Chapter 572: Swamped
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Chapter 572: Swamped
Sage had always spent more time on dozens of other areas of study, and his repertoire of Qi Techniques was quite limited. It was quite ironic considering he had the whole of the Timeless Masters library to study, yet he passed it off to others and focused on Blacksmithing, Array Formations, Seals, Heavenly Materials, and transforming his physical body. It wasnt that the Sacred Banyan was weak, but it was slow and he always had other more direct methods. At this point, Sage had run out of tricks. So many of those things he usually relied upon had been destroyed. He was down to Spirit Power, Qi Techniques and Heavenly Materials.
The Sacred Banyan and its accompanying techniques were grouped together to create a specific fighting style based around longevity and controlling a battlefield. At this time, with Sage gearing up to wage a protracted fight for his life, that was exactly what he needed. With the spider drawing attention, Sage grew his own forest, the vines of the Sacred Banyan constantly expanding, spilling onto the existing trees of the swamp and using them as a base to spread further.
The woman caused a huge splash of water when she slowed her fall, soaking herself in the process. The look on her face said she blamed the giant spider for her disheveled condition, which she immediately started to seek revenge for. She punched the air and booming shockwaves rippled through the intervening distance to smack against the giant spider with loud thumps. The impacts sounded quite hollow, like the flick of a finger against an empty barrel, but enhanced to a ground shaking volume.
The Fu Clansman had circled around behind the Swamp Genesis Spider and continued to throw huge masses of solid smoke towards the spider. As he got closer, they appeared with shorter intervals between them and the spiders limbs were not able to keep up with the pace. Some of the smoky figures smashed against its body and rather than an impact, the smoky objects burst apart. When they did, the thickest, and darkest bits of smoke clung to the spiders leg. The immaterial black clump emitted smoke of its own and after a few more hits the spider was smoldering with dark smoke from many places on its body.
The woman threw more sound blasts, but they merely thumped against the spiders carapace. While she seemed the most impressive and terrifying, against the giant spider, her attacks were actually the least effective. The sheer size of the monster made it seem like trying to knock down a house with a boombox. While it was certainly noisy and distracting, the spider stayed focused on the swordsman. The only one that had actually hurt it, and now the recipient of its ire, the poor swordsman leapt from tree to tree, dodging the spiders water blasts. Sage received the same treatment as the woman, his enemies far more focused on the giant monster than a desperate soul growing some trees to hide behind.
Unfortunately, the other two Nascent Souls were not as harmless as the spider thought they were. There were now dozens of places on the spiders body that were emitting smoke and the whole battlefield was now heavily obscured. While hed been running over the top of the water all this time, only now did the Fu Clansman show his real skill. He hopped into the air and his feet seemed to catch atop the surface of a wisp of smoke. Defying gravity and density, he ran across the column of smoke, treading leisurely upon a path through the sky that only he could take. The Swamp Genesis Spider noticed his approach and waved a giant leg to bat him away, but the motion pushed the clouds of smoke around with it. Like a housefly riding the air currents, he barely had to move, standing on the smoke as it was pushed away by the spiders giant leg.
At the same time, the woman rushed over with noisy bounds to meet up with the swordsman. She grit her teeth and hopped into the air at the same time that the swordsman did. They met in mid-air and she slapped him on the back with both hands. There was a thunderclap of sound, and the swordsman was launched towards the spider at high speed while the woman was shot back into the dirty water. Even though she was left cursing, the other two Nascent Souls avoided the spiders waving limbs and landed upon its back almost in unison.
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Chapter 572: Swamped
Sage had always spent more time on dozens of other areas of study, and his repertoire of Qi Techniques was quite limited. It was quite ironic considering he had the whole of the Timeless Masters library to study, yet he passed it off to others and focused on Blacksmithing, Array Formations, Seals, Heavenly Materials, and transforming his physical body. It wasnt that the Sacred Banyan was weak, but it was slow and he always had other more direct methods. At this point, Sage had run out of tricks. So many of those things he usually relied upon had been destroyed. He was down to Spirit Power, Qi Techniques and Heavenly Materials.
The Sacred Banyan and its accompanying techniques were grouped together to create a specific fighting style based around longevity and controlling a battlefield. At this time, with Sage gearing up to wage a protracted fight for his life, that was exactly what he needed. With the spider drawing attention, Sage grew his own forest, the vines of the Sacred Banyan constantly expanding, spilling onto the existing trees of the swamp and using them as a base to spread further.
The woman caused a huge splash of water when she slowed her fall, soaking herself in the process. The look on her face said she blamed the giant spider for her disheveled condition, which she immediately started to seek revenge for. She punched the air and booming shockwaves rippled through the intervening distance to smack against the giant spider with loud thumps. The impacts sounded quite hollow, like the flick of a finger against an empty barrel, but enhanced to a ground shaking volume.
The Fu Clansman had circled around behind the Swamp Genesis Spider and continued to throw huge masses of solid smoke towards the spider. As he got closer, they appeared with shorter intervals between them and the spiders limbs were not able to keep up with the pace. Some of the smoky figures smashed against its body and rather than an impact, the smoky objects burst apart. When they did, the thickest, and darkest bits of smoke clung to the spiders leg. The immaterial black clump emitted smoke of its own and after a few more hits the spider was smoldering with dark smoke from many places on its body.
The woman threw more sound blasts, but they merely thumped against the spiders carapace. While she seemed the most impressive and terrifying, against the giant spider, her attacks were actually the least effective. The sheer size of the monster made it seem like trying to knock down a house with a boombox. While it was certainly noisy and distracting, the spider stayed focused on the swordsman. The only one that had actually hurt it, and now the recipient of its ire, the poor swordsman leapt from tree to tree, dodging the spiders water blasts. Sage received the same treatment as the woman, his enemies far more focused on the giant monster than a desperate soul growing some trees to hide behind.
Unfortunately, the other two Nascent Souls were not as harmless as the spider thought they were. There were now dozens of places on the spiders body that were emitting smoke and the whole battlefield was now heavily obscured. While hed been running over the top of the water all this time, only now did the Fu Clansman show his real skill. He hopped into the air and his feet seemed to catch atop the surface of a wisp of smoke. Defying gravity and density, he ran across the column of smoke, treading leisurely upon a path through the sky that only he could take. The Swamp Genesis Spider noticed his approach and waved a giant leg to bat him away, but the motion pushed the clouds of smoke around with it. Like a housefly riding the air currents, he barely had to move, standing on the smoke as it was pushed away by the spiders giant leg.
At the same time, the woman rushed over with noisy bounds to meet up with the swordsman. She grit her teeth and hopped into the air at the same time that the swordsman did. They met in mid-air and she slapped him on the back with both hands. There was a thunderclap of sound, and the swordsman was launched towards the spider at high speed while the woman was shot back into the dirty water. Even though she was left cursing, the other two Nascent Souls avoided the spiders waving limbs and landed upon its back almost in unison.
Chapter 572: SwampedSage had always spent more time on dozens of other areas of study, and his repertoire of Qi Techniques was quite limited. It was quite ironic considering he had the whole of the Timeless Masters library to study, yet he passed it off to others and focused on Blacksmithing, Array Formations, Seals, Heavenly Materials, and transforming his physical body. It wasnt that the Sacred Banyan was weak, but it was slow and he always had other more direct methods. At this point, Sage had run out of tricks. So many of those things he usually relied upon had been destroyed. He was down to Spirit Power, Qi Techniques and Heavenly Materials. The Sacred Banyan and its accompanying techniques were grouped together to create a specific fighting style based around longevity and controlling a battlefield. At this time, with Sage gearing up to wage a protracted fight for his life, that was exactly what he needed. With the spider drawing attention, Sage grew his own forest, the vines of the Sacred Banyan constantly expanding, spilling onto the existing trees of the swamp and using them as a base to spread further. The woman caused a huge splash of water when she slowed her fall, soaking herself in the process. The look on her face said she blamed the giant spider for her disheveled condition, which she immediately started to seek revenge for. She punched the air and booming shockwaves rippled through the intervening distance to smack against the giant spider with loud thumps. The impacts sounded quite hollow, like the flick of a finger against an empty barrel, but enhanced to a ground shaking volume. The Fu Clansman had circled around behind the Swamp Genesis Spider and continued to throw huge masses of solid smoke towards the spider. As he got closer, they appeared with shorter intervals between them and the spiders limbs were not able to keep up with the pace. Some of the smoky figures smashed against its body and rather than an impact, the smoky objects burst apart. When they did, the thickest, and darkest bits of smoke clung to the spiders leg. The immaterial black clump emitted smoke of its own and after a few more hits the spider was smoldering with dark smoke from many places on its body. The woman threw more sound blasts, but they merely thumped against the spiders carapace. While she seemed the most impressive and terrifying, against the giant spider, her attacks were actually the least effective. The sheer size of the monster made it seem like trying to knock down a house with a boombox. While it was certainly noisy and distracting, the spider stayed focused on the swordsman. The only one that had actually hurt it, and now the recipient of its ire, the poor swordsman leapt from tree to tree, dodging the spiders water blasts. Sage received the same treatment as the woman, his enemies far more focused on the giant monster than a desperate soul growing some trees to hide behind. Unfortunately, the other two Nascent Souls were not as harmless as the spider thought they were. There were now dozens of places on the spiders body that were emitting smoke and the whole battlefield was now heavily obscured. While hed been running over the top of the water all this time, only now did the Fu Clansman show his real skill. He hopped into the air and his feet seemed to catch atop the surface of a wisp of smoke. Defying gravity and density, he ran across the column of smoke, treading leisurely upon a path through the sky that only he could take. The Swamp Genesis Spider noticed his approach and waved a giant leg to bat him away, but the motion pushed the clouds of smoke around with it. Like a housefly riding the air currents, he barely had to move, standing on the smoke as it was pushed away by the spiders giant leg. At the same time, the woman rushed over with noisy bounds to meet up with the swordsman. She grit her teeth and hopped into the air at the same time that the swordsman did. They met in mid-air and she slapped him on the back with both hands. There was a thunderclap of sound, and the swordsman was launched towards the spider at high speed while the woman was shot back into the dirty water. Even though she was left cursing, the other two Nascent Souls avoided the spiders waving limbs and landed upon its back almost in unison.
