Elite Mages’ Academy (Web Novel)
chapter-596

Chapter 596: Poseidon’s Full Power

The skill that exceeded the limits of Ruin, he called it Myth.

Gu Xiaoyue had left immediately after giving Xiao Lin various buffs. That woman was very logical, as she knew that Xiao Lin was already completely different from earlier, and she would not be able to help at all by staying back.

Gu Xiaoyue’s support spells had increased Xiao Lin’s strength by even more. Xiao Lin moved his limbs, and under that faint blue energy, he felt like his body was abnormally light, as if it was made of feathers. Just punching his fist out unleashed shocking power, and just jumping casually would launch him far into the air.

The flame sword aura earlier had stopped, and Poseidon’s body had already come out of the flames in mid-air. Even though it was an expected result, Xiao Lin could not resist cursing at how strong that man was. Even without a weapon, that was already a full-on attack with all his might under the Myth state, but it only caused Poseidon to be caught off guard a little.

“Who are you?!” Poseidon asked in Ancient Normese, his expression turning even colder, not carrying any emotion. After that, he repeated the question he had already asked, but the meaning was obviously different. Xiao Lin was still Xiao Lin, but under that situation, he knew clearly that Xiao Lin definitely could not have that kind of power.

“I’m your grandpa.” Xiao Lin smiled as he gave the same answer.

Poseidon was furious, not because of Xiao Lin’s answer, but because he had misjudged the situation. The flame sword aura earlier did not deal any real damage to Poseidon, but it was the first time he felt shocked. To Poseidon, that was already a tremendous insult.

Massive waves formed again as they crashed down on Xiao Lin. Xiao Lin did not stop it, because with Poseidon’s attack, the water that had covered the entire forest started to fall, which would at least allow the others to escape easier.

Xiao Lin stood on the ground without any fear, raising his left hand as he sent out another intensely hot flame sword aura, resulting in an intense battle between fire and water.

Normally, water was fire’s natural enemy, but Xiao Lin understood something after entering the academy: the interaction between the elements was not as absolute as countering each other.

Elemental sword aura’s core lay within communicating and interacting with the elements, and under the effects of Myth, Xiao Lin could easily use that perfect state of elemental sword aura that the old professor spent his life pursuing. At that moment Xiao Lin felt a never before felt connection with the elements around him, and it felt like the feeling he had during medication.

That was right, on Planet Norma, perceiving the elements was not something that unbelievable. As long as someone could under the meditative state, feeling the elements in their own meditative world was something very easy.

However, when not in a meditative state, feeling the elements was something even the natives could rarely do. It was just like using a microscope to see microorganisms on Earth; it was something even a three-year-old kid could do, but if one could use their naked eyes to see microorganisms, then it would be a superpower.

Under Myth, Xiao Lin could do that. It was not a skill to be underestimated, as any elemental sword aura and even casting any spells was built on the foundation of communicating with the elements to start the process. However, Xiao Lin seemed to be able to skip past that process.

His sword aura was an even deeper shade of red than earlier. The core was the flame’s center. It was already at the level where it was almost black. Even though it did not seem too different from regular flames, when the flame sword aura clashed against the immense waves, the other layers of the flames were swallowed up, but the deep red core suddenly exploded like a star.

Water could extinguish fire, but if it was the fire of a star, then no amount of water could extinguish it!

The several dozen meter tall waves were vaporized in just a few seconds, turning into thin droplets of rain. The flames were not completely gone, and Xiao Lin suddenly rushed through the flames clad in his blue aura.

How fast!

Poseidon’s pupils constricted. Xiao Lin was already in front of him the moment he raised his fist. A heavy punch landed on his stomach, and the thunderous roar of the blow could be heard throughout the forest. Even if his body was hard as steel, being constantly attacked by such power was still something he could not shake off. More importantly, his speed could no longer keep up with Xiao Lin. Originally, his large body did not affect his agility, but facing the ghost-like Xiao Lin, Poseidon might know how Xiao Lin wanted to attack, but he realized his body could no longer keep up.

When he realized that, Poseidon was suddenly extremely angered. Even if it was just an idea, he still felt humiliated. Poseidon’s red glow on his skin flashed, and Xiao Lin’s next blow fell on thin air. There was no one in front of him as Poseidon had disappeared into the light.

Xiao Lin narrowed his eyes, and his eyes fell on the air a hundred meters away. After two seconds, Poseidon reappeared there in a ring of water. A light blue eye on his forehead was glowing.

Xiao Lin was stunned for a moment as he remembered his foe had a Heaven’s Eye as well. Even though Poseidon’s Heaven’s Eye looked different from those of the Atlanteans, it seemed like Poseidon’s Heaven’s Eye also had a different power.

However, Xiao Lin quickly let out a smile as he mocked, “You even used your Heaven’s Eye. I’m just an insignificant incomplete bloodline holder. What an honor. Right, why aren’t you using your trident?”

Poseidon had an ugly expression on his face, but did nothing.

“It seems like your power was drastically restricted. Can you not use your trident?” Xiao Lin’s guess was more or less right, but it was not a restriction from the examination itself. Poseidon’s descent into this world had not been his complete body from the start. In truth, his trident was still in that chaotic space.

“You’re provoking me! You really are seeking death!” Poseidon quickly calmed down before he let out a cold and arrogant smile. “I admit, I might not know what you did, but you seem closer to a true bloodline holder now. However, this is more interesting. It’s not fun killing ants.”

“Ants? Ah, then let’s see how this ant kills an elephant. I really want to experience that sort of thrill!”

“I know you’re stalling for time, but this is already your last chance. After this, I’ll let you understand why the bloodline of the sea god isn’t something a commoner can touch!”

Poseidon seemed to have made a decision, and his expression turned oddly serious. Xiao Lin knew that the man had not been using his full power; even while he was using his Momentary Ruin, it might seem like they were fighting evenly, but he could clearly feel that Poseidon had a lot held back when facing his attacks. No matter how much he did not want to admit it, Poseidon had never taken him seriously, and had never used his full power.

Xiao Lin’s Myth state was shorter than his Ruin state. It was only as long as the few minute long Replicate ability. He had more or less used up half of the time, but if Poseidon had been preserving his strength, then there was no way for Xiao Lin to completely defeat Poseidon because fighting an opponent that was holding back was just wasting time.

That was why he would rather waste his valuable time trying to provoke Poseidon with his words. His goal was so that Poseidon would think that he was deliberately stalling for time, causing his foe to suspect that he could be holding something back. On top of the pressure his current power applied, Poseidon finally used his full power.

Only that way could he completely defeat Poseidon, and it seemed like the sea god had fallen for it.

Xiao Lin let out a sigh, counting the time he had left. It could be two minutes, or it could be over a minute. He was the one who could not afford to stall.

Poseidon’s power started to frantically rise; Xiao Lin could even feel it despite the distance. The man was finally using his full power, causing Xiao Lin to be shocked. Poseidon had been greatly weakened, and had even fought the sky fish and Xiao Lin’s Momentary Ruin, but Poseidon was still holding back such shocking amounts of power.

However, Xiao Lin was not afraid. He had started off with powerful attacks due to the time constraints. Flame sword aura remained his most direct attack method. As Poseidon’s power rose, his skin glowed more and more intensely, but his body was slowly shrinking.

Losing that large body, Poseidon’s strength did not decrease at all. Poseidon waved his fist in the air, and thunder erupted as the howling winds were freezing and had turned the flame sword aura into ice. As the sea god, Poseidon was not limited to only controlling the sea, he also controlled the winds, thunder and ice.

If it was just purely the communication and mastery of the elements, Xiao Lin was better under the effects of Myth, but in terms of the amount of elemental power, Xiao Lin was still far behind Poseidon.

That was a battle between equals that both had their own advantages.

Xiao Lin did not hesitate to jump up after his attack failed. The blue aura had caused his jumping ability to be shocking. After noticing the difference between the elements they controlled, Xiao Lin immediately turned it into a close combat fight. He chose to close the distance, and Poseidon did not dodge, his arrogance not allowing him to run.

Xiao Lin had never learned any hand-to-hand combat, so his punches were erratic, but they carried with them an intense flame. It was different from a flame sword aura. It was a product of his natural communication with the elements, combined with the blue aura that his body emitted.