webnovel Chapter 481 - 478: This Move... Is Useless Now
Chapter 481 - 478: This Move... Is Useless Now
When Bai Pu’s sword was about to miss its target, he naturally sensed the impending danger.
What to do?
This sword strike, fully charged with the Mountain Shattering Mystical Arts, infused with the maximum Blood River Fighting Qi, couldn’t just be stopped at will.
Unfortunately, the Mountain Shattering Mystical Arts didn’t hit the target, its power couldn’t be poured onto the Celestial Wolf, or else it would definitely have hit hard!
Now, he could only rely on the demon power release - Protector special effect of the Dark Gold Tower Shield to brace for the ruthless counterattack from the Celestial Wolf...
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Bai Pu’s mind.
No, that’s not right.
The Mountain Shattering Mystical Arts draws from the natural phenomenon of mountain collapse.
When mountains collapse, the power isn’t just from the mountains themselves, but from the intense underground vibrations, the frightening power of the earth’s plates twisting and compressing.
If one could consciously channel the energy of the Fighting Qi through the mountains in one direction, that explosive Qi Force could definitely be transmitted from a distance, not inferior to the effect of a weapon hitting the enemy’s body.
Bai Pu almost instantly achieved a realization.
He struck down with his sword, hitting the ground in front of the Celestial Wolf.
The Celestial Wolf sneered, preparing for a ruthless counterattack.
But in the next second after the great sword hit the ground, a tremor akin to an earthquake was felt.
Under the Celestial Wolf’s feet, a Blood River Fighting Qi wave, as if mountain and earth were splitting, fiercely burst out, hitting the unguarded Celestial Wolf, sending it flying high into the air!
-1024!
[You have comprehended the mystical arts skill: Earth Splitting Strike.]
[Earth Splitting Strike: A three-star secret skill. Strikes the ground, creating a blast at the specified close-range transmission point, dealing severe damage and blasting enemies at the target location high into the air. The time they remain airborne depends on the power difference between you and them (at least 1 second).]
[Your Mountain Shattering Mystical Arts proficiency has greatly improved. Current proficiency level: Master.]
[Your comprehension of the Mountain Shattering Mystical Arts has reached the Master Level. You can transform all learned mystical effects into mystical arts skills.]
[You have acquired the mystical arts skill: Suppression.]
[You have acquired the mystical arts skill: Mountain Collapse and Earth Split.]
A string of notifications flashed by, but at this moment, Bai Pu was in the thick of battle and automatically filtered them out.
In fact, Bai Pu didn’t need to review these notifications because the insights that flashed through his mind and the skills his body naturally mastered felt as if he had practiced them for years, deeply ingrained in his body.
With the Celestial Wolf suspended in mid-air, Bai Pu stepped forward, deftly kicking the great sword with his toe and slashing horizontally.
But the next second, the Celestial Wolf’s figure dissipated like a ghost.
Phantom Realm! It was Xilou acting amidst the chaos to help the Celestial Wolf escape a crisis. Otherwise, Bai Pu’s reverse slash, infused with Master-level Mountain Shattering Mystical Arts, would have easily dealt over a thousand damage, at least reducing the Celestial Wolf to half health.
The Phantom Realm is not invincible either.
The Volcano Shield on Bai Pu’s body had charged long enough and directly exploded! Under the forceful Qi, the Celestial Wolf, still nearby, was slammed into the wall, leaving a slowly descending humanoid imprint in the dust, revealing its disheveled form.
After resurfacing, the Celestial Wolf could not flee into the Phantom Realm for a short distance.
Bai Pu raised his hand and activated the mystical arts skill: Suppression. The phantom of collapsing mountains gripped the Celestial Wolf’s mind.
This is the mystical effect of [Lasso Strike], now transformed into an individual mystical arts skill, with minimal cost thanks to the mastery level of Mountain Shattering Mystical Arts.
The Celestial Wolf stiffened, desperately activating his Advanced Fighting Qi Cultivation Method [Blood Tide], along with his unyielding will, eventually shortening the control time of [Suppression] to the minimum.
However, in that instant, he had already lost the initiative and staggered back from Bai Pu’s sword strike.
The Celestial Wolf leveraged his agility advantage, retreating several steps, his form flickering and splitting into dozens of shadows, attempting to confuse Bai Pu’s vision for a renewed attack.
"This move... is no longer effective."
Bai Pu slightly closed his eyes.
The advancement of Mountain Shattering Mystical Arts to the master level brought an enhancement beyond just a 180% increase in damage, as well as a range of independent mystical arts skills.
It was a deep familiarity with the seismic collapse of the earth.
Even with his eyes closed, Bai Pu could still sense it.
Under the Celestial Wolf’s feet, the intense explosive force as he stepped on the ground caused the dust to momentarily shift, the soil molecules composing the rock to crush and recombine under instant pressure, forming distinct footprints...
Clang!
Bai Pu’s sword precisely pointed to the Celestial Wolf’s initial landing point, also where the Celestial Wolf intended to attack!
As the sword blades clashed, the Celestial Wolf let out a cry of surprise, shifting sideways to flank Bai Pu’s unprotected right side.
Clang!
Bai Pu’s great sword once again intercepted in advance.
The Celestial Wolf repeated this seven times, and each time Bai Pu blocked in advance.
Unable to capitalize on his prized agility advantage, confronting Bai Pu directly in terms of power, the Celestial Wolf held little advantage—after all, Bai Pu’s power attributes, while inferior to his, benefited too much from power adjustments.
"Alright, alright... Since that’s the case, let’s clash head-on!"
In a furious yell, the Celestial Wolf swung at Bai Pu with a blade covered in a bloody red glow. He had employed his mastered slaughter mystical arts skill—the Asura Breaking Evil Blade, which not only dealt physical damage but also used the ferocity of the Asura Blood Fiend to ravage the opponent’s body.
In other words, akin to the "True Red Power" effect, even if the opponent deflected the physical attack, they would still suffer from unresolvable internal damage inflicted by the evil power!
Bai Pu’s response was a direct counter with the Mountain Shattering Mystical Arts.
BOOM!
With a thunderous explosion, the Celestial Wolf was forcibly driven back, the bloody blade aura of the Asura Breaking Evil Blade was thoroughly obliterated by the phantom of the collapsing mountains.
With the Mountain Shattering Mystical Arts breaking through to the master level, it could even negate such indomitable additional damage?!
Bai Pu was thrilled; this meant that even against the True Red Executor, there would be a way!
As an Advanced Awakened, the Celestial Wolf naturally had many strong skills yet to be unleashed.
Having been pushed back by Bai Pu’s strike, disgraced, he was about to rush over when suddenly he halted, cautiously eyeing the shadows in the passage.
"Who’s there, come out immediately!"
From the darkness, a tall and robust figure slowly emerged.
Clad in primitive-style beast bone armor, his muscles swelled, making him resemble a walking giant beast of the wilderness.
Bai Pu was already considered tall, yet before this wilderness figure, he still appeared half a head shorter.
"Mentor of the Dai Sect?"
Bai Pu was somewhat surprised; although he saw the bubble where the Dai Sect was matched, he didn’t expect the mentor to actually appear here.
He quickly smiled and said, "Mentor of the Dai Sect, could it be that you are also from Garrison Academy?"