God-Level Special Forces Soldier-Chapter 458 - 455: Like a War God
"Die!"
With Saintly Virtue Daoist waving the five flags simultaneously, the crowd forming the array made hand seals in unison and then pointed towards Xiao Tian at the center.
Xiao Tian watched as the walls imbued with the five attributes slowly closed in on him, feeling a rising sense of urgency. The previous method of utilizing the Five Elements’ mutual destruction had been a sudden flash of inspiration.
But now, hoping for another stroke of insight was not so easy. Xiao Tian’s mind raced with unprecedented speed.
As each of the five attributes drew closer, he felt himself inching closer to death—a sensation he had rarely encountered in thousands of previous battles!
Seeing the wall of Water Attribute touching his body, surprisingly, Xiao Tian calmed down. This calmness wasn’t thanks to the Calm Heart Technique, but something... perhaps natural?
This feeling of being on the brink of death, instead, led Xiao Tian into a wondrous state. His mind was now devoid of any thoughts; rather than seeking escape, he chose to slowly integrate!
As the energy walls representing the five attributes gradually closed together, they erupted with a thunderous explosion. Simultaneously, the blue bricks on the ground at the explosion point were upheaved by immense force, shrouding Xiao Tian’s figure in dust and debris.
The surrounding array performers were sent flying into the air, screaming as they were blown backward.
Saintly Virtue Daoist watched excitedly as the dust at the explosion point slowly dispersed. His tightly clenched fists, dripping with nervous sweat, would occasionally release and wipe on his pants.
As each second ticked by, the dust was dispersed by a light breeze, revealing Xiao Tian’s figure.
Though it had only been a minute and a half, for Saintly Virtue Daoist, who harbored a deep-seated grudge against Xiao Tian, every second felt like a year.
Xiao Tian’s figure remained tall and upright, his expression as cold as an eternal ice glacier. Yet, his upper clothing was in tatters, reduced to strips of fabric revealing his bronze muscles.
His lower pants naturally weren’t spared, with charred edges around the holes.
Despite his disheveled appearance, Xiao Tian’s tall stance etched deeply into everyone’s heart, like an indomitable War God, neither broken nor toppled!
Saintly Virtue Daoist was startled by his own thoughts. After a long while, watching the unmoving Xiao Tian, he finally gave a self-mocking smile. Indeed, he was just scaring himself.
What of the War God?!
Didn’t he still fall under his array?
The next moment, Xiao Tian’s tightly closed eyes suddenly snapped open, revealing two dazzling multi-colored lights. The light pierced toward a distant rooftop, causing a loud bang as roof tiles shattered and scattered on the ground.
...
The whole venue fell silent, as if one could hear a pin drop. Everyone seemed to be paralyzed, caught in the moment, with even time seeming to stand still. It was only the crisp sound of falling tiles in the distance that reminded everyone — Xiao Tian, had not been defeated!
Just at that critical moment earlier, when Xiao Tian entered an ethereal state, the answer suddenly appeared in his mind: the interplay and mutual influence of Yin and Yang, Five Elements!
Previously, by deftly using force against force, he had caused Saintly Virtue Daoist’s attacks to cancel each other out, creating instability in the array, demonstrating the power of mutual restriction.
Now that Saintly Virtue Daoist, in desperation, unleashed the five attributes simultaneously, it was the time to employ the method of mutual enhancement.
Indeed, Xiao Tian’s outcome seemed destined to be death, but the rule of the Five Elements states that solitary Yin cannot flourish, and solitary Yang does not grow!
When one energy peaks, it transforms into another energy, as people say, noon is the time when Yang energy is most prosperous, but it is also the time when Yin energy is at its strongest.
Understanding this principle, Xiao Tian made a reckless decision: at the peak moment of transformation, he would absorb it inwardly.
Because when an energy reaches its peak, just about to transform, before it becomes another energy, it exists in a relatively balanced manner.
By seizing the moment and drawing it into himself, he could transform it for his own use, to nurture himself!
Though it sounds simple, and the logic seemingly holds, Xiao Tian was truly gambling with his life.
Theoretically feasible doesn’t guarantee practical success, and any mistake means no second chance — a single misstep could lead to catastrophic consequences.
And the consequences of a mistake are obvious — being blown to pieces by the explosive energy.
The key was timing. Guide too early, and he’d die. Too late, energy transformation would complete, and it would unleash, another path to death!
So Xiao Tian concentrated his spiritual power, feeling the energy’s transformation, waiting for the opportune moment to strike a decisive blow, opening the door, not to resist, but to integrate and feel the energy’s surge.
When Xiao Tian sensed the energy reaching a critical peak and about to transform, he reversed the true qi inside, from outward explosion to inward absorption.
As Xiao Tian frantically circulated the true qi, his internal meridians were on the verge of losing control, a vortex of true qi at the dantian spun rapidly, drawing energy within.
Feeling his true qi instantly filling, any further forceful absorption could risk his body exploding. Xiao Tian had to halt the cultivation technique, focusing on stabilizing his internal meridians.
At that moment when true qi filled his body, his meridians swelled to twice their size, nearly bursting.
It was fortunate that Xiao Tian’s foundational skills were exceedingly solid; his meridians’ resilience far beyond ordinary. Had his meridians’ strength been even slightly less, the outcome would have been shattered meridians and lost martial skills!
Of course, the energy far exceeding Xiao Tian’s capacity, apart from being mostly absorbed by him, the remaining energy still exploded.
However, after Xiao Tian’s absorption, the remaining energy, though still formidable, wasn’t enough to kill him.
Xiao Tian’s hanging heart gradually settled. If any phase had gone wrong, he’d have died beyond death.
Fortunately, he succeeded!
Saintly Virtue Daoist, face filled with fear, watched Xiao Tian step by step ascend the platform, feeling as if facing an unassailable divine force, hastily ordered everyone to retreat into the Inner Sect to defend.
He simultaneously commanded the activation of the Mountain Protection Array, leading the injured himself and a group of junior disciples, stumbling in panic and disarray...
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Unlike Saintly Virtue Daoist’s panic, Lu Neng was furious enough to burst several hearts from anger.
Rewind to before Xiao Tian destroyed the Five Elements Array...
"Guess where I am now?"
Ren Wenshan’s sinister voice transmitted from the other end of the call, making Lu Neng both scared and puzzled, fearing trouble was imminent.
"What exactly are you up to?"
Lu Neng roared in anger, secretly glancing at the butler.
The two having spent half a lifetime together, naturally understood each other’s intentions. The butler nodded and called to track Ren Wenshan’s whereabouts.
Lu Neng had been enduring. No matter how much he despised Ren Wenshan, he had to exhaust all his efforts to steady this insignificant figure he disdained!
