What Gu Yue unleashed was no longer simply the power of four elements, but the product of their perfect fusion.
That four-element vortex was like a time bomb, the terrifying elemental power compressed within it ready to erupt at any moment.
This was also why Gu Yue had spent some time gathering power.
With Jiang Xia's assistance, her control over the elements had reached the next level ahead of time.
Moreover, with Jiang Xia there to take the blame, Gu Yue was utterly unrestrained, using power that exceeded the limits she had planned for herself.
She could dump the blame on Jiang Xia in the end anyway-it was all thanks to his support.
This Jiang Xia is pretty good, Gu Yue thought.
The four-element vortex flew before Wu Zhangkong in the blink of an eye.
The Darkness Sky Dragon flew straight away instead of attacking again, seeking to avoid the damage from the four-element vortex's explosion.
Through Jiang Xia's Spirit Detection, the terrifying power within that four-element vortex had been clearly marked out for them.
After all, Jiang Xia knew exactly how much elemental power the vortex contained. He was helping handle all of it.
Perhaps Jiang Xia could not turn the illusions within Broken Dream into reality, but he could indeed do the thinking involved in Gu Yue's place.
He was perfectly suited to tasks that involved only the mind and consciousness.
Gu Yue was now the equivalent of a graphics card, while Jiang Xia was the CPU.
With the two working together, their efficiency had far more than doubled.
Especially since Jiang Xia's version of the CPU far surpassed Gu Yue's. He already had rank 34 Soul Power and spiritual power approaching the Spirit Sea Realm, and within Broken Dream, constructing structures such as elemental vortices was even easier than in reality.
During their earlier fight against Tang Wulin and the others, Gu Yue had already become familiar with this mode.
Boom!
Wu Zhangkong had no time to dodge at all, because the four-element vortex suddenly accelerated as it approached.
That sudden acceleration interrupted Wu Zhangkong's buildup of power, forcing him to thrust his sword in haste.
The power of this strike never gathered at the sword tip. Instead, because he had been interrupted, even Wu Zhangkong himself suffered a backlash.
After the violent explosion, Wu Zhangkong no longer had his composed bearing, his white robes purer than snow.
His hair was somewhat disheveled, and his pure white robes were in complete disarray, bearing traces left by all four elements: scorched patches, water stains, cuts, and dirt.
There was no blood, however.
He was a six-ring Soul Emperor, after all.
Wu Zhangkong stared intently at Gu Yue.
The power Gu Yue had unleashed at this moment had even reached the level of a Soul Ancestor.
It would probably have ranked among the best even among Soul Ancestors.
Yet Gu Yue herself, who had performed all these Elemental Control techniques, was only a Soul Grandmaster.
Wu Zhangkong knew this should have been the effect of Jiang Xia's amplification.
But even now, he still had not figured out the principle behind Jiang Xia's amplification of Gu Yue.
As for this four-element vortex, he could naturally have withstood it if he had responded normally.
But the problem now was-
With a shrill cry, the Darkness Sky Dragon attacked again.
Wu Zhangkong thrust his sword backhanded. Biting Frost Qi condensed into solid form and shot through the Skyfrost Sword into the air, cutting off the Darkness Sky Dragon in advance.
At the same time, he curled his left hand into a claw and moved it in a faintly illusory pattern, his feet tracing the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.
In midair, the Darkness Sky Dragon felt a powerful suction seize his body, pulling him down toward Wu Zhangkong.
Another four-element vortex appeared and flew toward Wu Zhangkong.
Wu Zhangkong followed the momentum, intending to push the Darkness Sky Dragon in front of him to block the four-element vortex.
The Darkness Sky Dragon cried out and flapped the wings on his back, trying to break free.
Yet the strange force Wu Zhangkong wielded clung with extraordinary tenacity, dragging him into the path of the four-element vortex.
Tang Wulin and Xie Xie were both shocked at the sight.
"Wang Jinxi, Zhang Yangzi, get out of the way!"
Yet Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi could only feel bitter inside. It was not that they did not want to dodge, but that they were stuck and could not evade it at all. This force was far too strange.
Just as the four-element vortex was about to strike the Darkness Sky Dragon, silver light flickered over it.
The next instant, it teleported straight from in front of the Darkness Sky Dragon to behind Wu Zhangkong.
Boom!
Another full-force blast.
This time, Wu Zhangkong did not even have time to react before he felt an enormous force propel him forward, and the force of Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon in his hand dissipated as well.
The Darkness Sky Dragon broke free but did not flee.
At the crucial moment, Jiang Xia gave them a hint through Broken Dream.
They immediately countered with a Sky Dragon Claw.
At this hair's-breadth moment, Wu Zhangkong flipped through the air, his eyes meeting the Darkness Sky Dragon's.
A rich flash of purple light suddenly appeared.
The Darkness Sky Dragon's movements slowed, as though he had suffered some kind of spiritual attack.
Wu Zhangkong felt helpless.
He had not expected these little fellows to push him this far.
The heart-piercing pain in his back told him he was injured.
He kept his Soul Power suppressed, not exceeding the rank 34 limit.
But just as he thought he had weathered every danger, another silver light flashed, and then a golden figure appeared in his field of vision.
Familiar blood essence power erupted, right within arm's reach.
Boom!
Terrifying force slammed straight into his abdomen, sending him flying.
Silver light flashed.
Another four-element vortex appeared in midair along Wu Zhangkong's flight path and exploded without any warning.
This four-element vortex was much weaker than the previous two, clearly condensed in haste, but its timing was just right, seamlessly chaining into the attack.
Wu Zhangkong was blasted away once more.
The Darkness Sky Dragon had already taken flight again and opened his mouth to spit out a ball of black energy.
The black energy ball was intensely concentrated. It shot out abruptly and struck the Skyfrost Sword in Wu Zhangkong's hand in the blink of an eye, knocking it away.
At the same time, Xie Xie finally found his chance to strike.
His twin daggers radiated light and dark elements as he spun through midair, pressuring Wu Zhangkong's position.
On the other side, Tang Wulin appeared again.
He brought a claw down viciously.
Wu Zhangkong's expression darkened.
"Enough!"
A powerful surge of Soul Power erupted from his body, blasting Tang Wulin away.
Looking at the Golden Dragon Claw extending from Tang Wulin's right hand, he thought, This brat really is black-hearted.
That Golden Dragon Claw had a crushing property. If it really caught his body, would it not crack his bones?
After being blasted away repeatedly, with Xie Xie also pressuring his position from the other side, Wu Zhangkong simply gave up struggling.
Both his feet had already left the ground, so he could not use Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track. Without a point to exert force from, he could not use moves such as Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon either.
He could be said to have been finished off by a single combo.
Had he not been a Soul Emperor, he would have been lying on the ground long ago.
On the other side, Tang Wulin and Xie Xie had both been blasted more than ten meters away by Wu Zhangkong's Soul Power, rolling over a dozen times on the ground before getting up covered in dust and dirt.
Xie Xie said glumly, "Wait, I was the only one who didn't land a hit on Teacher Wu!"
But he had only just finished expressing his frustration when things went wrong for him.
A tremendous force came from behind him. He struggled wildly, but Wu Zhangkong held him firmly by the collar.
"You were the only brat who barely contributed to this fight. You're staying for extra training with me later."
Wu Zhangkong's voice was cold.
Hearing this, Xie Xie let out a miserable cry.
This definitely would not be sparring. He was going to be a punching bag for Wu Zhangkong to vent on.
He had clearly been the only one who had not hit him.
Xie Xie was on the verge of tears.
On the other side, Gu Yue and Jiang Xia exchanged a glance, a hint of amusement in both their eyes.
In today's battle, both had seen the other's value.
Gu Yue had acknowledged Jiang Xia as an elemental amplifier.
Jiang Xia, too, stared at Gu Yue with burning eyes, beginning to covet her Elemental Control techniques.