The Invincible Supreme Medical God
Chapter 355 - 256: Is This What You Want?_2

Chapter 355: Chapter 256: Is This What You Want?_2

Some might say that just by looking at Hui Yue’s orange shield, one could tell his elemental affinity far surpassed the norm, while a frown appeared on Deng Wu’s face.

Although Deng Wu had reached Master level years ago and was currently cultivating with the help of the Dragon cultivation method, he was still merely within the Master level, though he was an Eight-star Master.

If this duel had taken place half a year ago, Yan Xiaobao would have faced trouble matching Deng Wu. But now, things were no longer the same, as Yan Xiaobao had managed to sync completely with Earth, as well as Fire, a feat made possible by his Soul Fusion with Lan Feng.

From one of Hui Yue’s palms, a small flame rose while the other held a spinning stone. Gazing at the two distinct objects in his hands, Hui Yue smashed the stone with one hand, causing massive rocks to seemingly appear out of nowhere in the air, descending upon Deng Wu.

Hui Yue and Deng Wu remained in the outskirts of the central plaza, forced away from the middle by the strong energy that emanated with every passing second.

The rain of large stones made Deng Wu retreat slightly, for he understood Hui Yue had no intention of showing mercy. With a sorrowful smile on his face, he dodged the stones and charged towards Hui Yue.

Reaching the white-haired boy, Deng Wu began chanting a spell, forming various hand seals with both hands before biting his tongue, spraying several drops of fresh blood onto an inscription carved into his leather wristband.

"I am sorry," he said, his face heavy with sadness. "The survival of my clan is paramount."

With that, Deng touched the inscription’s pattern, and as it lit up, numerous shadows began floating out from the center of the pattern, exuding a sense of dire danger. At first, these shadows seemed harmless, but when an unsuspecting cultivator stumbled into the battlefield where Hui Yue and Deng Wu were testing each other’s might, disaster unfolded.

The moment the unfortunate cultivator came into contact with one of the shadows, a corrosion effect seemed to take hold. Before the corrosion completely consumed him, the man emitted agonizing screams.

Hui Yue’s eyes twitched as he watched the shadow devour the cultivator entirely, reducing him to a skeleton that it promptly took over, turning him into a moving bone skeleton. Under Deng Wu’s command, the mobile skeleton bore no trace of flesh or muscle.

Seeing this, Hui Yue felt deeply shaken. Deng Wu had previously told him he specialized in Metal Affinity, but Hui Yue had never intended to ask about the specifics of this specialization, sensing the other party would rather not explain. Now, Hui Yue realized Deng Wu’s true ambition was to become a Necromancer.

Metal Affinity lacked the power to create anything like an Earth Affinity cultivator, nor could it heal or catalyze any living beings. However, what it could do was create inscription patterns that altered those already created by others. This included forcibly storing souls and refining them into his own servants.

These servants were nothing more than souls. Souls themselves posed no danger since they had nowhere to hide. However, once they came into contact with a living being, they would corrode them and, with the help of the inscription, take over their body. Afterward, the cultivation base would merge with the soul and gather into a skeleton, functioning similarly to magical beasts in many ways.

As a Necromancer, Deng Wu was walking a path where the common world avoided him, yet feared him at the same time. Undead Wizards could empower shadows. All of these benefits came at a significant cost; Deng Wu could only create his necromancy inscriptions by sacrificing humans and his own cultivation base.

If cultivators sacrificed too much of their cultivation base, they might even regress in rank. Sacrificing their own cultivation base meant it wouldn’t naturally replenish, instead requiring cultivators to arduously cultivate again to regain lost Qi or spiritual energy.

The cultivation base sacrificed determined the strength of his shadows. Hui Yue speculated that these shadows might be capable of corrupting even Seven- or Eight-star Master-ranked experts.

Seeing Deng Wu resort to such a malicious method, Hui Yue laughed heartlessly, summoning Earth Fire in his hands before allowing two red flames to emerge instead. The dense energy shield around him instantly transformed from orange to deep red.

Relying on his affinity for Fire, Hui Yue’s flames blossomed from his spiritual energy sea, nourished by vast amounts of spiritual energy. His red flames, bathed in crimson light, revealed an icy blue glint in his eyes, seemingly tinged with red fog. After Hui Yue unleashed his malicious aura, five massive fireballs began swirling, resembling Wang Julong’s Thunder Lightning.

This marked the end of the comparison, for unlike Thunder Lightning, these five massive fireballs were purely driven by Hui Yue’s desire to reduce every surrounding shadow to ashes. Destroying the soul shadows completely was Hui Yue’s sole path through this ordeal. With only a single thought, his Flame Treasure Pearl surged forward, flying directly towards the soul shadows unleashed by Deng Wu.

When the Flame Treasure Pearl collided with the shadows, an enormous wave of heat erupted, followed by an unbearable wailing that echoed across the battlefield. The ferocious roar silenced small skirmishes nearby, as the energy released knocked everyone down, leaving their hair unsettled by the terrifying sound from moments prior.