Chapter 885: Run
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Chapter 885: Run
The wisp of Spirit Sense hed sent behind him to investigate was torn to shreds almost instantly, so he had to give up on that line of examination. The need to know was trumped by the need to survive and he stopped dallying, activating the Jade Mantle and Cosmic Traction to push his speed to the limits. Only when he enacted this burst of speed did he finally feel the mounting pressure start to lessen. The fact that he had to push his speed to such limits to gain some distance between them was utterly terrifying. What was even worse was that he was shooting directly towards the surface and when he started to change direction he felt it approaching again.
He burned more of the Jade Mantle to push his strength even higher and water jets shot out of his side, pushing him laterally. Something passed by beside him and he was knocked aside in its wake. He shot a few more jets of water and stabilized his ascent, firing towards the surface of the water like a missile. The world full of elongated and distorted sound suddenly fell away, replaced by the clear air. Sage breached the surface and flew into the air, his dolphin-like body was many times stronger and faster than any mortal dolphin could compare to. No longer having any water to swim through he was finally free to twist slightly and peek backwards.
The sea behind him no longer looked like a sea. It looked more like a pit full of snakes. There were so many writhing tentacles that the water was no longer blue. There were so many of these gray and brown tendrils that the water looked more like frothy mud. The tentacles stretched thousands of yards in every direction. The blue sea was now replaced by a carpet of writhing flesh covered with claws, scales, and suction cups.
This view was made worse by the fact that his trajectory was parabolic. Without the water there was nothing for him to be pushing against and the bit of water still in the Fluid Power Lines was not enough to keep him moving. If he put all his energy into Cosmic Traction to make the air like water he would be able to keep swimming but every flip of his tail displaced so much water that he could only swim at a tiny fraction of his full speed.
Thats why hed already started transforming as soon as he broke the waters surface. The original appearance of this chapter can be found at Ñøv€lß1n.
Sage could only leave these questions unanswered for now as he made a beeline for the cities of the Depths. He doubled back a few times just to make sure the monster wasnt still following him. He wasnt sure his conscience could handle it if he ended up being the reason a terrifying monster like that destroyed a city.
As for this second form? It was very simply a Cloud Swallowing Thunder Eel. The same body as Elder Manji of the Thundercloud Sect that Sage had gone to the Hidden Domain with. Quite a long time ago now for Sage hed learned that if he wanted to retain the same power of incorporeality hed have to copy the Cloud Swallowing Thunder Eels body exactly. That would also cut off his access to a lot of natural abilities and powers that hed grown quite reliant upon so he had to settle for a very limited and momentary version of this body of lightning power instead. It was extremely draining of his energy and could only last for a few seconds at best.
Things were different now that hed developed the Master Seal. Now he could become a true Cloud Swallowing Thunder Eel without being locked in to this body for years. There were many advantages to this form, though most of them stemmed from being made of energy rather than solid flesh and blood. Most of them were displayed in this single clash, allowing him to avoid the physical attack of that monster, retaliate with his innate lightning, and finally fly through the air to escape.
Strangely, it couldnt actually move faster than the dolphin could. At least within an atmosphere. The density of the energy in the air was far thinner than it was down in the Depths, but even so he could feel it holding him back. From the memories of Elder Manji, Sage knew that this restraint was present around all planets and only when he got out into the open area of space could he travel at his full speed. That was where the Cloud Swallowing Thunder Eel was truly impressive as it could move as fast as light. Sage wasnt sure if it was actually the speed of light he was familiar with from Earth, but he hadnt experienced any time dilation when traveling to and from the Hidden Domain. At least not in the manner that he expected. There was the matter of a time limit and special tokens so there might be strange arrays involved to compensate for or alter the way such a thing worked. Elder Manji only had to act as a taxi driver so to say and didnt need to know any of the specifics of the voyage, so there was no telling what actually happened unless the Thundercloud Sect explained it for him.
Eventually Sage felt confident enough to return to the water. He dove back down into the Depths as a Dolphin to enter a new city.
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Chapter 885: Run
The wisp of Spirit Sense hed sent behind him to investigate was torn to shreds almost instantly, so he had to give up on that line of examination. The need to know was trumped by the need to survive and he stopped dallying, activating the Jade Mantle and Cosmic Traction to push his speed to the limits. Only when he enacted this burst of speed did he finally feel the mounting pressure start to lessen. The fact that he had to push his speed to such limits to gain some distance between them was utterly terrifying. What was even worse was that he was shooting directly towards the surface and when he started to change direction he felt it approaching again.
He burned more of the Jade Mantle to push his strength even higher and water jets shot out of his side, pushing him laterally. Something passed by beside him and he was knocked aside in its wake. He shot a few more jets of water and stabilized his ascent, firing towards the surface of the water like a missile. The world full of elongated and distorted sound suddenly fell away, replaced by the clear air. Sage breached the surface and flew into the air, his dolphin-like body was many times stronger and faster than any mortal dolphin could compare to. No longer having any water to swim through he was finally free to twist slightly and peek backwards.
The sea behind him no longer looked like a sea. It looked more like a pit full of snakes. There were so many writhing tentacles that the water was no longer blue. There were so many of these gray and brown tendrils that the water looked more like frothy mud. The tentacles stretched thousands of yards in every direction. The blue sea was now replaced by a carpet of writhing flesh covered with claws, scales, and suction cups.
This view was made worse by the fact that his trajectory was parabolic. Without the water there was nothing for him to be pushing against and the bit of water still in the Fluid Power Lines was not enough to keep him moving. If he put all his energy into Cosmic Traction to make the air like water he would be able to keep swimming but every flip of his tail displaced so much water that he could only swim at a tiny fraction of his full speed.
Thats why hed already started transforming as soon as he broke the waters surface. The original appearance of this chapter can be found at Ñøv€lß1n.
Sage could only leave these questions unanswered for now as he made a beeline for the cities of the Depths. He doubled back a few times just to make sure the monster wasnt still following him. He wasnt sure his conscience could handle it if he ended up being the reason a terrifying monster like that destroyed a city.
As for this second form? It was very simply a Cloud Swallowing Thunder Eel. The same body as Elder Manji of the Thundercloud Sect that Sage had gone to the Hidden Domain with. Quite a long time ago now for Sage hed learned that if he wanted to retain the same power of incorporeality hed have to copy the Cloud Swallowing Thunder Eels body exactly. That would also cut off his access to a lot of natural abilities and powers that hed grown quite reliant upon so he had to settle for a very limited and momentary version of this body of lightning power instead. It was extremely draining of his energy and could only last for a few seconds at best.
Things were different now that hed developed the Master Seal. Now he could become a true Cloud Swallowing Thunder Eel without being locked in to this body for years. There were many advantages to this form, though most of them stemmed from being made of energy rather than solid flesh and blood. Most of them were displayed in this single clash, allowing him to avoid the physical attack of that monster, retaliate with his innate lightning, and finally fly through the air to escape.
Strangely, it couldnt actually move faster than the dolphin could. At least within an atmosphere. The density of the energy in the air was far thinner than it was down in the Depths, but even so he could feel it holding him back. From the memories of Elder Manji, Sage knew that this restraint was present around all planets and only when he got out into the open area of space could he travel at his full speed. That was where the Cloud Swallowing Thunder Eel was truly impressive as it could move as fast as light. Sage wasnt sure if it was actually the speed of light he was familiar with from Earth, but he hadnt experienced any time dilation when traveling to and from the Hidden Domain. At least not in the manner that he expected. There was the matter of a time limit and special tokens so there might be strange arrays involved to compensate for or alter the way such a thing worked. Elder Manji only had to act as a taxi driver so to say and didnt need to know any of the specifics of the voyage, so there was no telling what actually happened unless the Thundercloud Sect explained it for him.
Eventually Sage felt confident enough to return to the water. He dove back down into the Depths as a Dolphin to enter a new city.
Chapter 885: RunThe wisp of Spirit Sense hed sent behind him to investigate was torn to shreds almost instantly, so he had to give up on that line of examination. The need to know was trumped by the need to survive and he stopped dallying, activating the Jade Mantle and Cosmic Traction to push his speed to the limits. Only when he enacted this burst of speed did he finally feel the mounting pressure start to lessen. The fact that he had to push his speed to such limits to gain some distance between them was utterly terrifying. What was even worse was that he was shooting directly towards the surface and when he started to change direction he felt it approaching again. He burned more of the Jade Mantle to push his strength even higher and water jets shot out of his side, pushing him laterally. Something passed by beside him and he was knocked aside in its wake. He shot a few more jets of water and stabilized his ascent, firing towards the surface of the water like a missile. The world full of elongated and distorted sound suddenly fell away, replaced by the clear air. Sage breached the surface and flew into the air, his dolphin-like body was many times stronger and faster than any mortal dolphin could compare to. No longer having any water to swim through he was finally free to twist slightly and peek backwards. The sea behind him no longer looked like a sea. It looked more like a pit full of snakes. There were so many writhing tentacles that the water was no longer blue. There were so many of these gray and brown tendrils that the water looked more like frothy mud. The tentacles stretched thousands of yards in every direction. The blue sea was now replaced by a carpet of writhing flesh covered with claws, scales, and suction cups. This view was made worse by the fact that his trajectory was parabolic. Without the water there was nothing for him to be pushing against and the bit of water still in the Fluid Power Lines was not enough to keep him moving. If he put all his energy into Cosmic Traction to make the air like water he would be able to keep swimming but every flip of his tail displaced so much water that he could only swim at a tiny fraction of his full speed. Thats why hed already started transforming as soon as he broke the waters surface. The original appearance of this chapter can be found at Nvl1n.Sage could only leave these questions unanswered for now as he made a beeline for the cities of the Depths. He doubled back a few times just to make sure the monster wasnt still following him. He wasnt sure his conscience could handle it if he ended up being the reason a terrifying monster like that destroyed a city. As for this second form? It was very simply a Cloud Swallowing Thunder Eel. The same body as Elder Manji of the Thundercloud Sect that Sage had gone to the Hidden Domain with. Quite a long time ago now for Sage hed learned that if he wanted to retain the same power of incorporeality hed have to copy the Cloud Swallowing Thunder Eels body exactly. That would also cut off his access to a lot of natural abilities and powers that hed grown quite reliant upon so he had to settle for a very limited and momentary version of this body of lightning power instead. It was extremely draining of his energy and could only last for a few seconds at best. Things were different now that hed developed the Master Seal. Now he could become a true Cloud Swallowing Thunder Eel without being locked in to this body for years. There were many advantages to this form, though most of them stemmed from being made of energy rather than solid flesh and blood. Most of them were displayed in this single clash, allowing him to avoid the physical attack of that monster, retaliate with his innate lightning, and finally fly through the air to escape. Strangely, it couldnt actually move faster than the dolphin could. At least within an atmosphere. The density of the energy in the air was far thinner than it was down in the Depths, but even so he could feel it holding him back. From the memories of Elder Manji, Sage knew that this restraint was present around all planets and only when he got out into the open area of space could he travel at his full speed. That was where the Cloud Swallowing Thunder Eel was truly impressive as it could move as fast as light. Sage wasnt sure if it was actually the speed of light he was familiar with from Earth, but he hadnt experienced any time dilation when traveling to and from the Hidden Domain. At least not in the manner that he expected. There was the matter of a time limit and special tokens so there might be strange arrays involved to compensate for or alter the way such a thing worked. Elder Manji only had to act as a taxi driver so to say and didnt need to know any of the specifics of the voyage, so there was no telling what actually happened unless the Thundercloud Sect explained it for him. Eventually Sage felt confident enough to return to the water. He dove back down into the Depths as a Dolphin to enter a new city.
