Chapter 173: Air Slash VS Storm Devil Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes
Feng Xiaotian swooped toward Charizard like a shooting star chasing the moon.
At the moment of his dive, his arms merged with his wings, maximizing the power of his wing attack.
The Storm Devil Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes was his self-created Spirit Skill and his greatest trump card.
The power of every slash would build upon the previous one, reaching its peak with the final strike.
Facing the rapidly approaching Feng Xiaotian, Charizard remained in place, its gaze calm.
Just as Feng Xiaotian came within several meters of it, Charizard suddenly flapped its wings.
None of its spirit rings lit up, nor did any flames rise from its body.
Several invisible wind blades appeared out of thin air and precisely met Feng Xiaotian's slashing wings.
Air Slash.
This was another skill Charmeleon had mastered after evolving into Charizard, aside from Roost.
It was an attack that formed blades of air capable of cutting through the sky, with a chance of causing the opponent to flinch.
On the Douluo Continent, however, the special effect attached to these wind blades had changed from flinching to knockback.
Clang!
The wind blades collided with Feng Xiaotian's wolf wings, producing a sound like metal striking metal.
Feng Xiaotian's forward momentum suddenly halted.
A powerful force surged through his wings and forcibly pushed him half a meter backward.
He was shocked, but his movements did not stop.
Once the Storm Devil Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes began, it could not be interrupted. Otherwise, the accumulated power would be greatly reduced.
Feng Xiaotian flapped his wings again. His figure traced an arc through the air before diving from another angle.
The second slash.
This time, the green light covering his wolf wings was denser, and his speed was even greater.
Charizard still did not move from its position. It merely flapped its wings again.
More wind blades appeared out of thin air, each one precisely intercepting Feng Xiaotian's path of attack.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The sounds of repeated collisions rang through the grounds.
The second slash.
The third slash.
The fourth slash.
Every strike was stronger and faster than the previous one, and each approached from an increasingly tricky angle.
Yet the wind blades released by Charizard always appeared at exactly the right moment, blocking every one of his attacks.
The more Feng Xiaotian fought, the more alarmed he became.
His Storm Devil Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes had already reached the fifteenth slash, and the accumulated power had grown considerably.
Yet Charizard merely stood in place, occasionally flapping its wings and using those wind blades to block every attack.
From beginning to end, Feng Xiaotian's self-created Spirit Skill had failed to touch Charizard even once.
In the spectator stands, the students of the Four Element Academies stared in shock, their eyes fixed on the spirit rings beneath Charizard's feet.
They had not lit up.
Not even once.
Could those wind blades be something other than a Spirit Ability?
Could they also be a self-created Spirit Skill?
On the field, Feng Xiaotian's Storm Devil Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes had already reached the thirtieth slash.
His breathing began to quicken.
Thirty consecutive attacks delivered at full strength placed an enormous burden on both his spirit power and physical stamina.
Yet Charizard still remained firmly in place, without moving even half a step.
The thirty-first slash.
The thirty-second slash.
The thirty-sixth slash.
When the final strike was unleashed, the green light covering Feng Xiaotian's wings had grown so intense that it was almost blinding.
The power of the final slash had reached its absolute peak.
Charizard's wings suddenly flapped with greater force, unleashing an enormous wind blade.
The wind blade collided head-on with Feng Xiaotian's final slash, producing a dull impact.
Bang!
Feng Xiaotian felt a tremendous force surge toward him.
His body was sent flying backward uncontrollably, flipping several times through the air before he barely managed to steady himself.
He hovered in midair, panting heavily. The light covering the green wings behind him had dimmed considerably.
Charizard, however, still remained in its original position, its dragon eyes calmly watching him.
An absurd realization suddenly surfaced in Feng Xiaotian's mind.
It was holding back.
This enormous creature before him had definitely been holding back.
Judging by the power of those wind blades, if Charizard had used its full strength from the beginning, it could have completely interrupted his attack before the rhythm of the Storm Devil Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes had even formed.
The opponent seemed to have merely accompanied him as he completed this still immature self-created Spirit Skill.
From beginning to end, the rhythm of the battle had remained firmly in Charizard's hands.
He had only been passively following the opponent's pace.
Was Charizard deliberately feeding him moves?
Realizing this, a bitter smile appeared on Feng Xiaotian's face.
At this moment, even the slowest members of the audience finally realized the truth after hearing the whispers around them.
The wind blades released by Charizard were the same as Feng Xiaotian's Storm Devil Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes.
They were a self-created Spirit Skill.
"Those wind blades aren't a Spirit Ability?"
"Its spirit rings didn't light up, not even once!"
"A self-created Spirit Skill? Charizard can also use self-created Spirit Skills? Judging by that power, it is at least as strong as Feng Xiaotian's Storm Devil Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes!"
"But isn't Lin Mo's Charizard a fire attribute Spirit? Why is its wind attribute also so powerful?"
Discussions gradually spread through the spectator stands.
The students of the Four Element Academies looked at one another, their eyes filled with disbelief.
At this moment, Feng Xiaotian's face had become somewhat pale.
The Storm Devil Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes consumed an enormous amount of spirit power and physical stamina.
But just then, Lin Mo's voice calmly spread across the entire field from the spectator stands.
"Continue."
Charizard understood immediately.
It flapped its wings, and another wind blade tore through the air, flying straight toward Feng Xiaotian's face.
Feng Xiaotian's pupils contracted.
There was no time to think.
He instinctively unleashed the Storm Devil Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes once more.
The first slash.
The second slash.
He had no choice but to continue.
Forced by Charizard's Air Slash, Feng Xiaotian could only repeat his self-created Spirit Skill again and again.
When the third complete sequence of the Storm Devil Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes ended, Feng Xiaotian no longer possessed enough spirit power to maintain his flight.
He landed in the center of the field and dropped to one knee, panting heavily.
Sweat had soaked through his clothing, and his hair clung to his forehead. His entire appearance was extremely disheveled.
Yet his eyes were brighter than ever.
Whether it was merely an illusion or not, after consecutively unleashing the Storm Devil Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes three times, he felt that his mastery of the self-created Spirit Skill had become noticeably more refined.
Some of the previously awkward transitions had become smoother, and the circulation of power through each consecutive strike felt far more natural.
Charizard also landed on the ground.
It stretched out a front claw and scratched its belly, a trace of human-like lingering excitement appearing on its face.
It had also gained a great deal from this exchange with Feng Xiaotian.
The most obvious improvement was that its proficiency with Air Slash had risen sharply.
Although Charizard had already mastered this skill, it had rarely found opportunities to use it before.
Moreover, through repeatedly clashing with Feng Xiaotian's Storm Devil Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes, it had faintly touched the threshold of another self-created Spirit Skill.
The only thing Charizard found somewhat regrettable was that this wind attribute human was still too weak.
Even though Charizard had deliberately restrained the power of Air Slash, Feng Xiaotian still could not endure for very long.
Otherwise, if they had continued fighting, Charizard was confident it could have mastered a new self-created Spirit Skill today.
In the spectator stands, Ye Lingling stood up and walked onto the field while holding the Nine Heart Begonia.
She came to Feng Xiaotian's side and injected spirit power into the Nine Heart Begonia.
As one of her spirit rings lit up, a soft healing light descended upon Feng Xiaotian.
The small wounds and bruises across his body began healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Feng Xiaotian looked up at Ye Lingling and was stunned for a moment.
Then he whispered, "Thank you."
Ye Lingling nodded slightly.
She said nothing more and turned around, walking back toward the spectator stands.
Feng Xiaotian stood up and looked at Lin Mo, who was walking toward him.
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