Like Gods and Demons

Chapter 16: Like Gods and Demons

Although Su Yun couldn't see, a ferocious and vicious crocodile dragon appeared in his mind, breaking through the mud of the great marsh and lunging at him with its gaping maw!

Yang Sheng had already cultivated the Great Furnace Transformation to the sixth level. The truly powerful aspect of the sixth level was the tempering experienced during cultivation, which made the body stronger and allowed the heart to supply more blood to all parts of the body.

Coupled with abundant Origin Energy, his Blood Essence could manifest.

What Su Yun "saw" in his mind was not Yang Sheng's body, but the impact of Yang Sheng's Blood Essence on his sensory perception of his aura.

Since he wasn't seeing with his eyes, the image in his mind was somewhat abstract, colorful, like a child scribbling with clumsy brushstrokes and chaotic colors.

But this did not prevent him from clearly capturing Yang Sheng's position and movements.

Just as Yang Sheng made his move, behind Su Yun, four fox demons sprang out almost simultaneously, intercepting Yang Sheng!

Flower Fox and the other four fox demons also cultivated the Crocodile Dragon's Roar. Although they had been cultivating for a short time, they had received the Four Great Thunder Sounds from Su Yun, and their attainments were extraordinary.

The cultivation of the four fox demons was still weak. Flower Fox was at the third level of Great Furnace Transformation, while Li Xiao Fan, Hu Buping, and Qingqiu Yue were all at the second level.

The circulation of their Blood Essence and the resulting aura also reflected in Su Yun's mind.

Relying on his perception of Blood Essence and aura, he "saw" Yang Sheng's crocodile dragon most clearly. Within that crocodile dragon, at the position of the heart, there was a Great Furnace of heaven and earth, with raging flames within the furnace – that was Yang Sheng's Origin Energy!

Great Furnace Transformation used Origin Energy as flames. Yang Sheng's Origin Energy in the furnace had reached the sixth level, possessing six levels of furnace fire colors: purplish-red, orange, yellow, white, and blue.

Su Yun could clearly "see" the six colors of the furnace fire.

As the Origin Energy circulated and the furnace fire frictioned, the thunderous roar of a crocodile dragon emanated from Yang Sheng's chest. Su Yun, however, saw clouds colliding and frictioning above the crocodile dragon's heart, erupting into lightning and thunder.

The Blood Essence and aura formed by Flower Fox and the three little fox demons did not produce such clear crocodile dragons. The flames of the Great Furnace of heaven and earth above their crocodile dragon hearts also lacked so many layers of color.

Moreover, Yang Sheng's crocodile dragon was more massive, about two zhang long, while Flower Fox and the three little fox demons' crocodile dragons were only eight to nine chi long.

To others, the battle between Yang Sheng and the four foxes appeared as one person fighting four foxes, with the four foxes leaping and striking repeatedly. But in Su Yun's "eyes," it was four smaller crocodile dragons tearing at a large one!

In this battle, the four foxes and one person all used the Crocodile Dragon's Roar, the same combat technique, yet their specific moves and applications differed.

Flower Fox and the three little fox demons used traditional moves, each strike clear and distinct.

Even though they were in a state of furious rage, wanting to kill Yang Sheng to avenge their companions in Huqiu Village and Mister Wild Fox, their moves were not chaotic in the slightest.

Yang Sheng, on the other hand, utilized the free-form techniques of the Crocodile Dragon's Roar.

When he unleashed his free-form moves, Su Yun's expression finally changed.

In Su Yun's "vision," the great crocodile dragon formed by Yang Sheng's aura completely transformed, becoming unpredictable and elusive!

Yang Sheng's right hand met Hu Buping's Dragon Fights in the Field. His right hand, however, executed a semi-free-form move from Crocodile Dragon Emerges from the Abyss.

In Su Yun's "vision," Yang Sheng's right hand transformed into a surging, pouncing crocodile dragon head, its bloody maw agape!

Simultaneously, Yang Sheng's left hand met Qingqiu Yue's Divine Crocodile's Tail Sweep. His left hand employed a semi-free-form move from Crocodile Dragon's Roll, using his hand like a claw to break Qingqiu Yue's technique, grab her leg, and leave it bloody and mangled.

On the other side, the Blood Essence surging out of Yang Sheng's body executed Dragon Fights in the Field, interrupting Flower Fox's Dragon Roaming the Winding Marsh!

Flower Fox changed its move, but was then bitten on the head by the crocodile dragon formed by the manifested Blood Essence. In the next moment, this crocodile dragon would perform Crocodile Dragon's Roll!

As for Li Xiao Fan's attack, it landed successfully on Yang Sheng's back, but his attack did not succeed.

Yang Sheng's back bulged, executing the free-form move Crocodile Dragon on the Spine. When Li Xiao Fan's attack landed on his back, the muscles and tendons on his back twitched violently, sending Li Xiao Fan flying backward!

In that instant, in Su Yun's "vision," Yang Sheng was like a monster with four or five crocodile dragon heads, attacking from all directions!

The next moment, Hu Buping was hit in the chest and sent whistling backward, crashing into Huqiu Village with a boom, knocking down a row of small houses.

Qingqiu Yue was swung up and slammed heavily onto the ground!

Li Xiao Fan's fox claws were bent and twisted one by one. Yang Sheng's back collided with him, flinging him away forcefully.

Among the four foxes, Flower Fox had the deepest Origin Energy and was the strongest, but in front of Yang Sheng, it had no power to fight back!

Just as it was about to have its neck twisted by Crocodile Dragon's Roll, Su Yun suddenly stepped forward and, using the same Crocodile Dragon's Roll, saved it.

Yang Sheng had failed to save Tong Fan from Su Yun, but Su Yun could save Flower Fox from Yang Sheng.

"Junior Brother Su Yun, the teacher hasn't taught you the Crocodile Dragon's Roar for very long, has he?" Yang Sheng turned around. The other three foxes had already fallen, severely injured and unable to get up.

Su Yun's expression was grave as he released Flower Fox.

Yang Sheng said calmly, "I can see you've figured out some applications, but without guidance from a master, you'll never learn the essence just by fumbling around."

Su Yun's expression changed slightly. He immediately shifted his body, transforming into Dragon Roaming the Winding Marsh and retreating rapidly.

In his "vision," the crocodile dragon monster formed by Yang Sheng's Blood Essence, with its four heads, was lunging at him like a god or demon!

"This application, Teacher Shuijing indeed did not teach us."

Su Yun's mind raced. Although Qiu Shuijing had left in a hurry and hadn't taught them the free-form moves of the Crocodile Dragon's Roar, studying the Diagram of Divine Crocodile Transforming into Flood Dragon and Undergoing Tribulation from the Immortal Diagram had given him an even deeper understanding of the six major moves of the Crocodile Dragon's Roar than Qiu Shuijing!

In his mind, the six major moves of the Crocodile Dragon's Roar were rapidly reviewed, transforming into six diagrams.

In each diagram, there was a Su Yun constantly practicing that move.

Then, with a rustle, the six diagrams Su Yun had imagined in his mind decomposed again. Each move was divided into six free-form techniques, resulting in thirty-six diagrams.

In each of the thirty-six diagrams, there was a Su Yun continuously practicing the free-form moves, trying to master each one as quickly as possible.

Imagining was difficult; mastering was even more so.

Changing one's habits in such a short amount of time, breaking down six major techniques into thirty-six scattered moves, allowing those thirty-six scattered moves to combine freely, enabling the limbs to perform different scattered moves, and simultaneously coordinating Blood Essence to flow through the limbs, was an almost impossible feat!

However, Su Yun's Spiritual Abilities were also almost impossible to achieve, yet he managed to do it.

His Yellow Bell caused him to constantly calculate different time scales, maintaining the operation of the Yellow Bell's seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, and years, and he had to be precise, with no room for error.

At the same time, he used the Yellow Bell to restrain his actions, ensuring his movements were accurate to the second, which cultivated his powerful control over his own body!

This was also why his Crocodile Dragon's Roll was two beats faster than Yang Sheng's when he killed Tong Fan in the Ghost Market. It was also why he was able to save the Flower Fox from Yang Sheng's hands!

Su Yun retreated continuously like a crocodile dragon, and suddenly with a bang, his back hit a large tree, and his Dragon Roaming the Winding Marsh was immediately obstructed.

His legs seemed to lose their bones, intertwining with the tree trunk like a flood dragon, and with a gentle swim, he instantly moved from the front of the tree to the back.

Metamorphosis into a Flood Dragon.

At this moment, he no longer felt like a clumsy crocodile dragon, but an incredibly agile flood dragon!

As soon as his figure circled behind the tree, Yang Sheng's hands, performing the Crocodile Dragon's Roll, bit into the tree trunk. With a violent roll, the tree was snapped with a crack, and shattered wood flew everywhere!

Amidst the flying debris, Su Yun turned, his right leg executing the Divine Crocodile's Tail Sweep scattered move, sweeping towards Yang Sheng's face.

A dragon tail tattoo appeared on his right leg, making it look like a thick dragon tail!

At the same time, his spine vibrated thirty-three times, shaking off the shattered wood that had fallen onto his back, protecting his rear.

Crocodile dragon patterns appeared on his back, and the crocodile dragon continuously shook its body, emitting thunderous roars!

As his right leg heavily swept across Yang Sheng's face, his left hand splayed its fingers, and Blood Essence patterns of a crocodile dragon opening its maw appeared on his left hand.

Before Su Yun's right leg even landed, his left hand had already executed Crocodile Dragon Emerges from the Abyss, grabbing Yang Sheng's throat!

He simultaneously performed three scattered moves, one to protect himself and two to attack Yang Sheng, catching Yang Sheng completely off guard.

However, Su Yun's heart suddenly sank.

As his right leg swept across Yang Sheng's face, he only felt Yang Sheng's head tilt slightly. When he exerted force with his left hand gripping Yang Sheng's throat, it felt like gripping crocodile skin, and Yang Sheng broke free with a mere turn.

And the shattered wood hitting Su Yun's back stung like fire.

"The difference in Origin Energy cultivation is too great," Su Yun retreated, thinking silently.