Chapter 4589 — Comprehending the Killing Qi!
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Surging battle intent, biting killing qi—it seemed these two things alone remained between heaven and earth, blanketing and engulfing all eight directions.
By sheer instinct for self-preservation, Wei Zhao unconsciously wanted to flee this terrifying and dangerous battlefield. Even though he saw this scene only within the memory fragments surfacing in his mind, that dread pressure—so tangible it might as well have been real—still crushed the breath out of him.
Yet just as it had begun, Wei Zhao was now already mired in the memory fragments, unable to tear himself free. He could not control his own will at this moment. The earth-shattering battle between the Dragon of Five Baleful Spirits and the giant electric eel was projected deep into his mind beyond his control; no matter how tightly he shut his eyes, it all remained crystal clear.
In an instant, Wei Zhao's whole body began to shake violently as if sifting grain, and he seemed on the verge of collapse. Just as the damnable thing could not hold back and was about to intervene, Wei Zhao suddenly stopped moving—and his entire being entered a wondrous state.
"Tsk tsk. Is this kid deeply blessed, or is his innate talent and bone structure simply this unique? How does he keep stumbling into good fortune that others could never obtain even in their dreams?" the damnable thing could not help but marvel.
At this moment Wei Zhao had, remarkably, entered yet another ineffably profound state of sudden enlightenment. But unlike the last time, when his consciousness had awakened without his awareness, what exactly he might comprehend this time could only be known once he regained consciousness. The only thing the damnable thing had to do now was stand guard for him—such an opportunity came by chance and could not be sought, and it must never be interrupted by outside forces.
Within Wei Zhao's sea of consciousness at this moment, the Dragon of Five Baleful Spirits and the giant electric eel were locked in a battle so fierce the heavens dimmed and the earth darkened. Mighty five-element killing qi and deep-purple lightning arcs collided ceaselessly between heaven and earth, and with every collision the world changed color; for the surrounding waters and indeed the entire sea, each impact was another doomsday-caliber catastrophe.
And now Wei Zhao once again felt that restless, stirring instinct he had experienced when he first beheld the deep-purple lightning arcs. But this time, what he meant to imitate was not the deep-purple lightning arcs—it was the five-element killing qi unleashed by the Dragon of Five Baleful Spirits!
After all, Wei Zhao already possessed a deep familiarity with and understanding of this five-element killing qi. Now, seeing the Dragon of Five Baleful Spirits unleash it again and again with his own eyes was tantamount to having a ready-made master at hand. If he still failed to seize such an obvious opportunity and learn quickly, then Wei Zhao would truly be a fool beyond redemption.
Neither the Dragon of Five Baleful Spirits nor the giant electric eel was a top-tier ferocious beast that ought to exist in this world, and their strength seemed evenly matched. This chance, world-shaking encounter did not resolve itself in a few brief exchanges; instead, it unexpectedly bogged down into an utterly deadlocked war of attrition. The longer they fought, the more furious both sides became, until at last they were playing every trump card they had and had entered a state of fighting to the death with no end but mutual annihilation.
This, in turn, worked to the advantage of Wei Zhao, the bystander. Otherwise, if things had been as before—if the Dragon of Five Baleful Spirits' moves had been like the giant electric eel's deep-purple lightning arcs, a single flash that ended the fight—he would not even have been able to see how the strikes were made, let alone secretly learn them.