Chapter 546 - 349: Small Body, Great Energy (Part 2)

Chapter 546: Chapter 349: Small Body, Great Energy (Part 2)

Egg Pancake did not like this feeling at all!

It was like sneaking out of bed at night to watch anime, only to be caught red-handed by its master. Like having its secret stash on its tablet suddenly discovered. It felt completely exposed, with no secrets left!

"Chee chee~"

Out of courtesy to its new little brother, and despite feeling very uncomfortable, Egg Pancake gave a gentlemanly grin and waved its claws at Huaimiao, signaling for it to attack.

"Ooh~"

Huaimiao nodded. One moment its lively eyes were full of innocence; the next, they took on an exceptionally serious expression.

BZZT~ BZZT~

It lowered itself into a slight crouch. Its aqua blue fur stirred as if in a nonexistent wind, and blue arcs of electricity flickered through its coat, circling its body at high speed.

BOOM!

In the blink of an eye, a spiderweb of cracks dozens of meters deep appeared where it had stood. A streak of blazing blue light shot out, fast as an electric meteor.

The rapidly enlarging stream of blue light reflected in Egg Pancake’s sharp Dragon Eyes. It subconsciously crossed its thick arms in front of its body to block.

A tiny ape, no bigger than two human palms, suddenly appeared in mid-air mere dozens of centimeters in front of Egg Pancake. It raised a fist crackling with lightning and smashed it down.

BANG!!

Dazzling arcs of electricity swept out in all directions. Egg Pancake stood firm and unmoving, like a reef in the sea. Huaimiao, however, was sent spiraling backward from the force of the recoil.

As it flew hundreds of meters into the air, lightning sparked from its feet. It controlled the surrounding water, forming a gentle net that cushioned its body and absorbed the recoil.

BZZZZT~

Huaimiao steadied itself. A sound like a spinning turbine whirred from within its body. Electricity sparked around it as a massive amount of seawater gathered at its feet, forming a monstrous wave.

At the same time, it made a grasping motion with its empty hands.

Amidst the roiling electricity, a small rod, longer than its own body, took shape.

"Oowah!"

Wielding the Electric Stick, Huaimiao gave a loud cry and, riding the momentum of the crashing tide, smashed down toward Egg Pancake.

Halfway through its descent, the flowing, incandescent blue electricity on the rod rapidly shifted to a blue-black hue, the same color as the Celestial Sea. The rod grew thicker and longer, transforming into a colossal Electric Stick a hundred meters in length.

The surface of this long rod was inscribed with complex black patterns. The rod itself vibrated at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye, and the lightning coiling around it exuded a domineering aura of total destruction.

Facing the sky-blotting shadow of the rod, Egg Pancake neither dodged nor evaded. It simply held out its claw and made a "V" for victory sign.

BANG!

The hundred-meter-long Electric Stick came to an abrupt halt just one meter from the ground. The force of its aftershock, however, continued unabated, shattering the grayish-white bricks at the entrance of the 50th palace and sending them flying. Half of the steps were instantly pulverized.

Fine tendrils of dark electricity snaked out from the ground in all directions. Everything they touched was instantly scorched black.

Egg Pancake remained in its victory pose. The prongs of its V-shaped claw had caught the energetic rod, which was roiling with Yin Thunder. An endless stream of Thunder Type Spiritual Energy poured from the rod’s body, surging over Egg Pancake’s skin and frantically trying to force its way into its eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and the gaps between its scales.

"Chee-hoo!"

Egg Pancake shook its head and snorted.

Two plumes of black, smoky gas shot out from its crimson nostrils.

"Egg Pancake, suppress your Power to around that of an ordinary Monarch. Put some pressure on Huaimiao’s potential," Han Ning issued the command.

"Chee chee!"

With a slight twitch of the claw holding the Electric Stick, a flicker of scarlet Flame ignited at its fingertip and rolled back up the Yin Thunder Rod.

The Flame quickly spread to Huaimiao’s body.

To be precise, the Flame was so fast that Huaimiao had no time to dodge.

"Scree!!"

The Ancient Dragon Demon Fire, which contained overwhelming Dragon Power and was potent enough to incinerate a Lower Monarch, instantly burned away the fine layer of electricity that coated Huaimiao’s body like armor.

Its beautiful blue fur was scorched black by the intense heat, and the flames began to eat into its flesh.

In the blink of an eye, the Flame from Egg Pancake completely enveloped the small ape in a monstrous crimson blaze.

"AARROOO!!"

Engulfed in the terrifying Demon Fire, Huaimiao desperately tried to release arcs of lightning and summon currents of water to extinguish it, but to no avail.

The highly corrosive Flame burned away its fur and muscle at a visible rate. Soon, all that remained was the skeleton of a small ape, glowing with a brilliant gold light, and its internal organs, which were protected between its bones by a shroud of Thunder and Water Spiritual Energy.

"Han Ning, wasn’t that a little too harsh? It’s just a newborn baby..." Lin Ke said, unable to bear the sight.

"..." Irena remained silent. She seemed to have noticed something and watched with great interest as the screaming Huaimiao was immolated.

Han Ning didn’t say anything either. ’If an A-Talent Soul Beast only has this much to offer,’ he thought, ’then it’s completely unworthy of the Wuzhiqi’s title as Water God.’

Just as he expected, under the gazes of the three humans and their Soul Beasts, Huaimiao’s exposed heart suddenly began to beat violently.

The pale gold bones, which had already begun to show signs of melting, started to emit a radiant glow.

A mysterious Energy erupted from deep within Huaimiao’s bones, struggling to resist the Demon Fire’s incineration!

THUMP, THUMP!!

Just like the All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm, Huaimiao’s heart erupted with a dazzling, bloody light. A dense network of blood vessels radiated from the heart to its limbs and throughout its skeleton. Then, at a visible speed and ignoring the burning Demon Fire, it began to construct a new body of flesh and blood.

However, the newly formed flesh was immediately burned away by the Demon Fire.

Huaimiao clenched its jaw, desperately mobilizing its Thunder and Water Power to extinguish the flames. For a moment, the two processes of destruction and regeneration occurred simultaneously within its body.

"Chee..."

Seeing Huaimiao’s pained state, Egg Pancake looked like it couldn’t bear it any longer. It kept making questioning chirps at Han Ning.

"Be patient... Haven’t you noticed? It’s already adapting to your Demon Fire. The Power within its body is beginning to fight back," Han Ning shook his head and pointed to the diminishing Demon Fire on Huaimiao.

Two seconds... five seconds...

"AARROOO!!"

After a full twenty seconds of being immolated by the Demon Fire, Huaimiao let out a sudden, agonized roar.

The Flame that clung to it like a plague on its very bones vanished completely.

A dazzling blue electric light flared up around its body.

Its damaged body began to repair itself at an incredible speed.

Just like a Super Saiyan in an anime, a brilliant, azure electric aura erupted skyward, forming a dazzling shockwave that radiated into the air in all directions.

The lightning in Huaimiao’s eyes flared. It glared at Egg Pancake, the one who had hurt it, then its body flashed, transforming into a bolt of lightning that struck down at Egg Pancake’s rear end!

CRACKLE~

Dazzling sparks flew from the crimson posterior.

"SCREEE!!!"

In an instant, Egg Pancake’s agonized shriek echoed across the square in front of the palace.

But all that could be seen on Egg Pancake’s crimson-scaled rump was a faint white mark. There wasn’t even a scratch.

Egg Pancake gave its butt a little flex, and the white mark instantly vanished.

"...Pancake, did you really have to be so dramatic?"

Han Ning had been quite surprised when he first heard Egg Pancake’s wail.

He never expected... that Egg Pancake’s acting had become so over-the-top.

Chee chee~

Egg Pancake shot its master an aggrieved look.

"Grrr!"

Not far away, Huaimiao was still fuming and about to attack again.

But Han Ning held up a hand to stop it.

"Alright, alright, that was just a sparring match. Egg Pancake, Huaimiao, no need to feel wronged or angry."

Han Ning quickly played the peacemaker, pulling out both their favorite foods and placing the snacks between them.

At that moment, even he felt his own actions were a little shameless.

’I’m the one who started this fight, and now I’m playing peacemaker.’

He quickly gave the two Soul Beasts an apologetic smile and explained his reasoning.

’It’s much better to run tests like this among family than to find out our limits when facing a powerful enemy.’

Under the combined sweet-talking and bribery from Han Ning and Egg Pancake, the last vestiges of Huaimiao’s anger gradually dissipated. Its attention was instead captured by the mountain of Soul Crystals and Spirit Fruits piled before it. It began to munch away, NOM NOM NOM, wagging its short tail as it started to feast.

"Phew..."

Han Ning and Egg Pancake exchanged a look, and both secretly sighed in relief.