Chapter 60: Thunder-Grasper
Chapter 60: Thunder-Grasper
A black figure landed swiftly, a sudden gust of wind rose, sweeping dust in all directions. Even after the wind died down, tiny dust particles continued to drift outward as if fleeing from something—it was the Dragon’s Aura.
The arrival was Dragon-Blooded Type One!
Its entire body was covered in dark, sinister scales with a ferocious appearance. A faint Dragon’s Aura lingered around it. Its pupils were blood-red, emitting a chilling, murderous intent.
In terms of presence and appearance, it could hold its own against the Tide-Severer.
The controller was Luo Yun. While his character was poor, his spiritual power was still acknowledged.
The Dragon-Blooded had no weapon. It held a long, kite-shaped shield, clearly planning on defense.
However, unlike the sky-evader’s dodging, its goal was to rely on its formidable defense to withstand the opponent’s attacks and last through this one minute.
“Come on!”
Luo Yun was somewhat trembling with fear, but then he remembered something and seemed much more confident.
This Flesh Puppet was made from the flesh of a sub-dragon beast—the Dark Gorge Lizard’s flesh. This beast was no ordinary sub-dragon; it was a mutated magical beast. Moreover, it was the rarest among mutations—”Ancient Awakening”! This Dark Gorge Lizard had awakened a trace of “Qiulong’s blood,” its defense and vitality far surpassing its kin.
This was precisely Luo Yun’s confidence.
“Defense? Watch me smash your turtle shell!”
Lu Tao still wore an arrogant expression. With a flick of his consciousness, the Tide-Severer took giant strides forward, several steps, and brought its anchor down with a smash!
At that moment, the Tide-Severer’s blue scales all over its body contracted and expanded, rustling up and down. Countless streams of fine Arcane Energy spurted beneath the scales, accumulating bit by bit, transforming into a raging tidal surge!
As if clad in an armor of Battle Aura, with every movement, the Arcane Energy tides rose and fell, waves crashing, its momentum fierce.
The ship anchor in its hand even emitted a pale blue eerie light similar to sword aura. The huge anchor shone with this flowing light, its power more than doubled!
Clearly, when facing other opponents, this Tide-Severer had not used its full strength.
“Hiss, what is that?”
Exclamations of surprise rose one after another.
“Block it!”
Luo Yun gave a sharp shout. The Dragon-Blooded held its shield, hunched its body, bent its knees, planted its feet, placed the kite shield in front, and black light around it seemed to boil, black energy soaring skyward.
Immediately, the black light extended to the kite shield. On the long shield surface, countless black tulips bloomed. Streams of deep black Arcane Energy intertwined on the shield surface, adding several more layers of defense.
“Wow, is that the combat skill—Fortress Shield Block?” Li Yi had seen this combat skill with his own eyes before and couldn’t help but murmur a quiet praise.
Performing a combat skill was not easy for a puppet.
The creator needed a clear understanding of the Battle Aura circulation path of this combat skill, create energy channels inside the puppet’s body, and use Arcane Energy flow to imitate Battle Aura circulation.
Li Yi had also considered this idea but ultimately gave up.
Apart from the Thousandfold Strategy which didn’t require Battle Aura, he knew nothing about combat skills.
Thud!
Amid a dull, heavy sound, the Dragon-Blooded was forced back three steps, but the Tide-Severer also retreated one step.
“Great! Truly like a fortress, as solid as Mount Tai!”
“Hold on a bit longer, half a minute has passed already…”
Supporters cheered loudly.
“This turtle shell is quite hard!” Lu Tao’s face darkened. Thinking of something, he showed a mocking smile.
Boom!
Arcane Energy erupted beneath its feet. The Tide-Severer repeated its old trick, transforming into a pale blue streak of light, leaving multiple afterimages, its speed more than doubled!
Thud!
Another Fortress Shield Block. The Dragon-Blooded held its shield in front, barely blocking this strike, but the Tide-Severer took several swift, staggered steps, appearing nimbly behind it.
Thud!
The Dragon-Blooded spun to block again. The Tide-Severer’s feet flashed with light, and the two figures passed by each other once more.
Like a cat toying with a mouse, within just a few breaths, the Dragon-Blooded was already struggling left and right, its speed disadvantage fully exposed.
“Enough playing around, die now!”
While the Dragon-Blooded was disoriented, the Tide-Severer lowered its stance, bent its knees, and sprang forward with a bounding step!
Hum!
The sword aura on the ship anchor in its hand surged greatly. A horizontal sweep, like a fan of light unfolding, sent blood light splattering in all directions. The Dragon-Blooded’s knees shattered, and its body fell backward!
“Die!”
The Tide-Severer refused to stop. The ship anchor descended like a guillotine, carrying a biting, icy chill. Amid the clang of metal, a head flew into the air.
“Just this bit of skill, not even worth looking at…” Lu Tao shook his finger, looking arrogantly at Luo Yun’s pale face.
Li Yi rubbed his nose, feeling alert.
This Lu Tao, though arrogant and rude, truly had some skill. He was definitely not someone who worked behind closed doors, but extremely adept at actual combat with rich experience.
“Who’s next?”
“I’ll go!”
Qin Yun’s steady voice followed immediately.
Thunder-Grasper!
Its hands struck the ground with lightning, using the recoil force. The steel puppet shrouded in thunderous mist landed on the platform. Amid enormous rumbles, it stirred countless cheers.
Below the stage, Qin Yue’s expression was grave, his eyes sharp.
On his chest, a moon-mark pendant shone brightly. Presumably, he relied on this item’s spiritual enhancement to control that steel puppet.
This Thunder-Grasper had a body of steel and bones of iron, covered in porcupine-like sharp hooks. Lightning flickered on it, and a fierce aura was exposed.
Though it lacked Dragon’s Aura, its imposing and mighty presence surpassed even the Dragon-Blooded.
Li Yi couldn’t help but secretly praise it.
“Come on!”
Qin Yun gave an angry shout, and a bright light burst forth!
In an instant, the swirling thunder and lightning increased not by just tenfold. The lightning was dazzling, silver serpents danced wildly. On the hooks along the armor’s edges, countless orbs of plasma and lightning appeared, spinning continuously, emitting destructive power.
“Tsk tsk, this presentation is really unconventional…” Li Yi was inwardly shocked. His Armament Master mindset began acting up again. “If I imitate this to make a Dao Transformation Armament, it would have both substance and style, definitely selling well… What name should I give it? ‘Wrath of Thunder’ or ‘Thunder Dragon’s Jaw Strike’?”
“My goodness, a Level 2 Steel Furnace!” Zhao Xu saw the trick, his voice somewhat distorted.
“What?” Li Yi took another deep look, his expression extremely astonished.
Though only half a Puppeteer, he still had theoretical knowledge.
Installing a Level 2 Steel Furnace in a Level 1 puppet was like giving a human a Behemoth’s heart! Don’t think about gaining divine strength from it; without a sufficiently strong body, the only possible outcome was all blood vessels bursting!
“No wonder,” after observing a while longer, Li Yi and Zhao Xu exchanged a glance. “This puppet does have some tricks…”
Those flying arcs of electricity, those spinning lightning orbs, weren’t just for show. In reality, they were to vent excess energy and, at the same time, could serve as thunder armor.
“Just this is absolutely not enough.” Li Yi’s gaze turned stern, concluding, “There must be other methods!”
As if to confirm his judgment, a fierce shout rang out.
“Kill!”
Controlling this steel puppet clearly placed an extremely heavy mental burden on Qin Yun. He spoke almost one or two words at a time, unwilling to say more.
Amid the fierce shout, the Thunder-Grasper clenched its hands. Surging lightning spewed from its palms, wild thunderbolts arose, expanding forward, transforming into a Whip of Thunder!
This scene instantly ignited the entire audience, drawing countless fervent gazes!
“As expected of ‘Thunder-Grasper,’ truly like the Thunder God descending, mastering thunder and lightning!”
“So dazzling, so majestic, is this really a Level 1 puppet?”
“So cool, I must buy one…”
Clearly, regardless of victory or defeat, this Thunder-Grasper’s evaluation would be far higher than the Dragon-Blooded’s.
“Heh!”
A sharp shout, crackling thunder, and whistling wind mixed together. The Whip of Thunder transformed into a dazzling, startling rainbow, slashing down through the air!
Lu Tao gave a low roar. The Tide-Severer did not meet it head-on. Instead, it staggered its steps, leaped sideways, and dodged.
Electricity scattered everywhere. A rugged, snake-like charred path spread and extended on the ground!
Li Yi was stunned for a moment, then suddenly understood. The Thunder-Grasper not only possessed overwhelming power but also used its powerful thunder attribute to counter the Tide-Severer, whose attribute was similar to aquatic creatures.
None of the Puppeteers were fools. They all adapted to circumstances, devising their own ways to counter each other.
“Mastering thunder? That’s an exaggeration…”
Lu Tao’s face darkened, but his words remained harsh.
Light exploded beneath its feet. The Tide-Severer closed in, as if riding the waves, and in an instant, approached the Thunder-Grasper, bringing its anchor down in a slash!
“Hmph!”
Qin Yun let out an unyielding cold snort. The Thunder-Grasper’s entire body shot out violent lightning. More than ten plasma lightning orbs expanded in spinning arcs, like armor of thunder thorns. Their surging momentum forced the Tide-Severer back.
“Damn, there’s this move too…”
Seeing this, Lu Tao found it troublesome and couldn’t help but curse softly.
Before the Tide-Severer could steady itself, the gleaming white Whip of Thunder, drawing upon the power to strike down stars, descended right on its head!
The Tide-Severer kicked off the ground, feet stumbling, barely dodging!
“There’s a chance! Looking at this situation, he might win!”
“Time is almost up!”
The surrounding spectators now felt as if they were personally there, shouting and cheering.
This scene made Lu Tao’s expression darken further, anger burning in his heart.
“You forced me to do this!—Tide-Severing Nine Slashes!”