Chapter 778 - 771: Fusion

Chapter 778: Chapter 771: Fusion

Short and squat, with an ugly face, the man nevertheless radiated an overwhelming sense of pressure.

Anjina and Dorobaku hadn’t flinched when besieged by numerous beings who had surpassed the First layer Transformation Boundary. But now, their expressions shifted.

Unlike the cannon fodder from before, they knew this man’s name and his Talent.

"Ghost Seal" Bolaka, the strongest warrior to emerge from the countless Low level Civilizations under the banner of the Black Seal Civilization.

A Low level Civilization wasn’t necessarily weak.

When the numbers were large enough, even the most improbable, most unbelievable things could happen.

And Bolaka was just such a case. His Talent was even thought to surpass that of the Elemental Race.

Most importantly, the man’s power had already broken through the First layer Transformation Boundary.

His powerful Talent, combined with his higher realm, would give him an overwhelming advantage.

Even Anjina and Dorobaku had to treat him with caution.

"’Ghost Seal’ Bolaka, we’ve long heard of your reputation. I never thought we’d meet you here."

Dorobaku said in a low voice.

"What, you want to fight? We’re ready whenever you are. We’re quite curious about this so-called ’Ghost Seal’ of yours."

Anjina said softly, a fiery light seeming to flash in her eyes.

They then turned and shot a look at Zhou Yuanjue and the other two behind them, signaling them not to interfere.

Zhou Yuanjue watched Bolaka with a flicker of interest. He recognized him now. This was one of the candidates who had been among the first to adapt to the intense gravity on the ocean’s surface, right after him. He had to be one of the strongest in this batch.

However, since Dorobaku and Anjina had personally asked him to stay out of it, and their opponent seemed to be targeting the Elemental Race anyway, he wouldn’t interfere recklessly.

"A duel? No, no, no. My realm is higher than yours. A duel like this would be meaningless."

"I’ve come this time merely to greet you... and to give you a little welcoming gift."

A smile spread across Bolaka’s ugly face, creating a bizarre sight.

"A welcoming gift?"

A sneer touched Dorobaku and Anjina’s lips. They didn’t believe for a second that Bolaka had such idle pleasantries in mind. It was less a welcoming gift and more a show of force.

"A Hurricane Clan member and one from the Tu Huo Race... Is that right? Then I’ll just use ’wind’ and ’fire’."

Bolaka said with a smile, slowly extending his palms.

HUMMM!!

The five differently colored spheres of light behind him began to rotate gently. The light from the pale cyan and fiery red spheres grew especially intense.

Streams of arcane Runes shot out from the two hovering spheres, continuously converging in the palms of his hands.

"The path I walk is completely different from yours. To pursue the pinnacle of a single element and its Energy is too narrow a view. Only by pushing multiple elements to their peak and then recombining them can one create a true miracle."

"It’s like mixing a drink. A single color and flavor, even at its peak, can never deliver the same stunning experience as a harmony of multiple tastes."

"Just as now, when wind and fire meet, they can blend to create an even more astounding Power."

At that moment, Bolaka was like a gourmet chef or a master mixologist. Two terrifying masses of runic energy gathered in his palms, radiating intense Energy.

The two elements seemed to repel each other, but Bolaka made a daring move.

He brought his hands together, slamming the two masses of runic energy into one another.

Instead of exploding, the two masses fused into a single entity.

Wind formed the core, with fire encircling the sphere of air like a ring. It looked just like a planet in the night sky.

"This is my welcoming gift. The ’Wind Fire Star Core.’ Please, have a taste."

Bolaka smiled faintly and slowly pushed his palm forward. The terrifying sphere of runic energy shot from his hand, hurtling toward Dorobaku and Anjina at incredible speed.

Their Life Heart Cores trembled violently. Their faces grew grim as they clearly sensed an immense threat from the terrifying attack.

In that instant, the sphere of runic energy reached them and violently exploded.

BOOM!!

The central sphere of compressed air detonated. Then, fueled by the energy and propulsive force of the wind, the surrounding ring of fire rapidly expanded. The vast amount of ignited, superheated air further accelerated the wind’s expansion.

He seemed to have fused the two elements in perfect harmony, unleashing an even greater Power.

A deafening explosion echoed as a massive mushroom cloud rose from the ground. Zhou Yuanjue and the others, though not far from the attack’s epicenter, were caught in the powerful shockwave.

Irene and Bodante quickly fell back to avoid the blast. The intensity of Bolaka’s attack was beyond their imagination; just staying in place risked injury.

Only Zhou Yuanjue remained standing. The instant the shockwave and heat washed over him, the pores all over his body opened and closed as he took a sharp breath through his mouth and nose.

A vast amount of Energy was absorbed by his respiratory system, enhanced as it was by the Rebirth’s Tendrils. The greatest strength of the Rebirth’s Tendrils lay in its defensive capabilities; this mere aftershock was nothing to Zhou Yuanjue.

’As expected. He’s on a completely different level than that cannon fodder.’

Zhou Yuanjue narrowed his eyes, gazing at the terrifying mushroom cloud at the site of the attack and feeling the lingering aftershock.

Soon, the smoke cleared, revealing Dorobaku and Anjina. Their Energy bodies were faintly transparent, but their forms quickly solidified again. Outwardly, they looked unharmed, but Zhou Yuanjue knew they must have sustained some damage.

Bolaka, however, was gone. Only a message lingered in the air.

"Until we meet again. Next time, I’ll be serious."

The message echoed and then slowly faded.

"He can fuse different types of Energy and transform them into new forms of attack. They’re unpredictable, have strange effects, and are incredibly powerful. No wonder they call him ’Ghost Seal.’ Now I see why."

Dorobaku muttered.

"Are you alright?"

Zhou Yuanjue stepped forward and asked Dorobaku and Anjina.

"We’re fine. We were just at a disadvantage because of his higher realm. If we were on the same level, the outcome would be far from certain. I’ll get him back for this, first chance I get."

Anjina’s expression was grim.

Zhou Yuanjue nodded slightly. The gap of a single realm was indeed vast. There was a clear disparity between them in terms of both Energy and ability—that was an indisputable fact.

Overcoming a realm boundary was possible if one had a clear advantage in Talent or ability. But when all other factors were equal, fighting someone from a higher realm was incredibly difficult.

And from now on, that was exactly the kind of opponent they would have to face.