Chapter 523 - 338: Successive Advancements, Reverse Suppression

Chapter 523: Chapter 338: Successive Advancements, Reverse Suppression

"Pests! Pests! Pests! Just die already!!"

Ruiyue’s expression was grim, and she couldn’t help but curse out loud. Her Spiritual Power formed a storm, pouring into the Destruction Apostle’s Body through the Spiritual Linkage.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The high-energy rays released by the Crystal Jade grew even more ferocious. Egg Pancake’s powerful, expanding Holy Beast Body was instantly blasted into dust, not even its bones remaining, leaving only half a Dragon Brain floating in the air.

But in the next instant, a sapphire-blue ocean current shield once again blocked the Crystal Jade’s barrage of firepower for half a second.

Within that brief window of time, Egg Pancake’s Body completely regenerated.

"You pest! If I weren’t limited to fighting with just one Soul Beast, you would have been dead at my hands long ago."

Seeing she couldn’t take down Egg Pancake and the other Soul Beasts quickly, Ruiyue began to incessantly use Spiritual Messages to interfere with Han Ning’s will.

"Heh, Miss Ruiyue, instead of standing there cursing, why don’t you think about how you’re going to successfully recall your Soul Beast to your Soul Beast Space."

When separated by too great a distance, or in a different space, it’s very difficult for a Beast Master to instantly recall a Soul Beast into their Soul Beast Space.

Unless the Beast Master’s Spiritual Level is exceptionally high. But from Han Ning’s observations, Ruiyue’s Spiritual Power hadn’t broken through to Tier Five like Irena’s had.

That was the difference between them.

’On the other hand, if Ruiyue’s Spiritual Level had reached Tier Five, with the amplification from her Spiritual Treasure Body, my whole team would probably have been blasted out of the Secret Realm in an instant.’

"Everyone, hold on! She’s going crazy, don’t let her affect you."

His own Soul Beasts were already highly intelligent and could understand the meaning behind Ruiyue’s curses. Han Ning felt it was necessary to soothe their emotions.

"Ling!" "Kree!" "Meee!!" "Eeee~"

The Soul Beasts indicated that they weren’t flustered at all. They weren’t the least bit afraid!

’The timing for using the Soul Artifact Rings is crucial. I have to perfectly time it for the brief window when the Soul Beasts’ injuries are regenerating.’

No matter what mocking Spiritual Messages Ruiyue sent, Han Ning treated them like a dog’s barking and continued to deplete the Destruction Apostle’s Spiritual Energy.

They had the Flood Dragon True Essence as a continuous supply, giving them a virtually endless source of Energy.

But the Destruction Apostle was different. With Ruiyue not nearby, she couldn’t use supplies to replenish its consumed Spiritual Energy and Spiritual Power. It was like a rootless water plant. Even though a Monarch IV Soul Beast possessed an almost freakish Spiritual Energy recovery rate, its consumption was also enormous. As one side grew while the other waned, its internal Spiritual Energy was destined to gradually weaken.

Ruiyue had obviously realized this as well. Burning her Spiritual Power to its limit, she pushed the battle to a fever pitch.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

In just a few seconds, under the Destruction Apostle’s frantic bombardment, the five remaining Soul Artifact Rings in Han Ning’s possession all developed fine cracks, rendering them unusable.

But just then, from within the wall of flesh and blood, Yin Yi, who was in a state of Elemental Combustion, suddenly let out a clear, ethereal cry.

On the surface of the milky-white tide of Starlight, six Divine Will Model Runes of different shapes emerged.

As the Starlight twinkled, these six Runes combined to form a Star Realm that enveloped a small area.

Within the Star Realm, countless stars twinkled, casting down wisps of destructive rays. Although they couldn’t completely negate the Crystal Jade’s focused attacks, the interference from the Starlight rays weakened their destructive power by nearly twenty percent.

By the time the attacks struck Egg Pancake, they were further weakened by its thick scales, to the point that they couldn’t even break through its body of flesh and blood!

"Yin Yi broke through, too. We should be stable now."

Seeing this, Han Ning’s face lit up with joy.

Meanwhile, Leiya, who was far away in another palace hall, had an extremely grave expression.

She had a faint, foreboding feeling.

With Yin Yi successfully breaking through to Monarch II, and after being replenished by the Flood Dragon True Essence and amplified by the All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm, its strength rose by another tier, reaching the level of a Monarch III.

At this point, both Soul Beasts, Yin Yi and Egg Pancake, had gained a preliminary understanding of Domain Power!

Fei Lin, the weakest in the team, also unleashed her greatest potential under the intense pressure. Her comprehension of the Divine Will Models Han Ning had taught her was progressing faster and faster, and she was on the verge of breaking through to the Monarch Level.

The scales of battle gradually began to tip in Han Ning’s favor.

The contraction of the brilliant golden Crystal Jade slowed to a halt, and then it gradually began to expand once more.

「As time went on.」

「Three hours later.」

The power of the Soul Techniques released by the Destruction Apostle had, imperceptibly, begun to weaken.

"Hold on! Hold on! That big guy is about to collapse!"

Han Ning glanced at the Flood Dragon True Essence in front of him, which had barely diminished, and his confidence swelled.

’We have an infinite power bank. What do you have?’

"GRAWR!!"

Egg Pancake grew more ferocious the longer it fought. The blows from its bulging muscles fell like a torrential downpour on the Crystal Jade, which had already expanded to the size of half a palace hall, causing it to hum and vibrate.

"Ling~"

The Starlight Flash Burst, like a great flood, poured onto the surface of the Crystal Jade, constantly consuming the Spiritual Energy within the Destruction Apostle.

The Destruction Apostle was, after all, a Monarch IV Soul Beast. Its internal Spiritual Energy was as vast as an ocean. Although it was beginning to show signs of fatigue and its power had slightly diminished, that was because Ruiyue had stopped her spiritual amplification. The Apostle’s own Spiritual Energy consumption hadn’t been that high.

For Monarch Level Soul Beasts, a battle of over two hours didn’t even count as a warm-up.

Without Ruiyue’s spiritual amplification, the battle entered a lull. Both sides began a war of attrition, trying to deplete each other’s Spiritual Energy.

With the Flood Dragon True Essence, Han Ning truly had no fear of Ruiyue and the Destruction Apostle when it came to a contest of Spiritual Energy.

「In the blink of an eye, seven days passed.」

The Destruction Apostle, which had at first been blazing with Spiritual Light, had now reverted to its Crystal Giant form. The light shimmering on its body had dimmed considerably.