Chapter 243: Imperfect Technique
However, before everything went dark. With his remaining consciousness, his hand reached into his underwear, grabbing something cold and hard, the Star Crystal.
Shiiii!
The crystal immediately emitted a soft white light, enveloping El's body with a soothing warmth. Within seconds, the fatigue that had paralyzed his body began to erode.
The lost stamina slowly returned, and with it, the six tomoe on his Rinnegan reappeared spinning slowly.
El sighed softly before standing upright, his eyes staring at the giant ball suspended in the air. "Should I use Amaterasu? But I can't kill it... Just defeat it."
Rubbing the back of hia neck, El turned his gaze to the sky. "So this should be over, right?" he muttered.
However, his brows immediately furrowed as he realized one disturbing thing. "Why is there no notification of the completion of the Side Mission yet?"
KRAK... KRAK!
The cracking sound suddenly echoed, breaking the silence. El's eyes widened, his head quickly turned back to the giant ball.
Cracks began to spread across its surface, like glass about to shatter.
El sighed more heavily this time, before clucking his tongue in annoyance. "Damn... My damn mouth. I really just threw a red flag!"
Suddenly, from within the nearly shattered stone ball, came a thunderous, angry roar that shook the air around it.
As the stone fragments began to crumble, El saw something that sent chills down his spine.
Purple lightning struck the Purple Crystal Lion King's body, which was now enveloped in intense purple flames.
The previously clear sky slowly turned dark. The clouds clumped together, swirling like a stormy vortex, a sign that something terrible was about to happen.
Meanwhile, the Purple Crystal Lion King's body was increasingly filled with a terrifying Dou Qi aura. Its energy not only came from within its own body, but also attracted the natural Dou Qi around, gathering it into its mouth.
El squinted, feeling the fierce pressure rising again. "That Purple Crystal Lion King will definitely use the Purple amethyst seal. Does he think all of Rinnegan's abilities use Dou Qi as fuel?"
Actually, El didn't mind if the attack hit his body. It was just that, the problem was that if the Dou Qi protecting Vitality was sealed, he would be bleeding at every use of the Rinnegan Technique.
Before the Purple Crystal Lion King cast the Purple Amethyst Seal, El's mind was spinning fast, looking for a way to ward off or even defeat the attack.
Flame Splitting Tsunami reinforced with Zixuan Spirit Flame?
No, that still wasn't enough, even if he mobilized all of his remaining Dou Qi in one attack. What's more, that technique had yet to be fully learned and was not yet registered in the system's Skill List.
What about the Preta Path to absorb that attack?
Impossible.
With his current Rinnegan potential, El would not have time to absorb everything before the seal locked the Dou Qi in his body, which would be very troublesome later.
Susano'o stage one or two?
It wouldn't be strong enough to withstand the impact. Moreover, for his current stamina, El wouldn't be able to sustain him in a long-term battle.
Release the Poison of Sky Pearl Poison?
Certainly, the Purple Crystal Lion King would die and the side mission would be canceled. Even worse, the forest became an extremely deadly toxic plague.
The only option left was to dodge.
But after that, what?
What kind of attack would be strong enough to cripple the Purple Crystal Lion King without killing it?
A thought occurred to El, a technique he had never used against a stronger opponent.
The technique was still rudimentary, only in the testing stage, and had terrible side effects after use.
To make matters worse, there was no guarantee that the technique was strong enough to knock out the Purple Crystal Lion King, a Rank 6 Magic Beast with the equivalent power of Dou Huang.
"Ugh," El complained, annoyed at not having time to perfect it earlier. "My time was very limited back then. I focused on Cultivation and the Sun Breathing Style."
However, there was no other choice. With Rinnegan, El could see that the Dou Qi of her opponent's attack was almost ready.
If she waited any longer, the Purple Amethyst Seal would be cast, and the chance to dodge it would be lost.
Without hesitation, El decided to use that technique.
Now, El was ready. Bluish-purple Dou Qi, shimmering like the starry sky, was intensifying around his body.
El poured all his focus into his right hand, compressing the Dou Qi to the highest limit he could reach at the moment.
He intended to use Octane Blast, but in his current state, he could only stack up to two layers.
At the same time, El also flowed some Dou Qi into his legs, preparing himself to move quickly, dodge, and launch attacks in one perfect moment.
On top of that, El also concentrated the flow of his Sun Breathing Style and Total Breathing Concentration, making his blood flow surge drastically, speeding up his metabolism and tensing all of his muscles to the limit.
Ashura Path: Body Mechanism focused on strengthening every pulse in the body, heart, lungs and also hardened the surface of his skin to make it more sturdy.
At the same time, the Demon Slayer Mark was activated to the maximum, making his body pulsate heat as if burning from within.
His head began to throb, dizziness set in, a sign that his brain was starting to lack oxygen due to the extreme increase in metabolism.
However, El's mental steel was unwavering.
El had been forged by battle and suffering. All the fatigue, pain, and stress were tempered by unwavering determination.
Right at that moment, the Purple Crystal Lion King released the Purple Amethyst Seal!
A shimmering purple light gushed from its mouth, containing the power of a seal that could suppress and paralyze an opponent in an instant.
However, El vanished. In the blink of an eye, his body disappeared from where it was and suddenly appeared right on the Purple Crystal Lion King's right side.
The Magic Beast was startled. The Purple crystal Lion King could feel the terrifying pressure from the side, its instincts screaming to dodge.
However, the Purple crystal Lion King was too late.
BOOM!
The shockwave exploded instantly. El's fist slammed into the Purple Crystal Lion King's body with a brutal force that created a sound that shook the air.
KRAK... CRACK!
At that moment, El said coldly. "Go to sleep, sweet cat!"
In the next instant, the Purple Crystal Lion King's body was violently slammed down, shooting like a meteor through the atmosphere, destroying everything in its path for hundreds of meters.
This was a technique El had developed by combining several aspects into one. However, El did not have time to perfect the Technique due to lack of time.
On the other hand, after launching the technique, El landed on the ground and a System notification appeared.
Ding!
[Beyonder with Series number 120,000 has completed level A Side Mission -Defeat the Lion King-]
[+20,000 Points]
Earlier, El had jumped to the right side of the Purple Crystal Lion King and used Deva Path: Shinra Tensei to levitate for a moment.
His breathing was now labored, El's vision began to blur, the extreme impact of the excessive use of the Breathing Style and Demon Slayer Mark torturing his body.
In fact, the Demon Slayer Mark disappeared and the deep purple Dou Qi like the night sky that enveloped his body began to fade, a sign that his energy reserves had been depleted.
Despite having a much greater quantity of Dou Qi than the average 7-star Dou Zhe, that use was his last reserve.
Blood dripped profusely along the right arm, the arm that had just delivered the blow was now covered in horrific rips, its flesh torn to the core.
Not just that, blood even seeped from the corners of his eyes, mouth, and even his nostrils.
El's body had suffered extreme damage, and his body's regeneration was working desperately to repair the severe injuries.
Before his consciousness completely disappeared, El muttered weakly, barely audible. "Master... Please..."
But before the words could be finished, his body wavered.
BRUK!
El fell hard to the ground, and in an instant, his consciousness vanished into the darkness.