Chapter 24: Water-Lightning Electrocution, Bibi Dong's Shock, Spatial Leap!
However, for Hu Bai, he only needed to slightly close his eyes, as the light element wouldn't affect him much.
Moreover, with the External Soul Bone of the vertical pupil, his mental perception was also very strong; even with his eyes completely closed, he could perceive the situation within a fifty-meter radius.
This perception ability would expand in range as his mental power increased.
Bibi Dong also subconsciously closed her eyes in the face of this strong light, and this was the moment Hu Bai was waiting for. The water and earth elements in the Sky Fox Domain, under his mobilization, converged as much as possible at Bibi Dong's feet!
The water element and lightning element overlapped, forming an electrocution effect to enhance its power!
And the earth element, boosted by the water element, formed a swamp at Bibi Dong's feet, firmly trapping her within it.
After this series of operations, Hu Bai's soul power and mental power were already more than half depleted.
Subsequently, the effect of the flash orb dissipated. Hu Bai stared intently ahead, but to his disappointment, Bibi Dong remained standing in place, unchanged—except that her originally vibrant purple palace dress seemed to have darkened slightly.
Compared to Hu Bai's dejection, Bibi Dong was greatly shocked. She had not anticipated Hu Bai's various elemental applications just now.
First, he used the lightning element to control her, then the light element to try and block her perception—or rather, to attract her attention—and then he applied the water element within the lightning field to strengthen the lightning's power. To prevent her escape, he even used the earth element to create a swamp resistance on the ground beneath her!
Bibi Dong had originally thought that Hu Bai would need the boost of a soul ring to effectively control the corresponding elements, meaning she believed Hu Bai could only control the lightning and light elements at will, so she hadn't prepared for other elements. But the result was somewhat beyond her expectations!
The key was that he didn't directly use the lightning element combined with the water element from the start. Instead, knowing the significant power difference between them, he used the light element for interference, even though he knew in his heart that it might be futile.
That was the case; she was indeed affected by the flash orb and closed her eyes, but her mental power wasn't just for show—she could still perceive Hu Bai's every move.
But to be honest, using mental power would count as her losing.
If they were at the same level, after that sequence of moves, the opponent would essentially be incapacitated.
Now, she had a question that needed to be confirmed:
"Hu Bai, besides the lightning and light elements, how are your other elemental application abilities now? How many abilities can you unleash?" Bibi Dong asked.
Hu Bai thought for a moment and replied, "Teacher, for the water element, currently it's just a regular water ball with some power; for the earth element, besides the swamp just now, I can also release an earth wall for defense, and also use it for small-distance shifts for myself.
The light element is just the flashbomb from before; I don't know healing spells. The wind element can make my body lighter, and can also be used as propulsion to dodge attacks.
Oh, and there's also the spatial element. This one is a bit more difficult. All I can do right now is control my body to perform a spatial leap, with a distance of only one meter, and it consumes a large amount of soul power."
Spatial leap?!
Bibi Dong was shocked by this ability and slowly walked forward: "Do you have enough soul power left for one more spatial leap?"
Hu Bai nodded: "Yes, I'll give it a try."
The next moment, Hu Bai suddenly vanished from his original spot, his figure appearing one meter in front of his original position.
However, since he didn't use this spatial leap often, by sheer coincidence, he bumped directly into Bibi Dong.
Based on the previous distance, he wouldn't have bumped into her, but as Bibi Dong spoke, she had walked closer. Hu Bai's appearing position was very, very close to Bibi Dong's. Immediately after, his soul power was completely depleted, and his body went limp.
"S-sorry, Teacher, I didn't do it on purpose…" Hu Bai didn't linger on the pleasant scent emanating from Bibi Dong but struggled to stand up.
Hu Bai cursed himself inwardly for not being more careful just now. Now he was in trouble, probably about to be scolded.
But the expected cold voice didn't come. Instead, there was a faint concern: "Be careful, it's fine. It was the Teacher who asked you to perform it with not much soul power, and I walked over. It's not your fault."
The moment Hu Bai touched her, her brows instinctively furrowed. Although Hu Bai was only a six-year-old child, he was male, and what she disliked most now was being touched by the opposite sex.
Not even her disciple was an exception.
But immediately after, some kind of magic seemed to surge from Hu Bai's body, calming her negative emotions and restoring her rationality.
And Hu Bai's originally stern face, due to excessive soul power consumption, had turned into that of a pale, delicate, sickly beauty, stirring a hint of pity in her heart.
Holy cow!
Hu Bai was greatly startled. What was with this slightly concerned, gentle tone?
Hu Bai stood up with Bibi Dong's support, then exited his Martial Soul possession state. The fox ears on his head and the nine tails behind his back vanished.
"Brother, are you alright?" Hu Liena stepped forward and supported Hu Bai, asking with some concern.
Hu Bai shook his head: "I'm fine, just too much soul power consumed. I'll be fine soon."
Spatial leap, with his current soul power, one use would consume about a third of his soul power, and the leap distance was only about one meter.
To be honest, for him, the cost-effectiveness wasn't very high; it was better to use earth and wind elements for movement.
He wouldn't use the spatial element unless it was for a surprise attack, as it consumed too much soul power!
This situation would probably only significantly improve once he obtained a corresponding soul ring or Soul Bone.
A soul ring can enhance control, and when control improves, the required soul power decreases.
It's a simple principle: if your control is too weak, to condense elements to achieve that Soul Skill, you'll need to consume more soul power and even mental power, to control and condense the elements.
And Bibi Dong also understood this point, already secretly pondering. Among all elements, the spatial element was ranked first.
She thought about whether she could find a spatial attribute Soul Beast for Hu Bai once his soul power reached level 30—the rarer, the better—or find him a spatial attribute Soul Bone, the older, the better.
However, a Soul Bone wasn't very realistic; she didn't have a spatial attribute Soul Bone. After all, spatial Soul Beasts were already very rare, let alone their Soul Bones.
"Alright, Na Na, it's your turn." Bibi Dong had Hu Bai rest aside, then looked at Hu Liena.
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