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Chapter 8 - Sea Roar(2)

Ao Ziyun wasn't exactly experienced in combat; before transmigrating, he had never fought a single battle. But now, he possessed both the experience contained within this body's memories and the [Purple Flood Dragon Divine Ability].

Throughout this fight, he estimated that his combat strength was at the early stage of the Revolving Core level, nothing extraordinary, but enough to face this Sea Roar Beast. Even though his physical attacks couldn't inflict serious wounds, he had a far better method: the power of the Thunder Soul.

His Purple Flood Dragon Divine Thunder was a low-grade Earth-rank Thunder Soul, equivalent to the Revolving Core level, allowing him to harm the beast. However, using it continuously consumed an immense amount of energy. Maintaining [Purple Thunder Armor] and [Thunder Dominion], two of the [Purple Flood Dragon Divine Ability]'s techniques that pushed his Thunder Soul to its limits, was quickly draining him.

Lightning gathered in his mouth, forming a sphere of crackling energy.

[Divine Lightning Breath]

A wave of concentrated lightning was fired toward the Sea Roar Beast, striking directly against one of its curved tusks, which cracked and shattered in half.

Rooar!

It roared in fury and unleashed another shockwave attack imbued with the Concept of Vibration. Ao Ziyun assumed a defensive stance before the impact hit. Though he felt his organs quiver from the force, most of the attack's power was reduced by his defensive layer formed by [Thunder Dominion] and [Purple Thunder Armor].

Next, Ao Ziyun went on the offensive, combining [Divine Thunder Step] and [Divine Thunder Breath] to strike and retreat quickly. The strategy worked at first, but he had to stop after the beast released a sonic attack in all directions, stunning him for a moment before its tail struck him and sent him crashing toward the seabed.

'Damn it,' Ao Ziyun cursed in his mind. 'I need to find a way to get out of here. It's already been six minutes, I wouldn't be surprised if this battle is drawing attention. This beast is insane… it's fine to have animosity with the Dragon Clan, but wanting to kill me just for being a dragon is ridiculous.'

"Got it!" In the blink of an eye, Ao Ziyun thought of a plan. "This one will work!"

In an instant, his claws glowed purple, and before he hit the ground, he slashed toward the seabed.

Boom!

A cloud of sediment — already a common sight in that part of the sea — rose up, far larger than usual, obscuring the beast's vision.

Taking advantage of the moment, he charged a [Divine Lightning Breath], keeping it hidden in his mouth.

Moments later, he shot upward, swimming like lightning tearing through the sky. Seeing him flee at such high speed, the beast roared and charged after him.

"Worm! No matter how much you struggle, you won't escape me! You dared enter the territory of my clan, your only fate is death!"

Ao Ziyun looked back, watching it draw closer at an alarming pace. 'My speed isn't enough to keep a safe distance from its attacks, but I'm far more agile than it!'

Then, Ao Ziyun suddenly turned around and charged straight at the beast. When the two were about to collide, he deactivated [Purple Thunder Armor] and [Thunder Dominion], pouring all his energy into executing [Divine Thunder Step] at full power. In an instant, he veered to the left, facing the creature's left eye head-on.

Ao Ziyun opened his mouth, unleashing a brilliant surge of purple light, the [Divine Lightning Breath] he had prepared earlier. The flash condensed into a piercing beam, striking the beast's eye and shredding it completely. But it didn't stop there, his Thunder Soul penetrated deep into the creature's body, burning and tearing through everything in its path.

The beast let out a roar of pure agony as it plummeted toward the ocean floor. The impact of its colossal body raised an enormous underwater dust cloud.

Ao Ziyun didn't waste a second. He activated [Divine Thunder Step] to its limit and, in an instant, was speeding away as fast as he could. Whether the beast was dead or not, he didn't care, the only thing that mattered was getting out of there.

As he swam at full speed, Ao Ziyun's draconic face twisted into a grin.

"That's a fitting fate for a lunatic like you! Attacking me out of nowhere? Even if you survive, you'll carry an unforgettable scar for life!"

Ao Ziyun let out a manic laugh and pushed his speed even further as he fled.

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[Some time later]

Ao Ziyun arrived at a vast underwater mountain range. He had traveled for a long time since the previous battle, finally reaching that region.

He only stopped there because his true essence had dropped to less than 20% of its total capacity. Along the way, he had spotted several creatures with Flood Dragon lineage. If what the moray had said was true, then he had entered the territory of the Black Flood Dragon Clan, which meant the danger was considerably lower.

After all, the chance of running into another insane beast willing to attack him on the same day would be far too much bad luck, even for him.

Now, Ao Ziyun only needed to find a cave to take shelter in and use the System to recover.

You might wonder: why didn't he use it during the battle?

The answer was simple, the System could only be used within a "Safe Zone," and obviously, a battle didn't qualify as one.

After a brief search, he found a cave along a steep mountainside. Carefully checking to ensure there were no threats nearby, Ao Ziyun entered and curled up inside, finally allowing himself to rest.

[Martial Arts Panel]

Name: Ao Ziyun

Race: Purple Flood Dragon (Sacred Beast Variant)

Cultivation: Xiantian (Peak)

Martial Skills: [Purple Flood Dragon Divine Ability (Nine Skills: Fifth Layer)], [Soul Searching Technique]

Points: 22,500

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Use 50 points to recover?

Yes / No

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After confirming, Ao Ziyun felt the familiar vital energy sweep through his body, healing any injuries he had sustained. Most of the recovery occurred in his internal organs, damaged by the beast's sonic attacks.

They were imbued with the Concept of Vibration. While not particularly extraordinary compared to more powerful concept, It wasn't something he could handle.

A Concept is the application of the power of the Laws. The power of the Laws is the underlying force and source of all power throughout the universe.

Generally, one begins to comprehend concepts at the Xiantian level, in a very rudimentary way. The beast's ability to utilize them was only due to its innate talent, and also because it had reached the Revolving Core level, where perceiving concepts becomes easier.

"I need to prepare better. I have plenty of points to use at will; if I can apply them in the best possible way, my future path will be well paved."

He was already close to his first objective. Now, he needed to plan how to improve. In his previous life, he wasn't particularly extraordinary nor exceptionally intelligent. For everything in this life to proceed as smoothly as possible, careful planning was necessary. He had a system that granted him a huge advantage, he just needed to use it in the best way possible.

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