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--- Chapter 254 ---
As the fiery battlefield split into three, Han Yuan and Han Feng checked the gradually appearing tornado not far away. They both knew the longer this fight goes, the harder it would be for them to tame the Heavenly Flame later.
They must finish this fight quickly!
"Surround him!" Han Feng commanded over ten Dou Emperor Experts to fight, nearly all of them being 4-Star Dou Emperors. While Han Feng didn't know how strong Han Yuan was he didn't reveal his cultivation realm, he knew even lions used all their might when hunting rabbits.
Weirdly enough, the rabbit in question, Han Yuan, didn't run nor show a look of panic, and instead waited for them to surround him calmly.
There is not even the slightest of nervousness on Han Yuan's handsome face.
Han Yuan stared at Han Feng and smiled, "Heh, who would have thought the world renown "Medicine Emperor" would do something so low and corner a kid in a fight."
"What's the matter?"
"You are not confident and afraid of one to one?"
Han Feng's face darkened at this provocation, but being known for his notoriety, he didn't care about other opinions. As long as he won, that's all that matters.
"Kill him." Han Feng said indifferently.
The Dou Emperor Experts also gave Han Yuan a funny expression as if what Han Yuan was saying was a joke.
"Kid, this is the reality!"
"Blame yourself for not being able to realize the cruelty of this world!"
"Hahaha, welcome to the real world!"
"Now, die!" A smug-looking Dou Emperor Expert burst with immense Dou Qi as he swung his fist at Han Yuan.
"Golden Ape's Crushing Punch!"
An intense metal Dou Qi gathered around the Dou Emperor's right arm as he punched the air.
Han Yuan stared at the incoming fist calmly. The gigantic golden fist didn't scare him.
He calmly stretched his hand, waiting for the fist to come near his face and then grab the enemy's wrist like a vice. His five elemental Dou Qi coated his hand thinly as he twisted the giant golden fist and then aimed it at the launcher.
'Redirection!' He thought, watching the giant golden fist hit its own user.
BAM!
The smug-looking Dou Emperor Expert is no longer smug. His eyes widened as he took a full force of his own attack.
"ARRRGHH!"
Then, he got sent flying as his wail echoed in the battlefield.
"This..." Han Feng and the surrounding Dou Emperors couldn't believe their eyes.
What Han Yuan did was beyond their expectation. This kid reflected his enemy attack by twisting the fist.
It should have been impossible.
However, that's the advantage that Han Yuan's five-elemental Dou Qi grants. He didn't only able to fuse, manipulate, and conjure the five basic elements, but his Dou Qi also had a mellowing effect on the enemy, which allowed him to exploit their Dou Qi.
For example, when the Dou Emperor threw a punch, Han Yuan didn't just twist his wrist but also exploit the metal Dou Qi in the enemy's body and redirect it back.
Unless the enemy can resist five elemental Dou Qi, which is nearly hard as no one possesses five types of Dou Qi like him, then they wouldn't be able to resist Han Yuan's counter.
Even if their cultivation is higher and their Dou Qi is much denser than Han Yuan's, the difference between one attribute Dou Qi and five elements Dou Qi is a chasm.
Only those with 'unique' Dou Qi attributes like Ice, Wind, Lightning, Blood, could face him, even then their effectiveness is bad. Of course, this also includes Heavenly Flame's power, Soul Force, etc.
"What are you waiting for, attack him!" Han Feng snapped from his daze and immediately shouted.
The Dou Emperors also snapped back to reality as they eyed Han Yuan more cautiously now. Their Dou Qi boiled as the surrounding heaven and earth were affected by their combination effort.
Usually, it would feel suffocating for those with lower cultivation than them, but Han Yuan didn't even break a sweat.
"This kid hides too deeply..." Han Feng also realized this matter, secretly forming hand signs. He must make some preparations.
Three Dou Emperors quickly attacked Han Yuan, leaving him with no spot to dodge. Yet, under their observant gaze, Han Yuan's body swayed and became blurry.
Swoosh!
The sound of thunder echoed as Han Yuan successfully dodged three attacks with lightning-like speed.
Han Yuan's figure also split into five before merging back to one, escaping the encircling.
The Storm Belt that wrapped his arm loosened, and he gripped the edge before swinging it like a whip toward the nearest Dou Emperor.
[Heavenly Judgment Art - Whip Version: Horizon Splitter!]
"No!" The Dou Emperor watched in horror, feeling suffocated by the aura of death, as the belt crackled with wind and lightning Dou Qi, crushed his body with mountain-like weight and extreme momentum. His body got shredded, becoming blood mist.
BOOOOOOOM!!
A booming shockwave blew the desert, freezing everyone.
They just witnessed an unknown realm kid crushing a Dou Emperor into blood mist.
While Queen Medusa had done the same, the visual impact and shock brought by two deaths are different.
They could tell that Queen Medusa is strong, but Han Yuan? While he is a bit taller and muscular than an ordinary kid, they couldn't tell how strong he was exactly.
In fact, his presence is so in tune with nature that they couldn't sense anything about him aside from his visual appearance.
What they didn't know is that Han Yuan didn't use Dou Technique earlier, but a Divine Art left behind by his predecessor, Thunder God, the Heavenly Judgement Art that recorded his and Angel God's insight in wielding many weapons, including a Whip.
Sure, Belt isn't a whip, but many would say otherwise from childhood trauma.
Getting smacked by one is just as painful.
And Horizon Splitter isn't just a simple whip flick, it focuses the purest energy to tip and then cause a sky-splitting attack that can even slice space at its peak.
The Storm Belt waved around Han Yuan, swaying left and right as he gazed at the remaining Dou Emperors calmly.
"The world is truly unfair, am I right?" He said while showing them a devil-like smile, making even Hai Bodong who was far away shudder.
'God damn it' The Dou Emperors cursed in their heart.
They thought fighting Han Yuan would be the easiest thing they would have done tonight, but what they faced is the final boss instead!
"Maintain your distance, don't get too close with his weird belt, prepare the array I've taught you!" Han Feng shouted with veins in his neck popping.
He was furious.
Of all things, why should a monster like Han Yuan stop his plan!
Why can't he advance in peace?
WHY?!
Han Yuan's presence invoked fear and unpleasant memories that Han Feng didn't want to remember. Although Han Yuan didn't look like his teacher, they have the same unsurpassable mountain feeling he hated!
Even then, Han Feng quickly calmed down because even his teacher had fallen in his hand. He has defeated a Half-Saint Expert once, defeating another monster is not impossible.
"Star Converging, Tiger Howl Change the Air!" One Dou Emperor shouted while making a few handsigns.
"Snake Changing Skins, Hissing and Spinning Water!" Another Dou Emperor followed.
"Hawk Soar, Escaping the Mountain and Bound by the Sky!" The third Dou Emperor grumbled.
Finally, the final Dou Emperor gazed at Han Yuan deeply and finished the sealing array, "Boar Charge and Dug the Earth.."
"Four Elemental Prison Realms!"
BOOOM!
Four elemental Dou Qi fused and confined the space around Han Yuan, restricting not only his movement but also his means of attack as the Storm Belt needed space to get swung.
The remaining Dou Emperors regained their bearings. Since the barrier works one-sided, they knew Han Yuan couldn't counter or attack them back, but they could still attack him.
"Hehe, no longer smug aren't you?" A Dou Emperor with a scar on his face mocked.
Han Yuan stopped smiling because he was observing how this formation array got formed. Yet, when the Dou Emperor taunted him, he couldn't help but chuckle.
"Using the four elemental Dou Qi and then vibrating them to the same frequency to create a disturbance in space, thus creating a 'vacuum space' to contain an enemy."
Everyone, including Han Feng, froze upon hearing this.
"However, it lacks something..." Han Yuan rubbed his chin playfully.
"Ah, Fire Element!"
"Senior, this formation array needed your fire element, no, Heavenly Flame to function at its peak, right?"
"Hahaha, what a great technique~!"
Han Yuan's smile widened into a maniacal grin.
'I-Impossible! How did he grasp the Four Elemental Prison Array in one look!' Han Feng felt a chill in his heart.
Han Yuan is unlike anyone he had faced in his life.
He is…
A Despairing Monster!