Chapter 246
Chapter 246
On the iron cable bridge, the seventh elder felt anxious as he watched Tang San release his spirit bone; he waited for the young man to take the initiative. With such a wide strength gap, if he attacked first, taking the lead, it would be somewhat embarrassing. Also, the second elder had asked him to start off leniently.He himself had already decided, though he would start by suppressing Tang San in every way and then finally concede in a tie.
Even if he bitterly detested Tang Hao and would in this lifetime be unable to forgive him, he also knew that the one who had truly killed his son was Spirit Hall, and Tang San had proven he would bring glory and great use to the Clan. As a sect elder, he refused to forget the responsibilities that came with the position.
Tang San was silent as he moved. What appeared in his hand was not his Blue Silver Emperor but the Clear Sky Hammer, which did not hold any spirit rings. Even though it was smaller when the elder saw Tang San, he could not help but change his reaction slightly. The Hammer swung high into the sky, but it did not target the seventh Elder, but the bridge.
The seventh elder reacted quickly, as beneath his feet, the bridge would shatter into a million pieces once Tang San hit. He soared up, and the Hammer in Tang San's hand vanished before his body vanished. Like a phantom, he used the Ghost Steps, and he flittered past the seventh elder at blazing speed; the elder's attacks hit air.
If they were on level ground, perhaps the seventh elder could have hit or used his full strength, giving him more options, but the bridge was a heavy restraint.
As he landed back on the bridge, the seventh elder huffed, turning, and the black aura around him flashed. His already imposing body grew more imposing, the Hammer in his hand enormous, as he turned and attacked. Tang San's feet hit the bridge as he slid beneath the attack, using his mobility once again to evade.
For a moment, Tang San felt back on Hell Road. On the Cliff, the spectators watched in shock as Tang San leapt without hesitation into the abyss below.
However, their shock vanished as strands of the Blue Silver emperor twisted around the iron cable bridge, and Tang San catapulted his body through the sky with almost inhuman mobility, throwing a blue silver spider net. The seventh elder's reaction was a second late, as he had not expected the ease with which Tang San dodged his attacks.
The Eight Spider Lances extended simultaneously, stabbing different parts of the seventh elder's body as Tang San was now in closer proximity to the man. He was weaker, but in his ability to grasp timing and combat experience, he was not below the seventh elder. The Azure-coloured blue-silver domain launched as he increased both pressure and range slightly.
Even with his strength, the seventh elder knew that if this hit him, he would take damage, especially if he continued to only use forty per cent of his spirit power.
He moved and avoided, as suddenly his opponent appeared beneath him. He made the only real choice he had; he shot upwards, increasing the distance between them so he could fully avoid the web and the lances. Another net from Tang San shot forward in a different direction as he used his blue-silver grass to redirect it. Now using two webs in an attempt to tangle up the seventh elder in them almost makes them seem alive.
A smile spread on the seventh elder's lips as he almost started to enjoy this, as Tang San shot upwards as well. He threw his body at the seventh elder in a straight line.
"Good kid." The seventh elder shouted, as his slight smile turned into a grin. To be able to exploit his own spirit powers to such a degree was not something every spirit master could do. In this, Tang San had undoubtedly done extremely well.
The seventh elder's right hand swung in empty air, no longer recovering the hammer he had thrown in attack, but rather directly pointing it at Tang San. He smashed it towards the soaring Tang San.
This very moment, his fifth spirit ring suddenly flashed. The atmosphere turned heavy, as if a mountain were released from his.
Tang San let out a gasp as he felt his own body grow heavy like iron, his chase towards the elder turning into a fall. Gravity Control. Tang San immediately knew, having experienced the same before against his teacher Zhao Wuji. But compared to Zhao Wuji, the seventh elder's Gravity Control was a lot stronger; it was almost as if hands were grabbing him and drawing him downwards.
Immediately, the seventh elder's sixth spirit ring also brightened. A Clear Sky hammer chasing after Tang san in midair turned abruptly from one to two. Neither weakening.
A cry of outrage from above cut through the air.
"No!" San hollered by reflex as he grew serious. "I am fine!"
Spirit Doppelgängers appeared only for tool spirit masters. It was powerful, and the frightening fact was that it could be combined with other abilities, and both tools were equally powerful when used together.
In other words. For just a short time, the tool spirit master's power was doubled.
One Clear Sky Hammer was already tyrannical in itself; now he was facing two hammers. As one of the Clear Sky Elders, the seventh elder was now playing hardball.
Did the seventh elder also want to attack the iron cable below? If that happened, the gravity-controlled Tang San would be in a bitter situation, but the seventh elder would also lose his foothold. What he would choose. Glancing at the Cable Tang San placed his bets.
The seventh elder gave his answers quickly. His second ring flashed, his second spirit ability emerging. The Hammers flying at Tang San accelerated, placing him into a pincer attack midair, with the gravity completely suppressing Tang San's ability to throw his spider webs.
There was no doubt in Tang Sana's ability to control, but the seventh elder was equally skilled, and he was stronger. Relying on his spirit, he had completely turned the situation midair. The scales of victory tilted. Tang San knew he was in a pinch; even with his formations, the gap in strength was just too great.
Tang San knew he could use the blue-silver emperor's right leg bones' flying ability to save himself, but he did not want to. He wanted to win with his original strength, not relying on the bone. He twisted midair. The eight spiders lanced behind Tang San's back and gathered together. The lances gather like wings beating once.
While they did not allow him to fly, there were no wings he could change direction and move midair like this. The technique was one he had seen Tang Yin use thousands of times to subtly move through the air with her dragon wings during sparring fights. Sometimes a few centimetres or millimetres were all that was needed.
He turned, and several strands of Blue Silver Emperor were flying out simultaneously. He knew that those hammers were under the seventh elder's control, so as long as he did not fly, escaping them was impossible, especially midair.
Powerful cracks filled the air as Tang San commanded the Blue Silver Grass to strike at the Clear Sky Hammers that were attacking him so relentlessly.
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