Chapter 1661: Explosion: Clash of Thunder and Darkness
Ling Xiao has many attack techniques, but each has its specific purpose.
Such as the Tai Chi Eye's God Tomb Eye, The Eye of Burning Heaven, Sword Spirit Eye, Eye of the Immortal Pot, and Eye of the Holy King.
They all have their specialties and can work wonders in certain battle conditions.
But there is a limit to how much they can boost combat power.
The Three-leaf Demon Pupil is the same, serving as an effective supplementary attack.
For a martial artist like Ling Xiao, who is adept at using skills, these supplements are necessary and very beneficial, yet there's no need to use them every time. Utilizing them in unexpected situations can produce amazing results.
Of course, in terms of attack power, the most terrifying currently are the Heavenly Demon Incarnation and the Golden Crow Transformation.
These are the two most formidable transformations under the Mysteries of Light and Shadow.
The most amazing part is, under these two transformations, he can still employ other moves of the Mysteries of Light and Shadow.
This truly enhances Ling Xiao's combat power significantly, not just a little.
The terrifying dark aura made Diyi Ying's White Tiger body shiver slightly.
He wouldn't forget the terror Ling Xiao exhibited that day.
"What is there to fear, this is the White Tiger Continent. Do you think he can still exert as much power as he did on the Divine Phoenix Continent?"
The Dragon Crown Prince's cold voice sounded in Diyi Ying's mind, bringing him back to clarity instantly.
"Roar~~!"
The violent roar was both a venting of anger and a means to rid himself of fear.
As a spectator, Fengming Wuyang also watched Ling Xiao in astonishment.
"No wonder this kid was able to destroy the True Demon Empire, Black Crow Empire, and Phoenix God Empire, unifying the Tian Long and Divine Phoenix Continents.
His talent is truly astounding!"
Fengming Wuyang knew the Heavenly Demon Incarnation was a battle intent incarnation which required extremely strong soul power.
Many martial artists either have strong inner strength and weak soul power.
Or weak soul power and strong inner strength.
And most martial artists' physical bodies are not as strong as Ancient Warriors since body refining martial arts are not that popular anymore.
Inner strength, soul power, physical body!
He had never seen someone who could enhance all three at the same time.
But now, that person stood right in front of him.
This Ling Xiao guy not only had powerful soul power, his inner strength was also terrifying.
Judging by how he dared confront Diyi Ying merely with his physical body, it shows his physical body is also extremely formidable.
He must have practiced body refining martial arts.
If this guy isn't a genius, then who is?
He also heard that this young man excels in alchemy, can set up array formations and inscriptions, and is proficient in strategic war planning.
Being proficient in even one of these areas is considered talent.
Yet Ling Xiao is skilled in all of them.
This little guy, his future is truly worth looking forward to.
Although Fengming Wuyang is also a member of the Ice Phoenix Clan, he left them long ago, and strictly speaking, he doesn't belong to the Ice Phoenix Clan of the Divine Phoenix Continent.
Moreover, the Shenhuang Clan is not solely on the Divine Phoenix Continent, they are present across many continents including the White Tiger Continent.
Although not as numerous as humans, they are quite common too.
So he actually doesn't hate Ling Xiao. On the contrary, having a significant feud with the Ice Phoenix Clan of the Shenhuang Clan, he actually admires Ling Xiao.
Especially after Ling Xiao displayed such terrifying talent, he thought he might be able to gamble the future of the Dragon and Phoenix Mountain on this young man.
After transforming into the Heavenly Demon, Ling Xiao did not waste words. Wielding the Dark Demon Sword, he charged at Diyi Ying's White Tiger transformation.
Then the Dark Demon Sword stabbed out, the dense darkness rolled in like a hole was torn open in hell.
"Roar!"
The White Tiger roared, thunder boomed from its mouth, transforming into a lightning bolt aimed at Ling Xiao.
Instantly shattering the dark sword qi.
However, it could block the sword qi, but not Ling Xiao's body which kept approaching.
Diyi Ying's face turned dark and twisted.
He even seemed a bit angry.
Under the White Tiger transformation, never had anyone dared to approach him, it was something he never encountered before.
At least no opponent of similar strength would ever do such a stupid thing.
One must know, the White Tiger transformation excels at close combat, and the closer one gets, the stronger and denser the power of thunder and lightning becomes.
If Ling Xiao did this not out of folly, then surely he had something to rely on, which made him cautious.
"Roar!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Rumble!"
With the roars of the White Tiger transformation continually sounding, terrifying thunder and lightning smashed toward Ling Xiao's Heavenly Demon Incarnation, swearing to completely crush this incarnation and destroy Ling Xiao alongside it.
However, Ling Xiao kept swinging the Dark Demon Sword, and the lightning was either shattered or redirected, causing trees in the forest to explode.
Even some unfortunate martial artists of the Water Temple were struck by the rebounded lightning and turned into a pile of scorched powder on the spot.
"That boy is doing it on purpose! Everyone keeps a distance!"
Tian Hai Mo gritted his teeth, instructing the other martial artists of the Water Temple watching the battle to retreat further away.
"Boom!"
But just as he spoke, a bolt of lightning wrapped in dark demonic qi struck him directly.
Tian Hai Mo grimaced from the pain, his entire clothing turned pitch black.
If not for his strong cultivation level, he would have died from this one hit.
Frightened, he hurriedly darted to a faraway spot, daring only then to take out clothes from his storage ring to change into.
"Damn boy, Diyi Ying, you must kill him!"
Tian Hai Mo shouted angrily.
However, at this moment, Diyi Ying was under enormous pressure.
The successive thunder and lightning attacks had been extremely terrifying, yet Ling Xiao exhibited no sign of injury and had already closed in within five meters of Diyi Ying.
Both transformations were nearly ready to engage in an earth-shattering close combat battle.
"Diyi Ying, stop wasting your energy. If he wants close combat, fight him in close combat!"
The Dragon Crown Prince said coldly.
He knew all too well Diyi Ying's close combat capability. The terrifying White Tiger transformation was like being cast of Vajra, with a single claw, martial artists of similar realm would be turned into mincemeat unless they had special defensive skills.
Not to mention, besides the terrifying strength, there was also the power of thunder and lightning entangling the White Tiger's body.
Utilizing this power of thunder and lightning, Diyi Ying was entirely capable of challenging martial artists with a cultivation level up to the seventh level of the Yin-Yang Realm.
Although not guaranteed to win, opponents would definitely be reluctant to engage him at close quarters.
This fool Ling Xiao, since he chose such a combat approach, why should Diyi Ying be afraid?
"Got it, brother."
Diyi Ying thought the same.
Though powerful, his thunder and lightning attacks relied not on the Lightning Thunder Martial Soul but on the White Tiger Bloodline.
While both could control thunder and lightning attacks, they had distinct differences.
The Lightning Thunder Martial Soul excelled at controlling thunder and lightning for ranged attacks.
Whereas the White Tiger Martial Soul was better at enhancing close combat with the power of thunder and lightning.
One might say this was his greatest advantage.
Since Ling Xiao was such a fool, of course, he would fully exploit this advantage.
Otherwise, how could he justify missing such a good opportunity?