Chapter 338: Wood Element

The Scarlet Blood Bats did not have to wait long before it was time for them to battle.

After releasing the roar, Xue Wei twisted his massive body and shot forward like an azure lightning bolt. His speed was so outstanding that even the lightning bolts that were present in the Thunder Twilight Zone seemed slow next to him.

When he was in his human form, Xue Wei was not the fastest of them all. When Hei Gou used his wings, it was impossible for Xue Wei to catch up to him.

However, now that he was in his Azure Dragon shape, his speed had advanced by leaps and bounds. It was simply impossible to keep up with his pace. Even the ones who were supposed to follow him and harass the Evil Spirit were left behind in the dust. They were unable to react before they heard a resounding boom coming from in front of them.

When they looked, jaws dropped to the ground.

Xue Wei had not used any flowery attacks; he had not tried to make any superfluous movements. All he did was head straight for the Evil Spirit with brandished claws and sharp teeth.

He was making the most straightforward attack that he could think about; he simply headbutted the Evil Spirit!

The first attack had completely stunned the Evil Spirit. He had never expected that Xue Wei would be so daring and attack him without a word. Neither had it expected him to be as strong as he was.

He had been caught unprepared, and thus his entire body was sent reeling backward. His body was tumbling, and with every step he took, the ground under his feet sunk in, deep fissures spread out, and muffled booms cried out.

"Good! Very good!" the Evil Spirit was filled with frenzied anger when he saw how he had been forced backward by Xue Wei. He had not even used an ability. He felt as if he was more humiliated than ever before in his entire life.

Xue Wei had not used the Azure Dragon Shape much in the past, but now he could feel the power surging through his body.

Each one of the four divine beast races had a connection to one of the elements each, and the element that was easiest to connect to for the Azure Dragon was the wood element.

The wood element heralded the beginning of all life. It was the element that allowed for all life to sprout, to grow.

The Wood element was capable of allowing Xue Wei to heal faster than average; it allowed him to make use of the energy of life in the surrounding areas. Unfortunately, he was at a graveyard, and it was not a forest or another place filled with vitality.

Xue Wei was not familiar with this foreign life force that was rummaging through his body.

But he knew that he could control not only his own life force and heal himself. He would be capable of cutting off other's life force and consume it for himself.

Not only this, he was able to allow for his energy restoration to speed up if he wished so, by using his life force.

He had previously created a devouring azure dragon and used it to attack. But now that he took the shape of an Azure Dragon, he finally understood the underlying mysteries that belonged to the ability.

He was capable of being able to consume one's Qi, one's Soul Power, Spiritual energy, and even Life Force.

Soul Power and Life Force was almost the same. Soul Power was the energy that belonged to humans, while Life Force was what belonged to the world. To gain Life Force one had to fight against an elemental spirit of the Wood attribute, or a being of nature such as a forest.

Depending on what he needed, he had to use that energy to create the Devouring Azure Dragon.

Now that he was transformed into the Azure Dragon, a wide variety of different skills appeared in his mind. These were all innate abilities he could use.

Although he was an Azure Dragon, half of his blood was still human. When he was in his human body, these abilities did not impart themselves in his mind. Now they were there as he had taken on the dragon shape.

Unfortunately, he did not have the time to delve into these skills fully. He was currently in the midst of a life-threatening battle.

And although he had succeeded in headbutting the Evil Spirit, forcing him backward, it was not enough to cause him to suffer any severe damage. Instead, it had successfully caused the Evil Spirit to become filled with anger.

"I will kill you!" it roared as it stomped hard on the ground and rushed towards Xue Wei.

The air surrounding the Evil Spirit was turbulent, wherever its claws passed space would twist and turn.

Xue Wei dared not underestimate this attack. By reflex, he used one of his abilities that he had just seen. An innate ability that did not rely on the Wood element, but instead his strong body

Scale Shield!

This shield had different forms, and depending on the form he used, the strength would also differ.

The Scale Shield had three levels. First was the Scale Shield, which solely relied on the physical body's strength.

It managed to produce a massive shield made from Qi in front of him, and this shield was not to be belittled.

However, if the Scale Shield was not enough, then it could be enhanced further with the Life Force that was flowing in Xue Wei's body from the Wood Element. This was called the Life Scale Shield.

The Life Scale Shield was immensely powerful, and it was something that Xue Wei should not use unless absolutely necessary as the Life Force within his body was limited and needed time to be restored when used up.

Finally, the last level was called Devouring Life Scale Shield. This was an immensely domineering name, but the skill was also as domineering as the name implied.

The Devouring Life Scale Shield also relied on Life Force. However, it did not rely on the Life Force within Xue Wei's body, instead, it relied on the Life Force in the surrounding nature.

It would devour the Life Force in nature and use this to defend his body.

There were, however, different problems with using this ability, and it could not be used indiscriminately.

The ability devoured the Life Force of nature, and if enough was consumed, then he could cause a whole surrounding area to become desolate.

Not only this, the energy in the surrounding air was simply too oppressive and overwhelming, and although he was an Azure Dragon, he was still only a Sky Knight, and if he consumed too much energy, his body might explode.

The Scale Shield was like a massive scale in front of him, but the moment the Evil Spirit appeared, the shield turned into thousands of smaller scales that dissipated into thin air.

It was a mere slash from the Evil Spirit, but his shield could not withstand it.

Even so, before the Evil Spirit managed to launch a second attack at Xue Wei, two groups suddenly appeared, one on the left side of him, the other on the right side.

On the left side were hundred Scarlet Blood Bats, on the right side was Hei Gou.

Both sides had long since prepared to strike, and when they saw that he had thrown his attack and was unable to launch another instantly, they struck!

A roar of anger escaped the lips of the Evil Spirit. It had not gotten injured from the many attacks that had rained down upon it, but instead, it's fury was rising to unprecedented levels.

However, as it was swatting out with its claws, there was nothing. They had run away as fast as they had arrived.

The blood-red eyes of the Evil Spirit were filled with frustrations and hatred, it was growling, and the eyes turned to look at Xue Wei.

"I will kill you first!" he roared, something that Xu Wei had long since expected.

Although he had not received any injuries from the first wave of attacks, Xue Wei was not upset. Instead, he summoned his Qi and once more made a Scale Shield.

At the same time, the Golden Dragon in his mind woke up, and a massive golden dragon appeared in front of him.

This was a Devouring Azure Dragon made from Spiritual Energy. It would fight with a strength half of Xue Wei's, and it would devour any Spiritual Energy that it came across.

This spiritual energy would become Xue Wei's in the future if he could refine it.

The shield once more collapsed with a single attack from Xue Wei, but as soon as the shield collapsed the Spiritual Energy Devouring Azure Dragon advanced.

The eyes of the Evil Spirit narrowed as he dodged to the side, but the devouring dragon was not giving up just like this. As long as it could consume spiritual energy it could stay alive, until it was returning on Xue Wei's command, and while the Evil Spirit was attacking, it did not try to limit its use of spiritual energy, it was everywhere in the surrounding areas, and the dragon was getting fiercer and fiercer by the second.

Xue Wei was solemn and severe. This battle was dangerous, and he could feel as if death was looming just behind him, but he could not give up. Too much was depending on this battle.

Xue Wei continued forward, he twisted his massive body and avoided a slash of the Evil spirit's claw, but before he could move more, another claw came crashing down towards him.

Scale Shield!

Another Scale Shield was raised in front of him, and as it collapsed, the speed of the claw was slowed just enough to allow Xue Wei to escape.

Seeing that the Evil Spirit was not using special abilities but purely brute force, Xue Wei could not help but wonder if it was because the spirit was confined to the Thunder Twilight Zone. It was impossible for it to gain any abilities that suited it.

Even if he had guessed correctly, Xue Wei dared not belittle the Evil Spirit. The brute force alone was enough to cause him problems, so if it had also learned some skills, then he would indeed be in a dangerous situation.

Xue Wei advanced and retreated. He created Scale Shield after Scale Shield.

Not only this, but he also attacked using random innate skills he had suddenly learned such as Lightning Slash, Draconic Illusion, Scale Vortex, Wood Pattern.

Attack after attack was launched, and while the Evil Spirit was chasing Xue Wei and trying to kill him, the others were slowly attacking whenever they found a safe time to launch an attack.

Soon thousands of attacks had rained down upon the Evil Spirit, but no blood had been shed yet, his hair was disheveled and his clothes messy, but there were no signs of it being injured or even tired.

Xue Wei knew that this battle would turn into a battle of attrition. It would be impossible to win in one fell swoop, so instead, he continued to wear down the Evil Spirit.

The further they struggled like this, the more furious the Evil Spirit became, and this was what Xue Wei was looking for.

When he became furious and lost his cool, it would be easier to defeat him. He knew it from himself when he lost himself in bloodlust or in killing intent; he would be much easier to deal with for someone who stayed coolheaded. This was also the reason Xue Wei never allowed himself to let go entirely. He would end up dead if he did so.

Unfortunately, it seemed that although this Evil Spirit was immensely strong, it did not have much actual battle experience. It did not even hesitate to become furious, and it gladly embraced the rage, using it to fuel his brute force to new heights.