thefictionvixens Chapter 36 Battle Spirit
Chapter 36 Battle Spirit
The instant Hai Bodong exerted his strength, Huo Yuhao caught the signal that he was about to attack. Therefore, Huo Yuhao was prepared for Hai Bodong's rapid charge.
Huo Yuhao stepped forward, took Little Fairy Doctor's right hand and swung it backward. A gentle force sent Little Fairy Doctor to the back. At the same time, his left palm surged with fighting spirit, instantly absorbing all the cold air in the shop.
[Emperor's Palm - Great Cold with No Snow]!
Seeing that Huo Yuhao not only did not back down but took the initiative to fight back, Hai Bodong chuckled to himself: This kid is really fearless, daring to attack me with only the strength of a Dou Shi.
Hai Bodong changed his grip to a palm, meeting Huo Yuhao's hand. But when he saw Huo Yuhao's still somewhat immature face, his heart softened, and he loosened his grip a little.
When Huo Yuhao's palm met Hai Bodong's, surprisingly, no sound was made. Hai Bodong's expression changed drastically. A powerful force emanated from Huo Yuhao's palm, and Hai Bodong's fighting spirit crumbled instantly upon contact. His body was sent flying backward, crashing heavily into his high chair and shattering it into pieces.
"Impossible! Even if I held back, I'm still far beyond what a mere Battle Master like you can handle." Hai Bodong scrambled to his feet, somewhat embarrassed. Although he had been repelled, his physical strength was undeniable, and Hai Bodong hadn't suffered any serious injuries. Clearly, the psychological impact was far more severe.
Huo Yuhao remained silent, his previously calm expression instantly turning cold. He released Little Fairy Doctor's hand, took out a short sword from his storage ring, and frantically poured his battle qi into it. An icy blue light enveloped the blade, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged into it like a vast ocean.
【Peerless Ice Warrior】!
Huo Yuhao flicked his wrist, and the short knife vanished from his hand in an instant.
Boom! The massive mechanical gate that Hai Bodong was so proud of instantly collapsed. The entire gate vanished from its original spot, leaving only a pile of shattered ice shards.
Even with Hai Bodong's keen eyesight, he couldn't see the trajectory of the throwing knife clearly; he only had the illusion that the disappearance of the short knife and the disappearance of the shop door happened at the same time.
"This is—a Rank 1 Battle Technique!" Hai Bodong exclaimed. He was right. This Battle Technique was derived from "Emperor Sword - Ice Extreme Unparalleled", but it abandoned the Emperor Sword's continuous freezing ability and greatly enhanced its penetrating power. Combined with Huo Yuhao's understanding of the light of time and space, it would give the enemy the illusion that time was flowing erratically, making it almost impossible to dodge.
Through this period of training, Huo Yuhao incorporated the power generation method of the Eight Extremes Collapse into it, and further disassembled and integrated some hidden weapon techniques he had learned in his previous life as well as the explosive power of the Ice Explosion Technique. Now, this fighting technique can mobilize the energy of heaven and earth without needing to reach the Unity of Heaven and Man realm, which is the mark of an Earth-rank fighting technique.
Behind Huo Yuhao, Little Fairy Doctor didn't hesitate for a moment. She immediately activated her flying artifact, and the instant Huo Yuhao blasted open the shop door, she tossed him the incomplete map and simultaneously activated her artifact, instantly flying towards Xiao Yan's location. She left behind only a warning: "Old man, you just wait!"
Huo Yuhao took the fragment of the Demon Flame Map and stored it in his storage ring. Seeing that Little Fairy Doctor hadn't taken the fragment, Hai Bodong gave up his pursuit of her. He adjusted his breathing slightly, and his aged eyes were fixed on Huo Yuhao.
"You're here to steal the map, aren't you!"
Just as Hai Bodong was about to capture Huo Yuhao, a hidden chill suddenly erupted within him, its temperature far below his control, freezing a portion of his battle qi. This former Ice Emperor, for the first time in a long time, felt an icy chill, and his body shivered uncontrollably!
Just as Hai Bodong was about to dispel the chill, another unexpected event occurred: the frozen battle qi within his body exploded instantly. This injury was quite severe. A surge of blood welled up in his throat, which he forcefully swallowed.
Sensing the intense killing intent emanating from Huo Yuhao, Hai Bodong was enraged: "You're courting death!"
With a stomp of his foot on the ground, Hai Bodong shot towards Huo Yuhao with lightning speed, while icy mist spread throughout the shop, attempting to obscure Huo Yuhao's vision.
In Huo Yuhao's eyes, the icy mist did not serve any purpose of concealment; on the contrary, it provided a suitable environment. Huo Yuhao stretched out his right hand, and the surrounding icy mist was instantly absorbed. A giant ice sword condensed in his hand, which he slashed down at Hai Bodong who was charging towards him.
"Damn it!" Hai Bodong cursed under his breath as the fierce sword wind pressed down. He condensed his battle qi into a long spear and thrust it towards Huo Yuhao's icy greatsword.
The moment the spear and sword clashed, the greatsword of ice seemed to vanish without a trace. The spear of battle aura easily pierced through the greatsword. Instantly, the greatsword of ice in front of Hai Bodong, along with Huo Yuhao himself, disappeared.
"How is this possible?" The wind pressure was still there, but the feeling of misdirected force reminded Hai Bodong. In his surprise and doubt, a sense of crisis arose in his heart. Hai Bodong reacted extremely quickly. The spear in his hand disappeared, and he put his hands together to form a hand seal.
"Frozen Mirror!"
A rectangular ice mirror, half a meter square, instantly solidified behind him!
Even after condensing the ice mirror, Hai Bodong's sense of crisis had not disappeared. Without a moment's hesitation, Hai Bodong mobilized his battle qi and released his battle qi armor.
Behind Hai Bodong, space slightly distorted, and a giant sword appeared out of thin air, slashing towards the ice mirror.
Without uttering a sound, Hai Bodong lost control of the ice mirror, which possessed the ability to bounce, the moment it came into contact with the giant sword.
pia!
Huo Yuhao's sword momentum did not diminish. The ice mirror image was directly stuck to the giant sword and was slapped towards Hai Bodong along with it. Like swatting a fly, Hai Bodong's body was slapped away, crashing into the bookshelf and hanging on the wall.
After swatting Hai Bodong away, the ice sword and ice mirror dissipated, once again turning into icy mist that enveloped the surroundings. Huo Yuhao didn't give Hai Bodong time to adjust; the instant Hai Bodong was hanging on the wall, Huo Yuhao exerted force with both legs, his body flying out, turning into a streak of light, and unleashing a punch.
[Eight Extremes Collapse]!
Boom! Eight layers of energy merged into one. With the support of the primordial energy of heaven and earth, a single punch reduced the entire wall to dust.
As the smoke and dust cleared, Hai Bodong's body was no longer there. Despite missing his target, Huo Yuhao's expression remained unchanged as he looked up at the street outside the wall.
Just now, when facing Huo Yuhao's pursuit, Hai Bodong's years of combat experience saved his life. He rolled along the wall, dodging the center point of the Eight Extremes Collapse, and at the same time, with the help of Huo Yuhao's force that blasted the wall, he took the opportunity to hide outside the store, gaining precious time to recuperate.
"You, a mere Battle Master!" Hai Bodong shouted, though he was genuinely surprised. He never expected that the young man before him, who was only a Battle Master, would have such a far superior grasp of ice attributes compared to himself, a former Battle Emperor.
"I was just careless just now. Even without ice-attribute fighting techniques, you're no match for me!" Hai Bodong released his aura, scaring away the bystanders. His mind raced, and he came up with a solution. He used his fighting spirit to conjure a spear in his hand, while a long snake of fighting spirit coiled around it. He then unleashed a high-level spear technique, attacking Huo Yuhao.
After using several advanced fighting techniques in succession, Huo Yuhao's fighting energy was somewhat depleted. Therefore, Huo Yuhao took out a long sword from his storage ring and engaged Hai Bodong in battle.
In the ensuing clashes, Hai Bodong felt increasingly frustrated. He clearly sensed that Huo Yuhao's strength and fighting spirit were inferior to his own, and that he should be able to suppress the kid quickly if he went all out. However, he made unexpected mistakes frequently during the fight, and when his opponent changed his moves, his other hand would always attack his most vulnerable spot with either a fist or a palm.
Since arriving on the Dou Qi Continent, Huo Yuhao has cultivated the Golden Body Technique for a long time, and his physical strength has reached the Dou Ling level, making it not difficult for him to contend with ordinary Dou Ling. However, Hai Bodong was once a Dou Huang powerhouse. Although his Dou Qi was sealed, resulting in him only having the Dou Ling level, his body was still that of a Dou Huang. Therefore, Huo Yuhao would likely suffer losses in a head-on confrontation. That's why Huo Yuhao used mental interference from the very beginning, which is one of the reasons why Hai Bodong made so many mistakes.
At this moment, although Huo Yuhao had suppressed Hai Bodong, Hai Bodong was, after all, experienced in combat, and his early experiences had given him an exceptional ability to sense danger. Therefore, Huo Yuhao was unable to defeat him.
Even amidst the battle, the Zhou Tian Technique continued to circulate, rapidly restoring his battle qi. Huo Yuhao extracted a portion of the restored battle qi and stored it away, while simultaneously secretly accumulating spiritual power, preparing to launch a fatal attack on Hai Bodong.
His anger grew stronger and stronger, and before Huo Yuhao could make a move, Hai Bodong exploded first.
"Damn it, don't think you're the only one who knows Earth-rank combat skills!" Hai Bodong parried Huo Yuhao's sword strike, using the force to retreat rapidly. The spear in his hand dissipated, transforming into a mysterious light blue magic circle that circled his wrist. Blue light spread from Hai Bodong's eyes, attracting the surrounding天地元气 (heaven and earth energy) into his body.
"Mystic Ice Dragon Soars!"