Chapter 764 - 757: Stalemate

Chapter 764: Chapter 757: Stalemate

Zhou Yuanjue braved the storm of Wind Blades and walked right up to Dorobaku. His True Veins surged as his hands knotted together to form a seal.

The seal resembled a Divine Bird soaring through the heavens.

It was the origin of all True Vein Seal Techniques.

Zhou Yuanjue had created it back during his Saint Awakening, modifying it over time until it became the seal for his most powerful explosive technique.

He had abandoned countless techniques as his power grew, but this one seal had always remained with him, as if it lived and thrived alongside him.

Now, channeling it as a True Vein Seal Technique elevated its might to a new level, allowing it to unleash an even more terrifying brilliance.

It was the seal of his very life, the seal of transcendence, the seal of sacrificing one’s self to the Dao, the seal of an unstoppable advance.

True Vein Seal Technique: Soaring Seal!

THUMP THUMP THUMP!!

The furnace inside him roared to life. The Deadly Crimson Structure viciously compressed his Life Units as the circulation in his True Veins peaked.

SCREEE!!

The terrifying Energy sent shockwaves through the air, releasing a piercing sonic cry like that of a great bird.

Blood Jade-like Energy billowed upward like a signal flare. The Blood Jade Red Lotus form enveloping him shattered, and the first things to burst forth were a pair of enormous, blood-red wings, as if granting his body a pair of wings that could transcend all.

Then, the complete form of the giant Divine Bird struggled free from the lotus. Its cold, emotionless eyes locked onto Dorobaku in the sky.

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH!!

The powerful Energy blasted against Dorobaku’s body. The immense pressure seemed to freeze the wind Energy flowing within him, and an unprecedented sense of dread and oppression welled up from his heart.

He had never imagined his opponent could reach such a level.

Nor had he ever thought that he would one day feel so powerless and terrified before an opponent of the same rank.

For him, this was an entirely new experience.

’Am I going to lose?’

’Am I, a proud Descendant of the Elemental Clan, going to be defeated just like this?’

’No! This has only just begun!’

’I am Dorobaku Hurricane!’

’A Descendant of the Hurricane Clan, a Wind Master! How could I possibly be defeated so easily?!’

BOOM!

Dorobaku slammed his palms together in front of his chest. The Life Heart Core inside him swelled, and a dazzling light burst forth from within as terrifying Energy condensed between his hands.

Then, he thrust his arms forward.

"Star-annihilating Wind Vortex!"

BOOM!

Spinning, spinning, spinning!

The terrifying Energy whipped the surrounding air into a frenzy, forming a massive vortex around him. As he pushed his palms forward, the vortex expanded, becoming a colossal pillar of wind that stretched from the ground to the sky, completely swallowing up Zhou Yuanjue and the giant bird formed by his Soaring Seal!

This was a technique created by completely unleashing the Energy within a Hurricane Clan member’s Life Heart Core. The extremely compressed Energy formed a terrifying pillar of wind capable of shredding any matter caught within it.

If an elder of his clan were to use it, the vortex would generate a power akin to a black hole, its influence stretching across more than an entire Star System. Everything—light, gravity, matter, and more—would be pulled in. Ultimately, all matter within that Star System would be shredded into undetectable microscopic structures, rendering the entire region a void of absolute nothingness.

As it was, Dorobaku had yet to reach the terrifying level of his elders. Still, the Energy within this vortex was more than capable of completely shredding a planet the size of Earth.

RUMBLE! RUMBLE!

The moment the vortex formed, the rotating air currents began to suck in and pulverize all the surrounding dust and rubble. Even some of the candidates watching from the sidelines felt an irresistible, terrifying pull, their bodies drawn helplessly toward the vortex.

"Get back! Get back now! That’s a true Star-Destroying Level attack!"

"It’s terrifying! To be this powerful below the First layer Transformation Boundary... it’s unbelievable!"

"Fall back! Fall back! If we get sucked in, we’re dead for sure!"

"These days, you risk getting killed just watching a fight below the First layer Transformation Boundary. This is insane!"

"..."

The surrounding crowd scrambled in a panic, rapidly retreating from the battlefield, terrified of being caught in the wake of the horrifying vortex.

Although the Deep Blue Safety Zone was a higher rank than the Ziying Safety Zone, there were still plenty of candidates with Transformation Levels around fifty or sixty who had no hope of withstanding the aftershocks.

Only true experts, like Chishan and the upper echelons of the Red Scale Organization, were unafraid of the aftershocks and remained where they were, observing the battlefield.

The terrifying, soaring Divine Bird had been completely enveloped by the massive vortex. The addition of vast quantities of rubble and dust pulled into the storm made it impossible for the spectators to see what was happening within the clash.

’What’s happening in there?’

’Who has the upper hand?’

「Within the vortex.」

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH!

SCREEE! SCREEE! SCREEE!

Amidst the incomparably terrifying, star-destroying storm, the wings of the Divine Bird that Zhou Yuanjue had manifested beat furiously. It was not annihilated by the vortex, but against such immense Energy, no matter how hard it flapped its wings, it couldn’t advance a single inch.

For a moment, they seemed locked in a stalemate.

With a cacophony of rage and a frantic collision of power, neither side showed any intention of backing down.

Both the Star-annihilating Wind Vortex and the Soaring Seal consumed a tremendous amount of Energy. Now, it was a test of who could withstand the pressure and fight to the very end.

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH!!

"This is the end!"

Dorobaku roared as the Life Heart Core within him erupted with a brilliant light. Countless Rune Chains poured forth, piercing through the vortex and shooting out in all directions.

Elemental Life forms, having shed the shackles of the flesh to a certain degree, possess unimaginable Energy reserves. In fact, under specific conditions, their Energy could be considered nearly infinite.

Dorobaku was now using such an ability. He used the power of his Heart Core to continuously draw Energy from the surrounding environment, rapidly replenishing his own reserves even as he launched his terrifying attack.

While he couldn’t sustain this technique indefinitely, he could, within the limits of his Heart Core’s endurance, maintain the Star-annihilating Wind Vortex at maximum power for over three days straight.

This was the unique Talent of the Elemental Race, a feat other life forms could hardly hope to match.

When fighting an Elemental Life form, reaching a stalemate was essentially a death sentence for the opponent, barring any extraordinary circumstances.

’I didn’t want our fight to end this way, but... I’m sorry.’

’I hate to admit it, but Talent truly is the most important component of power!’

"It seems the outcome is decided."

The glamorous woman from the Silent Organization murmured, her eyes on the countless cyan Rune Chains spreading out from the battlefield.