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After the furious shout from Toothless, Zhang Yang felt an incredibly sharp aura rushing toward him, as if a cold sword tip was piercing his chest.
Without time to think, Zhang Yang gathered all his strength and shot out a fireball. When the fireball met the ice sword, it only slightly hindered its advance before being instantly dissipated. Zhang Yang hurriedly launched a series of fireballs, each one blazing hot and moving at high speed, almost merging into a thick wall of flames that finally melted the ice sword.
"Solar Palm?" Toothless exclaimed in shock. "You are clearly not one of my Dao Gate members; how could you use our technique?"
Zhang Yang remained silent and focused his energy again, shooting out a straight water arrow. The water arrow surrounded itself with a chilling mist. Zhang Yang intensified his power, sending out a second water arrow that was even colder, now resembling a state between water and ice.
Toothless spun his hands, creating an invisible barrier in front of him, causing the water arrow to bounce off and fall to the ground.
Though Toothless was unharmed, his expression shifted from shock to fear. "Cold Shadow Hand? How can it be used alongside Solar Palm?"
"Are you human or ghost?" Toothless shouted.
In Dao Gate Magic, practicing both Solar Palm and Cold Shadow Hand cannot be done by the same person; otherwise, the conflicting hot and cold energies would damage one's spiritual channels and be irreparable. The Spiritual Energy that Toothless practiced followed the path of yin-yang harmony, allowing him to produce ice swords purely by drawing on the surrounding cold environment. If it were a scorching day, he might have produced fire blades instead.
However, Zhang Yang had successively unleashed fireballs and water arrows, which naturally filled Toothless with dread. This young man before him possessed such bizarre magic; could he merely be a controlled corpse? Hence, Toothless shouted out whether he was human or ghost.
Zhang Yang sneered lightly, reaching out with his right hand to grasp and push forward. A stone block about a foot wide rose into the air and then rapidly charged at Toothless.
Naturally, this was unlikely to hit Toothless; he easily dodged aside. At this moment, Toothless dared not show any signs of negligence and realized that using Spiritual Energy would no longer harm Zhang Yang.
With a wave of his hand, a clinking sound echoed as eight copper coins appeared on the ground around Zhang Yang. As the coins sank into the earth, Toothless let out a breath of relief.
Zhang Yang swung his hand to shoot another water arrow, but when it touched between two of the coins, it was rebounded back. These eight coins had formed an array that created an invisible barrier. Zhang Yang had already suspected this possibility earlier; thus, he hadn't exerted too much force when launching the water arrow.
This array indeed trapped Zhang Yang.
The abilities gained from the Fusion of Extraordinary Souls have indeed surpassed those of ordinary people by countless times, yet he could not break free from this formation that harnesses the power of Yin and Yang, borrowing from the forces of heaven and earth. Since his Fusion of Extraordinary Souls began, he had never encountered a peculiar master like Toothless. Lacking experience in such situations, and with copper coins flying around him, curiosity and contempt led him not to intervene. If he had released one or two coins at the moment Toothless launched them, the formation would have failed, and he would not have been trapped.
Regret came too late.
Zhang Yang exerted force to leap upward but only managed to jump two meters before an invisible resistance came down upon him, dissipating his upward momentum, causing Zhang Yang to fall back to the ground.
Seeing that Zhang Yang was indeed trapped, Toothless laughed heartily before slowly asking, "Your cultivation is quite strange; you have mastered Spiritual Energy to a remarkable degree but are completely clueless about Magic formations. How did you manage to refine such peculiar spiritual power?"
Zhang Yang was momentarily at a loss for words. After some contemplation, he replied, "I am not one of your Dao Gate disciples; my method of controlling energy is innate."
"Nonsense. You were utterly mediocre before the age of eighteen; you must have encountered some tremendous opportunity. If you hand over your secret manual, I will not only spare your life but also take you as my disciple," Toothless said sincerely. It was easy to acquire wealth, but good talent was hard to find. Although Toothless acted in a wicked manner and was greedy for wealth and beauty, he was obsessed with Magic and had long lacked worthy disciples. He calculated that Zhang Yang's spiritual power had suddenly increased but did not know the specific reason; his first guess was that Zhang Yang had obtained some secret manual.
Just as Zhang Yang was about to speak, he suddenly felt an overwhelming pressure bearing down on him. He hurriedly tried to resist it with his energy, but it was of little use; the space in which he could move seemed to shrink more and more. Initially, he could barely stand, but soon he had no choice but to sit down.
"I truly do not possess any secret manual," Zhang Yang said slowly.
"Good. I won't ask how you cultivated your spiritual power; do you wish to become my disciple?" Toothless chuckled while stroking his beard. "This formation is the Bagua Infinite Formation; every moment, the pressure you experience will double. In three moments, it will be eight times greater. Your earlier upward force was considerable; after three moments, you will surely be unable to withstand it."
"So this formation utilizes the strength of the trapped individual to create a geometric increase in backlash," Zhang Yang thought as he sat cross-legged, unsure how to break free but unwilling to accept this old Daoist as his master.
Toothless seemed to see through Zhang Yang's thoughts: "Young one, becoming my disciple would be beneficial for you. I am over 110 years old now, born in the 27th year of Guangxu during the Gengzi Year. In the Dao Gate lineage, I am the most esteemed; I am known as Toothless Mouse."
Only then did Zhang Yang realize Toothless Old Daoist's reputation and wondered how Xiao Hansheng could possibly know such an extraordinary person.
"Xiao Hansheng is just an ordinary person; I am merely after wealth," Toothless continued loudly. "If you agree to become my disciple, I can discreetly take his life without leaving a trace."
"What I think in my heart is clear to him; this is truly something I cannot even contemplate," Zhang Yang felt extremely frustrated.
"Ha ha ha ha." Toothless laughed wildly, "Make your decision quickly!"
Zhang Yang was extremely anxious. He initially wanted to agree to Toothless and think of a way to escape later, but he knew that Toothless could see through his thoughts, making that plan unfeasible. In his agitation, the pressure seemed to increase even more. Sitting cross-legged, Zhang Yang was already struggling to breathe, as the energy within him began to swell outward.
With external pressure and internal swelling, it felt as if his flesh and bones were being crushed. The cold wind was biting, yet sweat had already soaked his back.
As sweat poured out, the pressure grew heavier. Zhang Yang felt as if he was being overwhelmed by the pressure inside him, while the external pressure showed no signs of easing. It seemed like he was on the verge of falling apart. Suddenly, Zhang Yang uncontrollably shouted:
"Stop!"
Toothless shook his head helplessly from outside the formation. It was already too late to stop!
In fact, after realizing Zhang Yang's refusal to yield, he had intended to temporarily withdraw and persuade him with kind words. However, the formation had already undergone a mutation; he truly could not stop it now.
Trapped within the formation, although Zhang Yang was under immense pressure, a small portion of that pressure slowly seeped into his body. It felt as if the formation had merged with him completely; Zhang Yang could not break free, and Toothless could not dismantle it either.
It seemed that the only outcome would be a loud bang, followed by everything vanishing into thin air.
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