Chapter 2658 - 1151: Remarkable Battle Achievements (Part 3)

Chapter 2658: Chapter 1151: Remarkable Battle Achievements (Part 3)

In the long war, Karinshan exhausted its national strength, and in the end split into pieces, shrinking into its current form, its territory roughly equal to that of the Thacel Kingdom.

Gaven’s homeland, Thacel, rebelled and declared independence more than two thousand years ago, but the ties between the two have never truly been severed.

Behind every upheaval in the Thacel Kingdom, the shadow of those Karinshan Nobles can always be found.

Likewise, in the rise and fall of the Karinshan Kingdom, the Nobles of the Thacel Kingdom have never stopped meddling.

Overall, the Karinshan Kingdom has held the upper hand more often, and this is not a matter of institutions, but of bloodline inheritance.

The Giant Spirit or Elemental Bloodline borne by Karinshan’s inhabitants gives this country an astounding birth rate of Shaping System Magicians, and the lifespan of its ruling class far exceeds that of ordinary people, meaning fewer cycles of power transfer and, naturally, fewer openings for their enemies.

For many dynasties, every transfer of power is when they are at their weakest.

The Thacel Kingdom is precisely such a case: problems arose in the Royal Family’s handover of power, the Nobles below colluded with outside forces and grew strong, becoming local noble warlords who in turn threatened the Royal Family, forcing it into exile and creating the current situation of warlord chaos.

Speaking of a close connection with the Fire Elemental Plane, Gaven naturally thought of the Karinshan Nobles; the blood of Fire Giant Spirits and Air Giants still dominates within this Kingdom.

As Gaven sorted through the historical lore of this ancient Empire in his mind, his hands did not idle in the least; he had already closed in to within fifteen meters of the Flame Flying Dragon, a powerful suction force forming and clinging firmly to it.

The soul of this Flame Flying Dragon nearly flew out of its body; it shouted in fury, "I already gave you the information you wanted—why won’t you let me go?"

"Let you go? When did I ever say I would let you go? You committed arson on the Material Plane, and must submit to our Judgment and pay the price for your crimes." Gaven replied with righteous solemnity.

What a joke.

He barely had enough time to summon and imprison these Elemental Creatures as it was; now that he had a perfectly legitimate pretext, how could he possibly let it slip?

As they spoke, the distance between the two shrank even further.

Only this time there was no binding from a summoning spell, and the target of the restraint was extremely uncooperative while its Flight Speed was high, which made the difficulty of restraining it increase sharply; at the critical moment it kept using the terrain to turn and slip away.

After several such attempts, Gaven had no choice but to change tactics, taking the initiative to gain altitude and simply leaving this Flame Flying Dragon behind.

To be honest, the Giant Eagle State was fine for traveling, but not much use in Combat; despite the high Speed, catching prey was not as easy as it seemed.

In terms of diversity of combat styles, a humanoid body still came out on top.

A humanoid form is not only the end point of mundane Evolution; even for True Gods it is extremely useful, and many non-human True Gods still possess Incarnations with humanoid Divine Bodies.

Since this was a hunt, it had to emphasize surprise and efficiency.

Such a massive mountain fire could not have been caused by just one Flame Flying Dragon; if he followed this panicked prey, he might well find its entire group.

Sure enough.

As he once again climbed higher, his field of view widened, and Gaven quickly made a new discovery: more Flame Flying Dragons, more Fire Slag Clusters.

Those Fire Slag Clusters really loved circling around the Flame Flying Dragons, with a clear air of master and servant.

On second thought, this was only natural.

Those Fire Residues were born in the process of Flame Flying Dragons igniting and burning the mountain forests; in a sense, the two could be regarded as parent and child.

Gaven quickly locked onto another Flame Flying Dragon and its Fire Slag Cluster.

With the previous experience to draw on, Gaven changed his dive target this time—to the Flame Flying Dragon itself.

When he swooped down, this Flame Flying Dragon didn’t react at all; the Legendary Elemental Energy Collector was directly shoved into its body by Gaven, blooming destruction from within.

The result was obvious: this Flame Flying Dragon began to collapse from the inside, and with a whoosh it was sucked into the Legendary Elemental Energy Device.

The nearby Fire Slag Cluster had no idea what had just happened and was still lunging toward Gaven; and then...

And then nothing more; the draining ability of the Legendary Elemental Energy Accumulator burst forth in an instant on the back of this Flame Flying Dragon’s Strength. The Fire Residue, weak as individuals, had no way to resist and rushed headlong into the Legendary Elemental Energy Device, reuniting with their companions.

It works.

Gaven could not conceal the joy in his heart; his earlier conjecture had been correct—at least the first half of it.

The elements imprisoned and gathered within an Elemental Energy Accumulator are not limited to a single being; the main constraint is the device’s own capacity.

Of course, this applies only to the same kind of element.

If he now tried to use this Legendary Elemental Energy Accumulator to imprison Water Element Creatures, whether he could even succeed would be one question.

And if he did succeed, what consequences would follow—that would be another question entirely.

In any case, the two elements absolutely could not coexist peacefully.

As the Legendary Elemental Energy Collector began extensively imprisoning Flame Flying Dragons and Fire Slag Clusters, its ability to draw in Fire Element did not weaken but grew stronger, as could be seen from the expansion of its area of effect.

Given the function of an Elemental Energy Accumulator, this was the most normal development in the world.

After all, an Elemental Energy Accumulator is not merely a cage for these Elemental Creatures; it also maximizes and amplifies their ability to attract their own kind of element.

It naturally becomes an excellent weapon against Elemental Creatures of the same type.

With the first successful hunt under his belt, the rest became simple—he only needed to repeat the process.

And with each repetition he grew more and more proficient, his dive Speed also getting faster and faster.

Practical Combat is the best training; it meant that Gaven’s mastery of this technique grew ever stronger, until he once again approached the sonic barrier.

After successively imprisoning ten Flame Flying Dragons and eighteen Fire Slag Clusters, the first Legendary Elemental Energy Accumulator reached a saturated state.

The sign of saturation was that the Accumulator’s absorption range and absorption Speed reached an astonishing level; he no longer needed to come into close contact with a Flame Flying Dragon—once it entered a ten-meter radius, it would be forcibly imprisoned, just like those Fire Residues.

But this bucket was already full: imprison one Flame Flying Dragon at the front, and another would escape out the back.

The one escaping was not necessarily the one just captured; the breakout was random, and the more violently they struggled, the greater their chance of escape.