Chapter 769 - Flaming Devastator (1/2)

Lin Mu could see that the sphere that had just appeared from the Troll's body was incomplete. It only had half of its structure actually solid, while the other half was just made out of a glowing outline.

”So he's mid way through the Shell Genesis stage of the Dao Shell realm.” Lin Mu muttered, seeing the sphere.

But now that the Troll had just released its Dao Shell, Lin Mu knew that it was time to end it. Usually, a cultivator or a beast would not use their Dao Shell directly until it was in the Shell completion stage.

Only after it was in that stage would its true power would be unleashed. If used before that, while the Dao shell was very strong, it was still a bit sensitive and if damaged could kill the cultivator in the worst case and regress their cultivation base in the best case.

”GURAAAAA!” The Troll raised the Half formed Dao Shell over its head and swung it towards Lin Mu.

Lin Mu's eyes widened as the Dao Shell moved at a great speed.

~SHUA~

He dodged at the best speed he could with his body but was still a tad bit slower.

”Dammit, BLINK!” he was forced to use his Ring's skills again.

”You can stop now. You should have already gotten used to your body. Best end this fight now.” Xukong recommended.

”Yes senior.” Lin Mu said as a serious look appeared on his face.

He blinked several hundred meters away and got ready for the next part.

~BOOM~

The Dao Shell crashed into the spot Lin Mu was in previously and created a loud explosion. Rocks, stones, and soil were shot everywhere as clouds of dust covered the area.

”UGUAAAAAA!” The Troll beast shouted as the Dao Shell rose back up into the air.

This cleared up the dust and one could now see a crater that was over ten meters deep and a hundred meters wide.

”That… is certainly strong.” Lin Wu muttered.

”It is indeed… but that is also the crudest way one can use their Dao Shell. If they had a special kind of a Dao Shell or if they changed its shape, it could have far more power.” Xukong replied.

Lin Mu took note of this and decided to ask Senior Xukong more about it later in the future. He had known that there were several different ways of using the Dao Shell and different forms that could be made.

Some cultivators even decided which form to make depending on the kind of a Dao Embryo they had the confidence to form. Though there were many more that just stayed with the default shape which was that of a sphere and went with it.

A sphere shaped Dao Shell could technically contain each and every Dao Embryo, but the size of it would often need to be far larger than it would have to be if that Dao Shell was specific to that Dao Embryo.

For example, if someone's Dao Embryo was in the form of an Axe, it would make far more sense to make a Dao Shell that was in the shape of a rectangular rather than a sphere. Not only would this take far less energy, but it would also be a lot more time saving.

There were some that would take it even farther and make their Dao Shell the same shape as that of their Dao Embryo. This would make their Dao embryo fit into the Shell very snugly, like a sword in a sheath.

But in the case of a low intelligence beast like the Troll here… it was evident that it would never be doing something like that. Its decision to pull out a Dao Shell at this stage was already plenty of evidence that it was not really thinking properly.

If it were any other Cultivator or even a beast, they would have likely thought of ending the fight far earlier. And if they had no confidence to do so, they would have chosen to retreat.

But the Mixed Blood Troll Demon beast had its strong body in his favor. Its low intelligence was covered by its defenses and allowed it to fight without a care for a long time.

”UGAAAAAAA!” The Troll yelled again as it raised the Dao Shell and shot it towards where Lin Mu was.

Lin Mu had already taken this time to rest his body. The Mortal Strengthening scripture was back in full power and the armor had been awakened. The spirit Qi was also seething within his body and flowed like gushing rivers within his meridians.

”Oho! This is far better than before.” Lin Mu said.

”Of course, now you have control over both aspects of your cultivation, the spirit Qi and the physique. It will only get better from now.” Xukong said.

Lin Mu clenched his fist and felt the air explode within it.