Walker Of The Worlds

Chapter 3399: Jade Dao Embryo Versus Water Dao Embryo

Dongxu Ning’s jade finger flicked.

A pulse of spirit qi pushed Meng Bai back. He skidded several feet.

Her Dao Comprehension was showing its superiority. Not just in strength, but in guidance.

Feeling like it was finally time, she released her Dao Embryo at him.

A small jade finger shaped crystal appeared behind her.

The Guiding Finger Jade Embryo.

It was a Dao Embryo of the Jade Dao and was rather uncommon, though it was a derivative Dao of the Earth Dao. It had both the defensive properties of the jade, but also its mystical energy.

Wherever it pointed, her attacks curved toward Meng Bai with unnatural precision.

Left swipe.

Meng Bai dodged right.

Her claw curved unnaturally and struck him anyway.

Right strike.

Meng Bai twisted away.

Her claw curved again, slicing his sleeve cleanly.

The audience howled in awe.

Daoist Chu muttered something about cheating through the laws of nature. Cattaleya leaned forward grinning. Lin Mu quietly watched Meng Bai’s every movement.

Meng Bai’s breathing grew heavier. His spirit Qi burned like hot coals. He could feel his reserves thinning.

He thrust with Breaking Point again, but she caught his spear with her claw and countered with a palm strike to his chest.

THUD

Meng Bai flew back several meters and landed hard.

Dongxu Ning approached with calm steps.

”You fought well. But this is as far as your cultivation can take you.”

Meng Bai struggled to rise. Blood dripped from several cuts.

For a moment, he considered surrendering.

But something stirred within him.

His Dao Embryo trembled inside his body.

Meng Bai closed his eyes.

His Dao Shell manifested behind him. A sphere of translucent energy. Inside it swirled a tiny pool of inky black fluid.

It was the One Yin Ink Sea Dao Embryo!

Dongxu Ning paused for the first time. ”So you have begun forming a Water Dao Embryo. A rather unusual one too.”

Meng Bai stood up slowly. His wounds trembled, but his eyes sharpened.

He thrust his spear forward with renewed strength. Water Dao traces mixed with his elemental Qi, creating pressurized strikes that pushed her back for the first time.

Dongxu Ning finally smiled.

”Very good. But not enough.”

She pointed her jade Dao Embryo at him and her attacks regained their unnatural tracking ability.

Meng Bai was pushed to the brink. His Qi was dwindling. His breaths came ragged. The entire ring was scarred by their fight.

Dongxu Ning still had about forty percent energy left.

He had ten at most.

His arms shook with fatigue.

It was then that the ink inside his Dao Embryo surged.

HUALA

The tiny puddle expanded.

SHUA

The sphere of Dao Shell quivered violently.

The inky puddle spread outward like spilled darkness, growing, deepening, stretching across the platform. In moments, it covered the entire arena like a vast lake of black water.

The audience screamed in awe.

”A Dao Skill!”

Meng Bai felt the words rise naturally in his mind.

He shouted with all his strength.

”Soul Staining Inky Expanse!”

The lake surged. Ink splashed upward, staining Dongxu Ning’s jade barrier. The very air turned dark and heavy.

Her Guiding Finger Jade Embryo flickered. The jade glow dulled.

She gasped slightly. ”What is this?”

Meng Bai vanished.

Not physically. His presence dissolved into the ink. Dongxu Ning spun rapidly, searching for him.

The ink swallowed her senses.

She could not feel his steps.

She could not guide her claws.

Her power faltered for the first time.

A ripple appeared beneath her.

Meng Bai burst out of the ink, spear spinning with a spiral of inky water wrapped around the tip.

”Final Fang!”

The spear stabbed upward from beneath her feet.

Her claws crossed to guard, but the ink weakened their guiding force. Her defense faltered.

The spear struck her guard head on.

A shockwave blasted across the ring.

Dongxu Ning flew backward, flipping through the air before crashing outside the boundary.

THUD

CRASH

Silence.

Absolute silence.

A heartbeat passed.

Two.

Then the entire stadium erupted.

”Meng Bai wins!” the referee screamed.

The crowd exploded into cheers. Recruiters stood up shouting in disbelief. Cattaleya yelled something about buying him a feast, Daoist Chu pumped his fist, Elyon chuckled and Lin Mu simply smiled in quiet pride.

Meng Bai stood at the center of the ring, gasping, bloodied, exhausted.

But victorious.

The prodigy Dongxu Ning had been defeated.

And a new rising star had been born.

The stadium erupted with sound so loud it felt like the sky itself was cheering.

”MENG BAI! MENG BAI! MENG BAI! MENG BAI!”

People stood from their seats without realizing it, mouths wide open, voices cracking as they shouted Meng Bai’s name.

No one had expected such a reversal. For the last ten minutes of the fight, Dongxu Ning had seemed unbeatable. Her Dao Embryo, her jade claws, her frightening technique and hundreds of years of experience had overwhelmed Meng Bai completely.

Everyone had thought the battle was over.

Everyone had expected the referee to declare Dongxu Ning victorious.

Everyone had already begun whispering that Meng Bai had done his best and would certainly have a bright future, even if he lost.

But then, with his spirit Qi nearly gone, his body shaking, wounds covering his arms, torso and face...

His Dao Embryo awakened.

And not just awakened. It erupted.

The inky lake had taken the entire stadium by storm. It had swallowed even the jade defense of Dongxu Ning.

It had confused her Dao, disrupted her attacks, and even tainted the function of her Guiding Finger Embryo. The moment Meng Bai used Soul Staining Inky Expanse, the audience had gasped as if they were witnessing a miracle.

And now that the battle was over?

They were losing their minds.

Some were screaming Meng Bai’s name.Some were chanting ”Dark Spear!”Some were shouting ”Inky Lake Master!”Some simply yelled in incoherent excitement.

Daoist Chu sat with his hands on his head. ”He did it. By the heavens, the boy did it!”

Cattaleya roared with laughter, smacking Elyon on the back hard enough to almost knock the wolfkin over. ”Did you see that? That was glorious! My student did that. My student!”