming to this location. He deployed an array formation to confuse everyone's senses. After that, he erased his blade intent and "pretty much." everything from this fight.
Baek Ain fixed the landscape before deactivating his transformation, teleporting to the Nine Serene Mountain Range. He has commanded the Gu Clan's elders to clean the rest.
Baek Ain glanced back and commented, "That was fun."
[Ding! You have killed 10.321 Foe] A notification suddenly appeared.
"Eh?"