The Growth of a Titan
Chapter 253- Could That Be…?

Chapter 253: Chapter 253- Could That Be...?

SCREEECH!!!

The Sand King released a piercing cry.

Soon after, Sol felt the sand beneath his feet trembling. He looked around and saw that the sandworms in the surroundings were retreating.

Sol then turned back to look at this worm and said aloud.

"So you want to fight me one-on-one? You really are an arrogant Spirit Beast."

"Hu...man boy... I’ll... kill... you."

Hearing those words, Sol was shocked

’It can speak human language? It’s quite broken, but it’s amazing it has the intelligence to be able to speak the Barbarian Race’s language.’

Sol then glanced at the horn on the worm’s head.

"It looks like you’re a special Spirit Beast. That’s even better since I’ll get to test my strength against a worm like you."

This was Sol’s first battle with a Spiritual Realm Spirit Beast in a life-and-death match, so he wanted to determine how he matched up to it in various aspects.

Speed.

Sol stomped on the ground and the sand erupted as his figure vanished. Despite not using his Heavenly Steps, his speed was significantly greater than before as he was using Total Eclipse.

In just a few steps he moved tens of meters to approach the Sand King.

However, just as he entered the two hundred-meter radius of the Sand King, Sol felt his spine tingle.

A large shadow suddenly appeared just inches from his face.

Sol was caught off guard by this massive object and was unable to dodge it.

With a bang, this thing slammed into Sol’s side.

Sol reacted quickly by wrapping his hand around this object and digging his feet into the ground to try and bare the brunt of the attack.

It was only after this that Sol was able to see what this thing was, and as it turns out it was the scaled tail of the Sand King.

Speed failed.

But Sol expected this, there was no way he would move fast enough in this sand.

"Then how about we test something else?"

Strength.

Sol’s arms, which were nowhere near being able to wrap around this large tail, had veins bulging on them as he used his entire strength to hold onto it.

But try as he might, Sol continued skidding across several meters unable to stop this tail.

Then in one fluid motion, the tail suddenly retreated, but with a loud swoosh, it came hurtling down to crush Sol beneath its weight.

The speed of the tail prevented Sol from dodging, and he could only cross his arms and withstand the blow.

BANG!

The Sand King’s tail created a deep valley in the sand when it landed, showcasing how strong its tail was.

"What a strange brat, he’s actually trying to contest the Sand King in speed and strength. If it was on solid land he might be able to put up a good fight, but Spiritual Realm Beasts aren’t to be underestimated. Despite their size, their speed and strength far surpass what a Mortal Realm cultivator is capable of. His bloodline might be giving him the strength of an Earth Expanse Spiritual Realm Cultivator, but the gap in power between him and the Sand King is still too large."

"Third Elder, I think this kid already knows that and is just trying to gauge their gap in strength."

"If that is the case then he has a lot in common with our Barbarian Race. I can feel his eagerness to battle from here."

"Right? Perhaps this bloodline of his is a mutated version of ours, just look at his transformation, it’s so similar to ours."

The eight Elders in the sky began to discuss Sol’s battle, while the young man silently continued to watch.

"What are you going to do now? Hm? What kind of Formation is that?"

A bit of surprise was heard in the young man’s voice.

Down below, the Sand King lifted its tail to see that Sol had disappeared.

Several dozen meters away, Sol’s head poked out of the sand.

"Pah! Pah!"

Sol coughed out sand before he crawled out of his hole.

"Damn it, that one hit broke three of my ribs. If I hadn’t thought of the idea to become a sandworm I’d have been more injured. Spirit Beasts really are on another level."

Strength failed.

Sol shook his head to get all the sand out of his hair and ears.

There were some places sand had gotten, which caused him to squirm a bit.

Sol soon glanced at the Sand King who was some distance away.

He saw that its body came out of the ground at one area, while its tail came out at another.

"This thing is not letting me within two hundred meters of it. If I could perform Heavenly Domain Fist within that two hundred meters, I might be able to do more damage. But from how much energy it takes to use this ability, I can only use it about two more times."

Sol grinned.

"That should be enough."

Currently, he was using his Heavenly Samsara Formation while masking his presence.

Even as the Sand King’s soul energy swept over him, he remained undetected.

Sol thought he was a great match-up to battle the Sand King.

He then raised his foot to dash towards the Sand King undetected, but the moment his foot touched the ground, the Sand King’s head suddenly swerved to look in his direction.

"Wah-What?"

Sol was shocked.

But the Sand King didn’t waste time to open its mouth. The runes on its horn lit up along with the scales below its belly, and a pillar of black flames then erupted from its mouth and shot towards Sol.

This pillar of flames was so hot the sand it passed actually crystallized.

"Fuck."

The thought of dodging was immediately crushed due to the speed of the flames. Sol instead clenched his fist and threw out a hasty punch.

A large illusory fist appeared in the world as he used his Heavenly Domain Fist.

BANGGGG!!!

The clash of the two attacks created a loud explosion that was even heard clearly by the youths that had reached the stone pits. It was almost deafening for them.

Mar-Yue immediately retreated; the shockwave of the blast was carrying over the terrifying black flames towards her.

The young man in the air went to point at her, but he suddenly paused before his eyes trembled at what he saw.

While Mar-Yue was retreating from the flames, Abdu who was in her arms, suddenly opened his eyes and wiggled his paw.

A barrier made of black energy appeared around them and easily blocked the searing hot flames.

One of the Elders suddenly asked in a trembling voice.

"Tribe Leader, that’s... could that be?"

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