Chapter 218: The Power of a Transcendent Spell (1/2)
Use Aether on a Transcendent Spell? If she said to use my entire strength to block that, then that's plausible.
Aether and Void can be said to be the strongest Element here. But I can only match what she's casting with a 6-nodes Elemental Spell. Also, I haven't created that kind of an Elemental Spell yet. Apart from the revamped Flash Step and Air Bullet whose Proficiency was still at the Beginner level, I have nothing else...
But Fleur didn't know that.
I flew up to be at the same height as her and observed her forming the Transcendent Spell from where I was.
It's a 13-nodes Elemental Spell. 12 of the Elemental Nodes she conjured were arranged in a circle and the slightly bigger 13th node was situated in the middle of the Spell Nucleus.
The way each of the nodes extracted the surrounding Water Elemental Energy was like an opened floodgate, adequate to produce a storm current with Fleur as the center.
Her oceanic blue hair, as well as her thin, azure robes, fluttered violently against the wind. Her posture at the moment gave her the image of a Water Goddess exerting her influence on the region.
As the 13-nodes of her Elemental Spell solidified, Fleur's Domain extended from her feet, wrapping her immediate vicinity in an enormous bubble filled with water generated from the Water Elemental Energy.
A few seconds later, aquatic creatures started to be conjured from inside it which all menacingly glared at me from a distance. Those creatures were different from the Ice Shark she used earlier, they were all life-like even if their core were formed purely of Water Elemental Energy. One more thing to note was that each of the creatures had an exquisite form firmly fitting Fleur's image.
Since she's casting a spell exceeding that of what a Mortal Rank can do, it undoubtedly possesses a strength powerful enough to obliterate anyone under a Transcendent and could seriously injure one if he was hit by its full power. However, it's extremely long to cast that someone or something is needed to be in front of her to prevent her from getting interrupted.
With her Domain opened like that, it took up that role. Those creatures conjured in it were glaring to intimidate me from attacking her.
Well, this sparring is a training for the both of us, I'll let her finish it without any interruptions. But if we're on the real battlefield, I'll take up that role of becoming her shield to successfully complete the Spell and unleash it to our adversaries.
Our upcoming opponents won't just escape now and will become hell-bent on killing us to pave the way for their total control of the world.
”Here it is, Daisuke. This is a Spell I created recently after having a glimpse of my Transcendent Pathway.”
After saying that, Fleur's eyes also glowed with brilliant azure light. The Spell Nucleus was successfully formed and she's now in the process of unleashing it but still, it was painfully slow.
Transcendent Pathway is still something out of my reach but seeing Nysia and Lucas' change after glimpsing onto it along with Nysia's explanation, I started to theorize what a Transcendent Pathway is.
It's probably not just improving the completed Mortal Pathway. If I have to guess, it would start to involve another Source Energy Types.
Since she asked me to meet it using Aether, I can only rely on this revamped Air Bullet and the Totem.
Like her, I raised the thick Totem Pole above my head, deactivated the Nullification Zone to return to my original Energy Control and poured in the necessary Aether Element to form the base of the Spell Nucleus.
Soon after that, a small Spell Nucleus has started to form in front of the Totem's body. With only 6 Elemental Nodes, the speed at which it formed was obviously faster than the 13 Elemental Nodes of Fleur's Transcendent Spell.
Before Fleur's Spell fully unleashed itself, a silvery-white Aether Elemental Energy flooded in my position before an unassuming silver burst of energy shot towards the blue-haired, blue-eyed Water Goddess.
6-nodes Aether Elemental Spell: Manifold Aether Burst!
Pssshhhh!
The silvery-white beam which was unleashed from the Totem looked unassuming but at every one meter, it traveled from the point of origin it was growing in size.
Halfway through, Fleur's delayed Spell has finally finished its unleashing process and instantly engulfed the whole area with an overwhelming pressure brought by her Transcendent Spell.
The forest turned chaotic as the thick and old trees uprooted and were sucked into the storm of Water Elemental Energy.
Amidst all that, the silver burst of energy continued growing while traversing the remaining distance.
With the help of the Totem and the increased output from wearing the White Knight, even if it was dwarfed by Fleur's Transcendent Spell, it clashed head-on against it!
As a deafening explosion ensued from the point of contact, my vision was instantly blocked by a deep-blue hue and knocked me off from where I was. The pain hadn't registered quickly and I still managed to activate the Nullification Zone as well as the other defensive skills and abilities. But all of those were futile as I was completely washed down by that wave of energy produced by her Transcendent Spell
Before my vision blocked out, I found myself sinking down with Fleur flying towards me while shouting something.
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