Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 203: The Potential of Wu Ma
It's "Earth Escape", the most unique ability of the earth element. This is the result I have been looking forward to. Although Ibola does not have a pure earth-attribute physique, the "Earth Escape" he possesses is an acquired additional ability, which is not as good as the real earth-attribute ninth-level magic "Earth Escape". Moreover, there is a slight hindrance to movement when it is activated, and his body is emitting an obvious earth-yellow light. It is obviously still in the primary stage of weak ability, and his function is even more limited, even worse than the "Earth Escape" possessed by the Earth-Walking Night Shadow. However, Ibola only completed the transformation of his earth-attribute physique once and mastered it. This is enough to make me excited even though I originally thought it was unlikely and had no expectations.
All my hard work was not in vain, and it was not in vain that I sacrificed so many of my men for this. I subdued them one by one, and then gave them to Wu Ma to kill and devour. Finally, the benefits of keeping them in captivity were shown, and they were able to obtain sufficient nutrition. Just like the wild-raised Ebola, the harsh living environment for a long time has trained it to have extremely strong combat capabilities. Even if Wu Ma is at the same level as it, it will not be its opponent. However, it has evolved to a high-level Destruction Knight and completed two transformations of its wind attribute physique. Not to mention the most unique "instant teleportation" ability of the wind system, even the lower-level "passing with the wind" is not available. The main reason is that before evolving to a mid-level Destruction Knight and transforming its physique for the first time, Ebola was not able to store more or even overflowing wind attribute energy surrounded by powerful enemies. It only met the standard. Most of the limited wind attribute energy was used to strengthen its offensive capabilities, and there was not much wind attribute energy left to support the completion of other transformations. It did not lay a good foundation, which directly affected its ability to store wind attribute energy in the next form, and seriously restricted its own development. Originally, these were just Yibo La's experience, and there was no relevant definite evidence. After all, it was rare for wild Destruction Knights to be able to store the maximum limit of alien attribute energy before evolution. I was still a little skeptical about this, but in the spirit of being responsible for Wu Ma. It is better to be safe than sorry. If Wu Ma's actual combat ability is insufficient and his nutrition cannot keep up, then Wu Ma will be completely useless. So I spent a lot of time to capture a large number of earth attribute undead from the "Lost Kingdom" for Wu Ma to devour, until his body could no longer store a trace of earth attribute energy. I didn't expect that Wu Ma actually had the ability of "earth escape" in the intermediate Destruction Knight form, which confirmed Yibo La's inference and gave me an unexpected surprise. The foundation is the most important. If you lay a solid foundation during the first transformation, you will have a lot of advantages in future development. As Wu Ma continues to store earth attribute energy, after successfully evolving into a high-level Destruction Knight, the "earth escape" ability should also be further enhanced.
The first level of thunder and lightning continued, but its power was limited. The roaring thunder and shooting lightning could only sense the approximate position of Wu Ma who had escaped underground. Without a specific target, they could only blindly bombard a small area each time. This no longer posed any threat to Wu Ma who was constantly moving underground - he could not be harmed in the "Earth Escape" state. If the enemy's attack still caused damage to the user of "Earth Escape" after being weakened by the power of the earth, it would break the "Earth Escape" and force him to automatically emerge from underground. Since Wu Ma launched the "Earth Escape", the bombardment of the first level of thunder and lightning had only forced him to emerge twice, and it seemed that he was only affected and did not suffer much damage. He quickly adjusted himself and continued to escape underground, appearing to be at ease and very relaxed.
Of course, as a gate of hell for the Destruction Knight, 70% to 80% of the intermediate Destruction Knights who have just completed their evolution will suffer under the "sixth thunder tribulation", and it will definitely not be so easy to deal with. The second thunder tribulation has already changed. In response to Wu Ma's "earth escape" ability, the thunder tribulation has reduced the attack speed, but strengthened the power of thunder and lightning. It seems that more energy is invested in sensing Wu Ma's specific position, narrowing the attack range and improving the accuracy a lot, which brings a greater threat to Wu Ma. After all, Wu Ma only has the lowest level of "earth escape", and the depth of infiltration is not enough. The effect of using the power of the earth as a defense is also limited, and more and more people are blasted out of the ground. Fortunately, it is only the second thunder tribulation. After the weakening of the power of the earth, the power has been reduced a lot. The damage suffered by Wu Ma is not serious, and he can still resist it easily.
After the first three thunder tribulations, after a short pause for adjustment, the second three thunder tribulations were launched soon. The power of thunder and lightning was further strengthened, and the accuracy of the attack was getting higher and higher. Sometimes, several consecutive thunderbolts could hit Wu Ma and force it to the ground. It can be seen that Wu Ma has used all his strength, running back and forth underground without stopping. Between two attacks, it can even rush out dozens of meters away, but it may be that it lacks actual combat experience. It still lacks in judging the landing point of thunder and lightning attacks, the route of movement, the reaction when encountering attacks, and the action of dodging. It often makes mistakes and cannot escape the bombardment of thunder tribulations in time. This is also the biggest weakness of the captive Wu Ma pointed out by Yibo La. Under my protection, everything is too easy to get, and there are too few life-and-death battles. Often, it cannot fully exert its strength in actual combat. It is okay to bully the weak at ordinary times, but it is particularly useless when encountering people with equal or stronger strength.
It was already the fifth level of thunder tribulation. "Boom", a bolt of lightning struck the ground, creating a big hole. Wu Ma jumped out of the ground not far away in a panic. The attack point was still some distance away from it, so it was not directly attacked, but it still broke its "earth escape", which fully demonstrated that the power of the thunder tribulation has become stronger and stronger. The aftermath of the bombardment alone can cause damage to it. Wu Ma kept escaping into the ground, but soon he would be blasted out by lightning again. If he was affected by the aftermath, the situation would be better. If he was unfortunately struck directly, the "earth escape" would be broken, and the action would be stagnant due to the strong attack, which would make it difficult for him to make the right response in time, and he would often not be able to escape the next thunder and lightning bombardment, thus suffering more serious damage. By now, two-thirds of Wu Ma's helmet had been blown off, and his armor was covered with holes of varying sizes and depths. Several parts that were directly struck by lightning had their skeletons blown away. His mount Scorpio was also seriously injured, with its shell becoming bumpy and even one of its large claws on its head being broken off. His injuries were already very serious.
The increasingly critical situation made me, who was watching, tremble with fear and worry. The success rate of the "six-fold thunder tribulation" was 70% to 80%. According to the current performance, Wu Ma might not be one of the two or three lucky ones. It seems that the flowers in the greenhouse can't stand the wind and rain. Even the "earth escape" ability can't guarantee its success. In the past, I hoped that Wu Ma could do better and survive the test of the heavenly tribulation on his own. The idea was too optimistic and overestimated my ability to cultivate. The "dead soul space" will not allow too many knights of destruction to exist. The fittest will survive. I couldn't help but shake my head for my previous shallowness and issued an order. The two hundred white bone dragons distributed around the robbery area were ready to start the emergency plan at any time and rush into the robbery area to provide cover for Wu Ma. Yibo La has recovered and become a mid-level existence of level ten. It can't be summoned to the human world for the time being. Wu Ma must fill this gap so as not to affect my combat effectiveness and maintain deterrence against the enemy.
"Earth Escape" finally showed its effectiveness, helping Wu Ma to survive the fifth thunder tribulation with difficulty, and ushered in the last and most powerful sixth thunder tribulation. The momentum of thunder and lightning changed again. First, a continuous rolling thunder shook the ground. Under the strong shock, Wu Ma was forced out from underground. Then several lightning bolts bombarded in succession, covering a small area where the lightning struck, leaving Wu Ma with no way to avoid it. He was struck by one of the lightning bolts, and was knocked to the ground with his mount. Several residual small electric currents could be seen flashing on his body surface, which showed the power of lightning. This heavenly tribulation was designed very cleverly. All the attacks were launched against the characteristics of the target. To deal with Ebola, who had a wind attribute constitution and could use "instant teleportation", several large-scale electric grids were used. For Wu Ma, this kind of rolling thunder was just enough to restrain you, but it was not too powerful, leaving you a chance to survive. Otherwise, as long as the attack rhythm was accelerated, Wu Ma would probably have been unable to hold on.
Seeing the thunder rolling and the lightning streaking, Wu Ma had just entered the ground and was blasted out again. He was hit directly by a thick lightning beam. If it were not for the earth attribute physique with strong defense ability, he would have been blown to pieces long ago. It was really hard for him to struggle to get up from the ground again and again and use the "earth escape" technique again to avoid the bombardment of lightning. It is estimated that it is difficult for Wu Ma to successfully survive the robbery by relying on his own ability. I can't let it sacrifice in vain. With a command, I desperately cheered for the white bone dragons around the robbery area, encouraged their fighting spirit, and rushed in one by one in batches. Learning from the experience of the last time Ibola survived the robbery, they all flew close to the ground, so as to be prepared for any eventuality. I also conducted similar "special training for surviving the robbery" for Wu Ma, so that he knew how to use these white bone dragons to reduce his own danger.
Wu Ma's speed was far inferior to that of Ibola, and he could not use the bone dragon as soon as possible. Fortunately, he was only facing the sixth level of thunder tribulation, and the target of the attack was the intermediate level destruction knight of the ninth level. The intermediate level bone dragon of the ninth level could survive a little longer, and would not be blown to pieces by a thunder tribulation. The area of the tribulation area was also relatively small. Regardless of the severity of the injuries, many bone dragons finally rushed to Wu Ma alive. Wu Ma knew the opportunity and hid under a bone dragon. The invisible rolling thunder was irresistible, shaking the ground and forcing it out from the ground. However, the chain lightning that came straight down was blocked by the larger bone dragon covering the sky, and could not hurt Wu Ma. Under the attack of the main tribulation, the bone dragon was naturally blasted to pieces and could not survive. Wu Ma took the opportunity to slow down the stagnation period and plunged into the ground again. He did not suffer too much damage and quickly hid under another bone dragon nearby, using the bone dragon's sacrifice to exchange for his own chance of survival. Of course, such a cover method is not foolproof. Sometimes, when you lock onto the position of a white bone dragon nearby, it will be struck to death by the time you move over, or it will have been severely injured by the thunder and unable to completely withstand the bombardment of the chain lightning, and will be killed in a very short time. It will still affect Wu Ma, and with the effect of the rolling thunder, although it is safer in comparison, it will still continue to suffer damage, aggravating its own injuries.
Nearly a hundred bone dragons were killed, most of them were killed when they entered the robbery area and approached Wu Ma. Not many of them could really help Wu Ma. This is the price of being too aggressive. Without sufficient strength, you really can't afford to provoke the heavenly robbery. Such a great sacrifice finally brought corresponding rewards. Wu Ma finally survived the "sixth thunder robbery" and officially became an intermediate knight of destruction. However, his injuries were extremely serious. At least a quarter of his bones were shattered. It was almost unrecognizable. His essence had been damaged. He needed a lot of supplements and a few days of rest before he could recover.
Successfully evolved into a Scorpio Intermediate Destruction Knight, still named Wu Ma, and at the ninth level. In addition to the original dark attribute, it also has an earth attribute, and a new ability "Primary Earth Escape", which can only dive into the ground six meters deep. After deducting Wu Ma's own height, it is no more than one meter away from the ground, and its ability to evade the opponent's induction and reduce damage is relatively low. Direct attacks can only be weakened by 25% of the damage by the ground, and the rest will still be transferred to Wu Ma. Once the attack on the ground causes damage to Wu Ma, it will immediately break the "Earth Escape" state and have to be forced out of the ground. Depending on the severity of the damage suffered, there will be a stagnation effect of varying time limits, and it will not be able to immediately perform "Earth Escape". To launch "Primary Earth Escape", there must be a short pause before entering the ground. The body will also flash a special earthy yellow light. After rushing out of the ground, it cannot get too close to the opponent, nor can it immediately attack the enemy. It also requires a little stagnation time, which is suitable for escaping or raiding those opponents who react slowly and are not very flexible. As the earth element energy is stored up and the required amount is reached, if it can successfully evolve into a high-level Destruction Knight, the level of "Earth Escape" will also be improved, and it will have stronger abilities.
"Power Transformation" also added a new function: "By killing and devouring soul energy, you can choose to transform and store the power of undead creatures with dark or earth attributes, and you can also have all or part of these powers after successfully evolving into a high-level Destruction Knight." Without much consideration, the best choice is naturally the "undead power" of the Undead Ghost Phoenix Clan. I can't bear to kill the tenth-level ones, and I can use the upper-level nine-level ones to supplement Wu Ma. I can only urge Wu Ji to speed up the progress of the exploration work. I don't know if the easy-to-find ones have already been completed by Yibo La. Until now, there has been no new progress. Maybe I need to expand the search area and be more careful.
With the earth attribute, it has a certain negative impact on agility, and the speed and movement of the movement are slightly slowed down, but the strength is greatly increased, the body becomes stronger and more solid, and the attack and defense capabilities are further strengthened. Otherwise, it is impossible to be hit by more powerful thunder and lightning so many times and still be able to withstand it. If it is replaced by the ninth-level upper-level Ibola, it would probably have been scrapped long ago. The basic abilities of the mount Scorpio are still the same as before, of course, the functions have been further strengthened. Wu Ma's original skill "Desperate and Escape" is probably not very useful because he has learned "Elementary Earth Escape", so it was abandoned and replaced by the new skill "Move Forward". Raise the axe to the sky, lock an opponent, form an invisible force field to cover the opponent's body, and reduce its agility. Wu Ma took advantage of the situation to force it to the front and fiercely chopped out an axe with a strong attack effect. Unless the opponent is much more agile than Wu Ma, or has some special evasion ability, it is difficult to avoid. Being hit by a straight-handled axe will naturally cause heavy damage. Even if you successfully block it, if you are not strong enough or your defense ability is slightly weaker, you will still be damaged by the shock effect. The "Blood Battle in All Directions" skill has been retained, but the specific effect has also changed. It still chops eight axes at one or more targets, doubling the attack power, but canceling the effect of increasing the attack speed. Instead, a gravity field will be formed during the skill. No matter whether it is a person or a weapon, as long as it enters the attack area of the long-handled battle axe, it will be affected by the gravity field, slowing down the speed, making it easier for Wu Ma to attack or dodge. Unlike Ibola, who wins by skill, Wu Ma focuses on winning by force, attacking the opponent forcefully, appearing more sturdy and brave.
A "six-fold thunderstorm" gave me a clearer understanding. Wu Ma has a better foundation than Ebola, but it lacks practical experience, lacks experience, and has many defects in its ability. I can't just protect it, otherwise it will wear out the wildness of the "undead public enemy" and it will not be able to develop much. After a few days of rest, when Wu Ma recovered, I was determined to drive it out of my sphere of influence. I found a way to kill other undead to feed myself, learn how to hide, escape the enemy's pursuit, adapt to and enhance the ability to survive alone in the wild, and better train myself. Of course, I didn't do it too much in the early stage. It's impossible to improve experience overnight and become a master all of a sudden. I first arranged for it to forage in the area near my sphere of influence. When it encounters a strong enemy, it can hide in time. At the same time, I arranged thirty white bone dragons to follow it from a distance, and usually don't interfere with its actions. When Wu Ma is in a dangerous situation, they will come forward to support it. Step by step, I must make Wu Ma grow into an existence that is no less inferior to or even stronger than Ebola possessed by Xiao Bai.
