Chapter 177 - 89: Spirit Core Perfection, Cloud Sea White Whale
Chapter 177 - 89: Spirit Core Perfection, Cloud Sea White Whale
Chapter 177: Chapter 89: Spirit Core Perfection, Cloud Sea White Whale
Ooooo...
As the clear, far-reaching flute melody began, the Power of Heaven and Earth—the wind and the rain—began to stir violently, gathering and swirling around Yun Shengjie.
This power of Cloud and Rain first formed the illusion of a vast Cloud Sea around him. From the mist, Water Demons and Shrimp Soldiers materialized, churning restlessly at his side.
Oooooooo!
As the notes of the flute climbed higher and higher, the storm clouds around him expanded wildly, their power surging with each passing moment.
WHOOSH...
In just a dozen breaths, the clouds surrounding him swelled to cover an area over a hundred yards wide. Mist churned and thunder rumbled within, a truly magnificent and vast spectacle.
The sheer scale of this display immediately tensed Su Linyin, who stood beside Jiang Xuan, her eyes filled with worry.
As for Dong Hao, his eyes went wide in shock.
’A Technique with such a massive area of effect... and he’s only in the Spirit Core Initial Stage?!’
He was so stunned he was utterly dumbfounded. Next to Yun Shengjie, Tang Yinzheng wore a look of awe and adoration.
She also specialized in Sound Magic, which was precisely why she understood just how terrifying the current scene was.
’Using Harmony Resonance does make it easier to gather the Power of Heaven and Earth. The power of Cloud Qi, wind, and rain is also less dense than in ordinary Magic, which makes it look grander. But for Young Master Yun to gather this much Cloud Qi, profound skill in the Melody alone isn’t enough. His internal Magical Power must be several times that of a normal person.’
Tang Yinzheng’s guess was correct. As someone who could enter Zi’s Daoist School and be brought in as backup by Cheng Jin of Rooster Daoist School, Yun Shengjie was not among the strongest in Zi’s Daoist School, but he wasn’t at the bottom either. He was upper-middle tier.
A cultivator like him had also brought his First Spirit Core to Perfection.
And just like Su Xingying, his First Spirit Core was a Sea of Qi. (During the Spirit Core Awakening Stage, the Cultivation order of the Primordial Sea and the Sea of Qi can be switched.)
Upon reaching Qi Sea Perfection, he had also obtained a Divine Power Seed named: Three Days Illusion Sea.
For the time being, the effect of this Divine Power Seed was simple and crude: it tripled the size of his Sea of Qi, giving him three times the Magical Power of other Cultivators at his level.
And one must remember that his Magical Power had already doubled the moment he finished finding all the acupoints for the Sea of Qi. With the awakening of Three Days Illusion Sea on top of that, his Magical Power was now six times that of an ordinary Cultivator. This already put him on par with a typical Spirit Core Late Stage Cultivator. (An ordinary Cultivator is one who finds only seventy-two acupoints or fewer for each Spirit Core.)
Magical Power is the foundation of Cultivation and the source of all Magic. Possessing such immense Magical Power naturally made him arrogant, leading him to believe he was a cut above the rest.
Ooooo...
"Kill!"
While Tang Yinzheng was lost in thought, Yun Shengjie had already completed the prelude to his Cloud Heaven Cyan Dragon Patrol Song. After gathering the wind and rain, his distant flute melody suddenly turned sharp and rousing. Guided by the Melody and driven by his will, the vast sea of storm clouds instantly transformed into countless Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals, water demons and monsters.
Then, directed by the flute’s tune, they formed a grim battle array and surged toward Jiang Xuan in a vast, overwhelming tide, ready to crush him.
Such a grand, even magnificent Technique was something a Spirit Core Initial Stage Cultivator should have been completely incapable of displaying.
But faced with this scene, Jiang Xuan merely shook his head gently.
"So this is what you’re relying on? It’s a big show, I’ll give you that, but it’s rootless and insubstantial. All flash and no substance."
These words made Yun Shengjie’s expression twist with rage.
Simple mockery wouldn’t have angered him this much. What made him snap was that he had once challenged a powerhouse from the Daozi Courtyard, and their evaluation of his Magic was identical to Jiang Xuan’s.
’All form and no substance. It couldn’t withstand a single blow.’
Recalling the disdain on Yan Ge’s face as he’d said those words, the fire in Yun Shengjie’s chest burned even hotter.
"I couldn’t refute it when Yan Ge said it, but who the hell do you think you are?!"
"Full assault! Crush him for me!"
Driven by his furious will, the Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals, along with the various Water Demons conjured from Cloud Qi, charged toward Jiang Xuan with even greater speed and ferocity.
However, these creations of Cloud Qi were not even worthy of approaching Jiang Xuan.
POP! POP! POP!
The moment they came near him, an immense Gravity crushed them directly, like popping bubbles.
And because the field was constant, it didn’t matter how many Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals Yun Shengjie created. As soon as they got within a certain distance of Jiang Xuan, they would disintegrate into mist.
SNAP!
It was a scene Yun Shengjie seemingly couldn’t accept.
So, he refused to stop. He continued to frantically gather the Cloud Qi of heaven and earth, having it endlessly form into soldiers to charge in waves. In the end, he condensed most of the surrounding Cloud Sea into a monstrous tidal wave that crashed down toward Jiang Xuan, threatening to overwhelm him.
BOOM!
POP!
But despite the ceaseless assault, it had no effect other than to make the mist swirl thickly around Jiang Xuan.
However, Jiang Xuan didn’t dismiss the situation. Instead, he spoke to Yun Shengjie, "Has anyone ever told you that you’re a terrible actor? Sending all this Cloud Qi over to me... you must be gathering power for some other Technique, right? I’ll give you a chance. Make your move."
SNAP!
This act—seeing through his plan, not caring in the slightest, and even allowing him to make his move—did not make Yun Shengjie feel any gratitude.
It was condescending charity.
As someone who saw himself as the superior one, he could not bear such humiliation.
However, thinking of the Magic he was about to unleash, he stopped his frantic rage. He stopped roaring. His expression suddenly became calm.
"I don’t know where your baseless arrogance comes from, Jiang Xuan, but you shouldn’t have been so careless. And you certainly shouldn’t have given me the chance to use my full power."
"After suffering a loss once before, I’ve long since prepared a perfect countermeasure for people like you."
"Cloud Whale, appear!"
AUNNNGGG!!!
As the notes from his flute suddenly soared, sharp as the ring of a sword and ethereal as a whale’s call, the immense Cloud Qi that had been crushed by Jiang Xuan’s Gravity vortex and was swirling around him now coalesced under the rousing sound. It formed a massive, lifelike White Whale made of clouds.
BOOM!
Though it was only made of Cloud Qi, lacking the flesh and bones of a real whale.
But the White Whales that roamed the celestial Cloud Sea were top-tier Demon Beasts from birth, at the level of a Demon King.
Even though Yun Shengjie had only managed to simulate three-tenths of the White Whale’s divine essence, this ’White Whale’ still radiated an intense, oppressive aura.
Moreover, this illusory White Whale possessed the innate Divine Technique to Call the Wind and Summon the Rain.
The moment it materialized, wind and rain howled into existence, transforming into a protective barrier around its body.
Even more impressively, once it took the form of a White Whale, it relied on that special divine essence and its innate Divine Technique to resist Jiang Xuan’s Gravity vortex. It wasn’t torn to shreds by the gravitational pull around Jiang Xuan.
Watching the White Whale circle Jiang Xuan, eyeing him like prey, the distant Yun Shengjie was panting for breath and felt as if his Magical Power had been completely drained, but his heart was filled mostly with elation.
’I was right to trade more than half my fortune, and nearly a year’s worth of future resources, for this one-time Secret Technique to fuse with a White Whale’s Divine Will.’
’With this Divine Will to unify it, my Cloud Qi is no longer just an empty show!’
’And what’s more, a White Whale can naturally Call the Wind and Summon the Rain and can unify Cloud Qi. It’s the Divine Will that suits me best!’
The materialization of the White Whale filled Yun Shengjie with confidence. Because of this, he was no longer in a hurry.
He desperately wanted to see a look of panic on Jiang Xuan’s face. More than that, he wanted to ask:
"Jiang Xuan, tell me, who’s the challenger now!"
Hearing this, Jiang Xuan’s expression remained as calm and placid as still water. "You, of course. Conjuring this Cloud Whale is what finally makes you worthy of my serious attention."
Not seeing the reaction he wanted and instead being looked down upon yet again, Yun Shengjie let out a cold snort.
"Such arrogance!"
Having said that, he decided against saying anything more. He would beat Jiang Xuan half to death first, and then resume his questioning.
"White Whale, cripple him for me!"
Ooooo...
Guided by the flute, the enormous White Whale of clouds let out an ethereal, far-reaching roar before charging fiercely toward Jiang Xuan, carrying with it the might of a tempest.
The scene was so dramatic that it even drew the attention of Chen Qianjun, who was locked in a fierce battle far away, for a brief moment.
It even caused a glimmer of hope to reignite in the eyes of Lin Rongjin, who was watching from outside.
’A Cloud Whale that big, and it’s not just an empty shell—it has a trace of Divine Will. It should be able to kill Jiang Xuan, right?’
Just as she was thinking this, the scene that followed defied everyone’s expectations. Even the three instructors guarding the entrance to the Road of Purgatory were so shocked their Magical Power flared and their faces filled with horror.
"???"
"This is... How is this possible!"