LRAB Chapter 38 The Actor's Self-Cultivation
Chapter 38 The Actor's Self-Cultivation
"Mastering four elements and fusing multiple elements—is this what it means to be an elementalist?"
Xie Xie's eyelids twitched wildly. As expected of the big sister who could make his legs go weak with just one look, she was really fucking freakish!
"But it didn't work."
Tang Wulin, standing to the side, shook his head. "Look, Gu Yuena's attacks mysteriously disappeared as soon as they got close to Meng Xinghe."
Wu Changkong listened to the discussions behind him and shook his head inwardly.
The mastery of the four elements is not the limit for an elementalist. Gu Yuena's attack did not disappear inexplicably, but was decomposed into the initial form of energy the instant it approached within a meter radius of Meng Xinghe.
Wu Changkong thought to himself, if he wasn't mistaken, Meng Xinghe should have a soul skill that could break down elemental energy attacks into their initial forms.
If Gu Yuena, who possesses the Elementalist Martial Soul, is the natural enemy of all elemental soul masters, then Meng Xinghe, who has this soul skill, is the nemesis of all elemental soul masters.
Gu Yuena is also an elemental soul master, so she is naturally countered by Meng Xinghe's soul skill.
This is the charm of Soul Masters, this is the charm of Soul Skills.
In theory, as long as one has the ability to specifically counter a opponent, a one-ring Soul Master may be able to defeat a nine-ring Title Douluo.
Meng Xinghe and Gu Yuena are both Soul Masters, and Meng Xinghe also has such a Soul Skill, so Wu Changkong cannot see any possibility of Gu Yuena winning.
How could there be such an annoying soul skill... Gu Yuena felt a little frantic.
She could now finally understand the feelings of those elemental soul masters who had competed against her.
So this is what it feels like to be naturally countered.
For a fleeting moment, Gu Yuena wanted to take out the Silver Dragon Spear and engage Meng Xinghe in a physical battle, but reason told her she couldn't do that.
The Silver Dragon Spear will be exposed sooner or later, but definitely not now.
Moreover, it's not worth exposing these things for a training match.
So, Gu Yuena sent a telepathic message to Meng Xinghe, "Hey, you can't bully people like this!"
"Alright, alright, I won't bully you," Meng Xinghe replied telepathically. "Then let's settle this with one move. Remember to control your strength and don't go too far. That's an actor's self-discipline."
The method he uses to neutralize elemental attacks is his second soul skill, "Tian Gang Qi Jie," which is granted by the soul spirit "Thirty-Six Tian Gang Star Chart." Any non-physical form of ability, if its power level does not exceed his own, will be decomposed into the purest form of energy or law power.
With this soul skill, under the same cultivation level, Gu Yuena could not defeat him. If it were the Golden Dragon King, there might be a slight chance.
"Alright, one move it is!"
Gu Yuena accepted the proposal, and the three spirit rings surrounding her suddenly lit up.
She formed a hand seal, and a burst of crimson light erupted. At the same time, an ice-blue light swirled upwards and merged with the crimson light.
As the saying goes, water and fire are incompatible, and this is especially true of ice, which is another form of water.
Forcibly fusing two opposing elements together can produce an extremely terrifying explosive force, but few elemental soul masters would do so, because if they do not control it properly, they will injure themselves, ranging from losing a hand or a foot to dying on the spot.
However, given Gu Yuena's control over the elements, she obviously didn't need to worry about this, so she used this move with complete confidence.
After the two elements of ice and fire merged, Gu Yuena did not put any soul power into it, but the elemental power in the air spontaneously gathered and continued to expand its power like a vortex.
The intense energy fluctuations caused the onlookers to gasp and retreat in surprise.
Seeing this, Wu Changkong felt a little surprised. "Knowing that Meng Xinghe has such a soul skill, why did they still use the Heart of Elements to launch an attack? Did the two of them make some kind of deal in private?"
Wu Changkong knew that Gu Yuena had comprehended the Heart of Elements.
As I said before, Gu Yuena, as the most dazzling genius in the Spirit Pagoda headquarters, knows a lot of information.
The Heart of the Elements, the true essence of the elements, is the essential path for any elemental soul master to become a powerful being.
Because controlling the Heart of the Elements means that elemental soul masters will no longer be limited to their own soul power, but will be able to directly mobilize the elemental power in the air for their own use, greatly improving their offensive and defensive attributes.
According to the records of the Spirit Pagoda, Gu Yuena comprehended the Heart of Fire at the age of eight. Unexpectedly, a year later, at the age of nine, Gu Yuena comprehended the Heart of Water.
Ice and water are of the same origin; understanding the heart of the water element is equivalent to understanding the heart of the ice element.
To have comprehended two elemental hearts at such a young age, Gu Yuena is truly a unique genius. No wonder His Majesty the Heavenly Phoenix Douluo loves this disciple so much. If he had such a genius disciple, he would definitely cherish her as his own daughter.
The combined power of the two elemental cores and the explosive damage from the opposing ice and fire was comparable to the full-force attack of a powerful offensive Soul King, which terrified Wu Changkong and Long Bing.
If Gu Yuena hadn't controlled it properly and the fused ice and fire elements had exploded prematurely, she would have been either dead or severely injured.
Although the possibility of Gu Yuena comprehending elemental power is extremely small, it's still something to be wary of. Long Bing had even taken out her martial soul, the Light Prism Ice Mirror, and the seven soul rings surrounding her body firmly attracted the attention of everyone behind her.
As Meng Xinghe watched the attack brewing before him, the three purple spirit rings surrounding his body slowly merged together. This was his innate ability—Ring Fusion. By fusing all his spirit rings together, he could concentrate his spirit power output into a single spirit skill.
Fusion is an innate talent that cannot be learned later in life.
His first soul skill is ever-changing, and when combined with his many self-created combat skills, the effect is extraordinary. However, which combat skill should be used?
The combat techniques he created for the Holy Spirit Cult cannot be used, as this would expose his relationship with the Holy Spirit Cult.
Or... should we use that move?
"Go!" Gu Yuena shouted, pushing her palms forward to unleash the elemental attack that exploded with ice and fire.
Seeing the approaching attack, Meng Xinghe's body shone with golden light, which transformed into a majestic golden dragon.
Take this, Great Heavenly Dragon!
boom!
The golden dragon collided head-on with the elemental attack of exploding ice and fire. The immense power of the explosion was completely absorbed by the golden dragon, but at the cost of its body becoming almost ethereal and transparent, as if it were about to disappear at any moment.
The golden dragon continued forward, and when it reached Gu Yuena, it turned into golden light and disappeared, but left behind two large golden characters—"Cheng Rang" (承让).
Gu Yuena wondered, what was that? A snake?
The golden dragon left a very deep impression on her; this creature, which was very similar to a snake, gave her a sense of noble blood and high status.
How is that possible!
Gu Yuena shook her head repeatedly. Dragons are the most noble and highest-ranking creatures in the world. How could a creature that resembles a snake be compared to a dragon? It must be her imagination.