NOVEL NEXT Chapter 184: Han Yuan's New Ability - Elemental Bonding!
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--- Chapter 184 ---
Han Yuan landed on the plane casually as Thirteen and others observed the upcoming fight from far away.
"So, who is this Quasi-God Expert?" asked Liu Erlong. "Since he was a pioneer of his era, there should be some recording about him, right?"
"Yeah, I was curious about that, too." Han Yue added, wanting to know more about the shadow her brother wanted to fight.
Thirteen stared at the plain and answered, "His name is Ximu. He was a legendary human from 30,000 years ago, hailed as the strongest fighter and defender of humankind in his era."
"He reached the Title Douluo realm at 25, Super Douluo at 30, and Limit Douluo at 40. Of course, to reach the Quasi-God Realm, it took him sixty years afterward."
"So, he reached the Quasi-God Realm at 100?" Ah Yin commented. "That was an amazing feat. As expected of human pioneers, you can't use common sense on them."
"Even spirit beasts can't compare to him in cultivation speed."
Thirteen sighed, "Ximu's case is special."
"You asked me about his legends, right?"
"In fact, Ximu's lineage still exists on the Douluo Continent, albeit weaker and combined with another lineage."
"Within the Heaven Dou City, a noble clan with 'Black Tortoise Shield' lives, and half of their blood is Ximu's."
"Black Tortoise Shield?" Liu Erlong recalled briefly.
"Ah, there are indeed people with such martial souls. I even saw a twin with Black Tortoise Shield at the Dao Meeting."
"But you said they only inherited Ximu's bloodline?"
Thirteen nodded helplessly, "That's because Ximu married a 100,000-year-old transformed 'Black Tortoise' holy beast back then."
"It's one of many reasons he could reach the Quasi-God Realm."
"He's quite a romantic..."
"What?" Han Yue, Liu Erlong, and Ah Yin were speechless.
"Of course, this doesn't mean he's weak by any means." Thirteen coughed awkwardly.
"After all, Ximu holds the Mountain and Sea Shaker title."
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[Name: Ximu]
[Race: Human (Past/Shadow)]
[Age: 269]
[Martial Soul: Mountain and Sea Shaking Shield (9+)]
[Cultivation: Level 99 Qausi-God Realm (Weakened)/ Level 96 Super Douluo (Currently)]
[Battle Prowess: Level 97 Super Douluo (Currently)]
[Description: A legendary shield warrior known as the Mountain and Sea Shaker in the past, capable of overturning the earth by its mere shield strike and protecting the civilization behind it with a single slam]
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[Mountain and Sea Shaking Shield (God-level)]
[A formerly top-tier Mountain Shaking Shield, but changes after obtaining Xuanwu or Black Tortoise's bloodline. This martial soul possessed three ultimate attributes: earth, water, and defense.]
[Innate Ability: Mountain Sea Domain - Increase the surrounding gravity and fluidity of the terrains by 1000%]
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Han Yuan stared at Ximu with interest. The burly man stood over three meters tall, clad in jet-black armor from head to toe and carrying a towering shield.
Yet, calling it a shield is somewhat wrong, as it resembles a massive slab of greenish-brown wood, framed with silverish-black metal.
Han Yuan glanced at Xumi's status panel and had to say that this guy is pretty impressive. While Xumi didn't have his full power, everything else stayed the same, whether it was spirit skills or secret techniques.
And Han Yuan couldn't wait to see them all.
"Well, it would be rude not to greet your opponent." Han Yuan grinned a little as everything within his vision transformed into countless atomic particles.
"Big guy, let's see what you have."
"Atomic Dismantling!" As Han Yuan broke the atom by snapping his fingers decisively, a burst of massive energy quickly enveloped both him and Xumi.
Xumi looked solemn as he raised his massive shield, slamming it down in one swift succession, "Mountain Guarding Shield!"
Swoosh!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!
Far away, Thirteen and others were 'instantly' dazed by Han Yuan's way of greeting his enemy. Then, a heatwave hit them, followed by a tall mushroom-shaped cloud.
Thankfully, they are far away.
Han Yuan looked down silently before smiling in satisfaction, "Not bad, I barely scratched you."
Beneath Han Yuan is a slightly disoriented shield warrior. Even though Xumi looks unscathed, he actually has consumed too much energy defending against Atomic Dismantling.
Atomic Dismantling is not a simple explosion.
It's ripping the world apart by its particles, though it didn't happen here because of the laws and nature of Douluo Dalu's inner world.
To tank that alone proved how strong Xumi is!
At the same time, Xumi finally revealed his spirit ring configurations.
Purple, purple, purple, black, black, black with a hint of red, red, red with two golden markings, and red with a hint of abyssal dark tint.
"Mountain Sea Domain!" Xumi let out a ferocious shout as everything in the one mile transformed into inky mud. Yes, the plain has turned into a muddy island in an instant, with significantly stronger gravity and suppression of water and earth elements.
"Great Wave Shield!"
The shield warrior swung his massive shield, stirring the abyss-like mud into a great tsunami over fifty meters tall.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The sound of rolling mud crushing anything on its path filled the plain.
Han Yuan stared at the incoming tsunami, watching it cast a shadow over his minuscule figure. He clasped his hands calmly and let the Purple Silver Grass grow wildly around him, letting it fall to the ground like scattered flower petals.
"Purple Silver Ocean."
The scattered flower petals crashed against each other in the air, rubbing and exerting purple liquid with extreme electric charge. And in the blink of an eye, another tsunami appears.
Two tsunamis crashed on, creating a tall purple-black pillar.
Xumi raised his eyes, 'Lightning?'
'Since when did Lightning become water?'
As if reading Xumi's mind, Han Yuan chuckled, "You must be wondering how I could use the water element despite my martial soul having such a strong lightning element."
"The answer lies within my earlier attack. By doing that explosion, the natural elements in this place have become chaotic, and allowed me to bond those fine particles through my electricity and mental power, thus creating another element with my martial soul in another state, albeit not pure and enhanced with the lightning element."
"Of course, the intensity and shape depended on my imagination and the energy I used. So, the appearance of my martial soul might change, but in essence, it is still the same."
"After all, it is still grass at the end of the day."
"???" Xumi.
What the fuck are you talking about, bro?
Not only Xumi, but also Thirteen and others were baffled by Han Yuan's brief explanation.
Thirteen realized something, "I see now why his new elemental trait seemed unusual. While Purple Silver Grass doesn't naturally generate water, fire, metal, or earth elements, Han Yuan was able to break these elements down and reassemble them using his bioelectricity."
"Han Yuan's life (wood) elements, deriving from the Blue Silver Emperor's lineage, enabled the Purple Silver Grass to adapt and overcome racial weakness, preventing it from breaking down."
"This unique ability allowed him to develop a self-created skill that defies the existing laws of elemental manipulation."
"He actually found such a loophole."
"You can do such a thing?" Even Liu Erlong, who had the annihilation attribute, found this rather absurd.
Thirteen nodded solemnly, "Theoretically, that's what happened."
"But putting it into practice is a different thing."
"The amount of control and comprehension one must have over laws of the world is beyond even a God can handle. According to my estimate, Han Yuan continuously observed the element 'particles' at inhuman speed."
"That amount of stress, I'm surprised his brain and head didn't just explode."
Then, again, Thirteen miscalculates one aspect. Han Yuan's mind, or rather, spiritual sea, isn't a mere sea anymore; it has become a spiritual world thanks to the Life Gold he obtained from Di Yating.
Not only does this allow Han Yuan's mind to think faster, but he also divides his consciousness and multitasks efficiently.
In fact, when Di Yating learned what Han Yuan planned to do, she called him crazy on the spot. However, three months of Elemental Plane allowed him to reach this level.
Derived from Nuclear Force (Atomic Manipulation), Han Yuan called this new ability Elemental Bonding!