Free Web NovelChapter 299: Chapter 225: Lord Level Destructive Power
Notably, beneath the description for the Red Lotus Radiance Soul Technique, there was also a short clip.
Although the introduction to the Soul Technique was just a single short sentence, Han Ning saw on the light screen a Soul Beast that looked similar to Egg Pancake unleash the radiance, directly razing an entire mountain peak to the ground.
"Holy cow..."
Han Ning’s eyes glazed over, and he was left speechless.
’A Soul Technique with this kind of power is probably comparable to a small nuclear warhead.’
’The area of a mountain peak is probably the size of a small city.’
’The Dragon-type Soul Beast in the video must have cultivated this Soul Technique to an extremely high level to achieve such an effect.’
’But even destroying a single mountain was enough to be utterly astounding.’
Besides Red Lotus Radiance, Han Ning was most interested in the Annihilation Rock Pillar Soul Technique that Egg Pancake had just learned.
’Star Core Pressure is the upgraded version of Molten Rock Pressure. He could roughly picture what it would look like, just with its power increased many times over.’
Even though he really wanted to witness the destructive power of a Lord Level Soul Beast, considering they were in the Dragon Blood Race’s territory, Han Ning politely asked Qing Fan, "Brother Qing Fan, is there a place around here where I can test out some Soul Techniques?"
’The Jade Forest’s scenery is so beautiful; it wouldn’t be right to destroy all these lovely plants and flowers.’
"...Yes. Follow me." Qing Fan was also very interested in Egg Pancake, so he nodded at once. He led Han Ning out of the Jade Forest Secret Realm and into the Deep Grey Volcano Group, arriving at a wide-open valley floor.
"The resources here are scarce, so neither Soul Beasts nor the nearby Insect Master Families come here often. It’s also a safe distance from the volcano, so feel free to test things out here," Qing Fan said with a smile, glancing at the strange rocks covering the ground.
"Alright," Han Ning agreed. He patted Egg Pancake’s belly and said with a grin, "Egg Pancake, try out your new Annihilation Rock Pillar."
’Judging from the introduction, this Soul Technique is an Earth Type.’
"Chirp chirp!"
Egg Pancake blinked, flapped its palm-sized wings, and flew out of Han Ning’s embrace.
Its Body grew as it met the wind, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into a colossal behemoth over 150 meters long.
BOOM!
Its heavy Body slammed into the ground, creating a deafening crash that sent sand and stone flying.
Egg Pancake’s gaze swept forward, locking onto an area ahead. The Earth Element halo around its neck suddenly bloomed with a hazy yellow light.
Tiny motes of light flashed from its sharp claws. Then, Egg Pancake slammed its glowing yellow claws fiercely into the ground!
THUD! THUD! THUD!
Instantly, the earth trembled. A tremendous roar echoed through the valley as cracks spiderwebbed across the ground, which then began to sink.
A ring of earthy-yellow light expanded outward from Egg Pancake’s position, passing harmlessly through the area where Han Ning and the others stood.
RUMBLE~
One after another, massive rock pillars with tips as sharp as mountain peaks erupted from the trembling ground. The sight was incredibly swift and fierce; from the moment their tips broke the surface to the second they reached their full height of nearly 50 meters, less than a few tenths of a second had passed.
Each of these rock pillars stood 40 to 50 meters tall with a diameter exceeding 5 meters, and their entire surfaces emanated a faint yellow light.
As the yellow light rippled, invisible waves seemed to spread between the pillars.
Seeing this, Han Ning picked up a fist-sized rock from the ground and hurled it toward one of the pillars.
His Power, which was approaching the Awakened Level, sent the stone flying with a dull whistle, making it shoot like a bullet toward the rock pillar.
But as the rock came within 20 meters of the pillar, a terrifying pressure suddenly descended upon it. With a soft *thwump*, the stone, which had been flying in a parabola, was yanked straight down at a speed faster than freefall and slammed heavily into the ground.
’A Gravity Field... The pillars generate a powerful gravity between them, capable of trapping any Soul Beast that tries to escape...’
Han Ning dusted off his hands, inwardly amazed.
’This is practically Terrain Magic. It’s incredibly fast to cast, giving enemies no time to react, and the area of effect is huge. An area of nearly five square kilometers is covered by the massive rock pillars summoned by Egg Pancake.’
’A human eye blinks in about 0.1 to 0.2 seconds. The speed at which these pillars grew was only slightly slower than that.’
"ROAR!!"
Egg Pancake stood amidst the towering rock pillars, like a mighty Lord in a forest of stone.
It let out a roar at the sky, then slammed its claws out to either side.
BANG!
Two of the rock pillars were seized by the Power of Earth Element and pulled into its claws.
Egg Pancake looked forward and forcefully hurled the pillars in its claws toward a nearby mountainside.
WHOOSH!
The two pillars let out a terrifying howl as they flew like strategic missiles and crashed into the mountainside.
BOOM!
As Han Ning and Qing Fan watched, the barren, rocky hill instantly erupted in a cloud of dust and smoke. The entire hill, which stood about 100 meters tall, was annihilated by a peculiar power born from the pillars’ explosion, shattering into countless rock fragments that scattered across the ground.
’So the rock pillars can also be used as offensive weapons. And they contain a strange destructive power... Is that the ’Annihilation’ part?’
A look of surprise crossed Han Ning’s face.
Beside him, Qing Fan’s coarse, lizard-like face was completely frozen in a stunned expression, his mouth hanging slightly open. After a long moment, he managed to stammer, "I have never seen a Dragon Type Soul Beast that just broke through to the Lord Level possess this degree of Elemental Control Power. This clearly isn’t a Soul Technique that specializes in raw destruction, but its requirements for controlling the Earth Element are obviously incredibly demanding."
"What’s this Soul Technique called?"
"Annihilation Rock Pillar," Han Ning replied.
’Just as Qing Fan said,’ Han Ning thought. Watching Egg Pancake use Annihilation Rock Pillar for the first time, he felt it was a Soul Technique that combined destruction with entrapment. Its true essence lay in how it integrated Egg Pancake’s Super Gravity Talent. The ubiquitous, super-strong Gravity Field could constantly trap enemies within the technique’s range, while also dishing out considerable damage.
